Best and Worst Performing ETFs This Week

This week has been opposite week, at least when compared to most of the last 9-12 months.  Below we highlight this week's best and worst performing ETFs. 

As shown, the Homebuilder ETF (XHB) is up the most at 16.3%, followed by the Regional Banks (RKH), Financial Services (IYG), Banking (KBE), and Investment Services (IAI).  Other notables on the list include two dividend ETFs (PEY and DVY), the Semiconductors (SMH), Clean Energy (PBW), and Retail (RTH).

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The list of losers is dominated by Energy and Energy stock ETFs.  The Oil Exploration & Production stock ETF (PXE) is at the top with a decline of 11%.  PXE is trailed by two more stock ETFs (IEO and XOP), and then OIL, UNG, USO and DBO.  It will definitely be interesting to see how this brief reversal plays out.

Comments

[BOHICA:]

Really informative. All the Beespoke articles on Seeking Alpha show a depth of analysis not offered by other authors.

2008 Jul 18 11:26 AM

[sbenard:]

If the bullish commodity ETFs were the biggest decliners this week, then it only makes sense that some of the biggest winners would have been the leveraged commodity shorting ETFs. Why have these been omitted? Perhaps these new short commodity ETFs/ETNs will play a critical role going forward to keep commodity prices in check. Banning commodity traders at this point would be shooting ourselves in the foot!

2008 Jul 18 01:29 PM

[BOHICA:]

Yes, but don't you agree the depth of analysis of this and the other articles shared by Bespoke is just amazing?

2008 Jul 18 04:29 PM

[Kunst:]

Bohica, you wouldn't be in advertising by any chance?

2008 Jul 19 09:19 PM

[Jared:]

Wow. You completely missed the SKF (UltraShort Financials) as one of the worst performing ETFs this past week. It was down nearly 21% from the close of 174.46 on Friday, July 11, to the close of 138.00 on Friday, July 18. That would place it at the top of your list of worst performers this week.

I imagine this has something to do with SKF being a B.I.G. recommendation. You probably don't want to draw attention to that right now, do you?

You guys completely missed BAC as a key earnings report next week in your other blog post, and now this? You need to do some more homework if you want to be taken seriously.

2008 Jul 20 10:13 AM

[BOHICA:]

Kunst, I am pulling your leg. These "articles" contain all the value that you and I are paying for them.

2008 Jul 21 01:54 AM

[Kunst:]

And we are paying...? Oh, I get it.

Actually, I like Bespoke's stuff. I was even going to sign up with them one time, but their site insisted I use PayPal.

2008 Jul 21 04:02 PM