Today's Leading/Lagging Exchange Traded Funds

Here are today's top and bottom performing Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)...

Top Performing Sector Exchange Traded Funds:

• streetTRACKS Gold Shares (GLD) = +1.02 percent
• Biotech HOLDRS (BBH) = +0.99 percent
• Utilities Select Sector SPDR (XLU) = +0.93 percent
• Utilities HOLDRS (UTH) = +0.88 percent
• iShares DJ US Utilities (IDU) = +0.70 percent
• streetTRACKS Wilshire REIT Fund (RWR) = +0.65 percent
• Oil Service HOLDRS (OIH) = +0.47 percent
• iShares DJ US Real Estate (IYR) = +0.43 percent

Bottom Performing Sector Exchange Traded Funds:

• iShares GS Technology Indx (IGM) = -0.52 percent
• Software HOLDRS (SWH) = -0.55 percent
• Regional Bank HOLDRS (RKH) = -0.58 percent
• Semiconductor HOLDRS (SMH) = -0.67 percent
• iShares Lehman 20+ Year Treas Bond (TLT) = -0.82 percent
• iShares GS Software Index (IGV) = -0.95 percent
• iShares GS Semiconductor (IGW) = -1.00 percent
• iShares GS Networking (IGN) = -1.46 percent

Given what I noted in - The Amex Gold Bugs (HUI) Pushes Into Overbought Territory - the action in gold is fairly interesting. Also note the lackluster action in the various tech groups...