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Exchange-Traded Funds Rise as US Equities Trade Mixed After Midday

1:11 PM ET 11/14/2025 - MT Newswires

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV rose. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.3%.

US equity indexes were mixed in midday trading on Friday, with technology and energy leading the sector charts.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) each added about 1.6%.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) added 0.9%; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) also rose.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) was up 0.5%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 0.3%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) fell 0.7%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) dropped 2.1%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), climbed 2.2%.

Commodities

Crude oil was 2.5% higher, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) added 2.6%. Natural gas slipped 2.9%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) lost 1.6%.

Gold on Comex fell 2.2%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shed 1.7%. Silver dipped 3.9%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 2.5%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) fell 0.3%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) were also lower.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.2%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) declined 0.4%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dipped 0.6%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) was 0.2% lower, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) were edging higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 1%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) rose 0.2%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were also rising.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 4%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF (BITO) slipped 2.1%, ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) rose 0.6%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF (BETH) shed 1.4%.