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Exchange-Traded Funds Fall as US Equities Edge Lower After Midday

Oct 16, 2025 10:50 AM

01:17 PM EDT, 10/16/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Broad Market Indicators

Broad-market exchange-traded funds IWM and IVV declined. Actively traded Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was down 0.2%.

US equity indexes fell after midday on Thursday amid sharp declines in government bond yields, as well as gold and silver hitting new all-time highs.

Energy

iShares US Energy ETF (IYE) and the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE) shed 0.8% and 0.7% respectively.

Technology

Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) was fractionally higher; iShares US Technology ETF (IYW) and iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM) dropped as well.

SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD) lost 0.6%, and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) gained 0.3%.

Financial

The Financial Select Sector SPDR (XLF) lost 1.9%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares (FAS) declined 5.8%, and its bearish counterpart, Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares (FAZ), rose 5.9%.

Commodities

Crude oil was down 1.2%, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) shed 1.2%. Natural gas fell 2%, and the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) slipped 1.3%.

Gold on Comex climbed 1.8%, and SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) rose 1.5%. Silver was up 3.3%, and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 1.2%.

Consumer

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR (XLP) slipped 0.4%. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) fell 0.5%, while iShares Dow Jones US Consumer Goods (IYK) rose 0.4%.

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) shed 0.6%. VanEck Retail ETF (RTH) was down 0.1%, and SPDR S&P Retail (XRT) dropped 1%.

Health Care

Health Care Select Sector SPDR (XLV) added 0.12%, and iShares US Healthcare (IYH) and Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) edged higher; iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was up 0.8%.

Industrial

Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) dropped 0.6%. Vanguard Industrials Index Fund (VIS) and iShares US Industrials (IYJ) were in the red.

Cryptocurrency

In midday activity, bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 1.8%. Among cryptocurrency ETFs, ProShares Bitcoin ETF ( BITO ) was down 2.5%, ProShares Ether ETF ( EETH ) fell 1.2%, and ProShares Bitcoin & Ether Market Cap Weight ETF ( BETH ) added 0.4%.

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