Thursday's ETF Movers: XME, ICF
ETF Channel Staff - Thursday, August 22, 1:27 PMIn trading on Thursday, the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (XME) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 3% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Walter Energy (WLT), up about 6.6% and shares of Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF), up about 6.5% on the day.
And underperforming other ETFs today is the iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF (ICF), down about 0.1% in Thursday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Thursday were shares of Ventas (VTR), lower by about 0.8%, and shares of HCP (HCP), lower by about 0.7% on the day.