Friday's ETF Movers: GDXJ, IHE
ETF Channel Staff - Friday, May 6, 12:26 PMIn trading on Friday, the Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 5.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Silvercorp Metals (SVM.CA), up about 11.5% and shares of Alacer Gold (ASR.CA), up about 11% on the day.
And underperforming other ETFs today is the iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF (IHE), off about 3.4% in Friday afternoon trading. Among components of that ETF with the weakest showing on Friday were shares of Endo International (ENDP), lower by about 40.7%, and shares of Akorn (AKRX), lower by about 12% on the day.