In trading on Friday, the S&P SmallCap Financials Portfolio ETF (XLFS) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 6.8% on the day. And underperforming other ETFs today is the Internet HOLDRS ETF (HHH), off about 2.4% in Friday afternoon trading. Among other winners are the United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG) up 3.8%, iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment Index Fund (IEZ) up 3.2%, and the iShares MSCI Sweden Index Fund (EWD) up 3.0%. Among other losers are the iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Total Return Subindex ETN (SGG) down 1.8%, iPath Dow Jones UBS Grain Total Return Subindex ETN (JJG) down 1.2%, and the iShares MSCI Australia Index Fund (EWA) down 1.1%.

About the S&P SmallCap Financials Portfolio ETF (XLFS)

The fund seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the price and yield performance of the index called the S&P SmallCap 600 Financials Index The fund invests at least 80% of assets in common stocks of financial service companies. It normally invests at least 90% of total assets in common stocks that comprise the underlying index which is comprised of common stocks of U.S. financial service companies that are principally engaged in the business of providing services and products, including banking, investment services, insurance and real estate finance services.

About the Internet HOLDRS ETF (HHH)

The investment is designed to diversify your investment in the Internet industry through a single, exchange-listed instrument representing your undivided beneficial ownership of the underlying securities. The trust holds shares of common stock issued by specified companies that, when initially selected, were involved in the Internet industry. Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of Except when a reconstitution event, distribution of securities by an underlying issuer or other event occurs, the group of companies will not change. There are currently 13 companies included in the Internet HOLDRS.