In commodities, precious metal ETFs were set to finish the week in the red with silver funds pacing the decliners.
In bond ETFs, Treasuries were among the biggest losers this week with PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury (NYSEArca: ZROZ) dropping over 3%.
The top three unleveraged ETFs this week were Global X FTSE 20, iShares DJ Home Construction (NYSEArca: ITB) and SPDR Homebuilders (NYSEArca: XHB) with gains of more than 5%.
The bottom three unleveraged ETFs this week were U.S. Gasoline Fund (NYSEArca: UGA), ETFS Physical Silver (NYSEArca: SIVR) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) with setbacks of at least 4%.
Next week’s economic data features reports on new home sales, durable goods orders, pending home sales, consumer sentiment and third-quarter GDP. Also, investors will get the Federal Reserve statement on Wednesday afternoon.