Tuesday's ETF Winners & Losers

The Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs(IIH Quote) ETF was one of the best performers Tuesday. Holdings RealNetworks(RNWK Quote), Internap Network Services(INAP Quote) and Navisite(NAVI Quote) were higher by 5% or more. The ETF was gaining 13 cents, or 2.4%, to $5.57.

Semiconductor-related ETFs were also gaining ground. Among individual names, Broadcom(BRCM Quote) was rising by 5.5%, Altera(ALTR Quote) was higher by 4.9%, and Novellus Systems(NVLS Quote) was gaining 3.3%.

The Semiconductor HOLDRs(SMH Quote) was adding 1.5% to $34.09. The PowerShares Dynamic Semiconductors(PSI Quote) ETF was gaining 1.5% to $17.16, and the SPDR Semiconductor(XSD Quote) was recently up 1.1% to $49.72.

On the flip side, bundled securities tracking energy were among the worst performers as oil sank below $60 a barrel.

The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration Index(IEO Quote) ETF was losing 1.8% to $47.82. The Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH Quote) ETF was lower by 1.2% to $136.32, and the PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration(PXE Quote) ETF was falling by 1.2% to $18.60.

The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction(ITB Quote) ETF was losing 2.3% after luxury-home builder Toll Brothers (TOL Quote) cut its 2007 forecast again. Additionally, Beazer Homes (BZH Quote) cautioned that housing market fundamentals remain difficult. The ETF was lower by 86 cents to $36.86.