Friday's ETF Winners & Losers

Bundled securities tracking semiconductors were among the best performers of Friday's session, thanks to an upgrade for chipmaker Intel (INTC Quote).

Goldman Sachs raised its rating for Intel to buy from neutral, sending shares 4% higher. Among other chipmakers, KLA-Tencor (KLAC Quote), Maxim Integrated Products (MXIM Quote) and Applied Materials (AMAT Quote) were up by 1.6% or more.

The Ultra Semiconductor ProShares (USD Quote) ETF added $3.27, or 4%, to $85.30. The Semiconductor HOLDRs (SMH Quote) ETF was 65 cents, or 1.7%, higher at $38.10. The iShares Goldman Sachs Semiconductor (IGW Quote) ETF was climbing 98 cents, or 1.5%, to $66.45. The SPDR S&P Semiconductor (XSD Quote) ETF rose 58 cents, or 1.1%, to $53.30.

Utility-related ETFs were also among the winners of the session. Among individual names, American Electric Power (AEP Quote), Edison International (EIX Quote) and Exelon (EXC Quote) jumped 2.1% or more.

The Ultra Utilities ProShares (UPW Quote) was rising $2.68, or 3.2%, to $85.82. The Utility HOLDRs (UTH Quote) was adding $2.53, or 1.8%, to $145.63. The Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU Quote) gained $1.34, or 1.6%, to $85.42.

ETFs tracking the energy sector were also rising. The front-month July crude contract overcame early weakness, but was higher by just 6 cents to $67.71 a barrel.

The Ultra Oil & Gas ProShares (DIG Quote) was higher by $2.70, or 2.7%, to $103. The Oil Services HOLDRs (OIH Quote) was adding $2.57, or 1.3%, to $177.92. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services (XES Quote) ETF rose 43 cents, or 1.1%, to $37.52. The PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration (PXE Quote) ETF was up 30 cents, or 1.2%, to $23.87.

On the losing side, the Software HOLDRs (SWH Quote) ETF was among very few decliners Friday, pressured by a 2.3% drop in share of Adobe Systems (ADBE Quote). The ETF was recently down 5 cents, or 0.1%, to $41.52.