Friday's ETF Winners & Losers

Energy-related exchange-traded funds were among few winners Friday, as crude oil rose to a near 10-month high amidst more fears of a strike in Nigeria.

The front-month crude contract was recently up 67 cents to $69.32 a barrel. Gasoline was adding 2 cents at $2.27 a gallon.

The iPath S&P Crude Oil Index (OIL Quote) ETF was gaining 46 cents, or 1.2%, to $38.40. The PowerShares DB Oil (DBO Quote) was up 23 cents, or 0.9%, to $27.14. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Oil Equipment Index (IEZ Quote) was higher by 54 cents, or 0.9%, to $59.02.

The Internet Infrastructure HOLDRs (IIH Quote) was also higher thanks to gains in two of its holdings. VeriSign (VRSN Quote) and BEA Systems (BEAS Quote) were both rising more than 1%. The ETF was gaining 3 cents, or 0.5%, to $5.56.

On the other hand, housing-related ETFs were among the biggest losers of the day. Among housing concerns, Pulte Homes (PHM Quote) was down 1.6%, Beazer Homes (BZH Quote) was losing 1.6%, Toll Brothers (TOL Quote) eased 1.4% and Lennar (LEN Quote) was lower by 1%.

The SPDR Homebuilders (XHB Quote) ETF was down 62 cents, or 1.9%, to $31.78. The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction(ITB Quote) ETF was recently falling by 59 cents, or 1.8%, at $32.86.

Bundled securities tracking utilities were also among the losers of the session. Among individual names, Southern Co. (SO Quote), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG Quote) and Entergy (ETR Quote) fell by 1.8% or more.

The Ultra Utilities ProShares (UPW Quote) was falling by $1.79, or 2.2%, to $79. The Utility HOLDRs (UTH Quote) was off $1.82, or 1.4%, to $140.09. The Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU Quote) eased 93 cents, or 1.4%, to $82.08.