Tech Bear Claws ETFs Again

The Net- and tech-focused
exchange-traded funds lunged toward new low ground Wednesday, leading broad
declines in the U.S.-focused tradable funds.

The Internet
Infrastructure HOLDR
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fell 16.6%, the day’s biggest decline among the
exchange-traded funds. Among its components, BEA Systems
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dived
33.3%, Exodus Communications
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20.9%, Epiphany
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14.6%.

The B2B Internet HOLDR
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13.0%, the Dow Jones Internet iShares
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12.9%, the Broadband HOLDR
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11.0%, Software HOLDR
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9.5%, the Dow Jones Technology iShares
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8.0%, the Internet HOLDR
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7.6%, the Internet Architecture HOLDR
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7.5%, the Technology SPDR
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7.4%, the Wireless HOLDR
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7.4%, the
Semiconductor HOLDR
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7.4%, the Nasdaq 100 Tracking Stock
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6.4%.

The finance-focused ETFs pulled back.
The Financial Services iShares
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backpedaled 1.0%, the Regional Banking
HOLDR
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0.9%, the Dow Jones Financial iShares
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0.6%, the
Financial SPDR
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0.5%.