ETFs & Funds
Index funds mirror the broad market split
Stock funds are mixed, while bond funds and gold funds slip.
The big index funds track the same split seen in the major averages. SPY falls 0.3%, VFIAX drops 0.5%, and VTSAX loses 0.5%, while QQQ gains 0.3% and DIA falls 1.1%. IWM slips 0.9%, pointing to weakness in smaller stocks.
On the fixed-income side, TLT falls 0.2% and VBTLX loses 0.5%. The bond moves line up with higher Treasury yields and a market that is still adjusting to the latest geopolitical spike in oil.
Equity-bond blend funds are softer too. VWELX slips 0.5%, while EFA falls 0.8%. The pattern is not a wholesale selloff, but it does show a broad risk pause across major wrappers.
Commodity-linked funds follow metals lower. GLD falls 0.8%, matching the drop in gold, which slides 1.4%. The fund tape reinforces the same message as the cash market, energy up, most other assets cautious or lower.