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Bill Barrett Boosts Natural Gas ETF

Broadly speaking, energy ETFs are holding up relatively Friday despite a disappointing March jobs report and one equity-base fund is standing tall above the others.The First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund (NYSE:FCG) is higher by 2.1 percent on volume that is already well above the daily average.FCG, which has $396.7 million in assets under management, got a lift after Goldman Sachs upgraded Bill Barrett (NYSE:BBG) to Buy from Neutral. Colorado-based Bill Barrett is an independent oil and natural gas producer and is FCG's third-largest holding with a weight of 3.93 percent.News of Goldman's Bill Barrett upgrade is also benefiting rivals Cabot Oil and Gas (NYSE:COG) and Southwestern Energy (NYSE:SWN), which are up three percent and 2.5 percent, respectively. Cabot and Southwestern combine for 7.9 percent of FCG's weight.Quicksilver Resources (NYSE:KWK), FCG's largest holding with an allocation of 4.4 percent, is up five percent today. Ultra Petroleum (NYSE:UPL), FCG's fourth-lar...

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