… commodity producers, such as iShares Dow Jones US Oil and Gas Exploration Index IEO or funds that hold commodity futures directly, like United States Oil Fund USO. IEO and USO have posted three-year standard deviations of 31.5% and 29%, respectively …
… services, are much more sensitive to commodity price swings. For example, iShares Dow Jones US Oil and Gas Exploration Index IEO posted a three-year standard deviation of 31%. The S&P 500 delivers the majority of this fund's exposure, so adding …
… services, are much more sensitive to commodity price swings. For example, iShares Dow Jones US Oil and Gas Exploration Index IEO posted a three-year standard deviation of 31%. The S&P 500 delivers the majority of this fund's exposure, so adding …
… Services, are much more sensitive to commodity price swings. For example, iShares Dow Jones US Oil and Gas Exploration Index IEO posted a three-year standard deviation of 31%. The S&P 500 delivers the majority of this fund's exposure, so adding …
… holdings, this ETF is very top-heavy. IEO 's 10 largest holdings account for almost ..... Exploration & Production Index Fund XOP is IEO 's best direct alternative. XOP maintains ..... fee and is of comparable size. Unlike IEO , XOP includes the vertically integrated …
… vertically integrated heavyweights like ExxonMobil and Chevron CVX), we recommend using iShares Dow Jones US Oil & Gas Exploration IEO . This fund charges a slightly higher 0.48% fee, but it also offers purer exposure to exploration and production. Furthermore …
By Kevin M. O'Brien : If you are looking to invest in oil stocks, Apache Corporation ( APA ) should be at the top of your list. The stock has had a minor run-up over the last few weeks, but I view this as a great opportunity to buy before the stock reaches $125.00/share. Apache Incorporated ...
Forest Oil ( FST -9.2% ) is following other oil producers lower ( IEO -8.2% ) after reporting Q3 revenue of $174.1M (-1% Y/Y) and EPS of $0.25; the latter was in-line, but the former …
Alan Brochstein , CFA submits: In early February, I shared my bullishness on big cap integrated oil & gas companies ( Big Oil Could Fuel Big Gains in 2011 ). It turned out to be a great call so far, but only partially for the reasons I suggested. While I remain constructive over the longer-term on
Kurt Brouwer submits: The price of natural gas is perhaps the only form of energy that is actually falling in price. In fact, natural gas has been in a bear market since July 2008. Like many commodities, it fell sharply during the financial panic of ’08, but it has not recovered. Current prices for