energy ETFs

The conventional wisdom that rising oil prices often pinch refining equities is holding true this year as the VanEck Vectors Oil Refiners ETF (NYSE: CRAK) is off nearly 5.6 percent. That compares with a year-to-date gain of 11.4 percent for the Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLE), the...

The Energy Select Sector SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLE), the largest equity-based exchange-traded fund tracking the energy sector, is up more than 10 percent in the second quarter. That extends a run that has XLE up 12.5 percent year-to-date, a showing that, among the sector SPDR ETFs, has been trumped...

In what was a dreadful year for equity-based energy exchange-traded funds, the First Trust ISE Revere Natural Gas (ETF) (NYSE: FCG) was a particularly poor performer in 2015, plunging 59.1 percent. Although it has a long way to go even after last year's tumble, FCG is higher by more than 23...

Picking the best sector of the market in any given year can be tough, considering there are a multitude of factors that must align for your picks to come out on top. This year, however, there is a neck-and-neck race for supremacy by both utility and energy stocks that may have considerable...

The energy sector has been trading sharply higher, as rising oil and natural gas prices create a sturdy tailwind for many of these integrated service and exploration companies.  After a frightening dip in January, that tested the 200-day moving average, the Energy Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLE...