Mike Zaccardi downgraded the iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC) to Hold due to disappointing price performance despite favorable geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The ETF remains attractively valued at a 10.3x price-to-earnings ratio and offers a 3.1% yield, but concentration risk is high with over 25% in ExxonMobil and Chevron. Technical indicators are mixed, suggesting a potential better entry point near $46. This cautious stance reflects uncertainty amid ongoing geopolitical risks affecting the energy sector.
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) is heavily concentrated in large-cap U.S. oil and gas companies like ExxonMobil and Chevron, making up 91% of its holdings. It excludes utilities and renewable energy firms, so investors buying "energy" throug...
Exxon Mobil is close to returning to Venezuela's oil sector nearly two decades after its assets were nationalized by Hugo Chavez. The company is negotiating investments in oil fields in the Orinoco Belt, which have large geological oil estimates but ...
