07.01.2015 - Oil Services ETFs as Contrarian Plays
Over the past three months, nearly all of the worst performing exchange traded funds have direct ties to oil. Wade through the commodities plays such as the iPath S&P GSCI Crude Oil Index ETN (NYSEArca: OIL) and the United States Oil Fund (NYSEArca: USO) and the trail of tears includes scores of country ETFs and sector funds. Oil services ETFs are predictable members of that less-than-illustrious list. The Market Vectors Oil Service ETF (NYSEArca: OIH), iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF (NYSEArca: IEZ), SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (NYSEArca: XES) entered Tuesday with an average 90-day loss of 27.6%, firmly positioning oil services stocks and ETFs as a hated asset class...............................................Full Article: Source
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