IXC News and Press, iShares Global Energy From 06/28/21

After a long bear market, the energy sector has low capex and is likely setting up for a longer-term bull market, not just a transitory blip. An analysis of every major energy/power source, including their shortcomings. My favorite energy stocks for the long run. For further...

Since the start of earnings season, stocks have been range-bound and volatility has risen, up around 40% from the early April low. Cyclical sectors have been leading since the fall, while tech has been a funding source, as investors reposition for the fastest growth in decades. In...

One risk on investors’ minds hasn’t been much of a factor in nearly a decade: inflation. By the end of 2020, despite real assets regaining some ground, the return deficit was –6.8%. Actually, when evaluated on multiple dimensions—inflation sensitivity, ...

iShares Global Energy ETF (IXC) - $0.4273.30-Day SEC Yield of 3.67% as of May 28.Payable Jun 16; for shareholders of record Jun 11; ex-div Jun 10. For further details see: iShares Global Energy ETF declares semi-annual distribution of $0.4273

There's currently a debate whether we're at an early stage of a long-term commodity supercycle or is the recent bull run about to get cut short. The Materials sector, as a whole, and many types of commodities are having the time of their lives. Not all commodities are born equal, ...

While renewable energy capacity is expected to grow significantly in the coming decades, it also faces massive challenges for widespread adoption. With the growing pressure to decarbonize, midstream companies provide a backbone for carbon capture and hydrogen to provide viable solutio...

Until recently global growth stocks have had a good run relative to value stocks, outperforming by 7.6% on an annualized basis over the 10 years ending September 30, 2020. With market expectations of a reflating economy on the horizon, investors have flocked to sectors viewed as the l...

Energy has been a big winner, supporting the shares of global giants, in the U.S. and abroad. With economies re-opening in important markets, like the U.S., E.U., and China, there is still a bullish case to be made. However, this outlook should be tempered somewhat, given Energy's...

With greater clarity on the sustainability of the economic recovery, we also saw the opportunity set across markets broaden to include sectors beyond those seen as the primary beneficiaries of an economic reopening. As expected, the recovery hasn't been smooth sailing for all, with su...

The pace of recovery has begun to diverge across economies, with vaccination progress and the scale of government stimulus among the biggest swing factors. Macro disparities have also begun filtering into EPS growth expectations. Cyclically sensitive sectors have dominated the upg...