Exxon Mobil

Chevron

ConocoPhillips

Williams

EOG Resources

ONEOK

Schlumberger

Phillips 66

Kinder Morgan

Marathon Petroleum

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLE tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US energy companies in the S&P 500.

This dip in the energy/oil and gas sector is a buy.

Dip In Oil Is Likely A Speed Bump On The Way To $6 Gas

XLE provides exposure to the 23 large-cap Energy stocks in the S&P 500 and is the largest Energy ETF by AUM on the market today. Investors are looking at XLE as a hedge against rising inflation, as fund flows have increased by nearly $8 billion in the last year alone.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund: A Good, But Not Great, Hedge Against Inflation

Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

iShares U.S. Energy ETF

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

Vanguard Materials ETF

Vanguard Energy ETF

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

As inflation rears its ugly head, investors could look to energy and materials exchange traded funds that benefit from higher commodity prices. The energy and materials sectors are leading the S&P 500's 11 sectors in May, increasing 8% and 5.9%, respectively, compared to the broad U.S. benchmark's 0.2% dip, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Energy and Materials Sectors Leading the S&P 500

Investors can consider sector-specific exchange traded funds to play a rising inflationary environment. Specifically, materials and energy sector plays may be better positioned to weather inflationary pressures, Reuters reports.

Sector ETFs to Consider as Inflation Ticks Higher

Equinix

Freeport-McMoRan

Teledyne Technologies

Now it is time to reposition your portfolio for this inflationary period.

Stocks To Buy For Inflation

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

It's been a year of trading places for performance outliers in the US equity sector space.

Energy Stocks Continue To Thrash Tech Shares Year To Date

Alerian MLP ETF

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF

Coming into last week, the price of a barrel of crude oil had increased by over 80% in the prior six months. This had investors nervous.

3 ETFs To Play A Potential Energy Crisis

ARK Innovation ETF

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Silver Trust

iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

While last week was full of major corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve meeting, this week is no different with another flurry of corporate earnings. Investors may consider this week's top ETFs from Q.ai's deep learning algorithms to help diversify and mitigate risk.

AI Identifies ARK Innovation Among This Week's Trending ETFs

After bouncing off of lateral support last month, XLE posted a new closing high last week and momentum is clearly in the ETF's favor. The ratio of the XLE to the S&P500 also appears to be tracing out a major trend change, with a potential inverse head-and-shoulder pattern in the making.

XLE: New Highs And Still Cheap

Apple

Aflac

Essex Property Trust

Bank OZK

Pfizer

Prudential Financial

Reinsurance Group of America

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Tesla

Texas Instruments

Cimarex Energy

The great reopening is just around the corner. Markets are flush with easy money, and pent-up savings will fuel an economic boom (and some inflation).

3 Hot Dividend Stocks For The Great Reopening

Advisorshares Restaurant ETF

VanEck Vectors Steel ETF

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

SPDR S&P Transportation ETF

The ISM Manufacturing PMI for the month of April missed expectations. Still, some areas and their related ETFs should stay strong.

Key Winning ETF Areas Despite Subdued April Manufacturing Data

SPDR S&P Retail ETF

ARK Fintech Innovation ETF

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF

ARK Web x.0 ETF

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

There is a genuine possibility that we could be at a market top. Couple that with inflation fears and the potential for more tax hikes, and there's a lot to consider.

SPDR S&P Retail, ARK Fintech Innovation And More Top ETFs To Diversify Your Portfolio This Week

Amplify Travel Tech ETF

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Discretionary ETF

US Global Jets ETF

United States Oil Fund LP

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF

Vanguard Industrials ETF

Here we highlight some ETFs that can make great picks to ride the optimism surrounding the reopening of the U.S. economy.

ETFs to Play the Reopening US Economy Optimism

The beleaguered energy sector seems to be turning around with two big oil giants returning to profit in the first quarter.

Exxon, Chevron Turns to Profit in Q1: Energy ETFs in Focus

Energy stocks could catch up with other groups in the weeks ahead as the reopening picks up steam, says Danielle Shay of Simpler Trading.

Energy lags in April. What two traders are watching in 2021's top sector

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

With Q1 earnings season in full swing, investors expect S&P 500 profits to grow by nearly 34%.

Record Earnings Fueling Equity ETFs

Devon Energy

Hess

Liberty Oilfield Services

Marathon Oil

Nabors Industries

Northern Oil and Gas

Transocean

U.S. Silica Holdings

It's a relatively small part of the overall market now, but favorable tailwinds helped push it higher.

This Sector Dominated the Stock Market Wednesday (No, It Wasn't Tech)

United States 12 Month Oil Fund LP

Narrative is ESG is favored by the market.

ESG-Focused Oil Majors Are Underperforming

As the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy sector has reeled off two strong quarters in a row.

Energy Trounced All Other Sectors In The First Quarter

The Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF is down almost 10% since mid March, though it remains 25% higher year to date.

Oil Stocks Have Gotten Crushed. They Could Be Poised for a Comeback.

Fed Chair Jay Powell has been “unbelievably consistent” in his dovishness amid the panic, says Camporeale, expecting no imminent policy - or even communication - changes out of the central bank despite what's been a raft of strong economic prints of late, and what's likely to be whopping 9% GDP growth in Q2.

Alpha Trader Talks Asset Allocation With Phil Camporeale (Podcast)

Cenovus Energy

Energy stock pullback has been shallower than we expected and momentum indicators are already bottoming.

Energy Stocks Are Bottoming, Get Ready To Pull The Trigger Soon

CareTrust REIT

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

Lululemon Athletica

NVIDIA

Global X Silver Miners ETF

iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF

Investment company UMA Financial Services, Inc. (Current Portfolio) buys BTC iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF, The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund, Co-Diagnostics Inc, Bank of America Corp, iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF, sells Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF, iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF, JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF, Alibaba Group Holding, TC Pipelines LP during the 3-months ended 2021Q1, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, UMA Financial Services, Inc.. As of 2021Q1, UMA Financial Services, Inc. owns 136 stocks with a total value of $293 million.

UMA Financial Services, Inc. Buys BTC iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF, The Energy Select Sector.

Oil prices have remained fairly stable at about $60 over the past two months.

Energy Stocks Have Beaten All Other Sectors So Far This Year, But Analysts Divided Over Near-Term Outlook

We have lightened up on our aggressively overweight position on XLE in recent months after seeing an 80% rally from its October lows but we remain upbeat on the sector. The tendency for oil and major oil producers to act as an inflation hedge is a major benefit of the sector for those investors concerned with rising price pressures.

XLE: 4 Reasons To Own Energy Stocks

News for Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLE)