iShares Dow Jones US Energy Sector (ETF) (IYE)

Great place to wait out the market at this point without missing the upside.

Put this in my RL portfolio --- people are going to turn to commodities once the economy gets back on track.

Generally bearish on commodities. I expect the US Gov't won't be able to increase the money supply adequately to account for the tremendous loss of credit-based purchasing power. A reduction in the real money supply (including credit) will reduce economic demand and drive prices down. Commodities should correlate more with the dropping prices than companies of the S&P who have more to offer than just a particular asset. This should equal points in CAPS.

Oil & Gas, short term underperform.

MF recommendation

Can anyone bet against Oil right now?

IYE holds some of the big names in it's portfolio. This ETF has outperformed the DOW and S&P 500 for the last few years. As oil prices hit record highs, so will this ETF.

Why did I ever drop this? Grrrr.

I am a total novice but I think the energy sector is going to make a comeback. The market in general is on a downturn but I think that it will turn around.

I hope it will turn around because I have $$ in this fund and I dont want to lose anymore money. :)

As is obvious If you look at my portfolio, I am verry bullish on energy in general and politically safe oil in perticular. With BRIC still doing it's thing in support of oil prices and places like Venezuela, Iraq and Iran heloing to do the same in their own fashion, I feel that North American oil is the place to be in the energy sector for the foreseeable future.

This ETF will outperform for the next 8 years and then go sour. Emerging technologies for alternatives to oil are appearing and will continue to do so in force. I give it another 8 years until the US catches up with the world, which will drop this price in half, and by 12 years, this stock will be a penny stock.

While I think the green energy sectors will perform very well over the nexy few years, it will take a very long time until they make a dent in oil profits. In the mean time demand keeps increasing and supply keeps decreasing. Do the math.

This is 4.39% of my personal retirement portfolio. My investment horizon is pretty long. I'm only 25 years old.

energy, gas..great growing, nad value

This is a safe bet. I don't know what your strategy is, I like the things people can't live without. Guns, oil, tobacco, and food.

I like the energy companies in this etf

Energy is coming back to life, and the iShares Dow Jones US Energy Fund (IYE) provides investors enough opportunities to cherish. IYE seeks to replicate the performance of U.S. energy stocks, as represented by the Dow Jones U.S. Oil and Gas Index. Constituents have to be the leading U.S. companies including ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Schlumberger, which together accounts for more than 45% of the total assets.

As per the projections by S and P and Global Insight, global oil demand will increase about 1.8% in 2007, from 1.1% in 2006, with China accounting for maximum from the increase. While there are a large number of projects slated to come on stream through 2007, it is well anticipated that worldwide demand for oil will exceed supply growth in 2007 by about 1.5 million barrels per day, thereby exaggerating the demand-supply mismatch. Currently, the sector is lacking vigor, but can see a turnaround on the back of increasing demand-supply mismatch. Oil prices are trading at their lowest levels in last 18 months, but if rebounded, energy sector may soon be on the investors' horizon.

The fund has always performed above expectations, gaining nearly 30.85% annualized for the last three-year period, as rising crude prices fueled an oil industry rally. Its one-year return for 2006 has been pretty low, owing to a recent dip in crude prices. IYE has dropped its expense ratio by 20% to 0.48% in 2006. This substantial discount makes it significantly less expensive than the typical conventional mutual fund in the natural-resources category. However, there remain a few funds among the peers with lower charges, such as the Energy SPDR XLE and Vanguard Energy Index VENAX.

Encashing the increasing demand, energy stocks that tend to move with the price of crude, could rebound, helping to drive the market higher. Going further, increased consumption in China and the U.S. as well as depleted reserves and the need for new exploration and production could continue to buoy this fund's holdings.