Why Energy ETFs Didn’t Match Oil’s Gains
On December 6–13, major energy ETFs had the following correlations with US crude oil January futures: the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP): 68.8% the Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE): 60% the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP): 58.4% the VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH): 2.8%