After being the S&P 500’s worst performer last year, the energy sector has been an attractive play from a so-called mean-reservation perspective – the idea that prices and returns eventually move back towards the mean or average. Now that the energy sector has experienced a large pullback, traders are anticipating the sector will at the very least revert back to its historical average. [Signs of a Return to Energy ETFs]
Additionally, as more begin to think about the consequences of prolonged droughts, especially with headlines on the severity of California’s dry conditions, investors may look at the water industry to invest in potential growth opportunities to meet rising water needs. For instance, Morgan Stanley recently analyzed water risks in food production and discovered that at least a third of global production of wheat, corn and soybeans occur in areas of high water scarcity.
Moreover, growing industries are also consuming more water. For instance, the expanding U.S. hydrualic fracturing sector is water intensive – fracking requires high-pressured water-based fluids to create cracks in rock formations for natural gas and petroleum extraction. [Water ETFs Could Make a Splash on Push for Conservation]
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