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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Should You Invest in the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO)?
Launched on 05/01/2006, the iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Energy - Exploration segment of the equity market. Retail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors. Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Energy - Exploration is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 16, placing it in bottom 0%. Index Details The fund is sponsored by Blackrock. It has amassed assets over $491.71 million, making it one of the larger ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Energy - Exploration segment of the equity market. IEO seeks to match the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Exploration & Production Index before fees and expenses. The Dow Jones U.S. Select Oil Exploration & Production Index is a free-float adjusted market capitalization-weighted index. The Index includes companies that are engaged in the exploration for and extraction, production, refining, and supply of oil and gas products. Costs Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain the same. Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.40%, making it one of the cheaper products in the space. It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 2.56%. Sector Exposure and Top Holdings While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis. This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Energy sector--about 99.60% of the portfolio. Looking at individual holdings, Conocophillips (COP) accounts for about 18.61% of total assets, followed by Eog Resources Inc (EOG) and Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC). The top 10 holdings account for about 71.77% of total assets under management. Performance and Risk The ETF return is roughly 1.86% and is down about -5.05% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 07/24/2025), respectively. IEO has traded between $74.87 and $101.83 during this last 52-week period. The ETF has a beta of 0.82 and standard deviation of 28.29% for the trailing three-year period, making it a high risk choice in the space. With about 52 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk. Alternatives IShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF sports a Zacks ETF Rank of 4 (Sell), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. IEO, then, is not the best option for investors seeking exposure to the Energy ETFs segment of the market. However, there are better ETFs in the space to consider. Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE) tracks Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Intellidex Index and the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) tracks S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Select Industry Index. Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF has $70.24 million in assets, SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF has $1.81 billion. PXE has an expense ratio of 0.63% and XOP charges 0.35%. Bottom Line To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (IEO): ETF Research Reports ConocoPhillips (COP) : Free Stock Analysis Report EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) : Free Stock Analysis Report Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) : Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP): ETF Research Reports Invesco Energy Exploration & Production ETF (PXE): ETF Research Reports This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research
Business Wire
5 days ago
- Health
- Business Wire
REPLY: IEO and Laife Reply Innovate Mammography Screening with an AI-based Intelligent Agent Solution
TURIN, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Laife Reply, a company within the Reply Group specialising in AI and Big Data solutions for healthcare, has partnered with IEO (European Institute of Oncology) to create an innovative project leveraging a network of AI-based intelligent agents to support radiologists in mammography screening. The project stems from the need to optimise clinical workflows related to breast cancer screening, a crucial activity for early diagnosis, which still involves many manual steps. In a continuous technological evolution, IEO decided to strengthen its collaboration with Laife Reply, contributing to the development of X-RAIS, Laife Reply's AI platform supporting mammography screening activities. Based on neural networks and radiomics techniques, X-RAIS integrates a multi-agent system capable of analysing mammography images in real-time, accurately identifying lesions or suspicious areas, and classifying them as benign or malignant. The system is fully integrated into the clinical workflow and provides decision support radiologists at all stages of the process, helping to optimise resources and reduce the time spent on screening activities. Specifically, one agent assists in report generation using the results of the automatic image analysis and, when necessary, enriches the context with the patient's medical history. A second agent is able to prioritise the cases examined by assigning scores, or "scores", to facilitate the identification of the most critical cases. The system is designed with a "human-in-the-loop" approach, keeping the radiologist at the centre of the process, thus ensuring high standards of safety and clinical accuracy. The solution seamlessly integrates into existing healthcare systems thanks to the use of APIs compliant with FHIR standards. This project is a concrete example of how agent-based artificial intelligence can bring tangible benefits, improving screening efficiency, reducing recall times in critical cases, and more effectively supporting the management of complex patients. Laife Reply Laife Reply, a company of the Reply Group, operates in the Health, Welfare, and Pharma sectors, creating AI solutions ranging from Medical Imaging and Drug Discovery to Digital Therapeutics and Natural Language Processing for analysing unstructured data. IEO - European Institute of Oncology IEO - European Institute of Oncology is a Scientific Institute for Hospitalisation and Treatment (IRCCS) dedicated to oncology. The Institute has created an innovative treatment model based on the following fundamental principles: patient centrality, integration of research and clinical care, diagnostic anticipation, and prevention. It also incorporates a 'data-driven' strategy, enabling the rapid development of Artificial Intelligence algorithms to accelerate diagnosis times and treatment effectiveness. Reply Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] specialises in the design and implementation of solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. As a network of highly specialised companies, Reply supports major European industrial groups in the telecom and media; industry and services; banking and insurance and public sectors in defining and developing business models enabled by the new paradigms of AI, cloud computing, digital media and the internet of things. Reply's services include: consulting, system integration and digital services.
The Herald Scotland
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Greens election official resigned over 'anomaly' in results
She said: 'Hi all, I just wanted to say a couple of things about the situation as I understand it. As I see it, I did two things wrong.' 'Not spotting the anomaly in the results spreadsheets when they were initially sent to me, the cocos of SOC and the cocos of ECC, as well as to staff.' A screenshot of the message, viewed by The Herald. (Image: NQ) 'Going along with a statement yesterday reassuring people that there were no realistic doubts about the results when I was not sure that that was the case.' It is unclear what the 'cocos of SOC and the cocos of ECC' refers to. Last night, The Herald received a statement from the Scottish Greens official communications team which stated: "The party's Internal Elections Officer has confirmed that the process and the methodology used are compliant with our selections procedure, and the lists published are correct. "The IEO has verified that the count was conducted using iterative rounds of STV, specifically the Weighted Inclusive Gregory method, and was done as a bottom-up process." However, Ms Joester later told members she had not approved the statement, and that she was standing down from her position. Today, she said: 'I was not aware that the statement had gone to the media at the point where I expressed my unwillingness to proceed with it. 'I think others involved thought I was aware. Either way, I think I needed to resign as IEO because I hadn't done a good enough job.' Party bosses have come under fire in recent years as a result of the Bute House Agreement. (Image: PA) 'I do not know whether or not there is a problem with the results,' she added in the message, sent at 2.31 PM on Tuesday. 'MiVoice [an electoral counting service] assured the party yesterday that they carried out iterated stages of STV with the votes of excluded candidates transferred between stages. 'That is the understanding I had about what we had asked them to do - while MiVoice were originally commissioned to carry out this ballot before my tenure as interim Internal Elections Officer, 'I have spoken to them to clarify what was needed over the past few weeks. They have offered to clarify their processes in due course, and I think we should wait until that has happened.' Activist Ellie Gomersall challenged Patrick Harvie for the top spot on the list. (Image: Ellie Gomersall) It is understood the party has been asked to review the count in Glasgow, after co-leader Patrick Harvie survived an attempt by activist Ellie Gomersall to remove him as the party's top candidate. It was also asked to review the count in the North East of Scotland, where MSP Maggie Chapman was ousted by former employee Guy Ingerson. A source inside the party told The Herald: ''Honestly, I feel bad for Kate. It's the s******* job in the party. That being said, she should have noticed the inconsistency in the numbers. I think resigning now is a cop-out though, she should have remained in post and fought for those raising issues, It's the IEO's job.' 'It looks like she has been thrown under the bus by the Executive, who have totally shirked their responsibility to oversee and ensure fair party democracy.' Read more: Maggie Chapman ousted as top Green candidate ahead of Holyrood 2026 Scottish Greens release statement on contests after members demand recounts Turmoil deepens as Greens elections officer quits in selection contests row Last night, party executive co-chairs Zoe Clelland and Carolynn Scrimgeour told members: 'We recognise the spreadsheets provided by the supplier may not be very easy to follow, even for members with experience of STV election results…' 'We plan to ask the supplier to provide further guidance and detail to ensure the results can be examined with maximum transparency. Please bear with us while we explore this with the external voting provider.' The Scottish Greens have been approached for comment.
Scotsman
7 days ago
- Politics
- Scotsman
Row breaks out over Scottish Green selection contest as key figure quits
The party insisted the process was 'compliant with our selections procedure' Sign up to our Politics newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A row has erupted in the Scottish Greens over the process of choosing candidates ahead of next year's Holyrood election. The party sought to reassure members the process was "compliant with our selections procedure" after questions were raised by concerned activists. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, shortly after this statement was released to the media, its internal elections officer, Kate Joester, announced she had quit. It comes after Maggie Chapman, a former co-convener of the Greens, failed to top the party's list for the North East region, meaning she is unlikely to be re-elected. Maggie Chapman | PA Ms Chapman sparked controversy earlier this year after accusing the Supreme Court of "bigotry, prejudice and hatred" following a landmark ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Elsewhere, Patrick Harvie, the Greens co-leader, saw off a bid from a 'radical' faction within the party to have him replaced as lead candidate in Glasgow. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The result of both selection contests had been questioned by some activists. A spokesman for the Greens told The Herald on Monday evening: "The party's internal elections officer [IEO] has confirmed that the process and the methodology used are compliant with our selections procedure, and the lists published are correct. "The IEO has verified that the count was conducted using iterative rounds of STV [single transferable vote], specifically the Weighted Inclusive Gregory method, and was done as a bottom-up process." But writing on the party's internal communications channel, Ms Joester said she had not authorised this statement. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "To clarify regarding the statement to the press on members' concerns about counting irregularities: this did not come from me as internal elections officer and I am no longer in that post as of this evening," she said. The Greens later told members there had been a "misunderstanding about the sign-off" but insisted the original statement defending the process was accurate. The party said it had been shared with Ms Joester in advance.
The Herald Scotland
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
Greens in turmoil as senior official quits in contests row
Ms Joester said she had not authorised the comments which had insisted the results were correct and had stood down from the post. "To clarify regarding the statement to the press on members' concerns about counting irregularities, this did not come from me as Internal Elections Officer and I am no longer in that post as of this evening," she posted on the party's internal communication channel last night. Her resignation then prompted the party to release a second statement which said there had been "a misunderstanding about the sign-off" of the statement to The Herald and that the information was accurate. READ MORE: "Several people have been in touch today about the methodology which has been used for counting the votes in our candidate selection process. We're posting tonight to provide more information to members," senior officials Zoe Clelland and Carolynn Scrimgeour told members in a message posted last night on the party's internal communications platform. "The content of the statement provided to and used by the press this evening is accurate, and had been shared with the Internal Elections Officer (IEO) in advance. Whilst there was clearly a misunderstanding about the sign-off that this had received which we apologise for, we stand by the content of the original statement and are therefore confident in its accuracy." They added: "The party's Operations Manager and former Internal Elections Officer were in contact with our external voting provider throughout our selection process, including to agree how votes were to be counted. Under our Selections Procedure, our candidate lists must be counted under a Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. "Upon receiving a number of enquiries today – it has been verified that the count was conducted using the Scottish STV system, specifically the Weighted Inclusive Gregory method, and was done as a bottom-up iterative process. "This is the process that the voting provider was asked to use. As the results came in from the provider, and before they were published, they were verified by the IEO and the rest of the Selection Board. The external voting provider have explicitly confirmed this included transferring the preferences of excluded candidates at each stage. We are content, therefore, that the voting process, and the results it produced, complies with the selections procedure. "We recognise the spreadsheets provided by the supplier may not be very easy to follow, even for members with experience of STV election results. We plan to ask the supplier to provide further guidance and detail to ensure the results can be examined with maximum transparency. Please bear with us while we explore this with the external voting provider. "To be clear, the party body responsible is satisfied that this process and the methodology used is compliant with our Selections Procedure; as such, all regional lists stand as they have been published." Shockwaves were sent through the Scottish Greens when the results of the candidate selection contests were announced. The race saw MSP Maggie Chapman ousted from the top place on the party's north east list by member Guy Ingerson. With polling suggesting the Greens will get just one MSP on the north east list, it means Ms Chapman, who was party co convener from 2013 to 2019, is unlikely to be re-elected to Holyrood in May next year. Ms Chapman came second behind Mr Ingerson, who used to work in her office. There has been tension between the pair since Mr Ingerson lodged bullying complaints against her. He claimed that Ms Chapman had badmouthed him to his new employer, Friends of the Earth Scotland — insinuating he was 'untrustworthy' and should be 'watched' — and had broken the party's code of conduct. The contest also saw the [[Scottish Greens]] co-leader Patrick Harvie see off a challenge from a radical faction in Glasgow to oust him as the party's top candidate in the city. The other co-leader, Lorna Slater, and Mr Harvie's ally Ross Greer also warded off challenges from radical Greens, claiming the top spot in Lothian and the West of Scotland respectively. Meanwhile, the party's leadership election is underway following a decision by Mr Harvie to stand down from his role as co-leader. Mr Greer is seen as the favourite to succeed him though he may face a challenge from the same group of Scottish Green eco-socialists, known as the Glasgow faction, who opposed Mr Harvie in Glasgow. They have been critical of how the Greens have operated in recent years, and opposed the Bute House agreement, which was a power-sharing deal between the SNP and Greens. It is understood that Ellie Gomersall, who was second placed on the Glasgow list, had concerns some votes were not transferred to her from candidates who were knocked out in earlier voting rounds. "Ellie has raised it with the party. She has asked for the count to be reviewed," one source told The Herald yesterday. Shetland Councillor Alex Armitage raised concerns about the count in the north east. "There's something that makes me feel uncomfortable and I want to flag it here," he wrote on a party internal communication channel which has been seen by The Herald. "I'm concerned about the selection process in the North East region, which I think should be thoroughly investigated by the party as soon as possible." The Scottish Greens and Ms Gomersall was contacted for comment.
