Best-Performing ETF Areas of July 2026
Oil, rising yields and AI spending reshaped July's ETF winners. Here are the top-performing ETFs that thrived in a volatile month.
Oil prices rise after vessel reports being hit in Strait of Hormuz
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center said a ship reported being struck by an “unknown projectile” in the waterway.
“This Is Unprecedented”: Goldman Sachs Sees 3 Simultaneous Crises Pushing Oil as High as $120 a Barrel
Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS | GS Price Prediction) analyst Samantha Dart walked Bloomberg viewers through a commodities picture on August 3, 2026 that she says has no clean precedent in modern oil markets.
Japan's strategic oil reserves rise by 3 days of consumption in July
Japan's strategic crude oil reserves rose by three days to the equivalent of 202 days of consumption in July despite the prolonged Iran war as it secured alternative supply, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said on Tuesday.
Oil Falls Amid Prospects for Reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Oil fell in early Asian trade amid prospects for reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway through which one-fifth of the world's oil is transported.
Oil prices fall to three-week low after Trump calls off planned attack
Oil prices declined sharply on Monday as hopes rose among investors of a potential de-escalation in the war between the U.S. and Iran.
War-fueled oil rally set to lift shale profits to highest since 2022
U.S. shale producers are expected to report their strongest quarterly profits since 2022 after the Iran war sent crude prices soaring, with analysts expecting much of the windfall to be returned to shareholders rather than spent on expanding production.
Oil News: Crude Oil Futures Drop 8% as Hormuz Deal Hopes Outrun Ship Flows
Crude oil drops 8% on unconfirmed Hormuz diplomacy as tanker data, OPEC supply and EIA inventories drive the outlook.
Oil tumbles as Trump cancels attack on Iran to reach nuclear deal
Oil prices tumbled $4 a barrel on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump held off on a fresh attack on Iran, seeking to reach a quick deal that would halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Stock, Oil Futures Set to Trade as Markets Begin a New Month
Uncertainty over the Iran war clouds the horizon as investors await the jobs report for July.
OPEC+ agrees to September oil hike, completing rollback of voluntary cuts
OPEC+ approved an oil production quota increase on Sunday of around 188,000 barrels per day from September, the producer group said, in a move that completes the unwinding of a layer of voluntary output cuts.
OPEC, Allies Increase Oil Output for Sixth Time in a Row
The cartel nears the end of a cycle of production hikes, while potentially difficult talks over future quotas loom.
