Energy Stocks as a Separate Portfolio Allocation

Jennings, William

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1626535

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Energy Stocks as a Separate Portfolio Allocation

William W. Jennings

U.S. Air Force Academy - Department of Management

August 4, 2010

Abstract:
I examine energy stocks in the context of a diversified investment portfolio. Several factors – the importance of the energy sector, their potential to hedge energy risks, growing interest in real assets, as well as anecdotes of sophisticated investors focusing on energy investments – motivate this look at energy stocks. I demonstrate that a separate allocation to energy stocks enhances portfolio efficiency and hedges against inflation and inflation surprises.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 24

Keywords: portfolio choice, mean-variance optimization, asset allocation, endowment investing, energy investing

JEL Classification: G11, L31, L71, N50, Q40

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Date posted: June 19, 2010 ; Last revised: August 9, 2010

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Jennings, William W., Energy Stocks as a Separate Portfolio Allocation (August 4, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1626535 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1626535

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