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August Summary: The Oil Well Services & Equipment sector finished the month up 0.86% year-to-date [vs being down 0.91% at the end of June] with a sector average yield of 6.79% [vs a yield of 6.86% at the end of July - a fall of 7 basis points]. The Oil & Gas Operators sector finished the month down 5.36% year-to-date [vs -9.43% at the end of July] with a sector average yield of 7.01% [vs 7.33% at the end of last month - a fall of 32 basis points]. The Propane sector finished the month down 0.23% year-to-date [vs -3.77% at the end of last month] with a sector average yield of 7.64% [vs 7.93% - a fall of 29 basis points]. The 10-year Treasury note yielded 4.12% [vs 4.47% last month - down 35 basis points]. EPS Updates: I added a new table showing the EPS changes and comparing that change to the monthly price change. |