Oil stocks, like the companies they represent, tend to do best when oil prices are high.
Best-performing oil stocks
Oil stocks are the biggest winners in the S&P 500, enjoying a rise of over 100% so far in 2022, according to data from online trading platform CMC Markets. If the upward trend continues, investors looking to take advantage of the S&P 500 best performers could do well from crude oil stocks.
These are the stocks in the Dow Jones Oil & Gas Index with the best one-year performance.