Such firms beat inflation 74% of the time and delivered an annual real return of 12.9% per year on average, per a research report of Hartford Funds. Oil is likely to hit $91 per barrel by the end of the year amid record demand and tightening supply, according to UBS strategists, quoted on Yahoo. The fund HOMZ added about 10% in the past three months (read: Sector ETFs Likely to Gain on July Inflation Data).