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Basic Materials
Companies that manufacture chemicals, building materials, and paper products. This sector also includes companies engaged in commodities exploration and processing. Companies in this sector include ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton, and Rio Tinto.
Market Cap
1.648T
Market Weight
2.41%
Industries
14
Companies
263
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
Loading Chart for Basic Materials
DELL

Day Return

Sector
1.24%
S&P 500
0.72%

YTD Return

Sector
7.12%
S&P 500
2.22%

1-Year Return

Sector
8.34%
S&P 500
21.77%

3-Year Return

Sector
9.51%
S&P 500
34.85%

5-Year Return

Sector
57.35%
S&P 500
81.06%

Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents

Industries in This Sector

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IndustryMarket WeightYTD Return
All Industries
100.00%
7.12%
Specialty Chemicals
41.58%
5.72%
Gold
16.80%
17.29%
Building Materials
10.38%
4.61%
Copper
8.09%
-0.27%
Agricultural Inputs
7.14%
14.96%
Steel
6.62%
8.43%
Chemicals
3.14%
-2.07%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
2.36%
7.48%
Lumber & Wood Production
1.27%
0.34%
Aluminum
0.83%
-3.04%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
0.78%
5.63%
Coking Coal
0.40%
-30.77%
Silver
0.33%
44.25%
Paper & Paper Products
0.29%
-0.30%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

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Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
454.80 491.79 16.21% 216.557B +0.13% +8.63%
Buy
357.59 385.44 6.74% 90.06B -0.01% +5.20%
Buy
335.67 355.10 5.59% 74.646B -0.71% +15.73%
Buy
93.26 101.17 5.52% 73.714B +3.70% +2.34%
Hold
248.84 272.96 5.27% 70.462B -0.27% +6.20%
Buy
98.61 114.33 5.01% 66.883B +1.30% +6.58%
Buy
36.48 47.71 3.92% 52.419B +1.73% -4.20%
Buy
43.35 52.91 3.69% 49.352B +0.53% +16.47%
Buy
65.70 67.09 3.38% 45.155B +1.69% +15.34%
Buy
272.07 294.06 2.69% 35.93B +0.34% +5.77%
Buy

Investing in the Basic Materials Sector

Start Investing in the Basic Materials Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds

ETF Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
89.14 5.482B 0.09% +5.94%
197.71 3.833B 0.10% +5.25%
60.43 1.541B 0.35% +6.48%
50.68 522.391M 0.08% +5.17%
138.52 506.388M 0.39% +6.61%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
100.79 3.833B 0.10% +5.31%
88.98 738.74M 0.72% +6.11%
84.23 738.74M 0.72% +6.00%
87.25 738.74M 0.72% +6.05%
88.53 738.74M 0.72% +6.07%

Basic Materials Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Daily – Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 02/04/2025

    The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 02/04/2025

    The Vickers Top Insider Picks is a daily report that utilizes a proprietary algorithm to identify 25 companies with compelling insider purchase histories based on transactions over the past three months.

     
  • Analyst Report: Anglo American plc

    Anglo American's mining portfolio spans many commodities and continents. Like other large diversified miners, Anglo has significant exposure to copper, iron ore and metallurgical coal, but it is unique among the global majors given its significant platinum group metals and diamonds output. The company accounts for about one third of the world’s platinum supply and around 30% of palladium supply. Anglo also owns 85% of De Beers, in most years the world's largest supplier and marketer of rough gem diamonds by value. Anglo also plans to move back into the crop nutrients business via its Woodsmith polyhalite project in the United Kingdom. In May 2024, Anglo announced that it will restructure to focus on copper, iron ore, and crop nutrients, while selling or spinning off its other businesses.

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  • Analyst Report: Linde plc

    Linde is the largest industrial gas supplier in the world, with operations in over 100 countries. The firm's main products are atmospheric gases (including oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) and process gases (including hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium), as well as equipment used in industrial gas production. Linde serves a wide variety of end markets, including chemicals, manufacturing, healthcare, and steelmaking. Linde generated approximately $33 billion in revenue in 2023.

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