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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
1.665T
Market Weight
2.43%
Industries
14
Companies
263
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
Loading Chart for Basic Materials
DELL

Day Return

Sector
1.03%
S&P 500
0.67%

YTD Return

Sector
8.22%
S&P 500
2.70%

1-Year Return

Sector
10.22%
S&P 500
20.69%

3-Year Return

Sector
7.20%
S&P 500
32.25%

5-Year Return

Sector
57.74%
S&P 500
80.67%

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%
8.22%
Specialty Chemicals
40.72%
4.60%
Gold
17.42%
22.87%
Building Materials
10.54%
7.30%
Copper
8.39%
4.52%
Steel
6.97%
15.40%
Agricultural Inputs
6.65%
8.19%
Chemicals
3.04%
-4.21%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
2.38%
9.42%
Lumber & Wood Production
1.26%
1.13%
Aluminum
0.84%
-0.25%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
0.79%
7.68%
Coking Coal
0.40%
-30.80%
Silver
0.31%
37.50%
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
460.86 492.75 16.37% 219.442B +1.28% +10.08%
Buy
359.16 385.44 6.75% 90.456B -0.39% +5.66%
Buy
97.04 101.17 5.72% 76.701B +0.33% +6.49%
Hold
245.94 272.96 5.20% 69.641B -0.59% +4.96%
Buy
102.07 114.33 5.17% 69.23B -1.23% +10.32%
Buy
310.55 355.64 5.15% 69.06B +0.04% +7.07%
Buy
38.46 47.71 4.12% 55.264B +0.63% +1.00%
Buy
46.46 52.91 3.95% 52.892B +3.61% +24.83%
Buy
62.21 68.45 3.19% 42.756B -0.21% +9.22%
Buy
268.56 294.06 2.65% 35.466B -1.60% +4.40%
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
88.74 5.069B 0.08% +5.47%
197.60 4.024B 0.09% +5.20%
62.54 1.615B 0.35% +10.20%
50.69 558.838M 0.08% +5.19%
138.54 537.078M 0.39% +6.63%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
100.72 4.024B 0.09% +5.23%
83.83 763.518M 0.72% +5.50%
88.56 763.518M 0.72% +5.60%
88.11 763.518M 0.72% +5.57%
86.83 763.518M 0.72% +5.54%

Basic Materials Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • 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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  • Technical Assessment: Bullish in the Intermediate-Term

    Our short- to intermediate-term technical scorecard remains mostly bullish for the major indices. For the S&P 500 (SPX), the five-day/13-day and eight-day/21-day exponential moving average (EMA) crossovers are bullish; the Vortex Indicator and the 21-day rate-of-change (ROC) are in bullish territory; and the Chande Trend Meter (CTM) is improving, but only slightly positive. Daily momentum is still bullish and there was no chart damage during the recent pullback. Some market breadth measures for the SPX are neutral or just slightly positive. Some 59% of stocks in the index are above their 200-day average, while the bullish percent index is only 55%. For the S&P 100 (OEX), 66% of stocks are above their 200-day average; for the Nasdaq 100, the reading is 62%. All of these measures have been in downtrends since late September, and we would like to see them improve to give us more confidence as we move deeper into 2025. So far, the stock market has shaken off a lot of troubling news -- but as evidenced by the price action on Friday, concerns remain and can reemerge quickly. The DeepSeek AI issue seems (seems) to be old news, but the impact of tariffs is an ongoing debate. In a bull market, stocks typically deal with difficult news, digest it, and move higher. The major indices remain in sideways consolidations, with the key intraday levels and range for the SPX between 5,773 and 6,128. For the Nasdaq, the range is 18,832 to 20,205. For the QQQ, it is 500 to 538. A strong move outside these ranges could set the stage for the next intermediate-term trend. (Mark Arbeter, CMT)

     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 02/10/2025

    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.

     
  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 02/07/2025

    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.

     

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