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Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents
Industries in This Sector
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| Industry | Market Weight | YTD Return | |
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| All Industries | 100.00% | 24.20% | |
| Gold | 30.69% | 31.36% | |
| Specialty Chemicals | 27.81% | 18.04% | |
| Copper | 11.64% | 45.14% | |
| Building Materials | 9.04% | 4.85% | |
| Steel | 6.11% | 18.40% | |
| Agricultural Inputs | 4.85% | 13.96% | |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 3.48% | 42.09% | |
| Chemicals | 1.67% | 25.46% | |
| Other Precious Metals & Mining | 1.44% | 25.51% | |
| Aluminum | 1.08% | 26.98% | |
| Silver | 0.89% | 64.36% | |
| Lumber & Wood Production | 0.86% | 13.40% | |
| Coking Coal | 0.34% | -4.36% | |
| Paper & Paper Products | 0.08% | -6.73% | |
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Largest Companies in This Sector
View MoreName | Last Price | 1Y Target Est. | Market Weight | Market Cap | Day Change % | YTD Return | Avg. Analyst Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508.27 | 512.43 | 13.33% | 238.333B | +0.85% | +19.20% | Buy | |
| 215.20 | 149.53 | 9.95% | 177.769B | +2.14% | +51.20% | Underperform | |
| 124.85 | 135.23 | 7.67% | 137.141B | +0.61% | +25.04% | Buy | |
| 68.82 | 65.82 | 5.53% | 98.908B | +1.38% | +35.50% | Buy | |
| 357.25 | 387.43 | 4.98% | 89.074B | -2.05% | +10.25% | Buy | |
| 306.52 | 321.86 | 4.86% | 86.937B | -0.53% | +16.76% | Buy | |
| 120.16 | 141.72 | 4.51% | 80.54B | -2.04% | -3.72% | Buy | |
| 124.50 | 122.00 | 3.52% | 62.859B | -0.16% | +45.99% | Buy | |
| 280.30 | 302.36 | 3.49% | 62.41B | +0.30% | +13.47% | Buy | |
| 77.67 | 82.76 | 2.94% | 52.484B | -0.38% | +15.87% | Buy |
Investing in the Basic Materials Sector
Start Investing in the Basic Materials Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds
ETF Opportunities
View MoreName | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53.06 | 6.125B | 0.08% | +17.00% | |
| 119.48 | 4.52B | 0.35% | +15.32% | |
| 242.17 | 4.324B | 0.09% | +16.68% | |
| 187.39 | 1.072B | 0.38% | +21.71% | |
| 62.02 | 507.303M | 0.08% | +16.78% |
Mutual Fund Opportunities
View MoreName | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123.41 | 4.324B | 0.09% | +16.74% | |
| 107.59 | 762.864M | 0.72% | +17.42% | |
| 101.57 | 762.864M | 0.72% | +17.22% | |
| 105.27 | 762.864M | 0.72% | +17.32% | |
| 106.92 | 762.864M | 0.72% | +17.37% |
Basic Materials Research
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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 $34 billion in revenue in 2025.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: The Mosaic Company
Mosaic is one of the largest phosphate and potash producers in the world. The company's assets include phosphate rock mines in the US and potash mines in Canada. Mosaic also runs a large fertilizer distribution operation in Brazil through its Mosaic Fertilizantes business.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A.
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile is a Chilean commodities producer with significant operations in lithium (primarily used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems), specialty and standard potassium fertilizers, iodine (primarily used in X-ray contrast media), and solar salts. The company extracts these materials through its high-quality salt brine deposits and caliche ore. SQM also sells lithium concentrate from a joint venture hard rock lithium project in Australia and expanding its lithium refining assets in China.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants.
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