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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
2.202T
Market Weight
2.58%
Industries
14
Companies
287
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
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Day Return

Sector
0.24%
S&P 500
0.02%

YTD Return

Sector
6.68%
S&P 500
7.50%

1-Year Return

Sector
22.48%
S&P 500
16.04%

3-Year Return

Sector
42.52%
S&P 500
62.33%

5-Year Return

Sector
47.32%
S&P 500
68.46%

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%
6.68%
Specialty Chemicals
30.92%
12.77%
Gold
24.68%
-9.26%
Copper
11.22%
20.13%
Building Materials
9.27%
-7.58%
Steel
8.02%
33.50%
Agricultural Inputs
5.93%
19.62%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
3.56%
24.89%
Chemicals
1.90%
22.31%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
1.29%
-3.73%
Aluminum
1.03%
4.10%
Lumber & Wood Production
0.95%
6.85%
Silver
0.78%
24.54%
Coking Coal
0.35%
-16.12%
Paper & Paper Products
0.08%
-21.43%

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
507.02 548.80 14.48% 234.419B -1.03% +18.91%
Buy
179.32 168.25 8.68% 140.593B +0.02% +27.25%
Underperform
93.47 129.55 6.08% 98.489B +0.30% -6.39%
Buy
62.72 71.52 5.57% 90.164B +0.19% +23.49%
Buy
327.27 379.60 4.99% 80.716B +3.07% +1.00%
Buy
271.38 319.43 4.72% 76.377B +0.98% +3.37%
Buy
102.86 142.61 4.25% 68.731B +2.99% -17.58%
Strong Buy
292.58 337.05 4.02% 65.152B -1.78% +18.44%
Buy
87.58 91.10 3.62% 58.575B -1.87% +30.66%
Buy
247.86 267.12 3.49% 56.448B +0.12% +51.96%
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
51.39 8.166B 0.08% +13.32%
227.39 4.487B 0.09% +9.56%
103.11 4.383B 0.35% -0.48%
178.04 1.41B 0.38% +15.64%
58.12 623.541M 0.08% +9.43%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

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Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
115.83 4.487B 0.09% +9.57%
98.06 784.753M 0.72% +7.33%
92.40 784.753M 0.72% +6.64%
98.51 784.753M 0.72% +7.31%
96.00 784.753M 0.72% +6.99%

Basic Materials Research

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Discover the Latest Analyst and Technical Research for This Sector

  • Analyst Report: Newmont Corporation

    Newmont is the world's largest gold miner. It bought Goldcorp in 2019, combined its Nevada mines in a joint venture with competitor Barrick later that year, and also purchased competitor Newcrest in November 2023. Its portfolio includes 11 mines and interests in two joint ventures in the Americas, Africa, Australia, and Papua New Guinea. The company is expected to sell roughly 5.3 million ounces of gold in 2026 from its continuing mines after selling six higher-cost, smaller mines following the Newcrest acquisition. Newmont also produces material amounts of copper, silver, zinc, and lead as byproducts. It had about two decades of gold reserves, along with significant byproduct reserves at the end of December 2025.

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  • Daily – Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/27/2026

    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.

     
  • Weekly Stock List

    Congratulations to Spain for winning a World Cup! Yet Spain wasn't the only "winner," as some estimates have the tournament adding $40 billion or more to global GDP (with the U.S. economy likely getting a kick-up of around $20 billion). The World Cup indeed has been a defining event of this summer, with an estimated 5 billion people watching -- and 1.8 billion people viewing just the final alone. For 39 days, the world's game took over North America as 48 teams competed across 104 matches, 16 stadiums, and three countries. But the final match was the closing act of a much bigger show. This was the first 48-team World Cup, the first hosted by three countries, and (by a wide margin) the biggest World Cup that has ever been played. Historically, the World Cup has boosted relevant industries, like sporting brands, for months if not years after its completion. With 16 cities across three countries hosting, this was a rolling road show rather than just a single-city event. Thousands of fans visited the United States from all over the world. Hotels, airlines, and ride-hailing/short-term rental platforms all had a stake in a month-plus frenzy of fans moving between Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Miami, New York/New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. The following is a list of Argus-covered companies we see benefiting from the World Cup.

     
  • Analyst Report: Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

    Freeport-McMoRan owns stakes in 10 copper mines, led by its 49% ownership of the Grasberg copper and gold operations in Indonesia, 55% of the Cerro Verde mine in Peru, and 72% of Morenci in Arizona. It sold around 1.1 million metric tons of copper (its share) in 2025, making it the one of the world’s largest copper miners by volume. It also sold about 530,000 ounces of gold, mostly from Grasberg, and 74 million pounds of molybdenum. It had about 25 years of copper reserves at the end of December 2025. We expect it to sell about 1.3 million metric tons of copper and 610,000 ounces of gold midcycle in 2030.

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