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
1.632T
Market Weight
2.71%
Industries
14
Companies
253
Basic Materials S&P 500 ^GSPC
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DELL

Day Return

Sector
0.76%
S&P 500
0.27%

YTD Return

Sector
3.55%
S&P 500
12.69%

1-Year Return

Sector
12.94%
S&P 500
25.04%

3-Year Return

Sector
3.12%
S&P 500
26.80%

5-Year Return

Sector
63.98%
S&P 500
86.65%

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
All Industries
100.00%
3.55%
Specialty Chemicals
42.70%
2.83%
Gold
13.77%
5.84%
Copper
10.01%
22.45%
Building Materials
8.97%
9.83%
Steel
7.29%
-11.47%
Agricultural Inputs
6.43%
-4.49%
Chemicals
4.35%
0.44%
Other Industrial Metals & Mining
2.48%
-1.02%
Lumber & Wood Production
1.24%
-13.92%
Aluminum
0.80%
16.28%
Other Precious Metals & Mining
0.73%
27.74%
Coking Coal
0.72%
-6.49%
Paper & Paper Products
0.27%
31.27%
Silver
0.23%
14.72%

Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return

Largest Companies in This Sector

Name
Last Price
1Y Target Est.
Market Weight
Market Cap
Day Change %
YTD Return
Avg. Analyst Rating
435.48 469.99 15.39% 209.342B +0.81% +6.03%
Buy
107.72 88.91 6.19% 84.146B -2.36% +25.15%
Hold
296.00 344.17 5.52% 75.051B +0.99% -5.10%
Buy
49.34 54.51 5.21% 70.876B -1.32% +15.90%
Buy
240.61 243.97 5.05% 68.711B +0.77% +21.31%
Hold
280.81 277.51 4.59% 62.426B -0.53% +2.56%
Buy
78.18 100.25 3.94% 53.545B -1.56% +13.04%
Buy
40.65 63.81 3.45% 46.875B -1.57% -1.79%
Hold
56.15 61.11 2.90% 39.485B +0.18% +2.39%
Hold
155.43 185.86 2.74% 37.266B -1.20% -10.69%
Buy

Investing in the Basic Materials Sector

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

ETF Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
89.67 5.552B 0.09% +4.83%
196.50 4.271B 0.10% +3.45%
59.23 2.339B 0.35% -1.00%
141.97 664.395M 0.40% +2.76%
50.34 527.175M 0.08% +3.28%

Mutual Fund Opportunities

Name
Last Price
Net Assets
Expense Ratio
YTD Return
100.15 4.271B 0.10% +3.45%
96.71 900.815M 0.72% +1.74%
98.06 900.815M 0.72% +1.85%
98.57 900.815M 0.72% +1.94%
93.43 900.815M 0.72% +1.42%

Basic Materials Research

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 fellow 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.

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  • Analyst Report: Linde Plc.

    Linde plc is a leading global industrial gas and engineering services company formed from the October 2018 merger of Linde AG and Praxair Inc. The company has approximately 80,000 employees and serves customers in more than 100 countries.

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  • Market Update: CHD, PRGO, LIN

    The board is red -- and investors appear to be taking a defensive stance -- ahead of Fed and inflation news, all coming out tomorrow. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is down two basis points to 4.44%. Oil is lower at $77 per barrel. Bitcoin is down 4% at $67,000.

     
  • Analyst Report: Corteva Inc

    Corteva Inc., the former agricultural business of DowDuPont, has two business segments: Seeds and Crop Protection. The Seeds segment provides advanced germplasm and seeds that help farmers optimize yields. The Crop Protection segment develops and markets herbicides.

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