Day Return
YTD Return
1-Year Return
3-Year Return
5-Year Return
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 | Day Return | YTD Return |
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All Industries | 100% | 0.85% | 4.99% |
Specialty Chemicals | 41.51% | 0.86% | 1.35% |
Gold | 13.44% | -0.43% | 4.68% |
Copper | 10.26% | 2.63% | 27.32% |
Building Materials | 9.50% | 0.61% | 17.87% |
Steel | 7.79% | 1.27% | -4.08% |
Agricultural Inputs | 6.61% | 0.70% | -0.43% |
Chemicals | 4.44% | 0.26% | 3.97% |
Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 2.47% | 1.23% | -0.25% |
Lumber & Wood Production | 1.29% | 1.00% | -9.18% |
Aluminum | 0.76% | 1.84% | 12.27% |
Coking Coal | 0.76% | 2.07% | -0.70% |
Other Precious Metals & Mining | 0.69% | -0.38% | 22.33% |
Paper & Paper Products | 0.26% | -0.11% | 25.82% |
Silver | 0.23% | -0.93% | 13.52% |
Note: Percentage % data on heatmap indicates Day Return
All Industries
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Largest Companies in This Sector
Name
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Last Price
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1Y Target Est.
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Market Weight
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Market Cap
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Day Change %
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YTD Return
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Avg. Analyst Rating
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423.60 | 473.92 | 14.78% |
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Buy
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115.41 | 89.16 | 6.48% |
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Hold
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311.30 | 342.67 | 5.73% |
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Buy
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50.45 | 52.95 | 5.27% |
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Buy
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227.50 | 238.96 | 4.72% |
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Hold
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80.44 | 95.06 | 4.01% |
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Buy
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245.87 | 267.30 | 3.97% |
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Buy
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40.66 | 63.50 | 3.40% |
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Hold
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173.92 | 189.06 | 3.03% |
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Buy
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57.04 | 61.00 | 2.91% |
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Hold
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Investing in the Basic Materials Sector
Start Investing in the Basic Materials Sector Through These ETFs and Mutual Funds
ETF Opportunities
Name
|
Last Price
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Net Assets
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Expense Ratio
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YTD Return
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89.53 | 5.791B | 0.09% |
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197.06 | 4.238B | 0.10% |
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60.84 | 1.805B | 0.35% |
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141.55 | 627.855M | 0.40% |
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50.51 | 528.816M | 0.08% |
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Mutual Fund Opportunities
Name
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Last Price
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Net Assets
|
Expense Ratio
|
YTD Return
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100.44 | 4.238B | 0.10% |
|
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94.44 | 925.306M | 1.24% |
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105.74 | 925.306M | 1.24% |
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97.70 | 925.306M | 1.24% |
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99.05 | 925.306M | 1.24% |
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