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IYM vs XME

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF vs State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

IYM

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.38%

Fund size

$1.5B

XME

State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$5.3B

Key differences

  • XME is significantly larger than IYM — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, XME has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • IYM has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

IYMXME
Annual cost (TER)0.38%0.35%
Fund size (AUM)$1.5B$5.3B
Since20002006
Dividend yield1.28%0.32%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+38.5%+99.9%
CAGR 3Y+14.7%+36.1%
CAGR 5Y+7.0%+21.0%
Sharpe 3Y0.651.07
Volatility 1Y18.63%34.18%
Max drawdown-42.76%-61.69%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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