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IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

Grow my money26y track recordRanked #385 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the basic materials sector.

By iShares · Launched 2000

Annual Cost

0.38%

#1,874 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$1.4B

#920 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+36.6%

Track Record

26 years

#89 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,569+35.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Sector

Materials

Index tracked

Russell 1000 Basic Materials RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 67.1% of fundconcentrated

LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
19.8%
NEWMONT CORPORATION
11.5%
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC.
8.2%
ECOLAB INC.
6.7%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
4.5%
FASTENAL COMPANY
3.9%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC
3.8%
NUCOR CORPORATION
3.5%
STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
2.6%
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
2.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%

By sector

Basic Materials
85.4%
Industrials
11.3%
Consumer Cyclical
3.3%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
19.6%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.62Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.89Moderate downside risk

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the basic materials sector.
Strategy
Tracks the Russell 1000 Basic Materials RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index, which measures the performance of large- and mid-cap U.S. companies in the basic materials sector. The Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in the index's component securities using a representative sampling strategy.
Inception date
June 12, 2000
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19