IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
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 · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,569+35.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
MaterialsIndex tracked
Russell 1000 Basic Materials RIC 22.5/45 Capped Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
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+ yearsVolatility (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