iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.
SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$613M OVER THIS RANGE
Money keeps arriving — +$249M of net inflows over the past month, about 19.7% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +15.4% so far this year. At 0.40% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LINLINDE | 19.57% | $469.45 | -1.1% | ||
| 2 | NEMNEWMONT | 11.12% | $114.67 | -0.6% | ||
| 3 | FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN | 9.16% | $69.28 | -1.0% | ||
| 4 | ECLECOLAB | 6.30% | $271.26 | -1.2% | ||
| 5 | FASTFASTENAL | 4.42% | $50.23 | +1.4% | ||
| 6 | APDAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS | 4.50% | $273.33 | -1.8% | ||
| 7 | NUENUCOR | 3.99% | $235.98 | +1.0% | ||
| 8 | AUANGLOGOLD ASHANTI | 3.71% | $94.20 | +0.3% | ||
| 9 | STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS | 2.87% | $226.17 | +2.1% | ||
| 10 | IFFINTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES | 2.30% | $83.12 | -0.4% | ||
| 11 | RSRELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM | 2.08% | $393.04 | +2.2% | ||
| 12 | RGLDROYAL GOLD | 2.13% | $232.33 | -1.6% | ||
| 13 | SCCOSOUTHERN COPPER | 1.99% | $199.22 | -1.7% | ||
| 14 | CRSCARPENTER TECHNOLOGY | 1.99% | $383.69 | -1.3% | ||
| 15 | CDECOEUR MINING | 1.93% | $17.56 | -0.2% |
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| 1 month | -6.2% |
| 3 months | -0.9% |
| 6 months | +3.7% |
| YTD | +15.4% |
| 1 year | +20.3% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | +$153M |
| 1 month | +$249M |
| 3 months | −$434M |
| YTD | +$493M |
| 1 year | +$613M |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The top holding is 19.6% of the book; the top ten carry 68%. Spread across 42+ names, it behaves like roughly 13 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN | $7M | $7M |
| MP MP MATERIALS | $4M | $3M |
| ALB ALBEMARLE | $2M | $2M |
| SOLS SOLSTICE ADVANCED MATERIALS INC | $889,402 | $3M |
| LIN LINDE | $2M | $510,216 |
TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat IYM on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF | 0.03% | $41.5B | +$286M | -37bp on fee · 33× the assets · +$286M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | 0.03% | $18.2B | +$199M | -37bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$199M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF | 0.04% | $32.9B | +$497M | -36bp on fee · 26× the assets · +$497M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.7B | +$575M | -36bp on fee · 19× the assets · +$575M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -36bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |