IYM - iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
Assets | $782.40M |
NAV | $130.40 |
Expense Ratio | 0.43% |
PE Ratio | 28.71 |
Beta (5Y) | 1.16 |
Dividend (ttm) | $1.66 |
Dividend Yield | 1.27% |
Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 25, 2021 |
1-Year Return | - |
Trading Day | April 20 |
Last Price | $128.71 |
Previous Close | $130.38 |
Change ($) | -1.67 |
Change (%) | -1.28% |
Day's Open | 130.36 |
Day's Range | 128.31 - 130.36 |
Day's Volume | 55,329 |
52-Week Range | 73.12 - 131.33 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index composed of U.S. equities in the basic materials sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. The underlying index measures the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.
Asset Class Equity | Sector Materials |
Region North America | Inception Date Jun 12, 2000 |
Exchange NYSEARCA | Ticker Symbol IYM |
Index Tracked Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index |
Top 10 Holdings
70.20% of assetsName | Symbol | Weight |
---|---|---|
Linde | LIN | 18.38% |
Air Products & Chemicals | APD | 7.71% |
Freeport-McMoRan | FCX | 6.75% |
Ecolab | ECL | 6.73% |
Newmont Goldcorp | NEM | 6.35% |
Dow Inc | DOW | 5.85% |
DuPont | DD | 5.03% |
PPG Industries | PPG | 4.81% |
International Flavors & Fragrances | IFF | 4.31% |
Corteva | CTVA | 4.29% |
Dividends
Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
---|---|---|
Mar 25, 2021 | $0.421 | Mar 31, 2021 |
Dec 14, 2020 | $0.419 | Dec 18, 2020 |
Sep 23, 2020 | $0.407 | Sep 29, 2020 |
Jun 15, 2020 | $0.41 | Jun 19, 2020 |
Mar 25, 2020 | $0.341 | Mar 31, 2020 |
Dec 16, 2019 | $0.624 | Dec 20, 2019 |
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