iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM)
| Assets | $568.41M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.39% |
| PE Ratio | 22.43 |
| Shares Out | 3.90M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $2.14 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.47% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Payout Ratio | 33.07% |
| Volume | 3,875 |
| Open | 144.47 |
| Previous Close | 145.69 |
| Day's Range | 144.26 - 145.04 |
| 52-Week Low | 115.07 |
| 52-Week High | 153.55 |
| Beta | 1.06 |
| Holdings | 41 |
| Inception Date | Jun 12, 2000 |
About IYM
Fund Home PageThe iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in materials equity. The fund tracks a broad, market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies that includes raw materials such as metals, chemicals and forestry products. IYM was launched on Jun 12, 2000 and is issued by BlackRock.
Top 10 Holdings
65.09% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Linde plc | LIN | 21.76% |
| Ecolab Inc. | ECL | 7.39% |
| Newmont Corporation | NEM | 7.39% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | APD | 7.27% |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. | FCX | 4.87% |
| Fastenal Company | FAST | 4.00% |
| Nucor Corporation | NUE | 3.50% |
| International Paper Company | IP | 3.29% |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. | STLD | 2.82% |
| AngloGold Ashanti plc | AU | 2.80% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2025 | $0.47443 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | $0.47787 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.57431 | Dec 20, 2024 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | $0.61172 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $0.50228 | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.45859 | Mar 27, 2024 |
Performance
IYM had a total return of 4.54% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 7.74%.
News
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IYM: Materials Dashboard For June
Construction materials stand out for strong quality and fair valuation, making them the most attractive materials subsector right now. Chemicals and mining/metals are deeply overvalued, chemicals havi...
IYM: Materials Dashboard For March
This article provides a top-down analysis of the materials sector, focusing on fundamental and momentum metrics. The construction materials industry shows significant undervaluation and good quality, ...
IYM: Materials Dashboard For December
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IYM: Materials Dashboard For September
The construction materials industry is undervalued by about 9% relative to 11-year averages and shows an excellent quality score. The mining/metals subsector is close to its historical baseline in bot...
IYM: Basic Materials ETF Is Competitive, But Not Superior
IYM is 1/10 the size of peer XLB, and there are many good reasons for that. Concentrating on the metals and mining industry within the basic materials sector can outperform the broader materials secto...
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IYM: Materials Dashboard For February
This monthly article series provides industry metrics and reviews sector ETFs in basic materials. Construction materials are the best-ranked industry regarding valuation, quality and momentum scores.
IYM: Materials Dashboard For January
Mining/metals is the best-ranked industry in value and quality scores. Construction materials look attractive too.
IYM Has Seen Gains Earlier In 2022. What To Consider Now
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iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF: A Slippery Slope
IYM is a concentrated materials sector bet that's also not particularly cost efficient. Current supply/demand challenges in the materials sector look transitory.
Basic Materials: One Of The Best Sectors To Play
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Materials ETFs see biggest gain in five weeks on hopes for economy
The materials Sector SPDR ETF rose 2% midday Monday, the strongest performer among the 11 funds tracking sectors of the S&P 500 . It was the fund's biggest gain in five weeks.
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