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Note: Sector performance is calculated based on the previous closing price of all sector constituents
Industries in This Sector
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Industry | Market Weight | Day Return | YTD Return |
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All Industries | 100% | -0.06% | 4.12% |
Specialty Chemicals | 41.42% | -0.97% | 0.29% |
Gold | 13.63% | 0.56% | 5.31% |
Copper | 10.10% | -1.84% | 24.22% |
Building Materials | 9.51% | 1.56% | 17.01% |
Steel | 7.79% | 1.76% | -4.87% |
Agricultural Inputs | 6.66% | 1.44% | -0.49% |
Chemicals | 4.46% | 0.38% | 3.45% |
Other Industrial Metals & Mining | 2.46% | 0.58% | -1.24% |
Lumber & Wood Production | 1.28% | 1.46% | -10.31% |
Aluminum | 0.75% | 3.17% | 10.02% |
Coking Coal | 0.75% | -0.11% | -2.34% |
Other Precious Metals & Mining | 0.70% | 0.42% | 22.90% |
Paper & Paper Products | 0.26% | 2.80% | 25.68% |
Silver | 0.23% | 0.47% | 14.83% |
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Largest Companies in This Sector
Name | Last Price | 1Y Target Est. | Market Weight | Market Cap | Day Change % | YTD Return | Avg. Analyst Rating |
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419.62 | 473.92 | 14.81% | Buy | ||||
113.02 | 89.16 | 6.42% | Hold | ||||
304.46 | 342.67 | 5.67% | Buy | ||||
48.78 | 52.95 | 5.16% | Buy | ||||
226.76 | 236.01 | 4.76% | Hold | ||||
79.55 | 95.06 | 4.01% | Buy | ||||
243.69 | 269.01 | 3.98% | Buy | ||||
41.05 | 63.99 | 3.48% | Hold | ||||
170.52 | 189.06 | 3.00% | Buy | ||||
56.83 | 61.00 | 2.93% | Hold |
Investing in the Basic Materials Sector
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ETF Opportunities
Name | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
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88.63 | 5.791B | 0.09% | ||
195.48 | 4.238B | 0.10% | ||
60.10 | 1.805B | 0.35% | ||
140.25 | 627.855M | 0.40% | ||
50.05 | 528.816M | 0.08% |
Mutual Fund Opportunities
Name | Last Price | Net Assets | Expense Ratio | YTD Return |
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99.53 | 4.238B | 0.10% | ||
93.70 | 925.306M | 1.24% | ||
96.93 | 925.306M | 1.24% | ||
98.26 | 925.306M | 1.24% | ||
98.97 | 925.306M | 1.24% |
Basic Materials Research
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Analyst Report: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CF Industries is a leading producer and distributor of nitrogen, which is primarily used in fertilizers. The company operates nitrogen manufacturing plants primarily in North America. CF also produces nitrogen in the United Kingdom and holds a joint venture interest in a nitrogen production facility in Trinidad and Tobago. CF makes nitrogen primarily using low-cost US natural gas as its feedstock, making CF one of the lowest-cost nitrogen producers globally. The company is also investing in carbon-free blue and green ammonia, which can be used an alternative fuel to hydrogen or as a means to transport hydrogen.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: Vulcan Materials Company
Vulcan Materials is the United States' largest producer of construction aggregates (crushed stone, sand, and gravel). Its largest markets include Texas, California, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and Alabama. In 2023, Vulcan sold 234.3 million tons of aggregates, 13.4 million tons of asphalt mix, and 7.5 million cubic yards of ready-mix. As of Dec. 31, 2022, the company had nearly 16 billion tons of aggregates reserves.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: The Mosaic Company
Formed in 2004 by the combination of IMC Global and Cargill's fertilizer business, Mosaic is one of the largest phosphate and potash producers in the world. The company's assets include phosphate rock mines in Florida, Brazil, and Peru and potash mines in Saskatchewan, New Mexico, and Brazil. Mosaic also runs a large fertilizer distribution operation in Brazil through its Mosiac Fertilizantes business, which the company acquired from Vale in 2018.
RatingPrice TargetAnalyst Report: Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle is one of the world's largest lithium producers. In the lithium industry, the majority of demand comes from batteries, where lithium is used as the energy storage material, particularly in electric vehicles. Albemarle is a fully integrated lithium producer. Its upstream resources include salt brine deposits in Chile and the US and two hard rock mines in Australia, both of which are joint ventures. The company operates lithium refining plants in Chile, the US, Australia, and China. Albemarle is a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. It is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
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