IYM ETF Analysis: U.S. Basic Materials | NYSE
Natural Resources | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 1.134m USD | 12M Return: 23.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 22.2M
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 10.5 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
The iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) is designed to track the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market, investing at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index. Because the fund is non-diversified, it can hold a more concentrated portfolio than diversified ETFs, exposing investors more directly to individual securities within the sector.
The basic materials sector includes companies involved in the production of raw inputs such as chemicals, metals, paper, and mining products, and it typically behaves as a cyclical segment tied to industrial activity and broader economic conditions.
- Steel and copper prices rise on U.S. infrastructure spending
- Housing market slowdown pressures lumber and building materials demand
- China manufacturing slowdown drags chemicals and metals revenues
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 178.04 with a total of 42,201 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +3.11%, over one month by +0.14%, over three months by -3.10% and over the past year by +23.68%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 171.00 (which is 4% or 2.4 ATR below the current price).
U.S. Basic Materials has no consensus analysts rating.