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iShares U.S. Basic Materials (IYM)

Materials ETF · iShares (BlackRock) · NYSE ARCA · 42 holdings
$179.90 ▲ +0.66 (0.37%)
At close · USD · Volume 290,000
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$139.76 – $197.36
Day's range
$177.98 – $181.61
1-year total return
+30.5%

IYM price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

IYM fund facts

FundiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF
TickerIYM · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)iShares (BlackRock)
Category (by our rules)Materials
Expense ratio0.38%
Holdings42
Net assets (fund, SEC)$1.2B
Yield (last 12 months)1.28%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$139.76 – $197.36
Average volume (3 months)210,326
First price in our data20 Jun 2000
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
−1.4%
3 months
−2.1%
6 months
−2.8%
Year to date
+17.8%
1 year
+30.5%
3 years a year
+14.4%
5 years a year
+7.3%
10 years a year
+10.7%
Volatility (1 year)
20.5%
Largest drop, last year
−13.6%
Largest drop in our data
−67.8%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 6 Nov 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.38% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $38 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 25 Aug 2025 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
2.30 USD
Yield on today's price
1.28%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
15 Sep 2026
Full IYM dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from our market-data provider.

IYM top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY LIN 20.35%
2 NEWMONT CORPORATION NEM 9.28%
3 FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. FCX 8.33%
4 ECOLAB INC. ECL 6.44%
5 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. APD 5.01%
6 NUCOR CORPORATION NUE 4.53%
7 FASTENAL COMPANY FAST 4.48%
8 ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 3.40%
9 STEEL DYNAMICS, INC. STLD 3.13%
10 CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2.60%
The top 10 make up 67.5% of the fund, out of 42 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 73% of IYM by weight (15 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 51 out of 100.

Undervalued 16%Fair 84%Overvalued 0%
Materials 94%Industrials 6%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 Jul 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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IYM: frequently asked questions

What is IYM?

IYM is the iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF, issued by iShares (BlackRock), listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Materials". Its latest SEC filing lists 42 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of IYM?

IYM charges 0.38% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 25 Aug 2025. On $10,000 that is about $38 a year in fund costs.

Does IYM pay dividends?

Yes. IYM paid 2.30 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.28% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 15 Sep 2026.

What does IYM hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (20.4%), NEWMONT CORPORATION (9.3%), FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC. (8.3%). The top 10 together make up 67.5% of the fund.

How has IYM performed?

Total return including distributions to 6 Nov 2026: 1 year +30.5%, 3 years +14.4% a year, 5 years +7.3% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside IYM?

We score 73% of the fund by weight (15 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 51 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from our market-data provider; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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