iShares US Basic Materials ETF

IYM

市值 US$13.7億

The AI infrastructure selloff has hit AI-linked industrials, including copper producers, potentially setting up a buying opportunity for investors with a longer-term outlook. While modelling by Goldman Sachs estimates that AI expectations are the biggest driver of today's copper prices, S&P Global projects AI and data centers will only account for about 10%. Under S&P Global's model, eliminating the entire data-center sector, including conventional cloud and internet services, would still leave a 7.5 million-tonne annual copper supply gap by 2040, versus its baseline.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 12, 2000.

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Materials are often viewed as a sleepy, cyclical corner of the market, but the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout is adding vim and vigor to the sector.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market, the iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 12, 2000.

Aluminium prices fell sharply on Friday as Emirates Global Aluminium said it had restarted its alumina refinery in the United Arab Emirates after a ​3-1/2-month outage, in a further sign that metal production in the ‌Gulf is set to ramp back up.

Construction materials and packaging are about 10% overvalued; chemicals and mining/metals are deeply overvalued versus historical baselines. IYM offers capital-weighted exposure to Russell 1000 materials, with higher metals/mining allocation and some industrials, but higher fees and volatility than XLB. Four stocks are cheaper than their peers in June.

Looking for broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 12, 2000.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market, the iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 12, 2000.

I initiate coverage of iShares US Basic Materials ETF with a buy rating, citing strong sector momentum and market-beating returns. IYM's outperformance is driven by targeted exposure to industrial gases, gold, copper, and other metals, delivering a 35% total return over twelve months. The fund's healthy dividend growth, low expense ratio (0.38%), and superior liquidity enhance its appeal versus peers like VAW, XLB, and FMAT.