Investors are spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting for the Basic Materials Exchange-traded funds (ETF). Given the diversified and wide variety of basic materials companies that cover a wide range of relevant products and services, there are several ETFs which can be picked by the investors in the basic materials. This article provides the list of ETFs which belong to the Basic Materials category and are available for trading in the U.S. capital markets. Following is the list of all 14 exchange-traded funds that FKnol has in its database for ETFs which belong to the Basic Materials category:
The Global X China Materials ETF tracks a cap-weighted index of investable Chinese materials companies. The fund invests across the market-cap spectrum. ...Full Details
The ProShares Short Basic Materials ETF provides daily inverse exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that measures the performance of companies involved in the production of metals, chemicals and paper products. ...Full Details
The ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials ETF provides -2x exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that measures the performance of companies involved in the production of certain metals, chemicals and paper products. ...Full Details
The ProShares Ultra Basic Materials ETF provides 2x leveraged exposure to a market-cap-weighted index that measures the performance of companies involved in the production of certain metals, chemicals and paper products. ...Full Details
The Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies. The fund includes only the materials components of the S&P 500. ...Full Details ...Candlestick Patterns.
The Invesco S&P Equal Weight Materials ETF tracks an index of US materials companies. The underlying index is an equal-weighted version of the materials components of the S&P 500. ...Full Details
The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Sector ETF tracks a broad, market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies that includes coal companies. ...Full Details
The John Hancock Multifactor Materials ETF tracks an index of large- and midcap US equities from the materials sector. The index selects stocks by market caps and weights them by multiple factors: size, value, profitability and momentum. ...Full Details
The Invesco DWA Basic Materials Momentum Portfolio tracks an index of US basic materials firms selected and weighted by price momentum. ...Full Details
The First Trust Materials AlphaDEX ETF tracks an index of US basic materials companies that are selected and weighted using a proprietary strategy focused on growth and value metrics. ...Full Details
The basic industries ETF simply pick and choose companies belonging to the large basic materials sector to invest the money that is collected from the ETF investors. Since there are several specialized stock market indexes which are focused on the basic materials sector, a few of these ETFs may simply take a passive investment approach and replicate those basic materials sector specific indexes. Others may have their own dedicated teams for researching and picking their own set of basic materials stocks. While it may appear to be a well-diversified sector ideal for investment, one must note that what they receive is the average performance of the overall basic materials basket of stocks. It is possible that iron and steel stocks may generate high returns, but zinc and magnesium stock prices may tank leading to a net average nullification for returns.
Where do Basic Materials ETFs Invest?
A long list of companies and different financial instruments exist where the Basic Materials exchange-traded funds may invest the money collected from the ETF investors. Below is a small sample of companies whose stocks may qualify for investment by Basic Materials ETFs, though there can be many more businesses and financial instruments where these ETFs can park the capital for returns: ▶ Peabody Energy Corporation (BTU): Peabody Energy Corporation engages in coal mining business. The company operates through six segments: Powder River Basin Mining, Midwestern U.S. Mining, Western U.S. Mining, Australian Metallurgical Mining, Au....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ CONSOL Energy Inc. (CEIX): CONSOL Energy Inc. produces and exports bituminous coal. It owns and operates its mining operations in the Northern Appalachian Basin. The company owns and operates the Pennsylvania Mining Complex (PAMC), which....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (HCC): Warrior Met Coal, Inc. produces and exports metallurgical coal for the steel industry. It operates two underground mines located in Alabama. The company sells its metallurgical coal to a customer base of blast ....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Americas Silver Corporation (USAS): Americas Silver Corporation engages in the acquisition, evaluation, exploration, development, and operation of precious metals and polymetallic mineral properties in the Americas. It principally owns 100% interests in the Nuestra Señora silver-zinc-copper-lead mine, San Rafael silver-zinc-lead mine, and Zone 120 silver-copper exploration project located in Sinaloa, Mexico. It also operates ....Full Details....Dividend History
▶ Ramaco Resources, Inc. (METC): Ramaco Resources, Inc. produces and sells metallurgical coal in the United States. The company's development portfolio includes the Elk Creek project consisting of approximately 18,728 acres of controlled miner....Full Details....Dividend History