Sector

Materials & Mining ETFs

Chemicals-heavy broad materials funds and pure metals and mining funds are two different assets. One is industrial cyclicality, the other is commodity price beta.

Theme performance

Equal-weighted across every fund in this objective

1Y: +38.4%
5Y ann.: +16.7%
10Y ann.: —
All-time ann.: —

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GDX

VanEck Gold Miners ETF

VanEck

Large-cap gold miners — operationally leveraged to the gold price, both directions.

Fee: 0.51%
AUM: $21.4B
Yield: 0.8%

1Y: +96.4%
5Y ann.: +21.4%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

XLB

Materials Select Sector SPDR

SPDR

S&P 500 materials: chemicals-dominated with some mining and packaging.

Fee: 0.08%
AUM: $5.2B
Yield: 1.9%

1Y: +7.1%
5Y ann.: +9.8%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

COPX

Global X Copper Miners ETF

Global X

Global copper miners, the cleanest listed play on electrification demand.

Fee: 0.65%
AUM: $3.1B
Yield: 1.4%

1Y: +28.6%
5Y ann.: +16.1%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —

XME

SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

SPDR

Equal-weighted US metals and mining: steel, coal, aluminium and gold.

Fee: 0.35%
AUM: $2.4B
Yield: 0.8%

1Y: +21.4%
5Y ann.: +19.6%
10Y ann.: —
Max ann.: —