Linde

Sherwin-Williams

Air Products and Chemicals

Freeport-McMoRan

Ecolab

Corteva Inc

Vulcan Materials

Martin Marietta Materials

Nucor

Newmont Mining

Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLB tracks a market-cap-weighted index of US basic materials companies. The fund includes only the materials components of the S&P 500.

A dashboard with metrics in materials industries. Value and quality scores, and their evolution since last month. A list of cheap stocks.

XLB: Materials Dashboard For December

Albemarle

Huntsman

MDU Resources Group

RPM International

Scotts Miracle-Gro

Steel Dynamics

Univar

These are the materials stocks with the best value, fastest growth, and most momentum for January.

Top Materials Stocks for January 2021

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF

iShares Transportation Average ETF

VanEck Vectors Retail ETF

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

While most of the ETFs have been surging over the past month, there are some hidden gems or Secret Santa as we call them that could surprise investors with big returns this Christmas based on the current trends.

6 Secret Santa ETFs to Add Cheer to Your Portfolio

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund

The key U.S. Index S&P 500 has added as much as 13.8% this year with the technology sector clearly beating the 10 other constituent sectors.

A Look Back At the S&P 500 Sector ETFs in 2020

Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

Vanguard Materials ETF

Let's look at a few material ETFs that are worth adding to your portfolio as the sector is anticipated to remain a hot space for investments amid the worsening global health crisis.

Here's Why Material ETFs are Worth Your Attention Now

National Securities' Art Hogan lays out his 2021 road map as a possible great market rotation to value over growth gets underway.

Three sectors will benefit from ‘exponential growth' in the economy in 2021, National Securities' Art Hogan says

The string of upbeat results led to smooth trading in materials ETFs over the past month.

Spate of Upbeat Q3 Earnings Fueling Material ETFs

Post-election uncertainty isn't derailing the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB). In fact, the largest ETF dedicated to materials stocks hit a record high on Thursday, indicating that markets may be pricing in a victory by the Democratic presidential nominee, and a subsequent cyclical rally.

A Surprise Sector ETF is Rallying to Record Highs

This five-stock trading strategy with the Materials Sector stocks of the S&P 500 produces much higher returns than the Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund. The universe from which stocks are selected holds point in time the S&P 500 non-energy materials stocks of FactSet's Reverse Business Industry Classification System.

Profiting From Trading Stocks Of The S&P 500 Materials Sector

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

Invesco QQQ

This week, the main indexes all consolidated gains.

This Week, It's All About Consolidation (The ETF Trader And Investor For 10/18-10/22)

DuPont de Nemours

Dow Inc

New Linde PLC

With positive earnings estimate revision and earnings surprises in the cards, materials ETFs might continue to see smooth trading in the weeks ahead.

ETFs to Watch on Likely Q3 Earnings Surprise for Materials

Vanguard Real Estate ETF

There was a fair amount of bearishness on last week's index charts.

Be A Cautious Bull (The ETF Trader And Investor For 10/12-10/16)

XLB - Materials Dashboard For October

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

iShares Micro-Cap ETF

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

The general trend during the last month is that treasuries are modestly lower and equity indexes are higher.

New Positions Are Warranted, But Defensive Sector Strength Signals Modest Caution (The ETF Trader And Investor For The Week Of 10/5-10/9)

The markets responded to the upside during Monday’s trading session on the news that U.S. president Donald Trump returned back to the White House after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. One of the sectors ticking higher was materials, which fed into strength for certain exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Is It Time to Get Materialistic With ETFs?

The materials Sector SPDR ETF rose 2% midday Monday, the strongest performer among the 11 funds tracking sectors of the S&P 500 . It was the fund's biggest gain in five weeks.

Materials ETFs see biggest gain in five weeks on hopes for economy

In terms of financial market seasonality, October is an interesting month. The tenth month is known to have given birth to some of the most dramatic market declines, but over the past two decades, the S&P 500 averages October gains of 1.2%.

4 Sector ETFs For October: Rely On Tech

SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in August as historically low interest rates boosted homebuilding.

Housing boost U.S. construction spending in August

Invesco DB Base Metals Fund

Commodity prices have risen from lockdown lows, although they may be topping for now.

Basic Materials And Industrials Sector Overview For September 2020

Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF

iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF

Paper and packaging stocks jumped Friday, buoying exchange-traded funds that focus on timber and materials.

Timber, materials ETFs higher on paper demand

Tech isn’t the only sector outperforming so far this year.

Best & Worst Sector ETFs Of The Year

XLB - Materials Dashboard For September

Bullish chart patterns suggest that this relatively under-followed segment could be the one to watch over the weeks and months ahead.

Charts Suggest That Materials Sector Is Headed Higher

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

One indication of a blow-off top is when exchange-traded fund buying gets crazy. This was the case ahead of the last week's selloff.

Markets Tend to Fall After Huge ETF Buying

SPDR Gold Trust

Last week’s late financial news might help explain both the record-breaking rally in tech shares over the past month as well as the sharp market decline at the end of last week.

News for Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLB)