This tracks how US Materials is performing against the S&P 500: the relative-strength read traders use to find sectors gaining momentum and the strongest stocks within them. Look for three things: whether it is gaining or losing ground on the index, whether the move is broad or led by a few large names, and which stocks lead on relative strength.
Current read · as at 15 Oct 2026
US Materials is underperforming the S&P 500 and losing ground (the lagging zone of the rotation chart). It is down 8.5% over the past month but up 7.2% year to date. 3 of 20 stocks are above their 50-day average, with only a minority participating. On 3-month relative strength, WPM.US, NEM.US and FNV.US lead the sector.
Relative strength is measured against S&P 500, centred at 100. Above 100 means it outpaced the benchmark.
Performance charts
Rebased to 100 vs S&P 500
End of day
Equal-weight tracks the typical stock (sector breadth); Cap-weight is driven by the largest names. The gap between them shows how broad the move is.
US Materials vs S&P 500
Rising = outperforming
100 = matches benchmark. Above = outpacing it; below = lagging.
Equal-weight minus cap-weight
Participation, not a forecast
Above zero = broad participation (typical stock leading the largest names); below zero = narrow, megacap-driven.
What's underneath the leaders
End of day
Latest-day drivers
- WPM.US-4.74%-0.24%
- B.US-4.02%-0.20%
- FCX.US-3.87%-0.19%
Top 3 account for 33% of the total move.
Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move.
Emerging leaders (3-month rank)
- 1WPM.US+18
- 2NEM.US+15
- 3FNV.US+15
- 4FCX.US+8
- 5AU.US+15
Rank 1 = strongest 3-month move. Delta is the rank change; positive means improving.
Breadth and Effective N measure how widely the basket is moving right now — a participation gauge, not a forecast.
Constituents
Weights and contribution to the basket move
APD.US | Air Products and Chemicals Inc | $292.53 | +1.24% | 5.0% | +0.06% |
AU.US | AngloGold Ashanti plc | $88.84 | -3.07% | 5.0% | -0.15% |
B.US | Barrick Mining Corporation | $38.89 | -4.02% | 5.0% | -0.20% |
BHP.US | BHP Group Limited | $83.26 | -1.99% | 5.0% | -0.10% |
CRH.US | CRH PLC | $79.20 | -1.17% | 5.0% | -0.06% |
CTVA.US | Corteva Inc | $13.40 | +0.30% | 5.0% | +0.01% |
ECL.US | Ecolab Inc | $287.71 | +0.72% | 5.0% | +0.04% |
FCX.US | Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc | $69.62 | -3.87% | 5.0% | -0.19% |
FNV.US | Franco-Nevada Corporation | $235.05 | -3.61% | 5.0% | -0.18% |
LIN.US | Linde plc Ordinary Shares | $492.70 | +0.12% | 5.0% | +0.01% |
MLM.US | Martin Marietta Materials Inc | $471.10 | -0.28% | 5.0% | -0.01% |
MT.US | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | $62.49 | -1.54% | 5.0% | -0.08% |
NEM.US | Newmont Goldcorp Corp | $111.56 | -3.49% | 5.0% | -0.17% |
NUE.US | Nucor Corp | $257.11 | +1.30% | 5.0% | +0.07% |
RIO.US | Rio Tinto ADR | $91.25 | -1.94% | 5.0% | -0.10% |
SCCO.US | Southern Copper Corporation | $200.68 | -3.25% | 5.0% | -0.16% |
SHW.US | Sherwin-Williams Co | $324.54 | +0.14% | 5.0% | +0.01% |
VALE.US | Vale SA ADR | $13.21 | -1.20% | 5.0% | -0.06% |
VMC.US | Vulcan Materials Company | $241.77 | -0.73% | 5.0% | -0.04% |
WPM.US | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | $129.58 | -4.74% | 5.0% | -0.24% |
APD.US
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
- Last
- $292.53
- 1D
- +1.24%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.06%
AU.US
AngloGold Ashanti plc
- Last
- $88.84
- 1D
- -3.07%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.15%
B.US
Barrick Mining Corporation
- Last
- $38.89
- 1D
- -4.02%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.20%
BHP.US
BHP Group Limited
- Last
- $83.26
- 1D
- -1.99%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.10%
CRH.US
CRH PLC
- Last
- $79.20
- 1D
- -1.17%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.06%
CTVA.US
Corteva Inc
- Last
- $13.40
- 1D
- +0.30%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.01%
ECL.US
Ecolab Inc
- Last
- $287.71
- 1D
- +0.72%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.04%
FCX.US
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc
- Last
- $69.62
- 1D
- -3.87%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.19%
FNV.US
Franco-Nevada Corporation
- Last
- $235.05
- 1D
- -3.61%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.18%
LIN.US
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
- Last
- $492.70
- 1D
- +0.12%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.01%
MLM.US
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- Last
- $471.10
- 1D
- -0.28%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.01%
MT.US
ArcelorMittal SA ADR
- Last
- $62.49
- 1D
- -1.54%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.08%
NEM.US
Newmont Goldcorp Corp
- Last
- $111.56
- 1D
- -3.49%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.17%
NUE.US
Nucor Corp
- Last
- $257.11
- 1D
- +1.30%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.07%
RIO.US
Rio Tinto ADR
- Last
- $91.25
- 1D
- -1.94%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.10%
SCCO.US
Southern Copper Corporation
- Last
- $200.68
- 1D
- -3.25%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.16%
SHW.US
Sherwin-Williams Co
- Last
- $324.54
- 1D
- +0.14%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.01%
VALE.US
Vale SA ADR
- Last
- $13.21
- 1D
- -1.20%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.06%
VMC.US
Vulcan Materials Company
- Last
- $241.77
- 1D
- -0.73%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.04%
WPM.US
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
- Last
- $129.58
- 1D
- -4.74%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- -0.24%
Last price shown at full precision. Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move. A dash marks data pending after the latest end-of-day refresh.
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Equal weighted. Membership is recalculated nightly from end-of-day data: active US common stocks in the Basic Materials sector with a market cap of at least USD 1 billion and a 90-day average daily value traded of at least USD 5 million, ranked by market cap, top 20. The published index is equal-weighted, tracking the typical stock; a market-cap-weighted companion line (capped at 20% per stock) is shown for comparison. The gap between the two is a participation gauge, not a forecast.