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 3 July 2026
US Materials is underperforming the S&P 500 but gaining ground (the improving zone of the rotation chart). It is down 3.5% over the past month but up 12.8% year to date. 7 of 20 stocks are above their 50-day average, with only a minority participating. On 3-month relative strength, NUE.US, MT.US and BHP.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
- MT.US+6.99%+0.35%
- B.US+4.83%+0.24%
- AU.US+4.65%+0.23%
Top 3 account for 30% of the total move.
Contribution is each holding's weight times its one-day move.
Emerging leaders (3-month rank)
- 1NUE.US+13
- 2MT.US+6
- 3BHP.US+2
- 4LIN.US+7
- 5APD.US+5
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 | $314.19 | +2.54% | 5.0% | +0.13% |
AU.US | AngloGold Ashanti plc | $84.65 | +4.65% | 5.0% | +0.23% |
B.US | Barrick Mining Corporation | $38.21 | +4.83% | 5.0% | +0.24% |
BHP.US | BHP Group Limited | $83.33 | +1.35% | 5.0% | +0.07% |
CRH.US | CRH PLC ADR | $107.53 | +2.22% | 5.0% | +0.11% |
CTVA.US | Corteva Inc | $85.80 | +2.71% | 5.0% | +0.14% |
ECL.US | Ecolab Inc | $283.36 | +1.79% | 5.0% | +0.09% |
FCX.US | Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc | $60.97 | +0.73% | 5.0% | +0.04% |
FNV.US | Franco-Nevada Corporation | $217.58 | +4.36% | 5.0% | +0.22% |
LIN.US | Linde plc Ordinary Shares | $546.64 | +2.45% | 5.0% | +0.12% |
MLM.US | Martin Marietta Materials Inc | $599.42 | +3.48% | 5.0% | +0.17% |
MT.US | ArcelorMittal SA ADR | $63.40 | +6.99% | 5.0% | +0.35% |
NEM.US | Newmont Goldcorp Corp | $97.04 | +4.01% | 5.0% | +0.20% |
NUE.US | Nucor Corp | $220.75 | +0.79% | 5.0% | +0.04% |
RIO.US | Rio Tinto ADR | $94.42 | +1.15% | 5.0% | +0.06% |
SCCO.US | Southern Copper Corporation | $172.01 | +1.90% | 5.0% | +0.10% |
SHW.US | Sherwin-Williams Co | $352.48 | +1.86% | 5.0% | +0.09% |
VALE.US | Vale SA ADR | $14.99 | +0.60% | 5.0% | +0.03% |
VMC.US | Vulcan Materials Company | $303.19 | +2.77% | 5.0% | +0.14% |
WPM.US | Wheaton Precious Metals Corp | $115.73 | +3.85% | 5.0% | +0.19% |
APD.US
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
- Last
- $314.19
- 1D
- +2.54%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.13%
AU.US
AngloGold Ashanti plc
- Last
- $84.65
- 1D
- +4.65%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.23%
B.US
Barrick Mining Corporation
- Last
- $38.21
- 1D
- +4.83%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.24%
BHP.US
BHP Group Limited
- Last
- $83.33
- 1D
- +1.35%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.07%
CRH.US
CRH PLC ADR
- Last
- $107.53
- 1D
- +2.22%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.11%
CTVA.US
Corteva Inc
- Last
- $85.80
- 1D
- +2.71%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.14%
ECL.US
Ecolab Inc
- Last
- $283.36
- 1D
- +1.79%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.09%
FCX.US
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc
- Last
- $60.97
- 1D
- +0.73%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.04%
FNV.US
Franco-Nevada Corporation
- Last
- $217.58
- 1D
- +4.36%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.22%
LIN.US
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
- Last
- $546.64
- 1D
- +2.45%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.12%
MLM.US
Martin Marietta Materials Inc
- Last
- $599.42
- 1D
- +3.48%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.17%
MT.US
ArcelorMittal SA ADR
- Last
- $63.40
- 1D
- +6.99%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.35%
NEM.US
Newmont Goldcorp Corp
- Last
- $97.04
- 1D
- +4.01%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.20%
NUE.US
Nucor Corp
- Last
- $220.75
- 1D
- +0.79%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.04%
RIO.US
Rio Tinto ADR
- Last
- $94.42
- 1D
- +1.15%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.06%
SCCO.US
Southern Copper Corporation
- Last
- $172.01
- 1D
- +1.90%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.10%
SHW.US
Sherwin-Williams Co
- Last
- $352.48
- 1D
- +1.86%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.09%
VALE.US
Vale SA ADR
- Last
- $14.99
- 1D
- +0.60%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.03%
VMC.US
Vulcan Materials Company
- Last
- $303.19
- 1D
- +2.77%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.14%
WPM.US
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
- Last
- $115.73
- 1D
- +3.85%
- Weight
- 5.0%
- Contribution
- +0.19%
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.