IYM vs. VAW ETF Comparison

Comparison of iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM) to Vanguard Materials ETF - DNQ (VAW)

IYM

iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF

IYM Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the basic materials sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the underlying index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the basic materials sector of the U.S. equity market. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$145.95

Average Daily Volume

12,380

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

VAW

Vanguard Materials ETF - DNQ

VAW Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Materials 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$209.10

Average Daily Volume

29,843

Number of Holdings ^*

116

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	IYM	VAW
30 Days	-4.88%	-3.18%
60 Days	-0.14%	0.29%
90 Days	2.03%	3.41%
12 Months	13.71%	18.19%

31 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in IYM	Weight in VAW	Overlap
AA	A	1.71%	0.66%	0.66%
ALB	B	1.98%	0.68%	0.68%
APD	A	8.43%	4.84%	4.84%
ASH	F	0.65%	0.28%	0.28%
AVY	D	2.54%	1.17%	1.17%
CC	C	0.48%	0.19%	0.19%
CE	F	1.33%	0.96%	0.96%
CF	A	2.59%	1.05%	1.05%
CLF	F	0.91%	0.43%	0.43%
ECL	D	7.43%	4.43%	4.43%
EMN	D	1.95%	0.87%	0.87%
ESI	B	1.05%	0.44%	0.44%
FCX	F	7.45%	4.54%	4.54%
FMC	D	1.14%	0.57%	0.57%
HUN	F	0.52%	0.25%	0.25%
IFF	D	2.7%	1.78%	1.78%
IP	A	3.26%	1.29%	1.29%
LIN	D	21.46%	15.38%	15.38%
LYB	F	2.68%	1.59%	1.59%
MOS	D	1.39%	0.6%	0.6%
MP	C	0.4%	0.16%	0.16%
NEM	D	3.53%	3.68%	3.53%
NEU	D	0.61%	0.27%	0.27%
NUE	D	3.6%	2.39%	2.39%
OLN	F	0.81%	0.34%	0.34%
RGLD	C	1.52%	0.5%	0.5%
RS	B	2.93%	1.15%	1.15%
SMG	C	0.52%	0.26%	0.26%
STLD	B	3.39%	1.37%	1.37%
WLK	F	0.7%	0.36%	0.36%
X	C	1.34%	0.61%	0.61%

IYM Overweight 4 Positions Relative to VAW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
FAST	B	4.33%
RBC	A	1.47%
HXL	F	0.81%
TKR	F	0.8%

IYM Underweight 85 Positions Relative to VAW

Symbol	Grade	Weight
SHW	C	-6.06%
CTVA	C	-2.98%
MLM	B	-2.56%
VMC	B	-2.54%
DOW	F	-2.44%
DD	D	-2.43%
PPG	F	-2.05%
SW	A	-1.88%
PKG	A	-1.44%
BALL	D	-1.29%
RPM	B	-1.15%
AMCR	C	-1.13%
CCK	D	-0.79%
ATR	B	-0.78%
EXP	B	-0.68%
GPK	D	-0.61%
AXTA	B	-0.59%
BERY	C	-0.56%
CRS	A	-0.49%
ATI	C	-0.46%
LPX	B	-0.45%
CMC	B	-0.43%
CBT	C	-0.42%
SUM	B	-0.41%
BCPC	B	-0.38%
KNF	B	-0.37%
SEE	D	-0.37%
SON	D	-0.36%
SLGN	A	-0.31%
AVNT	B	-0.3%
FUL	F	-0.28%
HL	C	-0.27%
HCC	B	-0.23%
SLVM	B	-0.21%
IOSP	C	-0.19%
SXT	C	-0.19%
ARCH	B	-0.18%
CDE	C	-0.18%
MTX	C	-0.17%
AMR	C	-0.16%
MTRN	C	-0.15%
HWKN	B	-0.15%
KWR	C	-0.15%
PRM	C	-0.13%
OI	D	-0.12%
PCT	B	-0.11%
GEF	A	-0.11%
SCL	D	-0.11%
NGVT	B	-0.1%
TROX	D	-0.1%
WS	B	-0.09%
USLM	B	-0.09%
ASPN	F	-0.08%
KALU	C	-0.08%
CENX	B	-0.07%
TRS	B	-0.07%
MATV	F	-0.06%
SXC	A	-0.06%
OEC	C	-0.06%
RYI	C	-0.05%
KOP	C	-0.05%
IE	D	-0.05%
ECVT	C	-0.05%
GATO	C	-0.05%
ASIX	B	-0.05%
HAYN	A	-0.05%
PTVE	B	-0.04%
MTUS	D	-0.04%
ZEUS	C	-0.03%
MYE	F	-0.03%
LXU	C	-0.03%
CLW	F	-0.03%
RDUS	C	-0.03%
CMP	C	-0.03%
PLL	D	-0.02%
IPI	B	-0.02%
MERC	F	-0.02%
KRO	F	-0.02%
PACK	B	-0.02%
METC	C	-0.02%
AVD	C	-0.01%
TSE	F	-0.01%
ORGN	D	-0.01%
FEAM	F	-0.0%
DNMR	F	-0.0%