Basic Materials is trading at 73.24 as of the 28th of July 2025; that is 0.63 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The fund's open price was 72.78. Basic Materials has less than a 16 % chance of experiencing some financial distress in the next two years of operation and had a solid performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 29th of April 2025 and ending today, the 28th of July 2025. Click here to learn more.
The fund invests substantially all of its net assets in equity securities of Basic Materials Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives. It may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Basic Materials Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations. More on Basic Materials Fund
Basic Materials Fund [RYBAX] is traded in USA and was established 28th of July 2025. Basic Materials is listed under Rydex Funds category by Fama And French industry classification. The fund is listed under Natural Resources category and is part of Rydex Funds family. This fund at this time has accumulated 32.83 M in assets with no minimum investment requirementsBasic Materials is currently producing year-to-date (YTD) return of 13.28% with the current yeild of 0.0%, while the total return for the last 3 years was 9.52%.
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Sector Allocation
Investors will always prefer to have their portfolios divercified against different sectors. The broad sector allocation increases the possibility of making a profit or at least avoiding a loss. However, this may also reduce the expected return on Basic Mutual Fund. Generally, it depends on diversification level and type but usually, the broader the sector allocation, the less risk can be expected from holding Basic Mutual Fund, and the less return is expected.
Institutional investors that are interested in enforcing a sector tilt in their portfolio can use exchange-traded funds, such as Basic Materials Fund Mutual Fund, as a low-cost alternative to building a custom portfolio. So, using sector ETFs to diversify your portfolio can be a profitable strategy. However, no matter what sectors are desirable at a given time, no single industry should ever make up more than 20 percent of your stock portfolio.
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