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Sectors · MATERIALS
What this page tells you: how the Materials sector ranks vs the US equity market, how healthy the move is inside, and which stocks are leading it.
Hot leader. Materials is the 3rd-strongest US sector, trailing SPY by -2.0pp on a 12-month performance score that leans toward recent action. The sector has climbed 1 rank in the last 21 trading days — momentum is on its side. Use the panels below to confirm whether the move is broad or narrow, where the heaviest volume is flowing, and which stocks sit at the front of the move.
Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) is sliding lower — down 2.5% over the past 50 trading days — and sits 5% off its 12-month peak. Daily swings average 1.96%, so the tape is active. (As of June 23, 2026.)
Of the 174 stocks in Materials, 36% trade above their 50-day average and 49% above their 200-day. 17% sit within 10% of a fresh 52-week high. 4 new 20-day highs against 26 new lows today.
Steel Works Etc leads inside Materials, running +15.6pp ahead of SPY over the past 3 months.
| Industry | 3m excess | 6m excess | Names | Top constituents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Works Etc | +15.6pp | +32.0pp | 31 | OCCFRDNWPX |
| Rubber & Plastic Products | +6.2pp | +34.1pp | 11 | ENTGNPONWL |
| Non-Metallic & Industrial Metal Mining | +3.4pp | +12.2pp | 43 | NUCLELVRALOY |
| Construction Materials | +1.3pp | -4.1pp | 19 | LEGHJHXCVCO |
| Business Supplies | -0.7pp | -13.8pp | 11 | PACKMAGNREYN |
Materials traded $25.08B today — trading heavy at 141.74× the 30-day average — capturing 2.8% of all market volume. 1 accumulation days against 15 distribution days lately, an accum/dist ratio of 0.07.
Inside Materials, OCC (98), LWLG (98), and HYMC (97) lead by IBD relative-strength percentile.
| # | Ticker | IBD %ile | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | OCC | 98 | $19.80 | |
| 72 | LWLG | 98 | $9.26 | |
| 115 | HYMC | 97 | $23.14 | |
| 146 | NWPX | 96 | $138.62 | |
| 174 | GLW | 95 | $194.07 |
Composite RS uses IBD-style multi-horizon weights (3m / 6m / 9m / 12m at 0.4 / 0.2 / 0.2 / 0.2, recency-weighted). Per-horizon RS is each sector ETF's excess return vs SPY over that lookback, from daily price history. Leader counts cross-reference the daily stock RS leaderboard with each sector's GICS membership. Ranks are recomputed every trading day. Read how to read sector rotation, or hunt one level down on industries and leaders.