Basic Materials Fund
Data updated: 2026-08-21
C000010428 — Basic Materials Fund. Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Materials Equity · $9.47M AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000010428 Fund Overview
Basic Materials Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Rydex Variable Trust, categorised as Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Rydex Variable Trust
- Category: Global (incl. US) Mid Cap Blend / Core Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $9.47M
- 1-year return: 29.7%
- SEC CIK: 0001064046
- SEC series ID: S000003759
- Share class ID: C000010428
C000010428 Investment Objective and Strategy
Basic Materials Fund describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Rydex Variable Trust.
Investment objective
The Basic Materials Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide capital appreciation by investing in companies engaged in the mining, manufacture, or sale of basic materials, such as lumber, steel, iron, aluminum, concrete, chemicals and other basic building and manufacturing materials (Basic Materials Companies).
Principal investment strategy
Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests substantially all (at least 80%) of its net assets in equity securities of Basic Materials Companies that are traded in the United States and in derivatives, which primarily consist of futures contracts and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. The Advisor employs a proprietary quantitative and qualitative methodology to identify Basic Materials Companies in which to invest. The methodology utilizes screens based on price, liquidity, and tradability. The securities are then weighted using a proprietary modified capitalization weighting methodology. The portfolio may be further adjusted to comply with regulatory investment limitations or as determined appropriate by the Advisor. The Fund may invest to a significant extent in the securities of Basic Materials Companies that have small to mid-sized capitalizations.
Basic Materials Companies are engaged in the manufacture, mining, processing, or distribution of raw materials and intermediate goods used in the industrials sector, and may be involved in the production and transportation of metals, textiles, and wood products. The Fund also may purchase American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to gain exposure to foreign Basic Materials Companies and U.S. government securities. Investments in derivative instruments, such as futures and options, have the economic effect of creating financial leverage in the Funds portfolio because such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount the Fund has invested in those instruments. Financial leverage will magnify, sometimes significantly, the Funds exposure to any increase or decrease in prices associated with a particular reference asset resulting in increased volatility in the value of the Funds portfolio.
The value of the Funds portfolio is likely to experience greater volatility over short-term periods. While such financial leverage has the potential to produce greater gains, it also may result in greater losses, which in some cases may cause the Fund to liquidate other portfolio investments at a loss to comply with limits on leverage imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940, satisfy margin or collateral requirements, or meet redemption requests. In an effort to ensure that the Fund is fully invested on a day-to-day basis, the Fund may conduct any necessary trading activity at or just prior to the close of the U.S. financial markets. As of March 31, 2026, the Fund has significant exposure to the Materials Sector, as that sector is defined by the Global Industry Classification Standard, a widely recognized industry classification methodology developed by MSCI, Inc.
and Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. Also, as of March 31, 2026, the Fund's investments are concentrated (i.e., more than 25% of its assets) in securities issued by companies in the Chemicals Industry and Metals & Mining Industry, separate industries within the Materials Sector.
C000010428 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Basic Materials Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Linde PLC | 4.16% |
| Newmont Corp. | 2.63% |
| Sherwin-Williams Company (the) | 2.46% |
| Freeport-Mcmoran, Inc. | 2.44% |
| Ecolab, Inc. | 2.28% |
| Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. | 2.21% |
| Corteva, Inc. | 2.14% |
| Nucor Corp. | 1.72% |
| Vulcan Materials Company | 1.69% |
| Anglogold Ashanti PLC | 1.63% |
C000010428 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Basic Materials Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.2% |
C000010428 Performance
Total returns for C000010428 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 7.4% |
| 1 year | 29.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 13.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 7.6% |
C000010428 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000010428, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 24.3%
C000010428 Costs and Fees
C000010428 costs about $178 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.78%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.83%
- Portfolio turnover: 103%
- Brokerage commissions: 4.48 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000010428 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, Basic Materials Fund had net inflows of $2.81M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | −$756.05K |
| 2026-05 | −$698.50K |
| 2026-04 | $1.19M |
| 2026-03 | −$1.50M |
| 2026-02 | $427.44K |
| 2026-01 | $2.52M |
C000010428 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Basic Materials Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000010428 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Basic Materials Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-28
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-29
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-21
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-06-01
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-03-02
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-13
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.