United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions About USLM

What does USLM invest in?

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) operates as a domestic producer and supplier of a diverse range of lime and limestone products. The company sources limestone through its open-pit quarries and an underground mine, subsequently processing it into various forms such as pulverized limestone, quicklime, hydrated lime, and lime slurry. These essential materials are distributed to a wide array of customers, including the construction sector (for roads, highways, and buildings), industrial clients (like paper and glass manufacturers), environmental applications (suchprising municipal sanitation, water treatment, and flue gas treatment), steel producers, oil and gas service companies, roof shingle manufacturers, and agricultural producers for poultry and cattle feed. Furthermore, USLM holds royalty and non-operating working interests in natural gas wells situated in the Barnett Shale Formation of Johnson County, Texas. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

What is the expense ratio of USLM?

An expense ratio for United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (USLM) is not available from our data sources — neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

What is USLM's dividend yield?

USLM's trailing-twelve-month yield is 0.22%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of USLM?

Effective duration measures USLM's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. USLM's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of USLM?

USLM's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of USLM?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from USLM if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. USLM's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.