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SMLVState Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF

Grow my money13y track recordRanked #849 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the total return performance of a small cap, low volatility index.

By State Street Investment Management · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.12%

#606 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$241M

#2,164 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+27.6%

Track Record

13 years

#1,059 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,401+24.0%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Low volatility

Index tracked

State Street US Small Cap Low Volatility Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 13.5% of fundwell diversified

State Street Global Advisors
7.6%
TXNM Energy Inc
0.7%
Phillips Edison & Co Inc
0.7%
Northwestern Energy Group Inc
0.7%
Argan Inc
0.7%
Sensient Technologies Corp
0.6%
Safety Insurance Group Inc
0.6%
Black Hills Corp
0.6%
City Holding Co
0.6%
Horace Mann Educators Corp
0.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.3%
Cash
0.7%

By sector

Financial Services
30.4%
Industrials
14.2%
Real Estate
12.3%
Technology
11.7%
Consumer Cyclical
8.9%
Healthcare
8.7%
Consumer Defensive
4.0%
Basic Materials
3.4%
Other
6.6%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
15.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.4%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.69Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.07Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the total return performance of a small cap, low volatility index.
Strategy
Employs a sampling strategy to track the State Street US Small Cap Low Volatility Index, investing at least 80% of assets in securities comprising the Index. May invest in a subset of securities or substantially all, based on factors like asset size. The Index measures performance of U.S. small-cap companies with low volatility, selecting stocks based on a proprietary rules-based process that increases exposure to low volatility stocks.
Inception date
February 20, 2013
Fund family
State Street Investment Management

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Data updated on 2026-06-19