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SMLVState Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF

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Tracks the total return performance of a small cap, low volatility index.

By State Street Investment Management · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.12%

#509 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$256M

#2,239 of 6,040 · mid-size

Return (1Y)

+20.5%

Track Record

13 years

#1,052 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,530+15.3%

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

What's inside

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

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 11.4% of funddiversified

State Street Global Advisors
4.7%
Argan Inc
1.1%
Tower Semiconductor Ltd
0.8%
TTM Technologies Inc
0.8%
Phillips Edison & Co Inc
0.7%
TXNM Energy Inc
0.7%
Northwestern Energy Group Inc
0.7%
Sonoco Products Co
0.7%
Black Hills Corp
0.6%
Spire Inc
0.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.4%
Cash
0.6%

By sector

Financial Services
31.6%
Industrials
14.6%
Technology
11.9%
Real Estate
10.9%
Healthcare
9.2%
Consumer Cyclical
8.6%
Basic Materials
3.4%
Consumer Defensive
3.4%
Other
6.4%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
13.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-42.5%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.77Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.20Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks 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 primarily in U.S. small capitalization companies with low volatility characteristics. The Fund may also invest in cash and cash equivalents for management purposes.
Inception date
February 20, 2013
Fund family
State Street Investment Management

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Data updated on 2026-09-18