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SMLVSPDRINDEX

SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF

$150.96+0.62% vs prior close
12416352-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the stocks of U.S. small capitalization companies that exhibit low volatility. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of movements in a stock's price over time. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
154.6143.6132.5150.96DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$11M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +15.1% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$243Massets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
2Kavg daily volume, 30 days
421holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed February 20, 2013 · beta 0.55
The book at a glance
SAFT+0.2%CHCO+1.6%PECO+0.4%AWR-1.4%BATRK-1.3%NWE+0.2%HMN+0.8%MSM+3.9%CHE-0.4%CTBI+1.4%MGRC+0.6%APLE+1.3%SIGI+1.6%LTC-0.5%LSTR+0.9%TFSL+1.5%BRC+0.8%BFC+0.5%NNI+0.4%NWBI+1.0%NJR+1.1%ASH+1.0%SXT-1.8%SRCE+1.7%FCPT-1.6%PSTL-1.5%GABC+0.9%THFF+0.1%PEBO+0.8%CCBG+1.0%SR+0.5%CTO-0.7%WTM+0.3%BHB+0.5%BLX+0.3%AVT+2.3%CBZ+0.0%CASS+0.8%KFRC+3.0%CCNE+1.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SAFTSAFETY INSURANCE GROUP0.69%$103.81+0.2%
2CHCOCITY HOLDING0.64%$141.39+1.6%
3PECOPHILLIPS EDISON & COMPANY0.60%$37.49+0.4%
4AWRAMERICAN STATES WATER0.59%$81.19-1.4%
5BATRKLIBERTY MEDIA0.60%$52.25-1.3%
6NWENORTHWESTERN0.58%$68.53+0.2%
7HMNHORACE MANN EDUCATORS0.59%$44.94+0.8%
8MSMMSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO0.54%$128.50+3.9%
9CHECHEMED0.56%$502.90-0.4%
10CTBICOMMUNITY TRUST BANCORP0.53%$75.25+1.4%
11MGRCMCGRATH RENTCORP0.52%$114.99+0.6%
12APLEAPPLE HOSPITALITY REIT0.51%$16.37+1.3%
13SIGISELECTIVE INSURANCE GROUP0.49%$84.90+1.6%
14LTCLTC PROPERTIES0.49%$42.67-0.5%
15LSTRLANDSTAR SYSTEM0.47%$170.14+0.9%

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Sector weights
Financials68.21%
Financial Services68.1%
Finance40.92%
Producer Manufacturing8.67%
Industrials7.51%
Health Technology6.64%
Technology Services5.6%
Electronic Technology5.46%
Process Industries5.29%
Real Estate4.76%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States98.67%
Bermuda1.56%
Cayman Islands1.07%
Panama0.88%
India0.29%
Israel0.29%
Ireland0.14%
United Kingdom0.11%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.8%
1 month-3.5%
3 months-4.8%
6 months+11.5%
YTD+15.1%
1 year+16.4%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD+$13M
1 year+$11M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
13%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 0.7% of the book; the top ten carry 6%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 231 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
4Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
WU WESTERN UNION$2M$37,523
BULL Webull$532,760$679,100
RITM RITHM CAPITAL$215,088$529,435
HURN HURON CONSULTING GROUP$600,435$16,459
PD PAGERDUTY$146,497$316,927

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The case against SMLV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SMLV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-9bp on fee · 171× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-9bp on fee · 75× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$122.8B+$2.3B-7bp on fee · 506× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-8bp on fee · 135× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-8bp on fee · 97× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
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