State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
$110.29+0.53 (+0.48%)
- 0.15%
- $4.77B
- +18.9%
- 0.71%
- 144K sh
- low $88.67high $119.84
The ETF.net SLYG Grade
B
Score 64 out of 100
- 5 of 13
Score 64 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B58 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A84 out of 100Rank 5 of 13Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 10 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B69 out of 100Rank 6 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 7 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 6 of 13
Our read on SLYG
In short
BLive since 2000, SLYG splits the S&P SmallCap 600 in two and keeps the growth half: roughly 400 small companies screened on growth and momentum. An old, plain wrapper around a sharp style tilt.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to deliver, before fees and expenses, total returns that generally correspond to the S&P SmallCap 600 Growth Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SLYG Holdings
- Stocks
- 350
- 10%
- VSAT
Sectors
- Industrials19.9%
- Financials16.2%
- Health Care15.9%
- Technology14.7%
- Consumer Discretionary11.5%
- Real Estate6.5%
- Energy5.2%
- Communication2.8%
- Materials2.8%
- Consumer Staples2.5%
- Utilities1.9%
Geography
- United States100.00%
SLYG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SLYG$11,890
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SLYG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +17.2% |
| 1 month | +2.6% |
| 3 months | −4.5% |
| 1 year | +18.9% |
| 3 years | +17.6% |
| 5 years | +5.0% |
| 10 years | +10.8% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SLYG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +17.2% | |
| 2025 | +5.2% | |
| 2024 | +9.4% | |
| 2023 | +17.3% | |
| 2022 | −21.3% | |
| 2021 | +22.4% | |
| 2020 | +19.5% |
SLYG in the news
SLYG Dividends
- 0.71%
- $0.78
- $0.25 per share
- Quarterly
SLYG Risk
- 19.0%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.71
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.2%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SLYG Cost
Overpaying vs SPSM, cheapest in S&P SmallCap 600
$2,499
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SLYG 0.15%
$3,137
SPSM 0.03% Cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SLYG | SPSM | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $274 | $55 | $219 |
| 20 | $1,071 | $216 | $855 |
| 30 | $3,137 | $638 | $2,499 |
Other funds in S&P SmallCap 600
- AVIOOVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +20.8%
- BVIOGVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return +18.9%
- BIJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.18%1 year return +18.7%
- BSLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +22.4%
- BQVMSInvesco S&P SmallCap 600 QVM Multi-factor ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return +20.7%
