---
ticker: "SMLV"
name: "State Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/SMLV"
grade: "B"
score: 69
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Low Volatility Index"
category_rank: "4 of 16"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# SMLV: State Street SPDR US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF

Grade **B**, Score 69 of 100. Rank 4 of 16 in US Low Volatility Index.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 90 | 2 of 16 |
| Mission | 70 | 13 of 16 |
| Risk | 46 | 8 of 16 |
| Tradability | 47 | 7 of 16 |
| Holdings | 79 | 3 of 16 |
| Durability | 54 | 11 of 16 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 395 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | SAFT | Safety Insurance Group Inc | 0.69% |
| 2 | — | Ssi Us Gov Money Market Class | 0.67% |
| 3 | CHCO | City Holding Co | 0.64% |
| 4 | NWE | Northwestern Energy Group In | 0.63% |
| 5 | PECO | Phillips Edison & Company In | 0.60% |
| 6 | AWR | American States Water Co | 0.59% |
| 7 | HMN | Horace Mann Educators | 0.59% |
| 8 | BATRK | Atlanta Braves Holdings In C | 0.58% |
| 9 | MSM | Msc Industrial Direct Co A | 0.56% |
| 10 | CHE | Chemed Corp | 0.54% |
| 11 | CTBI | Community Trust Bancorp Inc | 0.52% |
| 12 | MGRC | Mcgrath Rentcorp | 0.52% |
| 13 | APLE | Apple Hospitality Reit Inc | 0.52% |
| 14 | SIGI | Selective Insurance Group | 0.48% |
| 15 | LTC | Ltc Properties Inc | 0.48% |
| 16 | LSTR | Landstar System Inc | 0.47% |
| 17 | BRC | Brady Corporation Class A | 0.46% |
| 18 | NNI | Nelnet Inc Class A | 0.46% |
| 19 | TFSL | Tfs Financial Corp | 0.46% |
| 20 | ASH | Ashland Inc | 0.45% |
| 21 | NJR | New Jersey Resources Corp | 0.44% |
| 22 | BFC | Bank First Corp | 0.44% |
| 23 | SXT | Sensient Technologies Corp | 0.44% |
| 24 | NWBI | Northwest Bancshares Inc | 0.44% |
| 25 | PSTL | Postal Realty Trust Inc A | 0.44% |
| 26 | SR | Spire Inc | 0.43% |
| 27 | FCPT | Four Corners Property Trust | 0.43% |
| 28 | WTM | White Mountains Insurance Gp | 0.43% |
| 29 | GABC | German American Bancorp | 0.42% |
| 30 | SRCE | 1ST Source Corp | 0.42% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/SMLV. Please cite the page URL.