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State Street Blackstone Senior Loan ETF

SRLNNYSE ArcaSPDRC

$39.76−0.08 (−0.20%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C47/ 100

Rank 8 of 11 in Bank Loan

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 39.84 to 39.76. Range 39.76 to 39.92. Use the arrow keys to read each point.39.8039.8839.9039.9210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.70%
Fund size
$5.19B
1Y total return
+3.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
7.34%
Holdings
654
Avg volume · 30D
2.17M sh
52W range
low $39.39high $41.51
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SRLN Grade

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
Bank Loan⁠
Rank
8 of 11
Six-pillar profile for SRLN. Scores out of 100: Cost 17, Risk 40, Mission 61, Tradability 74, Holdings 59, Durability 89. Strongest: Durability (89). Weakest: Cost (17). Leans toward Durability.

Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    F17 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 11
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 8
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 11
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A74 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 11
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 11
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 11

Our read on SRLN

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost bond funds buy fixed coupons. This one buys senior loans, actively picked with Blackstone's credit team on the nameplate, about 700 of them, with income paid monthly.

Stated mandate

The fund is actively managed and seeks current income consistent with preserving capital. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in Senior Loans.

Why people hold it

  • Actively managed rather than index-tracking: the managers choose the loans, keeping at least 80% of net assets in senior loans.
  • At 0.70%, the fee sits just under the median for bank-loan ETFs, which is unusual for a credit fund run by human pickers.
  • One of the larger and more actively traded funds in a bank-loan aisle that holds only a handful of ETFs, and among the stronger implementations in that group.
  • Income arrives monthly, spread across roughly 700 loans instead of a concentrated handful.

Worth knowing

  • This is leveraged-loan credit, benchmarked to the Morningstar LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan Index. Borrowers sit below investment grade, so credit risk does the heavy lifting.
  • Senior loan coupons float, so the income stream moves with short-term rates instead of locking in a fixed payout.
  • Cheaper options share the shelf: FLBL charges 0.45% against 0.70% here.

SRLN Performance

Launched Apr 3, 2013

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SRLN$10,381
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SRLN $10,381. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for SRLN. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSRLN
Year to date+2.4%
1 month−0.2%
3 months+1.0%
1 year+3.8%
3 yearsper year+7.0%
5 yearsper year+4.7%
10 yearsper year+4.5%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SRLN
YearReturn barSRLN
2026 YTD+2.4%
2025+6.8%
2024+8.4%
2023+11.6%
2022−5.3%
2021+4.5%
2020+3.1%

SRLN in the news

SRLN Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
7.34%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.94Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.25 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 45 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.25; Mar 1, 2023 $0.25; Apr 3, 2023 $0.27; May 1, 2023 $0.28; Jun 1, 2023 $0.29; Jul 3, 2023 $0.29; Aug 1, 2023 $0.29; Sep 1, 2023 $0.33; Oct 2, 2023 $0.32; Nov 1, 2023 $0.32; Dec 1, 2023 $0.32; Dec 18, 2023 $0.33; Feb 1, 2024 $0.32; Mar 1, 2024 $0.29; Apr 1, 2024 $0.31; May 1, 2024 $0.31; Jun 3, 2024 $0.31; Jul 1, 2024 $0.30; Aug 1, 2024 $0.30; Sep 3, 2024 $0.31; Oct 1, 2024 $0.30; Nov 1, 2024 $0.30; Dec 2, 2024 $0.26; Dec 19, 2024 $0.27; Feb 3, 2025 $0.28; Mar 3, 2025 $0.26; Apr 1, 2025 $0.27; May 1, 2025 $0.25; Jun 2, 2025 $0.26; Jul 1, 2025 $0.27; Aug 1, 2025 $0.27; Sep 2, 2025 $0.26; Oct 1, 2025 $0.25; Nov 3, 2025 $0.28; Dec 1, 2025 $0.25; Dec 18, 2025 $0.26; Feb 2, 2026 $0.25; Mar 2, 2026 $0.23; Apr 1, 2026 $0.25; May 1, 2026 $0.22; Jun 1, 2026 $0.23; Jul 1, 2026 $0.23; Aug 3, 2026 $0.24; Sep 1, 2026 $0.25; Oct 1, 2026 $0.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.24
Oct 1, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.25
Sep 1, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.25
Aug 3, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.24
Jul 1, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.23
Jun 1, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.23
May 1, 2026May 6, 2026$0.22
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.25
Mar 2, 2026Mar 5, 2026$0.23
Feb 2, 2026Feb 5, 2026$0.25
Dec 18, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.26
Dec 1, 2025Dec 4, 2025$0.25

See all 163 payments⁠

$10,000 in SRLN 10 years ago paid $5,554 in dividends.⁠

SRLN Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
2.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.86
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−7.9%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.03
vs its asset-class index
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.

SRLN Cost

Overpaying vs LVLN, cheapest in Bank Loan

$5,516

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SRLN 0.70%

    $13,606

  • LVLN 0.40% Cheapest

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SRLN 0.70%
  • LVLN 0.40%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530SRLN $13,606LVLN $8,090

Year by year

YearSRLNLVLNOverpaying
10$1,250$723$527
20$4,760$2,793$1,967
30$13,606$8,090$5,516

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