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Virtus Silvant Small/Mid Growth ETF

SSMGNYSE ArcaVirtusC

$23.17−0.05 (−0.23%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 1:03 PM ET

C40/ 100

Rank 64 of 90 in US Active Growth

C40/100Rank 64 of 90inUS Active Growth
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Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$3M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
83
Avg volume · 30D
239 sh
52W range
low $22.91high $28.50
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SSMG Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 40 out of 100

Category
US Active Growth⁠
Rank
64 of 90
Six-pillar profile for SSMG. Scores out of 100: Cost 82, Risk 19, Mission not scored, Tradability 8, Holdings 85, Durability 32. Strongest: Holdings (85). Weakest: Tradability (8). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 40 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.

Very small fund, grade capped at C.

The cap holds the Score at 40 or below, so B and A are out of reach.

The pillars earned
52
This cap took
−12
Published Score
40 Grade C

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 90

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F19 out of 100
    Rank 82 of 85

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    F8 out of 100
    Rank 89 of 90

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A85 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 90

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 77 of 90

Our read on SSMG

ETF.net Research

In short

CSilvant brings its small/mid-cap growth playbook to an ETF wrapper: roughly 80 US names, hand-picked one at a time, priced under the typical active growth fund. Down-cap conviction in a shelf full of large-cap engines.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.39% a year against a 0.54% median for its active growth peer group. Cheap shelf space for a stock-picked portfolio.
  • Its conviction-growth cohort leans large-cap (JUSA, FELG, MAGS). SSMG fishes lower: US small- and mid-caps, about 80 holdings.
  • Actively run and focused: roughly 70 to 90 stocks the team ties to secular trends or company-specific growth drivers, chosen bottom-up rather than copied from an index.sec.govyahoo.com

Worth knowing

  • Launched in 2026 with a small asset base and light trading, so the wrapper's record is short and spreads can be wider than on household-name funds.
  • The mandate is capital appreciation, full stop. This has not been an income payer.
  • Small- and mid-cap growth moves harder in both directions than large-cap growth, and with only about 80 names, individual stocks carry real weight.yahoo.com

SSMG Performance

Launched Apr 21, 2026

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

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SSMG$9,063
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. SSMG $9,063. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,000$10,000$11,000Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – 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 SSMG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSSMG
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month−8.0%
3 months−9.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 SSMG
YearReturn barSSMG
2026 YTD−7.2%

History from Apr 22, 2026

SSMG in the news

SSMG 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.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

Listed Apr 2026. No distributions yet.

SSMG Risk

Risk pillarF19 out of 100Rank 82 of 85 in US Active Growth
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
Launched Apr 2026; fills in after 12 months
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.
1.34
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.

SSMG Cost

Compare SSMG and FELG

Overpaying vs FELG, tied cheapest in US Active Growth

$4,149

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

  • SSMG 0.39%

    $7,898

  • FELG 0.18% Tied cheapest

    $3,749

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SSMG 0.39%
  • FELG 0.18%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530SSMG $7,898FELG $3,749

Year by year

YearSSMGFELGOverpaying
10$705$328$377
20$2,725$1,281$1,444
30$7,898$3,749$4,149

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