

Virtus Silvant Small/Mid Growth ETF
$24.87−0.23 (−0.91%)
- 0.39%
- $3M
- 0M sh
- $25.54
- low $24.24high $28.50
The ETF.net SSMG Grade
Score 40 out of 100
- 64 of 90
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
- 54
- This cap took
- −14
- Published Score
- 40
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A81 out of 100Rank 15 of 90Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D32 out of 100Rank 70 of 82Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F9 out of 100Rank 89 of 90Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A85 out of 100Rank 8 of 89Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 76 of 90
Our read on SSMG
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.
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.govfinance.yahoo.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.finance.yahoo.com
SSMG Holdings
- Stocks
- 85
- 25%
- NTRA
Sectors
- Technology26.9%
- Industrials24.8%
- Health Care22.2%
- Consumer Discretionary11.0%
- Financials6.3%
- Energy4.2%
- Communication1.4%
- Utilities1.3%
- Materials1.2%
- Real Estate0.7%
Geography
- United States88.21%
- Cayman Islands3.54%
- Canada3.47%
- United Kingdom2.96%
- Israel1.02%
- India0.79%
SSMG Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | SSMG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −0.7% |
| 3 months | −6.7% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | SSMG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +0.3% |
SSMG in the news
SSMG Dividends
Listed Apr 2026. No distributions yet.
SSMG Risk
- —
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.
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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.
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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.
- 1.34
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SSMG Cost
- The middle half of US Active Growth funds
- Median 0.56%
14 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Growth
- CCWSAdvisorShares Focused Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +1.3%
- CPCLCPolen 5Perspectives Large Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return —
- CVGROVirtus Silvant Growth Opportunities ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- DLCLGLogan Capital Broad Innovative Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.90%1 year return +18.1%
- DPJFGPGIM Jennison Focused Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +14.0%




