SLYG seeks to replicate a benchmark which offers exposure small cap firms that exhibit growth characteristics in the U.S. equity market. The investment thesis behind small caps is that these firms are likely to provide strong growth prospects to a portfolio and should have a much easier time growing then their large cap counterparts. However, these securities are extremely volatile and can experience large losses or gains in a very short period of time. Despite their volatility, these products should probably be in every investors’ portfolio as they tend to move somewhat independently of large caps and can be a better ‘pure play’ on the American economy. This particular ETF, since it focuses on growth securities, has certain biases in its portfolio holdings and may not offer as much of a cross section as funds such as IWM and be more volatile as well. However, SLYG does a solid job of dividing up assets as the fund holds close to 360 securities in total and doesn’t give any one security more than 1.8% of the total assets. Thanks to this high level of diversification and SLYG’s low expense ratio, the fund could make for a quality addition to portfolios of investors who are looking for small caps but are seeking a higher risk/reward profile in the space. However, it should be noted that there are several other products in the category, namely IWO, PWT, and VBK, that offer slightly more diversification at a similar price point, potentially making them better choices for long-term investors.
| Segment | Equity: U.S. - Small Cap Growth |
| Category | Size and Style |
| Focus | Small Cap |
| Niche | Growth |
| Strategy | Growth |
| Weighting Scheme | Market Cap |
This section compares how balanced and deep this ETF is relative to its peers.
| SLYG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Holdings | 348 | 748 | 403 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 | 11.58% | 13.02% | 14.07% |
| % of Assets in Top 15 | 15.88% | 17.53% | 19.33% |
| % of Assets in Top 50 | 38.37% | 40.08% | 43.58% |
| SLYG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Large (>12.9B) | 0.00% | 5.61% | 3.47% |
| Mid (>2.7B) | 63.73% | 61.13% | 55.07% |
| Small (>600M) | 35.60% | 26.98% | 32.09% |
| Micro (<600M) | 0.55% | 4.52% | 2.01% |
This section compares the P/E ratio of this ETF to its peers.
This section compares the dividend yield of this ETF to its peers.
| SLYG | ETF Database Category Average | FactSet Segment Average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $ 0.25 | $ 0.23 | $ 0.17 |
| Dividend Date | 2024-06-24 | N/A | N/A |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $ 0.94 | $ 0.88 | $ 0.73 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 1.10% | 1.13% | 0.73% |
View charts featuring SLYG price and volume data.
View charts featuring ETF fund flow data.
5 Day Net Flows: 4.28 M 1 Month Net Flows: 12.86 M 3 Month Net Flows: -47.36 M 6 Month Net Flows: 70.44 M 1 Year Net Flows: 362.82 M 3 Year Net Flows: 901.78 M 5 Year Net Flows: 554.04 M 10 Year Net Flows: 1.86 BView charts that break down the influence that fund flows and price had on overall assets.
5 Day Net AUM Change: 37.1 MThe adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for SLYG on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, concentration of holdings in addition to an overall rating. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETF Database Pro members, shows the ETF in the Small Cap Growth Equities with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field. To view all of this data, sign up for a free 14-day trial for ETF Database Pro. To view information on how the ETF Database Realtime Ratings work, click here.
This section compares the cost efficiency of this ETF to its peers.
| Max ST Capital Gains Rate | 39.60% |
| Max LT Capital Gains Rate | 20.00% |
| Tax On Distributions | Qualified dividends |
| Distributes K1 | No |
This section shows how this ETF has performed relative to its peers. Returns over 1 year are annualized.
| SLYG |
ETF Database
Category Average |
Factset Segment
Average |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Month Return | -1.93% | -2.05% | -1.25% |
| 3 Month Return | 0.89% | -1.02% | -0.02% |
| YTD Return | 3.02% | 1.66% | 2.59% |
| 1 Year Return | 12.29% | 7.87% | 8.07% |
| 3 Year Return | 0.11% | -1.36% | -1.78% |
| 5 Year Return | 8.25% | 5.99% | 4.79% |
The following charts reflect the geographic spread of SLYG's underlying holdings.
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| North, Central and South America | 99.96% |
| Country | Percentage |
|---|---|
| United States | 95.5% |
| Cayman Islands | 1.44% |
| Bermuda | 1.23% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.16% |
| Ireland | 0.43% |
| Israel | 0.09% |
| Switzerland | 0.09% |
| Other | 0.02% |
The following charts reflect the allocation of SLYG's underlying holdings.
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 16.14% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 12.23% |
| Technology Services | 9.78% |
| Electronic Technology | 9.29% |
| Health Technology | 7.16% |
| Energy Minerals | 5.53% |
| Consumer Services | 5.23% |
| Retail Trade | 5.22% |
| Consumer Durables | 4.4% |
| Process Industries | 4.1% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3.77% |
| Industrial Services | 3.64% |
| Transportation | 3.36% |
| Health Services | 2.8% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 2.27% |
| Utilities | 1.7% |
| Distribution Services | 1.28% |
| Commercial Services | 1.12% |
| Communications | 0.74% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.2% |
| Market Cap | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mid | 63.73% |
| Small | 35.6% |
| Micro | 0.55% |
| Large | 0.0% |
| Region | Percentage |
|---|
| Asset | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Share/Common/Ordinary | 99.94% |
| Open-ended Fund | 0.02% |
| Sector | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Finance | 16.14% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 12.23% |
| Technology Services | 9.78% |
| Electronic Technology | 9.29% |
| Health Technology | 7.16% |
| Energy Minerals | 5.53% |
| Consumer Services | 5.23% |
| Retail Trade | 5.22% |
| Consumer Durables | 4.4% |
| Process Industries | 4.1% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 3.77% |
| Industrial Services | 3.64% |
| Transportation | 3.36% |
| Health Services | 2.8% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 2.27% |
| Utilities | 1.7% |
| Distribution Services | 1.28% |
| Commercial Services | 1.12% |
| Communications | 0.74% |
| Miscellaneous | 0.2% |
This section shows how the volatility of this ETF compares to the peer group ETF Database Category.
| 5 Day Volatility | 137.27% |
| 20 Day Volatility | 13.51% |
| 50 Day Volatility | 13.84% |
| 200 Day Volatility | 15.70% |
| Beta | 1.12 |
| Standard Deviation | 5.33% |
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