State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF

SLYG

Market cap $3.82B

VBK charges a lower expense ratio and holds a much larger asset base than SLYG. VBK has delivered a higher 1-year total return but experienced a deeper five-year drawdown.

Launched on September 25, 2000, the State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

The SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF is a passively managed fund tracking small-cap U.S. growth stocks within the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. SLYG underperforms peers due to simplistic growth criteria, missing key metrics and broader small-cap subsectors, leading to weaker risk-adjusted returns. I recommend investors consider iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF or Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF for better performance and more robust selection methodologies.

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market, the SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on September 25, 2000.

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SPDR® S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF underperforms SPY due to small-cap industrials' vulnerability to tariffs and structurally more limited supply chain diversity. The financial exposures in SLYG are also exposed to risks associated with the labor market. There are good reasons for SPY's outperformance of the mid to small-cap slice of the US market. We are not keen on betting on a convergence at the moment.

The best growth ETFs offer exposure to higher risk, higher reward stocks while limiting the chance of a single stock torpedoing your returns.

Looking for broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market? You should consider the SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on September 25, 2000.

Launched on 09/25/2000, the SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Small Cap Growth segment of the US equity market.

SLYG has underperformed peers due to simplistic growth criteria and misaligned sector tilts, making it a less compelling small-cap growth ETF choice. I recommend IWO or VBK for small-cap growth exposure, as their methodologies are more robust and have consistently delivered higher returns. Given SLYG's track record, the fund's risk-return profile doesn't justify investment over better-performing alternatives in the small-cap growth space.