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LGLVSPDR

SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF

$188.55+0.23% today
17119152-WK

The fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 80%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of the stocks of U.S. large capitalization companies that exhibit low volatility. Volatility is a statistical measurement of the magnitude of movements in a stock's price over time. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
186.8181.2175.7188.55DAILY NET FLOWAug 25Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$58M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$15M of net buying over the past month, about 1.2% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +7.2% so far this year. At 0.12% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA runs the same ground at 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.2Bassets under management
0.12%expense ratio · $12 per $10,000 a year
+$15Mnet flow, trailing month
20Kavg daily volume, 30 days
162holdings · US-domiciled
2013listed February 19, 2013 · beta 0.22
The book at a glance
WELL+0.8%O-0.9%DUK-2.3%KO+0.7%SO-2.7%PEG-2.7%ED-1.8%CME+1.5%JNJ+1.1%GD-0.5%TRV-0.2%PEP+1.0%V+1.5%CSCO+1.3%MRSH+0.9%CL+1.5%AEE-2.4%BRKB-0.2%BDX+2.3%PAYX+1.3%ADP+0.6%CB-0.5%WTW+0.2%VICI-0.2%DTE-2.1%MA+1.2%PG+1.2%RPRX+1.2%FE-2.6%AFL-0.1%ROP+0.3%LIN+1.3%MCD+0.7%LNG-0.6%RSG+0.5%DRI+1.7%CNP-3.6%MSFTECL+0.1%ABT

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1WELLWELLTOWER4.41%$239.22+0.8%
2OREALTY INCOME1.83%$62.60-0.9%
3DUKDUKE ENERGY1.44%$119.85-2.3%
4KOCOCA COLA1.11%$91.10+0.7%
5SOSOUTHERN1.26%$88.94-2.7%
6PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP1.27%$72.61-2.7%
7EDCONSOLIDATED EDISON1.18%$106.35-1.8%
8CMECME GROUP0.87%$274.98+1.5%
9JNJJOHNSON & JOHNSON1.01%$270.24+1.1%
10GDGENERAL DYNAMICS0.98%$384.29-0.5%
11TRVTRAVELERS COMPANIES0.94%$363.58-0.2%
12PEPPEPSICO0.98%$143.48+1.0%
13VVISA0.95%$371.04+1.5%
14CSCOCISCO SYSTEMS1.08%$111.04+1.3%
15MRSHMarsh & McLennan0.85%$192.01+0.9%

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Sector weights
Finance28.99%
Financial Services17.95%
Financials17.69%
Consumer Discretionary17.47%
Industrials14.96%
Technology Services12.55%
Technology12%
Real Estate10.88%
Information Technology10.51%
Utilities9.57%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States96.7%
Ireland2.24%
Switzerland1.36%
United Kingdom1.28%
Israel0.67%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+0.5%
1 month+0.4%
3 months+4.7%
6 months+1.5%
YTD+7.2%
1 year+5.5%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month+$15M
3 months+$11M
YTD+$30M
1 year+$58M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
10%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-1.3%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 4.4% of the book; the top ten carry 16%. Spread across 172+ names, it behaves like roughly 118 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
calls today
puts today
put/call ratio
10Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
AAPL APPLE$127M$146M
MSFT MICROSOFT$89M$93M
GOOGL ALPHABET$65M$62M
JNJ JOHNSON & JOHNSON$59M$51M
COST COSTCO WHOLESALE$48M$45M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against LGLV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat LGLV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF0.03%$97.9B+$245M-9bp on fee · 80× the assets · +$245M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-7bp on fee · 105× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSG iShares Core S&P U.S. Growth ETF0.04%$33.8B+$668M-8bp on fee · 28× the assets · +$668M in over the monthHead-to-head
IUSV iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0.04%$28.1B+$103M-8bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$103M in over the monthHead-to-head
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF0.03%$900.9B−$14.2B-9bp on fee · 736× the assetsHead-to-head
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