4 Best Long-Term Performance U.S. Small Cap Value ETFs 1.5

  • Asset Class: U.S. Small Cap Value

  • Long-Term Performance: 13.95% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. Markets: 0.89

  • U.S. Large Cap Blend Performance: 10.71% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: January 1972 – September 2021

  • Oldest ETF back tested: iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS)

  • Long-Term Performance: 10.34% CAGR

  • Correlation to U.S. Markets: 0.87

  • S&P 500 Performance: 7.33% CAGR

  • Back test timeframe: August 2000 – September 2021

  • Number of ETFs available in this asset class: 25

  • Number of ETFs in this asset class that are 10-years old or older: 13

U.S. Small Cap Value vs U.S. Large Cap Blend (aka S&P500): January 1972 – September 2021

IJS vs SPY: August 2000 – September 2021

IJS vs SPY: July 28, 2000 – October 1, 2021

The Deep Value ETF Accumulator rankings for the 13 oldest U.S. Small Cap Value ETFs:

The 4 top ranked U.S. Small Cap Value ETFs head-to-head comparisons:

RWJ vs SLYV vs XSVM vs VIOV: October 2010 – September 2021

RWJ vs SLYV vs XSVM vs VIOV: September 9, 2010 – October 1, 2021

Stated objectives of 4 top ranked U.S. Small Cap Value ETFs:

RWJ – The Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600® Revenue-Weighted Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in securities that comprise the Index. The Index is constructed using a rules-based approach that re-weights securities of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index according to the revenue earned by the companies, with a maximum 5% per company weighting. The Fund and Index are rebalanced quarterly.

SLYV – The SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Value ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index (the “Index”). The Index includes stocks that exhibit the strongest value characteristics based on: book value to price ratio; earnings to price ratio; and sales to price ratio. The SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Value ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P SmallCap 600® Value Index (the “Index”). The Index includes stocks that exhibit the strongest value characteristics based on: book value to price ratio; earnings to price ratio; and sales to price ratio.

XSVM – The Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (Fund) is based on the S&P 600 High Momentum Value Index (Index). The Fund will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the component securities that comprise the Index. The Index is composed of 120 securities in the S&P SmallCap 600® Index having the highest “value scores” and “momentum scores,” calculated pursuant to the index methodology. Index constituents are weighted by their value scores; securities with higher value scores receive relatively greater weights. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually.

VIOV – The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF. Invests in stocks in the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Index, composed of the value companies in the S&P 600. Focuses on closely tracking the index’s return, which is considered a gauge of overall U.S. small-cap value stock returns. Offers high potential for investment growth; share value rises and falls more sharply than that of funds holding bonds. More appropriate for long-term goals where your money’s growth is essential.

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Respectfully yours, Micah McDonald, aka the Deep Value ETF Accumulator

Previous Deep Value ETF Accumulator article on U.S. Small Cap Value ETFs:

4 Best Long-Term Performance U.S. Small Cap Value ETFs 1.4

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