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Relative Intelligence · US Large-Cap Value

How State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (SPYV) compares with the whole market and its popular alternatives

Built by QuantCommons' quantitative engine, this page is about relative opportunity, not data on SPYV alone. It places SPYV (State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF) against 20+ popular alternatives, its neighboring categories and the entire market of over 10,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, and surfaces what has done better on consistent outperformance, return for the risk taken, behavior in real market crashes and diversification. The result is a clearer view of where SPYV stands in the market, and of the alternatives worth a closer look.

Period covered: SPYV's full trading record, from October 2000 through September 2026. The crash tests reach back to 2000 using older funds and the S&P 500. All returns include reinvested dividends. Data as of October 20, 2026.

Data as of October 20, 2026. Full tables and charts read best on a larger screen.

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Key findings

How much would $10,000 in SPYV have grown?

This chart tracks a hypothetical $10,000 investment in SPYV over the past 18 years, with dividends reinvested, alongside the same amount in the S&P 500, investments that ended ahead of SPYV over the same span and SPYV's popular alternatives, among those that traded for the entire period. A second view covers the past 5 years, the period the better options further down the page are judged on. It shows not only where each investment ended up but also how smooth or uneven the path was.

Note: The chart covers the past 18 years rather than SPYV's full 25 years, because most of its popular alternatives have not traded that long.

Choose a period

From the end of September 2008 to the end of September 2026. The scale is logarithmic, so equal steps up the chart are equal percentage gains. Hover over a fund in the key to pick out its line. 810 of the 1,883 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that traded the whole period ended ahead of SPYV; the chart shows 5, closest alternatives first. The other 2 lines are popular alternatives, shown for context.

$5,000$10,000$20,000$50,000$100,0002008201120142017202020232026$5,000$10,000$20,000$50,000$100,0002008201320182023
  • VUG$124,983+1,150% total · +15.1% a year
  • SPY (S&P 500)$91,104+811% total · +13.1% a year
  • RWL$79,579+696% total · +12.2% a year
  • RPV$73,214+632% total · +11.7% a year
  • VTV$65,599+556% total · +11.0% a year
  • VYM$64,263+543% total · +10.9% a year
  • SPYV$58,781+488% total · +10.3% a year
  • VBR$57,629+476% total · +10.2% a year
  • IJJ$56,186+462% total · +10.1% a year
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From the end of September 2021 to the end of September 2026. Hover over a fund in the key to pick out its line. 1,153 of the 3,628 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that traded the whole period ended ahead of SPYV; the chart shows 5, closest alternatives first. The other 3 lines are popular alternatives, shown for context.

$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000202120222023202420252026$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000202120222023202420252026
  • VLUE$22,395+124% total · +17.5% a year
  • PVAL$21,761+118% total · +16.8% a year
  • AVLV$19,653+96.5% total · +14.5% a year
  • VUG$19,143+91.4% total · +13.9% a year
  • RWL$19,092+90.9% total · +13.8% a year
  • SPY (S&P 500)$19,000+90.0% total · +13.7% a year
  • FVAL$18,468+84.7% total · +13.1% a year
  • VTV$17,967+79.7% total · +12.4% a year
  • VONV$17,513+75.1% total · +11.9% a year
  • SPYV$17,362+73.6% total · +11.7% a year
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SPYV at a glance

This section summarizes the key facts about the fund, its returns over periods from one to ten years and the risk it has carried, with dividends reinvested throughout. These figures serve as the baseline for every comparison that follows.

The fund

Issuer
SPDR
Began trading
October 2000
Expense ratio
0.04%per year
Assets
$38B
Category
Broad Market

Returns

Past 1 year
+15.9%total return
Past 3 years
+67.0%+18.6% a year
Past 5 years
+71.4%+11.4% a year
Past 10 years
+216%+12.2% a year
Best calendar year
+31.8%2013
Worst calendar year
−36.3%2008
Losing years
7 of 25full calendar years

Risk

Volatility
14.2%typical yearly swing, 5 years
Sharpe ratio
0.83return per unit of risk, 5 years
Worst decline ever
−58.4%Oct 2007 to Mar 2009
From its all-time high
At its highwithin 1%

SPYV against the whole market

Where SPYV ranks among every stock and fund, and what across the market has done better.

How does SPYV rank among all ETFs?

This section ranks SPYV on return, volatility, risk-adjusted return and worst decline against every ETF worth at least $100 million with enough history. Where the comparisons with its popular alternatives show how SPYV stacks up against its peers, these rankings show where it stands in the market as a whole.

Ranked against U.S.-listed ETFs with at least $100M in assets that have enough history for each measure, so the count changes from row to row; smaller ETFs and leveraged funds are left out. Lower volatility and smaller declines rank higher.

MeasureSPYVRankStanding
1-year return+15.9%720 of 2,485top 29%
3-year return+67.0%840 of 1,949top 43%
5-year return+71.4%371 of 1,560top 24%
10-year return+216%238 of 958top 25%
Volatility, 5 years14.2%561 of 1,560top 36%
Sharpe ratio, 5 years0.83286 of 1,560top 18%
Worst decline, past 10 years−36.9%434 of 951top 46%

What has beaten SPYV on both return and risk?

Each dot is an investment, placed by how much it earned a year over the past 5 years (higher is better) and how much its price swung, its volatility (further left is calmer). SPYV sits where the dashed lines cross. Anything in the green box above and to the left earned more than SPYV with smaller swings, a better trade-off over this period on both counts. Past results are no promise, but a name in the box is worth a closer look.

Annual return is the annualized total return with dividends reinvested, and volatility the annualized swing in daily prices, both over 5 years. Labeled dots are the strongest picks from the table below and the names called out above, colored by how close they sit to SPYV; faint dots are 1 more of the 4 in the green region (the strongest, one per fund family). 3,633 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million were screened. Hover over a dot for its figures.

8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%22.0%24.0%26.0%Volatility over 5 years (annualized)Annual return over 5 yearsMore return, less volatility than SPYVMGV: +12.6% a year, volatility 13.4%SPYV: +11.4% a year, volatility 14.2%SPY (S&P 500): +12.7% a year, volatility 17.1%PVAL: +16.1% a year, volatility 15.1%VTV: +12.1% a year, volatility 13.7%AVLV: +14.0% a year, volatility 16.9%RWL: +13.7% a year, volatility 14.4%VLUE: +15.9% a year, volatility 18.4%FVAL: +12.4% a year, volatility 16.4%HDV: +12.9% a year, volatility 13.0%QUAL: +11.4% a year, volatility 17.3%OEF: +14.3% a year, volatility 17.8%JQUA: +13.6% a year, volatility 15.7%SCHD: +9.7% a year, volatility 14.3%RSG: +13.9% a year, volatility 18.5%RY: +17.3% a year, volatility 18.2%IOO: +15.7% a year, volatility 17.2%MPLX: +23.5% a year, volatility 18.8%SIXA: +12.8% a year, volatility 12.7%PJUL: +10.5% a year, volatility 8.6%IUS: +14.7% a year, volatility 14.9%WM: +9.3% a year, volatility 19.2%LVHI: +17.0% a year, volatility 11.1%SPYVSPY (S&P 500)PVALVTVAVLVRWLVLUEFVALHDVQUALOEFJQUASCHDRSGRYIOOMPLXSIXAPJULIUSWMLVHI7.5%10.0%12.5%15.0%17.5%20.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%Volatility over 5 years (annualized)Annual return over 5 yearsMore return, less volatility than SPYVMGV: +12.6% a year, volatility 13.4%SPYV: +11.4% a year, volatility 14.2%SPY (S&P 500): +12.7% a year, volatility 17.1%PVAL: +16.1% a year, volatility 15.1%VTV: +12.1% a year, volatility 13.7%AVLV: +14.0% a year, volatility 16.9%RWL: +13.7% a year, volatility 14.4%VLUE: +15.9% a year, volatility 18.4%FVAL: +12.4% a year, volatility 16.4%HDV: +12.9% a year, volatility 13.0%QUAL: +11.4% a year, volatility 17.3%OEF: +14.3% a year, volatility 17.8%JQUA: +13.6% a year, volatility 15.7%SCHD: +9.7% a year, volatility 14.3%RSG: +13.9% a year, volatility 18.5%RY: +17.3% a year, volatility 18.2%IOO: +15.7% a year, volatility 17.2%MPLX: +23.5% a year, volatility 18.8%SIXA: +12.8% a year, volatility 12.7%PJUL: +10.5% a year, volatility 8.6%IUS: +14.7% a year, volatility 14.9%WM: +9.3% a year, volatility 19.2%LVHI: +17.0% a year, volatility 11.1%SPYVSPY (S&P 500)PVALAVLVRWLVLUEHDVQUALSCHDRSGRYIOOMPLXPJULIUSWMLVHI
  • Popular alternatives
  • Same and neighboring categories, and shared themes
  • The whole market
  • Others in the green region

Is there a better investment than SPYV?

Investments that beat SPYV over the past 5 years on return, volatility, drawdowns, consistency, crash losses or fees, from its popular alternatives out to the whole market.

How this works

The table below lists investments that beat SPYV over the past 5 years on at least one of these measures: a higher annual return with lower volatility, a higher annual return at similar volatility, a similar return with lower volatility, a higher Sharpe ratio with a smaller worst decline, a higher total return in most periods from 3 months to 10 years, or smaller losses in recent market crashes, and, for funds, the same exposure at a lower expense ratio. It checks SPYV's popular alternatives first, then the rest of its own and neighboring categories, then every stock and fund worth at least $500 million, and shows the strongest few in each group. The full list of those with a higher return and lower volatility than SPYV follows the table.

Annual return is the annualized total return with dividends reinvested. Annual return, volatility and the Sharpe ratio cover 5 years; the worst decline covers the past 10 years. Green marks a better figure than SPYV's. "On the frontier" means no other option shown or tested earned more with less volatility. Funds that hold the same thing are shown once. Beyond the popular alternatives, nothing with more than 1.5× SPYV's volatility counts as better.

These figures cover the past 5 years. Green marks a better figure than SPYV's.

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InvestmentWhy it is betterPast 5 yearsDownsideLong runFit
Annual return?higher is betterVolatility?lower is calmerSharpe?return per unit of riskWorst decline?past 10 years10Y returntotalCorr. with SPYV?lower diversifies moreExpenseper year
SPYVState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF · this page
+11.4%14.2%0.83−36.9%+216%1.000.04%
SPYState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF · S&P 500
+12.7%17.1%0.79−33.7%+321%0.890.09%
Popular alternativesbest 6 shownThe investments people most often weigh against SPYV. 6 of 20 passed at least one test.
PVALPutnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF · US Large-Cap Value
Higher return, similar volatilityHigher return in most periods+16.1%15.1%1.07−41.3%—0.950.56%
VTVVanguard Morningstar Value ETF · US Large-Cap Value
Higher return in most periods+12.1%13.7%0.90−36.8%+235%0.970.03%
AVLVAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF · US Large-Cap Value
Higher return in most periods+14.0%16.9%0.86−19.5%—0.940.15%
RWLInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF · US Large-Cap Equity
Higher return in most periods+13.7%14.4%0.97−36.1%+287%0.970.39%
VLUEiShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF · US Large-Cap Value
Higher return in most periods+15.9%18.4%0.90−39.5%+286%0.840.15%
FVALFidelity Value Factor ETF · Broad Market
Higher return in most periods+12.4%16.4%0.80−37.3%+291%0.940.15%
Same and neighboring categories, and shared themesbest 5 shownEverything else in US Large-Cap Value and US Large-Cap Equity and the categories next to it (US Dividend Equity, US Total Market, US Large-Cap Growth, US Quality Equity), plus SPYV's specific themes. 12 of 64 passed at least one test.
HDViShares Core High Dividend ETF · US Dividend Equity
Higher return, lower volatilityHigher return in most periods+12.9%13.0%1.00−37.0%+172%0.830.08%
QUALiShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF · US Quality Equity
Higher return in most periods+11.4%17.3%0.71−34.1%+293%0.890.15%
OEFiShares S&P 100 ETF · US Large-Cap Equity
Higher return in most periods+14.3%17.8%0.84−31.4%+367%0.810.20%
JQUAJPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF · US Quality Equity
Higher return in most periods+13.6%15.7%0.89−32.9%—0.900.12%
SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF · US Dividend Equity
Smaller losses in recent crashes+9.7%14.3%0.72−33.4%+252%0.890.06%
The whole marketbest 8 shownEvery other stock and fund worth at least $500 million. 90 of 3,549 passed at least one test.
RSGRepublic Services, Inc. · Environmental Services
Higher return in most periodsSmaller losses in recent crashes+13.9%18.5%0.80−34.0%+446%0.40—
RYRoyal Bank of Canada · Banks
On the frontierHigher return in most periods+17.3%18.2%0.97−40.0%+352%0.67—
IOOiShares Global 100 ETF · Global Equity
Higher Sharpe, smaller worst declineHigher return in most periods+15.7%17.2%0.94−31.4%+361%0.820.40%
MPLXMPLX Lp · Oil & Gas Midstream
On the frontierHigher return in most periods+23.5%18.8%1.22−75.2%+350%0.60—
SIXAETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF · Broad Market
Higher return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst decline+12.8%12.7%1.01−18.4%—0.930.31%
PJULInnovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF · Broad Market
On the frontierSimilar return, lower volatilityHigher Sharpe, smaller worst decline+10.5%8.6%1.20−18.2%—0.860.79%
IUSInvesco RAFI Strategic US ETF · Broad Market
Higher return, similar volatilityHigher return in most periods+14.7%14.9%1.00−34.7%—0.970.19%
WMWaste Management, Inc. · Environmental Services
Smaller losses in recent crashes+9.3%19.2%0.56−30.1%+344%0.40—
What these numbers mean for SPYV
Annual return
SPYV returned 11.4% a year over the past 5 years with dividends reinvested, against 12.7% a year for the S&P 500. At that pace, $10,000 became about $17,100. Annual return is the steady yearly rate that would produce the same total result, so investments held over the same span compare fairly. Guide: What is performance and return? →
Volatility
SPYV's volatility over the past 5 years was 14.2%, 83% of the S&P 500's 17.1%. Volatility measures how widely returns swing around their average: in roughly two years out of three, SPYV's return lands within 14.2% of its average, either way. The higher it is, the rougher the ride and the harder it is to hold through a slump. Guide: Understanding and measuring risk (volatility) →
Sharpe ratio
SPYV's Sharpe ratio over the past 5 years was 0.83, against 0.79 for the S&P 500, so SPYV earned more for each unit of risk than an index fund did. The Sharpe ratio is the return earned above cash for each unit of volatility: two investments with the same return are not equal if one got there with far bigger swings. Guide: Balancing reward with risk (Sharpe ratio) →
Worst decline
SPYV's worst fall from a peak to a low over the past 10 years was 36.9%, against 33.7% for the S&P 500. Losses and gains are not symmetric: climbing back from a 36.9% fall takes a 58.4% gain. Guide: Market crash risk and tail risk →
Correlation
Over the past 5 years, SPYV's monthly returns had a correlation of 0.89 with the S&P 500. Correlation runs from 1 (moving in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to −1 (moving in opposite directions). They move almost in lockstep, so holding both adds little diversification. In the table, the correlation column measures each option against SPYV instead: the lower it is, the more that option would diversify a SPYV holding. Guide: Correlation and diversification →
Show all 4 stocks and funds worth at least $500 million that earned more than SPYV with less volatility

Out of 3,633 tested over 5 years. Best first; funds that hold the same thing are listed once.

#InvestmentFound inAnnual returnVolatilitySharpeWorst decline10Y returnCorr. with SPYVExpense
1
MGVVanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Value ETF · US Large-Cap Value
Same or nearby category+12.6%13.4%0.95−35.4%+244%0.950.05%
2
HDViShares Core High Dividend ETF · US Dividend Equity
Same or nearby category+12.9%13.0%1.00−37.0%+172%0.830.08%
3
SIXAETC 6 Meridian Mega Cap Equity ETF · Broad Market
Whole market+12.8%12.7%1.01−18.4%—0.930.31%
4
LVHIFranklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF · International Equity
Whole market+17.0%11.1%1.48−32.4%+194%0.760.40%

SPYV against its popular alternatives

The investments people most often weigh against SPYV, compared period by period and year by year.

How do SPYV's risk and return compare with its alternatives?

This map plots each investment's annual return over the past 5 years against its volatility, the size of its typical price swings. Investments toward the upper left earned more for a smoother ride, and those toward the lower right earned less for a rougher one. The dashed lines cross at SPYV, which divides the map into what did better or worse on each measure.

Green points earned more than SPYV with less volatility; red points earned less with more. Hover over a point for its figures. Total returns with dividends reinvested, annualized.

12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%22.0%24.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%Volatility over 5 years (annualized)Annual return over 5 yearsHigher return, lower volatilityLower return, higher volatilitySPYV: 11.4% a year, volatility 14.2%SPY (S&P 500): 12.7% a year, volatility 17.1%VTV: 12.0% a year, volatility 13.7%RPV: 10.9% a year, volatility 17.3%SCHV: 10.2% a year, volatility 14.4%DSTL: 11.3% a year, volatility 16.1%VBR: 8.2% a year, volatility 19.4%VOOV: 11.3% a year, volatility 14.2%IJJ: 7.5% a year, volatility 19.2%RWL: 13.7% a year, volatility 14.4%FVAL: 12.4% a year, volatility 16.4%VLUE: 15.9% a year, volatility 18.4%PVAL: 16.1% a year, volatility 15.1%AVLV: 14.0% a year, volatility 16.9%VUG: 12.3% a year, volatility 22.5%VONV: 11.5% a year, volatility 14.7%JAVA: 11.5% a year, volatility 14.5%VYM: 11.3% a year, volatility 13.8%SPYVSPY (S&P 500)VTVRPVSCHVDSTLVBRVOOVIJJRWLFVALVLUEPVALAVLVVUG12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%20.0%22.0%24.0%6.0%8.0%10.0%12.0%14.0%16.0%18.0%Volatility over 5 years (annualized)Annual return over 5 yearsHigher return, lower volatilityLower return, higher volatilitySPYV: 11.4% a year, volatility 14.2%SPY (S&P 500): 12.7% a year, volatility 17.1%VTV: 12.0% a year, volatility 13.7%RPV: 10.9% a year, volatility 17.3%SCHV: 10.2% a year, volatility 14.4%DSTL: 11.3% a year, volatility 16.1%VBR: 8.2% a year, volatility 19.4%VOOV: 11.3% a year, volatility 14.2%IJJ: 7.5% a year, volatility 19.2%RWL: 13.7% a year, volatility 14.4%FVAL: 12.4% a year, volatility 16.4%VLUE: 15.9% a year, volatility 18.4%PVAL: 16.1% a year, volatility 15.1%AVLV: 14.0% a year, volatility 16.9%VUG: 12.3% a year, volatility 22.5%VONV: 11.5% a year, volatility 14.7%JAVA: 11.5% a year, volatility 14.5%VYM: 11.3% a year, volatility 13.8%SPYVSPY (S&P 500)VTVRPVSCHVDSTLVBRVOOVIJJRWLFVALVLUEPVALAVLVVUG
All figures
InvestmentAnnual returnVolatility
PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF+16.1%15.1%
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF+15.9%18.4%
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF+14.0%16.9%
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF+13.7%14.4%
SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF+12.7%17.1%
FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF+12.4%16.4%
VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF+12.3%22.5%
VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF+12.0%13.7%
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF+11.5%14.7%
JAVA JPMorgan Active Value ETF+11.5%14.5%
SPYV This pageState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF+11.4%14.2%
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF+11.3%13.8%
DSTL Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF+11.3%16.1%
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF+11.3%14.2%
RPV Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF+10.9%17.3%
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF+10.2%14.4%
VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF+8.2%19.4%
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF+7.5%19.2%
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Has SPYV consistently beaten its popular alternatives?

This section compares SPYV with the investments people most often weigh against it, checking each one over eight periods from one month to ten years. Counting how often an alternative earned more than SPYV helps separate lasting outperformance from a single strong stretch.

A green cell means the alternative earned more than SPYV over that period. "Qualified" marks those that did so in at least 3 of 5 short-term periods and 2 of 3 long-term periods.

InvestmentPeriods outperformed Short termLong termRisk · 5 yearsFund
1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y10YVolatilitylower is calmerSharpehigher is betterWorst declinepast 10 yearsExpenseAssetsOverlapsame sectors
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (this page)—+1.7%+3.8%+8.2%+13.0%+15.9%+67.0%+71.4%+216%14.2%0.83−36.9%0.04%$38B—
RWL QualifiedInvesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF5/5 short3/3 longAll-weather+2.4%+4.5%+11.7%+18.4%+22.9%+84.0%+90.2%+287%14.4%0.97−36.1%0.39%$10B85%
FVAL QualifiedFidelity Value Factor ETF4/5 short3/3 longAll-weather+0.3%+4.8%+11.3%+15.4%+21.0%+85.9%+79.4%+291%16.4%0.80−37.3%0.15%$1.4B75%
VLUE QualifiediShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF3/5 short3/3 long−4.0%+3.0%+23.6%+40.8%+55.1%+136%+109%+286%18.4%0.90−39.5%0.15%$9.0B71%
VTV QualifiedVanguard Morningstar Value ETF3/5 short3/3 long+1.6%+4.0%+11.0%+18.2%+22.5%+77.9%+76.6%+235%13.7%0.90−36.8%0.03%$252B86%
PVAL QualifiedPutnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF4/5 short2/3 long+1.0%+4.7%+10.7%+18.6%+27.8%+98.1%+111%—15.1%1.07−41.3%0.56%$15B93%
AVLV QualifiedAvantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF3/5 short2/3 long+0.9%+2.5%+10.0%+22.5%+30.9%+89.4%+92.2%—16.9%0.86−19.5%0.15%$22B74%
SPY Broad MarketState Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF1/5 short3/3 long−0.6%+3.9%+9.1%+13.5%+15.8%+89.3%+81.7%+321%17.1%0.79−33.7%0.09%$823B75%
VUG Broad MarketVanguard Morningstar Growth ETF0/5 short3/3 long−2.5%+4.0%+8.2%+9.8%+10.2%+100%+78.6%+419%22.5%0.63−35.6%0.03%$392B50%
VONV Broad MarketVanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF4/5 short1/3 long+1.6%+4.7%+14.1%+22.8%+27.8%+85.1%+72.7%+208%14.7%0.82−38.2%0.06%$23B93%
IWD Broad MarketiShares Russell 1000 Value ETF4/5 short1/3 long+1.7%+4.7%+14.2%+22.7%+27.7%+84.4%+71.7%+205%14.7%0.81−38.5%0.18%$84B95%
DFLV Broad MarketDimensional - US Large Cap Value ETF4/5 short1/3 long+1.1%+4.8%+12.0%+21.5%+28.6%+82.7%————−16.8%0.21%$7.2B77%
RPV Broad MarketInvesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF3/5 short1/3 long+1.6%+2.7%+10.7%+17.3%+24.6%+85.6%+67.9%+190%17.3%0.69−50.7%0.35%$1.7B77%
JAVA Broad MarketJPMorgan Active Value ETF3/5 short1/3 long+1.7%+3.9%+10.1%+14.9%+20.8%+72.6%+72.0%—14.5%0.82−16.5%0.44%$7.3B92%
SCHV Broad MarketSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF2/5 short1/3 long+0.9%+2.5%+8.0%+16.4%+20.0%+75.4%+62.3%+195%14.4%0.75−37.1%0.04%$15B91%
VYM Dividend & IncomeVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF1/5 short1/3 long+1.1%+1.7%+5.1%+13.3%+16.9%+72.8%+71.1%+208%13.8%0.85−35.2%0.04%$96B89%
CGDV Dividend & IncomeCapital Group Dividend Value ETF1/5 short1/3 long−0.8%+1.4%+7.7%+12.8%+18.2%+97.2%————−21.8%0.33%$39B70%
DSTL Broad MarketDistillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF5/5 short0/3 long+4.2%+9.5%+14.3%+18.0%+20.4%+63.8%+71.1%—16.1%0.75−33.1%0.39%$2.1B79%
VBR Broad MarketVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF1/5 short0/3 long+0.6%−1.0%+3.3%+13.0%+16.8%+66.7%+48.6%+169%19.4%0.51−45.3%0.05%$64B78%
VOOV Broad MarketVanguard S&P 500 Value ETF0/5 short0/3 long+1.6%+3.7%+8.2%+12.8%+15.8%+66.8%+71.0%+214%14.2%0.83−37.3%0.07%$6.8B97%
IUSV Broad MarketiShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF0/5 short0/3 long+1.6%+3.4%+7.8%+12.7%+15.6%+66.5%+69.7%+213%14.3%0.81−37.5%0.04%$28B98%
IVE Broad MarketiShares S&P 500 Value ETF0/5 short0/3 long+1.6%+3.7%+8.1%+12.8%+15.7%+66.3%+70.3%+212%14.2%0.82−37.0%0.18%$50B100%
IJJ Broad MarketiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF0/5 short0/3 long+0.9%−2.2%+1.1%+8.5%+11.8%+57.1%+43.8%+161%19.2%0.47−46.1%0.18%$8.5B73%
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How did SPYV do year by year?

This table shows each investment's total return in every full calendar year since 2001, along with where SPYV ranked among its popular alternatives each year. Annual results reveal how consistently each one kept pace with SPYV and how far its good and bad years diverged, detail that multiyear averages tend to smooth over.

Newest year first. Green marks a year in which the fund came out ahead of SPYV; gray means the two finished within a fraction of a point. The rank row places SPYV among the alternatives that traded the full year; dark green is the top quarter and red the bottom quarter.

InvestmentYears ahead of SPYV2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001
SPYV This pageState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF—+13.2%+12.3%+22.2%−5.3%+24.9%+1.4%+31.6%−9.0%+15.4%+17.2%−3.2%+12.2%+31.8%+17.3%−0.8%+15.4%+17.3%−36.3%+1.5%+21.8%+5.3%+13.3%+25.3%−18.0%−5.6%
Rank among alternativesTop quarter in 3 of 2115 of 1916 of 195 of 196 of 1713 of 1410 of 144 of 158 of 139 of 136 of 127 of 128 of 129 of 115 of 118 of 116 of 97 of 85 of 73 of 72 of 54 of 5————
SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF13 of 25+17.7%+24.9%+26.2%−18.2%+28.7%+18.3%+31.2%−4.6%+21.7%+12.0%+1.2%+13.5%+32.3%+16.0%+1.9%+15.1%+26.4%−36.8%+5.1%+15.9%+4.8%+10.7%+28.2%−21.6%−11.7%
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF13 of 17+18.6%+16.4%+17.4%−6.0%+30.3%+9.1%+27.8%−7.7%+19.8%+12.2%−1.4%+13.4%+38.0%+17.9%+0.3%+17.0%+29.8%————————
FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF7 of 9+19.6%+18.0%+23.1%−14.4%+30.4%+9.1%+30.3%−7.8%+22.5%————————————————
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF4 of 12+32.7%+7.2%+14.2%−14.2%+28.9%−0.2%+27.2%−11.1%+21.9%+15.3%−4.1%+12.8%—————————————
VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF13 of 21+15.3%+16.0%+9.3%−2.1%+26.5%+2.3%+25.7%−5.5%+17.1%+17.1%−1.0%+13.2%+33.1%+15.2%+1.1%+14.5%+19.9%−35.9%−0.1%+22.4%+7.2%————
PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF3 of 5+24.1%+19.3%+18.4%−2.6%——+28.3%——————————————————
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF2 of 4+15.1%+17.5%+17.4%−5.5%—————————————————————
VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF14 of 21+19.4%+32.7%+46.8%−33.1%+27.4%+40.2%+37.0%−3.3%+27.8%+6.2%+3.3%+13.6%+32.6%+17.1%+1.8%+17.1%+36.3%−38.0%+12.8%+9.0%+4.8%————
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF6 of 15+15.8%+14.3%+11.4%−7.6%+25.3%+2.7%+26.5%−8.5%+13.6%+17.1%−3.8%+13.2%+32.6%+16.7%+0.4%——————————
DFLV Dimensional - US Large Cap Value ETF2 of 3+15.9%+12.9%+12.3%——————————————————————
RPV Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF9 of 19+17.7%+12.4%+8.0%−1.3%+34.2%−8.7%+24.8%−12.3%+17.3%+19.3%−8.5%+12.2%+47.5%+24.9%−1.2%+22.4%+53.3%−47.8%−4.3%——————
JAVA JPMorgan Active Value ETF3 of 4+14.9%+15.5%+10.4%−0.9%—————————————————————
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF7 of 16+16.0%+14.1%+8.9%−7.6%+25.5%+2.6%+25.9%−7.3%+15.7%+18.2%−1.0%+10.9%+31.1%+14.9%+3.5%+14.8%—————————
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF10 of 19+15.4%+17.6%+6.6%−0.4%+26.2%+1.1%+24.1%−5.9%+16.4%+17.0%+0.3%+13.6%+30.1%+12.7%+10.5%+14.2%+17.1%−31.9%+1.4%——————
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF3 of 3+25.5%+20.1%+28.8%——————————————————————
DSTL Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF4 of 7+8.7%+12.8%+22.7%−10.7%+28.9%+19.3%+35.5%——————————————————
VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF9 of 21+9.1%+12.4%+16.0%−9.4%+28.1%+5.9%+22.8%−12.3%+11.8%+24.9%−4.8%+10.6%+36.6%+19.0%−4.2%+25.1%+30.9%−32.2%−6.9%+19.5%+6.1%————
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF1 of 15+13.1%+12.2%+22.1%−5.4%+24.9%+1.2%+31.8%−9.1%+15.2%+17.3%−3.2%+12.1%+31.9%+17.0%−0.1%——————————
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF14 of 25+7.3%+11.6%+15.2%−7.1%+30.4%+3.5%+25.7%−12.1%+12.1%+26.2%−6.7%+11.9%+34.1%+18.3%−2.7%+22.5%+34.4%−35.1%+2.1%+14.5%+11.6%+17.9%+40.0%−10.8%+7.1%
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Risk and diversification

How SPYV has fallen, how it held up in crashes beside the S&P 500 and its popular alternatives, and what moves independently of it.

What were SPYV's worst declines?

A drawdown is the decline from a peak to the lowest point before a new high. This section presents SPYV's five deepest drawdowns since it began trading in 2000, alongside the S&P 500's return over the same dates, and how long each took to recover. Together, these figures show how much an investor could have lost and how long it took to get back to even.

Green means SPYV fell less than the S&P 500 over the same dates. Based on daily closing prices with dividends reinvested.

DuringSPYV fellS&P 500, same datesPeakLowTime to the lowBack at the peakTime to recover
2008 financial crisis−58.4%−54.7%Oct 2007Mar 200917 monthsFeb 20133.9 years
Covid crash−36.9%−33.5%Feb 2020Mar 20201 monthDec 20209 months
Dot-com bust−33.7%−40.2%Dec 2000Oct 200222 monthsJan 200415 months
Late-2018 sell-off−19.2%−16.7%Jan 2018Dec 201811 monthsApr 20194 months
2022 bear market−17.9%−19.0%Apr 2022Sep 20225 monthsFeb 20235 months

How did SPYV do in stock market crashes?

This section measures how far SPYV, the S&P 500 and each alternative fell from peak to trough during every major market crash since 2000. A smaller decline means an investment held up better, and comparing results across crashes shows whether that resilience was consistent or a one-off.

Note: SPYV began trading on October 2, 2000, so its row reads "Not yet trading" for the dot-com bust. The older alternatives and the S&P 500 show how those crashes played out.

Newest crash first. Each figure is the fund's deepest fall within the crash window; green means a smaller fall than SPYV.

InvestmentHeld up better2023 regional bank crisisMar 20232022 bear marketJan 2022Covid crashFeb 2020Late-2018 sell-offSep 2018February 2018 volatility shockFeb 20182015 China and oil sell-offAug 20152011 euro debt crisisJul 20112010 flash crashMay 20102008 financial crisisOct 2007Dot-com bustMar 2000
SPYV This pageState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF—−4.3%−17.9%−36.6%−18.5%−6.4%−12.6%−19.4%−1.7%−58.4%Not yet trading
SPY S&P 500State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF4 of 9−3.4%−24.5%−33.7%−19.3%−6.5%−12.8%−17.9%−1.5%−55.2%−47.5%
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF2 of 8−3.8%−17.5%−35.8%−19.5%−5.9%−13.3%−19.5%−1.6%——
FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF0 of 5−4.3%−23.4%−37.0%−19.7%−6.4%—————
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF1 of 6−5.2%−27.1%−38.8%−22.1%−5.4%−18.4%————
VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF5 of 9−4.0%−17.0%−36.4%−17.3%−6.5%−11.6%−18.8%−1.1%−59.2%—
PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF3 of 5−4.5%−16.7%−40.8%−12.1%−5.1%—————
AVLV Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF0 of 2−5.9%−19.3%————————
VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF4 of 9−3.5%−33.7%−31.8%−22.3%−6.2%−15.2%−18.3%−2.0%−50.7%—
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF0 of 7−4.6%−18.9%−38.1%−18.1%−6.4%−14.2%−19.0%———
DFLV Dimensional - US Large Cap Value ETF0 of 1−5.6%—————————
RPV Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF1 of 9−9.2%−19.8%−49.2%−22.5%−5.7%−19.5%−21.9%−2.4%−74.0%—
JAVA JPMorgan Active Value ETF1 of 2−4.6%−16.1%————————
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF3 of 8−4.2%−19.8%−36.6%−17.7%−6.5%−11.1%−17.0%−1.4%——
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF7 of 9−3.9%−15.8%−34.6%−16.1%−6.3%−10.9%−14.3%−1.1%−57.0%—
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF1 of 1−2.6%—————————
DSTL Distillate U.S. Fundamental Stability & Value ETF1 of 3−4.1%−20.1%−32.8%———————
VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF1 of 9−8.1%−20.4%−44.8%−23.0%−5.5%−17.3%−25.9%−2.6%−60.2%—
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF1 of 7−4.3%−18.1%−37.1%−18.5%−6.6%−12.7%−18.8%———
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF2 of 9−8.0%−19.1%−45.6%−22.7%−5.8%−17.5%−25.1%−2.4%−56.7%—
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How closely does SPYV move with the S&P 500?

Upside capture measures how much of the S&P 500's gains an investment kept in the months the market rose, and downside capture how much of its losses it took in the months the market fell. An investment that captures more of the gains than the losses has compounded ahead of the market over time. This section compares SPYV with its popular alternatives on both measures, and on beta (how strongly each has moved with the market), over the past 10 years.

Monthly total returns over the past 10 years, measured against SPY. 100% capture or a beta of 1.00 means moving in line with the S&P 500. Green marks a better figure than SPYV's: more upside, less downside or a higher capture ratio. Sorted by capture ratio.

InvestmentUpside captureDownside captureCapture ratioBeta
SPYV This pageState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF88%99%0.890.91
VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF113%108%1.041.13
RWL Invesco S&P 500 Revenue ETF94%96%0.970.95
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF103%109%0.951.09
VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF86%91%0.950.86
FVAL Fidelity Value Factor ETF102%109%0.931.02
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF81%88%0.930.82
VOOV Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF89%100%0.890.92
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF88%99%0.880.93
SCHV Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF84%95%0.880.91
RPV Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF94%117%0.811.08
VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF94%119%0.781.11
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF93%121%0.771.12
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What diversifies SPYV?

Correlation measures how closely two investments move together, on a scale from 1 (in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to -1 (in opposite directions). This section lists large ETFs and stocks whose returns have had a low correlation with SPYV's. Because such investments tend not to fall at the same time, pairing SPYV with them can reduce a portfolio's overall swings.

Only ETFs with at least $1.0B in assets and stocks worth at least $10B, with a correlation below 0.5 over the past 5 years and a positive return, are included, ranked by Sharpe ratio; funds that hold the same thing are shown once. The year columns are the years in which SPYV lost money. The last two columns show a portfolio that is 80% SPYV and 20% the other investment, rebalanced monthly.

ETFs

InvestmentCorrelation5Y returnSharpe202220182015201120082002200180/20 mix volatility80/20 mix annual return
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (this page)1.00+71.4%0.83−5.3%−9.0%−3.2%−0.8%−36.3%−18.0%−5.6%14.5%+11.7%
GLD CommoditiesSPDR Gold Shares0.25+126%0.96−0.8%−1.9%−10.7%+9.6%+4.9%——12.9%+13.3%
DBMF AlternativesiMGP DBi Managed Futures Strategy ETF-0.25+59.7%0.82+21.6%——————11.3%+11.8%
DBA AlternativesInvesco DB Agriculture Fund0.27+66.4%0.81+2.5%−8.7%−17.2%−10.7%−19.1%——12.4%+11.7%
GDX MaterialsVanEck Gold Miners ETF0.39+181%0.73−9.0%−8.8%−24.7%−16.1%−26.1%——16.1%+15.5%
USO CommoditiesUnited States Oil Fund, LP0.07+176%0.73+29.0%−19.6%−46.0%−2.3%−56.3%——14.3%+15.0%
FLSP AlternativesFranklin Systematic Style Premia ETF0.09+49.8%0.68+0.5%——————11.8%+11.3%
PDBC AlternativesInvesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF0.22+73.9%0.67+19.3%−12.8%−26.8%————12.8%+12.2%
EWZ InternationaliShares MSCI Brazil ETF0.49+100%0.64+12.1%−2.5%−41.8%−24.1%−56.0%−36.4%−18.9%14.9%+12.0%

Stocks

InvestmentCorrelation5Y returnSharpe202220182015201120082002200180/20 mix volatility80/20 mix annual return
SPYV State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF (this page)1.00+71.4%0.83−5.3%−9.0%−3.2%−0.8%−36.3%−18.0%−5.6%14.5%+11.7%
CAH Medical - DistributionCardinal Health, Inc.0.41+479%1.55+54.1%−24.5%+12.6%+8.1%−39.6%−8.3%−2.5%14.6%+17.0%
CLS Hardware, Equipment & PartsCelestica Inc.0.39+3,143%1.47+1.3%−16.3%−6.0%−24.4%−20.5%−65.1%−25.6%19.4%+29.6%
FIX Engineering & ConstructionComfort Systems USA, Inc.0.48+1,636%1.46+17.0%+0.8%+67.7%−17.0%−15.2%−9.4%+73.7%17.7%+25.6%
MCK Medical - DistributionMcKesson Corporation0.34+413%1.44+51.8%−28.4%−4.5%+11.8%−40.4%−27.2%+4.9%14.1%+16.4%
MPC Oil & Gas Refining & MarketingMarathon Petroleum Corporation0.40+690%1.41+86.6%−8.2%+17.4%————15.4%+19.0%
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Common questions

What was SPYV's worst drawdown?

SPYV's deepest decline since it began trading in 2000 was 58.4%, from October 2007 to March 2009. It took about four years from the low to climb back to its old high.

What were SPYV's best and worst years?

Over 25 full calendar years, SPYV's best year was 2013, when it returned 31.8%. Its worst was 2008, with a return of -36.3%.

Is there a better investment than SPYV?

Among SPYV's popular alternatives, PVAL earned more than SPYV over the past 5 years with similar volatility: 16.1% a year at 15.1% volatility, against 11.4% a year at 14.2%. Looking beyond its popular alternatives, HDV (US dividend equity) earned more than SPYV with less volatility over the past 5 years: 12.9% a year at 13.0% volatility, against 11.4% a year at 14.2%.

Is SPYV more volatile than the S&P 500?

No. SPYV's volatility over the past 5 years was 14.2%, 83% of the S&P 500's 17.1%. Volatility measures how widely returns swing around their average: in roughly two years out of three, SPYV's return lands within 14.2% of its average, either way. The higher it is, the rougher the ride and the harder it is to hold through a slump.

What is SPYV's Sharpe ratio?

SPYV's Sharpe ratio over the past 5 years was 0.83, against 0.79 for the S&P 500, so SPYV earned more for each unit of risk than an index fund did. The Sharpe ratio is the return earned above cash for each unit of volatility: two investments with the same return are not equal if one got there with far bigger swings.

How correlated is SPYV with the S&P 500?

Over the past 5 years, SPYV's monthly returns had a correlation of 0.89 with the S&P 500. Correlation runs from 1 (moving in lockstep) through 0 (unrelated) to −1 (moving in opposite directions). They move almost in lockstep, so holding both adds little diversification. In the table, the correlation column measures each option against SPYV instead: the lower it is, the more that option would diversify a SPYV holding.

What are the best alternatives to SPYV?

Of the 22 popular alternatives we compared, six outperformed SPYV in at least 3 of 5 short-term and 2 of 3 long-term timeframes, with dividends reinvested: RWL, FVAL and VLUE.

Did SPYV outperform the S&P 500?

SPYV finished ahead of the S&P 500 (SPY) in eight of 25 full calendar years. In 2025, it returned +13.2%, against +17.7% for the index.

How did SPYV do in stock market crashes?

SPYV fell less than the S&P 500 (SPY) in two of the nine major crashes it has traded through, and further in four. The clearest case was the 2008 financial crisis, when SPYV fell 58.4% and the S&P 500 fell 55.2%.

What diversifies SPYV?

These had a low correlation with SPYV over the past 5 years and still earned a positive 5-year return: among large ETFs, GLD (correlation 0.25), DBMF (correlation -0.25) and DBA (correlation 0.27); among large stocks, CAH (correlation 0.41), CLS (correlation 0.39) and FIX (correlation 0.48). A correlation near zero means the two have moved largely independently.

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