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Is SLYG a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SLYG 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Value (6.2), lowest on Quality (2.4). It trades at 19.4 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6. Its ten largest holdings are 9% of the fund.

What stands out in SLYG's data

Owns U.S. small-cap stocks with above-average earnings growth expectations.

Trades at a higher price than the typical small-cap fund — you pay more for the growth story.

Trailing P/E multiple of 19.4x sits above the peer median of 16.6x, though still below its own 20.7x history. Holdings: 347 stocks.

A growth-tilted sleeve for a small-cap allocation, carrying a richer price tag.

How is SLYG rated? ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) 4.0 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) 4.0 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.0 / 10
  • Growth: 4.1 / 10
  • Value: 6.2 / 10
  • Risk: 3.2 / 10
  • Quality: 2.4 / 10
  • Return: 3.8 / 10

Is SLYG expensive right now? It trades at 19.4 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6

As of October 9, 2026, SLYG is cheaper than 62% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 44 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside SLYG? 17% Tech

What's inside SLYG: Size (Large 0%, Mid 37%, Small 63%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%); Tech 16.8%; AI 0.3%; Semiconductors 1.8%; Memory 0.5%.

What are SLYG's top holdings? The ten largest are 9% of the fund

Viasat, Protagonist Therapeutics, Ryman Hospitality Properties, TG Therapeutics, Madison Square Garden Sports, Armstrong World Industries, Federal Signal, Zurn Elkay Water Solns, Alkermes and Esco Technologies are SLYG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 79% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of SLYG's weight sits in its 86 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 230 equally weighted holdings.

What is SLYG's expense ratio? 0.15% a year

As of October 9, 2026, SLYG charges 0.15% a year, yields 0.72% and holds $4.8B in assets across 347 positions.

State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) — cost, income and size
MeasureSLYG
Expense ratio0.15%
Dividend yield0.72%
Assets under management$4.8B
Holdings347

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF (SLYG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/slyg

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