ETF Evaluator: Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF (ONEV) Follow This ETF

Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF Overview

Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF (ONEV) is a passively managed U.S. Equity Mid-Cap Value exchange-traded fund (ETF). State Street Investment Management launched the ETF in 2015.

The investment seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focused Factor Index. Under normal market conditions, 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 reflect the performance of a segment of large-capitalization U.S. equity securities demonstrating a combination of core factors (high value, high quality, and low size characteristics), with a focus factor comprising low volatility characteristics.

About Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF (ONEV)

There are 2 members of the management team with an average tenure of 10.04 years: Emiliano Rabinovich (2017) and Karl Schneider (2015). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and Russell 1000 LV Fcsd Fctr TR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF has 453 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 9.3% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the U.S. Equity ETF group. Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF has 1.1% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 98.8% There is 1.1% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF has 0.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $341 million in total assets, which is below the $2 billion average for the Mid-Cap Value category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

ONEV Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Mid-Cap Value category. Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF has an expense ratio of 0.20%, which is 57% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 25%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 73% for the Mid-Cap Value category.

Recently, in the month of June 2026, Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF returned 2.4%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Mid-Cap Value category had an average return of 1.7%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF has a trailing yield of 1.86%, which is below the 2.13% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Stt Strt® SPDR® Russell 1000 LwVolFocETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 8.5%, 3.0 percentage points worse than the category, which translates into a grade of D. The fund has returned 13.0% over the past year (grade of F), 11.8% over the past three years (grade of D) and 8.6% per year over the past five years (grade of D) and 11.3% per year over the past 10 years (grade of B).

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