The Complete History of the SPYJuly 25, 2013 at 07:00 AM EDT
The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) is the oldest and best-known exchange-traded fund. Here’s a quick primer on the history of SPY, by the numbers: Vital Stats Below are some stats that put SPY into perspective: Oldest U.S.-listed ETF (launched 1993) Largest U.S. listed ETF ($141.6 billion in AUM) Most Heavily Traded U.S. listed ETF (ADV of 5.2 million shares) Year by Year Between its first full year of trading in 1994 and 2012, SPY has turned in 15 positive annual performances and lost ground in four years: Combined together, that translates into an aggregate performance of about 331% between inception and June 30, 2013: Since it launched in 1993 (and through June 2013), SPY’s winning sessions outnumber its losing ones by about 1.17 to one. Visualized another way: [PIE CHART - 2,741 winning sessions, 2,339 losing sessions, 61 days unchanged) Best and Worst Runs Though not as volatile as many [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Daily ETF Roundup: XLE Drops As Crude Retreats, IYW Pops On Apple Earnings Want A Simple, 3-ETF Portfolio? Here Are 25 Of Them Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks End Narrowly Mixed; KOL And IYM Pop Daily ETF Roundup: GDX Pops As Gold Surges, IYE Slumps Daily ETF Roundup: Stocks Finish Flat, XLK Tumbles On Microsoft And Google Earnings
The S&P 500 SPDR (SPY) is the oldest and best-known exchange-traded fund. Here’s a quick primer on the history of SPY, by the numbers: Vital Stats Below are some stats that put SPY into perspective: Oldest U.S.-listed ETF (launched 1993) Largest U.S. listed ETF ($141.6 billion in AUM) Most Heavily Traded U.S. listed ETF (ADV of 5.2 million shares) Year by Year Between its first full year of trading in 1994 and 2012, SPY has turned in 15 positive annual performances and lost ground in four years: Combined together, that translates into an aggregate performance of about 331% between inception and June 30, 2013: Since it launched in 1993 (and through June 2013), SPY’s winning sessions outnumber its losing ones by about 1.17 to one. Visualized another way: [PIE CHART - 2,741 winning sessions, 2,339 losing sessions, 61 days unchanged) Best and Worst Runs Though not as volatile as many [...]
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