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Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly SMB Benchmark Return is at a current level of 0.44, up from 0.24 last month and up from -2.74 one year ago. This is a change of 83.33% from last month.

The Fama-French model is a pricing model that was developed in the 1990s to account for additional factors when pricing assets. It considers both size risk and value risk factors, as value and small-cap stocks have historically tended to outperform markets. By including these two additional factors, the Fama-French model is thought to be a more robust method to price assets. Small minus big (SMB) is one of the three factors in the Fama-French stock pricing model. It is the excess return that smaller companies return when compared to larger companies. SMB = 1/3 (Small Value + Small Neutral + Small Growth) - 1/3 (Big Value + Big Neutral + Big Growth)

Stats

Last Value 0.44
Latest Period Mar 2026
Last Updated May 15 2026, 10:04 EDT
Next Release Jun 15 2026, 10:00 EDT (E)
Average Growth Rate -626.9%
Value from Last Month 0.24
Change from Last Month 83.33%
Value from 1 Year Ago -2.74
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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Historical Data

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Date Value
March 31, 2026 0.44
February 28, 2026 0.24
January 31, 2026 2.12
December 31, 2025 -1.03
November 30, 2025 0.54
October 31, 2025 -0.82
September 30, 2025 -1.90
August 31, 2025 3.80
July 31, 2025 0.30
June 30, 2025 0.80
May 31, 2025 0.67
April 30, 2025 -0.54
March 31, 2025 -2.74
February 28, 2025 -5.78
January 31, 2025 -1.95
December 31, 2024 -2.70
November 30, 2024 4.54
October 31, 2024 -0.96
September 30, 2024 -0.12
August 31, 2024 -3.50
July 31, 2024 6.79
June 30, 2024 -3.02
May 31, 2024 0.56
April 30, 2024 -2.37
March 31, 2024 -2.48
Date Value
February 29, 2024 -0.24
January 31, 2024 -5.07
December 31, 2023 6.30
November 30, 2023 -0.10
October 31, 2023 -3.86
September 30, 2023 -2.51
August 31, 2023 -3.14
July 31, 2023 2.05
June 30, 2023 1.49
May 31, 2023 1.60
April 30, 2023 -3.37
March 31, 2023 -5.51
February 28, 2023 1.17
January 31, 2023 5.01
December 31, 2022 -0.69
November 30, 2022 -3.51
October 31, 2022 0.07
September 30, 2022 -0.82
August 31, 2022 1.40
July 31, 2022 2.80
June 30, 2022 2.10
May 31, 2022 -1.83
April 30, 2022 -1.39
March 31, 2022 -1.61
February 28, 2022 2.19

Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly SMB Benchmark Return is at a current level of 0.44, up from 0.24 last month and up from -2.74 one year ago. This is a change of 83.33% from last month.

The Fama-French model is a pricing model that was developed in the 1990s to account for additional factors when pricing assets. It considers both size risk and value risk factors, as value and small-cap stocks have historically tended to outperform markets. By including these two additional factors, the Fama-French model is thought to be a more robust method to price assets. Small minus big (SMB) is one of the three factors in the Fama-French stock pricing model. It is the excess return that smaller companies return when compared to larger companies. SMB = 1/3 (Small Value + Small Neutral + Small Growth) - 1/3 (Big Value + Big Neutral + Big Growth)

Stats

Last Value 0.44
Latest Period Mar 2026
Last Updated May 15 2026, 10:04 EDT
Next Release Jun 15 2026, 10:00 EDT (E)
Average Growth Rate -626.9%
Value from Last Month 0.24
Change from Last Month 83.33%
Value from 1 Year Ago -2.74
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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