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Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly SMB Benchmark Return is at a current level of -1.84, down from 3.87 last month and down from -0.13 one year ago. This is a change of N/A 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 -1.84
Latest Period Sep 2025
Last Updated Nov 15 2025, 10:04 EST
Next Release Dec 15 2025, 10:00 EST (E)
Average Growth Rate -620.2%
Value from Last Month 3.87
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago -0.13
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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Date Value
September 30, 2025 -1.84
August 31, 2025 3.87
July 31, 2025 0.27
June 30, 2025 0.83
May 31, 2025 0.70
April 30, 2025 -0.59
March 31, 2025 -2.76
February 28, 2025 -5.79
January 31, 2025 -1.97
December 31, 2024 -2.71
November 30, 2024 4.46
October 31, 2024 -0.99
September 30, 2024 -0.13
August 31, 2024 -3.49
July 31, 2024 6.81
June 30, 2024 -3.00
May 31, 2024 0.55
April 30, 2024 -2.37
March 31, 2024 -2.50
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
Date Value
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
January 31, 2022 -5.94
December 31, 2021 -1.67
November 30, 2021 -1.32
October 31, 2021 -2.35
September 30, 2021 0.71
August 31, 2021 -0.42

Basic Info

Fama-French Monthly SMB Benchmark Return is at a current level of -1.84, down from 3.87 last month and down from -0.13 one year ago. This is a change of N/A 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 -1.84
Latest Period Sep 2025
Last Updated Nov 15 2025, 10:04 EST
Next Release Dec 15 2025, 10:00 EST (E)
Average Growth Rate -620.2%
Value from Last Month 3.87
Change from Last Month N/A
Value from 1 Year Ago -0.13
Change from 1 Year Ago N/A
Frequency Monthly
Adjustment N/A
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