Last Update: 31 December 2022

US Small Cap or Large Cap? Value or Growth Investing?

The best performing investment in the last 30 years is US Mid Cap Blend, that granded a +10.75% annualized return.

The worst is US Small Cap Growth, with a +9.28% annualized return in the last 30 years.

If you want to invest in US Stock Style, you can easily do it with ETFs. Some of them are the main components of the most efficient Lazy Portfolios.

US Stock Style Matrix

Stock Style: 1 Month returns
Value Blend Growth
Large -3.30%
(VTV) 		-5.76%
(SPY) 		-8.36%
(VUG)
Medium -4.48%
(VOE) 		-5.47%
(IJH) 		-6.08%
(IJK)
Small -6.49%
(IJS) 		-6.68%
(IJR) 		-7.06%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 3 Months returns
Value Blend Growth
Large 14.53%
(VTV) 		7.57%
(SPY) 		-0.18%
(VUG)
Medium 11.97%
(VOE) 		10.80%
(IJH) 		8.67%
(IJK)
Small 11.05%
(IJS) 		9.00%
(IJR) 		6.64%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 6 Months returns
Value Blend Growth
Large 7.96%
(VTV) 		2.27%
(SPY) 		-4.00%
(VUG)
Medium 5.86%
(VOE) 		8.05%
(IJH) 		7.89%
(IJK)
Small 3.48%
(IJS) 		3.38%
(IJR) 		3.32%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 1 Year returns
Value Blend Growth
Large -2.07%
(VTV) 		-18.17%
(SPY) 		-33.15%
(VUG)
Medium -7.95%
(VOE) 		-13.10%
(IJH) 		-19.03%
(IJK)
Small -11.33%
(IJS) 		-16.19%
(IJR) 		-21.32%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 3 Years returns
Value Blend Growth
Large 8.21%
(VTV) 		7.64%
(SPY) 		6.08%
(VUG)
Medium 6.73%
(VOE) 		7.17%
(IJH) 		5.57%
(IJK)
Small 5.91%
(IJS) 		5.69%
(IJR) 		4.71%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 5 Years returns
Value Blend Growth
Large 8.52%
(VTV) 		9.33%
(SPY) 		9.60%
(VUG)
Medium 6.36%
(VOE) 		6.63%
(IJH) 		5.81%
(IJK)
Small 5.14%
(IJS) 		5.82%
(IJR) 		5.84%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 10 Years returns
Value Blend Growth
Large 11.91%
(VTV) 		12.46%
(SPY) 		12.80%
(VUG)
Medium 10.97%
(VOE) 		10.72%
(IJH) 		10.18%
(IJK)
Small 10.11%
(IJS) 		10.78%
(IJR) 		10.92%
(IJT)
Stock Style: 30 Years returns
Value Blend Growth
Large 9.53%
(VTV) 		9.53%
(SPY) 		9.63%
(VUG)
Medium 10.68%
(VOE) 		10.75%
(IJH) 		9.96%
(IJK)
Small 10.60%
(IJS) 		10.06%
(IJR) 		9.28%
(IJT)

US Stock Style Historical Returns

US Stock Style Returns, for last 1,3,6 Months and 1,3,5,10,30 years.

Columns are sortable, records are pre-ordered by 30 year return.

US STOCK STYLE - HISTORICAL RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 31 December 2022
Cells with red background indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Dec 2022. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 6.45% , 3Y: 4.92% , 5Y: 3.78% , 10Y: 2.60% , 30Y: 2.49%
ETF 1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y(*) 5Y(*) 10Y(*) 30Y(*)▾
US Mid Cap Blend
IJH 		-5.47 10.80 8.05 -13.10 7.17 6.63 10.72 10.75
US Mid Cap Value
VOE 		-4.48 11.97 5.86 -7.95 6.73 6.36 10.97 10.68
US Small Cap Value
IJS 		-6.49 11.05 3.48 -11.33 5.91 5.14 10.11 10.60
US Small Cap Blend
IJR 		-6.68 9.00 3.38 -16.19 5.69 5.82 10.78 10.06
US Mid Cap Growth
IJK 		-6.08 8.67 7.89 -19.03 5.57 5.81 10.18 9.96
US Large Cap Growth
VUG 		-8.36 -0.18 -4.00 -33.15 6.08 9.60 12.80 9.63
US Large Cap Blend
SPY 		-5.76 7.57 2.27 -18.17 7.64 9.33 12.46 9.53
US Large Cap Value
VTV 		-3.30 14.53 7.96 -2.07 8.21 8.52 11.91 9.53
US Small Cap Growth
IJT 		-7.06 6.64 3.32 -21.32 4.71 5.84 10.92 9.28
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(*) annualized
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US Stock Style Correlations

Monthly correlations of US Stock Style, over different timeframes.

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US STOCK STYLE MONTHLY CORRELATIONS
Monthly correlations as of 31 December 2022
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Asset VTV SPY VUG VOE IJH IJK IJS IJR IJT
VTV
1.00
0.94
0.82
0.98
0.93
0.87
0.95
0.93
0.88
SPY
0.94
1.00
0.96
0.96
0.97
0.95
0.92
0.95
0.95
VUG
0.82
0.96
1.00
0.87
0.92
0.93
0.83
0.89
0.93
VOE
0.98
0.96
0.87
1.00
0.96
0.92
0.95
0.95
0.91
IJH
0.93
0.97
0.92
0.96
1.00
0.99
0.97
0.99
0.99
IJK
0.87
0.95
0.93
0.92
0.99
1.00
0.93
0.97
0.99
IJS
0.95
0.92
0.83
0.95
0.97
0.93
1.00
0.99
0.94
IJR
0.93
0.95
0.89
0.95
0.99
0.97
0.99
1.00
0.98
IJT
0.88
0.95
0.93
0.91
0.99
0.99
0.94
0.98
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTV SPY VUG VOE IJH IJK IJS IJR IJT
VTV
1.00
0.94
0.80
0.97
0.94
0.90
0.91
0.91
0.88
SPY
0.94
1.00
0.96
0.93
0.94
0.95
0.86
0.90
0.91
VUG
0.80
0.96
1.00
0.81
0.86
0.90
0.75
0.81
0.86
VOE
0.97
0.93
0.81
1.00
0.97
0.93
0.94
0.94
0.91
IJH
0.94
0.94
0.86
0.97
1.00
0.98
0.95
0.97
0.97
IJK
0.90
0.95
0.90
0.93
0.98
1.00
0.90
0.95
0.97
IJS
0.91
0.86
0.75
0.94
0.95
0.90
1.00
0.99
0.94
IJR
0.91
0.90
0.81
0.94
0.97
0.95
0.99
1.00
0.98
IJT
0.88
0.91
0.86
0.91
0.97
0.97
0.94
0.98
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTV SPY VUG VOE IJH IJK IJS IJR IJT
VTV
1.00
0.95
0.81
0.97
0.93
0.89
0.89
0.89
0.86
SPY
0.95
1.00
0.95
0.93
0.93
0.93
0.84
0.87
0.88
VUG
0.81
0.95
1.00
0.82
0.85
0.89
0.72
0.78
0.82
VOE
0.97
0.93
0.82
1.00
0.97
0.93
0.92
0.92
0.90
IJH
0.93
0.93
0.85
0.97
1.00
0.98
0.95
0.96
0.95
IJK
0.89
0.93
0.89
0.93
0.98
1.00
0.89
0.93
0.95
IJS
0.89
0.84
0.72
0.92
0.95
0.89
1.00
0.99
0.95
IJR
0.89
0.87
0.78
0.92
0.96
0.93
0.99
1.00
0.98
IJT
0.86
0.88
0.82
0.90
0.95
0.95
0.95
0.98
1.00
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset VTV SPY VUG VOE IJH IJK IJS IJR IJT
VTV
1.00
0.95
0.83
0.94
0.90
0.80
0.85
0.80
0.76
SPY
0.95
1.00
0.96
0.89
0.91
0.87
0.82
0.82
0.80
VUG
0.83
0.96
1.00
0.78
0.85
0.88
0.73
0.77
0.78
VOE
0.94
0.89
0.78
1.00
0.93
0.81
0.90
0.84
0.79
IJH
0.90
0.91
0.85
0.93
1.00
0.95
0.93
0.93
0.91
IJK
0.80
0.87
0.88
0.81
0.95
1.00
0.84
0.92
0.93
IJS
0.85
0.82
0.73
0.90
0.93
0.84
1.00
0.96
0.90
IJR
0.80
0.82
0.77
0.84
0.93
0.92
0.96
1.00
0.98
IJT
0.76
0.80
0.78
0.79
0.91
0.93
0.90
0.98
1.00

US Stock Style Yearly Returns

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US STOCK STYLE - YEARLY RETURNS (%)
Last Update: 31 December 2022
Cells with red background indicate returns lower than the US Inflation recorded in the same period. US Inflation is updated to Dec 2022.
ETF 2022(*) 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
US Mid Cap Blend
IJH 		-13.10 24.71 13.58 26.10 -11.18 16.26
US Mid Cap Value
VOE 		-7.95 28.76 2.59 27.84 -12.45 17.07
US Small Cap Value
IJS 		-11.33 30.53 2.63 24.12 -12.84 11.35
US Small Cap Blend
IJR 		-16.19 26.60 11.28 22.82 -8.49 13.15
US Mid Cap Growth
IJK 		-19.03 18.68 22.44 25.96 -10.52 19.64
US Large Cap Growth
VUG 		-33.15 27.34 40.22 37.03 -3.31 27.72
US Large Cap Blend
SPY 		-18.17 28.74 18.37 31.22 -4.56 21.70
US Large Cap Value
VTV 		-2.07 26.51 2.26 25.65 -5.44 17.14
US Small Cap Growth
IJT 		-21.32 22.37 19.22 20.99 -4.39 14.47
Stocks Bonds Commodities
(*)YTD - 31 December 2022

US Stock Style Drawdowns

US Stock Style Maximum Drawdowns, in last 5,10,30 years.

The following table represents US Stock Style total returns and maximum drawdown in the same period. Columns are sortable.

US STOCK STYLE - TOTAL RETURNS vs DRAWDOWNS (%)
Return: Total Return (%) - DD: Maximum Drawdown (%)
Last Update: 31 December 2022
5Y
10Y
30Y
ETF Return DD Return DD Return DD
US Mid Cap Blend
IJH 		+37.88 -29.70 +176.75 -29.70 +2036.91 -49.45
US Mid Cap Value
VOE 		+36.10 -31.25 +183.20 -31.25 +2001.39 -56.45
US Small Cap Value
IJS 		+28.51 -40.32 +162.07 -40.32 +1951.45 -54.13
US Small Cap Blend
IJR 		+32.70 -36.12 +178.46 -36.12 +1671.70 -51.79
US Mid Cap Growth
IJK 		+32.63 -25.49 +163.56 -25.49 +1625.81 -48.22
US Large Cap Growth
VUG 		+58.15 -33.15 +233.61 -33.15 +1476.88 -53.58
US Large Cap Blend
SPY 		+56.18 -23.93 +223.59 -23.93 +1433.93 -50.80
US Large Cap Value
VTV 		+50.54 -25.07 +208.01 -25.07 +1433.36 -54.78
US Small Cap Growth
IJT 		+32.78 -32.91 +181.94 -32.91 +1332.17 -51.05
Stocks Bonds Commodities
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