{"url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/spyt/trading/","section":"funds","title":"SPYT Bid-Ask Spread, Liquidity and NAV Premium | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 3, 2026, SPYT closed \u22120.06% from its NAV, and on 95% of the 23 days to then it was within \u00b10.48%. No fund is recommended.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Dataset","@id":"https://etfiq.com/funds/spyt/trading/#data","name":"SPYT trading costs and liquidity","description":"As of Nov 3, 2026, SPYT closed \u22120.06% from its NAV, and on 95% of the 23 days to then it was within \u00b10.48%. 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How the score is built \n Cost to trade Not measured: the issuer's 30-day median spread is not read for this fund Capacity, 83.7 Holdings can absorb $324m a day, Nov 4, 2026 Price fidelity, 77.8 95% of days within \u00b10.48% of NAV, 23 days to Nov 3, 2026 Primary market, 65.0 3 active dealers of 3; largest 63% of creations and redemptions, N-CEN to Aug 31, 2024 Bad-day behaviour Not measured: 1 of the 10 worst days and 22 other days are held, under the 5 and 60 needed Depth Not measured: needs trade and quote data (Phase 2) \n Premium or discount to NAV\n Latest close, Nov 3, 2026: \u22120.06%\n 95% of days within: \u00b10.48%\n Days more than 1% from NAV: 0 of 23\n Widest: +0.49%, Nov 2, 2026\n Close against the NAV its issuer struck the same day, 23 days from Sep 11, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026. Source: ETFIQ from the issuer\u2019s NAV and closing price. Its holdings trade on markets that close before New York, so its closing premium carries the move since then.\n Capacity\n Its holdings can absorb $324m a day, measured on its own holdings, as of Nov 4, 2026. The holding that sets the limit is Ishares Core S&p 500 Etf (IVV), 99.92% of the fund.\n Dealers\n 3 active of 3 authorized participants; the largest did 63% of creations and redemptions, in the year to Aug 31, 2024 (Form N-CEN filed Nov 14, 2024).\n The active authorized participants, largest first, by share of the dollars created and redeemed: Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. (62.7%), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (36.0%), Virtu Americas LLC (1.3%).\n How to trade SPYT\n When Its holdings trade on markets that close before New York, so its price can drift from their value later in the day. Size Up to $3.2m is 1% of what its holdings can absorb in a day, for a buy or a sell. Watch The premium. On 95% of days it is within \u00b10.48%; beyond that a buyer pays more, and a seller gets less, than the holdings are worth. What retail orders paid\n In Sep 2026, retail market orders in SPYT paid $1.70 one way on $10,000, against $4.09 at the quote. 87% of shares filled better than the quote.\n SPYT: what retail market orders paid one way on $10,000, Sep 2026, half the effective spread. Source: SEC Rule 605 reports; computed by ETFIQ. Orders One way on $10,000 \n All wholesalers read $1.70 \n Fidelity customers $0.43 \n Vanguard customers $0.98 \n Robinhood customers $2.31 \n Schwab customers $2.52 \n Where it trades\n In Q2 2026, odd lots were 5.9% of SPYT\u2019s exchange volume.\n Coming with trade data\n Spread through the day, buyers against sellers, an estimate of retail flow, large trades and the closing auction\u2019s share, each once ETFIQ has trade and quote data.\n Questions people ask\n Does SPYT trade at a premium or discount to NAV? It closed \u22120.06% from its NAV on Nov 3, 2026. On 95% of the 23 days to then it was within \u00b10.48%, and it closed more than 1% from NAV on 0 of them. Who is the AP for SPYT? SPYT\u2019s latest Form N-CEN, for the period ending Aug 31, 2024, lists 3 authorized participants (APs), and 3 created or redeemed shares. The largest were Merrill Lynch Professional Clearing Corp. (62.7%), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (36.0%), Virtu Americas LLC (1.3%) of the dollars its APs created and redeemed. Who is the LMM for SPYT? SPYT is on none of the lead market maker (LMM) lists ETFIQ reads, from NYSE Arca, Cboe BZX and Nasdaq. Each list covers only that exchange\u2019s own program, so this does not mean it has no LMM. Sources and dates\n Premium: ETFIQ, close against the issuer\u2019s NAV, Sep 11, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026.\n Capacity: ETFIQ, from each holding\u2019s 20-day median dollar volume, to Nov 4, 2026.\n Dealers: Form N-CEN, the year to Aug 31, 2024, accession 0001145549-24-069224.\n Retail orders: SEC Rule 605 reports, Sep 2026, from Charles Schwab, G1 Execution Services, Fidelity Brokerage Services, Robinhood, HRT Financial, Jane Street Capital, Vanguard. Computed by ETFIQ. Citadel Securities refused ETFIQ\u2019s request, so its orders are not counted.\n Where it trades: SEC MIDAS, Q2 2026.\n Where to next\n SPYT fund page ETF trading costs and liquidity Limit orders vs market orders for ETFs Why low volume does not mean illiquid How the IQ Liquidity Score is built Compare SPYT with another fund The score measures trading conditions, not the fund. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, not an adviser, and makes no recommendations. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. 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