State Street's Private Credit ETF's Performance Outshines Its AUM

Core Insights - The SPDR SSGA IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV) aims to democratize access to the $3 trillion private credit market, previously limited to institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals [1] - Despite a strong launch, PRIV has only attracted $45 million in year-to-date flows as of December 18, 2025, but has shown promising performance [2] - PRIV has outperformed the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index by 98 basis points and its Morningstar Intermediate Core-Plus peers by 90 basis points since inception [3] Performance Metrics - PRIV ranks in the top decile (92nd percentile) of its peer group for total performance, indicating strong quality of returns [4] - The fund has a daily trading volume averaging nearly $3 million, surpassing 85% of all 900 ETFs launched in 2025, showcasing robust liquidity [4] - The Sharpe Ratio ranks in the 11th percentile, indicating better performance than 89% of peers, while the Information Ratio ranks in the 2nd percentile, outperforming 98% of peers, reflecting high active management efficacy [8] Structural Aspects - As of December 16, 20.64% of PRIV's portfolio consists of private credit instruments sourced by Apollo, aligning with its target of approximately 20% since inception [5] - Other private credit ETFs in the market include the Simplify VettaFi Private Credit Strategy ETF (PCR), the BondBloxx Private Credit CLO ETF (PCMM), and the VanEck Alternative Asset Manager ETF (GPZ) [5]