Wall Street may be used to the rising volatility that began when President Donald Trump began implementing tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico. However, typical shareholders may not do that well as the S&P 500 pulled back 3.9% in 2025. However, if investors instead wander volatility and stick to the Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV), they are sitting at a profit of 4.7% per year. SPLV has outperformed further over the past year, increasing profits by almost 13% compared to about 9% of the broader market index. splv .spx ytd mountain Broad Market Index pulled back 4%, while the SPLV ETF, which tracks the lowest volatility stock on the S&P 500, won around 5%. SPLV tracks the S&P 500 low volatility index. It is based on 100 shares within a wide range of market indexes with the lowest possible volatility in the past 12 months. Its top holdings include Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Class B Stock and Mastercard. That said, some traders are taking advantage of the unpredictability that has been addressed, once again, continues to fear of tariffs and rising and decline, as to whether these taxes may slow economic growth. They may even embrace Trump's trade policy moves. Wall Street's fear gauge, CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), rose nearly 18% in 2025, up over 4% in March alone. But in particular, volatility is less jarring than in the past when market corrections took place, says Joseph Cusic, senior vice president and portfolio specialist at Calamos Research. Last week, the S&P 500 fell more than 10% from its record high, making it easy to enter into the correction area. The index then returned from this point. “Usually, these fixes lead to higher spikes on the VIX, reflecting increased market fear and volatility. However, this time, VIX levels on sale and their range remained significantly lower than normal,” Cusick told CNBC. “This suggests that while the market is being fixed, the levels of investor panic and fear are not as high as they are usually during such corrections.” The anomaly may suggest that “in spite of recent declines, investors may be more confident about market stability,” he said. The shares were high on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. Investors have heard Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's comments on potential insights into how the economy is being carried in the context of Trump's trade war.
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