diff --git a/tests/test_data_portal.py b/tests/test_data_portal.py
index 345e0fc7..26391f60 100644
--- a/tests/test_data_portal.py
+++ b/tests/test_data_portal.py
@@ -296,6 +296,31 @@ class DataPortalTestBase(WithDataPortal,
                   for field in expected.keys()]
         assert_almost_equal(array(list(expected.values())), result)
 
+    def test_get_spot_value_multiple_assets(self):
+        equity = self.asset_finder.retrieve_asset(1)
+        future = self.asset_finder.retrieve_asset(10000)
+        trading_calendar = self.trading_calendars['CME']
+        dts = trading_calendar.minutes_for_session(self.trading_days[3])
+
+        # We expect the outputs to be lists of spot values.
+        expected = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                equity: [nan, nan, nan, nan, 0, 101.3],
+                future: [203.5, 203.9, 203.1, 203.3, 2003, 203.3],
+            },
+            index=['open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'volume', 'price'],
+        )
+        result = [
+            self.data_portal.get_spot_value(
+                assets=[equity, future],
+                field=field,
+                dt=dts[1],
+                data_frequency='minute',
+            )
+            for field in expected.index
+        ]
+        assert_almost_equal(expected.values.tolist(), result)
+
     def test_bar_count_for_simple_transforms(self):
         # July 2015
         # Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
diff --git a/zipline/data/data_portal.py b/zipline/data/data_portal.py
index 3b77cdaa..762dd636 100644
--- a/zipline/data/data_portal.py
+++ b/zipline/data/data_portal.py
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ from pandas.tslib import normalize_date
 from six import iteritems
 from six.moves import reduce
 
-from zipline.assets import Asset, Future, Equity
+from zipline.assets import (
+    Asset,
+    AssetConvertible,
+    Equity,
+    Future,
+    PricingDataAssociable,
+)
 from zipline.assets.continuous_futures import ContinuousFuture
 from zipline.data.continuous_future_reader import (
     ContinuousFutureSessionBarReader,
@@ -436,15 +442,15 @@ class DataPortal(object):
         except KeyError:
             return np.NaN
 
-    def get_spot_value(self, asset, field, dt, data_frequency):
+    def get_spot_value(self, assets, field, dt, data_frequency):
         """
         Public API method that returns a scalar value representing the value
         of the desired asset's field at either the given dt.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
-        asset : Asset
-            The asset whose data is desired.
+        assets : Asset, ContinuousFuture, or iterable of same.
+            The asset or assets whose data is desired.
         field : {'open', 'high', 'low', 'close', 'volume',
                  'price', 'last_traded'}
             The desired field of the asset.
@@ -463,41 +469,65 @@ class DataPortal(object):
             ``field`` is 'volume' the value will be a int. If the ``field`` is
             'last_traded' the value will be a Timestamp.
         """
-        if self._is_extra_source(asset, field, self._augmented_sources_map):
-            return self._get_fetcher_value(asset, field, dt)
-
-        if field not in BASE_FIELDS:
-            raise KeyError("Invalid column: " + str(field))
+        assets_is_scalar = False
+        if isinstance(assets, (AssetConvertible, PricingDataAssociable)):
+            assets_is_scalar = True
+        else:
+            # If 'assets' was not one of the expected types then it should be
+            # an iterable.
+            try:
+                iter(assets)
+            except TypeError:
+                raise TypeError(
+                    "Unexpected 'assets' value of type {}."
+                    .format(type(assets))
+                )
 
         session_label = self.trading_calendar.minute_to_session_label(dt)
 
-        if dt < asset.start_date or \
-                (data_frequency == "daily" and
-                    session_label > asset.end_date) or \
-                (data_frequency == "minute" and
-                 session_label > asset.end_date):
-            if field == "volume":
-                return 0
-            elif field != "last_traded":
-                return np.NaN
-            elif field == "contract":
-                return None
+        def get_single_asset_value(asset):
+            if self._is_extra_source(
+                    asset, field, self._augmented_sources_map):
+                return self._get_fetcher_value(asset, field, dt)
 
-        if data_frequency == "daily":
-            if field == "contract":
-                return self._get_current_contract(asset, session_label)
+            if field not in BASE_FIELDS:
+                raise KeyError("Invalid column: " + str(field))
+
+            if dt < asset.start_date or \
+                    (data_frequency == "daily" and
+                        session_label > asset.end_date) or \
+                    (data_frequency == "minute" and
+                     session_label > asset.end_date):
+                if field == "volume":
+                    return 0
+                elif field != "last_traded":
+                    return np.NaN
+                elif field == "contract":
+                    return None
+
+            if data_frequency == "daily":
+                if field == "contract":
+                    return self._get_current_contract(asset, session_label)
+                else:
+                    return self._get_daily_spot_value(
+                        asset, field, session_label,
+                    )
             else:
-                return self._get_daily_spot_value(asset, field, session_label)
+                if field == "last_traded":
+                    return self.get_last_traded_dt(asset, dt, 'minute')
+                elif field == "price":
+                    return self._get_minute_spot_value(
+                        asset, "close", dt, ffill=True,
+                    )
+                elif field == "contract":
+                    return self._get_current_contract(asset, dt)
+                else:
+                    return self._get_minute_spot_value(asset, field, dt)
+
+        if assets_is_scalar:
+            return get_single_asset_value(assets)
         else:
-            if field == "last_traded":
-                return self.get_last_traded_dt(asset, dt, 'minute')
-            elif field == "price":
-                return self._get_minute_spot_value(asset, "close", dt,
-                                                   ffill=True)
-            elif field == "contract":
-                return self._get_current_contract(asset, dt)
-            else:
-                return self._get_minute_spot_value(asset, field, dt)
+            return list(map(get_single_asset_value, assets))
 
     def get_adjustments(self, assets, field, dt, perspective_dt):
         """