SMLF

iShares U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor ETF

The iShares FactorSelect MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF tracks an index of small-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to 4 factors (quality, value, momentum and size) while maintaining similar characteristics to the MSCI USA Small Cap Index.


US

EQUITY

Rules-Based

MANAGEMENT STYLE

1.8 B

ASSETS UNDER MGMT

15 bp

EXPENSES
Fund Basics
Fund sponsorBlackRock
CategoryUS
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateApr 28, 2015
Assets (mns)$1,773
Expense ratio15 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-End Investment Company
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMulti-Factor
WeightingMulti-Factor
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
EMCOR GROUP INC 0.8 %
NUTANIX, INC. CLASS A 0.7 %
WILLIAMS-SONOMA INC 0.6 %
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC 0.6 %
CARVANA CO. CLASS A 0.6 %
JABIL CIRCUIT INC 0.6 %
POPULAR INC 0.6 %
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.5 %
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GRO-CL A 0.5 %
ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORP. 0.5 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings874
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 24
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$7,137
Large cap (>$10bn)25.4%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)57.5%
Small cap (<$2bn)16.0%
Developed mkts.99.2%
Emerging mkts.0.8%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 91.3 %
ISRAEL 1.7 %
PUERTO RICO 1.1 %
BRITAIN 1.1 %
BERMUDA 1.0 %
IRELAND 0.8 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Performance (as of 02/28/2025)
 YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
Total Returns -1.3% 9.9% 12.6% 8.4% 13.5% -- 10.0%
Volatility 17.5% 17.9% 18.5% 21.1% 25.7% -- --
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.1676%
MSCI EAFE1.0259%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.7129%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)339
Turnover1.2%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.16%
ADV of underlying (mns)$36,073
Technical Indicators
Recent close$63.55
30d moving avg.$64.99
Annualized volatility22.8%
Relative strength (RSI)40
Short interest (ETF)0.4%
Short interest (underlying)5.3%
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)

Money Flows (mns)

Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)

Long Money Flows (mns)

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Results & Estimates
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
  2024 2025E Fwd Est 2026E
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1.3 17.2 1.9 1.6% --
Based on closing prices from 4/2/2025
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ETF Research Center Rating

NEUTRAL

Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.

ALTAR Score™

SMLF

6.0%

Cat. Avg

5.7%


ALTAR Score™ Calculation

Category Overview
There are 953 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.7% and a standard deviation of 2.8%. SMLF's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.1 standard deviations above the category average. This places SMLF in the 54th percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating

Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents

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Peer Average
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Factor Scorecard

SIZE
VALUE
YIELD
MOMENTUM
VOLATILITY
QUALITY
Expense Analysis

Peer Group Rules-Based
US Equity ETFs
# of ETFs 609
Avg. Expense Ratio 46.6 bp
Std. Deviation 32.9 bp
SMLF (15 bp) Percentile rank 17
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution


Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp)
(A)
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp)
(B)
TCO (bp)
(A)+(B)
SMLF 15.0 15.8 30.8
Peer Avg. 32.0 15.0 47.1
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