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QUAL vs SMLF

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF vs iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

QUAL

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$50.1B

SMLF

iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.15%

Fund size

$3.6B

Key differences

  • QUAL is significantly larger than SMLF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.

Side-by-side comparison

QUALSMLF
Annual cost (TER)0.15%0.15%
Fund size (AUM)$50.1B$3.6B
Since20132015
Dividend yield0.91%1.07%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+22.9%+31.5%
CAGR 3Y+20.8%+20.4%
CAGR 5Y+12.3%+10.7%
Sharpe 3Y1.130.86
Volatility 1Y12.05%17.32%
Max drawdown-34.06%-41.89%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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