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SMLFiShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

Grow my money11y track recordRanked #199 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. small-capitalization stocks with favorable style factors.

By iShares · Launched 2015

Annual Cost

0.15%

#740 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$3.9B

#498 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+34.5%

Track Record

11 years

#1,291 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,980+29.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Small

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Multifactor

Index tracked

STOXX US Small-Cap Equity Factor Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 13.2% of fundwell diversified

BlackRock Funds III
5.5%
Sandisk Corp.
1.5%
EMCOR Group, Inc.
1.1%
BlackRock Funds III
0.9%
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
0.8%
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
0.8%
Mueller Industries, Inc.
0.7%
nVent Electric plc
0.7%
Jabil, Inc.
0.6%
Tapestry, Inc.
0.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.8%
Cash
0.2%

By sector

Industrials
19.5%
Technology
19.1%
Financial Services
14.3%
Healthcare
12.9%
Consumer Cyclical
11.4%
Real Estate
5.6%
Basic Materials
4.5%
Energy
4.3%
Other
8.5%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
17.6%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-41.9%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.81Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.20Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. small-capitalization stocks with favorable style factors.
Strategy
Tracks the STOXX U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor Index, composed of small-cap U.S. stocks selected for exposure to momentum, quality, value, and low volatility factors. Uses representative sampling to manage the Fund and maintain low turnover.
Inception date
April 28, 2015
Fund family
iShares

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Data updated on 2026-06-19