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SMLFISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF

$85.70+0.05% vs prior close
709152-WK

Price through Oct 6, 2026 · Flows through Oct 5, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 6, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The index is designed to select equities from the MSCI USA Small Cap Index that have high exposure to four investment style factors: value, quality, momentum and low size, maintaining a level of risk similar to that of the parent index.

Price & daily flows
86.585.584.485.70DAILY NET FLOWSep 8Sep 17Sep 25Oct 6

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1M SHOWN · NET −$5M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$5M in net outflows over the past month, about 0.1% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +14.4% so far this year. At 0.15% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$4.1Bassets under management
0.15%expense ratio · $15 per $10,000 a year
−$5Mnet flow, trailing month
168Kavg daily volume, 30 days
862holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed April 28, 2015 · beta 1.13
The book at a glance
MRNA-7.8%EME+5.8%NTRA-5.9%NVT+4.0%ALAB+7.6%IBKR+1.7%FLEX+4.0%P+2.3%JBL+2.7%WSM+1.5%MLI+0.3%RS-1.7%CRDO+3.9%THC-0.4%GH-8.8%TPR-0.2%RVMD-3.8%BPOP-0.3%MEDP-2.8%XP+5.6%SN+1.1%STRL+7.7%HALO+1.3%EWBC+0.2%UTHR+1.0%ATI+0.8%AMG-0.3%IDA+0.7%NTNX+0.0%RBRK+2.5%HAS-1.5%RGLD+0.3%APA+0.6%ITT+0.5%CR-0.3%SMTC+2.3%EXEL-0.9%EVR+1.0%AXSM-1.5%RNG-2.3%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MRNAMODERNA0.41%$187.46-7.8%
2EMEEMCOR GROUP0.98%$824.52+5.8%
3NTRANATERA0.69%$400.65-5.9%
4NVTNVENT ELECTRIC0.88%$173.80+4.0%
5ALABASTERA LABS INC0.69%$389.80+7.6%
6IBKRINTERACTIVE BROKERS0.85%$90.58+1.7%
7FLEXFLEX0.85%$121.38+4.0%
8PEverpure0.57%$147.20+2.3%
9JBLJABIL0.84%$309.19+2.7%
10WSMWILLIAMS SONOMA0.61%$242.25+1.5%
11MLIMUELLER INDUSTRIES0.56%$63.13+0.3%
12RSRELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM0.57%$401.49-1.7%
13CRDOCREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING0.67%$220.83+3.9%
14THCTENET HEALTHCARE0.52%$258.47-0.4%
15GHGUARDANT HEALTH0.46%$170.69-8.8%

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Performance
1 week+2.6%
1 month-2.8%
3 months-3.5%
6 months+12.4%
YTD+14.4%
1 year+14.2%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month−$5M
3 months+$123M
YTD+$872M
1 year+$1.3B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
12%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.0% of the book; the top ten carry 8%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 190 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
192Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$52M$54M
ALAB ASTERA LABS INC$37M$34M
ASTS AST SPACEMOBILE$27M$21M
CRDO CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING$19M$16M
TLN Talen$19M$10M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against SMLF

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SMLF on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-12bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF0.03%$16.4B+$489M-12bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$489M in over the monthHead-to-head
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$123.5B+$2.3B-10bp on fee · 30× the assets · +$2.3B in over the monthHead-to-head
SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF0.03%$7.1B+$1.4B-12bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$1.4B in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-11bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
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