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SMLFISharesINDEX

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF

$84.78+0.38% vs prior close
709152-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Oct 23, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 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.

SMLF price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateSMLF close
Sep 28, 2026$84.12
Sep 29, 2026$83.95
Sep 30, 2026$83.56
Oct 1, 2026$84.21
Oct 2, 2026$85.00
Oct 5, 2026$85.66
Oct 6, 2026$85.70
Oct 7, 2026$84.63
Oct 8, 2026$84.80
Oct 9, 2026$85.33
Oct 12, 2026$84.99
Oct 13, 2026$84.90
Oct 14, 2026$83.38
Oct 15, 2026$84.66
Oct 16, 2026$83.44
Oct 19, 2026$83.54
Oct 20, 2026$84.64
Oct 21, 2026$85.04
Oct 22, 2026$84.70
Oct 23, 2026$84.46
Oct 26, 2026$84.78

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$86M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Sep 23Sep 25Sep 29Oct 1Oct 5Oct 7Oct 9Oct 13Oct 15+$99.6MOct 19Oct 21+$25.2MOct 23Sep 23Sep 28Oct 1Oct 6Oct 9Oct 14+$99.6MOct 19+$25.2MOct 23Sep 23Oct 1Oct 9+$99.6MOct 19+$25.2MOct 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Sep 23$47.2M
Sep 24−$37M
Sep 25−$1.2M
Sep 28$0
Sep 29$0
Sep 30$21.2M
Oct 1−$21.2M
Oct 2$0
Oct 5$0
Oct 6$12.9M
Oct 7$55.2M
Oct 8−$50.3M
Oct 9$4.3M
Oct 12$0
Oct 13$4.8M
Oct 14−$4.7M
Oct 15−$61.8M
Oct 16$99.6M
Oct 19−$8.4M
Oct 20$0
Oct 21$0
Oct 22$0
Oct 23$25.2M
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$77M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +13.2% 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

$4.2Bassets under management
0.15%expense ratio · $15 per $10,000 a year
+$77Mnet flow, trailing month
221Kavg daily volume, 30 days
862holdings · US-domiciled
2015listed April 28, 2015 · beta 1.11
The book at a glance
MRNA-0.6%NTRA+0.2%EME+2.8%IBKR+0.4%NVT+3.0%P+6.5%WSM-1.0%JBL+0.6%ALAB+0.9%RS+1.5%THC+0.2%FLEX+0.6%MEDP+1.1%GH+2.5%HAS+0.4%HALO+1.9%BPOP+0.7%MLI+0.5%TPR+0.5%SN+1.1%RVMD-1.7%UTHR+0.9%APA-0.5%EWBC+0.4%IDA-0.3%AMG+2.0%RBRK+3.6%R+4.1%NTNX+3.0%EXEL+0.9%HURN+1.4%RNG+3.5%RGLD+2.9%CRDO+2.6%OVV+0.4%ATI+4.9%ANFITT+0.4%LAMR+1.3%RL

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1MRNAMODERNA0.41%$198.85-0.6%
2NTRANATERA0.69%$404.90+0.2%
3EMEEMCOR GROUP0.98%$665.93+2.8%
4IBKRINTERACTIVE BROKERS0.85%$80.59+0.4%
5NVTNVENT ELECTRIC0.88%$129.18+3.0%
6PEverpure0.57%$131.33+6.5%
7WSMWILLIAMS SONOMA0.61%$249.96-1.0%
8JBLJABIL0.84%$275.68+0.6%
9ALABASTERA LABS INC0.69%$259.51+0.9%
10RSRELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM0.57%$421.87+1.5%
11THCTENET HEALTHCARE0.52%$268.95+0.2%
12FLEXFLEX0.85%$76.99+0.6%
13MEDPMEDPACE HOLDINGS0.44%$676.77+1.1%
14GHGUARDANT HEALTH0.46%$173.25+2.5%
15HASHASBRO0.39%$117.96+0.4%

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Performance
1 week+0.2%
1 month-0.0%
3 months-1.3%
6 months+3.2%
YTD+13.2%
1 year—
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$25M
1 month+$77M
3 months+$160M
YTD+$949M
1 year+$1.2B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$171MOct+$103.9MNov+$124.7MDec+$340.9MJan+$118.1MFeb−$15.8MMar+$47.8MApr+$54MMay+$247.9MJul+$84.8MAug+$15.8MSep+$55.5MOctOctNovDec+$340.9MJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep+$55.5MOctOctDec+$340.9MFebAprJul+$55.5MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$171M
Nov$103.9M
Dec$124.7M
Jan$340.9M
Feb$118.1M
Mar−$15.8M
Apr$47.8M
May$54M
Jul$247.9M
Aug$84.8M
Sep$15.8M
Oct$55.5M
The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
17%realized volatility, 1 year
-8.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.5%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 188 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
213Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$52M$70M
RDDT REDDIT INC$17M$20M
XP XP$15M$15M
CRDO CREDO TECHNOLOGY GROUP HOLDING$14M$15M
ALAB ASTERA LABS INC$15M$11M

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%$23.7B+$51M-11bp on fee · 6× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
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