Is SMLF a good investment?

iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) is a multi-factor ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SMLF 4.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (6.3), lowest on Quality (2.4). It trades at 18.5 times earnings, against its own median of 16.1. Its ten largest holdings are 8% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is SMLF rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) 4.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) 4.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.8 / 10
Growth: 6.3 / 10
Valuation: 4.0 / 10
Risk: 4.0 / 10
Quality: 2.4 / 10
Return: 6.0 / 10

What is SMLF's expense ratio? 0.15% a year

As of September 11, 2026, SMLF charges 0.15% a year, yields 1.22% and holds $4.3B in assets across 891 positions.

iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) — cost, income and size
Measure	SMLF
Expense ratio	0.15%
Dividend yield	1.22%
Assets under management	$4.3B
Holdings	891

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in SMLF's data

U.S. small-cap stocks selected through a multi-factor screen.

Profit margins trail most peers — the fund's edge has to come from its factor mix, not its earnings power.

EBITDA margin of 20.0% sits behind most peers, whose median is 26.6%. It holds 891 stocks and trades at 12.2x trailing EBITDA.

A broad small-cap position with a factor tilt, for portfolios seeking active-like exposure.

Why did SMLF move this week? It fell 2.1% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Casey S General Stores and Servicetitan drove it

SMLF fell 2.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Casey S General Stores (−18.8%), Servicetitan (−41.3%) and UiPath (−24.5%); Semtech (+23.5%) pushed the other way.

Is SMLF expensive right now? It trades at 18.5 times earnings, against its own median of 16.1

As of September 11, 2026, SMLF is more expensive than 75% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 86 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside SMLF? 19% Tech

What's inside SMLF: Size (Large 7%, Mid 63%, Small 29%); Geography (International 8%, US 92%); Tech 18.6%; AI 0.7%; Semiconductors 3.6%; Memory 1.7%.

What are SMLF's top holdings? The ten largest are 8% of the fund

Emcor, Nvent Electric, Interactive Brokers, Flex, Jabil, Natera, Astera Labs, Credo Technology, Williams Sonoma and Everpure are SMLF's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 90% of Weight - Multi-factor ETFs.

Half of SMLF's weight sits in its 155 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 401 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF (SMLF) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/smlf