Is SVAL a good investment?

iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) is a value and dividend-growth ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SVAL 4.0 out of 10 — highest on Return (6.1), lowest on Quality (0.7). It trades at 14.0 times earnings, against its own median of 11.5. Its ten largest holdings are 7% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is SVAL rated? ETF Copilot scores iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) 4.0 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) 4.0 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.0 / 10
Growth: 3.7 / 10
Valuation: 2.7 / 10
Risk: 5.8 / 10
Quality: 0.7 / 10
Return: 6.1 / 10

What is SVAL's expense ratio? 0.20% a year

As of September 11, 2026, SVAL charges 0.20% a year, yields 1.93% and holds $162M in assets across 242 positions.

iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) — cost, income and size
Measure	SVAL
Expense ratio	0.20%
Dividend yield	1.93%
Assets under management	$162M
Holdings	242

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 SVAL's data

U.S. small-cap value stocks, selected by a factor-based index.

Trades at a price in line with its small-cap value peers — no bargain, no premium.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 8.6x sits near the category median of 8.8x. Return on invested capital of 9.8% runs below average for the group.

A value tilt for a small-cap allocation, without betting on a price rebound.

Why did SVAL move this week? It fell 1.0% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Five9 and Sprinklr drove it

SVAL fell 1.0% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Five9 (−10.1%), Sprinklr (−12.2%) and Cracker Barrel OLD Country (−8.5%); Academy Sports & Outdoors (+26.7%) pushed the other way.

Is SVAL expensive right now? It trades at 14.0 times earnings, against its own median of 11.5

As of September 11, 2026, SVAL is more expensive than 85% of its own 72 monthly readings since 2020 — 61 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 SVAL? 11% Tech

What's inside SVAL: Size (Large 0%, Mid 7%, Small 93%); Geography (International 7%, US 93%); Tech 10.9%; Semiconductors 1.0%; Memory 0.2%.

What are SVAL's top holdings? The ten largest are 7% of the fund

Penguin Solutions, Oceanfirst Financial, Insight Enterprises, Magnite, Cracker Barrel OLD Country Store, Five9, Marinemax, Corsair Gaming, Cbiz and UTZ Brands are SVAL's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 75% of Single Factor - Value & Dividend ETFs.

Half of SVAL's weight sits in its 99 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 227 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/sval