SMLF ETF Analysis: USA Small-Cap Multifactor | NYSE
Small Blend | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 4.202m USD | 12M Return: 19.8% | US46434V2907 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 12.9M
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.3 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (SMLF) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that tracks an optimized index of U.S. small-capitalization equities derived from the STOXX U.S. Small Cap Index. The index employs a multifactor strategy, weighting securities to maximize exposure to four well-established investment factors: momentum, quality, value, and low volatility. This approach belongs to the smart beta segment of the ETF market, which blends passive indexing with active-style factor tilts in an effort to enhance risk-adjusted returns relative to traditional market-cap-weighted benchmarks.
Under its investment policy, the fund commits at least 80% of its assets to the underlying component securities or instruments with substantially identical economic characteristics, while retaining the flexibility to allocate up to 20% to derivative instruments (futures, options, and swaps) as well as cash and cash equivalents. As a small-blend category ETF listed on the NYSE since April 2015, SMLF offers investors diversified, rules-based exposure to the U.S. small-cap segment, a market slice typically associated with domestically focused, growth-oriented companies that can serve as a higher-risk, higher-potential-return complement to large-cap holdings within a portfolio.
- Fed rate cuts narrow large-cap small-cap performance gap
- Multifactor ETF competition intensifies from Vanguard and Schwab issuers
- US tariff policy pressures small-cap domestic revenue and margins
As of September 08, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 88.15 with a total of 286,300 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.14%, over one month by -1.91%, over three months by +4.41% and over the past year by +19.76%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 86.90 (which is 1.4% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).
USA Small-Cap Multifactor has no consensus analysts rating.