Intech S&P Small-Mid Cap Diversified Alpha ETF
$25.880.00 (0.00%)
- 0.35%
- $127M
- +19.8%
- 0M sh
- $25.92
- low $21.42high $27.71
The ETF.net SMDX Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 7 of 48
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A84 out of 100Rank 7 of 48Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 14 of 44Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D38 out of 100Rank 34 of 48Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 5 of 48Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 22 of 48
Our read on SMDX
BActive small- and mid-cap investing at close to index-fund pricing: SMDX works off the S&P 1000 for about half the fee of the typical active US equity ETF. It launched in 2025, so the live record is still short.
The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.
Why people hold it
- 0.35% a year against a 0.65% median for active US equity ETFs: roughly half the usual toll for an actively managed sleeve.
- The reference point is the S&P 1000, so the hunting ground is small and mid caps rather than the large-cap names most US core funds already hand you.
- Lands in the upper half of a crowded active US equity peer group, with cost doing much of the heavy lifting.
Worth knowing
- Thinly traded. Bid-ask spreads can cost more than the expense ratio on a given trade, especially in size.
- Launched in February 2025. Risk readings rest on about a year of live data, which is thin ground for judging an active strategy.
- JMEE, the other ETF built around the same S&P 1000 benchmark, charges 0.24%, so cheaper access to this slice exists.
SMDX Holdings
- Stocks
- 553
- 9%
- THC
Geography
- United States96.34%
- United Kingdom1.34%
- Bermuda1.11%
- Ireland0.39%
- Cayman Islands0.38%
- Puerto Rico0.16%
- Sweden0.10%
- Switzerland0.09%
- 0.08%
SMDX Performance
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SMDX$11,980
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SMDX |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +13.2% |
| 1 month | −1.3% |
| 3 months | −3.3% |
| 1 year | +19.8% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SMDX |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +13.2% | |
| 2025 | +14.2% |
SMDX in the news
SMDX Dividends
- $0.14 per share
- Irregular
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
SMDX Risk
- 13.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.93
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −14.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.71
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SMDX Cost
0.35%
SMDX0.35%
- The middle half of US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds
- Median 0.59%
6 of the 47 US Active Small/Mid-Cap funds charge less.
Other funds in US Active Small/Mid-Cap
- AFEMGFidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.23%1 year return —
- AREMCColumbia Research Enhanced Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.32%1 year return —
- BASCEAllspring SMID Core ETFExpense ratio 0.38%1 year return +31.4%
- BMCDSJPMorgan Fundamental Data Science Mid Core ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +19.5%
- BCGMMCapital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.51%1 year return +14.8%