---
ticker: "SMLF"
name: "iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/SMLF"
grade: "A"
score: 74
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Multifactor"
category_rank: "15 of 99"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# SMLF: iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

Grade **A**, Score 74 of 100. Rank 15 of 99 in US Multifactor.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 84 | 12 of 99 |
| Mission | 92 | 22 of 86 |
| Risk | 25 | 86 of 97 |
| Tradability | 68 | 19 of 99 |
| Holdings | 76 | 20 of 98 |
| Durability | 88 | 6 of 99 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 942 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | KURA | Kura Oncology | 0.90% |
| 2 | CWK | Cushman and Wakefield Ltd | 0.90% |
| 3 | CFFN | Capitol Federal Financial Inc | 0.90% |
| 4 | MDXG | Mimedx Group | 0.89% |
| 5 | HNI | Hni | 0.89% |
| 6 | APTV | Aptiv PLC | 0.89% |
| 7 | KD | Kyndryl Holdings | 0.89% |
| 8 | JANX | Janux Therapeutics | 0.88% |
| 9 | DXPE | Dxp Enterprises | 0.88% |
| 10 | SVC | Service Properties Trust | 0.88% |
| 11 | TENB | Tenable Holdings Inc | 0.88% |
| 12 | RDCM | Radcom Ltd | 0.88% |
| 13 | TNK | Teekay Tankers Ltd Class A | 0.87% |
| 14 | WGS | Genedx Holdings Class A | 0.86% |
| 15 | CMRC | Bigcommerce Holdings Series | 0.86% |
| 16 | AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | 0.85% |
| 17 | HUT | Hut Corp | 0.84% |
| 18 | PAYC | Paycom Software | 0.84% |
| 19 | RLJ | Rlj Lodging Trust Reit | 0.84% |
| 20 | FCN | Fti Consulting | 0.84% |
| 21 | NPKI | Npk International | 0.84% |
| 22 | BDTX | Black Diamond Therapeutics Inc | 0.83% |
| 23 | AUPH | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals | 0.82% |
| 24 | WAL | Western Alliance | 0.82% |
| 25 | FMC | Fmc Corp | 0.81% |
| 26 | DNOW | Dnow | 0.81% |
| 27 | INFQ | Infleqtion Inc | 0.80% |
| 28 | FVRR | Fiverr International Ltd | 0.80% |
| 29 | YELP | Yelp | 0.80% |
| 30 | ELME | Elme | 0.80% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/SMLF. Please cite the page URL.