ETF comparison

IJHvsSMLF

US Mid Cap vs Multi-Factor.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF · iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
38.3%

274 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IJH and SMLF would leave roughly38.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IJH only 61.5%Shared 38.3%SMLF only 68.4%
In IJH only
126 positions
Shared
274 positions
In SMLF only
616 positions

Side by side

IJH

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

iShares · US Mid Cap

95composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$124.94B
TTM yield
1.20%
Top-10 conc.
10.9%
SMLF

iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

iShares · Multi-Factor

86composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$4.26B
TTM yield
1.03%
Top-10 conc.
15.3%

Sub-score comparison

95
Cost
85
88
Tax efficiency
86
100
Liquidity
84
99
Concentration
92
Tracking quality
IJHsub-scoreSMLF

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

IJH is 10 bps cheaper than SMLF. On a $100,000 position that's about $100/yr more in fees for SMLF.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IJH vs SMLF.

Top shared holdings

274 shared in total
#HoldingIn IJHIn SMLFOverlap
1NVENT ELECTRIC PLC0.75%0.84%0.75%
2STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC0.71%0.69%0.69%
3RELIANCE INC0.52%0.52%0.52%
4UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP0.63%0.51%0.51%
5EAST WEST BANCORP INC0.49%0.43%0.43%
6CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP0.77%0.43%0.43%
7ITT INC0.49%0.40%0.40%
8RAMBUS INC0.40%0.42%0.40%
9ROYAL GOLD INC0.45%0.39%0.39%
10DICKS SPORTING GOODS INC0.41%0.39%0.39%
11EVERPURE INC0.68%0.38%0.38%
12MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC0.37%0.70%0.37%

Only in IJH

126 total
  • TWILIO INC0.86%
  • ILLUMINA INC0.73%
  • TECHNIPFMC PLC0.73%
  • MASTEC INC0.71%
  • OKTA INC0.63%
  • RB GLOBAL INC0.60%
  • RBC BEARINGS INC0.56%
  • TD SYNNEX CORP0.55%
  • BURLINGTON STORES INC0.55%
  • PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY0.48%

Only in SMLF

616 total
  • BlackRock Funds III7.81%
  • EMCOR Group, Inc.1.33%
  • BlackRock Funds III0.95%
  • Jabil, Inc.0.88%
  • Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.0.78%
  • Flex Ltd.0.68%
  • Tapestry, Inc.0.66%
  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc.0.50%
  • Argan, Inc.0.49%
  • Natera, Inc.0.49%

Open IJH or SMLF at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.