ETF comparison
IJRvsSMLF
US Small Cap vs Multi-Factor.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF · iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF
Holdings overlap
265 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IJR and SMLF would leave roughly19.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.
Cost difference
IJR is 9 bps cheaper than SMLF. On a $100,000 position that's about $90/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 IJR vs SMLF.
Top shared holdings
265 shared in total| # | Holding | In IJR | In SMLF | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGAN INC | 0.60% | 0.49% | 0.49% |
| 2 | POWELL INDUSTRIES INC | 0.44% | 0.45% | 0.44% |
| 3 | ALKERMES PLC | 0.47% | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| 4 | CLEAR SECURE INC | 0.28% | 0.33% | 0.28% |
| 5 | PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES | 0.26% | 0.27% | 0.26% |
| 6 | MACERICH COMPANY (THE) | 0.39% | 0.26% | 0.26% |
| 7 | AXOS FINANCIAL INC | 0.30% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 8 | ETSY INC | 0.39% | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| 9 | TANGER INC | 0.25% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 10 | LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.32% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 11 | ELEMENT SOLUTIONS INC | 0.59% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 12 | GRIFFON CORP | 0.20% | 0.24% | 0.20% |
Only in IJR
338 total- MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC0.64%
- MAXLINEAR INC0.58%
- KRYSTAL BIOTECH INC0.53%
- ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC0.49%
- PLEXUS CORP0.44%
- ENPRO INC0.43%
- MYR GROUP INC0.42%
- EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY0.41%
- JBT MAREL CORP0.41%
- ZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS CORP0.41%
Only in SMLF
625 total- BlackRock Funds III7.81%
- EMCOR Group, Inc.1.33%
- BlackRock Funds III0.95%
- Jabil, Inc.0.88%
- nVent Electric plc0.84%
- Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.0.78%
- Mueller Industries, Inc.0.70%
- Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.0.69%
- Flex Ltd.0.68%
- Tapestry, Inc.0.66%
Open IJR 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.