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ETF comparison

INTF vs SMLF

Both Multi-Factor.

iShares International Equity Factor ETF · iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of INTF and SMLF would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

INTF unmatched 99.5% Shared 0.0% SMLF unmatched 98.0%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In INTF only
480 positions
Shared
0 positions
In SMLF only
892 positions

Side by side

INTF

iShares International Equity Factor ETF

iShares · Multi-Factor

85 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.16%
Net assets
$3.70B
TTM yield
3.03%
Top-10 conc.
12.8%
SMLF

iShares U.S. Small-Cap Equity Factor ETF

iShares · Multi-Factor

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.15%
Net assets
$4.04B
TTM yield
1.00%
Top-10 conc.
7.3%

Sub-score comparison

84
Cost
85
82
Tax efficiency
86
81
Liquidity
83
96
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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INTF sub-score SMLF

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

SMLF is 1 bps cheaper than INTF. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for INTF.

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

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in INTF

480 total
  • ASML Holding N.V. 2.35%
  • Novartis AG 2.12%
  • ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.21%
  • HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.19%
  • Roche Holding AG 1.07%
  • ABB Ltd 1.04%
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 1.04%
  • Nestle S.A. 0.94%
  • BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.93%
  • Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. 0.92%

Only in SMLF

892 total
  • EMCOR Group, Inc. 0.95%
  • Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. 0.83%
  • nVent Electric plc 0.80%
  • Flex Ltd. 0.78%
  • Jabil, Inc. 0.75%
  • Astera Labs, Inc. 0.70%
  • Tapestry, Inc. 0.66%
  • Natera, Inc. 0.62%
  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 0.61%
  • Mueller Industries, Inc. 0.59%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open INTF 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.