iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Posted by Renee Jackson on Jan 13th, 2026

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF (NYSEARCA:SMLF – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $78.96 and last traded at $78.88, with a volume of 23014 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $78.71.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Stock Up 0.0%

The company has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.17 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $75.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $73.21.

Institutional Trading of iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of SMLF. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 186.0% in the 3rd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 1,061,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,921,000 after acquiring an additional 690,272 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 3,218.4% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 504,897 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,540,000 after purchasing an additional 489,682 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 36.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,568,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,565,000 after buying an additional 421,138 shares during the last quarter. River Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $22,334,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF by 66.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 770,271 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,270,000 after buying an additional 307,021 shares during the period.

iShares U.S. Small Cap Equity Factor ETF Company Profile

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The iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifactor ETF (SMLF) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the STOXX U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor index. The fund tracks an index of small-cap US equities. Stocks are selected and weighted to increase exposure to four factors (quality, value, momentum, and low volatility). SMLF was launched on Apr 28, 2015 and is managed by BlackRock.