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Small-cap ETFs

Funds holding smaller listed companies, usually measured by the Russell 2000 or the S&P SmallCap 600. 33 funds in this group, ordered by trading volume (lowest expense ratio among those that report one: SPMD at 0.03%). Data as of 22 Oct 2026. Educational, not advice.

Small-cap ETFs: price, cost, yield and returns

#ETFCategoryPriceExpense ratioYield (12m)1Y return5Y a yearVolatility
1 IWM iShares Russell 2000 Small-cap $276.67 0.19% 0.99% +14.9% +5.3% 18%
2 IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap Small-cap $138.65 0.06% 1.23% +18.1% +5.8% 16%
3 SPMD SPDR Russell Small Cap Completenes... Small-cap $63.75 0.03% 1.32% +13.9% +7.0% 15%
4 VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Small-cap $111.79 0.06% 1.21% +15.0% +5.5% 18%
5 AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value Small-cap $122.07 0.25% 1.24% +26.0% +10.7% 15%
6 IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value Small-cap $213.30 0.24% 1.53% +22.0% +7.0% 16%
7 VB Vanguard Small-Cap Small-cap $288.67 0.03% 1.26% +15.1% +6.2% 16%
8 AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Va... Small-cap $105.75 0.36% 3.28% +23.4% +13.6% 17%
9 IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth Small-cap $347.09 0.24% 0.49% +8.2% +3.4% 22%
10 SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap Small-cap $32.67 0.03% 1.13% +18.4% +6.0% 19%
11 SPSM SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap Small-cap $53.89 0.03% 1.53% +18.3% +5.8% 16%
12 SCZ iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap Small-cap $82.89 0.40% 3.22% +11.8% +4.8% 15%
13 VBR Vanguard Small-Cap Value Small-cap $241.54 0.05% 1.83% +18.6% +8.5% 14%
14 VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Small-cap $328.79 0.05% 0.43% +10.3% +2.9% 20%
15 ESML iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-C... Small-cap $52.90 0.17% 0.95% +18.8% +6.6% 16%
16 FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Small-cap $45.21 0.28% 0.87% +24.4% – 18%
17 IWC iShares Micro-Cap Small-cap $177.59 0.60% 1.09% +17.0% +5.1% 23%
18 CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 Small-cap $58.45 0.59% 1.09% +36.6% +7.6% 16%
19 IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value Small-cap $131.70 0.18% 1.41% +20.5% +6.4% 16%
20 XSMO Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum Small-cap $78.65 0.36% 0.65% +9.0% +8.1% 20%
21 SMLF iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Multifa... Small-cap $84.70 0.15% 1.00% +16.2% +9.9% 17%
22 AVSC Avantis US Small Cap Equity Small-cap $70.94 0.25% 0.99% +24.5% – 16%
23 VSS Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Smal... Small-cap $149.91 0.06% 3.01% +8.7% +4.7% 17%
24 IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth Small-cap $161.80 0.18% 0.78% +15.3% +4.8% 17%
25 EWZS iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap Small-cap $16.19 0.59% 3.15% +26.4% +6.4% 36%
26 SMDV ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Gr... Dividend $74.42 0.40% 2.35% +14.3% +5.7% 14%
27 SLYG SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth Small-cap $107.99 0.15% 0.72% +15.4% +4.9% 17%
28 IWMI NEOS Russell 2000 High Income Small-cap $48.43 0.68% 14.95% +15.4% – 15%
29 SLYV SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value Small-cap $105.05 0.15% 1.95% +20.9% +6.5% 16%
30 DISV Dimensional International Small Ca... Small-cap $42.44 0.42% 2.67% +22.5% – 15%
31 DFIS Dimensional International Small Ca... Small-cap $35.59 0.39% 2.23% +15.1% – 15%
32 SCHC Schwab International Small-Cap Equ... Small-cap $48.21 0.06% 3.49% +10.3% +5.3% 17%
33 FYC First Trust Small Cap Growth Alpha... Small-cap $113.35 0.70% 0.11% +21.6% +9.3% 21%

Membership is assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name, so a fund can appear in several groups and a fund with an unusual name can be missing. Yield is distributions paid in the last 12 months over the latest price; returns are total returns including distributions. Click a column title to sort.

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