Which returned more over the last year, SMMD or VFLO?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SMMD returned +22.4% and VFLO +46.1%.

Which is cheaper, SMMD or VFLO?

SMMD is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SMMD and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 10% of SMMD and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SMMD vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SMMD returned +22.4% to VFLO's +46.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.2bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares Russell 2500 ETF, and $7.8bn on Jun 30, 2026 for VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF.

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At a glance

+22.4%

SMMD total return, 1 year

+46.1%

VFLO total return, 1 year

0.15%

SMMD expense ratio

0.39%

VFLO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SMMD costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.7 points.

SMMD vs VFLO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SMMD	VFLO
Return
Measure	SMMD	VFLO
Total return, 1 year	+22.4%	+46.1%
Drawdown
Measure	SMMD	VFLO
Below its high	5.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026	3.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SMMD	VFLO
What it tracks	Russell 2500 Index	Victory U.S. Large Cap Free Cash Flow Index
Cost and size
Measure	SMMD	VFLO
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.39%
Net assets, SMMD as of Nov 3, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026	$4.2bn	$7.8bn
Holdings
Measure	SMMD	VFLO
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	43.4%	30.8%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SMMD and VFLO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SMMD VFLO

TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.30% 2.37%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 0.26% 2.10%

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES 0.23% 1.04%

GEN DIGITAL 0.22% 1.25%

COEUR MINING 0.19% 3.02%

TOLL BROTHERS INC 0.19% 1.57%

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Only in SMMD

ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF 40.62%

ATI 0.34%

GUARDANT HEALTH 0.31%

PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA 0.31%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.31%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.31%

VIATRIS 0.31%

NISOURCE 0.30%

Only in VFLO

DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION 3.49%

EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. 3.41%

ADOBE INC. 3.37%

SANDISK CORPORATION 3.02%

NEWMONT CORPORATION 3.01%

MERCK & CO., INC. 2.98%

SALESFORCE, INC. 2.90%

INTUIT INC. 2.87%

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Side by side

SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF VFLO VictoryShares Free Cash Flow ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares VictoryShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +22.4% +46.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (IWV) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +7.6 pts vs IWV not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 10.3% 83.8%

Holdings 516 50

Net assets, SMMD as of Nov 3, 2026 and VFLO as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.2bn $7.8bn

SMMD and VFLO on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SMMD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index.

SMMD tracks an index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 516 positions, with the top ten at 43.4%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

VFLO

VFLO tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +46.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 30.8%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SMMD or VFLO?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SMMD returned +22.4% and VFLO +46.1%.
Which is cheaper, SMMD or VFLO?: SMMD is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SMMD and VFLO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 10% of SMMD and 84% of VFLO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SMMD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SMMD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SMMD ↗

VFLO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VFLO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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