Small Cap Blend ETFs

Most of these ETFs tend to invest across the spectrum of U.S. industries, with market caps generally between $300 million and $2 billion. The ETFs may also own various asset classes such as bonds, currencies, and more. The current stock market environment has been kind to small cap investors and we certainly think a small cap blend approach lessens some of the risk investors tend to get with small cap names. Therefore, we see this category as being suited well for moderate investors, with the understanding small caps offer more volatility and competitive risk from their lower market capitalization position.

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Fund Symbol/Name	Last	Open	High	Low	52-Wk Hi	52-Wk Lo	Day Chg	YTD Chg	12-Mo Chg	AUM	Exp. Ratio	SMART Grade
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF	144.30	143.67	144.67	143.56	144.67	114.88	+0.61 (0.42%)	7.78%	14.80%	39.97B	0.20%	A Strong Buy
IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	71.95	71.48	72.05	71.45	72.05	57.72	+0.46 (0.64%)	5.29%	14.48%	31.78B	0.07%	A Strong Buy
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF - DNQ	138.73	138.20	138.84	138.14	139.37	114.07	+0.46 (0.33%)	8.14%	12.72%	19.50B	0.06%	A Strong Buy
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF	65.76	65.47	65.87	65.44	65.87	53.53	+0.26 (0.40%)	7.61%	13.42%	5.66B	0.05%	A Strong Buy
FNDA Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF	35.48	35.27	35.49	35.27	35.58	29.40	+0.18 (0.51%)	4.66%	13.54%	2.10B	0.25%	A Strong Buy
PRFZ PowerShares FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid Portfolio	122.05	121.24	122.16	121.24	122.16	98.90	+0.65 (0.54%)	6.21%	15.42%	1.69B	0.29%	A Strong Buy
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF	115.89	115.23	116.08	115.23	116.08	92.12	+0.45 (0.39%)	7.88%	15.28%	1.11B	0.15%	A Strong Buy
IWC iShares Microcap ETF	91.03	90.75	91.18	90.58	91.18	71.17	+0.15 (0.17%)	6.59%	15.73%	819.12M	0.60%	A Strong Buy
SLY SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap ETF (based on S&P SmallCap 600 Index -- symbol SML)	126.05	124.98	126.12	124.98	127.00	103.60	+0.92 (0.74%)	4.94%	11.85%	772.27M	0.15%	A Strong Buy
VIOO Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF	131.06	130.19	131.15	130.19	131.15	105.00	+0.90 (0.69%)	5.26%	14.86%	706.97M	0.15%	A Strong Buy
RWJ Oppenheimer Small Cap Revenue ETF	65.95	65.14	65.95	65.14	69.74	54.71	+0.78 (1.20%)	-1.30%	11.06%	525.78M	0.39%	A Strong Buy
EES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Earnings Fund	33.83	33.55	33.89	33.55	33.89	26.57	+0.35 (1.05%)	4.46%	19.05%	501.15M	0.38%	A Strong Buy
FYX First Trust Small Cap Core AlphaDEX Fund	57.21	56.90	57.29	56.86	57.29	45.34	+0.43 (0.76%)	6.54%	14.21%	490.28M	0.64%	A Strong Buy
TWOK SPDR Russell 2000 ETF	85.01	84.47	85.27	84.47	85.43	68.25	+0.41 (0.48%)	7.45%	14.80%	245.02M	0.10%	A Strong Buy
SMLV SPDR SSGA US Small Cap Low Volatility Index ETF	93.50	93.18	93.57	93.06	96.38	78.80	+0.30 (0.32%)	0.97%	12.98%	208.53M	0.12%	A Strong Buy
DGRS WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund	33.54	33.35	33.56	33.27	35.07	29.05	+0.19 (0.57%)	0.30%	8.44%	97.76M	0.38%	A Strong Buy
FDM First Trust DJ Select MicroCap ETF	44.76	44.54	44.79	44.46	44.94	34.61	+0.30 (0.67%)	2.00%	22.43%	82.12M	0.60%	A Strong Buy
CSF VictoryShares US Discovery Enhanced Volatility Wtd ETF	42.14	41.75	42.17	41.75	42.31	34.06	+0.35 (0.84%)	4.39%	16.57%	62.42M	0.38%	A Strong Buy
SMLF iShares Edge MSCI Multifactor USA Small-Cap ETF	37.19	37.05	37.19	37.05	37.30	30.34	+0.12 (0.32%)	5.41%	15.07%	49.79M	0.30%	A Strong Buy
EWSC Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600 Equal Weight ETF	50.65	50.67	50.71	50.60	51.38	41.29	+0.27 (0.54%)	1.96%	13.30%	30.09M	0.41%	A Strong Buy
CSA VictoryShares US Small Cap Volatility Wtd ETF	43.20	43.15	43.20	43.13	43.32	35.07	+0.28 (0.65%)	4.55%	19.34%	29.83M	0.35%	A Strong Buy
WMCR Wilshire Micro-Cap ETF (based on the Wilshire US Micro-Cap Index)	32.41	32.41	32.41	32.41	32.44	25.55	+0.03 (0.09%)	8.94%	16.58%	29.13M	0.50%	A Strong Buy
EQWS PowerShares Russell 2000 Equal Weight Portfolio	40.91	40.89	40.91	40.86	41.06	33.16	+0.08 (0.20%)	4.09%	16.45%	22.34M	0.25%	A Strong Buy
SMMV iShares Trust ETF	28.11	28.09	28.11	28.09	28.29	23.65	+0.10 (0.36%)	9.05%	12.53%	8.39M	0.20%	A Strong Buy
NASH Nashville Area ETF	26.94	26.94	26.94	26.94	29.39	22.74	0.00 (0.00%)	0.94%	4.82%	8.05M	0.49%	B Buy
CSML IQ Chaikin U.S. Small Cap ETF	25.93	25.71	25.98	25.71	26.22	23.89	+0.21 (0.82%)	3.03%	2.98%	186.52M	0.35%	NR Not Rated
JPSE JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF	27.92	27.87	27.93	27.87	27.97	25.22	+0.11 (0.40%)	6.81%	10.57%	40.21M	0.29%	NR Not Rated
NUSC NuShares ESG Small-Cap ETF	26.95	26.98	26.98	26.95	27.07	24.17	+0.01 (0.04%)	9.33%	8.67%	18.75M	0.40%	NR Not Rated
GSSC GS ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF	40.89	40.75	40.89	40.75	40.89	38.25	+0.14 (0.34%)	1.94%	1.94%	12.18M	0.20%	NR Not Rated
XSHD PowerShares S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility Portfolio	23.86	23.86	23.96	23.86	27.33	23.25	+0.11 (0.46%)	-5.21%	-3.52%	8.31M	0.30%	NR Not Rated
FLQS Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF	24.86	24.86	24.86	24.86	25.33	24.17	0.00 (0.00%)	-1.69%	-1.86%	3.72M	0.35%	NR Not Rated
RNSC First Trust Small Cap US Equity Select ETF	20.15	20.15	20.15	20.15	20.18	19.03	-0.03 (-0.15%)	2.18%	2.16%	2.01M	0.60%	NR Not Rated
XSHQ PowerShares S&P SmallCap Quality Portfolio	24.05	24.05	24.05	24.05	25.60	24.05	0.00 (0.00%)	-1.48%	-1.68%	1.25M	0.29%	NR Not Rated
PBSM PowerShares PureBetaSM MSCI USA Small Cap Portfolio	25.18	25.18	25.18	25.18	25.18	25.18	0.00 (N/A%)	0.00%	0.00%	N/A	N/A	NR Not Rated
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows 100 ETF	24.30	24.30	24.30	24.30	25.90	22.60	0.00 (0.00%)	-2.21%	-2.21%	N/A	N/A	NR Not Rated
EWRS Russell 2000 Equal Weight Guggenheim	35.40	34.74	35.40	34.74	47.99	32.50	+0.81 (2.34%)	0.00%	-19.29%	N/A	N/A	NR Not Rated

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