VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF

SFLO

Valor de mercado US$ 825 mi

When it comes to identifying value, typical fundamental metrics like price-to-earnings (P/E) or price-to-book (P/B) are often used. Both metrics rest on accounting outputs (reported earnings and book value), and accounting rules allow significant discretion in non-cash expenses, depreciation schedules and goodwill write-downs.

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I recently sat down in our New York office with Mannik Dhillon, president of investment franchises & solutions and head of ETFs for Victory Capital. We dove straight into one of the most compelling factor stories in the ETF marketplace today: free cash flow investing.

VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (SFLO) continues to outperform, driven by its targeted selection of profitable small caps with strong free cash flow yields. SFLO seems to trade at a valuation discount, NTM P/E of 9.42x versus the small cap category average of 13.7x. The ETF's methodology, emphasizing enterprise value and excluding highly leveraged firms, mitigates (in my opinion) rate risk.

The Russell 2000 closed at a new record high Friday amid continued upwards momentum for several market indexes. That index, with its focus on small-caps, could prove an intriguing source of investing opportunities, given the right approach.

Small-cap equities are winning out against their large-cap counterparts in a classic David versus Goliath ETF battle. After years of mega-cap technology dominance, small-cap equities have delivered investors a historic first half of 2026.

The rally in small-cap stocks is bringing more investor attention. However, the higher-for-longer rate regime of mid-2026 makes a quality-focused investment mindset important.

Mega-cap tech stocks have dominated the indexes for years, but a shift has been taking place in 2026. Small-cap index ETFs have been outperforming their large-cap peers, as the market has broadened out.

Mega-cap tech stocks have helped large caps dominate small-cap ETF flows and performance for years. However, this year a shift is taking place.

Free cash flow strategies are ideal for investors searching for quality fundamental factors, especially in current times where certain large-cap valuations are suspect.