Verified factor-similar pair

AFMC vs XJR

These two ETFs pass the same FF6 US similarity lane: US-listed equity ETFs, same USD model basis, at least one material non-market factor, and 100% overlap in statistically significant material factor exposure.

SMB
Similarity score
84
Verified similar

Score blends exposure-level distance, factor-vector shape, market-beta closeness, and a small backtested relative-Sharpe term.

AFMC

First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.935
Rel. Sharpe
0.737
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$147M
MER
0.68%
Valuation
118

XJR

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.985
Rel. Sharpe
0.705
Mkt beta
0.97
AUM
US$130M
MER
0.12%
Valuation
193

Factor Exposure Match

Blue bars compare raw factor beta magnitude. Green bars compare absolute t-stat strength. Dim bars indicate the t-stat is below 1.96.

SMB
AFMC
+0.51
|t|
+6.8
XJR
+0.96
|t|
+26.3
diff -0.46
HML
AFMC
+0.26
|t|
+4.4
XJR
+0.18
|t|
+5.2
diff +0.09
RMW
AFMC
+0.22
|t|
+2.8
XJR
+0.23
|t|
+6.0
diff -0.01
CMA
AFMC
-0.07
|t|
-0.8
XJR
-0.01
|t|
-0.3
diff -0.06
UMD
AFMC
+0.09
|t|
+1.8
XJR
+0.03
|t|
+1.1
diff +0.06

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.00
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.032

This comparison focuses on measured factor exposure, not a qualitative review of each fund's portfolio-construction process. Backtested relative Sharpe is included as a secondary signal, while we continue refining a comparison metric that separates factor payoff from alpha. See methodology.

AFMC fund page XJR fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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