Verified factor-similar pair

BBMC vs DFAS

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
82
Verified similar

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

BBMC

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.943
Rel. Sharpe
0.674
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$2.0B
MER
0.07%
Valuation
113

DFAS

Dimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.983
Rel. Sharpe
1.031
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$13.4B
MER
0.26%
Valuation
108

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
BBMC
+0.54
|t|
+8.3
DFAS
+0.84
|t|
+20.0
diff -0.30
HML
BBMC
+0.11
|t|
+1.8
DFAS
+0.22
|t|
+5.2
diff -0.11
RMW
BBMC
-0.01
|t|
-0.1
DFAS
+0.22
|t|
+5.2
diff -0.23
CMA
BBMC
-0.03
|t|
-0.4
DFAS
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
diff -0.03
UMD
BBMC
+0.03
|t|
+0.6
DFAS
+0.03
|t|
+0.9
diff +0.00

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.357

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.

BBMC fund page DFAS fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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