Verified factor-similar pair

BBSC vs ISCB

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
85
Verified similar

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

BBSC

JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Small Cap Equity Fund
SMB
Adj. R2
0.988
Rel. Sharpe
0.819
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$700M
MER
0.09%
Valuation
128

ISCB

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.972
Rel. Sharpe
0.770
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$261M
MER
0.04%
Valuation
98

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
BBSC
+0.93
|t|
+26.7
ISCB
+0.74
|t|
+27.7
diff +0.19
HML
BBSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.7
ISCB
+0.14
|t|
+5.4
diff -0.09
RMW
BBSC
-0.12
|t|
-3.3
ISCB
+0.04
|t|
+1.2
diff -0.16
CMA
BBSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.1
ISCB
-0.02
|t|
-0.6
diff +0.07
UMD
BBSC
+0.03
|t|
+1.2
ISCB
-0.03
|t|
-1.9
diff +0.06

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.04
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.049

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.

BBSC fund page ISCB fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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