Verified factor-similar pair

BBSC vs PSC

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
81
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

PSC

Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.955
Rel. Sharpe
0.902
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$1.9B
MER
0.38%
Valuation
210

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
PSC
+0.76
|t|
+14.1
diff +0.17
HML
BBSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.7
PSC
+0.25
|t|
+5.5
diff -0.20
RMW
BBSC
-0.12
|t|
-3.3
PSC
+0.08
|t|
+1.3
diff -0.21
CMA
BBSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.1
PSC
-0.07
|t|
-1.1
diff +0.12
UMD
BBSC
+0.03
|t|
+1.2
PSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.2
diff -0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
76
Exposure shape
96
Mkt beta diff
0.06
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.083

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.

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Important context

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