Verified factor-similar pair

BBSC vs SCHA

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
89
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

SCHA

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.987
Rel. Sharpe
0.861
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$21.0B
MER
0.04%
Valuation
134

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
SCHA
+0.74
|t|
+36.1
diff +0.20
HML
BBSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.7
SCHA
+0.12
|t|
+6.1
diff -0.07
RMW
BBSC
-0.12
|t|
-3.3
SCHA
-0.05
|t|
-2.0
diff -0.07
CMA
BBSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.1
SCHA
-0.04
|t|
-1.4
diff +0.09
UMD
BBSC
+0.03
|t|
+1.2
SCHA
+0.04
|t|
+3.0
diff -0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
86
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.041

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 SCHA fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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