ETF comparison
Verified factor-similar pair

CSB vs DES

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 HML RMW
Similarity score
89
Verified similar

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

CSB

VictoryShares US Small Cap High Dividend Volatility Wtd ETF
SMB HML RMW
Adj. R2
0.949
Rel. Sharpe
1.112
Mkt beta
0.81
AUM
US$261M
MER
0.40%
Valuation
131

DES

WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund
SMB HML RMW
Adj. R2
0.943
Rel. Sharpe
0.880
Mkt beta
0.90
AUM
US$2.0B
MER
0.38%
Valuation
124

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
CSB
+0.80
|t|
+15.9
DES
+0.75
|t|
+18.3
diff +0.05
HML
CSB
+0.35
|t|
+8.3
DES
+0.39
|t|
+10.0
diff -0.04
RMW
CSB
+0.35
|t|
+6.0
DES
+0.30
|t|
+5.9
diff +0.05
CMA
CSB
+0.03
|t|
+0.6
DES
+0.09
|t|
+1.5
diff -0.05
UMD
CSB
-0.05
|t|
-1.5
DES
-0.10
|t|
-4.4
diff +0.05

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
88
Exposure shape
100
Mkt beta diff
0.09
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.231

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.

CSB fund page DES fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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