Verified factor-similar pair

CSD vs FFSM

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.

CSD

Invesco S&P Spin-Off ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.839
Rel. Sharpe
0.837
Mkt beta
1.13
AUM
US$114M
MER
0.67%
Valuation
384

FFSM

Fidelity Fundamental Small-Mid Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.925
Rel. Sharpe
1.021
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$1.2B
MER
0.43%
Valuation
121

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
CSD
+0.51
|t|
+6.7
FFSM
+0.58
|t|
+6.9
diff -0.07
HML
CSD
+0.15
|t|
+2.0
FFSM
+0.22
|t|
+3.0
diff -0.08
RMW
CSD
+0.15
|t|
+1.6
FFSM
+0.13
|t|
+1.6
diff +0.02
CMA
CSD
-0.01
|t|
-0.1
FFSM
-0.02
|t|
-0.2
diff +0.01
UMD
CSD
-0.03
|t|
-0.6
FFSM
+0.07
|t|
+1.3
diff -0.10

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
83
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.06
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.184

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.

CSD fund page FFSM fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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