Verified factor-similar pair

DES vs DFSV

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
90
Near substitute

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

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

DFSV

Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF
SMB HML RMW
Adj. R2
0.978
Rel. Sharpe
1.278
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$7.1B
MER
0.30%
Valuation
92

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
DES
+0.75
|t|
+18.3
DFSV
+0.88
|t|
+14.3
diff -0.13
HML
DES
+0.39
|t|
+10.0
DFSV
+0.43
|t|
+7.2
diff -0.04
RMW
DES
+0.30
|t|
+5.9
DFSV
+0.26
|t|
+4.1
diff +0.04
CMA
DES
+0.09
|t|
+1.5
DFSV
+0.10
|t|
+1.5
diff -0.02
UMD
DES
-0.10
|t|
-4.4
DFSV
-0.08
|t|
-1.9
diff -0.03

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
92
Exposure shape
100
Mkt beta diff
0.11
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.397

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.

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

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