Verified factor-similar pair

DFAT vs SMDV

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
80
Verified similar

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

DFAT

Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF
SMB HML RMW
Adj. R2
0.979
Rel. Sharpe
1.293
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$13.1B
MER
0.28%
Valuation
102

SMDV

ProShares Russell 2000 Dividend Growers ETF
SMB HML RMW
Adj. R2
0.814
Rel. Sharpe
1.171
Mkt beta
0.67
AUM
US$659M
MER
0.40%
Valuation
95

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
DFAT
+0.86
|t|
+17.5
SMDV
+0.67
|t|
+8.7
diff +0.20
HML
DFAT
+0.41
|t|
+8.4
SMDV
+0.32
|t|
+4.6
diff +0.09
RMW
DFAT
+0.26
|t|
+5.2
SMDV
+0.31
|t|
+3.4
diff -0.06
CMA
DFAT
+0.04
|t|
+0.7
SMDV
+0.02
|t|
+0.2
diff +0.02
UMD
DFAT
-0.05
|t|
-1.4
SMDV
+0.07
|t|
+1.4
diff -0.12

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.33
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.122

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.

DFAT fund page SMDV fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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