Verified factor-similar pair

DFLV vs IMCV

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.

HML
Similarity score
86
Verified similar

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

DFLV

Dimensional US Large Cap Value ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.893
Rel. Sharpe
1.064
Mkt beta
0.92
AUM
US$5.6B
MER
0.21%
Valuation
113

IMCV

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.953
Rel. Sharpe
1.019
Mkt beta
0.97
AUM
US$1.0B
MER
0.06%
Valuation
114

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
DFLV
+0.05
|t|
+0.5
IMCV
+0.24
|t|
+7.7
diff -0.19
HML
DFLV
+0.55
|t|
+5.3
IMCV
+0.35
|t|
+11.7
diff +0.20
RMW
DFLV
+0.13
|t|
+1.2
IMCV
+0.14
|t|
+3.6
diff -0.01
CMA
DFLV
+0.12
|t|
+0.9
IMCV
+0.17
|t|
+3.7
diff -0.05
UMD
DFLV
-0.09
|t|
-1.5
IMCV
-0.10
|t|
-5.8
diff +0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
84
Exposure shape
94
Mkt beta diff
0.06
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.046

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.

DFLV fund page IMCV fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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