Verified factor-similar pair

DSMC vs EZM

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 RMW
Similarity score
82
Verified similar

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

DSMC

Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.878
Rel. Sharpe
1.017
Mkt beta
0.97
AUM
US$122M
MER
0.55%
Valuation
104

EZM

WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Fund
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.952
Rel. Sharpe
0.899
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$860M
MER
0.38%
Valuation
104

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
DSMC
+0.79
|t|
+5.5
EZM
+0.59
|t|
+15.5
diff +0.20
HML
DSMC
+0.28
|t|
+1.9
EZM
+0.21
|t|
+5.8
diff +0.07
RMW
DSMC
+0.51
|t|
+3.2
EZM
+0.27
|t|
+5.7
diff +0.24
CMA
DSMC
-0.09
|t|
-0.5
EZM
-0.02
|t|
-0.4
diff -0.07
UMD
DSMC
-0.16
|t|
-1.9
EZM
-0.10
|t|
-4.8
diff -0.06

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
78
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.04
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.118

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.

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Important context

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