Verified factor-similar pair

DWAS vs VFMO

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 UMD
Similarity score
83
Verified similar

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

DWAS

Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.934
Rel. Sharpe
1.019
Mkt beta
1.10
AUM
US$383M
MER
0.60%
Valuation
259

VFMO

Vanguard U.S. Momentum Factor ETF
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.957
Rel. Sharpe
1.424
Mkt beta
1.09
AUM
US$1.5B
MER
0.13%
Valuation
136

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
DWAS
+1.05
|t|
+18.6
VFMO
+0.50
|t|
+9.6
diff +0.54
HML
DWAS
+0.04
|t|
+0.7
VFMO
+0.07
|t|
+1.6
diff -0.03
RMW
DWAS
-0.21
|t|
-3.1
VFMO
-0.23
|t|
-3.8
diff +0.02
CMA
DWAS
+0.02
|t|
+0.3
VFMO
+0.02
|t|
+0.3
diff +0.00
UMD
DWAS
+0.38
|t|
+9.7
VFMO
+0.39
|t|
+10.6
diff -0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.01
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.405

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.

DWAS fund page VFMO fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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