Verified factor-similar pair

FFSM vs IJK

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
Similarity score
83
Verified similar

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

FFSM

Fidelity Fundamental Small-Mid Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.925
Rel. Sharpe
1.021
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$1.2B
MER
0.43%
Valuation
121

IJK

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.906
Rel. Sharpe
0.877
Mkt beta
1.04
AUM
US$10.1B
MER
0.17%
Valuation
135

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
FFSM
+0.58
|t|
+6.9
IJK
+0.41
|t|
+10.6
diff +0.17
HML
FFSM
+0.22
|t|
+3.0
IJK
-0.04
|t|
-1.1
diff +0.27
RMW
FFSM
+0.13
|t|
+1.6
IJK
+0.05
|t|
+1.1
diff +0.08
CMA
FFSM
-0.02
|t|
-0.2
IJK
-0.06
|t|
-1.1
diff +0.04
UMD
FFSM
+0.07
|t|
+1.3
IJK
+0.08
|t|
+3.9
diff -0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
80
Exposure shape
94
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.144

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.

FFSM fund page IJK fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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