Verified factor-similar pair

FSMD vs SCHM

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
85
Verified similar

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

FSMD

Fidelity Small-Mid Multifactor ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.960
Rel. Sharpe
0.866
Mkt beta
0.94
AUM
US$2.3B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
107

SCHM

Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.949
Rel. Sharpe
0.858
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$13.6B
MER
0.04%
Valuation
113

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
FSMD
+0.56
|t|
+10.4
SCHM
+0.41
|t|
+10.5
diff +0.15
HML
FSMD
+0.23
|t|
+5.5
SCHM
+0.13
|t|
+3.6
diff +0.10
RMW
FSMD
+0.21
|t|
+3.6
SCHM
+0.06
|t|
+1.3
diff +0.15
CMA
FSMD
-0.05
|t|
-0.9
SCHM
-0.03
|t|
-0.5
diff -0.03
UMD
FSMD
+0.10
|t|
+2.9
SCHM
+0.03
|t|
+1.0
diff +0.08

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.09
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.008

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.

FSMD fund page SCHM fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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