Verified factor-similar pair

GRPM vs IJR

These two ETFs meet the same FF6 US comparison criteria: US-listed equity ETFs, the 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

The score combines exposure-level distance, factor-vector shape, market-beta closeness, and a small backtested relative-Sharpe term.

Quick Read

  • IJR has the higher backtested relative Sharpe (0.980 vs 0.862).
  • IJR has the lower published fee (0.06% vs 0.35%).
  • IJR is cheaper on dividend valuation (110 vs 184, where 100 is each fund's historical median).
  • IJR has the stronger regression fit (adjusted R-squared 0.968 vs 0.929).

These are screening signals, not a complete review of portfolio construction, turnover, taxes, or trading quality.

GRPM

Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.929
Rel. Sharpe
0.862
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$464M
MER
0.35%
Valuation
184

IJR

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.968
Rel. Sharpe
0.980
Mkt beta
0.99
AUM
US$96.8B
MER
0.06%
Valuation
110

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
GRPM
+0.51
|t|
+10.7
IJR
+0.84
|t|
+36.0
diff -0.33
HML
GRPM
+0.22
|t|
+4.9
IJR
+0.20
|t|
+8.3
diff +0.02
RMW
GRPM
+0.16
|t|
+3.1
IJR
+0.13
|t|
+4.8
diff +0.04
CMA
GRPM
-0.02
|t|
-0.3
IJR
-0.02
|t|
-0.4
diff -0.01
UMD
GRPM
-0.07
|t|
-2.2
IJR
+0.03
|t|
+2.4
diff -0.10

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.118

This comparison focuses on measured factor exposure. It does not compare holdings methodology, turnover, tax handling, or issuer process. Backtested relative Sharpe is a secondary signal rather than a stand-alone forecast. See methodology.

GRPM fund page IJR fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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