Verified factor-similar pair

GRPM vs MDYG

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
81
Verified similar

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

GRPM

Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.930
Rel. Sharpe
0.837
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$464M
MER
0.35%
Valuation
127

MDYG

State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.911
Rel. Sharpe
0.850
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$2.6B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
156

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
+0.49
|t|
+10.2
MDYG
+0.47
|t|
+10.3
diff +0.03
HML
GRPM
+0.22
|t|
+4.9
MDYG
-0.07
|t|
-1.7
diff +0.30
RMW
GRPM
+0.16
|t|
+2.8
MDYG
+0.14
|t|
+2.5
diff +0.02
CMA
GRPM
-0.03
|t|
-0.4
MDYG
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
diff -0.02
UMD
GRPM
-0.08
|t|
-2.4
MDYG
+0.02
|t|
+0.9
diff -0.10

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
75
Exposure shape
92
Mkt beta diff
0.00
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.013

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.

GRPM fund page MDYG fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
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