Verified factor-similar pair

IJH vs NUSC

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
86
Verified similar

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

Quick Read

  • IJH has the higher backtested relative Sharpe (1.011 vs 0.789).
  • IJH has the lower published fee (0.05% vs 0.31%).
  • IJH is cheaper on dividend valuation (112 vs 303, where 100 is each fund's historical median).
  • NUSC has the stronger regression fit (adjusted R-squared 0.971 vs 0.942).

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

IJH

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.942
Rel. Sharpe
1.011
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$111.4B
MER
0.05%
Valuation
112

NUSC

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.971
Rel. Sharpe
0.789
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$1.3B
MER
0.31%
Valuation
303

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
IJH
+0.44
|t|
+15.5
NUSC
+0.75
|t|
+18.5
diff -0.31
HML
IJH
+0.12
|t|
+4.1
NUSC
+0.13
|t|
+3.7
diff -0.01
RMW
IJH
+0.14
|t|
+4.5
NUSC
-0.01
|t|
-0.2
diff +0.15
CMA
IJH
+0.03
|t|
+0.8
NUSC
+0.01
|t|
+0.2
diff +0.02
UMD
IJH
+0.01
|t|
+0.5
NUSC
+0.05
|t|
+1.6
diff -0.04

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
84
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.222

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.

IJH fund page NUSC fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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