Verified factor-similar pair

IJJ vs UPGD

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
81
Verified similar

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

Quick Read

  • IJJ has the higher backtested relative Sharpe (1.083 vs 0.583).
  • IJJ has the lower published fee (0.18% vs 0.40%).
  • UPGD is cheaper on dividend valuation (64 vs 109, where 100 is each fund's historical median).
  • IJJ has the stronger regression fit (adjusted R-squared 0.946 vs 0.880).

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

IJJ

iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.946
Rel. Sharpe
1.083
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$8.3B
MER
0.18%
Valuation
109

UPGD

Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Improvers ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.880
Rel. Sharpe
0.583
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$110M
MER
0.40%
Valuation
64

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
IJJ
+0.54
|t|
+18.6
UPGD
+0.65
|t|
+10.6
diff -0.10
HML
IJJ
+0.26
|t|
+8.7
UPGD
+0.06
|t|
+1.1
diff +0.20
RMW
IJJ
+0.22
|t|
+6.7
UPGD
+0.07
|t|
+0.9
diff +0.15
CMA
IJJ
+0.12
|t|
+2.7
UPGD
+0.02
|t|
+0.2
diff +0.10
UMD
IJJ
-0.04
|t|
-2.3
UPGD
-0.06
|t|
-1.7
diff +0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
80
Exposure shape
95
Mkt beta diff
0.07
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.500

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.

IJJ fund page UPGD fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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