Verified factor-similar pair

IJR vs SMLF

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
88
Verified similar

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

IJR

iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.970
Rel. Sharpe
0.952
Mkt beta
0.99
AUM
US$96.8B
MER
0.06%
Valuation
103

SMLF

iShares U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.936
Rel. Sharpe
1.074
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$3.4B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
108

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
IJR
+0.83
|t|
+36.2
SMLF
+0.63
|t|
+11.5
diff +0.20
HML
IJR
+0.20
|t|
+8.3
SMLF
+0.21
|t|
+4.4
diff -0.01
RMW
IJR
+0.14
|t|
+5.2
SMLF
+0.10
|t|
+1.6
diff +0.04
CMA
IJR
-0.02
|t|
-0.7
SMLF
+0.00
|t|
+0.0
diff -0.03
UMD
IJR
+0.03
|t|
+2.1
SMLF
+0.10
|t|
+2.8
diff -0.08

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
85
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.01
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.123

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.

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

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