Verified factor-similar pair

IJT vs IWM

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
85
Verified similar

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

IJT

iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.948
Rel. Sharpe
0.970
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$6.9B
MER
0.18%
Valuation
99

IWM

iShares Russell 2000 ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.986
Rel. Sharpe
0.785
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$73.2B
MER
0.19%
Valuation
136

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
IJT
+0.80
|t|
+26.4
IWM
+0.82
|t|
+50.5
diff -0.02
HML
IJT
+0.05
|t|
+1.8
IWM
+0.10
|t|
+6.2
diff -0.05
RMW
IJT
+0.09
|t|
+2.5
IWM
-0.07
|t|
-4.0
diff +0.16
CMA
IJT
-0.08
|t|
-1.7
IWM
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
diff -0.07
UMD
IJT
+0.10
|t|
+6.2
IWM
+0.04
|t|
+3.9
diff +0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
82
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.00
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.184

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.

IJT fund page IWM fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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