Verified factor-similar pair

IJT vs RFG

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
86
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

RFG

Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.865
Rel. Sharpe
0.777
Mkt beta
1.05
AUM
US$310M
MER
0.35%
Valuation
164

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
RFG
+0.55
|t|
+9.1
diff +0.24
HML
IJT
+0.05
|t|
+1.8
RFG
-0.06
|t|
-1.1
diff +0.12
RMW
IJT
+0.09
|t|
+2.5
RFG
+0.18
|t|
+2.3
diff -0.09
CMA
IJT
-0.08
|t|
-1.7
RFG
-0.14
|t|
-1.5
diff +0.06
UMD
IJT
+0.10
|t|
+6.2
RFG
+0.06
|t|
+1.8
diff +0.04

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
83
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.192

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 RFG fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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