Verified factor-similar pair

IMCV vs IWD

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.

HML
Similarity score
85
Verified similar

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

IMCV

iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.953
Rel. Sharpe
1.019
Mkt beta
0.97
AUM
US$1.0B
MER
0.06%
Valuation
114

IWD

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.961
Rel. Sharpe
0.956
Mkt beta
0.94
AUM
US$72.9B
MER
0.18%
Valuation
138

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
IMCV
+0.24
|t|
+7.7
IWD
-0.04
|t|
-2.1
diff +0.28
HML
IMCV
+0.35
|t|
+11.7
IWD
+0.31
|t|
+15.0
diff +0.04
RMW
IMCV
+0.14
|t|
+3.6
IWD
+0.08
|t|
+3.3
diff +0.07
CMA
IMCV
+0.17
|t|
+3.7
IWD
+0.14
|t|
+4.7
diff +0.03
UMD
IMCV
-0.10
|t|
-5.8
IWD
-0.03
|t|
-2.7
diff -0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
83
Exposure shape
90
Mkt beta diff
0.04
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.062

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.

IMCV fund page IWD fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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