Verified factor-similar pair

IQSM vs ISMD

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
83
Verified similar

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

IQSM

NYLI Candriam U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.921
Rel. Sharpe
0.443
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$312M
MER
0.15%
Valuation
108

ISMD

Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.967
Rel. Sharpe
0.836
Mkt beta
0.97
AUM
US$275M
MER
0.59%
Valuation
128

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
IQSM
+0.43
|t|
+4.1
ISMD
+0.85
|t|
+17.9
diff -0.42
HML
IQSM
+0.21
|t|
+2.0
ISMD
+0.19
|t|
+4.7
diff +0.02
RMW
IQSM
+0.11
|t|
+1.0
ISMD
+0.08
|t|
+1.6
diff +0.02
CMA
IQSM
+0.12
|t|
+0.9
ISMD
+0.09
|t|
+1.6
diff +0.03
UMD
IQSM
-0.06
|t|
-0.9
ISMD
-0.00
|t|
-0.0
diff -0.05

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
82
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.10
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.394

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.

IQSM fund page ISMD fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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