Verified factor-similar pair

ISCB vs JPSE

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
84
Verified similar

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

ISCB

iShares Morningstar Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.972
Rel. Sharpe
0.770
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$261M
MER
0.04%
Valuation
98

JPSE

JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.974
Rel. Sharpe
1.020
Mkt beta
0.95
AUM
US$557M
MER
0.29%
Valuation
109

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
ISCB
+0.74
|t|
+27.7
JPSE
+0.84
|t|
+21.0
diff -0.11
HML
ISCB
+0.14
|t|
+5.4
JPSE
+0.18
|t|
+5.4
diff -0.05
RMW
ISCB
+0.04
|t|
+1.2
JPSE
+0.19
|t|
+4.2
diff -0.15
CMA
ISCB
-0.02
|t|
-0.6
JPSE
+0.04
|t|
+0.9
diff -0.07
UMD
ISCB
-0.03
|t|
-1.9
JPSE
+0.04
|t|
+1.4
diff -0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
82
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.07
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.250

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.

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Important context

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