Verified factor-similar pair

ISMD vs QVMM

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
87
Verified similar

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

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

QVMM

Invesco S&P MidCap 400 QVM Multi-factor ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.943
Rel. Sharpe
0.943
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$392M
MER
0.15%
Valuation
117

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
ISMD
+0.85
|t|
+17.9
QVMM
+0.58
|t|
+8.0
diff +0.27
HML
ISMD
+0.19
|t|
+4.7
QVMM
+0.17
|t|
+2.4
diff +0.02
RMW
ISMD
+0.08
|t|
+1.6
QVMM
+0.24
|t|
+3.3
diff -0.15
CMA
ISMD
+0.09
|t|
+1.6
QVMM
+0.07
|t|
+0.8
diff +0.02
UMD
ISMD
-0.00
|t|
-0.0
QVMM
+0.02
|t|
+0.5
diff -0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
85
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.04
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.106

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.

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

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