Verified factor-similar pair

IVOG vs USVM

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 UMD
Similarity score
86
Verified similar

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

IVOG

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.917
Rel. Sharpe
0.914
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$1.5B
MER
0.10%
Valuation
115

USVM

VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Momentum ETF
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.964
Rel. Sharpe
1.046
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$1.5B
MER
0.29%
Valuation
95

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
IVOG
+0.47
|t|
+9.9
USVM
+0.77
|t|
+15.8
diff -0.30
HML
IVOG
+0.03
|t|
+0.6
USVM
+0.21
|t|
+5.0
diff -0.18
RMW
IVOG
+0.17
|t|
+3.0
USVM
+0.15
|t|
+2.7
diff +0.02
CMA
IVOG
-0.06
|t|
-0.9
USVM
-0.01
|t|
-0.2
diff -0.05
UMD
IVOG
+0.14
|t|
+4.4
USVM
+0.14
|t|
+4.2
diff +0.00

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
83
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.132

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.

IVOG fund page USVM fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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