Verified factor-similar pair

IVOV vs VIOV

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 HML
Similarity score
86
Verified similar

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

IVOV

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.955
Rel. Sharpe
0.900
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$1.2B
MER
0.10%
Valuation
107

VIOV

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.979
Rel. Sharpe
1.077
Mkt beta
0.99
AUM
US$1.6B
MER
0.10%
Valuation
101

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
IVOV
+0.50
|t|
+13.2
VIOV
+0.90
|t|
+31.0
diff -0.39
HML
IVOV
+0.34
|t|
+9.3
VIOV
+0.35
|t|
+12.8
diff -0.02
RMW
IVOV
+0.16
|t|
+3.6
VIOV
+0.11
|t|
+3.2
diff +0.05
CMA
IVOV
+0.02
|t|
+0.3
VIOV
+0.05
|t|
+1.3
diff -0.03
UMD
IVOV
-0.09
|t|
-3.5
VIOV
-0.04
|t|
-2.0
diff -0.05

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
83
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.176

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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