Verified factor-similar pair

IWN vs SLYV

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
91
Near substitute

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

IWN

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.978
Rel. Sharpe
0.982
Mkt beta
0.96
AUM
US$12.9B
MER
0.24%
Valuation
123

SLYV

State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.955
Rel. Sharpe
1.067
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$4.2B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
123

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
IWN
+0.83
|t|
+41.2
SLYV
+0.81
|t|
+27.4
diff +0.02
HML
IWN
+0.38
|t|
+18.2
SLYV
+0.38
|t|
+12.7
diff -0.01
RMW
IWN
+0.10
|t|
+4.2
SLYV
+0.22
|t|
+6.5
diff -0.12
CMA
IWN
+0.07
|t|
+2.3
SLYV
+0.08
|t|
+1.8
diff -0.01
UMD
IWN
+0.02
|t|
+1.7
SLYV
-0.02
|t|
-1.4
diff +0.04

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
88
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.01
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.085

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.

IWN fund page SLYV fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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