Verified factor-similar pair

JHSC vs UPGD

These two ETFs meet the same FF6 US comparison criteria: US-listed equity ETFs, the 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

The score combines exposure-level distance, factor-vector shape, market-beta closeness, and a small backtested relative-Sharpe term.

Quick Read

  • JHSC has the higher backtested relative Sharpe (0.661 vs 0.583).
  • UPGD has the lower published fee (0.40% vs 0.46%).
  • UPGD is cheaper on dividend valuation (64 vs 110, where 100 is each fund's historical median).
  • JHSC has the stronger regression fit (adjusted R-squared 0.964 vs 0.880).

These are screening signals, not a complete review of portfolio construction, turnover, taxes, or trading quality.

JHSC

John Hancock Multifactor Small Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.964
Rel. Sharpe
0.661
Mkt beta
0.99
AUM
US$703M
MER
0.46%
Valuation
110

UPGD

Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Improvers ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.880
Rel. Sharpe
0.583
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$110M
MER
0.40%
Valuation
64

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
JHSC
+0.65
|t|
+13.9
UPGD
+0.65
|t|
+10.6
diff +0.00
HML
JHSC
+0.21
|t|
+5.0
UPGD
+0.06
|t|
+1.1
diff +0.14
RMW
JHSC
+0.11
|t|
+2.3
UPGD
+0.07
|t|
+0.9
diff +0.04
CMA
JHSC
-0.02
|t|
-0.3
UPGD
+0.02
|t|
+0.2
diff -0.03
UMD
JHSC
+0.04
|t|
+1.2
UPGD
-0.06
|t|
-1.7
diff +0.10

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.08
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.078

This comparison focuses on measured factor exposure. It does not compare holdings methodology, turnover, tax handling, or issuer process. Backtested relative Sharpe is a secondary signal rather than a stand-alone forecast. See methodology.

JHSC fund page UPGD fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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