Verified factor-similar pair

JHSC vs VIOO

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
89
Verified similar

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

Quick Read

  • VIOO has the higher backtested relative Sharpe (1.191 vs 0.661).
  • VIOO has the lower published fee (0.07% vs 0.46%).
  • VIOO is cheaper on dividend valuation (100 vs 110, where 100 is each fund's historical median).
  • VIOO has the stronger regression fit (adjusted R-squared 0.979 vs 0.964).

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

VIOO

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.979
Rel. Sharpe
1.191
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$3.6B
MER
0.07%
Valuation
100

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
VIOO
+0.90
|t|
+34.2
diff -0.26
HML
JHSC
+0.21
|t|
+5.0
VIOO
+0.22
|t|
+8.4
diff -0.01
RMW
JHSC
+0.11
|t|
+2.3
VIOO
+0.13
|t|
+4.3
diff -0.02
CMA
JHSC
-0.02
|t|
-0.3
VIOO
+0.02
|t|
+0.5
diff -0.03
UMD
JHSC
+0.04
|t|
+1.2
VIOO
+0.07
|t|
+3.6
diff -0.03

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
89
Exposure shape
100
Mkt beta diff
0.00
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.529

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 VIOO fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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