Verified factor-similar pair

JHSC vs XJH

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
93
Near substitute

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

Quick Read

  • XJH has the higher backtested relative Sharpe (0.705 vs 0.661).
  • XJH has the lower published fee (0.12% vs 0.46%).
  • JHSC is cheaper on dividend valuation (110 vs 117, where 100 is each fund's historical median).
  • JHSC has the stronger regression fit (adjusted R-squared 0.964 vs 0.942).

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

XJH

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.942
Rel. Sharpe
0.705
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$362M
MER
0.12%
Valuation
117

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
XJH
+0.54
|t|
+8.6
diff +0.11
HML
JHSC
+0.21
|t|
+5.0
XJH
+0.19
|t|
+3.2
diff +0.02
RMW
JHSC
+0.11
|t|
+2.3
XJH
+0.19
|t|
+2.9
diff -0.07
CMA
JHSC
-0.02
|t|
-0.3
XJH
-0.01
|t|
-0.1
diff -0.01
UMD
JHSC
+0.04
|t|
+1.2
XJH
+0.01
|t|
+0.2
diff +0.03

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
92
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.043

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 XJH fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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