Verified factor-similar pair

MDYG vs NUSC

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
Similarity score
84
Verified similar

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

MDYG

State Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.911
Rel. Sharpe
0.850
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$2.6B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
156

NUSC

Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.971
Rel. Sharpe
0.767
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$1.3B
MER
0.31%
Valuation
283

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
MDYG
+0.47
|t|
+10.3
NUSC
+0.74
|t|
+17.4
diff -0.27
HML
MDYG
-0.07
|t|
-1.7
NUSC
+0.13
|t|
+3.7
diff -0.21
RMW
MDYG
+0.14
|t|
+2.5
NUSC
-0.01
|t|
-0.3
diff +0.15
CMA
MDYG
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
NUSC
+0.01
|t|
+0.2
diff -0.01
UMD
MDYG
+0.02
|t|
+0.9
NUSC
+0.04
|t|
+1.5
diff -0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
80
Exposure shape
95
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.083

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.

MDYG fund page NUSC fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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