Verified factor-similar pair

NUMV vs RDVY

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.

HML
Similarity score
83
Verified similar

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

NUMV

Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.930
Rel. Sharpe
0.557
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$422M
MER
0.31%
Valuation
180

RDVY

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.929
Rel. Sharpe
1.078
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$21.0B
MER
0.47%
Valuation
177

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
NUMV
+0.23
|t|
+3.8
RDVY
+0.07
|t|
+1.5
diff +0.16
HML
NUMV
+0.39
|t|
+7.6
RDVY
+0.40
|t|
+8.8
diff -0.01
RMW
NUMV
+0.10
|t|
+1.4
RDVY
+0.10
|t|
+1.7
diff -0.01
CMA
NUMV
+0.03
|t|
+0.4
RDVY
-0.10
|t|
-1.5
diff +0.13
UMD
NUMV
-0.05
|t|
-1.3
RDVY
-0.09
|t|
-2.6
diff +0.04

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
83
Exposure shape
95
Mkt beta diff
0.06
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.521

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.

NUMV fund page RDVY fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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