Verified factor-similar pair

NUMV vs VLU

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
88
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

VLU

State Street SPDR S&P 1500 Value Tilt ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.909
Rel. Sharpe
1.170
Mkt beta
0.95
AUM
US$655M
MER
0.12%
Valuation
130

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
VLU
+0.08
|t|
+1.7
diff +0.15
HML
NUMV
+0.39
|t|
+7.6
VLU
+0.29
|t|
+6.4
diff +0.10
RMW
NUMV
+0.10
|t|
+1.4
VLU
+0.03
|t|
+0.4
diff +0.07
CMA
NUMV
+0.03
|t|
+0.4
VLU
+0.08
|t|
+1.3
diff -0.05
UMD
NUMV
-0.05
|t|
-1.3
VLU
-0.07
|t|
-2.1
diff +0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
88
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.612

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 VLU fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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