Verified factor-similar pair

NUSC vs SLYG

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
83
Verified similar

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

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

SLYG

State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.931
Rel. Sharpe
0.591
Mkt beta
1.05
AUM
US$4.2B
MER
0.15%
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
NUSC
+0.74
|t|
+17.4
SLYG
+0.74
|t|
+19.1
diff -0.00
HML
NUSC
+0.13
|t|
+3.7
SLYG
-0.05
|t|
-1.3
diff +0.18
RMW
NUSC
-0.01
|t|
-0.3
SLYG
-0.16
|t|
-3.5
diff +0.14
CMA
NUSC
+0.01
|t|
+0.2
SLYG
-0.06
|t|
-1.0
diff +0.07
UMD
NUSC
+0.04
|t|
+1.5
SLYG
-0.03
|t|
-1.2
diff +0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
80
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.05
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.176

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.

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

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