Verified factor-similar pair

PAVE vs SMMV

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 RMW
Similarity score
82
Verified similar

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

PAVE

Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.861
Rel. Sharpe
1.244
Mkt beta
1.14
AUM
US$12.6B
MER
0.47%
Valuation
106

SMMV

iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.842
Rel. Sharpe
0.935
Mkt beta
0.66
AUM
US$282M
MER
0.20%
Valuation
95

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
PAVE
+0.53
|t|
+4.9
SMMV
+0.46
|t|
+7.0
diff +0.06
HML
PAVE
+0.21
|t|
+2.3
SMMV
+0.13
|t|
+2.3
diff +0.08
RMW
PAVE
+0.28
|t|
+2.3
SMMV
+0.31
|t|
+4.1
diff -0.03
CMA
PAVE
-0.07
|t|
-0.6
SMMV
-0.00
|t|
-0.0
diff -0.07
UMD
PAVE
+0.01
|t|
+0.2
SMMV
+0.09
|t|
+2.0
diff -0.08

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
84
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.48
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.309

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.

PAVE fund page SMMV fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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