Verified factor-similar pair

PHO vs SPMD

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
81
Verified similar

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

PHO

Invesco Water Resources ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.804
Rel. Sharpe
0.613
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$2.1B
MER
0.59%
Valuation
90

SPMD

State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.941
Rel. Sharpe
0.925
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$16.6B
MER
0.03%
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
PHO
+0.42
|t|
+6.1
SPMD
+0.51
|t|
+13.8
diff -0.09
HML
PHO
-0.13
|t|
-1.9
SPMD
+0.09
|t|
+2.6
diff -0.22
RMW
PHO
+0.17
|t|
+1.9
SPMD
+0.14
|t|
+3.0
diff +0.03
CMA
PHO
+0.15
|t|
+1.5
SPMD
+0.01
|t|
+0.2
diff +0.14
UMD
PHO
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
SPMD
-0.01
|t|
-0.6
diff +0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
93
Mkt beta diff
0.01
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.311

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.

PHO fund page SPMD fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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