Verified factor-similar pair

PKB vs SMIG

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
83
Verified similar

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

PKB

Invesco Building & Construction ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.775
Rel. Sharpe
0.827
Mkt beta
1.24
AUM
US$433M
MER
0.57%
Valuation
191

SMIG

Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.878
Rel. Sharpe
0.799
Mkt beta
0.86
AUM
US$1.3B
MER
0.60%
Valuation
104

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
PKB
+0.70
|t|
+7.2
SMIG
+0.54
|t|
+5.6
diff +0.16
HML
PKB
+0.13
|t|
+1.4
SMIG
+0.25
|t|
+2.6
diff -0.11
RMW
PKB
+0.32
|t|
+2.6
SMIG
+0.42
|t|
+4.3
diff -0.10
CMA
PKB
-0.08
|t|
-0.6
SMIG
+0.03
|t|
+0.2
diff -0.11
UMD
PKB
+0.08
|t|
+1.4
SMIG
+0.11
|t|
+1.6
diff -0.03

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
82
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.37
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.029

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.

PKB fund page SMIG fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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