Verified factor-similar pair

QVMS vs XSHQ

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.

QVMS

Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 QVM Multi-factor ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.985
Rel. Sharpe
1.005
Mkt beta
0.99
AUM
US$217M
MER
0.15%
Valuation
130

XSHQ

Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.892
Rel. Sharpe
0.793
Mkt beta
0.82
AUM
US$246M
MER
0.29%
Valuation
88

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
QVMS
+0.97
|t|
+23.8
XSHQ
+0.83
|t|
+10.4
diff +0.14
HML
QVMS
+0.27
|t|
+6.6
XSHQ
+0.13
|t|
+1.9
diff +0.14
RMW
QVMS
+0.27
|t|
+6.6
XSHQ
+0.29
|t|
+3.1
diff -0.02
CMA
QVMS
-0.06
|t|
-1.2
XSHQ
+0.03
|t|
+0.3
diff -0.10
UMD
QVMS
+0.06
|t|
+2.1
XSHQ
-0.01
|t|
-0.2
diff +0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.17
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.212

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.

QVMS fund page XSHQ fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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