Verified factor-similar pair

SCHA vs VTWG

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
80
Verified similar

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

SCHA

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.987
Rel. Sharpe
0.861
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$21.0B
MER
0.04%
Valuation
134

VTWG

Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.983
Rel. Sharpe
0.663
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$1.3B
MER
0.06%
Valuation
117

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
SCHA
+0.74
|t|
+36.1
VTWG
+0.88
|t|
+34.5
diff -0.14
HML
SCHA
+0.12
|t|
+6.1
VTWG
-0.14
|t|
-5.6
diff +0.26
RMW
SCHA
-0.05
|t|
-2.0
VTWG
-0.21
|t|
-6.7
diff +0.16
CMA
SCHA
-0.04
|t|
-1.4
VTWG
-0.11
|t|
-3.0
diff +0.06
UMD
SCHA
+0.04
|t|
+3.0
VTWG
+0.12
|t|
+6.4
diff -0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
76
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.198

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.

SCHA fund page VTWG fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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