Verified factor-similar pair

SLYV vs VTWV

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 HML
Similarity score
87
Verified similar

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

SLYV

State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.955
Rel. Sharpe
1.067
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$4.2B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
123

VTWV

Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.980
Rel. Sharpe
0.947
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$1.1B
MER
0.06%
Valuation
111

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
SLYV
+0.81
|t|
+27.4
VTWV
+0.84
|t|
+31.0
diff -0.02
HML
SLYV
+0.38
|t|
+12.7
VTWV
+0.37
|t|
+14.3
diff +0.01
RMW
SLYV
+0.22
|t|
+6.5
VTWV
+0.03
|t|
+1.1
diff +0.19
CMA
SLYV
+0.08
|t|
+1.8
VTWV
+0.00
|t|
+0.1
diff +0.07
UMD
SLYV
-0.02
|t|
-1.4
VTWV
-0.00
|t|
-0.0
diff -0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
84
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.00
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.120

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.

SLYV fund page VTWV fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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