Verified factor-similar pair

SMIG 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
81
Verified similar

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

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

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
SMIG
+0.54
|t|
+5.6
XSHQ
+0.83
|t|
+10.4
diff -0.28
HML
SMIG
+0.25
|t|
+2.6
XSHQ
+0.13
|t|
+1.9
diff +0.12
RMW
SMIG
+0.42
|t|
+4.3
XSHQ
+0.29
|t|
+3.1
diff +0.13
CMA
SMIG
+0.03
|t|
+0.2
XSHQ
+0.03
|t|
+0.3
diff -0.00
UMD
SMIG
+0.11
|t|
+1.6
XSHQ
-0.01
|t|
-0.2
diff +0.12

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
76
Exposure shape
96
Mkt beta diff
0.04
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.006

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.

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

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