Verified factor-similar pair

SMLF vs XJH

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
84
Verified similar

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

SMLF

iShares U.S. SmallCap Equity Factor ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.936
Rel. Sharpe
1.074
Mkt beta
1.00
AUM
US$3.4B
MER
0.15%
Valuation
108

XJH

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.947
Rel. Sharpe
0.618
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$362M
MER
0.12%
Valuation
114

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
SMLF
+0.63
|t|
+11.5
XJH
+0.54
|t|
+8.4
diff +0.09
HML
SMLF
+0.21
|t|
+4.4
XJH
+0.20
|t|
+3.5
diff +0.00
RMW
SMLF
+0.10
|t|
+1.6
XJH
+0.24
|t|
+3.4
diff -0.14
CMA
SMLF
+0.00
|t|
+0.0
XJH
-0.05
|t|
-0.7
diff +0.06
UMD
SMLF
+0.10
|t|
+2.8
XJH
+0.02
|t|
+0.5
diff +0.08

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
82
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.456

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.

SMLF fund page XJH fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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