Verified factor-similar pair

SMMD vs VIOO

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
83
Verified similar

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

SMMD

iShares Russell 2500 ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.976
Rel. Sharpe
0.740
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$2.9B
MER
0.23%
Valuation
132

VIOO

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.980
Rel. Sharpe
1.154
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$3.6B
MER
0.07%
Valuation
93

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
SMMD
+0.61
|t|
+15.3
VIOO
+0.90
|t|
+34.5
diff -0.28
HML
SMMD
+0.13
|t|
+3.9
VIOO
+0.22
|t|
+8.7
diff -0.08
RMW
SMMD
-0.06
|t|
-1.3
VIOO
+0.15
|t|
+4.9
diff -0.21
CMA
SMMD
-0.01
|t|
-0.1
VIOO
+0.00
|t|
+0.1
diff -0.01
UMD
SMMD
+0.03
|t|
+1.0
VIOO
+0.06
|t|
+3.1
diff -0.03

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.05
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.413

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.

SMMD fund page VIOO fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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