Verified factor-similar pair

SYLD vs VBR

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
83
Verified similar

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

SYLD

Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.890
Rel. Sharpe
1.272
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$922M
MER
0.59%
Valuation
119

VBR

Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.975
Rel. Sharpe
1.029
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$33.7B
MER
0.05%
Valuation
106

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
SYLD
+0.58
|t|
+8.4
VBR
+0.60
|t|
+24.6
diff -0.02
HML
SYLD
+0.37
|t|
+5.7
VBR
+0.32
|t|
+13.6
diff +0.05
RMW
SYLD
+0.20
|t|
+2.4
VBR
+0.12
|t|
+4.0
diff +0.08
CMA
SYLD
+0.20
|t|
+2.1
VBR
+0.03
|t|
+0.8
diff +0.17
UMD
SYLD
+0.00
|t|
+0.1
VBR
-0.03
|t|
-2.3
diff +0.04

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.243

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.

SYLD fund page VBR fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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