Verified factor-similar pair

VBR vs XMVM

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
91
Near substitute

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

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

XMVM

Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF
SMB HML
Adj. R2
0.899
Rel. Sharpe
1.001
Mkt beta
0.98
AUM
US$435M
MER
0.41%
Valuation
89

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
VBR
+0.60
|t|
+24.6
XMVM
+0.44
|t|
+8.8
diff +0.16
HML
VBR
+0.32
|t|
+13.6
XMVM
+0.34
|t|
+7.0
diff -0.02
RMW
VBR
+0.12
|t|
+4.0
XMVM
+0.24
|t|
+3.7
diff -0.11
CMA
VBR
+0.03
|t|
+0.8
XMVM
+0.03
|t|
+0.4
diff +0.00
UMD
VBR
-0.03
|t|
-2.3
XMVM
-0.06
|t|
-2.1
diff +0.03

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
89
Exposure shape
98
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.028

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.

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

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