Verified factor-similar pair

XJH 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
86
Verified similar

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

XJH

iShares ESG Select Screened S&P Mid-Cap ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.947
Rel. Sharpe
0.589
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$362M
MER
0.12%
Valuation
116

XSHQ

Invesco S&P SmallCap Quality ETF
SMB RMW
Adj. R2
0.893
Rel. Sharpe
0.794
Mkt beta
0.83
AUM
US$246M
MER
0.29%
Valuation
104

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
XJH
+0.54
|t|
+8.4
XSHQ
+0.82
|t|
+10.4
diff -0.28
HML
XJH
+0.19
|t|
+3.3
XSHQ
+0.13
|t|
+2.0
diff +0.06
RMW
XJH
+0.24
|t|
+3.6
XSHQ
+0.28
|t|
+3.1
diff -0.03
CMA
XJH
-0.03
|t|
-0.4
XSHQ
+0.03
|t|
+0.3
diff -0.06
UMD
XJH
+0.00
|t|
+0.1
XSHQ
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
diff +0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
87
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.19
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.205

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.

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

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