Verified factor-similar pair

FAB vs FNK

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 RMW UMD
Similarity score
90
Verified similar

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

FAB

First Trust Multi Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
SMB HML RMW UMD
Adj. R2
0.961
Rel. Sharpe
0.758
Mkt beta
0.97
AUM
US$135M
MER
0.66%
Valuation
98

FNK

First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
SMB HML RMW UMD
Adj. R2
0.957
Rel. Sharpe
0.682
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$211M
MER
0.74%
Valuation
94

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
FAB
+0.46
|t|
+13.2
FNK
+0.59
|t|
+13.6
diff -0.13
HML
FAB
+0.35
|t|
+10.5
FNK
+0.44
|t|
+10.9
diff -0.09
RMW
FAB
+0.32
|t|
+7.4
FNK
+0.30
|t|
+5.8
diff +0.02
CMA
FAB
+0.04
|t|
+0.8
FNK
-0.03
|t|
-0.5
diff +0.07
UMD
FAB
-0.22
|t|
-11.3
FNK
-0.21
|t|
-7.0
diff -0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
88
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.05
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.077

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.

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Important context

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