Verified factor-similar pair

FELG vs VUG

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.

HML
Similarity score
83
Verified similar

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

FELG

Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.940
Rel. Sharpe
1.073
Mkt beta
1.09
AUM
US$5.0B
MER
0.18%
Valuation
122

VUG

Vanguard Growth ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.971
Rel. Sharpe
0.759
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$195.6B
MER
0.03%
Valuation
355

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
FELG
-0.14
|t|
-1.4
VUG
-0.11
|t|
-4.8
diff -0.04
HML
FELG
-0.46
|t|
-4.0
VUG
-0.27
|t|
-12.7
diff -0.19
RMW
FELG
-0.03
|t|
-0.3
VUG
+0.00
|t|
+0.1
diff -0.04
CMA
FELG
-0.03
|t|
-0.3
VUG
-0.13
|t|
-4.1
diff +0.10
UMD
FELG
-0.08
|t|
-1.0
VUG
-0.01
|t|
-0.6
diff -0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
80
Exposure shape
96
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.313

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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