Verified factor-similar pair

FNY vs FYC

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 UMD
Similarity score
88
Verified similar

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

FNY

First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.923
Rel. Sharpe
0.890
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$486M
MER
0.73%
Valuation
121

FYC

First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.958
Rel. Sharpe
1.110
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$951M
MER
0.70%
Valuation
61

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
FNY
+0.57
|t|
+11.2
FYC
+0.94
|t|
+22.6
diff -0.37
HML
FNY
-0.09
|t|
-1.8
FYC
-0.04
|t|
-1.0
diff -0.05
RMW
FNY
-0.03
|t|
-0.4
FYC
-0.06
|t|
-1.3
diff +0.04
CMA
FNY
-0.05
|t|
-0.7
FYC
-0.04
|t|
-0.8
diff -0.00
UMD
FNY
+0.24
|t|
+6.9
FYC
+0.22
|t|
+7.9
diff +0.02

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
86
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.01
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.220

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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