Verified factor-similar pair

FTC vs PDP

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.

UMD
Similarity score
86
Verified similar

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

FTC

First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund
UMD
Adj. R2
0.938
Rel. Sharpe
0.890
Mkt beta
1.06
AUM
US$1.2B
MER
0.58%
Valuation
271

PDP

Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF
UMD
Adj. R2
0.890
Rel. Sharpe
0.747
Mkt beta
1.09
AUM
US$1.4B
MER
0.62%
Valuation
157

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
FTC
+0.17
|t|
+4.7
PDP
+0.16
|t|
+3.0
diff +0.02
HML
FTC
-0.17
|t|
-4.8
PDP
-0.11
|t|
-2.3
diff -0.06
RMW
FTC
+0.01
|t|
+0.3
PDP
-0.01
|t|
-0.1
diff +0.02
CMA
FTC
-0.00
|t|
-0.1
PDP
-0.12
|t|
-1.6
diff +0.12
UMD
FTC
+0.18
|t|
+8.5
PDP
+0.23
|t|
+7.8
diff -0.05

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
84
Exposure shape
95
Mkt beta diff
0.03
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.142

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.

FTC fund page PDP fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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