Verified factor-similar pair

FYC vs PRN

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
82
Verified similar

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

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

PRN

Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF
SMB UMD
Adj. R2
0.846
Rel. Sharpe
1.107
Mkt beta
1.14
AUM
US$363M
MER
0.69%
Valuation
240

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
FYC
+0.94
|t|
+22.6
PRN
+0.52
|t|
+7.4
diff +0.43
HML
FYC
-0.04
|t|
-1.0
PRN
-0.12
|t|
-1.7
diff +0.08
RMW
FYC
-0.06
|t|
-1.3
PRN
-0.01
|t|
-0.1
diff -0.05
CMA
FYC
-0.04
|t|
-0.8
PRN
+0.04
|t|
+0.4
diff -0.08
UMD
FYC
+0.22
|t|
+7.9
PRN
+0.14
|t|
+3.5
diff +0.09

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
77
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.08
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.003

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.

FYC fund page PRN fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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