Verified factor-similar pair

FYT vs RFV

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
84
Verified similar

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

FYT

First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund
SMB HML RMW UMD
Adj. R2
0.960
Rel. Sharpe
0.842
Mkt beta
1.02
AUM
US$160M
MER
0.70%
Valuation
71

RFV

Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF
SMB HML RMW UMD
Adj. R2
0.940
Rel. Sharpe
0.800
Mkt beta
1.13
AUM
US$297M
MER
0.35%
Valuation
76

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
FYT
+0.96
|t|
+21.1
RFV
+0.64
|t|
+12.9
diff +0.32
HML
FYT
+0.40
|t|
+9.5
RFV
+0.40
|t|
+8.5
diff -0.00
RMW
FYT
+0.36
|t|
+6.8
RFV
+0.26
|t|
+4.2
diff +0.10
CMA
FYT
-0.02
|t|
-0.3
RFV
+0.07
|t|
+1.0
diff -0.09
UMD
FYT
-0.20
|t|
-6.6
RFV
-0.26
|t|
-9.0
diff +0.05

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
81
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.10
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.042

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.

FYT fund page RFV fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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