Verified factor-similar pair

PEJ vs UPGD

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
Similarity score
84
Verified similar

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

PEJ

Invesco Leisure and Entertainment ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.755
Rel. Sharpe
0.510
Mkt beta
1.08
AUM
US$248M
MER
0.57%
Valuation
150

UPGD

Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Improvers ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.882
Rel. Sharpe
0.602
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$110M
MER
0.40%
Valuation
59

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
PEJ
+0.46
|t|
+5.0
UPGD
+0.66
|t|
+10.7
diff -0.21
HML
PEJ
+0.04
|t|
+0.4
UPGD
+0.08
|t|
+1.3
diff -0.04
RMW
PEJ
-0.03
|t|
-0.3
UPGD
+0.08
|t|
+1.0
diff -0.11
CMA
PEJ
+0.11
|t|
+0.8
UPGD
+0.00
|t|
+0.0
diff +0.11
UMD
PEJ
-0.11
|t|
-2.1
UPGD
-0.05
|t|
-1.3
diff -0.07

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
80
Exposure shape
97
Mkt beta diff
0.01
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.092

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.

PEJ fund page UPGD fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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