Verified factor-similar pair

PSCT vs VBK

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
87
Verified similar

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

PSCT

Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.818
Rel. Sharpe
0.995
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$375M
MER
0.29%
Valuation
919

VBK

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF
SMB
Adj. R2
0.965
Rel. Sharpe
0.736
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$21.1B
MER
0.05%
Valuation
126

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
PSCT
+0.76
|t|
+8.3
VBK
+0.69
|t|
+23.3
diff +0.07
HML
PSCT
-0.05
|t|
-0.5
VBK
-0.19
|t|
-6.5
diff +0.14
RMW
PSCT
-0.23
|t|
-2.1
VBK
-0.18
|t|
-4.9
diff -0.05
CMA
PSCT
-0.17
|t|
-1.4
VBK
-0.08
|t|
-1.8
diff -0.09
UMD
PSCT
+0.03
|t|
+0.5
VBK
+0.04
|t|
+2.6
diff -0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
85
Exposure shape
99
Mkt beta diff
0.00
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.259

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.

PSCT fund page VBK fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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