Verified factor-similar pair

PY vs RDVY

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.

HML
Similarity score
81
Verified similar

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

PY

Principal Value ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.900
Rel. Sharpe
0.606
Mkt beta
1.01
AUM
US$204M
MER
0.15%
Valuation
113

RDVY

First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.929
Rel. Sharpe
1.078
Mkt beta
1.03
AUM
US$21.0B
MER
0.47%
Valuation
177

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
PY
+0.19
|t|
+2.7
RDVY
+0.07
|t|
+1.5
diff +0.12
HML
PY
+0.42
|t|
+6.9
RDVY
+0.40
|t|
+8.8
diff +0.02
RMW
PY
+0.15
|t|
+1.9
RDVY
+0.10
|t|
+1.7
diff +0.05
CMA
PY
+0.08
|t|
+0.9
RDVY
-0.10
|t|
-1.5
diff +0.18
UMD
PY
-0.09
|t|
-1.8
RDVY
-0.09
|t|
-2.6
diff +0.00

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
79
Exposure shape
95
Mkt beta diff
0.02
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.472

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.

PY fund page RDVY fund page US ETF Leaders US Universe
Important context

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