Verified factor-similar pair

VGT vs VUG

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
87
Verified similar

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

VGT

Vanguard Information Technology ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.870
Rel. Sharpe
0.937
Mkt beta
1.17
AUM
US$111.7B
MER
0.09%
Valuation
292

VUG

Vanguard Growth ETF
HML
Adj. R2
0.971
Rel. Sharpe
0.759
Mkt beta
1.07
AUM
US$195.6B
MER
0.03%
Valuation
355

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
VGT
-0.05
|t|
-0.9
VUG
-0.11
|t|
-4.8
diff +0.06
HML
VGT
-0.37
|t|
-6.9
VUG
-0.27
|t|
-12.7
diff -0.10
RMW
VGT
-0.10
|t|
-1.4
VUG
+0.00
|t|
+0.1
diff -0.10
CMA
VGT
-0.06
|t|
-0.8
VUG
-0.13
|t|
-4.1
diff +0.07
UMD
VGT
-0.00
|t|
-0.0
VUG
-0.01
|t|
-0.6
diff +0.01

Why This Pair Matches

Exposure level
87
Exposure shape
95
Mkt beta diff
0.10
Rel. Sharpe diff
0.178

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.

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Important context

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