AbstractLetXi, 1 ≤i≤n, be independent identically distributed random variables with a common distribution functionF, and letGbe a smooth distribution function. We derive the limit distribution of□{ρα(Fn, G) ‐α(F, G)}, whereFnis the empirical distribution function based onX1,…,Xnandαis a Kolmogorov‐Lévy‐type metric between distribution functions. For α ≤ 0 and two distribution functionsFandGthe metric pαis given by pα(F, G) = inf {ϵ ≤ 0:G(x‐ αϵ)