First Trust Correlations

AFLG Etf  USD 40.53  0.18  0.44%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Active and SPDR MSCI EAFE is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of First Trust is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between First Trust Active and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Active and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Active. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.83VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.8SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.8IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.97VIG Vanguard DividendPairCorr
  0.67VV Vanguard Large CapPairCorr
  0.95RSP Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.79IWB iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.64ESGU iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.98DFAC Dimensional Core EquityPairCorr
  0.85SPLG SSgA Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.76USD ProShares Ultra Semi Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.94SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.93SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.93PSI Invesco Dynamic SemiPairCorr
  0.73NJUL Innovator Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.92DISV Dimensional ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.89BSMS Invesco BulletShares 2028PairCorr
  0.94NAPR Innovator Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.93FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  0.93DWM WisdomTree InternationalPairCorr
  0.91VYMI Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.82BDEC Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.94QTAP Innovator Growth 100PairCorr
  0.85EMIF iShares Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72SLV iShares Silver Trust Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.82ERET iShares EnvironmentallyPairCorr
  0.92KNGZ First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.87PDEC Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.95VLU SPDR SP 1500PairCorr
  0.88DXJ WisdomTree Japan HedgedPairCorr
  0.92CCNR CoreCommodity NaturalPairCorr
  0.93HEEM iShares Currency HedgedPairCorr
  0.94JEPI JPMorgan Equity PremiumPairCorr
  0.93DFIC Dimensional InternationalPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.59GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin TrustPairCorr
  0.6ENTR EntrepreneurSharesPairCorr

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First Trust Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Etf performing well and First Trust ETF doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze First Trust's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DFVX  0.50  0.07  0.07  0.17  0.46 
 1.11 
 2.98 
SIXA  0.41  0.13  0.18  0.43  0.00 
 0.98 
 2.24 
CFO  0.48  0.07  0.08  0.17  0.37 
 1.15 
 3.16 
CAOS  0.05  0.00 (1.15) 0.20  0.03 
 0.10 
 0.45 
ALLW  0.50  0.13  0.11  0.43  0.47 
 1.02 
 3.72 
DBJP  0.75  0.19  0.18  0.32  0.64 
 1.93 
 5.55 
NTSI  0.56  0.15  0.16  0.32  0.43 
 1.28 
 3.11 
AVSU  0.59  0.04  0.04  0.12  0.62 
 1.39 
 3.68 
FLSP  0.52  0.07  0.00  0.71  0.48 
 1.01 
 3.07 
EFAX  0.52  0.15  0.17  0.30  0.27 
 1.22 
 3.03