First Trust Correlations

AFMC Etf  USD 34.47  0.36  1.03%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Active and Intech SP Small Mid is 0.02 (i.e., Significant 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Active and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor 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 industry.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.79VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.78VXF Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.98IJH iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.91IWR iShares Russell MidPairCorr
  0.98MDY SPDR SP MIDCAPPairCorr
  0.88FV First Trust DorseyPairCorr
  0.98IVOO Vanguard SP MidPairCorr
  0.98JHMM John Hancock MultifactorPairCorr
  0.96BBMC JPMorgan BetaBuilders Mid Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.91XMMO Invesco SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.69FB ProShares Trust ProSharesPairCorr
  0.76TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.87DUKH Ocean Park HighPairCorr
  0.73PBJA PGIM Rock ETFPairCorr
  0.74PLTM GraniteShares Platinum Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.72SLX VanEck Steel ETFPairCorr
  0.72VOO Vanguard SP 500PairCorr
  0.74HEZU iShares Currency HedgedPairCorr
  0.71DVXB WEBs Defined VolatilityPairCorr
  0.7GBUG Sprott Active GoldPairCorr
  0.67ZJAN Innovator Equity DefinedPairCorr
  0.82FTBI First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.61MYCI SPDR SSGA My2029PairCorr
  0.9SCZ iShares MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.88QULL ETRACS 2x LeveragedPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.92VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.66NFLX Netflix Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.32GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin TrustPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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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
SMDX  0.75  0.03 (0.03)(0.36) 1.02 
 1.80 
 4.13 
CIL  0.46  0.05  0.04  0.13  0.52 
 0.95 
 2.46 
BKF  0.61 (0.05) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.24 
 4.36 
IFGL  0.46  0.00 (0.04) 0.07  0.60 
 0.89 
 2.38 
LSAT  0.53 (0.11) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 1.13 
 3.38 
RIET  0.62 (0.05) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.53 
 3.41 
SLX  1.07  0.18  0.14  0.18  1.14 
 2.72 
 6.84 
STNC  0.66 (0.01)(0.02) 0.04  0.76 
 1.31 
 3.02 
PBJ  0.56 (0.05) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.57 
 3.58 
EEMX  0.72  0.03  0.02  0.09  0.90 
 1.32 
 5.16