First Trust Correlations

AFSM Etf  USD 34.87  0.55  1.60%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Active and iShares Trust is 0.15 (i.e., Average diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Trust moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Trust Active moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.94VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.99IJR iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.94IWM iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.94VRTIX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.94VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.95FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  0.99SPSM SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.95DFAS Dimensional Small CapPairCorr
  0.99VIOO Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.94PRFZ Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.8OIH VanEck Oil ServicesPairCorr
  0.88WTMF WisdomTree ManagedPairCorr
  0.92EWC iShares MSCI Canada Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.81XAR SPDR SP AerospacePairCorr
  0.93MCDS JPMorgan Fundamental DataPairCorr
  0.87BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.71INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.79MRK Merck Company Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.88WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.79DD Dupont De Nemours Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.82CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.76XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.34ARKW ARK Next GenerationPairCorr
  0.66HPQ HP Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.61MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.54T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr

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

ARPDVYA
VMAXSURE
AADRDVYA
ARPAADR
ITANSURE
ITDDVMAX
  

High negative correlations

FDNISURE
FDNIDVYA
FDNIVMAX
ITANFDNI
ARPFDNI
ITDDFDNI

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
SURE  0.61  0.07  0.09  0.12  0.54 
 1.78 
 4.06 
VMAX  0.67  0.05  0.05  0.10  0.70 
 1.20 
 3.01 
DVYA  0.61  0.17  0.14 (45.73) 0.55 
 1.29 
 2.67 
FDNI  0.91 (0.23) 0.00 (0.92) 0.00 
 1.95 
 5.60 
AADR  0.82  0.12  0.07  1.14  1.03 
 2.01 
 5.07 
ARP  0.59  0.11  0.05  2.31  1.01 
 1.25 
 3.60 
EMCR  0.68  0.06  0.06  0.14  0.72 
 1.66 
 4.16 
ITAN  0.68  0.07  0.03  0.54  0.74 
 1.67 
 4.11 
QVOY  0.84 (0.06) 0.00  2.61  0.00 
 1.52 
 9.20 
ITDD  0.40  0.01 (0.02) 0.06  0.51 
 0.73 
 2.16