First Trust Correlations

AFSM Etf  USD 34.59  0.66  1.87%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Active and iShares Trust is 0.78 (i.e., Poor 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 0.93 (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

  0.98VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98IJR iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.98IWM iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.98VRTIX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.98VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.97FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  0.98SPSM SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.98DFAS Dimensional Small CapPairCorr
  0.98VIOO Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.97PRFZ Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.84OIH VanEck Oil ServicesPairCorr
  0.81WTMF WisdomTree ManagedPairCorr
  0.89EWC iShares MSCI CanadaPairCorr
  0.78TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.67BST BlackRock Science TechPairCorr
  0.77ISTB iShares Core 1PairCorr
  0.84HCMAX THE HILLMAN FUNDPairCorr
  0.87URA Global X UraniumPairCorr
  0.76LGCF Themes Cash FlowPairCorr
  0.68IYR iShares Real EstatePairCorr
  0.83TAXT Northern Trust TaxPairCorr
  0.88UAUG Innovator Equity UltraPairCorr
  0.95AVMC American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.94FNK First Trust MidPairCorr
  0.88DFIV Dimensional International Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.66IGEB iShares Edge InvestmentPairCorr
  0.94CFA VictoryShares 500PairCorr
  0.9CCNR CoreCommodity NaturalPairCorr
  0.87PID Invesco InternationalPairCorr
  0.93DIA SPDR Dow JonesPairCorr
  0.86GOCT FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.89PAUG Innovator Equity PowerPairCorr
  0.93AVUV Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  0.91AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.77SLV iShares Silver Trust Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.91DES WisdomTree SmallCapPairCorr
  0.89FEM First Trust EmergingPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.58ARKW ARK Next GenerationPairCorr
  0.46HUM Humana IncPairCorr
  0.7ENTR EntrepreneurSharesPairCorr

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
SURE  0.64  0.08  0.10  0.17  0.53 
 1.78 
 3.84 
VMAX  0.66  0.08  0.09  0.16  0.61 
 1.20 
 4.47 
DVYA  0.57  0.25  0.26  0.63  0.22 
 1.29 
 4.23 
FDNI  1.01 (0.26) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 1.94 
 7.99 
AADR  0.90  0.16  0.12  0.27  1.00 
 2.01 
 6.43 
ARP  0.67  0.19  0.11  0.45  0.93 
 1.56 
 6.24 
EMCR  0.70  0.18  0.20  0.35  0.46 
 1.67 
 4.16 
ITAN  0.65  0.03  0.03  0.11  0.75 
 1.67 
 4.19 
QVOY  0.93  0.06  0.02  0.14  1.76 
 1.62 
 8.88 
ITDD  0.38  0.06  0.05  0.20  0.26 
 0.71 
 2.41