First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Managed and First Trustconfluence Small is -0.1 (i.e., Good 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Managed and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Managed 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 Managed. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.99CWAAX First Trust ManagedPairCorr
  0.71FTMAX Franklin TempletonPairCorr
  0.64FTMCX First Trust MultiPairCorr
  0.84FPEIX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.84FPEFX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.85FPECX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.85FPEAX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.84FPERX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.97VWITX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.73VWIUX Vanguard Intermediate-terPairCorr
  0.98AFTEX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.97AFTFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.65TEBCX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.7TEAFX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.7TFEBX Tax Exempt BondPairCorr
  0.97FLTMX Fidelity IntermediatePairCorr
  0.97GSMUX Goldman Sachs DynamicPairCorr
  0.99GSMIX Goldman Sachs DynamicPairCorr
  0.87NHS Neuberger Berman HighPairCorr
  0.7SRJYX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.66VSQRX Invesco Global ResponsPairCorr
  0.82NWAOX Nationwide Bny MellonPairCorr
  0.83AMFCX American MutualPairCorr
  0.75FEHIX First Eagle HighPairCorr
  0.7PAANX Pimco All AssetPairCorr
  0.89PDEZX Prudential JennisonPairCorr
  0.67BALFX American BalancedPairCorr
  0.86PTSAX Total ReturnPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First Trust Mutual Fund 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.