First Trust Correlations

FBT Etf  USD 207.73  1.21  0.59%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NYSE and First Trust NASDAQ 100 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. 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 NYSE and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust NYSE and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust NYSE. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with First Etf

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  0.96XBI SPDR SP BiotechPairCorr
  0.85IHI iShares Medical DevicesPairCorr
  0.92IXJ iShares Global HealthcarePairCorr
  0.97IYH iShares Healthcare ETFPairCorr
  0.97FHLC Fidelity MSCI HealthPairCorr
  0.72VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.65VEA Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.62DDFO Innovator Equity DualPairCorr
  0.9JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.69MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.81CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.78TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.77AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.92MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.91CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.78KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.91DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
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Moving against First Etf

  0.66IHF iShares HealthcarePairCorr
  0.85HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.76HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.52T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.35CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

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
QQXT  0.50  0.00 (0.07) 0.07  0.65 
 0.98 
 2.82 
ILCV  0.51  0.03  0.03  0.09  0.51 
 1.18 
 2.52 
CGIE  0.63  0.02  0.01  0.08  0.77 
 1.22 
 3.25 
LGLV  0.45 (0.05) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 0.94 
 2.36 
FVAL  0.57  0.03  0.03  0.08  0.76 
 1.27 
 3.20 
GPIX  0.49  0.04 (0.01) 0.38  0.69 
 1.02 
 2.82 
OIH  1.40  0.16  0.08  0.19  1.85 
 3.00 
 9.53 
FTA  0.59  0.02  0.01  0.08  0.66 
 1.16 
 3.31 
FNX  0.84 (0.04)(0.02) 0.02  1.04 
 1.79 
 4.13 
HFXI  0.52  0.10  0.06  0.73  0.63 
 1.16 
 3.16