First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Short and California High Yield Municipal is 0.31 (i.e., Weak 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

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trust Short and DJI is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Short 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 Short. 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 nation.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.9FTMAX Franklin TempletonPairCorr
  0.88FTMCX First Trust MultiPairCorr
  1.0FDHIX First Trust ShortPairCorr
  1.0FDHCX First Trust ShortPairCorr
  0.8VARBX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.82VARCX First Trust MergerPairCorr
  0.81VARAX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.69FOVAX First TrustconfluencePairCorr
  0.7FPEIX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.74FPEFX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.67FPECX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.73FPEAX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.65FPERX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.72OOSYX Oppenheimer SeniorPairCorr
  0.72OOSIX Oppenheimer SeniorPairCorr
  0.96LFRIX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.95LARCX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.94LFRRX Lord Abbett InvPairCorr
  0.95LFRFX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.93LRRRX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.95LRRTX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.95LRRVX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.93LRRKX Floating RatePairCorr
  0.76VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.77VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.73VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.76VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.78VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.74VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.75VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.79VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.86GMTZX Mydestination 2015PairCorr

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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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.