First Trust Correlations

FDM Etf  USD 81.82  0.06  0.07%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Dow and First Trust Japan is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak 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 Dow moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Dow and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Dow 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 Dow. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in american community survey.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.9VBR Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.85IWN iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.95DFAT Dimensional TargetedPairCorr
  0.92IJS iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.92SLYV SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.95AVUV Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  0.83DES WisdomTree SmallCapPairCorr
  0.91MDYV SPDR SP 400PairCorr
  0.95CALF Pacer Small CapPairCorr
  0.82REGL ProShares SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.85QTJA Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.62QTOC Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.81XTOC Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.87QTAP Innovator Growth 100PairCorr
  0.9XTJA Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.88XTAP Innovator Equity AccPairCorr
  0.82INOV Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.92JEPI JPMorgan Equity PremiumPairCorr
  0.65TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.67JPM JPMorgan Chase Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.79AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.84JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.9WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr
  0.74MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.78DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.69XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr
  0.83BAC Bank of America Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.73CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.71MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.55HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.52HD Home DepotPairCorr

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
FJP  0.68  0.08  0.05  0.19  0.93 
 1.53 
 3.89 
FNK  0.75  0.00  0.01  0.09  0.83 
 1.85 
 3.88 
DBP  1.36  0.26  0.10  0.45  1.85 
 3.10 
 9.97 
GVLU  0.68  0.06 (0.01) 0.39  0.75 
 1.47 
 3.46 
EWZS  1.22 (0.02) 0.00  0.07  1.97 
 2.36 
 11.14 
FXZ  1.19  0.12  0.05  0.42  1.21 
 2.68 
 5.85 
DBAW  0.53  0.09  0.02  0.82  0.70 
 1.07 
 3.09 
GHYG  0.19  0.00 (0.27) 0.09  0.14 
 0.44 
 1.27 
QVMS  0.87  0.00  0.01  0.08  0.99 
 1.98 
 4.33 
AVXC  0.69  0.09  0.06  0.21  0.79 
 1.71 
 4.65