First Trust Correlations

FDN Etf  USD 268.28  1.79  0.67%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Dow and iShares Expanded Tech is 0.83 (i.e., Very 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 Dow moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trust Dow and DJI is -0.15 (i.e., Good 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 small area income & poverty estimates.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.83VGT Vanguard InformationPairCorr
  0.74XLK Technology Select Sector Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.82IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.89CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.83FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.93IGV iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.7IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.79MSFT Microsoft Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.78HPQ HP IncPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.72JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.59KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.57XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.55PFE Pfizer Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.49WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr
  0.48CSCO Cisco Systems Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.44CAT Caterpillar Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.34CVX Chevron Corp Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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
KWEB  1.10 (0.11) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 2.30 
 7.18 
SPLV  0.48 (0.02)(0.10) 0.02  0.62 
 1.06 
 2.40 
CGUS  0.57  0.01 (0.01) 0.08  0.83 
 1.22 
 3.90 
XLRE  0.58 (0.07) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 1.13 
 3.25 
SSO  1.08  0.00  0.02  0.07  1.59 
 2.26 
 7.20 
JGRO  0.75 (0.06)(0.06)(0.01) 1.27 
 1.49 
 4.96 
BUFR  0.26  0.01 (0.06) 0.11  0.33 
 0.61 
 1.85 
SCHH  0.55 (0.05) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.09 
 3.28 
IJJ  0.72  0.03  0.04  0.10  0.72 
 1.92 
 4.42 
IGM  0.94 (0.02)(0.01) 0.05  1.48 
 1.87 
 6.36