First Trust Correlations

FDT Etf  MXN 1,422  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Developed and Vanguard International Equity is -0.12 (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 Developed and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Developed and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with First Etf

  0.72UWM ProShares TrustPairCorr
  0.65KRE SPDR SP RegionalPairCorr
  0.64GDX VanEck Vectors ETFPairCorr
  0.88EDV Vanguard WorldPairCorr
  0.7VGK Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.75DXD ProShares TrustPairCorr
  0.65FLTR Vaneck Vectors InvestmentPairCorr
  0.63EZU iShares iSharesPairCorr
  0.75SCC Proshares UltrashortPairCorr
  0.73ITA iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.62ECH iShares MSCI ChilePairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.65BND Vanguard Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.6QQQ Invesco QQQ TrustPairCorr
  0.56VOO Vanguard SP 500PairCorr
  0.55IVV iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.54SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.53VTI Vanguard Index FundsPairCorr
  0.51ITOT iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.65HYG iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.47FXI iShares TrustPairCorr

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

CRMMSFT
XOMMRK
AUBER
UBERMSFT
AMSFT
XOMT
  

High negative correlations

XOMMSFT
XOMCRM
MRKMSFT
TMSFT
MRKCRM
XOMA

First Trust Competition 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
META  1.47  0.07  0.03  0.12  1.58 
 2.38 
 13.69 
MSFT  1.33 (0.28) 0.00 (0.60) 0.00 
 2.19 
 13.28 
UBER  1.55 (0.17) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 2.70 
 11.09 
F  1.31 (0.03) 0.00  1.61  0.00 
 3.61 
 9.82 
T  1.07  0.20  0.14 (0.72) 0.94 
 3.87 
 7.44 
A  1.22 (0.40) 0.00 (0.38) 0.00 
 2.48 
 7.20 
CRM  1.78 (0.27) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 3.66 
 12.37 
JPM  1.25 (0.09) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 2.34 
 8.17 
MRK  1.20  0.21  0.13  0.55  1.27 
 2.54 
 7.10 
XOM  1.34  0.41  0.26  3.02  1.14 
 2.90 
 6.83 

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