First Trust Correlations

FDT Etf  USD 79.93  0.16  0.20%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Developed and First Trust Emerging is 0.78 (i.e., Poor 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 0.65 (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.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Developed. 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

  0.97EFV iShares MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.98FNDF Schwab FundamentalPairCorr
  0.97VYMI Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.97IDV iShares International Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.97DFIV Dimensional InternationalPairCorr
  0.98IVLU iShares Edge MSCIPairCorr
  0.97RODM Hartford MultifactorPairCorr
  0.99PXF Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.9HDEF Xtrackers MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.94PID Invesco InternationalPairCorr
  0.78OIH VanEck Oil ServicesPairCorr
  0.88WTMF WisdomTree ManagedPairCorr
  0.92EWC iShares MSCI Canada Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.82TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.85ESGD iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.82COPA Themes Copper Miners Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.84XVV iShares ESG ScreenedPairCorr
  0.73USCL iShares Climate ConsciousPairCorr
  0.84BATT Amplify Lithium BatteryPairCorr
  0.91PMSE PGIM SP 500PairCorr
  0.87JNK SPDR Bloomberg HighPairCorr
  0.61MBB iShares MBS ETFPairCorr
  0.68SNPD DBX ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.74IAU iShares Gold TrustPairCorr
  0.95AJUL Innovator Equity DefinedPairCorr
  0.85EQRR ProShares Equities forPairCorr
  0.97FVAL Fidelity Value FactorPairCorr
  0.8CANC Tema Oncology ETFPairCorr
  0.96APRT AllianzIM Large CapPairCorr
  0.81CSPF Cohen Steers ETFPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.51ARKW ARK Next GenerationPairCorr

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
FEM  0.71 (0.01)(0.02) 0.06  1.01 
 1.42 
 4.97 
FDD  0.58  0.10  0.09  0.22  0.48 
 1.25 
 2.90 
FYC  1.15  0.02  0.04  0.08  1.35 
 2.34 
 6.10 
JHEM  0.72  0.02  0.00  0.10  0.97 
 1.60 
 4.47 
IAT  0.94  0.01  0.02  0.08  1.36 
 2.42 
 7.39 
GSSC  0.90 (0.05)(0.02) 0.03  1.14 
 1.85 
 4.93 
OSCV  0.58 (0.07) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.24 
 3.21 
DOL  0.53  0.06  0.05  0.15  0.54 
 1.14 
 2.47 
IAK  0.65  0.03 (0.01) 0.14  0.85 
 1.59 
 4.81 
BIDD  0.57  0.08  0.01  1.90  0.74 
 1.08 
 3.46