First Trust Correlations

FDV Etf   28.92  0.03  0.10%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Capital and SPDR Global Dow is 0.72 (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 Capital and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Capital 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 Capital. 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

  0.76VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.73VYM Vanguard High DividendPairCorr
  0.72IWD iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.75DGRO iShares Core DividendPairCorr
  0.77IVE iShares SP 500PairCorr
  0.77SPYV SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.79IUSV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.82NOBL ProShares SP 500PairCorr
  0.67FNDX Schwab Fundamental LargePairCorr
  0.62VLUE iShares MSCI USAPairCorr
  0.72GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.75JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.77NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.73AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver Upward RallyPairCorr
  0.79GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.73SHNY Microsectors GoldPairCorr
  0.72AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.7JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.74WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.43HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.32PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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
DGT  0.52  0.01 (0.01) 0.10  0.62 
 1.07 
 2.71 
GRPM  0.83 (0.08)(0.05) 0.02  1.20 
 2.07 
 4.32 
NTSI  0.54  0.01 (0.02) 0.11  0.57 
 1.10 
 2.43 
SIXA  0.45 (0.02)(0.11) 0.05  0.47 
 0.87 
 2.24 
BRNY  0.71  0.00  0.00  0.08  1.02 
 1.36 
 3.76 
VFQY  0.69 (0.03)(0.02) 0.06  0.88 
 1.33 
 3.48 
RSPG  1.07 (0.01)(0.03) 0.08  1.48 
 1.99 
 5.76 
QINT  0.56  0.03  0.02  0.13  0.68 
 1.29 
 2.80 
FNY  1.13 (0.07)(0.02) 0.04  1.40 
 1.94 
 6.47 
DBJP  0.81  0.13  0.10  0.22  1.05 
 2.03 
 8.31