First Trust Correlations

FEM Etf  USD 28.38  0.35  1.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Emerging and First Trust Mid is 0.59 (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 Emerging moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Emerging and DJI is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Emerging 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 Emerging. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.65VWO Vanguard FTSE EmergingPairCorr
  0.63IEMG iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.64EEM iShares MSCI EmergingPairCorr
  0.66SPEM SPDR Portfolio EmergingPairCorr
  0.65ESGE iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.88SFGRX Seafarer OverseasPairCorr
  0.75DGS WisdomTree EmergingPairCorr
  0.62XSOE WisdomTree EmergingPairCorr
  0.66JPM JPMorgan Chase Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.33HPQ HP IncPairCorr

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
FNY  1.14 (0.05)(0.01) 0.03  1.38 
 1.94 
 6.47 
FEP  0.61  0.06  0.04  0.14  0.66 
 1.40 
 2.87 
FEMS  0.65 (0.04)(0.07) 0.00  0.93 
 1.33 
 3.56 
FDT  0.67  0.07  0.05  0.15  0.87 
 1.35 
 3.39 
FYC  1.20  0.03  0.04  0.08  1.33 
 2.34 
 6.10 
DWX  0.42  0.05 (0.01) 0.33  0.47 
 0.73 
 2.63 
FYLD  0.55  0.06  0.04  0.19  0.67 
 1.04 
 2.66 
IEO  1.19 (0.09) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 2.17 
 7.00 
DTH  0.47  0.04  0.02  0.14  0.45 
 0.99 
 2.10 
DWLD  0.71  0.05  0.05  0.12  0.95 
 1.44 
 4.16