First Trust Correlations

FHD Etf  CAD 52.33  1.67  3.30%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and First Asset Morningstar is -0.02 (i.e., Good 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 NASDAQ moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Excellent diversification

The correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and DJI is -0.67 (i.e., Excellent diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust NASDAQ and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with First Etf

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Moving against First Etf

  0.76CWW iShares Global WaterPairCorr
  0.73ZJG BMO Junior GoldPairCorr
  0.73HGGG Harvest Global GoldPairCorr
  0.7XST iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.67GLDX Global X GoldPairCorr
  0.66COW iShares Global AgricPairCorr
  0.6ZUT BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.6HBU BetaPro Gold BullionPairCorr
  0.57ZWU BMO Covered CallPairCorr
  0.47ZGD BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.45HGU BetaPro Canadian GoldPairCorr
  0.33SVR iShares Silver BullionPairCorr
  0.92CYH iShares Global MonthlyPairCorr
  0.9HXH Global X CanadianPairCorr
  0.89VSC Vanguard Canadian ShortPairCorr
  0.88XDG iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.86QDX Mackenzie InternationalPairCorr
  0.82HXE Global X SPTSXPairCorr
  0.78TGFI TD Active GlobalPairCorr
  0.71XGD iShares SPTSX GlobalPairCorr
  0.68XSMH iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.66XMM iShares MSCI MinPairCorr
  0.66ZSML BMO SP SmallPairCorr
  0.66RID RBC Quant EAFEPairCorr
  0.63PINC Purpose Multi AssetPairCorr
  0.54HURA Global X UraniumPairCorr
  0.46SBT Silver Bullion TrustPairCorr
  0.39XSI iShares Short TermPairCorr
  0.38XDV iShares Canadian SelectPairCorr
  0.84VCB Vanguard CanadianPairCorr
  0.82XEG iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.78GBUL Ninepoint Gold BullionPairCorr
  0.75COPP Global X CopperPairCorr
  0.75MCSM Manulife MultifactorPairCorr
  0.74WSRD Wealthsimple DevelopedPairCorr

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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XOMMRK
UBERMSFT
AUBER
AMSFT
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High negative correlations

XOMMSFT
MRKMSFT
XOMCRM
XOMA
CRMT
XOMUBER

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  1.52  0.05  0.02  0.12  1.51 
 3.43 
 13.69 
MSFT  1.34 (0.43) 0.00 (0.88) 0.00 
 1.90 
 13.28 
UBER  1.61 (0.43) 0.00 (0.57) 0.00 
 2.46 
 11.09 
F  1.23  0.05  0.03  0.12  1.22 
 3.34 
 7.16 
T  1.02  0.20  0.11 (1.79) 0.92 
 3.87 
 7.44 
A  1.26 (0.29) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 2.90 
 7.85 
CRM  1.71 (0.48) 0.00 (0.39) 0.00 
 2.94 
 12.37 
JPM  1.24 (0.10)(0.04) 0.00  1.80 
 2.34 
 7.38 
MRK  1.28  0.41  0.28  0.75  0.98 
 2.93 
 8.74 
XOM  1.30  0.38  0.22  3.43  1.12 
 2.90 
 6.83 

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