First Trust Correlations

FHE Etf  CAD 11.53  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Indxx and First Trust Indxx is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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 Indxx moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Very good diversification

The correlation between First Trust Indxx and DJI is -0.26 (i.e., Very good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Indxx and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
The ability to find closely correlated positions to First Trust could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First Trust when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First Trust - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First Trust Indxx to buy it.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.67XIT iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.71ZUT BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.79TXF First Asset TechPairCorr
  0.79TEC TD Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.63CWW iShares Global WaterPairCorr
  0.83XIU iShares SPTSX 60PairCorr
  0.77XSP iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.85XIC iShares Core SPTSXPairCorr
  0.85ZCN BMO SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.8ZSP BMO SP 500PairCorr
  0.8VFV Vanguard SP 500PairCorr
  0.84ZEB BMO SPTSX EqualPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.77XHC iShares Global HealthcarePairCorr
  0.71ZUH BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.7HHL Harvest HealthcarePairCorr
  0.69TCLB TD Canadian LongPairCorr
  0.32ZAG BMO Aggregate BondPairCorr

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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   
JPMCRM
CRMT
XOMMETA
CRMMETA
XOMCRM
MRKA
  
High negative correlations   
MRKCRM
MRKJPM
MRKT
JPMA
XOMMRK
MRKMETA

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  1.05  0.00 (0.03) 0.12  1.40 
 2.62 
 8.02 
MSFT  0.88 (0.08)(0.07) 0.01  1.51 
 2.09 
 8.19 
UBER  1.60 (0.14) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 2.69 
 20.10 
F  1.43 (0.12)(0.02) 0.04  2.19 
 2.75 
 11.72 
T  0.92  0.28  0.14  24.43  0.85 
 2.56 
 6.47 
A  1.14 (0.13) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 2.29 
 9.02 
CRM  1.28  0.29  0.25  0.37  0.90 
 3.18 
 9.09 
JPM  1.12  0.00  0.06  0.12  1.44 
 2.05 
 15.87 
MRK  0.85 (0.26) 0.00 (1.12) 0.00 
 1.73 
 4.89 
XOM  1.03  0.03 (0.01) 0.18  1.21 
 2.14 
 5.78 

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