IShares Canadian Correlations

FIE Etf  CAD 9.79  0.04  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Canadian Fin and iShares SPTSX Capped is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Canadian moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Canadian Financial moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Canadian Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between iShares Canadian Financial 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 iShares Canadian Financial and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.64HXCN Global X SPTSXPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.79ZRR BMO Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.64OILU SavvyLong Geared CrudePairCorr

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

XREQDX
QDXTQCD
TQCDBND
VUSBND
QDXBND
VUSQDX
  

High negative correlations

QQCXEG
QQCHHL
QQCTQCD
HHLFCIQ
FCIQXEG

IShares Canadian Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Canadian 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 IShares Canadian'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
BND  0.12 (0.01)(0.21)(0.06) 0.12 
 0.28 
 0.73 
XEG  1.02  0.27  0.16 (1.90) 1.11 
 2.22 
 5.88 
TQCD  0.47  0.11  0.11  0.63  0.52 
 1.00 
 2.76 
QDX  0.57  0.05  0.04  0.21  0.61 
 1.21 
 2.70 
RIIN  0.40  0.03 (0.01) 0.25  0.41 
 0.77 
 1.97 
XRE  0.59  0.03 (0.01) 0.40  0.71 
 1.10 
 3.40 
FCIQ  0.66 (0.05) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.21 
 4.25 
HHL  0.62  0.04  0.03  0.13  0.63 
 1.75 
 4.11 
VUS  0.53 (0.01)(0.04) 0.00  0.75 
 1.17 
 3.61 
QQC  0.72 (0.09) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 1.39 
 4.71 

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