First Trust Correlations

FNX Etf  USD 127.82  1.84  1.46%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Mid and First Trust Large is 0.84 (i.e., Very 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between First Trust Mid and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Mid 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 Mid. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.84VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83VXF Vanguard Extended MarketPairCorr
  0.82IJH iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.86IWR iShares Russell MidPairCorr
  0.83MDY SPDR SP MIDCAPPairCorr
  0.94FV First Trust DorseyPairCorr
  0.83IVOO Vanguard SP MidPairCorr
  0.82JHMM John Hancock MultifactorPairCorr
  0.81BBMC JPMorgan BetaBuilders MidPairCorr
  0.77XMMO Invesco SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.7TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.64DUKH Ocean Park HighPairCorr
  0.61AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.64BA BoeingPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.31T ATT 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
FTA  0.59  0.05 (0.01) 0.31  0.66 
 1.16 
 3.31 
FTC  0.97 (0.06)(0.03) 0.03  1.33 
 1.79 
 5.20 
FEX  0.70 (0.02)(0.02) 0.05  0.93 
 1.25 
 3.43 
FYX  0.93 (0.01) 0.02  0.07  1.06 
 2.06 
 4.61 
VFMO  1.20 (0.07)(0.02) 0.03  1.59 
 1.86 
 6.99 
IGRO  0.47  0.06  0.00  0.53  0.49 
 0.93 
 2.43 
IVOV  0.72  0.02 (0.03) 0.15  0.93 
 1.80 
 3.84 
GEM  0.72  0.04  0.03  0.12  0.86 
 1.64 
 4.77 
PWV  0.47  0.03 (0.06) 0.37  0.53 
 0.91 
 2.27 
FXH  0.69 (0.01)(0.02) 0.07  0.78 
 1.88 
 4.18