First Trust Correlations

FPEIX Fund  USD 20.57  0.04  0.19%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Preferred and Vivaldi Merger Arbitrage is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Preferred and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Preferred 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 Preferred. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.93CWAAX First Trust ManagedPairCorr
  0.93CWAIX First Trust ManagedPairCorr
  0.69FTMAX Franklin TempletonPairCorr
  0.63FTMCX First Trust MultiPairCorr
  0.65VARBX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.61VARCX First Trust MergerPairCorr
  0.63VARAX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.72FOVIX First Trust/confluencePairCorr
  0.71FOVCX First Trust/confluencePairCorr
  0.72FOVAX First Trust/confluencePairCorr
  1.0FPEFX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  1.0FPECX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  1.0FPEAX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  1.0FPERX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.96CPXIX Cohen Steers PrfrdPairCorr
  0.96CPXAX Cohen Steers PreferdPairCorr
  0.96CPXCX Cohen Steers PrefrdPairCorr
  0.96CPRRX Cohen Steers PreferredPairCorr
  0.96CPXZX Cohen Steers PreferredPairCorr
  0.96CPXFX Cohen Steers PreferredPairCorr
  0.99NPSAX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.99NPSCX Nuveen Preferred SecPairCorr
  0.98PPSJX Preferred SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.9LSHEX Kinetics Spin OffPairCorr
  0.92EKWDX Wells Fargo AdvantagePairCorr
  0.93OEPIX Oil Equipment ServicesPairCorr
  0.93OEPSX Oil Equipment ServicesPairCorr
  0.81NAVFX Sector RotationPairCorr
  0.92LAMCX Lord Abbett CalibratedPairCorr
  0.93CDOYX Columbia DividendPairCorr
  0.65PHLAX Prudential HealthPairCorr
  0.94OACIX Oppenhemier CnsrvtvPairCorr
  0.69VIPSX Vanguard Inflation-protecPairCorr
  0.8FDSSX Fidelity Stock SelectorPairCorr
  0.95GBFAX Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against First Mutual Fund

  0.82CISGX Touchstone Sands CapitalPairCorr

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

CWAIXCWAAX
FDHAXFDHIX
VARCXVARBX
VARAXVARBX
VARAXVARCX
FTMCXFTMAX
  

High negative correlations

FDHCXCWAAX
FDHCXCWAIX
FDHAXCWAIX
FDHAXCWAAX
FDHIXCWAIX
FDHIXCWAAX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First Trust Mutual Fund 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
CWAAX  0.07  0.02 (0.14) 0.93  0.00 
 0.19 
 0.59 
CWAIX  0.07  0.02 (0.12) 0.87  0.00 
 0.19 
 0.59 
FTMAX  0.11  0.00 (0.17)(0.01) 0.15 
 0.25 
 0.96 
FTMCX  0.11 (0.01)(0.21)(0.04) 0.14 
 0.21 
 0.86 
FDHIX  0.09 (0.01)(0.35) 1.68  0.10 
 0.17 
 0.78 
FDHCX  0.08 (0.01) 0.00  1.57  0.00 
 0.17 
 0.67 
FDHAX  0.09 (0.01) 0.00  3.36  0.00 
 0.17 
 0.78 
VARBX  0.10  0.04  0.04 (2.92) 0.00 
 0.10 
 2.72 
VARCX  0.10  0.04  0.01 (1.47) 0.00 
 0.10 
 2.75 
VARAX  0.10  0.04  0.03 (1.20) 0.00 
 0.10 
 2.68