First Trust Correlations

FRI Etf  USD 28.11  0.12  0.43%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust SP and First Trust International is -0.12 (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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust SP and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust SP 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 SP. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in producer price index.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.98VNQ Vanguard Real EstatePairCorr
  0.69XLRE Real EstatePairCorr
  0.98IYR iShares Real Estate Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.7ICF iShares Cohen SteersPairCorr
  1.0USRT iShares Core REITPairCorr
  0.73IRET iREIT MarketVectorPairCorr
  0.97RWR SPDR Dow JonesPairCorr
  0.63DFEN Direxion Daily AerospacePairCorr
  0.62DIG ProShares Ultra OilPairCorr
  0.61TAXT Northern Trust TaxPairCorr
  0.71FMF First Trust ManagedPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.47FNGU MicroSectors FANG Index Symbol ChangePairCorr

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
MVV  1.44  0.03  0.04  0.05  1.61 
 3.66 
 7.51 
WEBL  2.46 (0.53) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 5.17 
 13.82 
LEXI  0.48  0.03  0.02  0.08  0.62 
 0.98 
 2.77 
UJUN  0.14  0.01 (0.10) 0.07  0.09 
 0.33 
 1.05 
MSMR  0.60 (0.01)(0.03) 0.02  0.78 
 1.17 
 2.61 
ERTH  0.75 (0.05) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.45 
 4.99 
XJUN  0.13  0.01 (0.11) 0.08  0.08 
 0.36 
 0.92 
GSC  0.90  0.03  0.04  0.06  0.95 
 1.95 
 4.87 
QLV  0.35  0.00 (0.03) 0.04  0.40 
 0.81 
 2.24 
FPXI  0.93  0.16  0.10  2.32  1.03 
 1.93 
 5.08