First Trust Correlations

FTA Etf  USD 89.84  0.46  0.51%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Large and VictoryShares Small Mid is -0.14 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Large and DJI is 0.73 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Large 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 Large. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.99VOE Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.95SDY SPDR SP DividendPairCorr
  0.82DVY iShares Select DividendPairCorr
  0.98IWS iShares Russell MidPairCorr
  0.95FVD First Trust ValuePairCorr
  0.87SPYD SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.99COWZ Pacer Cash Cows Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.98IJJ iShares SP MidPairCorr
  0.98DON WisdomTree MidCapPairCorr
  0.99RPV Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.82MUU Direxion Daily MUPairCorr
  0.82MULL GraniteShares 2x LongPairCorr
  0.9GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.87AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver TrendingPairCorr
  0.92JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.77KORU Direxion Daily SouthPairCorr
  0.92NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.81SHNY Microsectors Gold TrendingPairCorr
  0.9GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.94SLVR Sprott Silver MinersPairCorr
  0.87FLXR TCW ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.81BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.68WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr
  0.73AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.44HPQ HP IncPairCorr

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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
FNX  0.79  0.13  0.07 (1.40) 0.76 
 1.79 
 3.88 
FTC  0.88  0.01 (0.03) 0.15  1.26 
 1.43 
 5.19 
FEX  0.62  0.10  0.05 (1.60) 0.72 
 1.25 
 3.05 
FYX  0.87  0.18  0.12 (0.94) 0.80 
 2.06 
 4.79 
VFMO  1.08  0.09  0.03  0.79  1.48 
 1.79 
 5.91 
IVOV  0.72  0.13  0.09 (0.80) 0.64 
 1.80 
 4.32 
IGRO  0.50  0.13  0.14  1.05  0.40 
 0.93 
 2.76 
GEM  0.66  0.16  0.15  3.81  0.50 
 1.45 
 3.27 
PWV  0.46  0.09  0.08  10.37  0.38 
 1.09 
 2.30 
USVM  0.67  0.05  0.06  0.10  0.66 
 1.63 
 3.72