First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Global and First Trust Vest is 0.64 (i.e., 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trust Global and DJI is -0.02 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Global and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

The ability to find closely correlated positions to First Trust could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First Trust when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First Trust - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First Trust Global to buy it.

Moving together with First Etf

0.64	UIM5	UBS Fund Solutions	Pair Corr
0.81	VUSA	Vanguard Funds Public	Pair Corr
0.8	SXR8	iShares Core SP	Pair Corr
0.63	IS3N	iShares Core MSCI	Pair Corr
0.62	IBC3	iShares Core MSCI	Pair Corr
0.74	BATE	LG Battery Value	Pair Corr
0.66	DBPG	Xtrackers SP	Pair Corr
0.77	QDVX	iShares MSCI Europe	Pair Corr
0.63	DBPE	Xtrackers LevDAX	Pair Corr

Moving against First Etf

0.66	DBPD	Xtrackers ShortDAX	Pair Corr
0.61	XJSE	Xtrackers II	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	META	MSFT	UBER	F	T	A	CRM	JPM	MRK	XOM
META		0.63	0.38	-0.48	0.26	-0.32	0.31	-0.23	-0.37	-0.47	META
MSFT	0.63		0.84	-0.56	0.43	-0.03	-0.04	-0.51	-0.82	-0.65	MSFT
UBER	0.38	0.84		-0.55	0.47	0.2	-0.24	-0.52	-0.83	-0.63	UBER
F	-0.48	-0.56	-0.55		-0.68	0.24	0.36	0.65	0.68	0.77	F
T	0.26	0.43	0.47	-0.68		0.25	-0.67	-0.67	-0.45	-0.57	T
A	-0.32	-0.03	0.2	0.24	0.25		-0.48	-0.2	0.01	0.0	A
CRM	0.31	-0.04	-0.24	0.36	-0.67	-0.48		0.55	0.27	0.32	CRM
JPM	-0.23	-0.51	-0.52	0.65	-0.67	-0.2	0.55		0.69	0.7	JPM
MRK	-0.37	-0.82	-0.83	0.68	-0.45	0.01	0.27	0.69		0.8	MRK
XOM	-0.47	-0.65	-0.63	0.77	-0.57	0.0	0.32	0.7	0.8		XOM
	META	MSFT	UBER	F	T	A	CRM	JPM	MRK	XOM

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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

UBER	+ 0.84	MSFT
XOM	+ 0.8	MRK
XOM	+ 0.77	F
XOM	+ 0.7	JPM
MRK	+ 0.69	JPM
MRK	+ 0.68	F

High negative correlations

MRK	- 0.83	UBER
MRK	- 0.82	MSFT
T	- 0.68	F
JPM	- 0.67	T
CRM	- 0.67	T
XOM	- 0.65	MSFT

First Trust Competition 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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
META	1.36	(0.20)	0.00	(0.12)	0.00	0.00	2.30	(2.72)	13.52
MSFT	0.91	(0.18)	0.00	(0.27)	0.00	0.00	1.65	(2.50)	4.90
UBER	1.54	(0.28)	0.00	(0.19)	0.00	0.00	2.60	(3.82)	10.23
F	1.44	0.18	0.14	0.22	1.32	(1.68)	3.38	(2.35)	16.30
T	0.88	(0.14)	0.00	(0.52)	0.00	0.00	1.61	(1.83)	5.75
A	1.13	0.01	0.02	0.09	1.26	(1.22)	2.34	(2.22)	6.50
CRM	1.51	0.06	0.02	0.16	1.92	(1.53)	3.66	(2.92)	9.91
JPM	1.11	0.00	0.02	0.08	1.43	(1.17)	2.34	(2.28)	7.02
MRK	1.22	0.30	0.22	0.45	1.05	(1.52)	3.59	(1.98)	8.09
XOM	1.04	0.12	0.05	0.44	1.06	(1.15)	2.21	(1.93)	5.82

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