First Trust Correlations

FXL Etf  USD 169.63  4.49  2.58%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Technology and First Trust Health is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Trust moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Trust Technology moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Technology 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 Technology 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 Technology. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.78VGT Vanguard InformationPairCorr
  0.87XLK Technology Select SectorPairCorr
  0.79IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.76SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.75SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.79FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.85IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.86VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.86SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.86IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.7VUG Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.81VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.71VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.62VWO Vanguard FTSE EmergingPairCorr
  0.62RCGE RockCreek Global EqualityPairCorr
  0.64DIS Walt Disney Earnings Call TodayPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.59T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.53TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.4VZ Verizon Communications Upward RallyPairCorr

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
FXU  0.58 (0.02) 0.00 (0.04) 0.00 
 1.03 
 3.28 
FEX  0.63  0.02  0.02  0.06  0.78 
 1.25 
 3.04 
FXR  0.86  0.05  0.06  0.08  0.89 
 2.19 
 5.33 
FTC  0.90 (0.07) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.43 
 5.19 
USPX  0.52 (0.02)(0.04) 0.01  0.78 
 1.04 
 3.76 
BUFD  0.20  0.01 (0.06) 0.06  0.24 
 0.54 
 1.54 
QVML  0.49 (0.02)(0.03) 0.01  0.74 
 0.99 
 3.61 
KLMT  0.56  0.00 (0.01) 0.04  0.74 
 1.16 
 3.39 
PKW  0.64 (0.02)(0.03) 0.01  0.80 
 1.30 
 3.33 
FXH  0.73 (0.02)(0.03) 0.01  0.77 
 1.89 
 4.18