First Trust Correlations

FXZ Etf  USD 72.67  0.80  1.11%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Materials and PIMCO RAFI Dynamic is 0.77 (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. 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 Materials and DJI is 0.77 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Materials 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 Materials. 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

  0.99XLB Materials Select SectorPairCorr
  1.0VAW Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.99XME SPDR SP Metals Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.64PHO Invesco Water ResourcesPairCorr
  0.97MOO VanEck Agribusiness ETFPairCorr
  0.75FIW First Trust WaterPairCorr
  0.91URNM Sprott Uranium MinersPairCorr
  1.0IYM iShares Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.7FB ProShares Trust ProSharesPairCorr
  0.82CA Xtrackers CaliforniaPairCorr
  0.93PCS PGIM Corporate BondPairCorr
  0.91GSX Tradr 2X LongPairCorr
  0.84SHLD Global X DefensePairCorr
  0.77INFO Harbor ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.91BUFF Innovator LadderedPairCorr
  0.98GMET VanEck Vectors ETFPairCorr
  0.96BKHY BNY Mellon HighPairCorr
  0.95RCGE RockCreek Global EqualityPairCorr
  0.94XAR SPDR SP AerospacePairCorr
  0.71GAPR First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.94MCDS JPMorgan Fundamental DataPairCorr
  0.69XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.73CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.76INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.9NFLX NetflixPairCorr
  0.51HPQ HP Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.36MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.34MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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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
FJP  0.69  0.13  0.12  0.24  0.70 
 1.85 
 4.38 
FXG  0.64  0.03  0.00  0.21  0.70 
 1.35 
 3.36 
FNK  0.71  0.12  0.16  0.17  0.52 
 2.17 
 4.13 
QVMS  0.82  0.09  0.10  0.12  0.74 
 2.11 
 4.91 
FXN  1.12  0.20  0.11  0.68  1.19 
 2.61 
 6.12 
DBAW  0.50  0.09  0.06  1.57  0.60 
 1.10 
 3.25 
FICS  0.51  0.07  0.09  0.18  0.42 
 1.13 
 3.22 
EFAA  0.44  0.09  0.12  0.22  0.35 
 0.95 
 2.80 
AVMC  0.65  0.07  0.08  0.12  0.65 
 1.69 
 3.59 
MFUS  0.52  0.09  0.11  0.17  0.51 
 1.08 
 2.85