First Trust Correlations

FYC Etf  USD 99.84  0.41  0.41%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Small and First Trust Mid is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no 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 Small and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Small 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 Small. 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

  0.91VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.88IWO iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.94IJT iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.83SLYG SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.83JKK iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.88VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.87VRTGX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.84VIOG Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.84ISCG iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.77LENS Sarmaya Thematic ETFPairCorr
  0.75ASA ASA GoldPairCorr
  0.9MAPP Harbor ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.78SNPD DBX ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.89DDFO Innovator Equity DualPairCorr
  0.67CALI iShares Short TermPairCorr
  0.89PJFM PGIM ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.78CPSL Calamos LadderedPairCorr
  0.63CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.65AXP American ExpressPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.63SWIN Alps Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.6T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.32MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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
FNY  1.14 (0.05)(0.01) 0.03  1.38 
 1.94 
 6.47 
FEM  0.75  0.07  0.01  1.05  0.98 
 1.62 
 4.97 
FDT  0.67  0.07  0.05  0.15  0.87 
 1.35 
 3.39 
LVHD  0.45 (0.07) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 0.91 
 2.59 
IMFL  0.64  0.13  0.08  0.95  0.72 
 1.17 
 2.79 
LGH  0.82 (0.02)(0.01) 0.04  1.21 
 1.79 
 4.62 
PPH  0.68  0.14  0.17  0.32  0.38 
 1.87 
 4.20 
VFVA  0.74  0.01  0.01  0.07  0.84 
 1.49 
 3.68 
SSUS  0.59 (0.03)(0.04) 0.03  0.86 
 1.21 
 3.12 
IHE  0.75  0.17  0.17  0.41  0.50 
 1.82 
 4.45