First Trust Correlations

FYC Etf  USD 100.52  1.53  1.50%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Small and iShares Pharmaceuticals ETF is 0.26 (i.e., Modest 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between First Trust Small and DJI is 0.9 (i.e., Almost no 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 services.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.97VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.95IWO iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.89IJT iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.89SLYG SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.92PBW Invesco WilderHill CleanPairCorr
  0.98JKK iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.95VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.94VRTGX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.89VIOG Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.98ISCG iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.65UPRO ProShares UltraPro SP500PairCorr
  0.66QTOC Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.9XTOC Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.9QTAP Innovator Growth 100PairCorr
  0.87XTJA Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.88XTAP Innovator Equity AccPairCorr
  0.79IYM iShares Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.76FTCS First Trust CapitalPairCorr
  0.72SMB VanEck Short MuniPairCorr
  0.8VWO Vanguard FTSE EmergingPairCorr
  0.75YDEC First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.71MNZL Manzil Russell HalalPairCorr
  0.74ROMO Strategy Shares NewfPairCorr
  0.87IJK iShares SP MidPairCorr
  0.75NTSI WisdomTree InternationalPairCorr
  0.84CNAV Mohr CompanyPairCorr
  0.81DFLV Dimensional ETF Trust Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.88AAAA Amplius Aggressive AssetPairCorr
  0.64HISF First Trust HighPairCorr
  0.76DWM WisdomTree InternationalPairCorr
  0.78EDGI Advisors InnerPairCorr
  0.66WEEI Westwood Salient EnhancedPairCorr
  0.81HFMF Unlimited HFMF ManagedPairCorr

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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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  0.93  0.07  0.08  0.14  0.88 
 1.92 
 6.10 
FEM  0.75  0.23  0.19  0.48  0.71 
 1.54 
 5.07 
FDT  0.65  0.35  0.33  0.63  0.23 
 1.91 
 4.51 
LVHD  0.42  0.15  0.17  0.89  0.14 
 1.03 
 2.07 
IMFL  0.61  0.28  0.37  0.56  0.00 
 1.62 
 3.38 
LGH  0.76 (0.03)(0.02) 0.05  1.03 
 1.26 
 5.39 
PPH  0.78  0.13  0.10  0.34  0.62 
 2.01 
 4.69 
VFVA  0.69  0.09  0.11  0.17  0.58 
 2.17 
 4.86 
SSUS  0.53  0.01 (0.02) 0.09  0.67 
 1.02 
 3.43 
IHE  0.78  0.13  0.09  0.40  0.63 
 1.82 
 4.84