First Trust Correlations

FYT Etf  USD 63.25  0.31  0.49%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Small and BlackRock Large Cap is 0.29 (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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between First Trust Small and DJI is 0.91 (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 unemployment.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.99VBR Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.96IWN iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  1.0DFAT Dimensional TargetedPairCorr
  0.99IJS iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.96SLYV SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  1.0AVUV Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  1.0DES WisdomTree SmallCapPairCorr
  0.99MDYV SPDR SP 400PairCorr
  0.93CALF Pacer Small CapPairCorr
  0.98REGL ProShares SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.9ITWO Proshares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.69AMPD Tidal ETF ServicesPairCorr
  0.78ELON Battleshares TSLAPairCorr
  0.89CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.81UAUG Innovator Equity UltraPairCorr
  0.87HCMAX THE HILLMAN FUNDPairCorr
  0.96DFIV Dimensional International Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.96IOCT Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.96DISV Dimensional ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.95CCNR CoreCommodity NaturalPairCorr
  0.91EMIF iShares Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8DAUG FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.98KNGZ First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.93HIYS Invesco High Yield Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.91LALT Invesco Multi StrategyPairCorr
  0.91ISTB iShares Core 1PairCorr
  0.8PAUG Innovator Equity PowerPairCorr
  0.78GOCT FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.92AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.98STXV EA Series TrustPairCorr
  0.92DFE WisdomTree EuropePairCorr
  0.88DOO BRP Inc Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.67SLV iShares Silver Trust Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.94TAXT Northern Trust TaxPairCorr
  0.75USO United States OilPairCorr
  0.95PID Invesco InternationalPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.72MPAY Exchange Traded ConceptsPairCorr
  0.63ENTR EntrepreneurSharesPairCorr

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
LBO  1.11 (0.23) 0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 2.17 
 7.23 
JHID  0.50  0.19  0.27  0.40  0.13 
 1.21 
 3.46 
ASCE  0.88  0.11  0.13  0.16  0.79 
 1.73 
 5.62 
EQRR  0.71  0.07  0.06  0.13  0.95 
 1.54 
 5.24 
EQLT  0.80  0.22  0.16 (2.55) 0.67 
 2.18 
 4.30 
LRND  0.70 (0.01) 0.00  0.11  0.00 
 1.16 
 4.90 
FLYU  3.56 (0.33) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 
 6.77 
 19.60 
ERET  0.44  0.13  0.14  0.48  0.23 
 1.14 
 2.74 
MKAM  0.32 (0.01)(0.08) 0.04  0.47 
 0.62 
 2.21 
BGRO  0.88 (0.11) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.82 
 5.65