First Trust Correlations

FYX Etf  USD 124.59  0.06  0.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Small and Vanguard Russell 2000 is 0.98 (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. 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 0.95 (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

  0.99VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  1.0IJR iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.97IWM iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.97VRTIX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.97VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  1.0FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  1.0SPSM SPDR Portfolio SP Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  1.0DFAS Dimensional Small CapPairCorr
  1.0VIOO Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.97PRFZ Invesco FTSE RAFIPairCorr
  0.84VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.8SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.8IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.69BND Vanguard Total BondPairCorr
  0.96VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.96VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.86VWO Vanguard FTSE EmergingPairCorr
  0.94UMAY Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.97JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.83NCPB Nuveen Core PlusPairCorr
  0.93CCNR CoreCommodity NaturalPairCorr
  0.9UDI USCF ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.87QLV FlexShares Quality LowPairCorr
  0.95FIDU Fidelity MSCI IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.9SCDV ETF Series SolutionsPairCorr
  0.93XYLD Global X SPPairCorr
  0.9PSFD Pacer Swan SOSPairCorr
  0.94EURL Direxion Daily FTSEPairCorr
  0.87IAUM iShares Gold TrustPairCorr
  0.93CHPS Xtrackers SemiconductorPairCorr
  0.96IQSZ Invesco Actively ManagedPairCorr
  0.92WDNA WisdomTree BioRevolution Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.9XFIX Fm Investments Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.92TAXT Northern Trust TaxPairCorr

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
FXH  0.75  0.00 (0.01) 0.04  0.77 
 1.89 
 4.18 
FTA  0.60  0.16  0.23  0.26  0.33 
 1.64 
 3.31 
FNX  0.80  0.11  0.12  0.14  0.73 
 1.97 
 4.49 
TOUS  0.61  0.12  0.14  0.20  0.56 
 1.48 
 3.20 
FYC  1.06  0.07  0.06  0.09  1.18 
 2.21 
 5.45 
FDT  0.71  0.25  0.23  0.38  0.61 
 1.91 
 4.51 
AVIV  0.62  0.18  0.21  0.28  0.55 
 1.38 
 3.48 
EIPI  0.54  0.15  0.22  1.12  0.30 
 1.33 
 2.83 
ONEY  0.68  0.14  0.19  0.22  0.48 
 1.90 
 3.68 
VTWV  0.84  0.14  0.16  0.16  0.75 
 2.28 
 4.69