First Trust Correlations

GDEC Etf   38.05  0.12  0.32%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Exchange and FT Cboe Vest is 0.92 (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 Exchange 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 Exchange and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Exchange. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in american community survey.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.89INOV Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.98BUFR First Trust CboePairCorr
  0.99BUFD FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.96PSEP Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.99PJAN Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.97PJUL Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.97PAUG Innovator Equity PowerPairCorr
  0.95DNOV FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.99PMAY Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.96ACII Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.91JPST JPMorgan Ultra ShortPairCorr
  0.96FB ProShares Trust ProSharesPairCorr
  0.84TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.89GSX Tradr 2X LongPairCorr
  0.61TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.81WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr
  0.86AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.76XOM Exxon Mobil CorpPairCorr
  0.63MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.92AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.82JPM JPMorgan Chase Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.79DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.75JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.94VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.33IRE Tidal Trust IIPairCorr
  0.72PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.7T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.58HD Home DepotPairCorr

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 Competition 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
META  1.36 (0.21) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 2.30 
 13.52 
MSFT  0.91 (0.13) 0.00  1.12  0.00 
 1.78 
 5.08 
UBER  1.55 (0.26) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 3.34 
 10.51 
F  1.48  0.09  0.07  0.15  1.69 
 3.38 
 16.30 
T  0.92 (0.16) 0.00 (0.68) 0.00 
 1.61 
 5.75 
A  1.15 (0.01) 0.01  0.08  1.30 
 2.34 
 6.50 
CRM  1.54  0.08  0.03  0.17  1.96 
 3.66 
 9.91 
JPM  1.08  0.03  0.04  0.11  1.37 
 2.34 
 7.02 
MRK  1.21  0.24  0.17  0.38  1.10 
 3.59 
 8.09 
XOM  0.97  0.12  0.04  0.62  1.00 
 2.10 
 4.99