First Trust Correlations

GDEC Etf   38.04  0.00  0.00%   
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 Exchange 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 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

  0.92INOV Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.95BUFR First Trust CboePairCorr
  0.95BUFD FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.94PSEP Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.96PJAN Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.95PJUL Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.94PAUG Innovator Equity PowerPairCorr
  0.91DNOV FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.96PMAY Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.93ACII Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.96CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.91ITDD iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.92FLXR TCW ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.77JNJ Johnson Johnson Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.81DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.7XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.86WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.82MRK Merck Company Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.84MPAY Exchange Traded ConceptsPairCorr
  0.68HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.61MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.35MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr

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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XOMMRK
MRKF
JPMCRM
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XOMF
  

High negative correlations

MRKMSFT
MRKUBER
XOMMSFT
XOMT
TF
XOMA

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  1.60 (0.03)(0.01) 0.02  2.40 
 3.43 
 13.02 
MSFT  1.24 (0.29) 0.00 (1.12) 0.00 
 1.85 
 4.90 
UBER  1.47 (0.24) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 2.50 
 10.23 
F  1.47  0.18  0.10  0.52  1.32 
 3.65 
 16.30 
T  0.88 (0.03) 0.00 (0.14) 0.00 
 1.63 
 4.30 
A  1.19 (0.22) 0.00 (0.12) 0.00 
 2.90 
 7.85 
CRM  1.53 (0.30) 0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 2.94 
 12.37 
JPM  1.11  0.04 (0.01)(0.50) 1.66 
 2.00 
 7.38 
MRK  1.26  0.30  0.21  0.47  1.14 
 3.59 
 8.09 
XOM  1.06  0.24  0.18  0.45  0.96 
 2.38 
 5.82