First Trust Correlations

GRID Etf  USD 164.87  2.04  1.22%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and Pacer Trendpilot Large is 0.79 (i.e., Poor 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 NASDAQ and DJI is 0.7 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust NASDAQ 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 NASDAQ. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.79PAVE Global X InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.72IGF iShares Global InfraPairCorr
  0.81NFRA FlexShares STOXX GlobalPairCorr
  0.79IFRA iShares InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.72GII SPDR SP GlobalPairCorr
  0.64SIMS SPDR SP KenshoPairCorr
  0.64XKII SPDR Kensho IntelligentPairCorr
  0.71CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.64ELON Battleshares TSLAPairCorr
  0.83ITDD iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.79SCZ iShares MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.71DXIV Dimensional ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.73APRB Aptus April BufferPairCorr
  0.68FIVA Fidelity InternationalPairCorr
  0.7QWLD SPDR MSCI WorldPairCorr
  0.67BRZU Direxion Daily MSCIPairCorr
  0.78HAWX iShares Currency HedgedPairCorr
  0.83OEFA ALPS ETF Trust Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.7RCGE RockCreek Global EqualityPairCorr
  0.62VALQ American Century STOXXPairCorr
  0.71DDLS WisdomTree DynamicPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.44MPAY Exchange Traded ConceptsPairCorr

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

PTLCHELO
CGDGEWC
PTLCUSCA
EWCHELO
CGDGEAGL
PTLCEAGL
  

High negative correlations

SKYYEMLP
EWCSKYY
CGDGSKYY
FIXDSKYY
HELOSKYY
EAGLSKYY

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
EMLP  0.48  0.07  0.08  0.33  0.43 
 0.92 
 2.04 
SKYY  1.14 (0.28) 0.00 (0.27) 0.00 
 2.19 
 6.59 
EAGL  0.66 (0.03)(0.04) 0.00  0.81 
 1.29 
 3.96 
USCA  0.56 (0.05) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.98 
 3.89 
FIXD  0.17 (0.01)(0.20)(0.07) 0.19 
 0.30 
 0.82 
HELO  0.33  0.01 (0.02) 0.05  0.44 
 0.78 
 2.59 
NLR  2.23  0.04  0.02  0.06  2.95 
 4.84 
 10.96 
EWC  0.70  0.08  0.06  0.14  1.07 
 1.24 
 3.72 
CGDG  0.52  0.02  0.02  0.07  0.57 
 0.90 
 3.15 
PTLC  0.52 (0.02)(0.03) 0.01  0.78 
 0.98 
 3.58