First Trust Correlations

GRID Etf  USD 176.82  2.71  1.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and Pacer Trendpilot Large is 0.74 (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 0.78 (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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.97PAVE Global X InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.97IGF iShares Global InfraPairCorr
  0.95NFRA FlexShares STOXX GlobalPairCorr
  0.96IFRA iShares InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.97GII SPDR SP GlobalPairCorr
  0.95TOLZ ProShares DJ BrookfieldPairCorr
  0.76SIMS SPDR SP KenshoPairCorr
  0.81INFR ClearBridge SustainablePairCorr
  0.82BLLD JPMorganPairCorr
  0.76XKII SPDR Kensho IntelligentPairCorr
  0.73ITWO Proshares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.74AMPD Tidal ETF ServicesPairCorr
  0.74ELON Battleshares TSLAPairCorr
  0.78CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.86CVMC Morgan Stanley ETFPairCorr
  0.95RHRX Starboard InvestmentPairCorr
  0.93ILOW AB Active ETFsPairCorr
  0.9DFE WisdomTree EuropePairCorr
  0.94DXJ WisdomTree Japan HedgedPairCorr
  0.94VDC Vanguard Consumer StaplesPairCorr
  0.69PAUG Innovator Equity PowerPairCorr
  0.81HCMAX THE HILLMAN FUNDPairCorr
  0.84AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.78DIA SPDR Dow JonesPairCorr
  0.64GOCT FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.87USO United States OilPairCorr
  0.87IYR iShares Real EstatePairCorr
  0.89FNK First Trust MidPairCorr
  0.77RSST Return Stacked StocksPairCorr
  0.94AVDS Avantis InternationalPairCorr
  0.74DOO BRP Inc Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.9KNGZ First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.97DFIV Dimensional International Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.75URA Global X UraniumPairCorr
  0.93DES WisdomTree SmallCapPairCorr
  0.96PID Invesco InternationalPairCorr
  0.93IOCT Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.69UAUG Innovator Equity UltraPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.71MPAY Exchange Traded ConceptsPairCorr
  0.55ENTR 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

PTLCHELO
CGDGEWC
EWCHELO
FIXDEMLP
CGDGEMLP
EWCNLR
  

High negative correlations

SKYYEMLP
CGDGSKYY
FIXDSKYY
NLRSKYY
EWCSKYY
USCAEMLP

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  0.52  0.17  0.20  1.77  0.27 
 0.99 
 3.01 
SKYY  1.35 (0.37) 0.00 (0.24) 0.00 
 2.52 
 7.14 
EAGL  0.67  0.04 (0.03)(2.50) 0.77 
 1.29 
 3.97 
USCA  0.58 (0.07) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.98 
 3.56 
FIXD  0.17  0.02 (0.19) 0.76  0.00 
 0.38 
 0.84 
HELO  0.36  0.00 (0.06) 0.06  0.43 
 0.78 
 2.59 
NLR  2.28  0.21  0.07  0.21  2.77 
 4.84 
 13.50 
EWC  0.68  0.15  0.10  0.28  0.98 
 1.35 
 5.37 
CGDG  0.53  0.12  0.06 (0.75) 0.53 
 0.90 
 3.15 
PTLC  0.54 (0.02)(0.04) 0.04  0.73 
 0.98 
 3.55