IShares Trust Correlations

IDGT Etf   79.45  1.88  2.42%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Trust and First Trust Exchange Traded is 0.49 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of IShares 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.

IShares Trust Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between iShares Trust and DJI is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Trust and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

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  0.72IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.69SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.66CIBR First Trust NASDAQPairCorr
  0.71FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.62FDN First Trust DowPairCorr
  0.71IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.66USD ProShares Ultra Semi Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.68AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.81HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.66WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.71MCD McDonalds Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.81CAT Caterpillar Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.71T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.69GE GE Aerospace Fiscal Year End 28th of January 2025 PairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.75NRGU Bank Of MontrealPairCorr
  0.58BA Boeing Fiscal Year End 29th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.49MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr

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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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MEDIMEDX
MGNRMDST
DRLLMDST
MEDIMDEV
DRLLMGNR
  
High negative correlations   
DRLLDRIP
MEDXMDST
DPSTMEDX
DRIPMDST
DRIPMGNR
DRIPDPST

IShares Trust Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares 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 IShares 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.