First Trust Correlations

LGOV Etf  USD 22.18  0.01  0.05%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Long and iShares Broad USD is 0.82 (i.e., Very 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Long and DJI is 0.33 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Long and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Long. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.86TLT iShares 20 YearPairCorr
  0.94IEF iShares 7 10PairCorr
  0.91SPTL SPDR Barclays LongPairCorr
  0.95TLH iShares 10 20 Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.74EDV Vanguard ExtendedPairCorr
  0.66GOVZ iShares 25 YearPairCorr
  0.9SCHQ Schwab Long Term Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.69TYA Simplify Exchange TradedPairCorr
  0.92BND Vanguard Total Bond Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.81NCPB Nuveen Core PlusPairCorr
  0.63SCDV ETF Series SolutionsPairCorr
  0.62GPT Intelligent Alpha Atlas Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.68DOGG First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.8XLU Utilities Select SectorPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.51VUG Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.35IRE Tidal Trust II Potential GrowthPairCorr

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 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
META  1.50  0.07  0.03  0.16  1.44 
 3.43 
 13.69 
MSFT  1.29 (0.39) 0.00 (1.03) 0.00 
 1.90 
 13.28 
UBER  1.56 (0.35) 0.00 (0.63) 0.00 
 2.46 
 11.09 
F  1.22  0.05  0.03  0.13  1.21 
 3.34 
 7.16 
T  1.00  0.15  0.07 (19.14) 0.94 
 3.87 
 7.44 
A  1.26 (0.35) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 2.90 
 7.85 
CRM  1.69 (0.47) 0.00 (0.39) 0.00 
 2.94 
 12.37 
JPM  1.20 (0.06)(0.02) 0.03  1.61 
 2.34 
 7.38 
MRK  1.27  0.38  0.26  0.64  0.97 
 2.93 
 8.74 
XOM  1.29  0.31  0.18  1.25  1.17 
 2.90 
 6.83