First Trust Correlations

MMSC Etf  USD 25.54  0.32  1.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Multi and Morgan Stanley ETF is 0.81 (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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Multi Manager and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Multi Manager 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 Multi Manager. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.97VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.97IWO iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.86IJT iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.86SLYG SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.72PBW Invesco WilderHill CleanPairCorr
  0.81JKK iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.97VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.97VRTGX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.86VIOG Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.81ISCG iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.85WSML iShares MSCI WorldPairCorr
  0.62CPSR Calamos SP 500PairCorr
  0.64INOV Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.78RSSE First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.68ITA iShares Aerospace Defense Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.79SPY SPDR SP 500 Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.65INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.41SWIN Alps Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.46T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.46PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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

MARTCDEI
LFEQCDEI
LFEQMART
BTRMART
MFULIWMW
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High negative correlations

GKCDEI
MARTGK
MCSECDEI

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
CDEI  0.57  0.00 (0.02) 0.07  0.76 
 1.19 
 3.21 
GK  0.83 (0.04) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.59 
 5.15 
MART  0.27  0.01 (0.08) 0.09  0.34 
 0.58 
 1.75 
IWMW  0.56  0.02 (0.04) 0.21  0.91 
 1.21 
 4.84 
JMID  0.82 (0.10) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 1.50 
 4.23 
LFEQ  0.58 (0.03)(0.04) 0.04  0.78 
 1.19 
 3.32 
ROKT  1.53  0.12  0.10  0.14  1.54 
 3.41 
 6.96 
BTR  0.56 (0.03)(0.06) 0.04  0.65 
 0.96 
 2.66 
MFUL  0.19 (0.01)(0.29)(0.08) 0.24 
 0.37 
 1.20 
MCSE  0.77 (0.14) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.26 
 3.58