First Trust Correlations

MMSC Etf  USD 24.39  0.45  1.88%   
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

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trust Multi Manager and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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 real.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.93VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.93IWO iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.83IJT iShares SP Small Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.7SLYG SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.61PBW Invesco WilderHill CleanPairCorr
  0.77JKK iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.79VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.97VRTGX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.7VIOG Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.94ISCG iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.65MAPP Harbor ETF TrustPairCorr

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
ROKTMART
MFULIWMW
MFULGK
  

High negative correlations

MCSECDEI
GKCDEI
MARTGK

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  0.04 (0.01) 0.71  0.78 
 1.19 
 3.21 
GK  0.85 (0.11) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.59 
 5.15 
MART  0.28  0.03 (0.05)(2.81) 0.34 
 0.58 
 1.75 
IWMW  0.55  0.00 (0.06) 0.02  0.95 
 1.21 
 4.84 
JMID  0.80 (0.05) 0.00  0.64  0.00 
 1.33 
 4.23 
LFEQ  0.58  0.02 (0.04) 0.60  0.83 
 1.19 
 3.32 
ROKT  1.47  0.18  0.07 (1.22) 1.55 
 3.41 
 6.96 
BTR  0.52  0.01 (0.06) 0.10  0.64 
 0.96 
 2.66 
MFUL  0.18 (0.01)(0.22)(0.09) 0.24 
 0.37 
 1.20 
MCSE  0.81 (0.05)(0.04) 0.00  1.17 
 1.49 
 4.93