First Trust Correlations

RFEU Etf  USD 76.24  0.00  0.00%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust RiverFront and Exchange Listed Funds is -0.12 (i.e., Good 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust RiverFront 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 RiverFront and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust RiverFront. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.89VGK Vanguard FTSE EuropePairCorr
  0.87EZU iShares MSCI EurozonePairCorr
  0.91BBEU JPMorgan BetaBuildersPairCorr
  0.88IEUR iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.86FEZ SPDR EURO STOXXPairCorr
  0.88IEV iShares Europe ETFPairCorr
  0.83HEDJ WisdomTree Europe HedgedPairCorr
  0.85EUFN iShares MSCI EuropePairCorr
  0.89DBEU Xtrackers MSCI EuropePairCorr
  0.88HEZU iShares Currency HedgedPairCorr
  0.86MUU Direxion Daily MUPairCorr
  0.84GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.86MULL GraniteShares 2x LongPairCorr
  0.87AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver TrendingPairCorr
  0.86JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.82KORU Direxion Daily SouthPairCorr
  0.86NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.77SHNY Microsectors Gold TrendingPairCorr
  0.84GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.88SLVR Sprott Silver MinersPairCorr
  0.75DD Dupont De Nemours Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.91AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.74WMT Walmart Common StockPairCorr
  0.75CVX Chevron Corp Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.87BA BoeingPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.81HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.8T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.5MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.41IBM International BusinessPairCorr

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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MCDSSCDS
MCDSESIX
PWERSCDS
MCDSPWER
PWERESIX
  

High negative correlations

LQAIEMDV

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
EMDV  0.39  0.03 (0.04) 0.45  0.38 
 0.88 
 3.01 
SCDS  0.80  0.05  0.05  0.09  0.94 
 1.77 
 4.82 
BRAZ  1.15  0.36  0.18  0.50  1.53 
 2.53 
 9.07 
ESIX  0.80  0.01  0.02  0.06  0.84 
 1.93 
 5.10 
PWER  0.93  0.27  0.19  0.89  0.86 
 2.09 
 4.48 
UGE  1.17  0.09  0.04  0.30  1.25 
 2.53 
 6.54 
EZJ  1.37  0.18  0.07  0.66  1.75 
 3.27 
 9.12 
MCDS  0.60  0.01  0.00  0.06  0.70 
 1.44 
 3.68 
ESMV  0.51 (0.03)(0.06) 0.00  0.86 
 0.83 
 7.02 
LQAI  0.74 (0.07) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 1.30 
 5.26