IShares Trust Correlations

TOPC Etf   31.85  0.27  0.85%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Trust and Jacob Small Cap is 0.14 (i.e., Average 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.

IShares Trust Correlation With Market

Almost no diversification

The correlation between iShares Trust and DJI is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no 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

  0.9VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.88SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.88IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.67BND Vanguard Total Bond Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.92VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.97VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91VEA Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.95VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.76VWO Vanguard FTSE EmergingPairCorr
  0.96CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.97ITDD iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.74MRK Merck Company Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.69XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.79WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.7INTC Intel Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.78MPAY Exchange Traded ConceptsPairCorr
  0.57HPQ HP Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.49MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.47T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.35MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr

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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IShares Trust Competition 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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
META  1.63 (0.12) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 3.43 
 13.36 
MSFT  1.22 (0.37) 0.00 (2.30) 0.00 
 1.78 
 13.28 
UBER  1.46 (0.27) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 2.46 
 10.23 
F  1.23  0.05  0.04  0.09  1.22 
 3.38 
 7.16 
T  0.96  0.04  0.01  0.21  1.04 
 1.85 
 3.77 
A  1.20 (0.17) 0.00 (0.08) 0.00 
 2.90 
 7.85 
CRM  1.54 (0.31) 0.00 (0.26) 0.00 
 2.94 
 12.37 
JPM  1.09  0.02 (0.02)(0.11) 1.67 
 1.88 
 7.38 
MRK  1.28  0.33  0.23  0.52  1.13 
 3.59 
 8.09 
XOM  1.10  0.29  0.19  15.60  1.03 
 2.38 
 5.82