IShares Canadian Correlations

XCG Etf  CAD 57.57  0.43  0.75%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Canadian Growth and iShares SPTSX 60 is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Canadian moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Canadian Growth moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Canadian Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between iShares Canadian Growth and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Canadian Growth and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.97XIU iShares SPTSX 60PairCorr
  0.96XIC iShares Core SPTSXPairCorr
  0.96ZCN BMO SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.97VCN Vanguard FTSE CanadaPairCorr
  0.97HXT Global X SPTSXPairCorr
  0.96QCN Mackenzie Canadian EquityPairCorr
  0.93WXM First Asset MorningstarPairCorr
  0.96TTP TD Canadian EquityPairCorr
  0.97VCE Vanguard FTSE CanadaPairCorr
  0.98XIT iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.92HOG Global X PipelinesPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.53HED BetaPro SPTSX CappedPairCorr

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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 Canadian Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Canadian 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 Canadian'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.

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