IShares ESG Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between iShares ESG Advanced and iShares MSCI Canada is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares ESG moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares ESG Advanced moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares ESG Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between iShares ESG Advanced and DJI is 0.79 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares ESG Advanced and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

The ability to find closely correlated positions to IShares ESG could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace IShares ESG when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back IShares ESG - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling iShares ESG Advanced to buy it.

Moving together with IShares Etf

0.9	XIU	iShares SPTSX 60	Pair Corr
0.86	XIC	iShares Core SPTSX	Pair Corr
0.86	ZCN	BMO SPTSX Capped	Pair Corr
0.87	VCN	Vanguard FTSE Canada	Pair Corr
0.9	HXT	Global X SPTSX	Pair Corr
0.87	HXCN	Global X SPTSX	Pair Corr
0.87	QCN	Mackenzie Canadian Equity	Pair Corr
0.84	WXM	First Asset Morningstar	Pair Corr
0.86	TTP	TD Canadian Equity	Pair Corr
0.7	HGU	BetaPro Canadian Gold	Pair Corr
0.78	ZGD	BMO Equal Weight	Pair Corr
0.77	ZJG	BMO Junior Gold	Pair Corr
0.75	XGD	iShares SPTSX Global	Pair Corr
0.91	HFU	BetaPro SPTSX Capped	Pair Corr
0.73	HEP	Global X Enhanced	Pair Corr
0.72	XBM	iShares SPTSX Global	Pair Corr
0.68	NBAL	Ninepoint Balanced	Pair Corr
0.65	XBAL	iShares Core Balanced	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	XUSR	FXM	XMU	XMD	HUTL	XMH	TPRF	EGIF	VE	XMV
XUSR		-0.45	0.19	-0.28	-0.1	-0.1	-0.21	-0.21	-0.17	-0.42	XUSR
FXM	-0.45		-0.11	0.96	0.57	0.88	0.83	0.75	0.9	0.94	FXM
XMU	0.19	-0.11		-0.23	-0.08	-0.18	-0.3	-0.34	-0.16	-0.01	XMU
XMD	-0.28	0.96	-0.23		0.58	0.94	0.87	0.83	0.92	0.89	XMD
HUTL	-0.1	0.57	-0.08	0.58		0.46	0.37	0.77	0.63	0.32	HUTL
XMH	-0.1	0.88	-0.18	0.94	0.46		0.91	0.73	0.93	0.86	XMH
TPRF	-0.21	0.83	-0.3	0.87	0.37	0.91		0.62	0.89	0.84	TPRF
EGIF	-0.21	0.75	-0.34	0.83	0.77	0.73	0.62		0.75	0.57	EGIF
VE	-0.17	0.9	-0.16	0.92	0.63	0.93	0.89	0.75		0.83	VE
XMV	-0.42	0.94	-0.01	0.89	0.32	0.86	0.84	0.57	0.83		XMV
	XUSR	FXM	XMU	XMD	HUTL	XMH	TPRF	EGIF	VE	XMV

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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

XMD	+ 0.96	FXM
XMV	+ 0.94	FXM
XMH	+ 0.94	XMD
VE	+ 0.93	XMH
VE	+ 0.92	XMD
TPRF	+ 0.91	XMH

High negative correlations

FXM	- 0.45	XUSR
XMV	- 0.42	XUSR
EGIF	- 0.34	XMU
TPRF	- 0.3	XMU
XMD	- 0.28	XUSR
XMD	- 0.23	XMU

IShares ESG Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares ESG 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 ESG'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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
XUSR	0.81	(0.10)	0.00	(0.14)	0.00	0.00	1.71	(2.09)	4.85
FXM	0.47	0.17	0.16	1.09	0.55	(0.55)	1.25	(1.04)	4.52
XMU	0.44	(0.01)	(0.10)	(0.02)	0.48	(0.56)	0.94	(0.79)	2.70
XMD	0.85	0.17	0.09	0.49	1.28	(0.87)	1.81	(2.40)	7.81
HUTL	0.42	0.05	0.01	0.43	0.47	(0.44)	0.83	(0.87)	2.42
XMH	0.70	0.07	0.05	0.27	0.75	(0.80)	1.66	(1.51)	4.13
TPRF	0.22	0.04	0.00	0.78	0.20	(0.26)	0.49	(0.41)	1.48
EGIF	0.24	0.09	0.00	0.70	0.00	0.00	0.28	0.00	6.38
VE	0.55	0.09	0.10	0.28	0.46	(0.62)	1.27	(1.00)	2.74
XMV	0.41	0.07	0.07	0.38	0.37	(0.48)	0.99	(0.74)	3.23

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