IShares High Correlations

XHY Etf  CAD 16.93  0.08  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares High Yield and iShares IG Corporate is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares High moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares High Yield moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares High Correlation With Market

Average diversification

The correlation between iShares High Yield and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares High Yield and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.63ZJK BMO High YieldPairCorr
  0.85ZHY BMO High YieldPairCorr
  0.73XSI iShares Short TermPairCorr
  0.68XIU iShares SPTSX 60PairCorr
  0.69XSP iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.68XIC iShares Core SPTSXPairCorr
  0.68ZCN BMO SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.62ZSP BMO SP 500PairCorr
  0.61VFV Vanguard SP 500PairCorr
  0.75ZEB BMO SPTSX EqualPairCorr

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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 High Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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