IShares Core Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between iShares Core Canadian and iShares High Yield is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Core moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Core Canadian moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Core Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between iShares Core Canadian and DJI is 0.23 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Core Canadian and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

The ability to find closely correlated positions to IShares Core 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 Core 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 Core - 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 Core Canadian to buy it.

Moving together with IShares Etf

0.98	ZFL	BMO Long Federal	Pair Corr
0.91	ZPL	BMO Long Provincial	Pair Corr
0.87	ZLC	BMO Long Corporate	Pair Corr
0.93	VLB	Vanguard Canadian Long	Pair Corr

Moving against IShares Etf

0.67	HZU	BetaPro Silver 2x	Pair Corr
0.67	ZGD	BMO Equal Weight	Pair Corr
0.63	HGU	BetaPro Canadian Gold	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	XHY	ZFM	SMAX	FCIV	PDC	QAH	HPR	IGB	WSRD	HXQ
XHY		-0.32	0.18	0.59	0.6	0.76	0.63	0.56	0.55	0.24	XHY
ZFM	-0.32		0.28	-0.58	-0.71	-0.24	-0.54	0.16	0.23	0.4	ZFM
SMAX	0.18	0.28		-0.01	0.18	0.6	0.01	0.12	0.56	0.64	SMAX
FCIV	0.59	-0.58	-0.01		0.72	0.47	0.74	-0.07	0.18	-0.08	FCIV
PDC	0.6	-0.71	0.18	0.72		0.54	0.64	-0.01	0.23	-0.16	PDC
QAH	0.76	-0.24	0.6	0.47	0.54		0.53	0.49	0.64	0.49	QAH
HPR	0.63	-0.54	0.01	0.74	0.64	0.53		0.06	0.1	0.1	HPR
IGB	0.56	0.16	0.12	-0.07	-0.01	0.49	0.06		0.59	0.28	IGB
WSRD	0.55	0.23	0.56	0.18	0.23	0.64	0.1	0.59		0.44	WSRD
HXQ	0.24	0.4	0.64	-0.08	-0.16	0.49	0.1	0.28	0.44		HXQ
	XHY	ZFM	SMAX	FCIV	PDC	QAH	HPR	IGB	WSRD	HXQ

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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

QAH	+ 0.76	XHY
HPR	+ 0.74	FCIV
PDC	+ 0.72	FCIV
HXQ	+ 0.64	SMAX
HPR	+ 0.64	PDC
WSRD	+ 0.64	QAH

High negative correlations

PDC	- 0.71	ZFM
FCIV	- 0.58	ZFM
HPR	- 0.54	ZFM
ZFM	- 0.32	XHY
QAH	- 0.24	ZFM
HXQ	- 0.16	PDC

IShares Core Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Core 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 Core'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
XHY	0.18	(0.01)	(0.27)	(0.01)	0.17	(0.24)	0.42	(0.30)	0.91
ZFM	0.19	(0.03)	0.00	(0.39)	0.00	0.00	0.27	(0.47)	1.41
SMAX	0.59	0.03	(0.01)	0.15	0.72	(0.59)	1.40	(1.24)	3.94
FCIV	0.66	0.01	(0.01)	0.08	1.08	(0.66)	1.16	(1.48)	6.52
PDC	0.32	0.06	0.04	0.29	0.29	(0.34)	0.68	(0.68)	2.12
QAH	0.60	0.00	(0.03)	0.06	0.82	(0.58)	1.16	(1.24)	4.68
HPR	0.22	0.05	(0.01)	0.91	0.18	(0.26)	0.48	(0.49)	1.38
IGB	0.10	(0.02)	0.00	(0.46)	0.00	0.00	0.22	(0.16)	0.65
WSRD	0.54	0.02	(0.02)	0.12	0.56	(0.64)	1.13	(1.04)	3.11
HXQ	0.83	(0.05)	0.00	(0.02)	0.00	0.00	1.80	(1.89)	4.72

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