Financial Select Correlations

XLF Etf  USD 51.65  0.04  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Financial Select Sector and iShares Russell Mid Cap is 0.75 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Financial Select 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.

Financial Select Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Financial Select Sector and DJI is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Financial Select Sector and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Your Current Watchlist to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Financial Select Sector. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Moving together with Financial Etf

  0.99VFH Vanguard Financials IndexPairCorr
  0.97IYF iShares Financials ETFPairCorr
  0.99FNCL Fidelity MSCI FinancialsPairCorr
  0.99IYG iShares FinancialPairCorr
  0.71FXO First Trust FinancialsPairCorr
  0.71IXG iShares Global FinancialsPairCorr

Moving against Financial Etf

  0.69XLU Utilities Select Sector Aggressive PushPairCorr

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

SCHFIXUS
IVEIWR
DIAIWR
DIAIVE
SCHFIVE
SCHFIWR
  

High negative correlations

VONGSCHF
VONGIXUS
VONGIVE
VONGIWR
XLVVONG
DIAVONG

Financial Select Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Financial Etf performing well and Financial Select 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 Financial Select'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
SPYG  0.75 (0.11) 0.00 (0.09) 0.00 
 1.22 
 5.81 
IWR  0.65  0.03  0.03  0.09  0.75 
 1.61 
 4.18 
IWB  0.56 (0.05)(0.07) 0.00  0.79 
 1.06 
 3.61 
VDIGX  0.50  0.01 (0.01) 0.08  0.49 
 1.12 
 3.27 
IXUS  0.59  0.12  0.12  0.23  0.58 
 1.33 
 3.30 
IVE  0.52  0.03  0.03  0.10  0.52 
 1.05 
 3.06 
SCHF  0.62  0.14  0.15  0.25  0.61 
 1.46 
 3.11 
VONG  0.72 (0.16) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 1.26 
 4.63 
DIA  0.63  0.01  0.01  0.07  0.69 
 1.27 
 3.81 
XLV  0.75  0.06  0.06  0.16  0.59 
 1.97 
 3.98