Utilities Select Correlations

XLU Etf  USD 43.35  0.25  0.58%   
The current 90-days correlation between Utilities Select Sector and iShares Russell Mid Cap is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Utilities 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

Utilities Select Correlation With Market

Excellent diversification

The correlation between Utilities Select Sector and DJI is -0.59 (i.e., Excellent diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Utilities 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 Utilities 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Utilities Etf

  1.0VPU Vanguard Utilities IndexPairCorr
  1.0FUTY Fidelity MSCI UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.98IDU iShares Utilities ETFPairCorr
  0.7FXU First Trust UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.85PUI Invesco DWA UtilitiesPairCorr
  0.78UTES Virtus Reaves UtilitiesPairCorr

Moving against Utilities Etf

  0.79AMPS BlackrockPairCorr
  0.67OASC OneAscent Small CapPairCorr
  0.53VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.52JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.48NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.47GGLL Direxion Daily GOOGL Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.43FBL GraniteShares 15x LongPairCorr
  0.41AGQ ProShares Ultra SilverPairCorr
  0.36RDIV Invesco SP UltraPairCorr
  0.65AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.64AHYB American Century ETFPairCorr
  0.59WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.54BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.52BINC BlackRock ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.52MRK Merck Company Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.5DD Dupont De Nemours Earnings Call TodayPairCorr
  0.44MCD McDonalds Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.41DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.38CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

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

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High negative correlations

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Utilities Select Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Utilities Etf performing well and Utilities 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 Utilities 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
FNDX  0.55  0.08  0.10  0.18  0.41 
 1.36 
 2.98 
VEXPX  0.82  0.00  0.01  0.08  0.87 
 1.64 
 4.15 
EEM  0.72  0.08  0.06  0.20  0.69 
 1.77 
 5.01 
SDY  0.53  0.14  0.21  0.36  0.12 
 1.24 
 2.84 
IWP  0.83 (0.16) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.41 
 4.02 
GDX  2.14  0.41  0.12  0.37  2.97 
 4.82 
 18.62 
VOOG  0.78 (0.12) 0.00 (0.07) 0.00 
 1.32 
 4.86 
IDEV  0.62  0.09  0.08  0.19  0.65 
 1.22 
 3.05 
EWJ  0.75  0.08  0.07  0.17  0.76 
 2.11 
 4.27 
ACWI  0.58 (0.01)(0.03) 0.07  0.75 
 1.11 
 3.29