First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Expanded and First Trust Exchange Traded is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of First Trust 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Expanded and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Expanded 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 First Trust Expanded. 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 First Etf

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  0.96CIBR First Trust NASDAQPairCorr
  0.98FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.93IGV iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.97FDN First Trust DowPairCorr
  0.99IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.73DIG ProShares Ultra OilPairCorr
  0.88USD ProShares Ultra Semi Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.65SGG Barclays CapitalPairCorr
  0.86YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.86TBT ProShares UltraShortPairCorr
  0.85ATMP Barclays ETN Select Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.7AMZA InfraCap MLP ETFPairCorr
  0.93AXP American Express Fiscal Year End 24th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.84BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.78HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.84WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.69XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.84CAT Caterpillar Fiscal Year End 3rd of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.76DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.69T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.63NRGU Bank Of MontrealPairCorr
  0.84MRK Merck Company Fiscal Year End 6th of February 2025 PairCorr
  0.77KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.72BA Boeing Fiscal Year End 29th of January 2025 PairCorr
  0.59PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.59PFE Pfizer Inc Fiscal Year End 4th of February 2025 PairCorr

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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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YSEPYJUN
YSEPYDEC
YJUNMDEV
YDECMDEV
YSEPMDEV
  
High negative correlations   
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First Trust Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Etf performing well and First Trust 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 First Trust'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.