First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Expanded and First Trust Exchange Traded is 0.92 (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

Modest diversification

The correlation between First Trust Expanded and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest 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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  0.96IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.95CIBR First Trust NASDAQPairCorr
  0.96FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.83IGV iShares Expanded Tech Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.9FDN First Trust DowPairCorr
  0.96IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.9VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.94SPY SPDR SP 500 Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.93IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.93VUG Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.61VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.71RFDA RiverFront DynamicPairCorr

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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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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.