IShares Canadian Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between iShares Canadian Real and iShares Canadian Short is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Canadian moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Canadian Real moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Canadian Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between iShares Canadian Real and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Canadian Real and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.9ZRR BMO Real ReturnPairCorr
  0.85ZAG BMO Aggregate BondPairCorr
  0.86XBB iShares Canadian UniversePairCorr
  0.82TCLB TD Canadian LongPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.39XIC iShares Core SPTSXPairCorr
  0.39ZCN BMO SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.37XIU iShares SPTSX 60PairCorr
  0.31ZSP BMO SP 500PairCorr
  0.31VFV Vanguard SP 500PairCorr

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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.
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IShares Canadian Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Canadian 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 Canadian'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.

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