First Trust Correlations

AFLG Etf  USD 39.10  0.41  1.04%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Active and Dimensional ETF Trust is 0.96 (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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Active and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Active and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Active. 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

  0.97VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.95SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.95IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.91VIG Vanguard DividendPairCorr
  0.95VV Vanguard Large CapPairCorr
  0.88RSP Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.96IWB iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.94ESGU iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.97DFAC Dimensional Core EquityPairCorr
  0.73FB ProShares Trust ProSharesPairCorr
  0.97TOT Advisor Managed PortPairCorr
  0.86DUKH Ocean Park HighPairCorr
  0.88FTBI First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.76SMLV SPDR SSGA SmallPairCorr
  0.84FLCV Federated Hermes ETFPairCorr
  0.89QLC FlexShares Quality LargePairCorr
  0.86CSD Invesco SP SpinPairCorr
  0.97QULL ETRACS 2x LeveragedPairCorr
  0.87SCZ iShares MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.72SIXS 6 Meridian SmallPairCorr
  0.97GUSA Goldman Sachs MarketBetaPairCorr
  0.67XLK Technology Select SectorPairCorr
  0.95VOO Vanguard SP 500PairCorr
  0.91TJUL Innovator Etfs TrustPairCorr
  0.82HYSD Columbia ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.74QQH HCM Defender 100PairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.88VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.59NFLX Netflix Sell-off TrendPairCorr

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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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
DFVX  0.52 (0.01)(0.02) 0.05  0.70 
 1.04 
 2.54 
SIXA  0.45 (0.02)(0.08) 0.02  0.48 
 0.87 
 2.23 
CFO  0.53 (0.03)(0.06) 0.02  0.68 
 0.94 
 2.48 
CAOS  0.07 (0.01)(0.57) 0.47  0.08 
 0.18 
 0.66 
ALLW  0.48  0.04 (0.03) 0.62  0.52 
 0.95 
 2.68 
DBJP  0.81  0.09  0.07  0.15  1.07 
 2.03 
 8.31 
NTSI  0.53  0.07  0.04  0.44  0.57 
 1.10 
 2.86 
AVSU  0.61  0.01  0.01  0.07  0.90 
 1.39 
 3.35 
FLSP  0.42  0.05 (0.01) 1.03  0.41 
 0.81 
 2.31 
EFAX  0.56  0.03  0.02  0.10  0.72 
 1.11 
 2.56