IShares Global Correlations

CIF Etf  CAD 57.73  0.09  0.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Global Infra and Invesco Canadian Dividend is 0.45 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Global moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Global Infrastructure moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Global Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between iShares Global Infrastructure and DJI is 0.27 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Global Infrastructure and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.81CINF CI Global InfrastructurePairCorr
  0.63QINF Mackenzie Global InfPairCorr
  0.75HULC Global X LargePairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.42HGU BetaPro Canadian GoldPairCorr
  0.39ZGD BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.58NDIV NBI Canadian DividendPairCorr
  0.46MXF CI First AssetPairCorr
  0.45ZJG BMO Junior GoldPairCorr
  0.33GLDX Global X GoldPairCorr

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

HDIVPDC
VEFPDC
VGHXHY
VGHQAH
VGHWSRI
QAHVEF
  

High negative correlations

QAHUMAX
UMAXXHY
HDIVUMAX
VEFUMAX
DXGUMAX
UMAXPDC

IShares Global Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Global 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 Global'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
PDC  0.32  0.06  0.00  0.29  0.29 
 0.64 
 2.11 
XHY  0.18  0.00 (0.32) 0.04  0.15 
 0.42 
 0.90 
WSRD  0.54  0.02 (0.05) 0.13  0.56 
 1.13 
 3.11 
UMAX  0.29  0.01 (0.13) 0.15  0.39 
 0.53 
 1.66 
VEF  0.47  0.07  0.03  0.25  0.62 
 1.02 
 3.06 
WSRI  0.45  0.00 (0.07) 0.09  0.54 
 0.87 
 3.65 
DXG  0.80 (0.03)(0.05) 0.03  1.03 
 1.52 
 4.67 
QAH  0.61  0.01 (0.03) 0.09  0.85 
 1.16 
 4.68 
VGH  0.57  0.00 (0.05) 0.08  0.67 
 1.06 
 2.79 
HDIV  0.59  0.08  0.04  0.26  0.66 
 1.13 
 3.76 

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