First Trust Correlations

FDV Etf   28.68  0.07  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Capital and SPDR Global Dow is 0.71 (i.e., Poor 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Capital and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Capital and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Capital. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in small area income & poverty estimates.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.86VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.79VYM Vanguard High DividendPairCorr
  0.79IWD iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.86DGRO iShares Core DividendPairCorr
  0.73IVE iShares SP 500PairCorr
  0.73SPYV SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.75IUSV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.93NOBL ProShares SP 500PairCorr
  0.74FNDX Schwab Fundamental LargePairCorr
  0.63VLUE iShares MSCI USAPairCorr
  0.7GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.73JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.74NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.68AGQ ProShares Ultra SilverPairCorr
  0.75GDMN WisdomTree Efficient GoldPairCorr
  0.67SHNY Microsectors GoldPairCorr
  0.68AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.66JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.71WMT Walmart Common Stock Aggressive PushPairCorr

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
DGT  0.51  0.03  0.02  0.08  0.63 
 1.07 
 2.78 
GRPM  0.80 (0.07) 0.00 (0.01) 0.00 
 2.07 
 4.32 
NTSI  0.53  0.03  0.03  0.09  0.57 
 1.10 
 2.86 
SIXA  0.45 (0.02)(0.06) 0.02  0.48 
 0.87 
 2.24 
BRNY  0.69  0.01  0.01  0.06  1.03 
 1.36 
 3.76 
VFQY  0.65 (0.02)(0.02) 0.03  0.92 
 1.33 
 3.10 
RSPG  1.04 (0.03)(0.04)(0.01) 1.52 
 1.96 
 5.76 
QINT  0.55  0.05  0.04  0.11  0.70 
 1.29 
 2.80 
FNY  1.08 (0.07)(0.03) 0.00  1.44 
 1.94 
 6.47 
DBJP  0.81  0.10  0.08  0.15  1.07 
 2.03 
 8.31