First Trust Correlations

FEX Etf  USD 127.44  0.17  0.13%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Large and Direxion Shares ETF is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak 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

Almost no diversification

The correlation between First Trust Large and DJI is 0.91 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Large 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 Large. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in housing.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.7VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.64SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.64IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.96VIG Vanguard DividendPairCorr
  0.99RSP Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.64IWB iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.96DFAC Dimensional Core EquityPairCorr
  0.9SPLG SSgA Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.65USD ProShares Ultra SemiPairCorr
  0.94SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.95SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.97PSI Invesco Dynamic SemiPairCorr
  0.98DISV Dimensional ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.96BSMS Invesco BulletShares 2028PairCorr
  0.93NAPR Innovator Nasdaq 100PairCorr
  0.98FNDA Schwab Fundamental SmallPairCorr
  0.98DWM WisdomTree InternationalPairCorr
  0.97VYMI Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.69BDEC Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.93QTAP Innovator Growth 100PairCorr
  0.92EMIF iShares Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.69SLV iShares Silver Trust Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.9ERET iShares EnvironmentallyPairCorr
  0.97KNGZ First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.75PDEC Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.99VLU SPDR SP 1500PairCorr
  0.96DXJ WisdomTree Japan HedgedPairCorr
  0.97CCNR CoreCommodity NaturalPairCorr
  0.97HEEM iShares Currency HedgedPairCorr
  0.99JEPI JPMorgan Equity PremiumPairCorr
  0.98DFIC Dimensional InternationalPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.71GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin TrustPairCorr
  0.4TECL Direxion Daily TechnologyPairCorr
  0.33ROM ProShares Ultra TechPairCorr
  0.62ENTR EntrepreneurSharesPairCorr

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.