First Trust Correlations

FEX Etf  USD 116.55  1.31  1.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Large and First Trust Large is 0.84 (i.e., Very 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

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 commodities.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.97VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.96SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.96IVV iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.97VIG Vanguard DividendPairCorr
  0.96VV Vanguard Large CapPairCorr
  0.95RSP Invesco SP 500PairCorr
  0.96IWB iShares Russell 1000PairCorr
  0.96ESGU iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.99DFAC Dimensional Core EquityPairCorr
  0.96SPLG SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.75USD ProShares Ultra SemiPairCorr
  0.83BULZ MicroSectors SolactivePairCorr
  0.75WGMI Valkyrie Bitcoin MinersPairCorr
  0.89FNGO MicroSectors FANG IndexPairCorr
  0.85GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.85JNUG Direxion Daily JuniorPairCorr
  0.87NUGT Direxion Daily GoldPairCorr
  0.88FNGG Direxion Daily SelectPairCorr
  0.84GDMN WisdomTree Efficient Gold Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.67CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.86AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.71HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.84TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.83GE GE Aerospace Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.84DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.88BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.81KO Coca Cola Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.56DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.52BA BoeingPairCorr

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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
FTC  0.66  0.01  0.01  0.06  0.78 
 1.52 
 5.24 
FTA  0.61 (0.01)(0.01) 0.04  0.59 
 1.45 
 4.49 
FNX  0.73  0.01  0.04  0.06  0.72 
 1.89 
 6.04 
FXL  0.92  0.02  0.03  0.06  1.14 
 2.28 
 6.73 
FYX  0.90  0.04  0.08  0.07  0.86 
 2.37 
 7.50 
KLMT  0.47  0.04  0.05  0.10  0.50 
 1.18 
 4.02 
RPV  0.65  0.03  0.04  0.07  0.65 
 1.39 
 4.70 
GSEW  0.50 (0.02)(0.03) 0.03  0.58 
 1.25 
 4.23 
SCHY  0.46  0.04  0.02  0.12  0.47 
 1.04 
 2.62 
FDLO  0.36  0.01 (0.01) 0.07  0.46 
 0.87 
 2.87