First Trust Correlations

FHC Etf  CAD 26.13  0.45  1.69%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Dow and First Asset Morningstar is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Trust moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Trust Dow moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Excellent diversification

The correlation between First Trust Dow and DJI is -0.55 (i.e., Excellent diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Dow and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with First Etf

  0.89XIT iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.89TEC TD Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.78CYBR Evolve Cyber SecurityPairCorr
  0.76HBLK Blockchain TechnologiesPairCorr
  0.79CBCX CI Galaxy BlockchainPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.86COW iShares Global AgricPairCorr
  0.83ZWU BMO Covered CallPairCorr
  0.76XST iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.75CWW iShares Global WaterPairCorr
  0.7FHE First Trust IndxxPairCorr
  0.62ZUT BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.62ZUB BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.62CALL Evolve Banks EnhancedPairCorr
  0.6ZBK BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.39HBGD Global X BigPairCorr
  0.86HPF Harvest Energy LeadersPairCorr
  0.85XEG iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.85NXF First Asset EnergyPairCorr
  0.81GDV Global Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.8UDIV Manulife Smart DividendPairCorr
  0.79CTMB CI Target 2029PairCorr
  0.77MINT-B Manulife MultifactorPairCorr
  0.73WSHR Wealthsimple ShariahPairCorr
  0.67RAAA Corton Enhanced IncomePairCorr
  0.67BMAX Brompton Enhanced MultiPairCorr
  0.62ZMID BMO SP MidPairCorr
  0.61CALL-B Evolve Banks EnhancedPairCorr
  0.57ZWK BMO Covered CallPairCorr
  0.56XEN iShares Jantzi SocialPairCorr
  0.55VAB Vanguard CanadianPairCorr
  0.53CVD iShares Convertible BondPairCorr
  0.44CPD iShares SPTSX CanadianPairCorr
  0.88XDUH iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.84EIT-UN Canoe EIT IncomePairCorr
  0.83XSB iShares Canadian ShortPairCorr
  0.82ZUD BMO Dividend HedgedPairCorr
  0.81ZEO BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.77GCTB Guardian Ultra ShortPairCorr

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

XOMMRK
CRMMSFT
UBERMSFT
AUBER
AMSFT
MRKF
  

High negative correlations

XOMMSFT
MRKMSFT
XOMCRM
XOMA
MRKUBER
CRMT

First Trust Competition 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
META  1.47  0.07  0.04  0.14  1.43 
 3.43 
 13.69 
MSFT  1.33 (0.37) 0.00 (1.03) 0.00 
 1.90 
 13.28 
UBER  1.55 (0.39) 0.00 (0.71) 0.00 
 2.46 
 11.09 
F  1.21  0.03  0.02  0.07  1.25 
 3.34 
 7.16 
T  1.01  0.14  0.10 (18.48) 0.95 
 3.87 
 5.31 
A  1.27 (0.31) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 2.90 
 7.85 
CRM  1.72 (0.42) 0.00 (0.40) 0.00 
 2.94 
 12.37 
JPM  1.26 (0.10) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 2.34 
 7.38 
MRK  1.29  0.43  0.31  0.77  0.98 
 2.93 
 8.74 
XOM  1.27  0.39  0.25  1.59  1.08 
 2.90 
 6.83 

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