First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust S and ProShares Long OnlineShort is 0.62 (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 S Network and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust S Network and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust S Network. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.95XLY Consumer Discretionary Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.96VCR Vanguard ConsumerPairCorr
  0.93ITB iShares Home Construction Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.96FDIS Fidelity MSCI ConsumerPairCorr
  0.95XHB SPDR SP HomebuildersPairCorr
  0.96IYC iShares Consumer DisPairCorr
  0.92PEJ Invesco Dynamic LeisurePairCorr
  0.94FXD First Trust ConsumerPairCorr
  0.89RCD Ready CapitalPairCorr
  0.94XRT SPDR SP RetailPairCorr
  0.72WGMI Valkyrie Bitcoin MinersPairCorr
  0.63ITWO Proshares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.64IJT iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.75SPYV SPDR Portfolio SPPairCorr
  0.62FALN iShares Fallen AngelsPairCorr
  0.67RXI iShares Global ConsumerPairCorr
  0.61GSJY Goldman Sachs ActiveBetaPairCorr
  0.79BAC Bank of AmericaPairCorr
  0.61T ATT Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.82CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.73PFE Pfizer Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.81GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.74MMM 3M Company Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.89JNJ Johnson Johnson Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.85BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.71MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.85DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr
  0.85CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.68VZ Verizon Communications Aggressive PushPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.64IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.42KO Coca ColaPairCorr

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.