IShares Basic Correlations

IYM Etf  USD 155.48  0.12  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Basic Materials and iShares Telecommunications ETF is 0.54 (i.e., Very weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Basic moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Basic Materials moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Basic Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between iShares Basic Materials and DJI is 0.03 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Basic Materials 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 iShares Basic Materials. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in private.

Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.88XLB Materials Select Sector Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.97VAW Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.7XME SPDR SP MetalsPairCorr
  0.89MOO VanEck Agribusiness ETFPairCorr
  0.87FXZ First Trust MaterialsPairCorr
  0.7TJUL Innovator Etfs TrustPairCorr
  0.76EASG Xtrackers MSCI EAFEPairCorr
  0.64ITDJ iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.8SIXS 6 Meridian SmallPairCorr
  0.63DFAX Dimensional WorldPairCorr
  0.76CPER United States CopperPairCorr
  0.78AVUV Avantis Small CapPairCorr
  0.69HYSD Columbia ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.68SGOL abrdn Physical GoldPairCorr
  0.69HEZU iShares Currency HedgedPairCorr
  0.78FLCV Federated Hermes ETFPairCorr
  0.62SLX VanEck Steel ETFPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.35USD ProShares Ultra SemiPairCorr

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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IShares Basic Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Basic 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 IShares Basic'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
IYZ  0.80  0.07  0.00  0.88  1.08 
 1.76 
 4.81 
INDY  0.52  0.03 (0.05) 0.29  0.54 
 1.17 
 3.29 
IYT  0.83  0.00  0.01  0.08  1.09 
 1.48 
 4.67 
IGE  0.83  0.00 (0.03) 0.07  1.07 
 1.51 
 4.36 
IAT  0.96  0.04  0.04  0.11  1.40 
 2.42 
 7.39 
IHE  0.75  0.18  0.19  0.38  0.45 
 1.76 
 4.45 
REM  0.73  0.06 (0.03)(0.34) 0.82 
 1.38 
 3.74 
QLC  0.59  0.07  0.00  1.92  0.82 
 1.21 
 3.48 
FDRR  0.53  0.00 (0.02) 0.07  0.64 
 1.24 
 2.70 
IXG  0.57  0.02  0.01  0.10  0.67 
 1.21 
 3.09