First Trust Correlations

MMSC Etf  USD 25.85  0.03  0.12%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Multi and Morgan Stanley ETF is 0.8 (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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Multi Manager and DJI is 0.74 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Multi Manager and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Multi Manager. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in population.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.98VBK Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.98IWO iShares Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.88IJT iShares SP SmallPairCorr
  0.88SLYG SPDR SP 600PairCorr
  0.76PBW Invesco WilderHill CleanPairCorr
  0.85JKK iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.98VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.97VRTGX Vanguard Russell 2000PairCorr
  0.88VIOG Vanguard SP SmallPairCorr
  0.96ISCG iShares MorningstarPairCorr
  0.89WSML iShares MSCI WorldPairCorr
  0.68CPSR Calamos SP 500PairCorr
  0.71JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.72INOV Innovator ETFs TrustPairCorr
  0.83RSSE First Trust ExchangePairCorr
  0.77ITA iShares Aerospace Defense Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.82SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.74INTC Intel Buyout TrendPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.56SWIN Alps Symbol ChangePairCorr
  0.36JEM 707 Cayman HoldingsPairCorr
  0.56T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.48PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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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
CDEI  0.57 (0.01)(0.03) 0.07  0.77 
 1.19 
 3.21 
GK  0.83 (0.09)(0.07)(0.01) 1.20 
 1.59 
 5.15 
MART  0.27  0.01 (0.09) 0.10  0.35 
 0.58 
 1.75 
IWMW  0.54 (0.03)(0.04) 0.05  0.89 
 1.21 
 4.84 
JMID  0.80 (0.08)(0.06) 0.01  1.15 
 1.50 
 4.23 
LFEQ  0.58 (0.03)(0.04) 0.05  0.77 
 1.19 
 3.32 
ROKT  1.53  0.15  0.12  0.17  1.52 
 3.41 
 6.96 
BTR  0.55 (0.01)(0.04) 0.07  0.63 
 0.96 
 2.66 
MFUL  0.19 (0.02)(0.28) 0.01  0.23 
 0.37 
 1.20 
MCSE  0.76 (0.09) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 1.26 
 3.58