First Trust Correlations

QTEC Etf  USD 231.62  0.19  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust NASDAQ and VanEck UraniumNuclear Energy is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak 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 NASDAQ 100 Technol and DJI is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technol and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust NASDAQ 100 Technology. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in services.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.94VGT Vanguard InformationPairCorr
  0.92XLK Technology Select SectorPairCorr
  0.91IYW iShares Technology ETFPairCorr
  0.8SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.81SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETFPairCorr
  0.62CIBR First Trust NASDAQPairCorr
  0.94FTEC Fidelity MSCI InformationPairCorr
  0.89IGM iShares Expanded TechPairCorr
  0.72PTIR GraniteShares 2x LongPairCorr
  0.72PLTU Direxion Daily PLTRPairCorr
  0.74IYJ iShares Industrials ETF Low VolatilityPairCorr
  0.73INTC IntelPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.56VZ Verizon Communications Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.55T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.39PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.38TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
NLR  2.22 (0.05) 0.00  0.05  2.86 
 4.92 
 12.86 
NUGO  0.86 (0.08)(0.05) 0.00  1.33 
 1.74 
 5.26 
GRNY  0.95 (0.07)(0.03) 0.02  1.36 
 1.60 
 5.05 
XME  1.77  0.13  0.07  0.15  2.41 
 4.12 
 13.65 
LRGF  0.56 (0.04)(0.05) 0.03  0.89 
 1.14 
 3.29 
FNGD  2.70  0.32  0.00 (0.03) 3.43 
 6.56 
 20.83 
IYH  0.65  0.13  0.14  0.26  0.45 
 2.23 
 4.69 
IWX  0.47  0.02  0.01  0.10  0.45 
 0.98 
 2.53 
EWU  0.60  0.01 (0.03) 0.09  0.52 
 1.33 
 2.75 
USRT  0.60 (0.06) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.01 
 3.70