IShares Canadian Correlations

XDV Etf  CAD 39.81  0.19  0.47%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Canadian Select and BMO Covered Call is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Canadian moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Canadian Select moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Canadian Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between iShares Canadian Select and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Canadian Select and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.81ZWC BMO Canadian HighPairCorr
  0.78CDZ iShares SPTSX CanadianPairCorr
  0.82PDC Invesco Canadian DividendPairCorr
  0.79XEI iShares SPTSX CompositePairCorr
  0.91VDY Vanguard FTSE CanadianPairCorr
  0.64ZDV BMO Canadian DividendPairCorr
  0.81DGRC CI Canada QualityPairCorr
  0.89CDIV Manulife Smart DividendPairCorr
  0.72HXH Global X CanadianPairCorr
  0.7HGU BetaPro Canadian GoldPairCorr
  0.64SVR iShares Silver BullionPairCorr
  0.63SBT Silver Bullion TrustPairCorr
  0.63HUZ Global X SilverPairCorr
  0.73MNS Royal Canadian MintPairCorr
  0.75ZGD BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.73ZJG BMO Junior GoldPairCorr
  0.72XGD iShares SPTSX GlobalPairCorr

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 Canadian Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Canadian 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 Canadian'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
XFN  0.51  0.07  0.06  0.37  0.58 
 1.23 
 3.04 
HXCN  0.61  0.06  0.03  0.27  1.00 
 1.16 
 3.67 
XFH  0.46  0.07  0.07  0.29  0.49 
 1.08 
 2.37 
HMAX  0.39  0.06  0.06  0.33  0.42 
 0.89 
 2.41 
FCUV  0.75 (0.01)(0.02) 0.02  1.10 
 1.35 
 5.98 
CACB  0.15 (0.01)(0.17)(0.11) 0.21 
 0.25 
 1.00 
ZNQ  0.72 (0.09) 0.00 (0.17) 0.00 
 1.43 
 5.48 
ZWC  0.35  0.08  0.10  0.77  0.34 
 0.78 
 1.97 
VGG  0.52 (0.02)(0.07)(0.02) 0.61 
 0.94 
 3.13 
ZWU  0.38  0.03 (0.02)(0.38) 0.44 
 0.65 
 1.69 

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