First Trust Correlations

FHC Etf  CAD 26.15  0.13  0.50%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Dow and First Asset Morningstar is -0.04 (i.e., Good diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Trust moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Trust Dow moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Excellent diversification

The correlation between First Trust Dow and DJI is -0.54 (i.e., Excellent diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Dow and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with First Etf

  0.89XIT iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.89TEC TD Global TechnologyPairCorr
  0.78CYBR Evolve Cyber SecurityPairCorr
  0.76HBLK Blockchain TechnologiesPairCorr
  0.78CBCX CI Galaxy BlockchainPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.85COW iShares Global AgricPairCorr
  0.77ZWU BMO Covered CallPairCorr
  0.74XST iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.71CWW iShares Global WaterPairCorr
  0.63FHE First Trust IndxxPairCorr
  0.63ZUB BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.63CALL Evolve Banks EnhancedPairCorr
  0.6ZBK BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.45ZUT BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.37HBGD Global X BigPairCorr
  0.84XEG iShares SPTSX CappedPairCorr
  0.84HPF Harvest Energy LeadersPairCorr
  0.83NXF First Asset EnergyPairCorr
  0.8GDV Global Dividend GrowthPairCorr
  0.79UDIV Manulife Smart DividendPairCorr
  0.76CTMB CI Target 2029PairCorr
  0.75MINT-B Manulife MultifactorPairCorr
  0.7WSHR Wealthsimple ShariahPairCorr
  0.65BMAX Brompton Enhanced MultiPairCorr
  0.64RAAA Corton Enhanced IncomePairCorr
  0.63CALL-B Evolve Banks EnhancedPairCorr
  0.57ZWK BMO Covered CallPairCorr
  0.55XEN iShares Jantzi SocialPairCorr
  0.54ZMID BMO SP MidPairCorr
  0.51CVD iShares Convertible BondPairCorr
  0.46VAB Vanguard CanadianPairCorr
  0.41CPD iShares SPTSX CanadianPairCorr
  0.86XDUH iShares Core MSCIPairCorr
  0.83EIT-UN Canoe EIT IncomePairCorr
  0.81ZUD BMO Dividend HedgedPairCorr
  0.8XSB iShares Canadian ShortPairCorr
  0.78ZEO BMO Equal WeightPairCorr
  0.78GCTB Guardian Ultra ShortPairCorr

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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CRMMSFT
UBERMSFT
AUBER
AMSFT
MRKF
  

High negative correlations

XOMMSFT
MRKMSFT
XOMCRM
MRKUBER
XOMA
CRMT

First Trust Competition 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
META  1.50  0.02  0.00  0.07  1.52 
 3.43 
 13.69 
MSFT  1.32 (0.38) 0.00 (1.03) 0.00 
 1.90 
 13.28 
UBER  1.51 (0.44) 0.00 (0.83) 0.00 
 2.41 
 11.09 
F  1.21  0.07  0.05  0.13  1.18 
 3.34 
 7.16 
T  1.00  0.21  0.17  6.48  0.77 
 3.87 
 5.31 
A  1.25 (0.33) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 2.90 
 7.85 
CRM  1.71 (0.45) 0.00 (0.42) 0.00 
 2.94 
 12.37 
JPM  1.27 (0.10) 0.00 (0.02) 0.00 
 2.34 
 7.38 
MRK  1.29  0.43  0.31  0.78  1.00 
 2.93 
 8.74 
XOM  1.25  0.32  0.20  1.60  1.14 
 2.68 
 6.83 

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