First Trust/confluence Correlations

FOVIX Fund  USD 26.85  0.08  0.30%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust/confluence and First Trust Managed is 0.13 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of First Trust/confluence 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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Trust/confluence Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trustconfluence Small and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trustconfluence Small and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trustconfluence Small. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.89FOVCX First Trust/confluencePairCorr
  0.8FOVAX First Trust/confluencePairCorr

Moving against First Mutual Fund

  0.79VARAX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.78VARCX First Trust MergerPairCorr
  0.77VARBX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.63FTMAX Franklin TempletonPairCorr
  0.62FTMCX First Trust MultiPairCorr
  0.61CWAIX First Trust ManagedPairCorr
  0.6FPECX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.56FPEIX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.56FPEAX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.55FPEFX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.55FPERX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.78SOIUX Spirit Of AmericaPairCorr
  0.67DNP Dnp Select IncomePairCorr
  0.67CDHIX Calvert Developed MarketPairCorr
  0.57RBHTX American Funds 2045PairCorr
  0.56ISIVX Voya Stock IndexPairCorr
  0.53LZUOX Lazard Strategic EquityPairCorr
  0.52PYTRX Putman Absolute ReturnPairCorr
  0.48FTRGX Federated Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.47FXNAX Fidelity Bond IndexPairCorr
  0.47VWNFX Vanguard WindsorPairCorr
  0.46FSSNX Fidelity Small CapPairCorr
  0.45RGOFX American Funds IncomePairCorr
  0.42HRACX Hartford GrowthPairCorr

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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FDHAXFDHCX
VARCXVARBX
FDHCXFDHIX
FTMCXFTMAX
FTMCXCWAIX
  

High negative correlations

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FOVIXFTMCX
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First Trust/confluence Mutual Fund 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/confluence'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
CWAIX  0.09  0.03 (0.61)(3.60) 0.00 
 0.30 
 0.70 
FTMAX  0.09  0.03 (0.46)(1.99) 0.00 
 0.21 
 0.71 
FTMCX  0.10  0.02 (0.49)(0.63) 0.00 
 0.20 
 0.70 
FDHIX  0.08  0.01 (0.58)(0.26) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.83 
FDHCX  0.09  0.01 (0.64)(0.15) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.83 
FDHAX  0.09  0.01 (0.53)(0.22) 0.00 
 0.22 
 0.83 
VARBX  0.05  0.02  0.00  0.93  0.00 
 0.09 
 0.27 
VARCX  0.06  0.01 (0.79) 0.43  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.28 
VARAX  0.06  0.02 (0.76) 1.07  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.28 
FOVIX  0.90 (0.03) 0.00  0.23  0.00 
 2.06 
 6.50