First Trust Correlations

FPECX Fund  USD 20.38  0.02  0.1%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Preferred and First Trust Managed is 0.41 (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. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Preferred and DJI is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Preferred 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 Trust Preferred. 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 private.

Moving together with First Mutual Fund

  0.96CWAIX First Trust ManagedPairCorr
  0.95FTMAX Franklin TempletonPairCorr
  0.95FTMCX First Trust MultiPairCorr
  0.84FDHIX First Trust ShortPairCorr
  0.8FDHCX First Trust ShortPairCorr
  0.83FDHAX First Trust ShortPairCorr
  0.89VARBX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  0.89VARCX First Trust MergerPairCorr
  0.89VARAX Vivaldi Merger ArbitragePairCorr
  1.0FPEIX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  1.0FPERX First Trust PreferredPairCorr
  0.95CPXIX Cohen Steers PrfrdPairCorr
  0.95CPXAX Cohen Steers PreferdPairCorr
  0.94CPXCX Cohen Steers PrefrdPairCorr
  0.95CPRRX Cohen Steers PreferredPairCorr
  0.95CPXZX Cohen Steers PreferredPairCorr
  0.95CPXFX Cohen Steers PreferredPairCorr
  0.88PRFCX Preferred SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.92PPSIX Preferred SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.93PPSAX Preferred SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.92PPSJX Preferred SecuritiesPairCorr
  0.91MRLOX Blackrock Gbl AllocPairCorr
  0.9UIITX Intermediate Term BondPairCorr
  0.9VSTIX Stock Index FundPairCorr
  0.95TWMIX Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95NEWFX New World FundPairCorr
  0.84AHYMX Alpine High YieldPairCorr
  0.96FIWFX Fidelity Freedom IndexPairCorr
  0.62MNDFX Disciplined Value SeriesPairCorr
  0.9GRISX Nationwide Sp 500PairCorr
  0.73UPMMX Precious Metals AndPairCorr
  0.92CWIAX Capital World GrowthPairCorr
  0.73VMNVX Vanguard Global MinimumPairCorr
  0.9HICSX Harbor Vertible SecuPairCorr

Moving against First Mutual Fund

  0.75FOVIX First Trust/confluencePairCorr
  0.75FOVCX First TrustconfluencePairCorr
  0.75FOVAX First Trust/confluencePairCorr

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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FDHAXFDHIX
VARCXVARBX
VARAXVARBX
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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between First Mutual Fund performing well and First Trust 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'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 (0.06) 2.95  0.00 
 0.30 
 0.70 
FTMAX  0.09  0.01 (0.18) 0.11  0.00 
 0.21 
 0.71 
FTMCX  0.09  0.01 (0.20) 0.09  0.00 
 0.20 
 0.70 
FDHIX  0.09  0.01 (0.18) 0.13  0.00 
 0.28 
 0.84 
FDHCX  0.09  0.00 (0.21) 0.08  0.00 
 0.28 
 0.84 
FDHAX  0.10  0.01 (0.18) 0.12  0.00 
 0.28 
 0.84 
VARBX  0.05  0.02  0.00  0.78  0.00 
 0.09 
 0.27 
VARCX  0.05  0.01 (0.29) 0.34  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.28 
VARAX  0.06  0.01 (0.28) 0.87  0.00 
 0.18 
 0.28 
FOVIX  0.83 (0.11) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 1.70 
 6.50