IShares Trust Correlations

IBIF Etf   26.09  0.02  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Trust and Vanguard Short Term Inflation Protected is 0.93 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of IShares 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.

IShares Trust Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between iShares Trust and DJI is -0.17 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Trust and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in iShares Trust. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in gross domestic product.
For more detail on how to invest in IShares Etf please use our How to Invest in IShares Trust guide.

Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.79BSCP Invesco BulletShares 2025PairCorr
  0.79IBDQ iShares iBonds DecPairCorr
  0.84BSCQ Invesco BulletShares 2026PairCorr
  0.84IBDR iShares iBonds DecPairCorr
  0.89IBDS iShares iBonds DecPairCorr
  0.84PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.75SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.85PFFL ETRACS 2xMonthly PayPairCorr
  0.77CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.9EUSB iShares TrustPairCorr
  0.87VABS Virtus Newfleet ABSMBSPairCorr
  0.71BUFD FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.63CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.64MMM 3M Company Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.67T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.67GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.61XOM Exxon Mobil Corp Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.78JPM JPMorgan Chase Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.75BAC Bank of America Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.7CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr
  0.75CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.72AXP American Express Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr
  0.81PFE Pfizer Inc Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.74DD Dupont De NemoursPairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.69VXX iPath Series BPairCorr
  0.69VIXY ProShares VIX ShortPairCorr
  0.34YCL ProShares Ultra YenPairCorr

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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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AMETA
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High negative correlations   
MRKCRM

IShares Trust Competition Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares 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 IShares 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  1.87  0.14  0.15  0.32  1.49 
 4.23 
 21.50 
MSFT  1.12  0.27  0.24  0.49  0.53 
 2.40 
 13.79 
UBER  1.82  0.30  0.22  0.48  1.31 
 5.87 
 16.18 
F  1.56  0.16  0.08  0.38  1.80 
 3.70 
 13.07 
T  1.08 (0.01)(0.14) 0.19  1.38 
 2.35 
 5.49 
A  1.61 (0.03) 0.02  0.21  1.87 
 2.76 
 14.46 
CRM  1.48 (0.19)(0.07) 0.08  1.76 
 3.01 
 13.13 
JPM  1.11  0.22  0.17  0.47  0.74 
 2.75 
 11.20 
MRK  1.49 (0.12)(0.08) 0.08  2.12 
 3.35 
 10.58 
XOM  1.26  0.06 (0.02) 0.35  1.58 
 2.77 
 10.53