First Trust Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between First Trust SSI and First Trust Emerging is 0.4 (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

Good diversification

The correlation between First Trust SSI and DJI is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust SSI and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with First Etf

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  0.75CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.75BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.74WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.85AXP American Express Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.83BAC Bank of America Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.77DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

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  0.62TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.51VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.5PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.47JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.45FXY Invesco CurrencySharesPairCorr
  0.44YCL ProShares Ultra YenPairCorr
  0.43KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.33MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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First Trust Constituents 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.