First Trust Correlations

FIIG Etf   20.70  0.05  0.24%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Exchange and VanEck Vectors Moodys is 0.95 (i.e., Almost no 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.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between First Trust Exchange Traded and DJI is 0.26 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Exchange Traded 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 Exchange Traded. 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.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.99LQD iShares iBoxx InvestmentPairCorr
  0.98IGIB iShares 5 10PairCorr
  0.99USIG iShares Broad USDPairCorr
  0.97SPIB SPDR Barclays Interm Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.99SUSC iShares ESG USDPairCorr
  0.94QLTA iShares AaaPairCorr
  0.99CORP PIMCO Investment GradePairCorr
  0.99FLCO Franklin Liberty InvPairCorr
  0.99GIGB Goldman Sachs AccessPairCorr
  0.99VTC Vanguard Total CorporatePairCorr
  0.96PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.85YCL ProShares Ultra YenPairCorr
  0.89FXY Invesco CurrencySharesPairCorr
  0.65ULE ProShares Ultra EuroPairCorr
  0.72GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.7MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.85KO Coca Cola Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.77IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.76PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.82TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.65CSCO Cisco Systems Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.81MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.72MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr
  0.62CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.55MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.54HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.42BAC Bank of America Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.39HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.35DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr

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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   
JPMMETA
CRMMSFT
CRMA
TUBER
AMSFT
JPMA
  
High negative correlations   
MRKUBER
TMSFT
CRMT
MRKMETA
AT
XOMCRM

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  1.61  0.05  0.02  0.04  2.24 
 2.96 
 8.90 
MSFT  1.07 (0.17) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 2.58 
 10.31 
UBER  1.92  0.31  0.14  0.48  2.11 
 4.72 
 12.75 
F  1.44  0.11  0.05 (0.36) 2.16 
 2.71 
 10.14 
T  0.99  0.29  0.17 (24.36) 1.45 
 1.90 
 11.66 
A  1.13 (0.15) 0.00 (0.15) 0.00 
 2.92 
 9.03 
CRM  1.38 (0.27) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 2.72 
 8.88 
JPM  1.09  0.14  0.08  0.11  1.55 
 2.16 
 6.85 
MRK  1.22 (0.15) 0.00  1.32  0.00 
 2.07 
 11.58 
XOM  1.02  0.17  0.12  0.40  1.24 
 2.55 
 5.89