First Trust Correlations

FIW Etf  USD 100.22  1.17  1.15%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Water and Invesco SP Global is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Water and DJI is 0.67 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Water 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 Water. 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

  0.82XLB Materials Select SectorPairCorr
  0.78VAW Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.68XME SPDR SP MetalsPairCorr
  0.99PHO Invesco Water ResourcesPairCorr
  0.71FXZ First Trust MaterialsPairCorr
  0.68IYM iShares Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.69VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.62SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.62IVV iShares Core SP Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.82VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.64VUG Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.79VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.66AXP American Express Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.63HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.37MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr

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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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PHOPIO
GRIDPHO
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High negative correlations   
GRIDCGW
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GRIDPIO

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.