First Trust Correlations

FRI Etf  USD 27.48  0.07  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust SP and Invesco Active Real is 0.98 (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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust SP and DJI is 0.5 (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 SP 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 SP. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with First Etf

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  0.97ICF iShares Cohen SteersPairCorr
  1.0USRT iShares Core REITPairCorr
  0.79IRET iREIT MarketVectorPairCorr
  1.0RWR SPDR Dow JonesPairCorr
  0.77MAPP Harbor ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.73HART IQ Healthy HeartsPairCorr
  0.88SNPD DBX ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.74EVUS iShares ESG AwarePairCorr
  0.67PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.61CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.51MRK 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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High negative correlations   
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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.