First Trust Correlations

FSCS Etf   34.19  0.22  0.64%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust SMID and FT Vest Equity is -0.04 (i.e., Good 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

Significant diversification

The correlation between First Trust SMID and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust SMID 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 SMID. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in main economic indicators.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.96VO Vanguard Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94VXF Vanguard Extended Market Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.91IJH iShares Core SPPairCorr
  0.97IWR iShares Russell MidPairCorr
  0.91MDY SPDR SP MIDCAPPairCorr
  0.91FV First Trust DorseyPairCorr
  0.91IVOO Vanguard SP MidPairCorr
  0.92JHMM John Hancock MultifactorPairCorr
  0.92BBMC JPMorgan BetaBuilders MidPairCorr
  0.9XMMO Invesco SP MidCapPairCorr
  0.93SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.69CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.78BAC Bank of America Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.84AXP American Express Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.63WMT Walmart Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.61BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.74HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.72ULE ProShares Ultra EuroPairCorr
  0.58PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.54YCL ProShares Ultra YenPairCorr
  0.53FXY Invesco CurrencySharesPairCorr
  0.47TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.39MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.35KO Coca ColaPairCorr

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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
TUBER
CRMA
AMSFT
JPMA
  
High negative correlations   
MRKUBER
TMSFT
MRKMETA
CRMT
MRKT
MRKJPM

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  1.59  0.02  0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 2.57 
 8.90 
MSFT  1.12 (0.15) 0.00 (0.28) 0.00 
 2.58 
 10.31 
UBER  1.88  0.41  0.19  0.74  2.06 
 4.72 
 12.75 
F  1.47  0.07  0.03  0.00  2.22 
 2.71 
 10.14 
T  1.04  0.26  0.16  0.40  1.61 
 1.90 
 11.66 
A  1.15 (0.15) 0.00 (0.23) 0.00 
 2.92 
 9.03 
CRM  1.38 (0.27) 0.00 (0.31) 0.00 
 2.72 
 8.88 
JPM  1.10  0.09  0.05  0.02  1.74 
 1.99 
 6.85 
MRK  1.17 (0.11) 0.00  1.52  0.00 
 2.07 
 11.58 
XOM  1.06  0.11  0.10  0.17  1.39 
 2.55 
 5.89