First Trust Correlations

FSZ Etf  USD 68.93  0.51  0.73%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Switzerland and Davis Select International is 0.6 (i.e., 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Switzerland and DJI is 0.42 (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 Switzerland 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 Switzerland. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in state.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.98EWU iShares MSCI UnitedPairCorr
  0.75EWY iShares MSCI SouthPairCorr
  0.99EWL iShares MSCI SwitzerlandPairCorr
  0.98EWG iShares MSCI GermanyPairCorr
  0.98EWQ iShares MSCI FrancePairCorr
  0.86EWW iShares MSCI MexicoPairCorr
  0.88BND Vanguard Total Bond Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.99VEA Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.9GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.79TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.77MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.8IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.61PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.82GE GE AerospacePairCorr
  0.84MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.62INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.85KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.69CSCO Cisco SystemsPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.54VUG Vanguard Growth IndexPairCorr
  0.5VB Vanguard Small CapPairCorr
  0.36VTI Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.32SPY SPDR SP 500PairCorr
  0.32IVV iShares Core SP Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.7AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.6MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr
  0.55HPQ HP IncPairCorr
  0.52DIS Walt DisneyPairCorr
  0.51CAT CaterpillarPairCorr
  0.45AXP American Express Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.39HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.39BAC Bank of America Sell-off TrendPairCorr

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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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VFVAMGMT
DSTXDINT
VFVAPY
VFMVDIVY
DSMCVFVA
  
High negative correlations   
DSTXDSMC
DSMCDINT
MGMTDINT
DSTXMGMT
DSTXXC
DSMCVFMV

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.