First Trust Correlations

FTSL Etf  USD 45.95  0.01  0.02%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Senior and First Trust Tactical is 0.39 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Trust moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Trust Senior moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between First Trust Senior and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Senior 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 Senior. 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

  0.67SRLN SPDR Blackstone SeniorPairCorr
  0.75FLBL Franklin Liberty SeniorPairCorr
  0.82SEIX Virtus ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.64JBBB Janus Detroit StreetPairCorr
  0.86FLRT Pacer Pacific AssetPairCorr
  0.84PFRL PGIM ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.79VTV Vanguard Value IndexPairCorr
  0.66VEA Vanguard FTSE DevelopedPairCorr
  0.62GDXU MicroSectors Gold MinersPairCorr
  0.65IBM International BusinessPairCorr
  0.88MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.66CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.39AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.38MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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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
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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.
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