First Trust Correlations

FXZ Etf  USD 55.94  0.72  1.27%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Materials and First Trust IndustrialsProducer is 0.76 (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 Materials and DJI is 0.56 (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 Materials 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 Materials. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in interest.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.77XLB Materials Select SectorPairCorr
  0.85VAW Vanguard Materials IndexPairCorr
  0.86XME SPDR SP MetalsPairCorr
  0.85PHO Invesco Water ResourcesPairCorr
  0.85FIW First Trust WaterPairCorr
  0.66IYM iShares Basic MaterialsPairCorr
  0.8SIXD AIM ETF ProductsPairCorr
  0.73CEFD ETRACS Monthly PayPairCorr
  0.77AXP American Express Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.7JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.42ULE ProShares Ultra EuroPairCorr
  0.4PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.38VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.32KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.31PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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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.