IShares Financials Correlations

IYF Etf  USD 114.34  2.11  1.88%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Financials ETF and iShares Financial Services is 0.99 (i.e., No risk reduction). The correlation of IShares Financials 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.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in iShares Financials ETF. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Moving together with IShares Etf

  0.98XLF Financial Select Sector Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.99VFH Vanguard Financials IndexPairCorr
  0.86KRE SPDR SP Regional Aggressive PushPairCorr
  0.89KBE SPDR SP BankPairCorr
  0.99FNCL Fidelity MSCI FinancialsPairCorr
  0.99IYG iShares FinancialPairCorr
  0.9FXO First Trust FinancialsPairCorr
  0.76IAT iShares Regional BanksPairCorr
  0.87CPST Calamos ETF TrustPairCorr
  0.66AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.75WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.84JPM JPMorgan ChasePairCorr

Moving against IShares Etf

  0.49BITI ProShares Trust Downward RallyPairCorr
  0.49MRK Merck CompanyPairCorr

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IShares Financials Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Financials 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 IShares Financials' 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.