IShares Consumer Correlations

IYK Etf  USD 68.93  0.31  0.45%   
The current 90-days correlation between iShares Consumer Staples and iShares Industrials ETF is 0.32 (i.e., Weak diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Consumer moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Consumer Staples moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Consumer Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between iShares Consumer Staples and DJI is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Consumer Staples and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Risk vs Return Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in iShares Consumer Staples. 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

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Moving against IShares Etf

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  0.59UPRO ProShares UltraPro SP500PairCorr
  0.55FNGU MicroSectors FANG Index Symbol ChangePairCorr
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  0.64AXP American ExpressPairCorr
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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.
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IShares Consumer Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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