First Trust Correlations

MISL Etf  USD 30.26  0.28  0.92%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Indxx and Gabelli ETFs Trust is 0.01 (i.e., Significant 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 Indxx moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

First Trust Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between First Trust Indxx 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 Indxx and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Trust Indxx. 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

  0.66VIS Vanguard IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.66FXR First Trust IndustriPairCorr
  0.78PPA Invesco Aerospace DefensePairCorr
  0.66FIDU Fidelity MSCI IndustrialsPairCorr
  0.61HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.62AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.85CAT CaterpillarPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.58FXY Invesco CurrencySharesPairCorr
  0.57PMBS PIMCO Mortgage BackedPairCorr
  0.39INTC IntelPairCorr
  0.33TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.68KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.64MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.61VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.6JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.6T ATT Inc Earnings Call TomorrowPairCorr
  0.46PG Procter GamblePairCorr

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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.