First Trust Correlations

GAPR Etf   39.62  0.09  0.23%   
The current 90-days correlation between First Trust Exchange and FT Vest Equity is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between First Trust Exchange Traded and DJI is 0.71 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding First Trust Exchange Traded 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 First Trust Exchange Traded. Also, note that the market value of any etf could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with First Etf

  0.61BUFR First Trust CboePairCorr
  0.68BUFD FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.63PJAN Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.63PJUL Innovator SP 500PairCorr
  0.66DNOV FT Cboe VestPairCorr
  0.61AXP American ExpressPairCorr
  0.64AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.64IBM International BusinessPairCorr

Moving against First Etf

  0.53FRHC Freedom Holding CorpPairCorr
  0.52FNGD MicroSectors FANG IndexPairCorr
  0.6T ATT IncPairCorr
  0.53HD Home DepotPairCorr
  0.5VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr
  0.43HPQ HP IncPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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High negative correlations

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First Trust Competition 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  1.32 (0.27) 0.00 (0.20) 0.00 
 2.18 
 13.52 
MSFT  0.87 (0.10) 0.00 (0.06) 0.00 
 1.85 
 5.08 
UBER  1.45 (0.17) 0.00  23.38  0.00 
 3.34 
 10.91 
F  1.47  0.18  0.07  0.91  1.66 
 3.38 
 16.30 
T  0.98 (0.18) 0.00 (0.37) 0.00 
 1.84 
 6.25 
A  1.31  0.33  0.24  0.34  1.03 
 3.93 
 11.03 
CRM  1.66 (0.08) 0.00  0.67  0.00 
 3.22 
 9.91 
JPM  0.91  0.01  0.01  0.07  1.29 
 1.69 
 5.76 
MRK  1.36  0.32  0.23  0.52  1.00 
 4.84 
 11.45 
XOM  0.93  0.04 (0.01) 0.37  1.14 
 1.77 
 4.63