IShares Canadian Correlations

XDV Etf

CAD 38.96 0.15 0.39%

The current 90-days correlation between iShares Canadian Select and iShares SPTSX Capped is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification). A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as IShares Canadian moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if iShares Canadian Select moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

IShares Canadian Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between iShares Canadian Select and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding iShares Canadian Select and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

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Moving together with IShares Etf

0.91	ZWC	BMO Canadian High	Pair Corr
0.65	CDZ	iShares SPTSX Canadian	Pair Corr
0.85	PDC	Invesco Canadian Dividend	Pair Corr
0.73	XEI	iShares SPTSX Composite	Pair Corr
0.89	VDY	Vanguard FTSE Canadian	Pair Corr
0.89	ZDV	BMO Canadian Dividend	Pair Corr
0.81	DGRC	CI Canada Quality	Pair Corr
0.95	CDIV	Manulife Smart Dividend	Pair Corr
0.86	HXH	Global X Canadian	Pair Corr

Moving against IShares Etf

0.9	VRE	Vanguard FTSE Canadian	Pair Corr
0.78	HXD	BetaPro SPTSX 60	Pair Corr
0.74	HED	BetaPro SPTSX Capped	Pair Corr
0.58	HOU	BetaPro Crude Oil	Pair Corr
0.52	HQD	BetaPro NASDAQ 100	Pair Corr
0.49	HIU	BetaPro SP 500	Pair Corr
0.35	HBLK	Blockchain Technologies	Pair Corr

Related Correlations Analysis

	XFN	HXCN	XFH	HMAX	FCUV	CACB	ZNQ	ZWC	VGG	ZWU
XFN		0.76	0.76	0.86	0.88	0.4	0.46	0.94	0.78	-0.01	XFN
HXCN	0.76		0.64	0.89	0.77	0.42	0.64	0.79	0.76	0.26	HXCN
XFH	0.76	0.64		0.7	0.93	0.69	0.73	0.77	0.89	0.37	XFH
HMAX	0.86	0.89	0.7		0.82	0.46	0.63	0.86	0.72	0.04	HMAX
FCUV	0.88	0.77	0.93	0.82		0.7	0.68	0.9	0.95	0.35	FCUV
CACB	0.4	0.42	0.69	0.46	0.7		0.72	0.48	0.7	0.56	CACB
ZNQ	0.46	0.64	0.73	0.63	0.68	0.72		0.45	0.71	0.36	ZNQ
ZWC	0.94	0.79	0.77	0.86	0.9	0.48	0.45		0.81	0.24	ZWC
VGG	0.78	0.76	0.89	0.72	0.95	0.7	0.71	0.81		0.43	VGG
ZWU	-0.01	0.26	0.37	0.04	0.35	0.56	0.36	0.24	0.43		ZWU
	XFN	HXCN	XFH	HMAX	FCUV	CACB	ZNQ	ZWC	VGG	ZWU

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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

VGG	+ 0.95	FCUV
ZWC	+ 0.94	XFN
FCUV	+ 0.93	XFH
ZWC	+ 0.9	FCUV
HMAX	+ 0.89	HXCN
VGG	+ 0.89	XFH

High negative correlations

ZWU

- 0.01

XFN

IShares Canadian Constituents Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between IShares Etf performing well and IShares Canadian 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 Canadian'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 Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
XFN	0.46	0.11	0.09	0.36	0.48	(0.50)	1.24	(1.10)	3.57
HXCN	0.64	0.09	0.05	0.37	0.75	(0.61)	1.33	(1.40)	3.71
XFH	0.45	0.04	(0.01)	0.18	0.59	(0.46)	0.92	(1.02)	3.17
HMAX	0.36	0.12	0.11	0.51	0.23	(0.40)	0.91	(0.84)	2.76
FCUV	0.68	0.07	0.05	0.22	0.72	(0.74)	1.47	(1.11)	4.29
CACB	0.16	(0.01)	(0.26)	(0.10)	0.22	(0.18)	0.30	(0.30)	1.24
ZNQ	0.74	0.07	0.03	0.22	1.06	(0.73)	1.79	(1.78)	4.81
ZWC	0.33	0.07	0.04	0.35	0.13	(0.38)	0.71	(0.56)	1.70
VGG	0.48	0.00	(0.07)	0.08	0.58	(0.53)	0.92	(0.80)	2.88
ZWU	0.34	(0.03)	0.00	(0.30)	0.00	0.00	0.53	(0.72)	1.68

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