Mfs Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and Needham Aggressive Growth is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Mfs Emerging 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.

Mfs Emerging Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.2 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Mfs Emerging Markets. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.89FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.89FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.89FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.89FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.89FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.89FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.73HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.98MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.74MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.74MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.74BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.84BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.75BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.38UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.54OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.47OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.37UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.34UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.54OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.54OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.48OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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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   
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Emerging Mutual Fund 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 Mfs Emerging'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.