Mfs International Correlations

MDIJX Fund  USD 24.40  0.24  0.97%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International and Mfs Prudent Investor is 0.07 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Mfs International 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 International Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Diversificat and DJI is 0.59 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Diversificat 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 Mfs International Diversification. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.95FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.95FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.95FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.95FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.95FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.95FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.79HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.98MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.96MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.98MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.86BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.92BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.87BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.42OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.42OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.42OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.39OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs International 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 International'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
FPPJX  0.20  0.08  0.39  6.47  0.00 
 0.58 
 1.34 
FPPQX  0.20  0.07  0.40  13.28  0.00 
 0.67 
 1.42 
FPPRX  0.20  0.07  0.38  16.27  0.00 
 0.59 
 1.35 
FPPSX  0.20  0.07  0.41  7.17  0.00 
 0.67 
 1.42 
FPPUX  0.20  0.08  0.45  6.30  0.00 
 0.58 
 1.42 
FPPVX  0.20  0.07  0.42  5.90  0.00 
 0.67 
 1.34 
LFTFX  0.60 (0.01) 0.07  0.01  0.74 
 1.19 
 3.41 
LFTJX  0.59 (0.01) 0.06  0.03  0.71 
 1.28 
 3.29 
LFTGX  0.59 (0.01) 0.06  0.04  0.74 
 1.21 
 3.31 
LFTHX  0.60  0.00  0.07  0.00  0.72 
 1.28 
 3.39