Mfs Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and Fidelity Series Government is 0.79 (i.e., Poor 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.12 (i.e., Average 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 Correlation Analysis 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 income.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.74FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.76FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.74FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.74FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.72LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.72LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.68LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.79HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.87MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.88MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.88MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.88MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.88MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.71BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.89EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.87DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.9EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88EMLJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87DIFFX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr

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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.
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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.