Mfs Emerging Correlations

MEDGX Fund  USD 12.09  0.03  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and Amg River Road is 0.18 (i.e., Average 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 price.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.92FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.92FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.92FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.92FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.92FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.92FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.91HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.91MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.91MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.91MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.91MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.9EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.9EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.91EMLLX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.97DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.91EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9EMLJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.37OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.55BRWCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.54BRWUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.52BRSBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.49BRWRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.37OTCBX 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.