Mfs Value Correlations

MEIIX Fund  USD 50.39  0.07  0.14%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Value Fund and Scharf Global Opportunity is 0.57 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Value 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 Value Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs Value Fund and DJI is -0.07 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Value Fund 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 Value Fund. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.69LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.69LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.68LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.69LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.69HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr

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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 Value 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 Value'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.