Mfs Emerging Correlations

MEMJX Fund  USD 36.33  0.16  0.44%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and Mfs Prudent Investor is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak 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

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good 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 inflation.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.67MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.66MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.93BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.93BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  1.0BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.34OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.34OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.31OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FPPJX  0.28  0.01 (0.15) 0.28  0.34 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPQX  0.29  0.00 (0.16) 0.24  0.35 
 0.58 
 1.74 
FPPRX  0.28  0.00 (0.17) 0.11  0.35 
 0.59 
 1.85 
FPPSX  0.29  0.00 (0.17) 0.24  0.35 
 0.58 
 1.83 
FPPUX  0.28  0.01 (0.17) 0.29  0.33 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPVX  0.27  0.01 (0.17) 0.25  0.33 
 0.51 
 1.82 
LFTFX  0.40  0.00 (0.07) 0.07  0.39 
 0.87 
 2.82 
LFTJX  0.39 (0.01)(0.07) 0.06  0.40 
 0.87 
 2.93 
LFTGX  0.38 (0.01)(0.08) 0.06  0.38 
 0.87 
 2.84 
LFTHX  0.41  0.05 (0.05) 0.80  0.38 
 0.86 
 2.80