MFA Financial Correlations

MFA Stock  USD 11.05  0.09  0.82%   
The current 90-days correlation between MFA Financial and Chimera Investment is -0.05 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of MFA Financial 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.

MFA Financial Correlation With Market

Very weak diversification

The correlation between MFA Financial and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding MFA Financial and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
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Moving together with MFA Stock

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Moving against MFA Stock

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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 MFA Stock performing well and MFA Financial Company 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 MFA Financial'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.

MFA Financial Corporate Management

Michael RoperSenior Vice President Chief Accounting OfficerProfile
Lisa PolskyIndependent DirectorProfile
Francis OelerichIndependent DirectorProfile
Natasha SeemungalSenior CoControllerProfile