Mfs Porate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Porate Bond and Global Diversified Income is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Mfs Porate 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 Porate Correlation With Market

Significant diversification

The correlation between Mfs Porate Bond and DJI is 0.01 (i.e., Significant diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Porate Bond 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 Porate Bond. 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 census.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.64FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.68FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.66FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.64FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.64FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.76MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.35UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.36OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.35UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.35OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.34UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.34UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.34UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.31OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.31OTCCX 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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Porate 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 Porate'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.