Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International New and Mfs Prudent Investor is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs International 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 International Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Mfs International New and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International New 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 International New. 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 nation.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.85MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.83EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82EMLLX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.83EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.59UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.59UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.59UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.59UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.59UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.58UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.58UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.45HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.37LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.36LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.36LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.36OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.35LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.35LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.35OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.32LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.32OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.38BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.38BRSJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.38BRSYX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.37BRSTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.37BRSSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.37BRSDX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.35BRSPX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs International 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 International'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)(0.19) 0.06  0.34 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPQX  0.29 (0.01)(0.20) 0.04  0.35 
 0.58 
 1.74 
FPPRX  0.28 (0.01)(0.21) 0.03  0.35 
 0.59 
 1.85 
FPPSX  0.29 (0.01)(0.20) 0.04  0.35 
 0.58 
 1.83 
FPPUX  0.28 (0.01)(0.21) 0.05  0.33 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPVX  0.27 (0.01)(0.20) 0.05  0.33 
 0.51 
 1.82 
LFTFX  0.41  0.00 (0.07) 0.09  0.38 
 0.87 
 2.82 
LFTJX  0.40  0.00 (0.07) 0.08  0.39 
 0.87 
 2.93 
LFTGX  0.39  0.00 (0.08) 0.08  0.37 
 0.87 
 2.84 
LFTHX  0.41  0.00 (0.08) 0.09  0.38 
 0.86 
 2.80