Massachusetts Investors Correlations

MITGX Fund  USD 37.47  0.21  0.56%   
The current 90-days correlation between Massachusetts Investors and Virtus Real Estate is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification). The correlation of Massachusetts Investors 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.

Massachusetts Investors Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Massachusetts Investors Trust and DJI is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Massachusetts Investors Trust 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 Massachusetts Investors Trust. 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 price.

Moving together with Massachusetts Mutual Fund

  0.87LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.86LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.86LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.87LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.87LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.97UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.97UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.97UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.97UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.97UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.97UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.81OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.84OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Massachusetts Mutual Fund

  0.68MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.68MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.66MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.78EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.66MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.66MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.33BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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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 Massachusetts Mutual Fund performing well and Massachusetts Investors 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 Massachusetts Investors' 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.