Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Franklin Adjustable Government is 0.08 (i.e., Significant 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Large and DJI is 0.61 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Large 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 Large. 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 Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.9FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.9FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.9FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.9FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.9FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.9FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.74HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  1.0MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.69MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.76BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.86BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.77BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.34UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.51OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.46OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.42OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.51OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.51OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.45OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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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.