Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Us Government Plus is 0.11 (i.e., Average 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.64FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.67MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.67MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.64BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.68BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.68BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.32UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.31UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.53OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.45OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.44OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.44OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.44OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.45OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.45OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.44OTCAX 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.