Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International New and Needham Aggressive Growth 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

Modest diversification

The correlation between Mfs International New and DJI is 0.2 (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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.65FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.65FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.64FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.66FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.66FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.92MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.66OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.68MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.73MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.81BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.79BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKAX 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.