Mfs Mid Correlations

OTCKX Fund  USD 30.03  0.12  0.40%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Mid Cap and Mfs International Diversification is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Mfs Mid 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 Mid Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs Mid Cap and DJI is -0.12 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Mid Cap and DJI in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.
  
Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Mfs Mid Cap. 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 industry.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.97PAMCX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97RRMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97TRQZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97RPMGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97PRJIX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.73PRNHX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.97TRUZX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.87PCBIX Midcap Fund InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.78PEMGX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.88PMBCX Midcap Fund ClassPairCorr
  0.75VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.75VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.75VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.74VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.66VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.67VINIX Vanguard InstitutionalPairCorr
  0.67VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.77JPM JPMorgan Chase Sell-off TrendPairCorr
  0.77BA BoeingPairCorr
  0.64WMT WalmartPairCorr
  0.69HD Home DepotPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.33VTISX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.33VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.33VTPSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.55TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.47MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.46PG Procter GamblePairCorr
  0.45KO Coca ColaPairCorr
  0.41JNJ Johnson JohnsonPairCorr
  0.33T ATT Inc Earnings Call This WeekPairCorr

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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.
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Mid 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 Mid'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.