Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International New and Mfs Prudent Investor is 0.31 (i.e., Weak 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

Average diversification

The correlation between Mfs International New and DJI is 0.1 (i.e., Average 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 nation.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.84MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.84MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.69BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.69BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.82EMLBX Mfs Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.61BRKSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.69BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81EMLLX Mfs Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.71DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.82EMLKX Mfs Emerging Markets Potential GrowthPairCorr
  0.82DIFGX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.49HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.42UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.41UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.41UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.41UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.41UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.41UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.4UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FPPJX  0.33 (0.06) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPQX  0.33 (0.05) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.58 
 1.74 
FPPRX  0.31 (0.04) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.59 
 1.85 
FPPSX  0.33 (0.05) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.58 
 1.83 
FPPUX  0.33 (0.05) 0.00 (0.22) 0.00 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPVX  0.32 (0.06) 0.00 (0.21) 0.00 
 0.51 
 1.82 
LFTFX  0.43 (0.03) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.87 
 2.82 
LFTJX  0.43 (0.03) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.87 
 2.93 
LFTGX  0.42 (0.03) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.87 
 2.84 
LFTHX  0.43 (0.03) 0.00 (0.03) 0.00 
 0.86 
 2.80