Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Rbc Emerging Markets is 0.74 (i.e., Poor 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Large and DJI is 0.44 (i.e., Very weak 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.8FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.81FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.84FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.82FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.8FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.8FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  1.0MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.5OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.34UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.33UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.32UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.49OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCCX 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.