Mfs Lifetime Correlations

LFTGX Fund  USD 11.04  0.09  0.82%   
The correlation of Mfs Lifetime 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 Lifetime Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Lifetime 2065 and DJI is 0.78 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Lifetime 2065 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 Lifetime 2065. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as various price indices.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.8VLXVX Vanguard Target RetiPairCorr
  0.87FBMTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.87RCPTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.87FAXTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.88RBEOX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.87AAOTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.87RDLTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.87RHLTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.86RFVTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.88RBOTX American Funds 2065PairCorr
  0.81VTSAX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.75VFIAX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.81VTSMX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.81VSMPX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.81VSTSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.8VITSX Vanguard Total StockPairCorr
  0.75VFINX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.76VFFSX Vanguard 500 IndexPairCorr
  0.79VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.79VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  0.66FPXIX Fidelity Advisor 529PairCorr
  0.64GE GE AerospacePairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.36MCD McDonaldsPairCorr
  0.33VZ Verizon CommunicationsPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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