Mfs Moderate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Moderate Allocation and Mfs Servative Allocation is 0.98 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Mfs Moderate 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 Moderate Correlation With Market

Modest diversification

The correlation between Mfs Moderate Allocation and DJI is 0.21 (i.e., Modest diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Moderate Allocation 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 Moderate Allocation. 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

  0.99LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.99LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.99LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr

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 Moderate 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 Moderate'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.