Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International and State Street Target is 0.81 (i.e., Very 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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Diversificat and DJI is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Diversificat 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 Diversification. 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 persons.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.98UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.95BRSTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.99MNWTX Mfs Managed WealthPairCorr
  0.93NDVCX Mfs New DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.97MRGAX Mfs E EquityPairCorr
  0.99MAAFX Mfs Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.98MTCCX Mfs TechnologyPairCorr
  0.98MTCIX Mfs TechnologyPairCorr
  1.0MDIDX Mfs InternationalPairCorr
  1.0MDIZX Mfs InternationalPairCorr
  0.95MVCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92MEDIX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.96MEIKX Mfs Value FundPairCorr
  0.96MEIIX Mfs Value FundPairCorr
  0.97MEMCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.98MFEIX Mfs Growth FundPairCorr
  0.99MFJTX Mfs Lifetime 2060PairCorr
  0.99MFJUX Mfs Lifetime 2060PairCorr
  0.8MFIWX Mfs Income FundPairCorr
  0.99MFJAX Mfs Lifetime 2060PairCorr
  0.99MFJBX Mfs Lifetime 2060PairCorr
  0.99MGIAX Mfs International ValuePairCorr
  0.92MGLCX Mfs Global RealPairCorr
  0.93MGLAX Mfs Global RealPairCorr
  0.93MGLIX Mfs Global RealPairCorr
  0.99DVRKX Mfs Global AlternativePairCorr
  1.0MIDHX Mfs International NewPairCorr
  1.0MIDLX Mfs International NewPairCorr
  1.0MINJX Mfs International ValuePairCorr
  1.0VGTSX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTIAX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr
  1.0VTSNX Vanguard Total InterPairCorr

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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.