Mfs Emerging Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and Rbc Emerging Markets is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets. 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 banks.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.71LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.62LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.68LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.66LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.66LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.67LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.83HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.73MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.75MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.76MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.74MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.74MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.75MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.75MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.93BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.94BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.94BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.87EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.95BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.95BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.55OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.47OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.52OTCBX 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 Emerging 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 Emerging'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.