Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Wabmsx is 0.77 (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

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Large and DJI is 0.65 (i.e., Poor 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.76LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.75LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.75LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.77LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.77LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.75LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.72UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.68UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.71UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.72UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.7UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.68UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.71UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.72UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  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
  0.83BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.82EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.43OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.43OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.42OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.42OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.41OTCKX 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.