Mfs Lifetime Correlations

MLLCX Fund  USD 12.26  0.02  0.16%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Lifetime Retirement and Mfs Prudent Investor is -0.09 (i.e., Good diversification). 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Lifetime Retirement and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Lifetime Retirement 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 Retirement. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.83LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.84LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.84LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.83LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.95LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.95LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.95LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.83HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.92UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.92UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.92UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.87UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.87UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.87UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.74OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.7MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.71MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.62MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.83BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.88BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.74OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83BRKRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.77BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.94DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr

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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   
FPPSXFPPJX
FPPRXFPPQX
FPPVXFPPQX
FPPVXFPPRX
LFTJXLFTFX
LFTGXLFTFX
  
High negative correlations   
LFTHXFPPUX
LFTGXFPPUX
LFTFXFPPUX
LFTJXFPPUX
FPPVXFPPUX
FPPUXFPPRX

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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
FPPJX  0.01  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.24 
FPPQX  0.01  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.16 
FPPRX  0.01 (0.01) 0.00  11.55  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.25 
FPPSX  0.01  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.16 
FPPUX  0.04  0.01  0.00  2.88  0.00 
 0.08 
 1.07 
FPPVX  0.01  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.16 
LFTFX  0.93  0.00  0.04  0.17  1.46 
 1.64 
 8.54 
LFTJX  0.95 (0.01) 0.03 (0.81) 1.47 
 1.74 
 8.54 
LFTGX  0.95  0.04  0.04  0.00  1.49 
 1.75 
 8.58 
LFTHX  0.94  0.01  0.04  0.24  1.46 
 1.63 
 8.62