Mfs Diversified Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Diversified Income and Vanguard Telecommunication Services is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Diversified 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.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Mfs Diversified Income. 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 income.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.75FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.76FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.78FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.76FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.73MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.73MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.79MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.79MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.79MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.73MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.73MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.83EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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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   
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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 Diversified 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 Diversified'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.