Mfs Corporate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Porate Bond and Nationwide Inflation Protected Securities is 0.85 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Mfs Corporate 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 Corporate Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs Porate Bond and DJI is -0.1 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Porate Bond 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 Porate Bond. 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 metropolitan statistical area.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.71MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.71MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.71MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.72MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.57OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.57OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.57OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.57OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.56OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.51UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.51UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.51UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.51UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.51UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.5UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.5UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.5UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.39LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.39LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.39LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.39LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.39LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.38LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.37LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.37LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.57OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.56OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.56OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.56BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.56BRSSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.56BRSJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.55BRSPX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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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   
WAFAXNIFAX
FPVIXNIFAX
FPVIXWAFAX
BPRIXNIFAX
BPRIXWAFAX
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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 Corporate 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 Corporate'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.