Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International and Ab Small Cap is 0.51 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Diversificat and DJI is 0.43 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Diversificat 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 Diversification. 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 census.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.83FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.83FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.85FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.84FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.83FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.83FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.96MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.97MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.97MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.73BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.73BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.72BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.82EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.8EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.72BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.79EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.74DIFFX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.33OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.32OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.36BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.36BRSSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.36BRSJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.36BRSDX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.35BRSPX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.35BRSBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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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.