Mfs Emerging Correlations

MEMIX Fund  USD 48.17  0.46  0.96%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and Financials Ultrasector Profund is 0.35 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets. 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.9LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.9LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.91LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.9LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.9LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.9LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.9LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.9LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.8HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.87UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.8UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.63OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.82MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.61OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.83MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.83MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.83MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.83MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.83MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.83MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.96BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.99BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.96BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.64OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.62OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.79EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.99BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.99BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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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SBFAXFIKBX
SBFAXGCFSX
FNPIXHILFX
HILFXFIKBX
HILFXGCFSX
  

High negative correlations

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FVAXXFIKBX

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Emerging 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 Emerging'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.