Mfs Growth Correlations

MFEKX Fund  USD 229.45  2.29  1.01%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Growth Fund and Mfs Value Fund is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Growth 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 Growth Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Growth Fund and DJI is 0.69 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Growth Fund 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 Growth Fund. 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 industry.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.82LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.81LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.81LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.83LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.96UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.94OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.42MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.42MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.41MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.4MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.4MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.58EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.58EMLJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.57EMLCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.56EMLLX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.55EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.55EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.54EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.41DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.41DIFCX 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   
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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 Growth 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 Growth'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.