Mfs Strategic Correlations

MFIOX Fund  USD 6.01  0.02  0.33%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Strategic Income and T Rowe Price is 0.24 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Mfs Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Strategic Income and DJI is 0.83 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Strategic Income 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 Strategic 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 employment.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.85LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.84HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.77UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.76UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.61UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.63UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.63UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.76UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.76UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.86MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.84MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.84MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.84MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.86MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.84MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.8BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.84EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.83BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.83BRKRX 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

TRFFXEDIIX
TRFFXTEI
EDIIXTEI
TRFFXJGH
TRFFXERC
TEIJGH
  

High negative correlations

BRWTEI
NCABRW
BRWJGH
TRFFXBRW
BRWEDIIX
BRWERC

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Strategic 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 Strategic'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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
JGH  0.31  0.04 (0.11) 0.34  0.22 
 0.80 
 1.94 
TEI  0.61  0.21  0.19  0.77  0.37 
 1.36 
 5.04 
NPCT  0.33  0.01 (0.16) 0.32  0.41 
 0.77 
 1.74 
DBL  0.30 (0.01)(0.27)(0.11) 0.32 
 0.60 
 2.05 
ERC  0.36  0.01 (0.12) 0.15  0.36 
 0.87 
 2.38 
EDIIX  0.41  0.05  0.00  0.19  0.31 
 0.92 
 2.21 
BRW  0.44 (0.13) 0.00 (0.38) 0.00 
 0.87 
 2.96 
NCA  0.53  0.10 (0.01)(0.42) 0.58 
 1.19 
 5.74 
RFI  0.58  0.04 (0.03) 0.18  0.62 
 1.19 
 2.54 
TRFFX  0.52  0.06  0.04  0.17  0.50 
 1.19 
 2.73