MFS Municipal Correlations

MFM Stock  USD 5.41  0.02  0.37%   
A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as MFS Municipal moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if MFS Municipal Income moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction.

MFS Municipal Correlation With Market

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Average diversification

The correlation between MFS Municipal Income and DJI is 0.16 (i.e., Average diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding MFS Municipal 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 Municipal Income. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in census.

Moving together with MFS Stock

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Moving against MFS Stock

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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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CXEEOT
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High negative correlations   
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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between MFS Stock performing well and MFS Municipal Company 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 Municipal'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
CBH  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
EOT  0.43  0.03  0.16  0.48  0.52 
 1.01 
 2.87 
IHTA  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
 0.00 
 0.00 
MHN  0.47 (0.02) 0.00 (0.18) 0.00 
 0.87 
 2.81 
NXC  0.35  0.00  0.14  0.05  0.41 
 0.78 
 1.98 
CXH  0.38  0.00  0.00 (0.11) 0.00 
 0.76 
 2.37 
FMN  0.43  0.03  0.16  0.22  0.45 
 0.81 
 3.01 
MQY  0.52 (0.06) 0.00 (0.30) 0.00 
 1.04 
 2.85 
MQT  0.44  0.07  0.24  0.43  0.41 
 1.10 
 3.03 
CXE  0.59 (0.02) 0.00 (0.30) 0.00 
 0.82 
 4.08 

MFS Municipal Corporate Management

James KilmanIndependent TrusteeProfile
Amanda MooradianAssistant Secretary, Assistant ClerkProfile
Susan PereiraAssistant Secretary and Assistant ClerkProfile
Laurie ThomsenIndependent TrusteeProfile
CFA CPAPortfolio ManagerProfile