Mfs High Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs High Income and Mfs Intrinsic Value is -0.08 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Mfs High 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 High Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs High Income and DJI is 0.88 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs High 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 High 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 industry.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.91LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.89LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.79UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.81UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.8UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.8UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.79UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.8UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.8UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.92MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.85BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.85BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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