Mfs Institutional Correlations

MIEIX Fund  USD 35.70  0.24  0.67%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Institutional and Classic Value Fund is 0.08 (i.e., Significant diversification). The correlation of Mfs Institutional 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 Institutional Correlation With Market

Weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs Institutional Internationa and DJI is 0.31 (i.e., Weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Institutional Internationa 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 Institutional International. 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

  0.77FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.68FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.8FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.68FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.67FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.76FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.62LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.68LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.68LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.62LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.66UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.66UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.65UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.66UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.67MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.7MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.68MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.71BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.73BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.75BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.72EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.75EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.73BRKIX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.75EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.73EMLLX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.72EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.76EMLIX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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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 Institutional 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 Institutional'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.