Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Mfs Prudent Investor is -0.21 (i.e., Very good diversification). The correlation of Mfs International 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 International Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Large and DJI is -0.03 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Large 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 International Large. 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 bureau of labor statistics.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.73FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.74FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.77FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.73FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.73FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.9MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.9MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.86EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.86EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74DIFGX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.76DIFFX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.76DIFEX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.77DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.78DIFCX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.75DIFAX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87EMLCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.43OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.43OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.43OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.43OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.46BRWUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.46BRWAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.45BRWBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.45BRWCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.43BRSJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.42BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.42BRSSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.42BRSDX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.42BRSBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs International 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 International'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
FPPJX  0.29 (0.02)(0.28) 0.00  0.35 
 0.58 
 1.82 
FPPQX  0.29 (0.02)(0.29) 0.00  0.35 
 0.59 
 1.74 
FPPRX  0.29 (0.03)(0.30)(0.02) 0.36 
 0.59 
 1.85 
FPPSX  0.29 (0.03)(0.29)(0.01) 0.36 
 0.59 
 1.83 
FPPUX  0.29 (0.02)(0.30) 0.00  0.34 
 0.59 
 1.82 
FPPVX  0.28 (0.02)(0.29) 0.00  0.33 
 0.51 
 1.82 
LFTFX  0.47 (0.02)(0.10) 0.08  0.53 
 0.97 
 3.14 
LFTJX  0.47 (0.03)(0.09) 0.08  0.53 
 0.98 
 3.15 
LFTGX  0.46 (0.03)(0.10) 0.08  0.52 
 0.98 
 3.16 
LFTHX  0.48 (0.02)(0.09) 0.09  0.53 
 0.87 
 3.22