Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Gmo High Yield is 0.56 (i.e., Very weak 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Large and DJI is 0.48 (i.e., Very weak 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.7FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.72FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.75FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.73FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.71FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.71FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  1.0MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.87EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.86EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.86EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.78DIFGX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.79DIFFX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.73DIFEX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.75DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.75DIFCX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.73DIFAX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87EMLCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.36OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.33OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.38BRWUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.38BRWBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.38BRWCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.38BRWAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.31BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.31BRSJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.31BRSDX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.31BRUNX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.31BRUDX 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.