Mfs International Correlations

MKVCX Fund  USD 13.72  0.12  0.88%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Mfs Prudent Investor is 0.66 (i.e., Poor 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 0.47 (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

  0.71LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.72LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.72LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.72LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.72UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.74UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.72UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.72UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.73UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.74UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.66UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.72UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.68OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.67OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.66OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.73OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.96MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.96MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.73BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.68BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.67BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.68OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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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  0.30  0.03 (0.11) 0.42  0.30 
 0.59 
 1.62 
FPPQX  0.30  0.03 (0.12) 0.39  0.32 
 0.60 
 1.63 
FPPRX  0.30  0.03 (0.12) 0.36  0.33 
 0.53 
 1.71 
FPPSX  0.30  0.03 (0.12) 0.37  0.35 
 0.60 
 1.63 
FPPUX  0.30  0.03 (0.12) 0.45  0.33 
 0.52 
 1.71 
FPPVX  0.29  0.03 (0.12) 0.46  0.32 
 0.52 
 1.70 
LFTFX  0.47 (0.01)(0.11) 0.03  0.69 
 1.10 
 3.82 
LFTJX  0.47 (0.01)(0.11) 0.00  0.67 
 1.20 
 3.81 
LFTGX  0.47 (0.01)(0.11) 0.00  0.68 
 1.19 
 3.83 
LFTHX  0.48  0.00 (0.11) 0.04  0.66 
 1.10 
 3.71