Mfs Lifetime Correlations

MLLIX Fund  USD 12.54  0.01  0.08%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Lifetime Income and Abr 7525 Volatility is 0.47 (i.e., Very weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Lifetime 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 Lifetime Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Lifetime Income and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Lifetime 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 Lifetime 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 gross domestic product.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

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  0.83LIRIX Blackrock Lifepath IdxPairCorr
  0.83LIRAX Blackrock Lfpth IdxPairCorr
  0.79JSIIX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.79JSIZX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.79JSIYX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.79JSIPX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.79JSIQX Jpmorgan SmartretirementPairCorr
  0.82FNSHX Fidelity Freedom IncomePairCorr
  0.71PFN Pimco Income StrategyPairCorr
  0.75LMISX Qs Large CapPairCorr
  0.67EMSLX Shelton Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.71CVX Chevron CorpPairCorr
  0.74AA Alcoa CorpPairCorr
  0.83BA BoeingPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.58NXJ Nuveen New JerseyPairCorr
  0.35XNBHX Neuberger Berman IntPairCorr
  0.49MMM 3M CompanyPairCorr
  0.4TRV The Travelers CompaniesPairCorr
  0.34MSFT MicrosoftPairCorr

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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 Lifetime 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 Lifetime'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.