Mfs Low Correlations

MLVMX Fund  USD 18.49  0.17  0.91%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Low Volatility and Mfs Intrinsic Value is -0.13 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Mfs Low 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 Low Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Low Volatility and DJI is 0.6 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Low Volatility 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 Low Volatility. 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 state.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.86LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.83LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.74HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.85MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.89MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.85MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.9BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.93BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.9BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.85EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.88EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.9BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.53OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.51OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.44OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.53OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Low 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 Low'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
LFTFX  0.51  0.12  0.11 (1.36) 0.46 
 1.04 
 4.33 
LFTJX  0.50  0.08  0.09  0.15  0.48 
 0.95 
 4.72 
LFTGX  0.50  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.47 
 0.99 
 4.85 
LFTHX  0.51  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.48 
 0.98 
 4.89 
LFTMX  0.51  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.48 
 1.04 
 4.89 
LFTNX  0.50  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.47 
 0.89 
 4.80 
LFTKX  0.50  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.46 
 0.95 
 4.83 
LFTLX  0.50  0.08  0.10  0.15  0.48 
 0.95 
 4.81 
HYPPX  0.12  0.01 (0.12)(0.59) 0.00 
 0.24 
 1.08 
UIVIX  0.64  0.01  0.01  0.04  0.76 
 1.26 
 3.77