Mfs Low Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Low Volatility and Fidelity New Markets is 0.03 (i.e., Significant 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

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Low Volatility and DJI is 0.84 (i.e., Very 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.82LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.83LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.84LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.84LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.84LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.82HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.84UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.93UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.93UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.93UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.91UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.93OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.9MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.94OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.9MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.9MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.9MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.96OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.85EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.84EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82DIFGX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.84EMLJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.82DIFFX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.81DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.8DIFCX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.85EMLCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.87BRUNX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.86BRUJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.86BRUKX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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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.