Mfs Moderate Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Moderate Allocation and Mfs Growth Allocation is 0.97 (i.e., Almost no diversification). The correlation of Mfs Moderate 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 Moderate Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Moderate Allocation and DJI is 0.81 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Moderate Allocation 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 Moderate Allocation. 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 unemployment.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.79OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.75OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.8BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.65DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.9MLLEX Mfs Lifetime IncomePairCorr
  0.86MNDAX Mfs New DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.88MNWAX Mfs Managed WealthPairCorr
  0.88MNWUX Mfs Managed WealthPairCorr
  0.89MQGIX Mfs International GrowthPairCorr
  0.76MRGAX Mfs E EquityPairCorr
  0.83MRSAX Mfs Research InternaPairCorr
  0.88MRSKX Mfs Research InternaPairCorr
  0.83MRSRX Mfs Research InternaPairCorr
  0.9MAAGX Mfs Aggressive GrowthPairCorr
  0.64MACBX Mfs Servative AllocationPairCorr
  0.81MACFX Mfs Servative AllocationPairCorr
  1.0MAGWX Mfs Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.9MAMAX Mfs Moderate AllocationPairCorr
  0.88GLNAX Mfs Global NewPairCorr
  0.73MTCAX Mfs TechnologyPairCorr
  0.68MCGWX Mfs Growth AllocationPairCorr
  0.82MCSRX Mfs Modity StrategyPairCorr
  0.82MCVIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96MDIDX Mfs InternationalPairCorr
  0.96MDIZX Mfs InternationalPairCorr
  0.71MEMJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.77MWEFX Mfs Global EquityPairCorr
  0.63MWELX Mfs Global EquityPairCorr
  0.88MWOFX Mfs Global GrowthPairCorr
  0.69MFFMX Mfs Lifetime 2050PairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.53MFEJX Mfs Growth FundPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


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 Moderate 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 Moderate'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.