Mfs Total Correlations

MSFFX Fund  USD 19.72  0.05  0.25%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Total Return and Government Securities Fund is 0.34 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Total 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 Total Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Total Return and DJI is 0.86 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Total Return 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 Total Return. 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 price.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.91LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.88HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.92UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.87OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.87OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.94MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.94MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.72BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.76BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.88OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.77BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.89DIFIX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89EMLMX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89EMLKX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89DIFGX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.88EMLJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.89DIFFX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.88DIFDX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.87DIFCX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89EMLCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.9BRSUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.92BRUNX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.92BRUJX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.92BRUKX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Total 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 Total'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.