Mfs Mid Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Mid Cap and Mfs Mid Cap is 0.89 (i.e., Very poor diversification). The correlation of Mfs Mid 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 Mid Correlation With Market

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Almost no diversification

The correlation between Mfs Mid Cap and DJI is 0.96 (i.e., Almost no diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Mid Cap 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 Mid Cap. 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 industry.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.86LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
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  0.85LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.85LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.86LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.98UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.98UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.94OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.94OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.49FPPJX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.49FPPQX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.49FPPRX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.49FPPSX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.49FPPUX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.49FPPVX Mfs Prudent InvestorPairCorr
  0.5EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.49EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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