Mfs Conservative Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Servative Allocation and Dreyfus Natural Resources is 0.38 (i.e., Weak diversification). The correlation of Mfs Conservative 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 Conservative Correlation With Market

Very poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Servative Allocation and DJI is 0.82 (i.e., Very poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Servative 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 Servative 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 board of governors.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

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  0.96UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
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  0.96UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
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  0.96UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.93MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.95OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82MKVGX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.93MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.97BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.97BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.95OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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