Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Value and United Kingdom Small is 0.63 (i.e., Poor diversification). The correlation of Mfs International 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 International Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Value and DJI is -0.16 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Value 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 International Value. 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 inflation.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

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  0.96UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.97UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.96OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.96OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  1.0MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.94BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.96OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.9EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.94BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.94BRKSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.94BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.9EMLNX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93DIFHX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89EMLJX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.93DIFEX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.92DIFCX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.92DIFAX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.89EMLCX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.91BRSPX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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