Mfs International Correlations

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The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Nationwide Mutual Funds is -0.08 (i.e., Good 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

Very weak diversification

The correlation between Mfs International Large and DJI is 0.42 (i.e., Very weak diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs International Large 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 Large. 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

  0.99DOXFX Dodge Cox InternationalPairCorr
  0.96OANIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.98DODFX Dodge International StockPairCorr
  0.96OAYIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.96OAZIX Oakmark InternationalPairCorr
  0.99FINVX Fidelity Series IntePairCorr
  0.96VTRIX Vanguard InternationalPairCorr
  0.98RRIGX T Rowe PricePairCorr
  0.91ERH Allspring Utilities AndPairCorr
  0.83WHIYX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.84IVHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.84IHIFX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.82WRHIX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.83WHIAX Ivy High IncomePairCorr
  0.71CSJZX Cohen Steers RealtyPairCorr
  0.71CSRSX Cohen Steers RealtyPairCorr
  0.93FDEGX Fidelity Growth StraPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.5MCD McDonaldsPairCorr

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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.