Mfs International Correlations

MKVEX Fund  USD 17.40  0.12  0.68%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs International Large and Mfs Lifetime 2065 is 0.81 (i.e., Very 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 Large and DJI is -0.11 (i.e., Good 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 banks.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.78LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.63LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.65LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64HYPPX Mfs High YieldPairCorr
  0.73UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.73UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.71UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.73UIVRX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.89MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  1.0MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.88MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.89MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.89MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.83BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81EMLBX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.81EMLAX Mfs Emerging MarketsPairCorr
  0.74BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81BRKRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.81BRKSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.75BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Moving against Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.51OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.5OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.49OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.4OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.39OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.37OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

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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.
Mean DeviationJensen AlphaSortino RatioTreynor RatioSemi DeviationExpected ShortfallPotential UpsideValue @RiskMaximum Drawdown
LFTFX  0.42  0.03 (0.07)(0.52) 0.57 
 0.98 
 3.77 
LFTJX  0.41 (0.03)(0.07) 0.03  0.58 
 0.89 
 3.79 
LFTGX  0.42 (0.02)(0.07) 0.03  0.59 
 0.99 
 3.71 
LFTHX  0.42 (0.03)(0.06) 0.03  0.57 
 0.97 
 3.84 
LFTMX  0.42 (0.03)(0.07) 0.03  0.57 
 0.98 
 3.84 
LFTNX  0.42 (0.02)(0.06) 0.03  0.57 
 0.97 
 3.75 
LFTKX  0.42  0.03 (0.06)(0.25) 0.57 
 0.98 
 3.78 
LFTLX  0.42 (0.03)(0.07) 0.03  0.56 
 0.98 
 3.77 
HYPPX  0.14  0.02 (0.20)(0.62) 0.00 
 0.36 
 1.07 
UIVIX  0.51  0.02 (0.07)(0.08) 0.66 
 1.00 
 3.76