Mfs New Correlations

NDVCX Fund  USD 16.35  0.19  1.18%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs New Discovery and Balanced Fund Retail is -0.19 (i.e., Good diversification). The correlation of Mfs New 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 New Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs New Discovery and DJI is 0.66 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs New Discovery 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 New Discovery. 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 main economic indicators.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.94LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.94LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.95UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.94UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.94UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.94UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.95UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.91OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.91OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.76OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82MKVBX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.82MKVFX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.82MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.82MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.82MKVHX Mfs Series TrustPairCorr
  0.91BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.91BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.91BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.91OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis

Click cells to compare fundamentals   Check Volatility   Backtest Portfolio

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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