Mfs Emerging Correlations

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The correlation of Mfs Emerging 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 Emerging Correlation With Market

Good diversification

The correlation between Mfs Emerging Markets and DJI is -0.06 (i.e., Good diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Emerging Markets 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 Emerging Markets. 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 consumer price index.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.91LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.91LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.67LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.67LFTHX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.91LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.67LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.91LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.67LFTLX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.7UIVIX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.7UIVCX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.7UIVPX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.91UIVQX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.91UIVNX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.7UIVMX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.91UIVVX Mfs Intrinsic ValuePairCorr
  0.87OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87OTCIX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.87MKVCX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.86OTCGX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.69MKVDX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.88MKVIX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.92BRKBX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.92BRKCX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.87OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.86OTCBX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.92BRKUX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.92BRKVX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKSX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.71BRKTX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr

Related Correlations Analysis


Correlation Matchups

Over a given time period, the two securities move together when the Correlation Coefficient is positive. Conversely, the two assets move in opposite directions when the Correlation Coefficient is negative. Determining your positions' relationship to each other is valuable for analyzing and projecting your portfolio's future expected return and risk.

High positive correlations

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High negative correlations

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Risk-Adjusted Indicators

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