Mfs Strategic Correlations

MFIOX Fund  USD 5.98  0.01  0.17%   
The current 90-days correlation between Mfs Strategic Income and T Rowe Price is 0.25 (i.e., Modest diversification). The correlation of Mfs Strategic 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 Strategic Correlation With Market

Poor diversification

The correlation between Mfs Strategic Income and DJI is 0.76 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Mfs Strategic Income 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 Strategic Income. 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 state.

Moving together with Mfs Mutual Fund

  0.76LFTFX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTJX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTGX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTMX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTNX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.76LFTKX Mfs Lifetime 2065PairCorr
  0.64OTCHX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64OTCJX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.64OTCKX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.73MKVEX Mfs International LargePairCorr
  0.63OTCAX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.61OTCCX Mfs Mid CapPairCorr
  0.82DIFGX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.82DIFAX Mfs Diversified IncomePairCorr
  0.73BRSYX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.72BRXRX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.72BRXAX Mfs Blended ResearchPairCorr
  0.77MLLCX Mfs Lifetime RetirementPairCorr
  0.73MLTJX Mfs Lifetime 2030PairCorr
  0.81MMACX Mfs Moderate AllocationPairCorr
  0.63MMIIX Mfs Municipal HighPairCorr
  0.61MMHYX Mfs Municipal HighPairCorr
  0.76MNDAX Mfs New DiscoveryPairCorr
  0.78MNWCX Mfs Managed WealthPairCorr
  0.78MNWAX Mfs Managed WealthPairCorr
  0.63MPNCX Mfs North CarolinaPairCorr
  0.73MQGIX Mfs International GrowthPairCorr
  0.84MQLCX Mfs Limited MaturityPairCorr
  0.97MRBFX Mfs Total ReturnPairCorr
  0.71MRGKX Mfs E EquityPairCorr
  0.71MRGAX Mfs E EquityPairCorr
  0.71MRIBX Mfs Research InternaPairCorr
  0.71MRSAX Mfs Research InternaPairCorr
  0.71MRSIX Mfs Research InternaPairCorr

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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EDIIXTEI
TRFFXTEI
TRFFXERC
EDIIXERC
RFINPCT
  

High negative correlations

BRWTEI
BRWEDIIX
NPCTTEI
NCABRW
TRFFXBRW
EDIIXNPCT

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Mfs Mutual Fund performing well and Mfs Strategic 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 Strategic'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
JGH  0.33  0.01 (0.04) 0.07  0.33 
 0.80 
 1.94 
TEI  0.64  0.16  0.16  0.46  0.54 
 1.36 
 5.04 
NPCT  0.34 (0.02) 0.00 (0.05) 0.00 
 0.77 
 1.74 
DBL  0.32 (0.02) 0.00 (0.13) 0.00 
 0.60 
 2.05 
ERC  0.35  0.02  0.00  0.11  0.35 
 0.76 
 2.38 
EDIIX  0.39  0.05  0.06  0.13  0.41 
 0.87 
 2.28 
BRW  0.44 (0.09) 0.00 (0.34) 0.00 
 0.85 
 2.30 
NCA  0.55  0.13  0.12 (0.69) 0.48 
 1.57 
 5.74 
RFI  0.58 (0.07) 0.00 (0.16) 0.00 
 0.99 
 2.61 
TRFFX  0.50  0.03  0.03  0.08  0.62 
 1.09 
 2.73