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Emerging Markets Debt Fund

DISCLOSURES

THIS INFORMATION IS FOR MARKETING PURPOSES ONLY

Please note that this is an actively managed product. 

Class I shares are only available to certain qualifying institutional investors.

LU2886908552
142.78
€0.93 As of 23-Apr-25
US$2.9B
As of 31-Mar-25

Emerging Markets Debt Fund

LU2886908552
€0.93 As of 23-Apr-25
As of 31-Mar-25
LU2886908552
142.78
€0.93 As of 23-Apr-25
2.9B
As of 31-Mar-25
  • Overview

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

    Seeks total return, measured in US dollars.

    INVESTMENT FOCUS

    Research-intensive approach focuses on outperformance through country and security selection, with an emphasis on managing downside risk

    Seeks to manage volatility and preserve flexibility through diversification and liquid holdings

    Team experience and continuity: Portfolio manager in place since 1998; Portfolio management team together since 2005

    Important Risk Considerations

    The fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund.

    Bond: Investments in debt instruments may decline in value as the result of, or perception of, declines in the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment, underlying collateral, or changes in economic, political, issuer-specific, or other conditions. Certain types of debt instruments can be more sensitive to these factors and therefore more volatile. In addition, debt instruments entail interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, prices usually fall). Therefore, the portfolio's value may decline during rising rates. Portfolios that consist of debt instruments with longer durations are generally more sensitive to a rise in interest rates than those with shorter durations. At times, and particularly during periods of market turmoil, all or a large portion of segments of the market may not have an active trading market. As a result, it may be difficult to value these investments and it may not be possible to sell a particular investment or type of investment at any particular time or at an acceptable price. The price of an instrument trading at a negative interest rate responds to interest rate changes like other debt instruments; however, an instrument purchased at a negative interest rate is expected to produce a negative return if held to maturity.

    Emerging Markets: Emerging markets can have less market structure, depth, and regulatory, custodial or operational oversight and greater political, social, geopolitical and economic instability than developed markets.

    Derivatives: Investments in derivatives can be used to take both long and short positions, be highly volatile, involve leverage (which can magnify losses), and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying indicator(s) on which the derivative is based, such as counterparty and liquidity risk.

    High Yield: Investments in below investment grade quality debt instruments can be more volatile and have greater risk of default, or already be in default, than higher-quality debt instruments.

    Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.

    Fund Information

    • Fund Inception 01-Oct-2002
    • Net Assets (US$ M) As of 31-Mar-25 US$2916.13
    • Fiscal Year End JANUARY
    • SFDR Classification Article 8
    • Benchmark JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified

    Share Class Information

    • Class Inception 09-Oct-2024
    • Net Asset Value (NAV) As of 23-Apr-25 €142.78
    • Most Recent NAV Change As of 23-Apr-25 €0.93 | 0.66%
    • ISIN LU2886908552
    • SEDOL BL0NW09
    • WKN A40MM4
    • Bloomberg MFSEMIS LX
    • CUSIP L6369A551
    • Maximum Sales Charge --
    • Benchmark JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified

    MANAGERS

    Top 10 Holdings

    • US Treasury Note 2.75% AUG 15 32
    • UST Bond 30Yr Future JUN 18 25
    • UST Bond 5Yr Future JUN 30 25
    • UST Bond 10Yr Future JUN 18 25
    • Oman Government International Bond RegS 6.75% JAN 17 48
    • Dominican Republic International Bond RegS 4.875% SEP 23 32
    • UST 10Yr Ultra Bond Future JUN 18 25
    • Argentine Republic Government International Bond FRB JUL 09 41
    • Oman Government International Bond RegS 7% JAN 25 51
    • Euro Bund 10Yr Future JUN 06 25*
  • Performance

    Performance

    12 Month Total Returns

    12 Month Total Returns (%)

    12 Month Total Returns (%)

    As of 31-Mar-25 [updated monthly]
    These results represent the percent change in net asset value.
    12 month period ending:
    31-Mar-21
    or Life
    31-Mar-22 31-Mar-23 31-Mar-24 31-Mar-25 YTD % * Class Inception
    Class ISHS1 Shares, Euros at NAV 16.59 -7.00 -8.33 9.28 4.93 -0.21 09-Oct-2024
    JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified 8.30 -2.22 -4.68 11.94 6.74 - -
    12 month period ending: Class ISHS1 Shares, Euros at NAV
    31-Mar-21 or Life 16.59
    31-Mar-22 -7.00
    31-Mar-23 -8.33
    31-Mar-24 9.28
    31-Mar-25 4.93
    YTD % * -0.21
    Class Inception 09-Oct-2024 09-Oct-2024

    Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested. 

    Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.

    Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.

    Important Performance Information

    Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders. 

    Base Currency-Hedged share classes aim to reduce exchange rate and return fluctuations between the applicable non-base currency hedged share class and the unhedged currency class of the fund.  From time-to-time shareholder transactions in the share class could result in a gain or a loss, which could be significant, in the share class value that is attributable to the adviser’s hedging activities rather than to its investment management activities.  Other share classes will not share in these gains or losses.

    The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.

    Average Annual Total Returns

    Average Annual Total Returns (%)

    Average Annual Total Returns (%)

    These results represent the percent change in net asset value.
    Updated monthly as of 31-Mar-25

      Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested. 

      Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.

      Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.

      OVERALL
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      OVERALL MORNINGSTAR RATING
      NA
      THREE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      FIVE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      TEN YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA

      Important Performance Information

      Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders. 

      Base Currency-Hedged share classes aim to reduce exchange rate and return fluctuations between the applicable non-base currency hedged share class and the unhedged currency class of the fund.  From time-to-time shareholder transactions in the share class could result in a gain or a loss, which could be significant, in the share class value that is attributable to the adviser’s hedging activities rather than to its investment management activities.  Other share classes will not share in these gains or losses.

      The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.

      Annual Rate of Return

      Annual Rate of Return (%)

      Annual Rate of Return (%)

      As of 31-Dec-24 Benchmark: JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified
      annual rate of return table
      Life
      2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
      At NAV 2.63 -2.23 9.27 6.49 -7.54 11.16 6.09 -2.80 -17.07 8.19 5.62
      JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified - 12.71 13.45 -3.15 0.57 17.15 -3.43 5.66 -12.39 7.33 13.65
      At NAV JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified
      2024 5.62 13.65
      2023 8.19 7.33
      2022 -17.07 -12.39
      2021 -2.8 5.66
      2020 6.09 -3.43
      2019 11.16 17.15
      2018 -7.54 0.57
      2017 6.49 -3.15
      2016 9.27 13.45
      2015 -2.23 12.71
      2.63 -

      Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested. 

      Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.

      Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.

      Important Performance Information

      Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders. 

      Base Currency-Hedged share classes aim to reduce exchange rate and return fluctuations between the applicable non-base currency hedged share class and the unhedged currency class of the fund.  From time-to-time shareholder transactions in the share class could result in a gain or a loss, which could be significant, in the share class value that is attributable to the adviser’s hedging activities rather than to its investment management activities.  Other share classes will not share in these gains or losses.

      The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.

      Pricing & Distributions

      Pricing History

      • Market Price (MP): 
      Maximum data displayed is for the most recent 10 years
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      Distributions
      The Record Date is the date on which a fund declares a distribution. To receive the distribution, an investor must be a shareholder of record on that date.

      The Payable Date is the date on which the distribution is paid to shareholders.

      Dividend Rate per Share is the amount of dividend that a shareholder will receive for each share held. It can be calculated by taking the total amount of dividends paid and dividing it by the total shares outstanding.

      Ex-Dividend Date is the date on which a fund goes ex-dividend. The interval between the announcement and the payment of the next dividend. An investor must own the fund before the ex-dividend date to be eligible for the dividend payout.

      There are no distributions for this share class or distributions are currently not available
    • Portfolio & Holdings Information

      Portfolio & Holdings Information
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      Sector, Holding & Characterstics

      Holding Characteristics
      Average Coupon: Average Coupon is the equivalent exposure weighted coupon of all interest bearing instruments as a percent of the total equivalent exposure of all fixed income holdings, including short term and interest rate derivatives which have coupons. Coupons are netted for securities with a payable and receivable leg. Non-accruing securities are treated as having a coupon equal to zero.

      Average Effective Duration is a measure of how much a bond's price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value.

      Average Effective Maturity is a weighted average of maturity of the bonds held in a portfolio, taking into account any prepayments, puts, and adjustable coupons which may shorten the maturity. Longer-maturity funds are generally considered more interest-rate sensitive than shorter maturity funds.

      As of 31-Mar-25
      Data table of holding characteristics
      characteristics Fixed Earning
      Number of Issues 404
      Number of Issuers 192
      Average Coupon 5.44
      Average Effective Duration 6.50 yrs
      Average Effective Maturity 10.25 yrs
      Average Credit Quality of Rated Securities BB+

      Performance Statistics

      Alpha is a measure of the portfolio's risk-adjusted performance. When compared to the portfolio's beta, a positive alpha indicates better-than-expected portfolio performance and a negative indicates alpha worse-than-expected portfolio performance.

      Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the overall market. A beta less than 1.0 indicates lower risk than the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates higher risk than the market. It is most reliable as a risk measure when the return fluctuations of the portfolio are highly correlated with the return fluctuations of the index chosen to represent the market.

      Information ratio is a measure of consistency in excess return. It is calculated by taking the annualized excess return over a benchmark and dividing it by the annualized standard deviation of excess return.

      R squared represents the percentage of the portfolio's movements that can be explained by the general movements of the market.  Index portfolios will tend to have values very close to 100.  R squared is not a measure of performance.

      The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk. It uses a standard deviation and excess return. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.

      Standard Deviation is an indicator of the portfolio's total return volatility, which is based on a minimum of 36 monthly returns. The larger the portfolio's standard deviation, the greater the portfolio's volatility.

      Tracking error is the standard deviation of a portfolio's excess returns. Excess returns are a portfolio's return minus the benchmark's annualized return.

      Treynor Ratio: Treynor Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of performance. It is the ratio of the annualized excess return of the portfolio over the risk free rate for a given period divided by the Beta of the portfolio versus its benchmark for the same period. It measures the amount of excess return over the risk free rate earned per unit of systematic risk (beta) assumed.

      Upside and downside capture is a measure of how well a manager was able to replicate or improve on phases of positive benchmark returns, and how badly the manager was affected by phases of negative benchmark returns. Upside capture ratio for a portfolio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during periods when the benchmark had a positive return and dividing it by the benchmark return during that same period. Downside capture ratio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during the periods of negative benchmark performance and dividing it by the benchmark return for that period.

      Updated Monthly As of 31-Mar-25
      Benchmark
      JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified
      Performance Statistics Table
      10 Yr. 5 Yr. 3 Yr.
      Alpha n/a n/a n/a
      Beta n/a n/a n/a
      R-squared n/a n/a n/a
      Standard Deviation % n/a n/a n/a
      Sharpe Ratio n/a n/a n/a
      Tracking Error n/a n/a n/a
      Information Ratio n/a n/a n/a
      Treynor Ratio n/a n/a n/a
      Downside Capture % n/a n/a n/a
      Upside Capture % n/a n/a n/a

      Top 10 Holdings

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • US Treasury Note 2.75% AUG 15 32
      • UST Bond 30Yr Future JUN 18 25
      • UST Bond 5Yr Future JUN 30 25
      • UST Bond 10Yr Future JUN 18 25
      • Oman Government International Bond RegS 6.75% JAN 17 48
      • Dominican Republic International Bond RegS 4.875% SEP 23 32
      • UST 10Yr Ultra Bond Future JUN 18 25
      • Argentine Republic Government International Bond FRB JUL 09 41
      • Oman Government International Bond RegS 7% JAN 25 51
      • Euro Bund 10Yr Future JUN 06 25*
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
      Exposures

      Portfolio Structure (%)

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • Emerging Markets Debt
        87.43
      • U.S. Treasuries
        12.02
      • Investment Grade Corporates
        0.83
      • High Yield Corporates
        0.61
      • Non-U.S. Sovereigns
        -1.01
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        4.44
      • Other1
        -4.32

      Credit Quality (%)

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • % of Total Net Assets
      • U.S. Government
        5.84
      • AA
        1.73
      • A
        11.97
      • BBB
        24.39
      • BB
        30.65
      • B
        13.76
      • CCC
        6.70
      • CC
        0.27
      • C
        0.35
      • Other Not Rated
        4.35

      Currency Weights (%)

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • United States Dollar
        99.27
      • Egyptian Pound
        0.49
      • Nigerian Naira
        0.24
      • Brazilian Real
        0.00
      • Mexican Peso
        0.00
      • Polish Zloty
        0.00
      • Indian Rupee
        0.00
      • South African Rand
        0.00
      • Chinese Yuan Offshore (HK)
        0.00
      • Hungarian Forint
        0.00
      • Turkish Lira
        0.00
      • Czech Koruna
        0.00
      • British Pound Sterling
        0.00
      • Euro
        -0.01
      Important Characteristics Information
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      Portfolio characteristics are based on equivalent exposure, which measures how a portfolio's value would change due to price changes in an asset held either directly or, in the case of a derivative contract, indirectly. The market value of the holding may differ.

      Top holdings, portfolio characteristics and weightings do not reflect the effect of exposure/weightings for hedging of hedged share classes. Full holdings and net assets do reflect this hedging.

      *Short positions, unlike long positions, lose value if the underlying asset gains value.

      1Other. Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets.
    • Resources

      Resources

      Fund Documents & Fact Sheets
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