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Euro Credit 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.

Effective after the close of business on October 31, 2024, Class IF1EUR and IF2EUR of Meridian Euro Credit Fund will be closed to purchases from new eligible investors subject to certain exceptions.

LU2898291054
111.80
€0.04 As of 23-Apr-25
607M
As of 31-Mar-25

Euro Credit Fund

LU2898291054
€0.04 As of 23-Apr-25
As of 31-Mar-25
LU2898291054
111.8
€0.04 As of 23-Apr-25
607M
As of 31-Mar-25
  • Overview

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

    Seeks total return, with an emphasis on current income but also considering capital appreciation, measured in Euros.

    INVESTMENT FOCUS

    Experienced portfolio management team benefitting from collaborative global fixed income platform

    Idea generation based on intensive fundamental research with a focus on bottom-up security selection and seeking to avoid adverse credit events

    May have limited high-yield, international and/or emerging market debt (mostly currency hedged to euros)

    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.

    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.

    Geographic: Because the portfolio may invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or in a limited number of countries, it may be more volatile than a portfolio that is more geographically diversified.

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

    Fund Information

    • Fund Inception 15-Feb-2019
    • Net Assets (€ M) As of 31-Mar-25 €607.20
    • Fiscal Year End JANUARY
    • SFDR Classification Article 8
    • Benchmark Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index

    Share Class Information

    • Class Inception 09-Oct-2024
    • Net Asset Value (NAV) As of 23-Apr-25 €111.80
    • Most Recent NAV Change As of 23-Apr-25 €0.04 | 0.04%
    • ISIN LU2898291054
    • SEDOL BSZ7DN5
    • WKN A40NNW
    • Bloomberg MFSMCIF LX
    • CUSIP L6368D101
    • Maximum Sales Charge --
    • Benchmark Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index

    MANAGERS

    Top 10 Holdings

    • Euro Schatz 2Yr Future JUN 06 25
    • Highland Holdings Sarl 2.875% NOV 19 27
    • AbbVie Inc 2.125% NOV 17 28
    • Svenska Handelsbanken AB RegS 3.375% FEB 17 28
    • Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC RegS 5.125% MAY 22 34
    • BP Capital Markets PLC RegS 0.831% NOV 08 27
    • Itraxx Eur Xover Ser 42 V2 Payer 325.00 MAY 21 25*
    • Itraxx Eur Xover Ser 42 V2 Payer 325.00 MAY 21 25*
    • GB Govt Bond 10Yr Future JUN 26 25*
    • UST Bond 5Yr Future JUN 30 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 IF2 Shares, Euros at NAV 12.33 -5.69 -7.82 10.28 4.86 1.12 09-Oct-2024
    Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index 8.76 -5.23 -7.55 6.82 4.24 - -
    12 month period ending: Class IF2 Shares, Euros at NAV
    31-Mar-21 or Life 12.33
    31-Mar-22 -5.69
    31-Mar-23 -7.82
    31-Mar-24 10.28
    31-Mar-25 4.86
    YTD % * 1.12
    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 I2 Income shares provide shareholders the option to receive or reinvest distributions earned by the fund. 

    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.

    Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.

    At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies. 

    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 I2 Income shares provide shareholders the option to receive or reinvest distributions earned by the fund. 

      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.

      Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.

      At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies. 

      Annual Rate of Return

      Annual Rate of Return (%)

      Annual Rate of Return (%)

      As of 31-Dec-24 Benchmark: Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index
      annual rate of return table
      Life
      2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
      At NAV 1.95 5.56 0.36 -15.03 10.86 6.32
      Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index - 2.77 -0.97 -13.65 8.19 4.74
      At NAV Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index
      2024 6.32 4.74
      2023 10.86 8.19
      2022 -15.03 -13.65
      2021 0.36 -0.97
      2020 5.56 2.77
      1.95 -

      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 I2 Income shares provide shareholders the option to receive or reinvest distributions earned by the fund. 

      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.

      Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.

      At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies. 

      Pricing & Distributions

      Pricing History

      • Market Price (MP): 
      Maximum data displayed is for the most recent 10 years
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      Historical MP may not be available for all dates.

      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.

      Updated daily as of 23-Apr-25

      Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Rate per Share (€) Reinvestment NAV (€)
      28-Mar-25 31-Mar-25 01-Apr-25 0.35663 110.76
      27-Feb-25 28-Feb-25 03-Mar-25 0.31510 112.34
      30-Jan-25 31-Jan-25 03-Feb-25 0.34589 111.99
      30-Dec-24 31-Dec-24 02-Jan-25 0.34718 111.61
      27-Nov-24 29-Nov-24 02-Dec-24 0.32419 112.40
      30-Oct-24 31-Oct-24 04-Nov-24 0.13970 110.87
    • 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 223
      Number of Issuers 156
      Average Coupon 3.49
      Average Effective Duration 4.81 yrs
      Average Effective Maturity 6.03 yrs
      Average Credit Quality of Rated Securities A-

      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
      Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index
      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
      • Euro Schatz 2Yr Future JUN 06 25
      • Highland Holdings Sarl 2.875% NOV 19 27
      • AbbVie Inc 2.125% NOV 17 28
      • Svenska Handelsbanken AB RegS 3.375% FEB 17 28
      • Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC RegS 5.125% MAY 22 34
      • BP Capital Markets PLC RegS 0.831% NOV 08 27
      • Itraxx Eur Xover Ser 42 V2 Payer 325.00 MAY 21 25*
      • Itraxx Eur Xover Ser 42 V2 Payer 325.00 MAY 21 25*
      • GB Govt Bond 10Yr Future JUN 26 25*
      • UST Bond 5Yr Future JUN 30 25*
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
      Exposures

      Portfolio Structure (%)

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • Investment Grade Corporates
        83.39
      • Non-U.S. Sovereigns
        21.40
      • High Yield Corporates
        3.22
      • Emerging Markets Debt
        2.71
      • Asset Backed
        0.13
      • U.S. Treasuries
        -3.58
      • High Yield Credit Derivatives
        -5.48
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        3.48
      • Other1
        -5.26

      Credit Quality (%)

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • % of Total Net Assets
      • AAA
        2.74
      • AA
        6.15
      • A
        34.82
      • BBB
        48.85
      • BB
        0.45
      • B
        2.29
      • Other Not Rated
        4.70

      Currency Weights (%)

      As of 31-Mar-25
      • Euro
        99.84
      • United States Dollar
        0.10
      • British Pound Sterling
        0.06
      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.

      *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
      Click here to view fund documents such as Key Investor Documents, Complete Prospectus, Annual Report, Semi Annual Report, Swing Pricing, and Fact Sheets. Some of these documents are available in other languages.
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