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Seeks total return, measured in US dollars.
Conservative approach to investing in global larger cap companies and global bonds
Historically the fund has allocated assets at approximately 60% stocks, 40% bonds
The fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund.
Stock: Stock markets and investments in individual stocks are volatile and can decline significantly in response to or investor perception of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions.
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.
Value: The portfolio's investments can continue to be undervalued for long periods of time, not realize their expected value, and be more volatile than the stock market in general.
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Article 6: Integrates sustainability risks into the investment process.
Article 8: Systematically promotes a stated environmental or social characteristic and provides enhanced disclosure accordingly.
Article 9: Typically for "impact" funds, which have a dual objective of financial return and specific environmental or social outcomes.
Pilar Gomez-Bravo, CFA, is co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As co-CIO, she has joint oversight of MFS' global fixed income team and works collaboratively with MFS' investment leadership team to ensure its fixed income investors have the tools and skill sets necessary to serve the firm's clients globally. She is also a fixed income portfolio manager with oversight of the firm's Global Aggregate and Global Credit portfolio management teams. She is based in MFS' London office. Pilar joined MFS in 2013 as a portfolio manager from Imperial Capital, where she served as a managing director. She was named director of Fixed Income -- Europe in 2017 before being named co-CIO in 2023. She previously served as a portfolio manager and head of research at Negentropy Capital, within Matrix Asset Management, and cofounded Marengo Asset Management. From 2006 through 2010, she served as a senior portfolio manager and head of credit, Europe, for Neuberger Berman. She began her career in financial services at Lehman Brothers in 1997 and spent nine years with the firm, including serving as head of investment grade credit research for Europe. Pilar earned the equivalent of an LL.B degree in Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business Science from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3, Spain). She also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. She has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 2000.
Steven R. Gorham, CFA, is an investment officer and portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As a member of the portfolio management teams for the firm's Value and Global Balanced portfolios, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management, and he participates in the research process and strategy discussions. He also serves on the MFS Global Equity Management team. Steve joined MFS in 1989 as a teleservices representative and became a member of the Financial Advisor Division sales desk in 1991. He joined the equity research department in 1992 and became a research analyst in 1993 before being named portfolio manager in 2000. He also previously served as director of Equity -- North America from 2016 to 2019. Steve is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and has a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He is a member of The Boston Security Analysts Society and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Andy Li, CFA, is a fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management (MFS). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. He is based in London.
Prior to joining MFS in 2018, Andy worked for four years as a portfolio manager at Man GLG. He previously served as a portfolio manager for ECM Asset Management for seven years and a management consultant at Accenture for two years. He began his career in financial services in 2005.
Andy earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science with honors from Imperial College, London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Jay Mitchell, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he collaborates with the full MFS global investment organization to develop and implement portfolio strategies that seek to achieve long-term performance objectives. His responsibilities encompass all aspects of portfolio construction, including risk budgeting, asset allocation, security selection and risk management. Jay joined MFS in 2000, first serving in the firm's retirement services division. In 2003, he was named fixed income trading associate and in 2004 was named fixed income research associate. In 2007, he was promoted to research analyst and in 2017 was named director of emerging market corporate research. He added portfolio responsibilities in 2020, and in 2023 was named portfolio manager on the US and global credit strategies. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in finance and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and is a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Johnathan P. Munko is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager for the Total Return and Global Value strategies at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Johnathan joined MFS in 2010 as an equity research analyst following his participation in the firm's Summer MBA Internship program in 2009. He took on portfolio management responsibilities in 2019 and served as the US financial services sector leader as part of his analyst duties for three years. He previously served as a senior associate at PwC for two years, following three years as an associate. He began his career in the financial services industry in 2003. Johnathan earned a Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude in accounting and computer science from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business.
Jonathan W. Sage, CFA, is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the portfolio management team responsible for the firm's Blended Research, low volatility and other quantitatively managed equity strategies. In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the quantitative research process and strategy discussions. Jonathan joined MFS in 2000 as a quantitative equity research analyst and assumed his current role in 2005. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1995. Jonathan earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree and Master of Science degree in finance from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc.
David S. Shindler is co--chief investment officer of equity and a portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In his role, he partners with the firm's other regional co-CIOs in the research management process and strategy discussions, including by developing investment policies and programs that achieve the investment objectives of MFS and its clients. He is based in London. David joined MFS in 2006 as an equity research analyst after participating in the firm's summer MBA internship program in 2005. From 2012 to 2017, he held the position of director of research, Canada. He was named portfolio manager in 2013, served as director of research, Europe from 2019 to 2020 and assumed his co-CIO title in 2020. Prior to joining the firm, he spent three years as a consultant at the Bridgespan Group and two years as an associate consultant at Bain & Company. David earned an MA (Cantab) degree in political science from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Business Administration degree from Dartmouth College.
Robert Spector, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager for the Global Aggregate Core, Core Plus, Opportunistic, Canadian Core Plus and Canadian Long Plus fixed income strategies at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for fina buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. He serves on MFS' Fixed Income Strategy, Fixed Income Risk and Opportunities, and Global Rates and Currency committees. Robert joined the firm in 2005 as a portfolio manager focused on Canadian fixed income strategies and took on additional portfolio management responsibilities in 2017. His previous positions include head of Canadian economics and strategy and also senior economist and strategist at Merrill Lynch; financial economist at BMO Nesbit Burns; and associate editor and research analyst at BCA Research Group. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1993. Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with great distinction as a University Scholar from McGill University and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Erik S. Weisman, Ph.D., is an investment officer, chief economist and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As chief economist, he provides a broad-based view of major economic trends impacting financial markets and economic policy, serving as a thought leader for MFS clients and the firm's investment team as well as in the media. He manages the firm's US and global inflation-adjusted, global total return and global government strategies and chairs both the Fixed Income Strategy Group and the Global Rates and Currency Group. He is also a member of the Risk Opportunities Group and the Macro-Micro Group. Erik joined the firm in 2002 as a global sovereign fixed income research analyst. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in 2003 and was named chief economist in 2015. Previously, he served for two years as assistant to the US executive director of the International Monetary Fund and for two years as an international economist in the Office of Central and Eastern Europe of the US Department of the Treasury. Erik earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University.
Paul Fairbrother, ASIP, is an investment officer and institutional equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he participates in the research process and strategy discussions, assesses portfolio risk, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines, and manages daily cash flows. He is also responsible for communicating investment policy, strategy and positioning. He is based in London. Paul joined MFS in 2019 in his current role after five years at Sarasin & Partners as a business partner and client account director. Prior to that, he served as a European equity portfolio manager, European equity analyst and UK equity portfolio manager for UBS Asset Management over the course of his 21-year tenure there. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1993. Paul earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of Reading. He is a member of the CFA Institute and an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (ASIP).
Owen Murfin, CFA, is an investment officer and institutional fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the MFS Global Fixed Income portfolio management team. In this capacity, he participates in portfolio strategy discussions, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines and communicates portfolio investment strategy and positioning. He is based in London.
Prior to joining MFS in 2017, Owen served as managing director and global fixed income portfolio manager at BlackRock for 15 years. Before that, he worked as an associate and global fixed income portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management for five years.
Owen earned Bachelor of Science degree with first class honors from University College London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Freida Tay is an investment officer and fixed income institutional portfolio manager with MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In her role, she is a member of several portfolio management teams and an active participant in portfolio strategy and positioning discussions. She is responsible for aligning the implementation of the investment process with client expectations and provides transparency on the firm's fixed income investment philosophy, portfolio strategy and performance. She is based in Singapore. Freida joined the firm in 2022 in her current role. She spent seven years at PIMCO Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore, where she was a senior vice president. She also worked for eight years at Fullerton Fund Management, Singapore, where she was a vice president and a fixed income portfolio manager and product specialist. She began her career in the financial services industry in 1995. Freida earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from York University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Nanyang Technological University. She was recognized as a Female Champion by the Financial Women's Association of Singapore and was a member of 100 Women in Finance, a global organization committed to gender equality in finance.
12 month period ending: |
28-Feb-21
or Life
Life performance is only shown when 5 years of performance is not available. |
28-Feb-22 | 28-Feb-23 | 28-Feb-24 | 28-Feb-25 | YTD % * | Class Inception |
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Class A1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV | 14.31 | 3.03 | -6.63 | 7.26 | 7.27 | 3.47 | 26-Sep-2005 |
Class A1 Shares, US Dollars With Max Sales Charges | 7.45 | -3.16 | -12.23 | 0.82 | 0.83 | -2.74 | 26-Sep-2005 |
60% MSCI World Index (net div) / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index | 19.31 | 4.17 | -9.65 | 15.85 | 10.46 | - | - |
12 month period ending: | Class A1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV | Class A1 Shares, US Dollars With Max Sales Charges |
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28-Feb-21
or Life
Life performance is only shown when 5 years of performance is not available. |
14.31 | 7.45 |
28-Feb-22 | 3.03 | -3.16 |
28-Feb-23 | -6.63 | -12.23 |
28-Feb-24 | 7.26 | 0.82 |
28-Feb-25 | 7.27 | 0.83 |
YTD % * | 3.47 | -2.74 |
Class Inception | 26-Sep-2005 | 26-Sep-2005 |
The Fund's benchmark is indicated for performance comparison only.
The source for all fund data is MFS. Source for benchmark performance: SPAR, FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Life
Life performance as of 28-Feb-25 |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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At NAV | 5.04 | -2.74 | 4.64 | 13.90 | -8.33 | 17.00 | 8.19 | 7.39 | -11.64 | 8.98 | 2.87 |
With Max Sales Charges | 4.77 | -8.58 | -1.63 | 7.06 | -13.83 | 9.98 | 1.70 | 0.94 | -16.94 | 2.45 | -3.30 |
60% MSCI World Index (net div) / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index | - | -1.57 | 5.49 | 16.20 | -5.55 | 19.15 | 13.86 | 10.60 | -17.16 | 16.33 | 10.17 |
At NAV | With Max Sales Charges | 60% MSCI World Index (net div) / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index | |
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2024 | 2.87 | -3.3 | 10.17 |
2023 | 8.98 | 2.45 | 16.33 |
2022 | -11.64 | -16.94 | -17.16 |
2021 | 7.39 | 0.94 | 10.6 |
2020 | 8.19 | 1.7 | 13.86 |
2019 | 17.0 | 9.98 | 19.15 |
2018 | -8.33 | -13.83 | -5.55 |
2017 | 13.9 | 7.06 | 16.2 |
2016 | 4.64 | -1.63 | 5.49 |
2015 | -2.74 | -8.58 | -1.57 |
Life
Life performance as of 28-Feb-25 |
5.04 | 4.77 | - |
Historical NAV may not be available for all dates.
Historical MP may not be available for all dates.
NAV at Close of Trading on | Net Asset Value (NAV) |
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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.
Dividend Reinvestment at NAV is the automatic reinvestment of shareholder dividends in more shares at net asset value.
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.
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The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. ("S&P Global Market Intelligence"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P Global Market Intelligence and has been licensed for use by MFS. MFS has applied its own internal sector/industry classification methodology for equity securities and non-equity securities that are unclassified by GICS.
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.
Yield to Worst: For fixed income securities, yield is the discount rate that equilibrates the net present value of all future cash flows to the current market value. Average Yield is the equivalent exposure weighted average yield to worst which is typically the lowest of the yields to each potential call or put or the yield to maturity, whichever is worst.
The Average Credit Quality (ACQR) is a market weighted average (using a linear scale) of securities included in the rating categories. For all securities other than those described below, ratings are assigned utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the consensus rating is assigned if applicable or the middle rating if not; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 Rating Agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Other Not Rated includes other fixed income securities not rated by any rating agency. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). All ratings are subject to change. The portfolio itself has not been rated by any rating agency. The credit quality of a particular security or group of securities does not ensure the stability or safety of an overall portfolio. The quality ratings of individual issues/issuers are provided to indicate the credit-worthiness of such issues/issuer and generally range from AAA, Aaa, or AAA (highest) to D, C, or D (lowest) for S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch respectively.
Weighted average price/earnings (P/E) ratio is the ratio of the current price of a stock to an estimate of forward 12 month earnings; P/E ex-negatives ratio is an exposure-weighted average of the P/E ratios of the securities held, excluding companies with projected negative earnings.
Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow: Price-to-cash-flow is the ratio of a stock's price to its per-share cash earnings.
Price/Sales Ratio (P/S) is the ratio of a stock's price to its per-share sales.
Price/Book ratio (P/B) is the ratio of a stock's price to its book value per share.
Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth is the weighted average forecast, by sell side analysts of how much a company's net income will grow over the long-term (typically 3-5 years). The forecast is derived from all polled analysts' estimates. Source FactSet.
Weighted Average Dividend Yield:The equivalent exposure weighted average of the dividend yields of the securities held in the portfolio (or the equity segment of a multi asset class mandate).
Weighted Average Market Cap: Market capitalization is the value of a corporation as determined by the market price of its issued and outstanding common stock. It is calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current market price of a share.
Weighted Median Market Cap: Weighted Median Market Cap is the Market Capitalization of the firm defined by the median dollar within the distribution of the market capitalization of all companies in the index or portfolio. It is calculated from a running total of market capitalizations from smallest company to largest. The Market Capitalization of the firm that sorts the total dollar value of all market capitalizations into two equal portions defines the value.
characterstics | Equity Earning |
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Weighted Average Price/Earnings (next 12 months) | 12.98x |
Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow | 10.92x |
Weighted Average Price/Sales | 1.30x |
Weighted Average Price/Book | 1.97x |
Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth | 9.72% |
Weighted Average Dividend Yield | 3.08% |
Weighted Average Market Cap | $144.5b |
Weighted Median Market Cap | $60.6b |
Number of Issues | 180 |
% in Stocks | 59.93% |
% Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.07% |
% Other1 | -6.72% |
% in Top Ten | 18.67% |
characteristics | Fixed Earning |
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Number of Issues | 611 |
Number of Issuers | 289 |
Average Coupon | 3.65 |
Average Effective Duration | 7.12 yrs |
Average Effective Maturity | 9.20 yrs |
Average Credit Quality of Rated Securities | A+ |
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.
10 Yr. | 5 Yr. | 3 Yr. | |
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Alpha | -1.77 | -1.98 | -2.05 |
Beta | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
R-squared | 93.17 | 92.50 | 91.38 |
Standard Deviation % | 10.07 | 12.33 | 12.54 |
Sharpe Ratio | 0.20 | 0.18 | -0.14 |
Tracking Error | 2.75 | 3.52 | 3.82 |
Information Ratio | -0.85 | -0.77 | -0.66 |
Treynor Ratio | 2.21 | 2.44 | -1.96 |
Downside Capture % | 98.76 | 98.53 | 100.72 |
Upside Capture % | 86.15 | 87.31 | 88.89 |
13.43% long and 3.66% short (*) positions
Full and Historical Holdings
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. ("S&P Global Market Intelligence"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P Global Market Intelligence and has been licensed for use by MFS. MFS has applied its own internal sector/industry classification methodology for equity securities and non-equity securities that are unclassified by GICS.
The Average Credit Quality (ACQR) is a market weighted average (using a linear scale) of securities included in the rating categories. For all securities other than those described below, ratings are assigned utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the consensus rating is assigned if applicable or the middle rating if not; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 Rating Agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Other Not Rated includes other fixed income securities not rated by any rating agency. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). All ratings are subject to change. The portfolio itself has not been rated by any rating agency. The credit quality of a particular security or group of securities does not ensure the stability or safety of an overall portfolio. The quality ratings of individual issues/issuers are provided to indicate the credit-worthiness of such issues/issuer and generally range from AAA, Aaa, or AAA (highest) to D, C, or D (lowest) for S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch respectively.
Region & Country | % Equity Assets |
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North America
2 Countries
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57.62
|
United States
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55.52
|
Canada
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2.10
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Europe ex-U.K.
9 Countries
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19.25
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France
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7.41
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Switzerland
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5.21
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Germany
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2.16
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Netherlands
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1.77
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Spain
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1.36
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Italy
|
0.97
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Austria
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0.19
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Sweden
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0.14
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Norway
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0.04
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United Kingdom
1 Countries
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8.79
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United Kingdom
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8.79
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Japan
1 Countries
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7.27
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Japan
|
7.27
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Emerging Markets
9 Countries
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5.47
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South Korea
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1.51
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China
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1.39
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Taiwan
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0.99
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Brazil
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0.99
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Greece
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0.23
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India
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0.17
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Thailand
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0.15
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Indonesia
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0.04
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Russia
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0.00
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Asia/Pacific ex-Japan
3 Countries
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1.59
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Singapore
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0.81
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Hong Kong
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0.63
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Australia
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0.16
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Cash & Cash Equivalents
1 Countries
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0.00
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Cash & Cash Equivalents
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0.00
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By Country |
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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.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after month end.
Full Holdings available approximately 25 days after month end.
Quarterly Portfolio Review is available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Portfolio Review available approximately 15 days after month end.
Product Presentation available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Quarterly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after month end.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after month end.
Full Holdings available approximately 25 days after month end.
Quarterly Portfolio Review is available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Portfolio Review available approximately 15 days after month end.
Product Presentation available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Quarterly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after month end.
Seeks total return, measured in US dollars.
Conservative approach to investing in global larger cap companies and global bonds
Historically the fund has allocated assets at approximately 60% stocks, 40% bonds
The fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund.
Stock: Stock markets and investments in individual stocks are volatile and can decline significantly in response to or investor perception of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions.
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.
Value: The portfolio's investments can continue to be undervalued for long periods of time, not realize their expected value, and be more volatile than the stock market in general.
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Article 6: Integrates sustainability risks into the investment process.
Article 8: Systematically promotes a stated environmental or social characteristic and provides enhanced disclosure accordingly.
Article 9: Typically for "impact" funds, which have a dual objective of financial return and specific environmental or social outcomes.
Pilar Gomez-Bravo, CFA, is co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As co-CIO, she has joint oversight of MFS' global fixed income team and works collaboratively with MFS' investment leadership team to ensure its fixed income investors have the tools and skill sets necessary to serve the firm's clients globally. She is also a fixed income portfolio manager with oversight of the firm's Global Aggregate and Global Credit portfolio management teams. She is based in MFS' London office. Pilar joined MFS in 2013 as a portfolio manager from Imperial Capital, where she served as a managing director. She was named director of Fixed Income -- Europe in 2017 before being named co-CIO in 2023. She previously served as a portfolio manager and head of research at Negentropy Capital, within Matrix Asset Management, and cofounded Marengo Asset Management. From 2006 through 2010, she served as a senior portfolio manager and head of credit, Europe, for Neuberger Berman. She began her career in financial services at Lehman Brothers in 1997 and spent nine years with the firm, including serving as head of investment grade credit research for Europe. Pilar earned the equivalent of an LL.B degree in Law and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics and Business Science from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ICADE E-3, Spain). She also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. She has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 2000.
Steven R. Gorham, CFA, is an investment officer and portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As a member of the portfolio management teams for the firm's Value and Global Balanced portfolios, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management, and he participates in the research process and strategy discussions. He also serves on the MFS Global Equity Management team. Steve joined MFS in 1989 as a teleservices representative and became a member of the Financial Advisor Division sales desk in 1991. He joined the equity research department in 1992 and became a research analyst in 1993 before being named portfolio manager in 2000. He also previously served as director of Equity -- North America from 2016 to 2019. Steve is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire and has a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He is a member of The Boston Security Analysts Society and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Andy Li, CFA, is a fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management (MFS). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. He is based in London.
Prior to joining MFS in 2018, Andy worked for four years as a portfolio manager at Man GLG. He previously served as a portfolio manager for ECM Asset Management for seven years and a management consultant at Accenture for two years. He began his career in financial services in 2005.
Andy earned a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science with honors from Imperial College, London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Jay Mitchell, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he collaborates with the full MFS global investment organization to develop and implement portfolio strategies that seek to achieve long-term performance objectives. His responsibilities encompass all aspects of portfolio construction, including risk budgeting, asset allocation, security selection and risk management. Jay joined MFS in 2000, first serving in the firm's retirement services division. In 2003, he was named fixed income trading associate and in 2004 was named fixed income research associate. In 2007, he was promoted to research analyst and in 2017 was named director of emerging market corporate research. He added portfolio responsibilities in 2020, and in 2023 was named portfolio manager on the US and global credit strategies. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in finance and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and is a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Johnathan P. Munko is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager for the Total Return and Global Value strategies at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Johnathan joined MFS in 2010 as an equity research analyst following his participation in the firm's Summer MBA Internship program in 2009. He took on portfolio management responsibilities in 2019 and served as the US financial services sector leader as part of his analyst duties for three years. He previously served as a senior associate at PwC for two years, following three years as an associate. He began his career in the financial services industry in 2003. Johnathan earned a Bachelor of Science degree magna cum laude in accounting and computer science from Boston College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business.
Jonathan W. Sage, CFA, is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the portfolio management team responsible for the firm's Blended Research, low volatility and other quantitatively managed equity strategies. In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the quantitative research process and strategy discussions. Jonathan joined MFS in 2000 as a quantitative equity research analyst and assumed his current role in 2005. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1995. Jonathan earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree and Master of Science degree in finance from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc.
David S. Shindler is co--chief investment officer of equity and a portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In his role, he partners with the firm's other regional co-CIOs in the research management process and strategy discussions, including by developing investment policies and programs that achieve the investment objectives of MFS and its clients. He is based in London. David joined MFS in 2006 as an equity research analyst after participating in the firm's summer MBA internship program in 2005. From 2012 to 2017, he held the position of director of research, Canada. He was named portfolio manager in 2013, served as director of research, Europe from 2019 to 2020 and assumed his co-CIO title in 2020. Prior to joining the firm, he spent three years as a consultant at the Bridgespan Group and two years as an associate consultant at Bain & Company. David earned an MA (Cantab) degree in political science from the University of Cambridge and a Master of Business Administration degree from Dartmouth College.
Robert Spector, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager for the Global Aggregate Core, Core Plus, Opportunistic, Canadian Core Plus and Canadian Long Plus fixed income strategies at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for fina buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. He serves on MFS' Fixed Income Strategy, Fixed Income Risk and Opportunities, and Global Rates and Currency committees. Robert joined the firm in 2005 as a portfolio manager focused on Canadian fixed income strategies and took on additional portfolio management responsibilities in 2017. His previous positions include head of Canadian economics and strategy and also senior economist and strategist at Merrill Lynch; financial economist at BMO Nesbit Burns; and associate editor and research analyst at BCA Research Group. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1993. Robert earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics with great distinction as a University Scholar from McGill University and a Master of Arts degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Erik S. Weisman, Ph.D., is an investment officer, chief economist and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As chief economist, he provides a broad-based view of major economic trends impacting financial markets and economic policy, serving as a thought leader for MFS clients and the firm's investment team as well as in the media. He manages the firm's US and global inflation-adjusted, global total return and global government strategies and chairs both the Fixed Income Strategy Group and the Global Rates and Currency Group. He is also a member of the Risk Opportunities Group and the Macro-Micro Group. Erik joined the firm in 2002 as a global sovereign fixed income research analyst. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities in 2003 and was named chief economist in 2015. Previously, he served for two years as assistant to the US executive director of the International Monetary Fund and for two years as an international economist in the Office of Central and Eastern Europe of the US Department of the Treasury. Erik earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in economics from Duke University.
Paul Fairbrother, ASIP, is an investment officer and institutional equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he participates in the research process and strategy discussions, assesses portfolio risk, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines, and manages daily cash flows. He is also responsible for communicating investment policy, strategy and positioning. He is based in London. Paul joined MFS in 2019 in his current role after five years at Sarasin & Partners as a business partner and client account director. Prior to that, he served as a European equity portfolio manager, European equity analyst and UK equity portfolio manager for UBS Asset Management over the course of his 21-year tenure there. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1993. Paul earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from the University of Reading. He is a member of the CFA Institute and an Associate of the CFA Society of the UK (ASIP).
Owen Murfin, CFA, is an investment officer and institutional fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the MFS Global Fixed Income portfolio management team. In this capacity, he participates in portfolio strategy discussions, customizes portfolios to client objectives and guidelines and communicates portfolio investment strategy and positioning. He is based in London.
Prior to joining MFS in 2017, Owen served as managing director and global fixed income portfolio manager at BlackRock for 15 years. Before that, he worked as an associate and global fixed income portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Asset Management for five years.
Owen earned Bachelor of Science degree with first class honors from University College London. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Freida Tay is an investment officer and fixed income institutional portfolio manager with MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In her role, she is a member of several portfolio management teams and an active participant in portfolio strategy and positioning discussions. She is responsible for aligning the implementation of the investment process with client expectations and provides transparency on the firm's fixed income investment philosophy, portfolio strategy and performance. She is based in Singapore. Freida joined the firm in 2022 in her current role. She spent seven years at PIMCO Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore, where she was a senior vice president. She also worked for eight years at Fullerton Fund Management, Singapore, where she was a vice president and a fixed income portfolio manager and product specialist. She began her career in the financial services industry in 1995. Freida earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from York University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Nanyang Technological University. She was recognized as a Female Champion by the Financial Women's Association of Singapore and was a member of 100 Women in Finance, a global organization committed to gender equality in finance.
12 month period ending: |
28-Feb-21
or Life
Life performance is only shown when 5 years of performance is not available. |
28-Feb-22 | 28-Feb-23 | 28-Feb-24 | 28-Feb-25 | YTD % * | Class Inception |
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Class A1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV | 14.31 | 3.03 | -6.63 | 7.26 | 7.27 | 3.47 | 26-Sep-2005 |
Class A1 Shares, US Dollars With Max Sales Charges | 7.45 | -3.16 | -12.23 | 0.82 | 0.83 | -2.74 | 26-Sep-2005 |
60% MSCI World Index (net div) / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index | 19.31 | 4.17 | -9.65 | 15.85 | 10.46 | - | - |
12 month period ending: | Class A1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV | Class A1 Shares, US Dollars With Max Sales Charges |
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28-Feb-21
or Life
Life performance is only shown when 5 years of performance is not available. |
14.31 | 7.45 |
28-Feb-22 | 3.03 | -3.16 |
28-Feb-23 | -6.63 | -12.23 |
28-Feb-24 | 7.26 | 0.82 |
28-Feb-25 | 7.27 | 0.83 |
YTD % * | 3.47 | -2.74 |
Class Inception | 26-Sep-2005 | 26-Sep-2005 |
The Fund's benchmark is indicated for performance comparison only.
The source for all fund data is MFS. Source for benchmark performance: SPAR, FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Life
Life performance as of 28-Feb-25 |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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At NAV | 5.04 | -2.74 | 4.64 | 13.90 | -8.33 | 17.00 | 8.19 | 7.39 | -11.64 | 8.98 | 2.87 |
With Max Sales Charges | 4.77 | -8.58 | -1.63 | 7.06 | -13.83 | 9.98 | 1.70 | 0.94 | -16.94 | 2.45 | -3.30 |
60% MSCI World Index (net div) / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index | - | -1.57 | 5.49 | 16.20 | -5.55 | 19.15 | 13.86 | 10.60 | -17.16 | 16.33 | 10.17 |
At NAV | With Max Sales Charges | 60% MSCI World Index (net div) / 40% Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index | |
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2024 | 2.87 | -3.3 | 10.17 |
2023 | 8.98 | 2.45 | 16.33 |
2022 | -11.64 | -16.94 | -17.16 |
2021 | 7.39 | 0.94 | 10.6 |
2020 | 8.19 | 1.7 | 13.86 |
2019 | 17.0 | 9.98 | 19.15 |
2018 | -8.33 | -13.83 | -5.55 |
2017 | 13.9 | 7.06 | 16.2 |
2016 | 4.64 | -1.63 | 5.49 |
2015 | -2.74 | -8.58 | -1.57 |
Life
Life performance as of 28-Feb-25 |
5.04 | 4.77 | - |
Historical NAV may not be available for all dates.
Historical MP may not be available for all dates.
NAV at Close of Trading on | Net Asset Value (NAV) |
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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.
Dividend Reinvestment at NAV is the automatic reinvestment of shareholder dividends in more shares at net asset value.
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.
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The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. ("S&P Global Market Intelligence"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P Global Market Intelligence and has been licensed for use by MFS. MFS has applied its own internal sector/industry classification methodology for equity securities and non-equity securities that are unclassified by GICS.
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.
Yield to Worst: For fixed income securities, yield is the discount rate that equilibrates the net present value of all future cash flows to the current market value. Average Yield is the equivalent exposure weighted average yield to worst which is typically the lowest of the yields to each potential call or put or the yield to maturity, whichever is worst.
The Average Credit Quality (ACQR) is a market weighted average (using a linear scale) of securities included in the rating categories. For all securities other than those described below, ratings are assigned utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the consensus rating is assigned if applicable or the middle rating if not; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 Rating Agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Other Not Rated includes other fixed income securities not rated by any rating agency. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). All ratings are subject to change. The portfolio itself has not been rated by any rating agency. The credit quality of a particular security or group of securities does not ensure the stability or safety of an overall portfolio. The quality ratings of individual issues/issuers are provided to indicate the credit-worthiness of such issues/issuer and generally range from AAA, Aaa, or AAA (highest) to D, C, or D (lowest) for S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch respectively.
Weighted average price/earnings (P/E) ratio is the ratio of the current price of a stock to an estimate of forward 12 month earnings; P/E ex-negatives ratio is an exposure-weighted average of the P/E ratios of the securities held, excluding companies with projected negative earnings.
Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow: Price-to-cash-flow is the ratio of a stock's price to its per-share cash earnings.
Price/Sales Ratio (P/S) is the ratio of a stock's price to its per-share sales.
Price/Book ratio (P/B) is the ratio of a stock's price to its book value per share.
Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth is the weighted average forecast, by sell side analysts of how much a company's net income will grow over the long-term (typically 3-5 years). The forecast is derived from all polled analysts' estimates. Source FactSet.
Weighted Average Dividend Yield:The equivalent exposure weighted average of the dividend yields of the securities held in the portfolio (or the equity segment of a multi asset class mandate).
Weighted Average Market Cap: Market capitalization is the value of a corporation as determined by the market price of its issued and outstanding common stock. It is calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current market price of a share.
Weighted Median Market Cap: Weighted Median Market Cap is the Market Capitalization of the firm defined by the median dollar within the distribution of the market capitalization of all companies in the index or portfolio. It is calculated from a running total of market capitalizations from smallest company to largest. The Market Capitalization of the firm that sorts the total dollar value of all market capitalizations into two equal portions defines the value.
characterstics | Equity Earning |
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Weighted Average Price/Earnings (next 12 months) | 12.98x |
Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow | 10.92x |
Weighted Average Price/Sales | 1.30x |
Weighted Average Price/Book | 1.97x |
Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth | 9.72% |
Weighted Average Dividend Yield | 3.08% |
Weighted Average Market Cap | $144.5b |
Weighted Median Market Cap | $60.6b |
Number of Issues | 180 |
% in Stocks | 59.93% |
% Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.07% |
% Other1 | -6.72% |
% in Top Ten | 18.67% |
characteristics | Fixed Earning |
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Number of Issues | 611 |
Number of Issuers | 289 |
Average Coupon | 3.65 |
Average Effective Duration | 7.12 yrs |
Average Effective Maturity | 9.20 yrs |
Average Credit Quality of Rated Securities | A+ |
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.
10 Yr. | 5 Yr. | 3 Yr. | |
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Alpha | -1.77 | -1.98 | -2.05 |
Beta | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
R-squared | 93.17 | 92.50 | 91.38 |
Standard Deviation % | 10.07 | 12.33 | 12.54 |
Sharpe Ratio | 0.20 | 0.18 | -0.14 |
Tracking Error | 2.75 | 3.52 | 3.82 |
Information Ratio | -0.85 | -0.77 | -0.66 |
Treynor Ratio | 2.21 | 2.44 | -1.96 |
Downside Capture % | 98.76 | 98.53 | 100.72 |
Upside Capture % | 86.15 | 87.31 | 88.89 |
13.43% long and 3.66% short (*) positions
Full and Historical Holdings
The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. ("S&P Global Market Intelligence"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P Global Market Intelligence and has been licensed for use by MFS. MFS has applied its own internal sector/industry classification methodology for equity securities and non-equity securities that are unclassified by GICS.
The Average Credit Quality (ACQR) is a market weighted average (using a linear scale) of securities included in the rating categories. For all securities other than those described below, ratings are assigned utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the consensus rating is assigned if applicable or the middle rating if not; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 Rating Agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Other Not Rated includes other fixed income securities not rated by any rating agency. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). All ratings are subject to change. The portfolio itself has not been rated by any rating agency. The credit quality of a particular security or group of securities does not ensure the stability or safety of an overall portfolio. The quality ratings of individual issues/issuers are provided to indicate the credit-worthiness of such issues/issuer and generally range from AAA, Aaa, or AAA (highest) to D, C, or D (lowest) for S&P, Moody’s, and Fitch respectively.
Region & Country | % Equity Assets |
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North America
2 Countries
|
57.62
|
United States
|
55.52
|
Canada
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2.10
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Europe ex-U.K.
9 Countries
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19.25
|
France
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7.41
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Switzerland
|
5.21
|
Germany
|
2.16
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Netherlands
|
1.77
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Spain
|
1.36
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Italy
|
0.97
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Austria
|
0.19
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Sweden
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0.14
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Norway
|
0.04
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United Kingdom
1 Countries
|
8.79
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United Kingdom
|
8.79
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Japan
1 Countries
|
7.27
|
Japan
|
7.27
|
Emerging Markets
9 Countries
|
5.47
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South Korea
|
1.51
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China
|
1.39
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Taiwan
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0.99
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Brazil
|
0.99
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Greece
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0.23
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India
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0.17
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Thailand
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0.15
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Indonesia
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0.04
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Russia
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0.00
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Asia/Pacific ex-Japan
3 Countries
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1.59
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Singapore
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0.81
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Hong Kong
|
0.63
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Australia
|
0.16
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1 Countries
|
0.00
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents
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0.00
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By Country |
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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.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after month end.
Full Holdings available approximately 25 days after month end.
Quarterly Portfolio Review is available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Portfolio Review available approximately 15 days after month end.
Product Presentation available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Quarterly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after month end.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after month end.
Full Holdings available approximately 25 days after month end.
Quarterly Portfolio Review is available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Portfolio Review available approximately 15 days after month end.
Product Presentation available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Quarterly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after quarter end.
Monthly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after month end.