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Seeks capital appreciation.
Integrates fundamental and quantitative research in a disciplined portfolio construction process
Invests in high-quality companies that are trading at favorable valuations with a catalyst that may be rewarded over the long term
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
Net Expense Ratio: The Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from contractual fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance.
These reductions will continue until at least 12/31/25
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.
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.
International: Investments in foreign markets can involve greater risk and volatility than U.S. investments because of adverse market, currency, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions.
Strategy: There is no assurance that the portfolio's predicted tracking error will equal its target predicted tracking error at any point in time or consistently for any period of time, or that the portfolio's predicted tracking error and actual tracking error will be similar. The portfolio's strategy to target a predicted tracking error of approximately 2% compared to the Index and to blend fundamental and quantitative research may not produce the intended results. In addition, MFS fundamental research is not available for all issuers.
Quantitative Strategy: MFS' investment analysis, development and use of quantitative models, and selection of investments may not produce the intended results and/or can lead to an investment focus that results in underperforming portfolios with similar investment strategies and/or the markets in which the portfolio invests. The proprietary and third party quantitative models used by MFS may not produce the intended results for a variety of reasons, including the factors used, the weight placed on each factor, changing sources of market return, changes from the market factors' historical trends, and technical issues in the development, application, and maintenance of the models (e.g., incomplete or inaccurate data, programming/software issues, coding errors and technology failures).
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Jed Stocks, 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. Jed began his career in the financial services industry as a teleservices representative for MFS in 1999 and later rejoined the firm in 2001. He became a quantitative research associate in 2002 and was named a quantitative research analyst in 2005 before assuming his current role in 2015. Jed earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Lehigh University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
James C. Fallon is an investment officer and a quantitative portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for buying and selling decisions, portfolio construction, risk control and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. James joined MFS in 1999 as a securities lending administrator. He worked as an equity research associate, an equity quantitative research analyst and an equity portfolio manager at the firm before taking on his current role. Prior to joining MFS, he served as mutual fund custody accountant for Investors Bank & Trust. James earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston University. In 2023, James graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Berklee College of Music. In addition, he is actively involved in the MFS music affinity resources group, which he helped found to support community causes and affinity groups.
Matthew W. Krummell, 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. Matt has managed Blended Research equity strategies since joining MFS in 2001 as a quantitative research analyst. He previously served as an analyst at Pioneer Investments for three years and for two years as an assistant vice president at Putnam Investments, where he was responsible for developing quantitative equity models. Before that, he was an associate at Mellon Capital Management for three years. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1991. Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and statistics from the University of Chicago. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.
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.
Morningstar Diversified Emerging Mkts
Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
Morningstar Diversified Emerging Mkts
Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
Sales Charges
Class I shares are available without a sales charge to eligible investors.
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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At NAV | 14.69 | 39.18 | -16.44 | 18.93 | 9.99 | 3.70 | -19.03 | 9.82 | 14.08 |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net div) | 11.19 | 37.28 | -14.57 | 18.42 | 18.31 | -2.54 | -20.09 | 9.83 | 7.50 |
At NAV | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net div) | |
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2024 | 14.08 | 7.5 |
2023 | 9.82 | 9.83 |
2022 | -19.03 | -20.09 |
2021 | 3.7 | -2.54 |
2020 | 9.99 | 18.31 |
2019 | 18.93 | 18.42 |
2018 | -16.44 | -14.57 |
2017 | 39.18 | 37.28 |
2016 | 14.69 | 11.19 |
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.
Long-term Capital Gain The gain on the sale of a capital asset where the holding period was more than 12 months and the profit was subject to the long-term capital gains tax. (Source: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)
Short-term Capital Gain For tax purposes the profit realized from the sale of securities or other capital assets held for less than 12 months. Short-term gains are taxable at ordinary income rates to the extent they are not reduced by offsetting capital losses. (Source: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)
Updated Daily As of 03/15/25
Record Date | Ex-Date | Payable Date | Type of Earnings | Rate per Share (US$) | Reinvestment NAV (US$) |
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12/16/24 | 12/17/24 | 12/18/24 | Dividend | 0.34564 | 13.90 |
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.
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 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) | 9.77x |
Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow | 8.84x |
Weighted Average Price/Sales | 1.27x |
Weighted Average Price/Book | 1.70x |
Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth | 13.27% |
Weighted Average Market Cap | $177.6b |
Weighted Median Market Cap | $43.2b |
Number of Issues | 133 |
Active Share
Active share is calculated by taking the absolute value of the difference between each issuer's weighting in the index and its weighting in the portfolio, summing, then dividing by two. The higher the number, the more the weights differ from those of the benchmark. |
57.24% |
Portfolio Turnover
Turnover Ratio is the percentage of a portfolio's securities that have changed over the course of a year: (lesser of purchases or sales)/average market value. |
57.39% |
% in Stocks | 99.46% |
% Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.54% |
% in Top Ten | 33.59% |
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 | n/a | 1.22 | 2.09 |
Beta | n/a | 0.99 | 0.98 |
R-squared | n/a | 96.33 | 96.26 |
Standard Deviation % | n/a | 18.26 | 17.63 |
Sharpe Ratio | n/a | 0.16 | -0.10 |
Tracking Error | n/a | 3.51 | 3.43 |
Information Ratio | n/a | 0.33 | 0.61 |
Treynor Ratio | n/a | 2.91 | -1.72 |
Downside Capture % | n/a | 94.76 | 91.51 |
Upside Capture % | n/a | 99.82 | 100.40 |
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.
Region & Country | % Assets |
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Emerging Asia
7 Countries
|
77.53
|
China
|
30.82
|
Taiwan
|
17.32
|
India
|
14.32
|
South Korea
|
9.81
|
Thailand
|
2.42
|
Indonesia
|
2.29
|
Philippines
|
0.55
|
Emerging EMEA
9 Countries
|
11.75
|
United Arab Emirates
|
3.13
|
South Africa
|
2.39
|
Greece
|
2.27
|
Saudi Arabia
|
1.23
|
Hungary
|
0.95
|
Qatar
|
0.90
|
Turkey
|
0.89
|
Russia
|
0.00
|
Poland
|
0.00
|
Emerging Latin America
4 Countries
|
8.44
|
Brazil
|
5.19
|
Mexico
|
1.83
|
Peru
|
0.89
|
Panama
|
0.53
|
Developed - Other
2 Countries
|
1.74
|
United States
|
1.04
|
Hong Kong
|
0.70
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1 Countries
|
0.54
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents
|
0.54
|
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.
Net Expense Ratio: The Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from contractual fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance.
These reductions will continue until at least 12/31/25
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
Class I shares are available without a sales charge to eligible investors.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after quarter end.
Full Holdings available approximately 19 or 24 days after month end.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after quarter end.
Full Holdings available approximately 19 or 24 days after month end.
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MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 02/28/25.
The Morningstar Rating for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for funds with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.
Morningstar rankings do not take into account sales charges and are based on historical returns, which are not indicative of future results. Rankings of other share classes may vary. A high relative ranking does not always mean the fund achieved a positive return during the period.
The information provided on this page should be read in conjunction with the fund's prospectus or summary prospectus for the portfolio being offered, which are available online here or by contacting MFS. Consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses, and otherwise read these documents carefully before you invest. Shares of the funds are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Shares of the funds involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
MFS registered investment products are offered through MFS® Fund Distributors, Inc., Member SIPC, 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199.
Seeks capital appreciation.
Integrates fundamental and quantitative research in a disciplined portfolio construction process
Invests in high-quality companies that are trading at favorable valuations with a catalyst that may be rewarded over the long term
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
Net Expense Ratio: The Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from contractual fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance.
These reductions will continue until at least 12/31/25
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.
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.
International: Investments in foreign markets can involve greater risk and volatility than U.S. investments because of adverse market, currency, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions.
Strategy: There is no assurance that the portfolio's predicted tracking error will equal its target predicted tracking error at any point in time or consistently for any period of time, or that the portfolio's predicted tracking error and actual tracking error will be similar. The portfolio's strategy to target a predicted tracking error of approximately 2% compared to the Index and to blend fundamental and quantitative research may not produce the intended results. In addition, MFS fundamental research is not available for all issuers.
Quantitative Strategy: MFS' investment analysis, development and use of quantitative models, and selection of investments may not produce the intended results and/or can lead to an investment focus that results in underperforming portfolios with similar investment strategies and/or the markets in which the portfolio invests. The proprietary and third party quantitative models used by MFS may not produce the intended results for a variety of reasons, including the factors used, the weight placed on each factor, changing sources of market return, changes from the market factors' historical trends, and technical issues in the development, application, and maintenance of the models (e.g., incomplete or inaccurate data, programming/software issues, coding errors and technology failures).
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Jed Stocks, 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. Jed began his career in the financial services industry as a teleservices representative for MFS in 1999 and later rejoined the firm in 2001. He became a quantitative research associate in 2002 and was named a quantitative research analyst in 2005 before assuming his current role in 2015. Jed earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Lehigh University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
James C. Fallon is an investment officer and a quantitative portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for buying and selling decisions, portfolio construction, risk control and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. James joined MFS in 1999 as a securities lending administrator. He worked as an equity research associate, an equity quantitative research analyst and an equity portfolio manager at the firm before taking on his current role. Prior to joining MFS, he served as mutual fund custody accountant for Investors Bank & Trust. James earned a bachelor's degree from the University of New Hampshire and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston University. In 2023, James graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Berklee College of Music. In addition, he is actively involved in the MFS music affinity resources group, which he helped found to support community causes and affinity groups.
Matthew W. Krummell, 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. Matt has managed Blended Research equity strategies since joining MFS in 2001 as a quantitative research analyst. He previously served as an analyst at Pioneer Investments for three years and for two years as an assistant vice president at Putnam Investments, where he was responsible for developing quantitative equity models. Before that, he was an associate at Mellon Capital Management for three years. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1991. Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from the University of California and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and statistics from the University of Chicago. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.
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.
Morningstar Diversified Emerging Mkts
Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
Morningstar Diversified Emerging Mkts
Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
Sales Charges
Class I shares are available without a sales charge to eligible investors.
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
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At NAV | 14.69 | 39.18 | -16.44 | 18.93 | 9.99 | 3.70 | -19.03 | 9.82 | 14.08 |
MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net div) | 11.19 | 37.28 | -14.57 | 18.42 | 18.31 | -2.54 | -20.09 | 9.83 | 7.50 |
At NAV | MSCI Emerging Markets Index (net div) | |
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2024 | 14.08 | 7.5 |
2023 | 9.82 | 9.83 |
2022 | -19.03 | -20.09 |
2021 | 3.7 | -2.54 |
2020 | 9.99 | 18.31 |
2019 | 18.93 | 18.42 |
2018 | -16.44 | -14.57 |
2017 | 39.18 | 37.28 |
2016 | 14.69 | 11.19 |
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.
Long-term Capital Gain The gain on the sale of a capital asset where the holding period was more than 12 months and the profit was subject to the long-term capital gains tax. (Source: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)
Short-term Capital Gain For tax purposes the profit realized from the sale of securities or other capital assets held for less than 12 months. Short-term gains are taxable at ordinary income rates to the extent they are not reduced by offsetting capital losses. (Source: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)
Updated Daily As of 03/15/25
Record Date | Ex-Date | Payable Date | Type of Earnings | Rate per Share (US$) | Reinvestment NAV (US$) |
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12/16/24 | 12/17/24 | 12/18/24 | Dividend | 0.34564 | 13.90 |
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.
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 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) | 9.77x |
Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow | 8.84x |
Weighted Average Price/Sales | 1.27x |
Weighted Average Price/Book | 1.70x |
Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth | 13.27% |
Weighted Average Market Cap | $177.6b |
Weighted Median Market Cap | $43.2b |
Number of Issues | 133 |
Active Share
Active share is calculated by taking the absolute value of the difference between each issuer's weighting in the index and its weighting in the portfolio, summing, then dividing by two. The higher the number, the more the weights differ from those of the benchmark. |
57.24% |
Portfolio Turnover
Turnover Ratio is the percentage of a portfolio's securities that have changed over the course of a year: (lesser of purchases or sales)/average market value. |
57.39% |
% in Stocks | 99.46% |
% Cash & Cash Equivalents | 0.54% |
% in Top Ten | 33.59% |
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 | n/a | 1.22 | 2.09 |
Beta | n/a | 0.99 | 0.98 |
R-squared | n/a | 96.33 | 96.26 |
Standard Deviation % | n/a | 18.26 | 17.63 |
Sharpe Ratio | n/a | 0.16 | -0.10 |
Tracking Error | n/a | 3.51 | 3.43 |
Information Ratio | n/a | 0.33 | 0.61 |
Treynor Ratio | n/a | 2.91 | -1.72 |
Downside Capture % | n/a | 94.76 | 91.51 |
Upside Capture % | n/a | 99.82 | 100.40 |
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.
Region & Country | % Assets |
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Emerging Asia
7 Countries
|
77.53
|
China
|
30.82
|
Taiwan
|
17.32
|
India
|
14.32
|
South Korea
|
9.81
|
Thailand
|
2.42
|
Indonesia
|
2.29
|
Philippines
|
0.55
|
Emerging EMEA
9 Countries
|
11.75
|
United Arab Emirates
|
3.13
|
South Africa
|
2.39
|
Greece
|
2.27
|
Saudi Arabia
|
1.23
|
Hungary
|
0.95
|
Qatar
|
0.90
|
Turkey
|
0.89
|
Russia
|
0.00
|
Poland
|
0.00
|
Emerging Latin America
4 Countries
|
8.44
|
Brazil
|
5.19
|
Mexico
|
1.83
|
Peru
|
0.89
|
Panama
|
0.53
|
Developed - Other
2 Countries
|
1.74
|
United States
|
1.04
|
Hong Kong
|
0.70
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents
1 Countries
|
0.54
|
Cash & Cash Equivalents
|
0.54
|
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.
Net Expense Ratio: The Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from contractual fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance.
These reductions will continue until at least 12/31/25
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
Class I shares are available without a sales charge to eligible investors.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after quarter end.
Full Holdings available approximately 19 or 24 days after month end.
Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after quarter end.
Full Holdings available approximately 19 or 24 days after month end.
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MORNINGSTAR RATINGS
The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 02/28/25.
The Morningstar Rating for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for funds with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.
Morningstar rankings do not take into account sales charges and are based on historical returns, which are not indicative of future results. Rankings of other share classes may vary. A high relative ranking does not always mean the fund achieved a positive return during the period.
The information provided on this page should be read in conjunction with the fund's prospectus or summary prospectus for the portfolio being offered, which are available online here or by contacting MFS. Consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses, and otherwise read these documents carefully before you invest. Shares of the funds are not FDIC-insured and are not deposits or other obligations of, or guaranteed by, any bank. Shares of the funds involve investment risk, including possible loss of principal.
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