A conservative balanced fund primarily investing in larger cap stocks, focusing on attractively valued stocks and a well-diversified mix of generally investment grade debt instruments
Generally, the investment allocation will consist of approximately 60% equities and 40% fixed income
Fund Information
Fund Commencement
10/06/1970
Net Assets
($
M)
As of 11/30/24
$8182.68
Fiscal Year End
SEPTEMBER
Benchmark
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index measures the broad U.S. stock market.
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
Share Class Information
Class Inception
10/06/1970
Net Asset Value (NAV)
As of 12/24/24
$19.05
Most Recent NAV Change
As of 12/24/24
$0.07
|
0.37%
Fund Number
15
Maximum Sales Charge
5.75%
Gross Expense Ratio
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
0.73%
Net Expense Ratio
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.
1Other. Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets.
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
Important Risk Considerations
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.
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.
Mortgage-backed: Mortgage-backed securities can be subject to prepayment and/or extension and therefore can offer less potential for gains and greater potential for loss.
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Steven Gorham, CFA
Portfolio Manager
35
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
23
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
35
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
23
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
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.
Alexander M. Mackey, CFA, is co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As co-CIO, he has joint oversight of MFS' global fixed income team and works collaboratively with the firm's investment leadership team to ensure its fixed income investors have the tools and skill sets necessary to serve clients globally. He is also a fixed income portfolio manager on several strategies, including the firm's multisector fixed income strategies, with oversight of dedicated US credit portfolios.
Alexander assumed his current role in 2023. Prior to taking on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017, he worked as a credit research analyst for 13 years and a fixed income research associate for three years. He joined MFS as a financial control assistant in 1998.
Alexander has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of CFA Society Boston.
Joshua Marston
Portfolio Manager
32
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
16
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
32
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
16
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
Joshua P. Marston is an investment officer and director of Fixed Income -- North America at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for oversight of MFS' US and Canadian domiciled fixed income portfolio management team, as well as portfolio management responsibilities across MFS' US and Canadian multi-sector strategies. In addition, he serves on the Fixed Income department's Risk/Opportunities Committee and chairs the department's Macro/Micro Forum as well.
Josh joined MFS in 1999 as a credit analyst and was named portfolio manager and head of Structured Product Research in 2002. In 2005, he was named director of Structured Products and Financials Research and joined the Fixed Income Management Committee. He was named director of Fixed Income in 2011 and director of Fixed Income -- North America in 2017.
Josh earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Johnathan Munko
Portfolio Manager
19
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
5
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
19
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
5
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
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.
These results represent the percent change in net asset value.
Monthly|QuarterlyAs of
09/30/24
(*YTD Updated
Daily,
As of 12/25/24 , subject to revision and not annualized.)
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate so your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
MORNINGSTAR RATING
Morningstar Overall Rating As of 11/30/24 Class A Shares
Morningstar Moderate Allocation
Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results are historical and assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Sales Charges
Class A shares ("A") results include the maximum sales charge.
Annual Rate of Return
Annual Rate of Return (%)
As of
12/31/23|Benchmark: Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
annual rate of return table
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
At NAV
8.34
-0.38
8.87
12.16
-5.78
20.20
9.71
13.98
-9.66
10.31
With Sales Charge
2.11
-6.11
2.61
5.71
-11.20
13.29
3.40
7.42
-14.86
3.96
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
13.69
1.38
11.96
21.83
-4.38
31.49
18.40
28.71
-18.11
26.29
At NAV
With Sales Charge
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
2023
10.31
3.96
26.29
2022
-9.66
-14.86
-18.11
2021
13.98
7.42
28.71
2020
9.71
3.4
18.4
2019
20.2
13.29
31.49
2018
-5.78
-11.2
-4.38
2017
12.16
5.71
21.83
2016
8.87
2.61
11.96
2015
-0.38
-6.11
1.38
2014
8.34
2.11
13.69
Pricing & Distributions
Pricing History
NAV at Close of Trading on:
12/24/24
Net Asset Value (NAV):
$19.05
Change
($) (since
12/23/24
):
0.07
Change (%) (since
12/23/24
):
0.37
Market Price (MP):
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Distribution Rates (%)
The distribution rates are computed by annualizing the current distribution rate per share (excluding short-term capital gains), and dividing the result by the public offering price (for the distribution rate including sales charge) or net asset value (for the distribution rate not including sales charge) at the end of the business day.
As of
11/30/24
Charges
Distribution Rate
Not Including Sales Charges
2.59
Including Sales Charges
2.44
30-Day SEC Yield (%)
The fund's 30-day yield is based on the yield of a fund's investments over a 30-day period and not on the dividend paid by the fund, which may differ.
As of
11/30/24
Wavier
Yield Value
Without Waiver
2.27
With Waiver
2.27
Distributions
The Record Date is the date on which a fund declares a distribution. To receive the distribution, an investor must be a shareholder of record on that date.
The Payable Date is the date on which the distribution is paid to shareholders.
Dividend Rate per Share is the amount of dividend that a shareholder will receive for each share held. It can be calculated by taking the total amount of dividends paid and dividing it by the total shares outstanding.
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
12/26/24
Record Date
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Type of Earnings
Rate per Share (US$)
Reinvestment NAV (US$)
12/18/24
12/19/24
12/20/24
Long Term Capital Gain
1.14706
18.83
12/18/24
12/19/24
12/20/24
Short Term Capital Gain
0.02584
18.83
11/27/24
11/29/24
12/02/24
Dividend
0.04553
21.13
10/30/24
10/31/24
11/01/24
Dividend
0.04020
20.44
09/27/24
09/30/24
10/01/24
Dividend
0.03740
20.68
08/29/24
08/30/24
09/03/24
Dividend
0.03730
20.58
07/30/24
07/31/24
08/01/24
Dividend
0.03712
20.24
06/27/24
06/28/24
07/01/24
Dividend
0.03720
19.53
05/30/24
05/31/24
06/03/24
Dividend
0.03701
19.64
04/29/24
04/30/24
05/01/24
Dividend
0.03674
19.09
03/27/24
03/28/24
04/01/24
Dividend
0.03673
19.84
02/28/24
02/29/24
03/01/24
Dividend
0.03657
19.23
01/30/24
01/31/24
02/01/24
Dividend
0.03636
18.94
12/28/23
12/29/23
12/29/23
Dividend
0.04802
19.11
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.
Portfolio & Holdings Information
Portfolio characteristic data are based on unaudited net assets.
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
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.
Map represents sectors greater than 5%.
Holding Characteristics
Average Coupon: Average Coupon is the equivalent exposure weighted coupon of all interest bearing instruments as a percent of the total equivalent exposure of all fixed income holdings, including short term and interest rate derivatives which have coupons. Coupons are netted for securities with a payable and receivable leg. Non-accruing securities are treated as having a coupon equal to zero.
Average Effective Duration is a measure of how much a bond's price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value.
Average Effective Maturity is a weighted average of maturity of the bonds held in a portfolio, taking into account any prepayments, puts, and adjustable coupons which may shorten the maturity. Longer-maturity funds are generally considered more interest-rate sensitive than shorter maturity funds.
Weighted average yield-to-worst of all portfolio holdings excluding cash & derivatives. Yield-to-worst is the annual estimate of the portfolio yield considering factors such as call provisions, prepayments, and other features that may affect a bond's cash flow; and assumes no default. It is an estimated characteristic at a point in time and is not a measure of portfolio performance.
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.
Alpha is a measure of the portfolio's risk-adjusted performance. When compared to the portfolio's beta, a positive alpha indicates better-than-expected portfolio performance and a negative indicates alpha worse-than-expected portfolio performance.
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the overall market. A beta less than 1.0 indicates lower risk than the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates higher risk than the market. It is most reliable as a risk measure when the return fluctuations of the portfolio are highly correlated with the return fluctuations of the index chosen to represent the market.
Information ratio is a measure of consistency in excess return. It is calculated by taking the annualized excess return over a benchmark and dividing it by the annualized standard deviation of excess return.
R squared represents the percentage of the portfolio's movements that can be explained by the general movements of the market. Index portfolios will tend to have values very close to 100. R squared is not a measure of performance.
The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk. It uses a standard deviation and excess return. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.
Standard Deviation is an indicator of the portfolio's total return volatility, which is based on a minimum of 36 monthly returns. The larger the portfolio's standard deviation, the greater the portfolio's volatility.
Tracking error is the standard deviation of a portfolio's excess returns. Excess returns are a portfolio's return minus the benchmark's annualized return.
Treynor Ratio: Treynor Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of performance. It is the ratio of the annualized excess return of the portfolio over the risk free rate for a given period divided by the Beta of the portfolio versus its benchmark for the same period. It measures the amount of excess return over the risk free rate earned per unit of systematic risk (beta) assumed.
Upside and downside capture is a measure of how well a manager was able to replicate or improve on phases of positive benchmark returns, and how badly the manager was affected by phases of negative benchmark returns. Upside capture ratio for a portfolio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during periods when the benchmark had a positive return and dividing it by the benchmark return during that same period. Downside capture ratio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during the periods of negative benchmark performance and dividing it by the benchmark return for that period.
Updated Monthly As of
11/30/24
Benchmark
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
Performance Statistics Table
10 Yr.
5 Yr.
3 Yr.
Alpha
-1.29
-2.34
-2.08
Beta
0.61
0.63
0.63
R-squared
89.94
88.76
85.06
Standard Deviation %
9.87
12.16
11.93
Sharpe Ratio
0.52
0.42
0.11
Tracking Error
6.73
7.84
7.90
Information Ratio
-0.97
-1.06
-0.80
Treynor Ratio
8.41
8.00
2.04
Downside Capture %
63.81
68.02
68.63
Upside Capture %
58.16
59.11
60.11
Top 10 Holdings
As of
11/30/24
Us 2yr Note Future Mar 31 25
Charles Schwab Corp
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Medtronic PLC
UMBS 30 Year 2.5
Bank of America Corp
Cigna Group
Kenvue Inc
US Treasury Note 0.375% NOV 30 25
Johnson Controls International PLC
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
Top 10 Equity Holdings
As of
11/30/24
Charles Schwab Corp
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Medtronic PLC
Bank of America Corp
Cigna Group
Kenvue Inc
Johnson Controls International PLC
Comcast Corp
Johnson & Johnson
Aon PLC
Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings
As of
11/30/24
Us 2yr Note Future Mar 31 25
UMBS 30 Year 2.5
US Treasury Note 0.375% NOV 30 25
US Treasury Note 4% JAN 15 27
US Treasury Bond 2.25% AUG 15 46
Us 5yr Note Future Mar 31 25
UMBS 30 Year 2.0
UMBS 30 Year 3.0
Us Ultra Bond Future Mar 20 25
US Treasury Note 4.5% APR 15 27
Type Of Holdings (%)
As of
11/30/24
Sector Weights (%)
As of
11/30/24
% of Equity Assets
Financials
27.90
Health Care
16.03
Industrials
13.64
Consumer Staples
7.72
Information Technology
7.16
Communication Services
7.03
Energy
6.76
Utilities
5.42
Materials
4.19
Consumer Discretionary
4.15
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.
Exposures
Credit Quality (%)
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. The index rating methodology may differ.
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
Portfolio characteristics are based on equivalent exposure, which measures how a portfolio's value would change due to price changes in an asset held either directly or, in the case of a derivative contract, indirectly. The market value of the holding may differ.
*Short positions, unlike long positions, lose value if the underlying asset gains value.
1Other. Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets.
Fees
0.73% Net Expense Ratio
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.
0.73% Gross Expense Ratio
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
5.75
%Maximum Sales Charge
Class A shares ("A") results include the maximum sales charge.
The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 11/30/24.
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 may vary among share classes and are based on historical total returns, which are not indicative of future results. Class A share star ratings do not include any front-end sales load and are intended for those investors who have access to such purchase terms (e.g., plan participants of a defined contribution plan). Therefore, Morningstar strongly encourages investors to contact their investment professional to determine whether they are eligible to purchase the A share without paying the front load.
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A conservative balanced fund primarily investing in larger cap stocks, focusing on attractively valued stocks and a well-diversified mix of generally investment grade debt instruments
Generally, the investment allocation will consist of approximately 60% equities and 40% fixed income
Fund Information
Fund Commencement
10/06/1970
Net Assets
($
M)
As of 11/30/24
$8182.68
Fiscal Year End
SEPTEMBER
Benchmark
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index measures the broad U.S. stock market.
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
Share Class Information
Class Inception
10/06/1970
Net Asset Value (NAV)
As of 12/24/24
$19.05
Most Recent NAV Change
As of 12/24/24
$0.07
|
0.37%
Fund Number
15
Maximum Sales Charge
5.75%
Gross Expense Ratio
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
0.73%
Net Expense Ratio
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.
1Other. Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets.
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
Important Risk Considerations
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.
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.
Mortgage-backed: Mortgage-backed securities can be subject to prepayment and/or extension and therefore can offer less potential for gains and greater potential for loss.
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Steven Gorham, CFA
Portfolio Manager
35
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
23
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
35
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
23
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
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.
Alexander M. Mackey, CFA, is co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As co-CIO, he has joint oversight of MFS' global fixed income team and works collaboratively with the firm's investment leadership team to ensure its fixed income investors have the tools and skill sets necessary to serve clients globally. He is also a fixed income portfolio manager on several strategies, including the firm's multisector fixed income strategies, with oversight of dedicated US credit portfolios.
Alexander assumed his current role in 2023. Prior to taking on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017, he worked as a credit research analyst for 13 years and a fixed income research associate for three years. He joined MFS as a financial control assistant in 1998.
Alexander has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of CFA Society Boston.
Joshua Marston
Portfolio Manager
32
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
16
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
32
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
16
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
Joshua P. Marston is an investment officer and director of Fixed Income -- North America at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for oversight of MFS' US and Canadian domiciled fixed income portfolio management team, as well as portfolio management responsibilities across MFS' US and Canadian multi-sector strategies. In addition, he serves on the Fixed Income department's Risk/Opportunities Committee and chairs the department's Macro/Micro Forum as well.
Josh joined MFS in 1999 as a credit analyst and was named portfolio manager and head of Structured Product Research in 2002. In 2005, he was named director of Structured Products and Financials Research and joined the Fixed Income Management Committee. He was named director of Fixed Income in 2011 and director of Fixed Income -- North America in 2017.
Josh earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Boston University and a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Johnathan Munko
Portfolio Manager
19
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
5
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
19
YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
5
YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO
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.
These results represent the percent change in net asset value.
Monthly|QuarterlyAs of
09/30/24
(*YTD Updated
Daily,
As of 12/25/24 , subject to revision and not annualized.)
Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate so your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
MORNINGSTAR RATING
Morningstar Overall Rating As of 11/30/24 Class A Shares
Morningstar Moderate Allocation
Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results are historical and assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.
Sales Charges
Class A shares ("A") results include the maximum sales charge.
Annual Rate of Return
Annual Rate of Return (%)
As of
12/31/23|Benchmark: Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
annual rate of return table
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
At NAV
8.34
-0.38
8.87
12.16
-5.78
20.20
9.71
13.98
-9.66
10.31
With Sales Charge
2.11
-6.11
2.61
5.71
-11.20
13.29
3.40
7.42
-14.86
3.96
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
13.69
1.38
11.96
21.83
-4.38
31.49
18.40
28.71
-18.11
26.29
At NAV
With Sales Charge
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
2023
10.31
3.96
26.29
2022
-9.66
-14.86
-18.11
2021
13.98
7.42
28.71
2020
9.71
3.4
18.4
2019
20.2
13.29
31.49
2018
-5.78
-11.2
-4.38
2017
12.16
5.71
21.83
2016
8.87
2.61
11.96
2015
-0.38
-6.11
1.38
2014
8.34
2.11
13.69
Pricing & Distributions
Pricing History
NAV at Close of Trading on:
12/24/24
Net Asset Value (NAV):
$19.05
Change
($) (since
12/23/24
):
0.07
Change (%) (since
12/23/24
):
0.37
Market Price (MP):
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Distribution Rates (%)
The distribution rates are computed by annualizing the current distribution rate per share (excluding short-term capital gains), and dividing the result by the public offering price (for the distribution rate including sales charge) or net asset value (for the distribution rate not including sales charge) at the end of the business day.
As of
11/30/24
Charges
Distribution Rate
Not Including Sales Charges
2.59
Including Sales Charges
2.44
30-Day SEC Yield (%)
The fund's 30-day yield is based on the yield of a fund's investments over a 30-day period and not on the dividend paid by the fund, which may differ.
As of
11/30/24
Wavier
Yield Value
Without Waiver
2.27
With Waiver
2.27
Distributions
The Record Date is the date on which a fund declares a distribution. To receive the distribution, an investor must be a shareholder of record on that date.
The Payable Date is the date on which the distribution is paid to shareholders.
Dividend Rate per Share is the amount of dividend that a shareholder will receive for each share held. It can be calculated by taking the total amount of dividends paid and dividing it by the total shares outstanding.
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
12/26/24
Record Date
Ex-Date
Payable Date
Type of Earnings
Rate per Share (US$)
Reinvestment NAV (US$)
12/18/24
12/19/24
12/20/24
Long Term Capital Gain
1.14706
18.83
12/18/24
12/19/24
12/20/24
Short Term Capital Gain
0.02584
18.83
11/27/24
11/29/24
12/02/24
Dividend
0.04553
21.13
10/30/24
10/31/24
11/01/24
Dividend
0.04020
20.44
09/27/24
09/30/24
10/01/24
Dividend
0.03740
20.68
08/29/24
08/30/24
09/03/24
Dividend
0.03730
20.58
07/30/24
07/31/24
08/01/24
Dividend
0.03712
20.24
06/27/24
06/28/24
07/01/24
Dividend
0.03720
19.53
05/30/24
05/31/24
06/03/24
Dividend
0.03701
19.64
04/29/24
04/30/24
05/01/24
Dividend
0.03674
19.09
03/27/24
03/28/24
04/01/24
Dividend
0.03673
19.84
02/28/24
02/29/24
03/01/24
Dividend
0.03657
19.23
01/30/24
01/31/24
02/01/24
Dividend
0.03636
18.94
12/28/23
12/29/23
12/29/23
Dividend
0.04802
19.11
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.
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.
Map represents sectors greater than 5%.
Holding Characteristics
Average Coupon: Average Coupon is the equivalent exposure weighted coupon of all interest bearing instruments as a percent of the total equivalent exposure of all fixed income holdings, including short term and interest rate derivatives which have coupons. Coupons are netted for securities with a payable and receivable leg. Non-accruing securities are treated as having a coupon equal to zero.
Average Effective Duration is a measure of how much a bond's price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value.
Average Effective Maturity is a weighted average of maturity of the bonds held in a portfolio, taking into account any prepayments, puts, and adjustable coupons which may shorten the maturity. Longer-maturity funds are generally considered more interest-rate sensitive than shorter maturity funds.
Weighted average yield-to-worst of all portfolio holdings excluding cash & derivatives. Yield-to-worst is the annual estimate of the portfolio yield considering factors such as call provisions, prepayments, and other features that may affect a bond's cash flow; and assumes no default. It is an estimated characteristic at a point in time and is not a measure of portfolio performance.
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.
Alpha is a measure of the portfolio's risk-adjusted performance. When compared to the portfolio's beta, a positive alpha indicates better-than-expected portfolio performance and a negative indicates alpha worse-than-expected portfolio performance.
Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the overall market. A beta less than 1.0 indicates lower risk than the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates higher risk than the market. It is most reliable as a risk measure when the return fluctuations of the portfolio are highly correlated with the return fluctuations of the index chosen to represent the market.
Information ratio is a measure of consistency in excess return. It is calculated by taking the annualized excess return over a benchmark and dividing it by the annualized standard deviation of excess return.
R squared represents the percentage of the portfolio's movements that can be explained by the general movements of the market. Index portfolios will tend to have values very close to 100. R squared is not a measure of performance.
The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk. It uses a standard deviation and excess return. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.
Standard Deviation is an indicator of the portfolio's total return volatility, which is based on a minimum of 36 monthly returns. The larger the portfolio's standard deviation, the greater the portfolio's volatility.
Tracking error is the standard deviation of a portfolio's excess returns. Excess returns are a portfolio's return minus the benchmark's annualized return.
Treynor Ratio: Treynor Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of performance. It is the ratio of the annualized excess return of the portfolio over the risk free rate for a given period divided by the Beta of the portfolio versus its benchmark for the same period. It measures the amount of excess return over the risk free rate earned per unit of systematic risk (beta) assumed.
Upside and downside capture is a measure of how well a manager was able to replicate or improve on phases of positive benchmark returns, and how badly the manager was affected by phases of negative benchmark returns. Upside capture ratio for a portfolio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during periods when the benchmark had a positive return and dividing it by the benchmark return during that same period. Downside capture ratio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during the periods of negative benchmark performance and dividing it by the benchmark return for that period.
Updated Monthly As of
11/30/24
Benchmark
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
Performance Statistics Table
10 Yr.
5 Yr.
3 Yr.
Alpha
-1.29
-2.34
-2.08
Beta
0.61
0.63
0.63
R-squared
89.94
88.76
85.06
Standard Deviation %
9.87
12.16
11.93
Sharpe Ratio
0.52
0.42
0.11
Tracking Error
6.73
7.84
7.90
Information Ratio
-0.97
-1.06
-0.80
Treynor Ratio
8.41
8.00
2.04
Downside Capture %
63.81
68.02
68.63
Upside Capture %
58.16
59.11
60.11
Top 10 Holdings
As of
11/30/24
Us 2yr Note Future Mar 31 25
Charles Schwab Corp
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Medtronic PLC
UMBS 30 Year 2.5
Bank of America Corp
Cigna Group
Kenvue Inc
US Treasury Note 0.375% NOV 30 25
Johnson Controls International PLC
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
Top 10 Equity Holdings
As of
11/30/24
Charles Schwab Corp
Goldman Sachs Group Inc
Medtronic PLC
Bank of America Corp
Cigna Group
Kenvue Inc
Johnson Controls International PLC
Comcast Corp
Johnson & Johnson
Aon PLC
Top 10 Fixed Income Holdings
As of
11/30/24
Us 2yr Note Future Mar 31 25
UMBS 30 Year 2.5
US Treasury Note 0.375% NOV 30 25
US Treasury Note 4% JAN 15 27
US Treasury Bond 2.25% AUG 15 46
Us 5yr Note Future Mar 31 25
UMBS 30 Year 2.0
UMBS 30 Year 3.0
Us Ultra Bond Future Mar 20 25
US Treasury Note 4.5% APR 15 27
Type Of Holdings (%)
As of
11/30/24
Sector Weights (%)
As of
11/30/24
% of Equity Assets
Financials
27.90
Health Care
16.03
Industrials
13.64
Consumer Staples
7.72
Information Technology
7.16
Communication Services
7.03
Energy
6.76
Utilities
5.42
Materials
4.19
Consumer Discretionary
4.15
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.
Exposures
Credit Quality (%)
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. The index rating methodology may differ.
The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.
Portfolio characteristics are based on equivalent exposure, which measures how a portfolio's value would change due to price changes in an asset held either directly or, in the case of a derivative contract, indirectly. The market value of the holding may differ.
*Short positions, unlike long positions, lose value if the underlying asset gains value.
1Other. Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets.
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.
0.73% Gross Expense Ratio
Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.
5.75
%Maximum Sales Charge
Class A shares ("A") results include the maximum sales charge.
The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 11/30/24.
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 may vary among share classes and are based on historical total returns, which are not indicative of future results. Class A share star ratings do not include any front-end sales load and are intended for those investors who have access to such purchase terms (e.g., plan participants of a defined contribution plan). Therefore, Morningstar strongly encourages investors to contact their investment professional to determine whether they are eligible to purchase the A share without paying the front load.
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