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Mid Cap Growth Fund

OTCAX
$ 32.34
$0.39 As of 11/22/24
$14.7B
As of 10/31/24
Morningstar
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Mid Cap Growth Fund

OTCAX
$0.39 As of 11/22/24
As of 10/31/24
OTCAX
$ 32.34
$0.39 As of 11/22/24
$14.7B
As of 10/31/24
Morningstar
View Overall Morningstar Ratings Information
  • Overview

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

    Seeks capital appreciation.

    INVESTMENT FOCUS

    Mid-cap Growth portfolio that seeks companies that have the potential to generate steady, above generate consistent, above average rate and duration of growth we believe is underappreciated by the market

    Emphasis is placed on high-quality businesses with a competitive advantage, high barriers to entry, pricing power and ability to expand margins

    Fundamentals and valuation drive position sizing

    Fund Information

    • Fund Commencement 12/01/1993
    • Net Assets ($ M) As of 10/31/24 $14711.14
    • Fiscal Year End AUGUST
    • Benchmark
      Russell Midcap Growth Index measures U.S. mid-cap growth stocks.
      Russell Midcap® Growth Index

    Share Class Information

    • Class Inception 12/01/1993
    • Net Asset Value (NAV) As of 11/22/24 $32.34
    • Most Recent NAV Change As of 11/22/24 $0.39 | 1.22%
    • Fund Number 83
    • 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.
      1.05%
    • 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.


      These reductions will continue until at least 12/31/24
      1.04%

    MANAGERS

    Eric Braz, CFA
    Eric Braz, CFA

    Portfolio Manager

    3 YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO

    Eric Fischman, CFA
    Eric Fischman, CFA

    Portfolio Manager

    16 YEARS WITH PORTFOLIO

    Top 10 Holdings

    As of 10/31/24
    • Howmet Aerospace Inc
    • Guidewire Software Inc
    • Spotify Technology SA
    • Monolithic Power Systems Inc
    • Tyler Technologies Inc
    • Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
    • Verisk Analytics Inc
    • Gartner Inc
    • MSCI Inc
    • Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc
    Full and Historical Holdings
    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.

    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.

    Mid-cap: Investments in mid-cap companies can be more volatile than investments in larger companies.

    Growth: Investments in growth companies can be more sensitive to the company's earnings and more volatile than the stock market in general.

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

  • Performance

    Performance

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    Average Annual Total Returns

    Average Annual Total Returns (%)

    These results represent the percent change in net asset value.
    Monthly | Quarterly As of 09/30/24 (*YTD Updated Daily, As of 11/22/24 , subject to revision and not annualized.)
      The performance shown is attributable in part to unusual market conditions. These conditions may not be repeated in the future.
      The performance shown is attributable in part to unusual market conditions. These conditions may not be repeated in the future.
      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 10/31/24 Class A Shares

      Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth

      Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
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      OVERALL
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      OVERALL MORNINGSTAR RATING
      Morningstar Overall Rating As of 10/31/24 Class A Shares

      Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth

      Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.
      NA
      THREE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      FIVE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      TEN YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA

      Important Performance Information

      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: Russell Midcap® Growth Index
      annual rate of return table
      2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
      At NAV 8.61 4.21 4.33 25.99 0.85 37.43 35.33 13.74 -28.53 21.00
      With Sales Charge 2.36 -1.78 -1.67 18.75 -4.95 29.52 27.55 7.20 -32.64 14.04
      Russell Midcap® Growth Index 11.90 -0.20 7.33 25.27 -4.75 35.47 35.59 12.73 -26.72 25.87
      At NAV With Sales Charge Russell Midcap® Growth Index
      2023 21.0 14.04 25.87
      2022 -28.53 -32.64 -26.72
      2021 13.74 7.2 12.73
      2020 35.33 27.55 35.59
      2019 37.43 29.52 35.47
      2018 0.85 -4.95 -4.75
      2017 25.99 18.75 25.27
      2016 4.33 -1.67 7.33
      2015 4.21 -1.78 -0.2
      2014 8.61 2.36 11.9
      Pricing & Distributions

      Pricing History

      • NAV at Close of Trading on:  11/22/24
      • Net Asset Value (NAV):  $32.34
      • Change ($) (since 11/21/24 ):  0.39
      • Change (%) (since 11/21/24 ):  1.22
      • Market Price (MP): 
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      Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.
    • Portfolio & Holdings Information

      Portfolio & Holdings Information
      Portfolio characteristic data are based on unaudited net assets.

      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      • Select All
      • Largest Sector Weights
      • Holding Characteristics
      • Performance Statistics
      • Top 10 Holdings
      • Type Of Holdings (%)
      • Sector Weights (%)
      • Region & Country
      • Top Country Weightings (%)
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      Sector, Holding & Characterstics

      Largest Sector Weights

      As of 10/31/24

      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

      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.

      As of 10/31/24
      Data table of holding characteristics
      characterstics Equity Earning
      Weighted Average Price/Earnings (next 12 months) 35.19x
      Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow 34.77x
      Weighted Average Price/Sales 4.64x
      Weighted Average Price/Book 6.63x
      Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth 17.80%
      Weighted Average Market Cap $34.0b
      Weighted Median Market Cap $29.8b
      Number of Issues 94
      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.
      		75.03%
      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.
      		39.01%
      % in Stocks 98.84%
      % Cash & Cash Equivalents 1.16%
      % in Top Ten 24.17%

      Performance Statistics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      Updated Monthly As of 10/31/24
      Benchmark
      Russell Midcap® Growth Index
      Performance Statistics Table
      10 Yr. 5 Yr. 3 Yr.
      Alpha 0.92 -0.92 -2.30
      Beta 0.90 0.89 0.91
      R-squared 93.48 93.94 93.64
      Standard Deviation % 16.68 19.95 19.75
      Sharpe Ratio 0.56 0.35 -0.28
      Tracking Error 4.66 5.43 5.31
      Information Ratio -0.03 -0.40 -0.44
      Treynor Ratio 10.47 7.72 -5.97
      Downside Capture % 90.56 94.31 95.73
      Upside Capture % 93.34 90.00 87.26

      Top 10 Holdings

      As of 10/31/24
      • Howmet Aerospace Inc
      • Guidewire Software Inc
      • Spotify Technology SA
      • Monolithic Power Systems Inc
      • Tyler Technologies Inc
      • Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
      • Verisk Analytics Inc
      • Gartner Inc
      • MSCI Inc
      • Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc

      Full and Historical Holdings

      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      Type Of Holdings (%)

      As of 10/31/24

      Sector Weights (%)

      As of 10/31/24
      •  % Assets
      • Industrials
        24.96
      • Information Technology
        21.11
      • Financials
        12.99
      • Health Care
        12.50
      • Consumer Discretionary
        11.74
      • Communication Services
        6.71
      • Energy
        3.02
      • Materials
        1.72
      • Real Estate
        1.65
      • Consumer Staples
        1.37
      • Utilities
        1.07
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        1.15
      • Other1
        0.01

      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

      Region & Country

      As of 10/31/24
      Region & Country Table
      Region & Country % Assets
      North America
      2 Countries
      93.85
      Europe ex-U.K.
      2 Countries
      3.82
      Cash & Cash Equivalents
      1 Countries
      1.15
      Developed - Middle East/Africa
      1 Countries
      0.53
      Emerging Markets
      1 Countries
      0.48
      United Kingdom
      1 Countries
      0.15
      Other1
      1 Countries
      0.01
      By Country Table
      By Country

      Top Country Weightings (%)

      As of 10/31/24
      • United States
        90.68
      • Canada
        3.16
      • Netherlands
        2.72
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        1.15
      • Denmark
        1.10
      • Israel
        0.53
      • China
        0.48
      • United Kingdom
        0.15
      • Other
        0.01
      Important Characteristics Information
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

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

      *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

      Fees

      • 1.04 % 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.


        These reductions will continue until at least 12/31/24
      • 1.05 % 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.
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      MORNINGSTAR RATINGS

      The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 10/31/24.

      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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