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MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund

mutual fund
MEFAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$13.52 -2.83 -17.31%
primary theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
share class
A (MEFAX) S (MEFYX) Y (MMNGX) Admin (MMELX) R3 (MEFNX) R5 (MGRFX) R4 (MEFFX) I (MEFZX)
MEFAX (Mutual Fund)

MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$13.52 -2.83 -17.31%
primary theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
share class
A (MEFAX) S (MEFYX) Y (MMNGX) Admin (MMELX) R3 (MEFNX) R5 (MGRFX) R4 (MEFFX) I (MEFZX)
MEFAX (Mutual Fund)

MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$13.52 -2.83 -17.31%
primary theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Equity
share class
A (MEFAX) S (MEFYX) Y (MMNGX) Admin (MMELX) R3 (MEFNX) R5 (MGRFX) R4 (MEFFX) I (MEFZX)

Name

As of 12/13/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund

MEFAX | Fund

$13.52

$5.35 B

0.00%

1.18%

Vitals

YTD Return

-3.6%

1 yr return

-2.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

-4.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

4.8%

Net Assets

$5.35 B

Holdings in Top 10

20.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$16.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.18%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.50%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 29.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/13/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund

MEFAX | Fund

$13.52

$5.35 B

0.00%

1.18%

MEFAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -3.6%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -4.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.8%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.81%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MassMutual Mid Cap Growth Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MASSMUTUAL FUNDS
  • Inception Date
    Oct 08, 2001
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Brian Berghuis

Fund Description

Principal Investment Strategies
The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of mid-capitalization companies that the Fund’s subadvisers believe offer the potential for long-term growth. The Fund is managed by two subadvisers, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price”) and Frontier Capital Management Company, LLC (“Frontier”), each being responsible for a portion of the portfolio, although they may manage different amounts of the Fund’s assets. T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (“T. Rowe Price Investment Management”) serves as sub-subadviser for the portion of the portfolio subadvised by T. Rowe Price. Equity securities may include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into common or preferred stock, rights, and warrants. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in a broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks of mid-cap companies whose earnings the Fund’s subadvisers expect to grow at a faster rate than the average company. The Fund’s subadvisers currently define “mid-cap” companies as those whose market capitalizations at the time of purchase fall within the market capitalization range of companies included in either the S&P MidCap 400® Index or the Russell Midcap® Growth Index (as of December 31, 2023, between $669.63 million and $73.32 billion). The Fund may invest up to 20% of its net assets in stocks whose market capitalizations at the time of investment are outside of that capitalization range. The Fund typically invests most of its assets in equity securities of U.S. companies, but may invest in foreign securities and American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”),
including emerging market securities. The Fund generally will not invest more than 25% of its total assets in foreign securities. The Fund’s investments may include holdings in privately held companies and companies that only recently began to trade publicly. The Fund may at times have significant exposure to one or more industries or sectors. The Fund may hold a portion of its assets in cash or cash equivalents.
In selecting securities for the Fund, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Investment Management generally use a “growth” approach, seeking to identify companies that they believe have proven products or services, a record of above-average earnings growth, demonstrated potential to sustain earnings growth, stock prices that appear to undervalue their growth prospects, or a connection to industries experiencing increasing demand. In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, T. Rowe Price and T. Rowe Price Investment Management have the discretion to purchase some securities that do not meet those investment criteria when they believe there is an opportunity for substantial appreciation (such as, for example, T. Rowe Price or T. Rowe Price Investment Management believes a security could increase in value as a result of a change in management, an extraordinary corporate event, a new product introduction or innovation, or a favorable competitive development).
In selecting securities for the Fund, Frontier employs a “growth at a reasonable price” approach to identify the best risk/reward investment ideas in the U.S. equity mid-capitalization universe. Frontier believes that over time stock prices tend to follow earnings progress and that stocks must be purchased and owned at reasonable valuations. Frontier tends to own companies that, in its opinion, can generate long-term, sustainable earnings, managed by qualified professionals capable of executing a well conceived strategic plan. Frontier looks for businesses that, in its opinion, can generate returns on capital in excess of their cost of capital over a business cycle.
Each subadviser or the sub-subadviser may sell assets for a variety of reasons, including in response to a change in the original investment considerations or to limit losses, adjust the characteristics of the overall portfolio, or redeploy assets into different opportunities.
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MEFAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MEFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -3.6% 4.4% 113.0% 68.16%
1 Yr -2.2% 9.9% 118.3% 71.84%
3 Yr -4.1%* -14.1% 62.2% 53.53%
5 Yr 4.8%* -2.1% 104.0% 78.50%
10 Yr 9.7%* 3.1% 26.0% 61.71%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MEFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 10.3% -27.7% 68.0% 86.58%
2022 -37.0% -85.6% 52.8% 80.63%
2021 -12.4% -74.9% 238.3% 81.85%
2020 17.1% -44.1% 2474.5% 77.50%
2019 23.5% -50.2% 44.0% 62.37%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MEFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -3.6% 4.4% 113.0% 68.16%
1 Yr -2.2% 9.9% 118.3% 71.84%
3 Yr -4.1%* -14.1% 62.2% 53.53%
5 Yr 4.8%* -2.1% 104.0% 78.50%
10 Yr 9.7%* 3.1% 26.0% 61.71%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MEFAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 18.9% -26.1% 68.0% 63.23%
2022 -24.5% -67.0% 56.8% 29.35%
2021 14.3% -23.5% 342.2% 40.73%
2020 25.5% 2.6% 2549.1% 79.79%
2019 31.5% 14.6% 44.8% 66.24%

NAV & Total Return History

MEFAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MEFAX Category Low Category High MEFAX % Rank
Net Assets 5.35 B 2.73 M 100 B 20.54%
Number of Holdings 187 24 3569 10.08%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.06 B 670 K 11.3 B 26.16%
Weighting of Top 10 20.80% 4.5% 97.8% 80.43%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. FIXED INC CLEARING CORP.REPO 3.53%
  2. COMMON STOCK USD.002 2.44%
  3. COMMON STOCK USD.000001 2.36%
  4. COMMON STOCK USD.01 2.36%
  5. COMMON STOCK USD.01 1.83%
  6. COMMON STOCK USD1.0 1.82%
  7. COMMON STOCK USD.001 1.76%
  8. COMMON STOCK USD.00001 1.69%
  9. COMMON STOCK USD.01 1.57%
  10. COMMON STOCK USD.01 1.43%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MEFAX % Rank
Stocks 		96.34% 58.72% 103.99% 85.66%
Other 		3.53% -0.11% 14.45% 4.65%
Preferred Stocks 		0.28% 0.00% 6.15% 8.53%
Cash 		0.14% 0.00% 28.07% 85.08%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.40% 17.83%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 2.73% 25.19%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MEFAX % Rank
Technology 		25.81% 0.04% 62.17% 70.16%
Healthcare 		22.84% 0.00% 37.06% 12.40%
Consumer Cyclical 		19.24% 0.00% 57.41% 5.81%
Industrials 		15.35% 0.00% 38.23% 43.99%
Financial Services 		7.67% 0.00% 43.01% 43.99%
Communication Services 		2.97% 0.00% 18.33% 49.22%
Consumer Defense 		2.64% 0.00% 16.40% 39.92%
Basic Materials 		2.52% 0.00% 17.25% 42.83%
Real Estate 		0.66% 0.00% 19.28% 79.26%
Energy 		0.29% 0.00% 62.10% 57.56%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 12.94% 38.76%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MEFAX % Rank
US 		96.34% 46.79% 103.99% 72.29%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 34.12% 37.02%

MEFAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MEFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.18% 0.02% 17.54% 38.76%
Management Fee 0.64% 0.00% 1.50% 27.57%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 34.63%
Administrative Fee 0.30% 0.00% 0.40% 98.21%

Sales Fees

MEFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.50% 3.00% 5.75% 47.62%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MEFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 1.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

MEFAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 29.00% 0.00% 250.31% 36.34%

MEFAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MEFAX Category Low Category High MEFAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 33.43% 35.66%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MEFAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MEFAX Category Low Category High MEFAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.81% -2.24% 2.75% 70.28%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MEFAX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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MEFAX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Brian Berghuis

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

May 31, 2000

22.01

22.0%

Brian W. H. Berghuis is a member of T. Rowe Price's U.S. Equity Steering Committee and the lead portfolio manager for the firm's U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Strategy. Mr. Berghuis has 25 years of investment experience, 23 of which have been at T. Rowe Price. He started at the firm in 1985 as an analyst following the retail sector. He initially became lead portfolio manager for the U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Strategy in 1992 and oversaw a significant expansion of the firm's capabilities in this strategy. In 2003, he was named to the U.S. Equity Steering Committee.

Christopher Scarpa

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 30, 2010

11.76

11.8%

Christopher J. Scarpa, Vice President of Frontier Capital. He has worked in investment management since 1998, has been with Frontier Capital since 2001 as an equity research analyst. Education: B.A., Tufts University; M.B.A., Harvard Business School.

Ravi Dabas

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Feb 01, 2019

3.33

3.3%

Mr. Dabas is portfolio manager and vice president of Frontier Capital Management Company. Mr. Dabas joined Frontier in 2007 as an equity research analyst. He assumed portfolio management responsibilities for Frontier’s mid-cap growth portfolios in 2019.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 36.3 9.42 11.76

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