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Name
As of 11/07/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
Watchlist
YTD Return
4.3%
1 yr return
6.6%
3 Yr Avg Return
1.1%
5 Yr Avg Return
1.3%
Net Assets
$2.78 B
Holdings in Top 10
32.7%
Expense Ratio 1.49%
Front Load N/A
Deferred Load 4.00%
Turnover 35.00%
Redemption Fee N/A
Standard (Taxable)
$1,000
IRA
$250
Fund Type
Open End Mutual Fund
Name
As of 11/07/2024Price
Aum/Mkt Cap
YIELD
Exp Ratio
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MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund's investment adviser) normally invests the fund’s assets primarily in debt instruments. Debt instruments include U.S. Government securities, corporate bonds, foreign government securities, securitized instruments (including mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities), and other obligations to repay money borrowed.
The fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity will normally not exceed five years.
MFS generally invests substantially all of the fund’s assets in investment grade quality debt instruments.
MFS invests the fund’s assets in U.S. securities and U.S. dollar-denominated foreign securities.
MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries, sectors, countries, and regions, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund’s assets in issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region.
MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund’s assets in a single issuer or a small number of issuers.
While MFS may use derivatives for any investment purpose, to the extent MFS uses derivatives, MFS expects to use derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives include futures, forward contracts, options, and swaps.
MFS uses an active bottom-up investment approach to buying and selling investments for the fund. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of individual instruments and their issuers. Quantitative screening tools that systematically evaluate instruments may also be considered. In structuring the fund, MFS also considers top-down factors.
Period | MQLBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
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YTD | 4.3% | -0.2% | 17.1% | 67.49% |
1 Yr | 6.6% | 2.5% | 23.6% | 76.05% |
3 Yr | 1.1%* | -5.7% | 4.4% | 62.28% |
5 Yr | 1.3%* | -4.1% | 5.1% | 77.76% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -18.9% | 170.4% | 88.64% |
* Annualized
Period | MQLBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2.3% | -1.6% | 7.6% | 38.74% |
2022 | -6.0% | -17.7% | -2.6% | 24.27% |
2021 | -1.6% | -4.0% | 4.4% | 55.89% |
2020 | 1.8% | -7.1% | 7.6% | 45.92% |
2019 | 2.2% | -2.3% | 9.3% | 34.81% |
Period | MQLBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
YTD | 4.3% | -0.2% | 17.1% | 67.49% |
1 Yr | 6.6% | 2.5% | 23.6% | 76.05% |
3 Yr | 1.1%* | -5.7% | 4.4% | 62.28% |
5 Yr | 1.3%* | -4.1% | 5.1% | 77.76% |
10 Yr | 1.0%* | -18.9% | 170.4% | 88.64% |
* Annualized
Period | MQLBX Return | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 5.4% | 1.8% | 15.2% | 57.44% |
2022 | -5.0% | -17.3% | -1.3% | 52.23% |
2021 | -0.9% | -2.7% | 7.7% | 84.23% |
2020 | 3.5% | -2.4% | 14.5% | 72.65% |
2019 | 4.3% | 0.6% | 12.6% | 64.77% |
MQLBX | Category Low | Category High | MQLBX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Assets | 2.78 B | 14.5 K | 57.3 B | 28.71% |
Number of Holdings | 371 | 2 | 8314 | 55.51% |
Net Assets in Top 10 | 936 M | 1.05 M | 6.81 B | 27.57% |
Weighting of Top 10 | 32.74% | 1.9% | 112.6% | 28.71% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MQLBX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bonds | 93.78% | 0.00% | 129.40% | 26.43% |
Other | 4.94% | -0.97% | 71.57% | 56.65% |
Convertible Bonds | 4.53% | 0.00% | 27.71% | 19.62% |
Cash | 1.34% | -20.59% | 71.38% | 66.54% |
Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 99.96% | 37.64% |
Preferred Stocks | 0.00% | 0.00% | 24.12% | 34.60% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MQLBX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Corporate | 50.74% | 0.00% | 99.82% | 29.90% |
Government | 21.72% | 0.00% | 73.63% | 41.33% |
Securitized | 18.86% | 0.00% | 97.27% | 73.14% |
Municipal | 1.81% | 0.00% | 14.41% | 9.90% |
Cash & Equivalents | 1.34% | 0.00% | 71.38% | 59.32% |
Derivative | 0.11% | -0.44% | 27.90% | 15.97% |
Weighting | Return Low | Return High | MQLBX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US | 93.78% | 0.00% | 126.86% | 24.71% |
Non US | 0.00% | 0.00% | 82.20% | 33.27% |
MQLBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Expense Ratio | 1.49% | 0.01% | 3.29% | 8.78% |
Management Fee | 0.36% | 0.00% | 1.19% | 62.17% |
12b-1 Fee | 1.00% | 0.00% | 1.00% | 85.98% |
Administrative Fee | N/A | 0.01% | 0.41% | N/A |
MQLBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Front Load | N/A | 0.50% | 5.75% | N/A |
Deferred Load | 4.00% | 0.50% | 4.00% | 1.79% |
MQLBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Max Redemption Fee | N/A | 1.00% | 2.00% | N/A |
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.
MQLBX Fees (% of AUM) | Category Return Low | Category Return High | Rank in Category (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 35.00% | 2.00% | 500.00% | 15.67% |
MQLBX | Category Low | Category High | MQLBX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Yield | 3.47% | 0.00% | 11.11% | 81.18% |
MQLBX | Category Low | Category High | Category Mod | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dividend Distribution Frequency | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly | Monthly |
MQLBX | Category Low | Category High | MQLBX % Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Income Ratio | 0.84% | -1.27% | 4.98% | 68.86% |
MQLBX | Category Low | Category High | Capital Mode | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency | Annually | Annually | Annually | Annually |
Date | Amount | Type |
---|---|---|
Oct 31, 2024 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2024 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2024 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2024 | $0.017 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2024 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 28, 2024 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 29, 2024 | $0.016 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2024 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 29, 2023 | $0.018 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2023 | $0.015 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2023 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 29, 2023 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2023 | $0.014 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2023 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2023 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2023 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 28, 2023 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2023 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2023 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2023 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 30, 2022 | $0.013 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2022 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2022 | $0.007 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2022 | $0.006 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 29, 2022 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2022 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 31, 2022 | $0.003 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 29, 2022 | $0.002 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2022 | $0.002 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2022 | $0.001 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2022 | $0.001 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2021 | $0.001 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2021 | $0.001 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 29, 2021 | $0.002 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2021 | $0.003 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2021 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 30, 2021 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2021 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 28, 2021 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2021 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2021 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 26, 2021 | $0.004 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 29, 2021 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2020 | $0.005 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 30, 2020 | $0.006 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 30, 2020 | $0.007 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 31, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2020 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 30, 2020 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
May 29, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Apr 30, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Mar 31, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Feb 28, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jan 31, 2020 | $0.008 | OrdinaryDividend |
Dec 31, 2019 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Nov 29, 2019 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Oct 31, 2019 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Sep 30, 2019 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Aug 30, 2019 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jul 31, 2019 | $0.009 | OrdinaryDividend |
Jun 28, 2019 | $0.010 | OrdinaryDividend |
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 01, 2017
5.33
5.3%
Alexander M. Mackey, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager with MFS Investment Management(r) (MFS(r)). He has portfolio management responsibilities on the firm's limited duration and multi-sector fixed income strategies. He also has research analyst responsibilities. Alexander joined MFS in 1998 as a financial control assistant and was promoted to section manager in 2000. He joined the Fixed Income Department as a research associate in 2001 was promoted to fixed income research analyst in 2004. He took on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017. Alexander has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of the CFA Society of Boston.
Start Date
Tenure
Tenure Rank
Feb 01, 2017
5.33
5.3%
Philipp S. Burgener, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager with MFS Investment Management(r) (MFS(r)). He is a member of the firm's limited duration portfolio management team. He also has research analyst responsibilities. Philipp joined MFS in 2000 as an inside wholesaler and transferred to the Fixed Income Department in 2002 as an analytic support associate in the Quantitative Group. In 2003 he joined the Structured Products Group and was promoted to an Investment Grade Research Analyst in 2005. He took on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017. Philipp earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and his Master of Science degree from Boston University. He is also a member of the CFA Institute and Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc.
Category Low | Category High | Category Average | Category Mode |
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0.07 | 28.77 | 6.19 | 2.41 |
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