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MFS Limited Maturity Fund

mutual fund
MQLHX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$5.85 -0.01 -0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Short-Term Bond Duration
share class
I (MQLIX) B (MQLBX) R1 (MQLGX) R6 (MQLKX) R3 (MQLHX) A (MQLFX) R2 (MLMRX) R4 (MQLJX) C (MQLCX)
MQLHX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Limited Maturity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$5.85 -0.01 -0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Short-Term Bond Duration
share class
I (MQLIX) B (MQLBX) R1 (MQLGX) R6 (MQLKX) R3 (MQLHX) A (MQLFX) R2 (MLMRX) R4 (MQLJX) C (MQLCX)
MQLHX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Limited Maturity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$5.85 -0.01 -0.17%
primary theme
U.S. Short-Term Bond Duration
share class
I (MQLIX) B (MQLBX) R1 (MQLGX) R6 (MQLKX) R3 (MQLHX) A (MQLFX) R2 (MLMRX) R4 (MQLJX) C (MQLCX)

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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MFS Limited Maturity Fund

MQLHX | Fund

$5.85

$2.78 B

4.10%

$0.24

0.74%

Vitals

YTD Return

5.1%

1 yr return

5.4%

3 Yr Avg Return

2.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

2.0%

Net Assets

$2.78 B

Holdings in Top 10

32.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$5.9
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.74%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 35.00%

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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MFS Limited Maturity Fund

MQLHX | Fund

$5.85

$2.78 B

4.10%

$0.24

0.74%

MQLHX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 5.1%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 2.0%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.50%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Limited Maturity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS Funds
  • Inception Date
    Apr 01, 2005
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R3
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Alexander Mackey

Fund Description

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.

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MQLHX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MQLHX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.1% 0.9% 19.9% 38.39%
1 Yr 5.4% 2.4% 21.5% 45.68%
3 Yr 2.0%* -5.0% 6.1% 31.91%
5 Yr 2.0%* -3.8% 5.8% 39.09%
10 Yr 1.6%* -18.5% 170.6% 60.74%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MQLHX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 2.5% -1.6% 7.6% 30.77%
2022 -6.1% -17.7% -2.6% 26.81%
2021 -1.6% -4.0% 4.4% 54.73%
2020 2.0% -7.1% 7.6% 42.80%
2019 2.0% -2.3% 9.3% 44.89%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MQLHX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 5.1% 0.9% 19.9% 38.39%
1 Yr 5.4% 2.4% 21.5% 45.68%
3 Yr 2.0%* -5.0% 6.1% 31.91%
5 Yr 2.0%* -3.8% 5.8% 39.09%
10 Yr 1.6%* -18.5% 170.6% 60.74%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MQLHX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 6.3% 1.8% 15.2% 28.46%
2022 -4.5% -17.3% -1.3% 38.75%
2021 -0.2% -2.7% 7.7% 56.34%
2020 4.4% -2.4% 14.5% 43.42%
2019 4.8% 0.6% 12.6% 42.98%

NAV & Total Return History

MQLHX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MQLHX Category Low Category High MQLHX % Rank
Net Assets 2.78 B 14.5 K 57.3 B 29.89%
Number of Holdings 371 2 8314 56.90%
Net Assets in Top 10 936 M 1.05 M 6.81 B 28.93%
Weighting of Top 10 32.74% 2.0% 108.1% 28.35%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. U.S. Treasury Notes 9.66%
  2. U.S. Treasury Notes 7.72%
  3. U.S. Treasury Notes 6.56%
  4. U.S. Treasury Notes 4.05%
  5. MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, Class A 1.34%
  6. Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 0.87%
  7. Bank of America Corp. 0.75%
  8. Microchip Technology, Inc. 0.63%
  9. Entergy Louisiana LLC 0.62%
  10. Equitable Financial Life Global Funding 0.54%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MQLHX % Rank
Bonds 		93.78% 0.00% 131.65% 27.78%
Other 		4.94% -0.97% 73.75% 59.20%
Convertible Bonds 		4.53% 0.00% 27.71% 20.73%
Cash 		1.34% -20.59% 68.64% 68.97%
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 99.96% 87.55%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 24.12% 87.55%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MQLHX % Rank
Corporate 		50.74% 0.00% 99.82% 31.09%
Government 		21.72% 0.00% 73.63% 42.80%
Securitized 		18.86% 0.00% 97.27% 74.28%
Municipal 		1.81% 0.00% 14.41% 11.13%
Cash & Equivalents 		1.34% 0.00% 68.64% 60.92%
Derivative 		0.11% -0.72% 25.70% 18.20%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MQLHX % Rank
US 		93.78% 0.00% 126.86% 24.14%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 87.70% 86.78%

MQLHX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MQLHX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.74% 0.01% 3.29% 43.27%
Management Fee 0.36% 0.00% 1.19% 63.98%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 55.43%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.41% N/A

Sales Fees

MQLHX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 0.50% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MQLHX 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.

MQLHX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 35.00% 2.00% 500.00% 17.10%

MQLHX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MQLHX Category Low Category High MQLHX % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.10% 0.00% 11.11% 50.19%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MQLHX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Monthly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MQLHX Category Low Category High MQLHX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.50% -1.27% 4.98% 31.19%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MQLHX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

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MQLHX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Alexander Mackey

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.

Philipp Burgener

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.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.07 28.77 6.16 2.41

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