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MFS Total Return Bond Fund

mutual fund
MRBJX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$9.56 -0.03 -0.31%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
R4 (MRBJX) R6 (MRBKX) I (MRBIX) B (MRBBX) C (MRBCX) R3 (MRBHX) A (MRBFX) R1 (MRBGX) R2 (MRRRX)
MRBJX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Total Return Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$9.56 -0.03 -0.31%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
R4 (MRBJX) R6 (MRBKX) I (MRBIX) B (MRBBX) C (MRBCX) R3 (MRBHX) A (MRBFX) R1 (MRBGX) R2 (MRRRX)
MRBJX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Total Return Bond Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$9.56 -0.03 -0.31%
primary theme
U.S. Intermediate-Term Bond Duration
share class
R4 (MRBJX) R6 (MRBKX) I (MRBIX) B (MRBBX) C (MRBCX) R3 (MRBHX) A (MRBFX) R1 (MRBGX) R2 (MRRRX)

Name

As of 12/11/2024

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 Total Return Bond Fund

MRBJX | Fund

$9.56

$7.58 B

4.20%

$0.40

0.53%

Vitals

YTD Return

4.2%

1 yr return

5.4%

3 Yr Avg Return

-1.4%

5 Yr Avg Return

0.7%

Net Assets

$7.58 B

Holdings in Top 10

22.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$9.6
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.53%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 188.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/11/2024

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 Total Return Bond Fund

MRBJX | Fund

$9.56

$7.58 B

4.20%

$0.40

0.53%

MRBJX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 4.2%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.4%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.7%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 2.23%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 4.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Total Return Bond Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS Funds
  • Inception Date
    Apr 01, 2005
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R4
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Joshua Marston

Fund Description

MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund’s investment adviser) normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in debt instruments. Debt instruments include corporate bonds, U.S. Government securities, foreign government securities, securitized instruments (including mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities), municipal instruments, and other obligations to repay money borrowed.

MFS primarily invests the fund’s assets in investment grade quality debt instruments, but may also invest in below investment grade quality debt instruments.

MFS may purchase or sell securities for the fund on a when-issued, delayed delivery, or forward commitment basis where payment and delivery take place at a future settlement date, including mortgage-backed securities purchased or sold in the TBA market.

MFS may invest the fund’s assets in foreign securities.

MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries and sectors, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry or sector.

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.

For purposes of the fund's 80% policy, net assets include the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes.

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MRBJX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MRBJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 4.2% -4.6% 11.7% 17.82%
1 Yr 5.4% -2.4% 15.0% 19.79%
3 Yr -1.4%* -10.0% 28.5% 21.09%
5 Yr 0.7%* -7.2% 58.8% 24.57%
10 Yr 1.9%* -2.8% 74.0% 24.57%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MRBJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 2.9% -16.2% 8.1% 14.35%
2022 -16.4% -34.7% 131.9% 65.21%
2021 -4.2% -11.6% 4.4% 82.87%
2020 5.6% -9.9% 946.1% 19.91%
2019 6.6% -1.7% 16.9% 16.57%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MRBJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 4.2% -4.6% 11.7% 17.82%
1 Yr 5.4% -2.4% 15.0% 19.79%
3 Yr -1.4%* -10.0% 28.5% 21.09%
5 Yr 0.7%* -7.2% 58.8% 24.57%
10 Yr 1.9%* -2.8% 74.0% 24.57%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MRBJX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 7.9% -11.3% 11.9% 4.89%
2022 -13.8% -32.2% 131.9% 56.06%
2021 -0.7% -9.4% 9.2% 38.38%
2020 9.2% -1.9% 1009.0% 29.69%
2019 10.2% 1.1% 21668.0% 14.41%

NAV & Total Return History

MRBJX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MRBJX Category Low Category High MRBJX % Rank
Net Assets 7.58 B 2.9 M 314 B 21.04%
Number of Holdings 1100 1 17880 36.03%
Net Assets in Top 10 1.78 B 1.62 M 35.1 B 19.21%
Weighting of Top 10 22.57% 4.7% 3984.6% 51.41%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. U.S. Treasury Notes 5.47%
  2. MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, Class A 4.50%
  3. U.S. Treasury Notes 2.75%
  4. U.S. Treasury Bonds 2.36%
  5. U.S. Treasury Notes 1.43%
  6. U.S. Treasury Notes 1.37%
  7. U.S. Treasury Bonds 1.28%
  8. UMBS 1.27%
  9. U.S. Treasury Notes 1.19%
  10. U.S. Treasury Bonds 0.95%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MRBJX % Rank
Bonds 		96.63% 0.00% 9231.88% 40.00%
Cash 		4.50% -54.51% 237.69% 35.83%
Convertible Bonds 		1.78% 0.00% 7.93% 37.87%
Other 		1.72% -27.25% 1695.17% 67.29%
Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 99.98% 42.07%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 72.34% 35.93%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MRBJX % Rank
Corporate 		34.90% 0.00% 100.00% 34.10%
Government 		31.71% 0.00% 86.23% 33.26%
Securitized 		30.82% 0.00% 98.40% 45.61%
Cash & Equivalents 		4.50% 0.00% 237.69% 34.37%
Municipal 		1.50% 0.00% 100.00% 18.41%
Derivative 		0.21% -6.56% 44.82% 23.05%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MRBJX % Rank
US 		96.63% 0.00% 9042.62% 38.21%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 189.26% 44.86%

MRBJX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MRBJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.53% 0.01% 39.64% 67.50%
Management Fee 0.40% 0.00% 1.76% 62.54%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.50% N/A

Sales Fees

MRBJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 2.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MRBJX 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.

MRBJX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 188.00% 2.00% 493.39% 65.53%

MRBJX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MRBJX Category Low Category High MRBJX % Rank
Dividend Yield 4.20% 0.00% 10.11% 27.25%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

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

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MRBJX Category Low Category High MRBJX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 2.23% -1.28% 4.79% 19.17%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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MRBJX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Joshua Marston

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2009

12.42

12.4%

Joshua P. Marston, Portfolio Manager, is an Investment Officer, Director of Fixed Income, and Director of Structured & Financial Research at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). Josh's responsibilities include managing MFS' fixed income portfolio management team as well as oversight of MFS' structured product strategy, dedicated structured product portfolios, and portfolio management responsibilities for several of the firm's other fixed income strategies. Mr. Marston has been employed in the investment area of MFS since 1999 as a credit analyst.

Alexander Mackey

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 31, 2019

2.42

2.4%

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.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.08 33.43 6.77 1.16

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