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MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund

mutual fund
MUERX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$35.48 +0.34 +0.97%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
MUERX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$35.48 +0.34 +0.97%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity
MUERX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$35.48 +0.34 +0.97%
primary theme
U.S. Large-Cap Blend Equity

Name

As of 10/04/2024

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.

Watchlist

$35.48

$1.23 B

0.00%

1.56%

Vitals

YTD Return

21.5%

1 yr return

36.8%

3 Yr Avg Return

11.8%

5 Yr Avg Return

15.6%

Net Assets

$1.23 B

Holdings in Top 10

39.8%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$35.1
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.56%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 57.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 10/04/2024

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.

Watchlist

$35.48

$1.23 B

0.00%

1.56%

MUERX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 21.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 11.8%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 15.6%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio -0.01%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS Funds
  • Inception Date
    Sep 02, 2008
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R1
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Jonathan Sage

Fund Description

MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund’s investment adviser) seeks to achieve the fund’s objective by actively identifying potential investments based on fundamental and quantitative analysis and then constructing a portfolio from these potential investments while managing various risk factors (e.g., issuer, industry, and sector weightings, market capitalization, and volatility) compared to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index, which represents the fund’s investment universe.

MFS normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in equity securities.

Equity securities include common stocks and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer.

In selecting investments for the fund, MFS is not constrained by any particular investment style. MFS may invest the fund’s assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.

While MFS may invest the fund’s assets in securities of companies of any size, MFS primarily invests in securities of companies with large capitalizations.

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 uses an active bottom-up approach to buying and selling investments for the fund. Investments are selected primarily based on blending fundamental and quantitative research. MFS uses fundamental analysis of individual issuers to determine a fundamental rating for an issuer. MFS uses quantitative analysis to determine a quantitative rating for an issuer. MFS combines the fundamental rating with the quantitative rating to create a blended rating for an issuer. When the fundamental rating is not available, MFS treats the issuer as having a neutral fundamental rating.

MFS constructs the portfolio using a portfolio optimization process that considers the blended rating, as well as issuer, industry, and sector weightings, market capitalization, volatility, and other factors. The portfolio managers have the discretion to adjust the inputs and parameters used in the optimization process and the fund’s portfolio holdings based on factors such as the desired portfolio characteristics and the portfolio managers’ qualitative assessment of the optimization results. MFS’ goal is to construct an actively managed portfolio with a target predicted tracking error of approximately 2% compared to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index. Tracking error generally measures how the differences between the fund’s returns and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index’s returns have varied over a period of time.

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

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MUERX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MUERX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 21.5% 3.3% 32.1% 37.57%
1 Yr 36.8% 9.4% 54.9% 37.89%
3 Yr 11.8%* -10.5% 17.2% 13.70%
5 Yr 15.6%* -7.9% 111.5% 31.78%
10 Yr 11.3%* 0.0% 52.6% 64.71%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MUERX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 23.0% -42.6% 47.4% 26.87%
2022 -23.4% -56.3% -4.2% 68.55%
2021 9.6% -27.2% 537.8% 78.67%
2020 6.9% -22.5% 2181.7% 77.14%
2019 22.6% -13.5% 40.4% 54.21%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MUERX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 21.5% 3.3% 32.1% 37.57%
1 Yr 36.8% 9.4% 54.9% 37.89%
3 Yr 11.8%* -10.5% 17.2% 13.70%
5 Yr 15.6%* -7.9% 111.5% 31.78%
10 Yr 11.3%* 0.0% 52.6% 64.71%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MUERX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 27.0% -5.0% 47.4% 17.13%
2022 -16.9% -36.8% -2.2% 37.83%
2021 28.1% 3.0% 537.8% 31.95%
2020 14.2% -15.8% 2266.0% 67.56%
2019 27.3% -0.4% 241.3% 75.48%

NAV & Total Return History


MUERX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MUERX Category Low Category High MUERX % Rank
Net Assets 1.23 B 2.34 M 1.55 T 53.64%
Number of Holdings 110 2 4002 49.76%
Net Assets in Top 10 539 M 979 K 517 B 49.35%
Weighting of Top 10 39.81% 0.3% 112.9% 33.87%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. NVIDIA Corp 7.85%
  2. Microsoft Corp 7.51%
  3. Apple Inc 6.19%
  4. Amazon.com Inc 4.44%
  5. Meta Platforms Inc 3.62%
  6. Alphabet Inc 2.67%
  7. Lam Research Corp 1.94%
  8. AbbVie Inc 1.90%
  9. Alphabet Inc 1.87%
  10. Johnson Johnson 1.80%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MUERX % Rank
Stocks
99.03% 0.00% 105.85% 47.73%
Cash
1.02% 0.00% 99.07% 49.92%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 2.53% 67.96%
Other
0.00% -13.91% 100.00% 72.33%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 5.54% 65.02%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 94.06% 67.48%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MUERX % Rank
Technology
26.21% 0.00% 48.94% 19.77%
Healthcare
15.15% 0.00% 60.70% 33.03%
Financial Services
13.21% 0.00% 55.59% 62.36%
Consumer Cyclical
10.88% 0.00% 30.33% 42.50%
Communication Services
8.85% 0.00% 27.94% 36.99%
Industrials
7.23% 0.00% 29.90% 89.21%
Consumer Defense
6.62% 0.00% 47.71% 57.00%
Energy
3.96% 0.00% 41.64% 54.12%
Real Estate
3.73% 0.00% 31.91% 21.09%
Utilities
2.19% 0.00% 20.91% 63.01%
Basic Materials
1.99% 0.00% 25.70% 77.10%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MUERX % Rank
US
99.03% 0.00% 105.85% 37.94%
Non US
0.00% 0.00% 64.54% 72.17%

MUERX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MUERX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.56% 0.01% 19.75% 13.19%
Management Fee 0.40% 0.00% 1.90% 36.91%
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 95.11%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.00% 0.85% N/A

Sales Fees

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

Trading Fees

MUERX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.25% 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.

MUERX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 57.00% 0.00% 268.00% 78.56%

MUERX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MUERX Category Low Category High MUERX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 25.47% 97.00%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MUERX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annual Quarterly Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MUERX Category Low Category High MUERX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.01% -54.00% 2.44% 85.21%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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MUERX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Jonathan Sage


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Mar 31, 2005

17.18

17.2%

Jonathan W. Sage, CFA, is an investment officer and a portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management. He manages blended research equity strategies utilized by the firm's mutual funds and institutional accounts. He joined MFS in 2000 as a quantitative equity research analyst and was named a portfolio manager in 2005. Prior to joining MFS, Jonathan spent two years as a supervisor of portfolio administration for Santander Global Advisors, Inc. and three years as a senior mutual fund accountant for First Data Investor Services Group.

Matthew Krummell


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jun 01, 2008

14.01

14.0%

Lead Portfolio Manager As a Portfolio Manager, responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Joined MFS in 2001 Previous experience includes 3 years as Analyst and Portfolio Manager at Pioneer Investments; 2 years as Assistant Vice President at Putnam Investments; 3 years as Associate at Mellon Capital Management. Affiliations include Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc., CFA Institute. University of Chicago, MBA University of California, Berkeley, BA, Phi Beta Kappa

James Fallon


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 15, 2015

6.71

6.7%

James C. Fallon - Investment Officer - Portfolio Manager - As a Portfolio Manager, responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions. - Joined MFS in 1999; previous positions include Equity Research Associate; Securities Lending Administrator. - Previous experience includes 1 year as Mutual Fund Custody Accountant at Investors Bank & Trust; 1 year as Financial Analyst at Bardon Trimount. - Affiliations include CFA Institute, CFA Society of Boston

John (Jed) Stocks


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 15, 2015

6.71

6.7%

As a Portfolio Manager, responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions. - Joined MFS in 2001; previous positions include Quantitative Research Analyst; Quantitative Research Associate; Teleservices Representative. - Previous experience includes 1 year as Client Service Specialist and Order Desk Specialist at Patagon.com Securities.- John re-joined the firm in 2001. His original start date was February 1999.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.04 39.02 7.24 2.42