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Name

As of 05/20/2022

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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$5.79

$3.04 B

1.10%

$0.06

0.63%

Vitals

YTD Return

-4.0%

1 yr return

-3.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

1.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.4%

Net Assets

$3.04 B

Holdings in Top 10

24.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$5.8
$5.79
$6.10

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.63%

SALES FEES

Front Load 2.50%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 35.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$250

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 05/20/2022

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

$5.79

$3.04 B

1.10%

$0.06

0.63%

EALMX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -4.0%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.1%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.8%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 1.53%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.1%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Limited Maturity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS
  • Inception Date
    Jul 31, 2002
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States

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.

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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EALMX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period EALMX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -4.0% -19.3% -1.0% 7.43%
1 Yr -3.7% -21.3% -0.5% 3.05%
3 Yr 1.0%* -8.1% 4.5% 3.41%
5 Yr 1.4%* -10.6% 1.8% 2.42%
10 Yr 1.2%* -12.3% 3.3% 3.88%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period EALMX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -1.5% -15.4% 94.2% 39.07%
2022 1.8% -20.8% 7.6% 13.50%
2021 2.2% -36.2% 9.3% 4.62%
2020 -1.2% -50.6% 0.2% 94.80%
2019 -0.2% -0.7% 1.8% 91.54%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period EALMX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -4.0% -19.3% -1.4% 2.03%
1 Yr -6.1% -21.3% -0.5% 14.72%
3 Yr 0.1%* -8.1% 4.5% 7.18%
5 Yr 0.8%* -7.2% 1.8% 5.05%
10 Yr 0.9%* -10.8% 3.3% 5.97%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period EALMX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -1.5% -15.4% 94.2% 39.07%
2022 1.8% -20.8% 7.6% 13.50%
2021 2.2% -36.2% 9.3% 4.99%
2020 -1.2% -50.6% 1.6% 95.80%
2019 -0.2% -0.7% 4.2% 91.97%

NAV & Total Return History


EALMX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

EALMX Category Low Category High EALMX % Rank
Net Assets 3.04 B 5.81 M 70.5 B 25.00%
Number of Holdings 434 4 4919 49.26%
Net Assets in Top 10 757 M -23.9 M 9.45 B 27.99%
Weighting of Top 10 24.94% 1.7% 100.0% 45.06%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. United States Treasury Notes 0.13% 0.13% 7.55%
  2. United States Treasury Notes 2.38% 6.48%
  3. United States Treasury Notes 0.13% 0.13% 5.93%
  4. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%
  5. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%
  6. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%
  7. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%
  8. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%
  9. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%
  10. Ust Bond 2yr Future Dec 31 20 4.63%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High EALMX % Rank
Bonds
90.27% 49.71% 194.71% 72.01%
Cash
5.20% -102.46% 39.20% 36.01%
Convertible Bonds
4.53% 0.00% 27.71% 21.77%
Stocks
0.00% -0.66% 11.31% 55.16%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 25.64% 56.79%
Other
0.00% -2.59% 10.19% 47.95%

Bond Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High EALMX % Rank
Corporate
50.74% 0.00% 100.00% 31.91%
Government
21.72% 0.00% 73.63% 39.93%
Securitized
18.86% 0.00% 97.27% 71.19%
Cash & Equivalents
6.87% 0.00% 44.09% 28.31%
Municipal
1.81% 0.00% 17.46% 9.17%
Derivative
0.00% 0.00% 45.97% 41.90%

Bond Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High EALMX % Rank
US
70.82% 0.00% 165.96% 83.31%
Non US
19.45% 0.00% 72.71% 13.75%

EALMX - Expenses

Operational Fees

EALMX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.63% 0.02% 2.48% 46.68%
Management Fee 0.37% 0.00% 1.19% 61.76%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 39.75%
Administrative Fee 0.05% 0.01% 0.50% 26.86%

Sales Fees

EALMX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 2.50% 0.50% 5.75% 32.58%
Deferred Load N/A 0.50% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

EALMX 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.

EALMX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 35.00% 0.00% 500.00% 17.23%

EALMX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

EALMX Category Low Category High EALMX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.10% 0.00% 5.65% 81.37%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

EALMX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Monthly Quarterly Monthly Monthly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

EALMX Category Low Category High EALMX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 1.53% -1.27% 4.98% 27.81%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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EALMX - Fund Manager Analysis

Tenure Analysis

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