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Name

As of 03/15/2024

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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$27.11

$6.98 B

0.99%

$0.27

2.13%

Vitals

YTD Return

1.5%

1 yr return

9.7%

3 Yr Avg Return

-7.7%

5 Yr Avg Return

-1.0%

Net Assets

$6.98 B

Holdings in Top 10

34.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$27.4
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 2.13%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 37.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$0

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/15/2024

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

$27.11

$6.98 B

0.99%

$0.27

2.13%

MEMRX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 1.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -7.7%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return -1.0%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.16%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS Funds
  • Inception Date
    Oct 01, 2008
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    R1
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    José Luis García

Fund Description

MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund’s investment adviser) normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in equity securities of issuers that are tied economically to emerging market countries. Emerging market countries are countries whose financial and capital markets are in the development phase and include countries located in Latin America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and developing countries of Europe, primarily Eastern Europe. MFS may also invest in equity securities of issuers that are not tied economically to emerging market countries.

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.

MFS may invest the fund’s assets in securities of companies of any size.

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 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 issuers. Quantitative screening tools that systematically evaluate issuers may also be considered.

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

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MEMRX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MEMRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 1.5% -9.6% 12.5% 65.95%
1 Yr 9.7% -3.9% 40.4% 76.68%
3 Yr -7.7%* -24.2% 9.1% 64.29%
5 Yr -1.0%* -7.5% 11.1% 94.02%
10 Yr 1.2%* -2.3% 7.0% 91.05%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MEMRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 8.9% -6.5% 35.5% 47.38%
2022 -21.0% -50.1% -2.4% 25.17%
2021 -9.3% -33.1% 22.5% 69.44%
2020 9.3% -22.1% 80.1% 79.97%
2019 17.4% -0.7% 42.0% 56.03%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MEMRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 1.5% -9.6% 12.5% 65.95%
1 Yr 9.7% -3.9% 40.4% 76.68%
3 Yr -7.7%* -24.2% 9.1% 64.29%
5 Yr -1.0%* -7.5% 11.1% 94.02%
10 Yr 1.2%* -2.3% 7.0% 91.05%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MEMRX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 10.1% -2.7% 42.0% 58.52%
2022 -20.7% -42.2% 1.9% 33.33%
2021 -7.6% -32.5% 33.1% 86.40%
2020 9.3% -20.0% 81.6% 86.39%
2019 18.9% 2.3% 42.0% 64.29%

NAV & Total Return History


MEMRX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MEMRX Category Low Category High MEMRX % Rank
Net Assets 6.98 B 653 K 96.1 B 9.95%
Number of Holdings 97 10 6829 51.99%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.41 B 299 K 17.9 B 8.89%
Weighting of Top 10 34.17% 2.9% 122.2% 47.81%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.70%
  2. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.19%
  3. Tencent Holdings Ltd 5.57%
  4. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.98%
  5. HDFC Bank Ltd 2.00%
  6. MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio 2.00%
  7. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd 1.76%
  8. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.68%
  9. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd 1.68%
  10. Infosys Ltd 1.61%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MEMRX % Rank
Stocks
97.90% 0.00% 103.65% 34.75%
Cash
2.16% -2.03% 20.51% 41.91%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 10.17% 97.35%
Other
0.00% -1.64% 50.31% 89.39%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 7.40% 95.06%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 94.30% 95.49%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MEMRX % Rank
Technology
22.01% 0.00% 47.50% 51.54%
Financial Services
18.48% 0.00% 48.86% 72.08%
Consumer Cyclical
14.84% 0.00% 48.94% 25.77%
Communication Services
12.53% 0.00% 39.29% 14.23%
Consumer Defense
11.63% 0.00% 25.90% 8.59%
Basic Materials
7.49% 0.00% 30.03% 56.78%
Industrials
3.47% 0.00% 43.53% 84.97%
Real Estate
3.23% 0.00% 17.15% 17.58%
Energy
3.07% 0.00% 24.80% 64.70%
Healthcare
1.81% 0.00% 16.53% 82.82%
Utilities
1.44% 0.00% 39.12% 47.38%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MEMRX % Rank
Non US
85.27% 0.00% 100.18% 48.14%
US
12.63% 0.00% 101.58% 43.37%

MEMRX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MEMRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 2.13% 0.03% 24.48% 18.64%
Management Fee 0.90% 0.00% 2.00% 56.57%
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 98.76%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.85% N/A

Sales Fees

MEMRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.50% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MEMRX 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.

MEMRX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 37.00% 0.00% 189.00% 39.71%

MEMRX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MEMRX Category Low Category High MEMRX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.99% 0.00% 9.82% 75.20%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MEMRX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual Annually Quarterly Quarterly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MEMRX Category Low Category High MEMRX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.16% -1.98% 17.62% 72.76%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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MEMRX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

José Luis García


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Oct 10, 2008

13.65

13.7%

Jose Luis Garcia is an investment officer, equity portfolio manager and the director of equity - Latin America at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He manages or comanages several international equity portfolios for MFS, including Latin American and emerging markets portfolios, as well as oversees the analyst-led research international portfolios. He also contributes to the MFS global research platform as an equity research analyst focused on Latin American stocks. He is based in Mexico City. Jose Luis joined MFS in 2002. Previously,he was chief executive officer of Telefonica B2B in Mexico.

Harry Purcell


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 01, 2017

4.92

4.9%

Harry Purcell is an investment officer, portfolio manager and equity research analyst at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the firm's emerging market equity portfolio management team. As an analyst, he is responsible for identifying the most attractive investment opportunities in his assigned coverage areas. Harry works closely with MFS portfolio managers to ensure investment ideas are properly positioned within portfolios. Harry joined MFS in 2012 as an analyst and added portfolio management duties in 2017. Prior to joining MFS, he co-founded and served as a portfolio manager at Zedd Capital for three years. He previously held portfolio management roles at CQS Management Limited and Tribeca Global (part of Citigroup). He spent seven years at F&C Management Ltd., holding both the roles of pan-European fund manager and head of global technology research. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1998. Harry holds earned his Master of Arts degree from Oxford University.

Rajesh Nair


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 01, 2021

0.83

0.8%

Rajesh R. Nair - Investment Officer - Equity Research Analyst - As an Equity Research Analyst, responsible for identifying the most attractive investment opportunities in assigned universe. Works closely with portfolio managers to ensure ideas are properly positioned within portfolios. - Joined MFS in 2008 - Previous experience includes 7 years as Director, Holt Sales at Credit Suisse, Holt Value Associates; 1 year as Analyst at Deutsche Bank - Regional Head Office; 2 years as Project Manager at System Access; 3 years as Associate Consultant at Citicorp Software. - London Business School, Master of Business Administration - University of Calicut, Business Technology

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.09 33.71 6.51 13.42