MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Eq I

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BMSLX - Snapshot

Vitals

YTD Return -4.5%
3 Yr Annualized Return 4.8%
5 Yr Annualized Return N/A
Net Assets $333 M
Holdings in Top 10 16.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$11.78

$7.45

$12.67

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

Expense Ratio 0.71%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A
Deferred Load N/A

BROKERAGE FEES

Turnover 81.00%

TRADING FEES

Max Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable) $0
IRA N/A

Fund Classification

Primary Theme
U.S. Mid-Cap Blend Equity
Fund Type Open End Mutual Fund
Investment Style Mid-Cap Blend

Overview

Income Profile

Income Risk

Returns Profile

Allocations

Expenses

About

Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund

VO | ETF

$181.94

-0.66%

$113.31 B

1.44%

$2.65

-0.93%

0.04%

Vanguard Mid Cap Index Fund

Fund

$49.64

-0.64%

$113.31 B

0.82%

$0.41

2.06%

0.17%

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund

VXF | ETF

$135.50

-0.53%

$75.22 B

1.20%

$1.64

4.53%

0.06%

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund

Fund

$102.84

-0.52%

$75.22 B

0.64%

$0.66

7.51%

0.19%

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

IJH | ETF

$194.06

-1.36%

$43.46 B

1.70%

$3.35

-8.21%

0.07%

BMSLX - Profile

Distributions

YTD Total Return -4.5%
3 Yr Annualized Total Return 4.8%
5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
Net Income Ratio 1.18%

DIVIDENDS

Dividend Yield 0.0%
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

Legal Name

MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Equity Fund
Fund Family Name

MFS
Inception Date

Aug 19, 2016
Shares Outstanding

N/A
Share Class

Inst
Currency

USD
Domiciled Country

United States
Manager

James Fallon

Fund Description

The adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of issuers with medium market capitalizations. Equity securities include common stocks, equity interests in real estate investment trusts (REITs), and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. The adviser may invest the fund's assets in foreign securities.

BMSLX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	BMSLX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	-4.5%	-27.5%	2073.2%	42.69%
1 Yr	-0.3%	-17.7%	21.6%	43.48%
3 Yr	4.8%*	-5.6%	14.3%	30.13%
5 Yr	N/A*	0.4%	13.5%	N/A
10 Yr	N/A*	4.3%	13.4%	N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	BMSLX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	24.1%	-8.5%	35.6%	42.64%
2018	-17.9%	-77.7%	-0.9%	46.34%
2017	15.0%	-62.4%	21.5%	15.50%
2016	N/A	-16.4%	28.1%	N/A
2015	N/A	-40.7%	2.9%	N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period	BMSLX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
YTD	-4.5%	-27.5%	2073.2%	44.60%
1 Yr	-0.3%	-19.6%	21.6%	39.81%
3 Yr	4.8%*	-6.8%	14.3%	28.68%
5 Yr	N/A*	0.0%	13.5%	N/A
10 Yr	N/A*	4.3%	13.4%	N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period	BMSLX Return	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
2019	24.1%	-8.5%	35.6%	42.64%
2018	-11.1%	-44.3%	0.1%	28.80%
2017	19.0%	-62.4%	24.9%	10.53%
2016	N/A	-4.7%	28.1%	N/A
2015	N/A	-40.3%	3.9%	N/A

NAV & Total Return History

BMSLX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

	BMSLX	Category Low	Category High	BMSLX % Rank
Net Assets	333 M	116 K	113 B	51.85%
Number of Holdings	148	1	3281	42.42%
Net Assets in Top 10	55.8 M	0	9.52 B	53.38%
Weighting of Top 10	16.74%	2.3%	100.0%	59.11%

Top 10 Holdings

DocuSign Inc 2.04%
Kansas City Southern 1.80%
Cadence Design Systems Inc 1.78%
Regal Beloit Corp 1.69%
McKesson Corp 1.67%
Electronic Arts Inc 1.61%
State Street Corporation 1.59%
AGCO Corp 1.58%
Incyte Corp 1.55%
Eastman Chemical Co 1.53%

Asset Allocation

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	BMSLX % Rank
Stocks	98.58%	0.00%	100.22%	54.31%
Cash	1.42%	-0.22%	100.00%	42.66%
Preferred Stocks	0.00%	0.00%	10.03%	52.21%
Other	0.00%	-1.03%	9.79%	51.98%
Convertible Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	4.38%	50.82%
Bonds	0.00%	0.00%	59.95%	55.71%

Stock Sector Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	BMSLX % Rank
Technology	18.15%	0.00%	32.41%	40.19%
Industrials	16.27%	0.00%	50.75%	53.04%
Consumer Cyclical	13.44%	0.00%	47.64%	55.14%
Healthcare	12.90%	0.00%	22.04%	42.52%
Financial Services	9.71%	1.50%	42.16%	82.48%
Real Estate	7.95%	0.00%	19.29%	41.82%
Utilities	6.15%	0.00%	16.65%	17.29%
Communication Services	4.64%	0.00%	33.05%	35.05%
Consumer Defense	4.31%	0.00%	21.55%	63.79%
Basic Materials	4.06%	0.00%	26.89%	53.74%
Energy	2.41%	0.00%	27.97%	31.07%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

	Weighting	Return Low	Return High	BMSLX % Rank
US	98.58%	0.00%	100.01%	23.78%
Non US	0.00%	0.00%	33.32%	94.41%

BMSLX - Expenses

Operational Fees

	BMSLX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio	0.71%	0.02%	19.45%	73.89%
Management Fee	0.50%	0.00%	1.50%	29.77%
12b-1 Fee	N/A	0.00%	1.00%	N/A
Administrative Fee	N/A	0.01%	0.40%	N/A

Sales Fees

	BMSLX 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%	4.50%	N/A

Trading Fees

	BMSLX 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.

	BMSLX Fees (% of AUM)	Category Return Low	Category Return High	Rank in Category (%)
Turnover	81.00%	0.01%	453.00%	80.34%

BMSLX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

	BMSLX	Category Low	Category High	BMSLX % Rank
Dividend Yield	0.00%	0.00%	5.34%	58.56%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

	BMSLX	Category Low	Category High	Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency	Annually	Annually	Annually	Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

	BMSLX	Category Low	Category High	BMSLX % Rank
Net Income Ratio	1.18%	-1.52%	3.05%	24.46%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Dividend Payout History

Date	Amount
Dec 18, 2018	$0.135
Dec 19, 2017	$0.100
Dec 20, 2016	$0.048

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BMSLX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

James Fallon

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 19, 2016

4.12

4.1%

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

Jonathan Sage

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 19, 2016

4.12

4.1%

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.

John (Jed) Stocks

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 19, 2016

4.12

4.1%

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.

Matthew Krummell

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Aug 19, 2016

4.12

4.1%

Investment Officer 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

Tenure Analysis

Category Low	Category High	Category Average	Category Mode
0.02	36.78	6.1	4.12

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MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Eq I

BMSLX - Snapshot

Vitals

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

Expenses

OPERATING RELATED FEES

SALES FEES

BROKERAGE FEES

TRADING FEES

Min Investment

Fund Classification

BMSLX - Profile

Distributions

Fund Details

Fund Description

BMSLX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Return Ranking - Calendar

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

NAV & Total Return History

BMSLX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

Top 10 Holdings

Asset Allocation

Stock Sector Breakdown

Stock Geographic Breakdown

BMSLX - Expenses

Operational Fees

Sales Fees

Trading Fees

Related Fees

BMSLX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

Dividend Distribution Analysis

Net Income Ratio Analysis

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

Dividend Payout History

BMSLX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

James Fallon

Jonathan Sage

John (Jed) Stocks

Matthew Krummell

Tenure Analysis

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