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MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund

mutual fund
MEMAX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$34.43 -0.24 -0.69%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
share class
A (MEMAX) C (MEMCX) R6 (MEMJX) R3 (MEMGX) I (MEMIX) R2 (MEMFX) R1 (MEMRX) B (MEMBX) R4 (MEMHX)
MEMAX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$34.43 -0.24 -0.69%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
share class
A (MEMAX) C (MEMCX) R6 (MEMJX) R3 (MEMGX) I (MEMIX) R2 (MEMFX) R1 (MEMRX) B (MEMBX) R4 (MEMHX)
MEMAX (Mutual Fund)

MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$34.43 -0.24 -0.69%
primary theme
Emerging Markets Equity
share class
A (MEMAX) C (MEMCX) R6 (MEMJX) R3 (MEMGX) I (MEMIX) R2 (MEMFX) R1 (MEMRX) B (MEMBX) R4 (MEMHX)

Name

As of 12/10/2024

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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund

MEMAX | Fund

$34.43

$7.43 B

2.19%

$0.75

1.36%

Vitals

YTD Return

13.7%

1 yr return

19.2%

3 Yr Avg Return

0.0%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.7%

Net Assets

$7.43 B

Holdings in Top 10

35.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$34.7
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.36%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.75%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 37.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

$250

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/10/2024

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 Emerging Markets Equity Fund

MEMAX | Fund

$34.43

$7.43 B

2.19%

$0.75

1.36%

MEMAX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 13.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 0.0%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.7%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.89%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 2.2%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency None

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS Funds
  • Inception Date
    Jan 29, 1996
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • 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, depositary receipts, 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 may invest a significant percentage of the fund’s assets in a single issuer or a small number of issuers.

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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MEMAX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MEMAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.7% -11.8% 40.0% 16.76%
1 Yr 19.2% -8.7% 41.1% 16.33%
3 Yr 0.0%* -11.5% 11.1% 32.05%
5 Yr 1.7%* -5.3% 12.2% 65.96%
10 Yr 3.5%* -1.2% 7.0% 60.96%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MEMAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 8.1% -6.5% 35.5% 54.64%
2022 -20.9% -50.1% -2.4% 23.12%
2021 -8.8% -33.1% 22.5% 67.39%
2020 9.6% -22.1% 80.1% 78.30%
2019 17.8% -0.7% 42.0% 53.38%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MEMAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 13.7% -11.8% 40.0% 16.76%
1 Yr 19.2% -8.7% 41.1% 16.33%
3 Yr 0.0%* -11.5% 11.1% 32.05%
5 Yr 1.7%* -5.3% 12.2% 65.96%
10 Yr 3.5%* -1.2% 7.0% 60.96%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MEMAX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 10.9% -1.0% 42.0% 51.36%
2022 -20.1% -42.2% 1.9% 29.16%
2021 -7.0% -32.5% 33.1% 82.68%
2020 10.2% -20.0% 81.6% 81.40%
2019 19.8% 2.3% 42.0% 57.26%

NAV & Total Return History

MEMAX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MEMAX Category Low Category High MEMAX % Rank
Net Assets 7.43 B 682 K 103 B 7.69%
Number of Holdings 101 2 7534 51.00%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.86 B 290 K 23.8 B 7.83%
Weighting of Top 10 35.94% 2.9% 101.1% 46.36%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.61%
  2. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 6.00%
  3. Tencent Holdings Ltd 5.49%
  4. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 3.08%
  5. Infosys Ltd 2.65%
  6. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd 2.11%
  7. MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio 1.85%
  8. China Construction Bank Corp 1.73%
  9. Delta Electronics Inc 1.71%
  10. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd 1.70%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MEMAX % Rank
Stocks 		98.71% 0.00% 103.28% 25.64%
Cash 		1.88% -2.03% 100.35% 48.43%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 13.31% 64.53%
Other 		0.00% -1.11% 39.53% 39.03%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 7.40% 13.63%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 95.13% 22.79%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MEMAX % Rank
Technology 		22.01% 0.00% 47.50% 50.51%
Financial Services 		18.48% 0.00% 48.86% 70.71%
Consumer Cyclical 		14.84% 0.00% 48.94% 24.10%
Communication Services 		12.53% 0.00% 39.29% 13.85%
Consumer Defense 		11.63% 0.00% 25.90% 7.94%
Basic Materials 		7.49% 0.00% 30.03% 57.14%
Industrials 		3.47% 0.00% 43.53% 84.13%
Real Estate 		3.23% 0.00% 17.15% 15.73%
Energy 		3.07% 0.00% 24.80% 64.07%
Healthcare 		1.81% 0.00% 16.53% 82.68%
Utilities 		1.44% 0.00% 39.12% 46.18%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MEMAX % Rank
Non US 		86.96% 0.00% 100.52% 48.43%
US 		11.74% 0.00% 100.95% 42.02%

MEMAX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MEMAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.36% 0.03% 29.98% 46.14%
Management Fee 0.89% 0.00% 2.00% 49.93%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 25.17%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.85% N/A

Sales Fees

MEMAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.75% 3.50% 5.75% 2.25%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 5.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MEMAX 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.

MEMAX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 37.00% 0.00% 189.00% 39.37%

MEMAX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MEMAX Category Low Category High MEMAX % Rank
Dividend Yield 2.19% 0.00% 9.74% 34.05%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MEMAX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency None Annual SemiAnnual Annual

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MEMAX Category Low Category High MEMAX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.89% -1.98% 17.62% 44.38%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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MEMAX - 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 6.67 13.42

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