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Name

As of 03/21/2022

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

$15.41

$364 M

0.00%

1.79%

Vitals

YTD Return

-3.7%

1 yr return

8.1%

3 Yr Avg Return

9.1%

5 Yr Avg Return

9.7%

Net Assets

$364 M

Holdings in Top 10

15.9%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$15.5
$14.23
$18.96

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.79%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load 4.00%

TRADING FEES

Turnover 80.00%

Redemption Fee N/A


Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$250

IRA

N/A


Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund


Name

As of 03/21/2022

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

$15.41

$364 M

0.00%

1.79%

BRSQX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return -3.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 8.3%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 9.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 0.22%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 0.0%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    MFS
  • Inception Date
    Jul 14, 2016
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    B
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    United States
  • Manager
    James Fallon

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 Russell 2000® Index, which represents the fund’s investment universe.

MFS normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in equity securities of issuers with small market capitalizations. MFS generally defines small market capitalization issuers as issuers with market capitalizations similar to those of issuers included in the Russell 2000® Index over the last 13 months at the time of purchase. As of August 31, 2022, the range of the market capitalizations of the issuers in the Russell 2000® Index was between approximately $22.59 million and $10.69 billion.

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.

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.

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 an MFS 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 3% compared to the Russell 2000® Index. Tracking error generally measures how the differences between the fund’s returns and the Russell 2000® 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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BRSQX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BRSQX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -3.7% -30.7% 152.4% 1.82%
1 Yr 8.1% -16.8% 66.6% 5.17%
3 Yr 9.1%* -11.3% 21.7% 89.51%
5 Yr 9.7%* -4.1% 16.5% 45.75%
10 Yr N/A* 3.7% 13.7% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BRSQX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 13.1% -71.0% 40.4% 39.04%
2022 1.4% -51.0% 110.8% 85.26%
2021 23.4% -54.6% 350.1% 28.83%
2020 -11.4% -67.3% 5.2% 8.56%
2019 9.2% -62.9% 36.3% 27.24%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period BRSQX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD -3.7% -57.1% 152.4% 1.82%
1 Yr 4.3% -17.6% 80.7% 17.85%
3 Yr 8.3%* -12.3% 21.7% 90.39%
5 Yr 9.5%* -4.6% 16.5% 49.76%
10 Yr N/A* 3.7% 13.7% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period BRSQX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 13.1% -71.0% 40.4% 39.04%
2022 1.4% -51.0% 110.8% 85.26%
2021 23.4% -54.6% 37.8% 28.83%
2020 -6.4% -67.1% 7.8% 4.27%
2019 12.6% -62.9% 367.5% 39.55%

NAV & Total Return History


BRSQX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

BRSQX Category Low Category High BRSQX % Rank
Net Assets 364 M 1.55 M 132 B 51.72%
Number of Holdings 168 2 2524 45.85%
Net Assets in Top 10 57.9 M 3 K 4.73 B 54.90%
Weighting of Top 10 15.90% 2.2% 100.0% 51.43%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Hostess Brands Inc Class A 1.65%
  2. Box Inc Class A 1.64%
  3. Cathay General Bancorp 1.63%
  4. Stag Industrial Inc 1.63%
  5. International Game Technology PLC 1.62%
  6. Univar Solutions Inc 1.62%
  7. Lexington Realty Trust 1.61%
  8. Lexington Realty Trust 1.61%
  9. National Storage Affiliates Trust 1.61%
  10. UMB Financial Corp 1.60%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High BRSQX % Rank
Stocks
98.53% 58.57% 100.30% 46.29%
Cash
1.46% -43.12% 39.45% 53.71%
Preferred Stocks
0.00% 0.00% 6.89% 19.58%
Other
0.00% -9.48% 7.28% 19.88%
Convertible Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 2.99% 17.21%
Bonds
0.00% 0.00% 36.73% 18.69%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BRSQX % Rank
Healthcare
17.67% 0.00% 32.27% 10.63%
Financial Services
16.10% 0.00% 34.95% 46.71%
Technology
15.72% 0.00% 51.13% 32.63%
Industrials
13.45% 3.31% 43.08% 94.31%
Consumer Cyclical
10.42% 0.00% 46.04% 71.56%
Real Estate
8.46% 0.00% 29.17% 32.78%
Energy
6.78% 0.00% 37.72% 14.52%
Basic Materials
4.96% 0.00% 16.90% 42.96%
Consumer Defense
3.86% 0.00% 17.81% 58.68%
Utilities
1.57% 0.00% 18.51% 68.86%
Communication Services
1.01% 0.00% 18.12% 87.57%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High BRSQX % Rank
US
97.07% 48.15% 100.00% 37.09%
Non US
1.46% 0.00% 36.42% 52.08%

BRSQX - Expenses

Operational Fees

BRSQX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.79% 0.01% 4.53% 9.02%
Management Fee 0.65% 0.00% 4.05% 36.84%
12b-1 Fee 1.00% 0.00% 1.00% 87.66%
Administrative Fee 0.05% 0.01% 0.45% 8.29%

Sales Fees

BRSQX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 0.00% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load 4.00% 1.00% 5.00% 5.56%

Trading Fees

BRSQX 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.

BRSQX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 80.00% 0.20% 339.00% 76.12%

BRSQX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

BRSQX Category Low Category High BRSQX % Rank
Dividend Yield 0.00% 0.00% 12.36% 27.81%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

BRSQX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Monthly Annually

Net Income Ratio Analysis

BRSQX Category Low Category High BRSQX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.22% -4.08% 2.67% 45.51%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

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

Distributions History

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BRSQX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

James Fallon


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 15, 2015

6.46

6.5%

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

Matthew Krummell


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 15, 2015

6.46

6.5%

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

Jonathan Sage


Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Sep 15, 2015

6.46

6.5%

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

Sep 15, 2015

6.46

6.5%

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 49.45 6.8 2.41