Diversified Income Fund
THIS INFORMATION IS FOR MARKETING PURPOSES ONLY
Please note that this is an actively managed product.
Class I shares are only available to certain qualifying institutional investors.
Diversified Income Fund
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Seeks total return with an emphasis on current income, but also considering capital appreciation, measured in US dollars.
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Combines broad diversification across multiple income-oriented asset classes, active asset allocation, and bottom-up security selection
Invests primarily in debt securities (corporate and government issues), dividend paying equities, and real estate-related securities
Uses a flexible, but disciplined approach to active asset allocation
Important Risk Considerations
The fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund.
Stock: Stock markets and investments in individual stocks are volatile and can decline significantly in response to or investor perception of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions.
Bond: Investments in debt instruments may decline in value as the result of, or perception of, declines in the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment, underlying collateral, or changes in economic, political, issuer-specific, or other conditions. Certain types of debt instruments can be more sensitive to these factors and therefore more volatile. In addition, debt instruments entail interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, prices usually fall). Therefore, the portfolio's value may decline during rising rates. Portfolios that consist of debt instruments with longer durations are generally more sensitive to a rise in interest rates than those with shorter durations. At times, and particularly during periods of market turmoil, all or a large portion of segments of the market may not have an active trading market. As a result, it may be difficult to value these investments and it may not be possible to sell a particular investment or type of investment at any particular time or at an acceptable price. The price of an instrument trading at a negative interest rate responds to interest rate changes like other debt instruments; however, an instrument purchased at a negative interest rate is expected to produce a negative return if held to maturity.
Emerging Markets: Emerging markets can have less market structure, depth, and regulatory, custodial or operational oversight and greater political, social, geopolitical and economic instability than developed markets.
Derivatives: Investments in derivatives can be used to take both long and short positions, be highly volatile, involve leverage (which can magnify losses), and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying indicator(s) on which the derivative is based, such as counterparty and liquidity risk.
High Yield: Investments in below investment grade quality debt instruments can be more volatile and have greater risk of default, or already be in default, than higher-quality debt instruments.
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Fund Information
- Fund Inception 31-Oct-2014
- Net Assets (US$ M) As of 30-Apr-25 US$60.45
- Fiscal Year End JANUARY
- SFDR Classification Article 8
- Benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
Share Class Information
- Class Inception 19-Feb-2025
- Net Asset Value (NAV) As of 21-May-25 $148.82
- Most Recent NAV Change As of 21-May-25 $1.31 | 0.87%
- ISIN LU2971679365
- SEDOL BT8SCZ7
- WKN A40Z2C
- Bloomberg MFDIIF1 LX
- CUSIP L6367C641
- Maximum Sales Charge --
- Benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
MANAGERS
Top 10 Holdings
- UST Bond 2Yr Future JUN 30 25
- UST Bond 5Yr Future JUN 30 25
- UST Bond 10Yr Future JUN 18 25
- ProLogis REIT
- Equinix Inc REIT
- Digital Realty Trust Inc REIT
- UMBS 30 Year 2.0
- US Treasury Bond 4.625% MAY 15 54
- USD IRS 2Yr Payer 4.759 MAY 24 26*
- Standard & Poors Index Option MAR 20 26 P4800*
Robert Almeida
Lead Portfolio Manager
Robert M. Almeida Jr. is an investment officer and global investment strategist for MFS Investment Management® (MFS®), offering insight and perspective on cyclical and secular trends impacting investors. He also serves as a member of the portfolio management teams for multiasset income and alternative strategies. Rob joined MFS in 1999 and served as an institutional portfolio manager for the Fixed Income Department from 2007 through 2009. He joined the US Growth Equity team in 2009 and became a portfolio manager in 2014. He added additional portfolio management responsibilities in 2018 and assumed his current strategist title in 2019. Rob is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and earned his Master of Science degree in finance from Sawyer Business School.
Neeraj Arora, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Neeraj Arora, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager for MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is co-manager of the firm's emerging markets debt strategies, which include both US dollar--denominated and local currency strategies, as well as dedicated emerging market debt portfolios within several multi-asset fixed income strategies at the firm. Before joining MFS in 2011, Neeraj worked as an economist and sovereign research analyst for six years on the emerging market fixed income team at J.P. Morgan. Neeraj earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University and a master's degree in economics from Georgetown University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
David Cole, CFA
Portfolio Manager
David P. Cole, CFA, is an investment officer of MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is also a co-portfolio manager of the firm's high-yield portfolios.
David joined MFS in 2004 after working for five years as a high-yield analyst for Franklin Templeton Investments. Before that, he served as a financial economist/Treasury market analyst for Thomson Financial Services and an economist for Standard and Poor's.
David has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and an MBA from University of California, Berkeley. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration, and active risk management.
Rick Gable, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Richard R. Gable, CFA, is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He covers the real estate sector and manages the firm's real estate investment trust portfolios.
Rick joined MFS in 2011. Previously, he was a managing director and portfolio manager for 13 years for Sun Capital Advisers, a division of Sun Life Financial. While at Sun Capital, he managed several MFS real estate investment trust portfolios through a subadvisory relationship between MFS and Sun Capital. He also served as an analyst for Mellon Bank for four years. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1993.
Rick has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Alexander Mackey, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Alexander M. Mackey, CFA, is co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As co-CIO, he has joint oversight of MFS' global fixed income team and works collaboratively with the firm's investment leadership team to ensure its fixed income investors have the tools and skill sets necessary to serve clients globally. He is also a fixed income portfolio manager on several strategies, including the firm's multisector fixed income strategies, with oversight of dedicated US credit portfolios. Alexander assumed his current role in 2023. Prior to taking on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017, he worked as a credit research analyst for 13 years and a fixed income research associate for three years. He joined MFS as a financial control assistant in 1998. Alexander has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of CFA Society Boston.
Jay Mitchell, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Jay Mitchell, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he collaborates with the full MFS global investment organization to develop and implement portfolio strategies that seek to achieve long-term performance objectives. His responsibilities encompass all aspects of portfolio construction, including risk budgeting, asset allocation, security selection and risk management. Jay joined MFS in 2000, first serving in the firm's retirement services division. In 2003, he was named fixed income trading associate and in 2004 was named fixed income research associate. In 2007, he was promoted to research analyst and in 2017 was named director of emerging market corporate research. He added portfolio responsibilities in 2020, and in 2023 was named portfolio manager on the US and global credit strategies. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in finance and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and is a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Jonathan Sage, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Jonathan W. Sage, CFA, is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the portfolio management team responsible for the firm's Blended Research, low volatility and other quantitatively managed equity strategies. In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the quantitative research process and strategy discussions. Jonathan joined MFS in 2000 as a quantitative equity research analyst and assumed his current role in 2005. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1995. Jonathan earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree and Master of Science degree in finance from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc.
Geoffrey Schechter, CFA, CPA
Portfolio Manager
Geoffrey L. Schechter, CFA, CPA, is an investment officer at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and a portfolio manager of the firm's government securities and municipal bond portfolios.
Geoff joined MFS as an investment officer in 1993 after working as a municipal credit analyst with a major insurance company. He was named portfolio manager in 1993.
Geoff is a graduate of the University of Texas and has an MBA degree from Boston University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designations.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Michael Skatrud, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Michael Skatrud, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Michael joined MFS in 2013 as a fixed income analyst and was named a portfolio manager in 2018. He previously worked for Columbia Management, where he was as a high yield analyst for four years. Before that, he was a senior credit analyst at Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. for two years and spent seven years as a corporate bond analyst at Putnam Investments. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1996. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics with distinction from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Jake Stone, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Jake Stone, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager for the US government and mortgage-backed strategies at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Jake joined MFS in 2018 in his current role. He previously worked for Wellington Management Company for six years, most recently serving as a vice president and portfolio analyst for the fixed income portfolio management team. Before that, he worked for three years as a quantitative research associate and member of the fixed income management team at Manning & Napier Advisors. Jake earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in financial economics from the University of Rochester. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Performance
12 Month Total Returns (%)
12 Month Total Returns (%)
As of 30-Apr-25 [updated monthly]| 12 month period ending: |
30-Apr-21
or Life
|
30-Apr-22 | 30-Apr-23 | 30-Apr-24 | 30-Apr-25 | YTD % | Class Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class IF1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV | 17.98 | -3.04 | -1.94 | 4.41 | 7.91 | 2.07 | 19-Feb-2025 |
| Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index | 45.98 | 0.21 | 2.66 | 22.66 | 12.10 | - | - |
| 12 month period ending: | Class IF1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV | |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-21 or Life | 17.98 | |
| 30-Apr-22 | -3.04 | |
| 30-Apr-23 | -1.94 | |
| 30-Apr-24 | 4.41 | |
| 30-Apr-25 | 7.91 | |
| YTD % | 2.07 | |
| Class Inception | 19-Feb-2025 | 19-Feb-2025 |
Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.
Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.
Important Performance Information
Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders.
The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.
Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.
At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies.
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.
Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.
Important Performance Information
Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders.
The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.
Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.
At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies.
Annual Rate of Return (%)
Annual Rate of Return (%)
As of 31-Dec-24 Benchmark: Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index|
Life
|
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At NAV | 3.84 | -2.71 | 8.88 | 8.14 | -4.01 | 17.41 | 2.61 | 9.46 | -13.01 | 9.16 | 5.07 |
| Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index | - | 1.38 | 11.96 | 21.83 | -4.38 | 31.49 | 18.40 | 28.71 | -18.11 | 26.29 | 25.02 |
| At NAV | Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.07 | 25.02 |
| 2023 | 9.16 | 26.29 |
| 2022 | -13.01 | -18.11 |
| 2021 | 9.46 | 28.71 |
| 2020 | 2.61 | 18.4 |
| 2019 | 17.41 | 31.49 |
| 2018 | -4.01 | -4.38 |
| 2017 | 8.14 | 21.83 |
| 2016 | 8.88 | 11.96 |
| 2015 | -2.71 | 1.38 |
| 3.84 | - |
Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.
Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.
Important Performance Information
Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders.
The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.
Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.
At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies.
Pricing History
- NAV at Close of Trading on: 21-May-25
- Net Asset Value (NAV): $148.82
- Change ($) (since 20-May-25): 1.31
- Change (%) (since 20-May-25): 0.87
- Market Price (MP):
Historical NAV may not be available for all dates.
Historical MP may not be available for all dates.
Distributions
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Overview
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
Seeks total return with an emphasis on current income, but also considering capital appreciation, measured in US dollars.
INVESTMENT FOCUS
Combines broad diversification across multiple income-oriented asset classes, active asset allocation, and bottom-up security selection
Invests primarily in debt securities (corporate and government issues), dividend paying equities, and real estate-related securities
Uses a flexible, but disciplined approach to active asset allocation
Important Risk Considerations
The fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund.
Stock: Stock markets and investments in individual stocks are volatile and can decline significantly in response to or investor perception of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions.
Bond: Investments in debt instruments may decline in value as the result of, or perception of, declines in the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment, underlying collateral, or changes in economic, political, issuer-specific, or other conditions. Certain types of debt instruments can be more sensitive to these factors and therefore more volatile. In addition, debt instruments entail interest rate risk (as interest rates rise, prices usually fall). Therefore, the portfolio's value may decline during rising rates. Portfolios that consist of debt instruments with longer durations are generally more sensitive to a rise in interest rates than those with shorter durations. At times, and particularly during periods of market turmoil, all or a large portion of segments of the market may not have an active trading market. As a result, it may be difficult to value these investments and it may not be possible to sell a particular investment or type of investment at any particular time or at an acceptable price. The price of an instrument trading at a negative interest rate responds to interest rate changes like other debt instruments; however, an instrument purchased at a negative interest rate is expected to produce a negative return if held to maturity.
Emerging Markets: Emerging markets can have less market structure, depth, and regulatory, custodial or operational oversight and greater political, social, geopolitical and economic instability than developed markets.
Derivatives: Investments in derivatives can be used to take both long and short positions, be highly volatile, involve leverage (which can magnify losses), and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying indicator(s) on which the derivative is based, such as counterparty and liquidity risk.
High Yield: Investments in below investment grade quality debt instruments can be more volatile and have greater risk of default, or already be in default, than higher-quality debt instruments.
Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.
Fund Information
- Fund Inception 31-Oct-2014
- Net Assets (US$ M) As of 30-Apr-25 US$60.45
- Fiscal Year End JANUARY
- SFDR Classification Article 8
- Benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
Share Class Information
- Class Inception 19-Feb-2025
- Net Asset Value (NAV) As of 21-May-25 $148.82
- Most Recent NAV Change As of 21-May-25 $1.31 | 0.87%
- ISIN LU2971679365
- SEDOL BT8SCZ7
- WKN A40Z2C
- Bloomberg MFDIIF1 LX
- CUSIP L6367C641
- Maximum Sales Charge --
- Benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index
MANAGERS
Top 10 Holdings
As of 30-Apr-25- UST Bond 2Yr Future JUN 30 25
- UST Bond 5Yr Future JUN 30 25
- UST Bond 10Yr Future JUN 18 25
- ProLogis REIT
- Equinix Inc REIT
- Digital Realty Trust Inc REIT
- UMBS 30 Year 2.0
- US Treasury Bond 4.625% MAY 15 54
- USD IRS 2Yr Payer 4.759 MAY 24 26*
- Standard & Poors Index Option MAR 20 26 P4800*
Robert Almeida
Lead Portfolio Manager
30YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
7YEARS WITH PORTFOLIORobert M. Almeida Jr. is an investment officer and global investment strategist for MFS Investment Management® (MFS®), offering insight and perspective on cyclical and secular trends impacting investors. He also serves as a member of the portfolio management teams for multiasset income and alternative strategies. Rob joined MFS in 1999 and served as an institutional portfolio manager for the Fixed Income Department from 2007 through 2009. He joined the US Growth Equity team in 2009 and became a portfolio manager in 2014. He added additional portfolio management responsibilities in 2018 and assumed his current strategist title in 2019. Rob is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and earned his Master of Science degree in finance from Sawyer Business School.
Neeraj Arora, CFA
Portfolio Manager
20YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
6YEARS WITH PORTFOLIONeeraj Arora, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager for MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is co-manager of the firm's emerging markets debt strategies, which include both US dollar--denominated and local currency strategies, as well as dedicated emerging market debt portfolios within several multi-asset fixed income strategies at the firm. Before joining MFS in 2011, Neeraj worked as an economist and sovereign research analyst for six years on the emerging market fixed income team at J.P. Morgan. Neeraj earned a bachelor's degree from Marquette University and a master's degree in economics from Georgetown University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
David Cole, CFA
Portfolio Manager
31YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
11YEARS WITH PORTFOLIODavid P. Cole, CFA, is an investment officer of MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is also a co-portfolio manager of the firm's high-yield portfolios.
David joined MFS in 2004 after working for five years as a high-yield analyst for Franklin Templeton Investments. Before that, he served as a financial economist/Treasury market analyst for Thomson Financial Services and an economist for Standard and Poor's.
David has a bachelor's degree from Cornell University and an MBA from University of California, Berkeley. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration, and active risk management.
Rick Gable, CFA
Portfolio Manager
32YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
11YEARS WITH PORTFOLIORichard R. Gable, CFA, is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He covers the real estate sector and manages the firm's real estate investment trust portfolios.
Rick joined MFS in 2011. Previously, he was a managing director and portfolio manager for 13 years for Sun Capital Advisers, a division of Sun Life Financial. While at Sun Capital, he managed several MFS real estate investment trust portfolios through a subadvisory relationship between MFS and Sun Capital. He also served as an analyst for Mellon Bank for four years. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1993.
Rick has a bachelor's degree from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Alexander Mackey, CFA
Portfolio Manager
27YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
4YEARS WITH PORTFOLIOAlexander M. Mackey, CFA, is co-chief investment officer of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). As co-CIO, he has joint oversight of MFS' global fixed income team and works collaboratively with the firm's investment leadership team to ensure its fixed income investors have the tools and skill sets necessary to serve clients globally. He is also a fixed income portfolio manager on several strategies, including the firm's multisector fixed income strategies, with oversight of dedicated US credit portfolios. Alexander assumed his current role in 2023. Prior to taking on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017, he worked as a credit research analyst for 13 years and a fixed income research associate for three years. He joined MFS as a financial control assistant in 1998. Alexander has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of CFA Society Boston.
Jay Mitchell, CFA
Portfolio Manager
25YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
2YEARS WITH PORTFOLIOJay Mitchell, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he collaborates with the full MFS global investment organization to develop and implement portfolio strategies that seek to achieve long-term performance objectives. His responsibilities encompass all aspects of portfolio construction, including risk budgeting, asset allocation, security selection and risk management. Jay joined MFS in 2000, first serving in the firm's retirement services division. In 2003, he was named fixed income trading associate and in 2004 was named fixed income research associate. In 2007, he was promoted to research analyst and in 2017 was named director of emerging market corporate research. He added portfolio responsibilities in 2020, and in 2023 was named portfolio manager on the US and global credit strategies. Jay earned a bachelor's degree in finance and a Master of Business Administration degree from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and is a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Jonathan Sage, CFA
Portfolio Manager
29YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
11YEARS WITH PORTFOLIOJonathan W. Sage, CFA, is an investment officer and equity portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). He is a member of the portfolio management team responsible for the firm's Blended Research, low volatility and other quantitatively managed equity strategies. In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the quantitative research process and strategy discussions. Jonathan joined MFS in 2000 as a quantitative equity research analyst and assumed his current role in 2005. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1995. Jonathan earned a bachelor's degree from Tufts University and a Master of Business Administration degree and Master of Science degree in finance from Boston College. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society, Inc.
Geoffrey Schechter, CFA, CPA
Portfolio Manager
36YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
11YEARS WITH PORTFOLIOGeoffrey L. Schechter, CFA, CPA, is an investment officer at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and a portfolio manager of the firm's government securities and municipal bond portfolios.
Geoff joined MFS as an investment officer in 1993 after working as a municipal credit analyst with a major insurance company. He was named portfolio manager in 1993.
Geoff is a graduate of the University of Texas and has an MBA degree from Boston University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designations.
Our portfolio managers are supported by our entire team of investment professionals in nine worldwide offices. The team employs a proprietary investment process to build better insights for our clients. The core principles of our approach are integrated research, global collaboration and active risk management.
Michael Skatrud, CFA
Portfolio Manager
29YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
7YEARS WITH PORTFOLIOMichael Skatrud, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Michael joined MFS in 2013 as a fixed income analyst and was named a portfolio manager in 2018. He previously worked for Columbia Management, where he was as a high yield analyst for four years. Before that, he was a senior credit analyst at Oppenheimer Funds, Inc. for two years and spent seven years as a corporate bond analyst at Putnam Investments. He began his career in the financial services industry in 1996. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics with distinction from the University of Wisconsin and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Society Boston.
Jake Stone, CFA
Portfolio Manager
16YEARS WITH INDUSTRY
2YEARS WITH PORTFOLIOJake Stone, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager for the US government and mortgage-backed strategies at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). In this role, he is responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction and risk and cash management. He also participates in the research process and strategy discussions. Jake joined MFS in 2018 in his current role. He previously worked for Wellington Management Company for six years, most recently serving as a vice president and portfolio analyst for the fixed income portfolio management team. Before that, he worked for three years as a quantitative research associate and member of the fixed income management team at Manning & Napier Advisors. Jake earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in financial economics from the University of Rochester. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a member of the CFA Society Boston.
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Performance
Performance
12 Month Total Returns12 Month Total Returns (%)
12 Month Total Returns (%)
As of 30-Apr-25 [updated monthly]12 month period ending: 30-Apr-21or Life30-Apr-22 30-Apr-23 30-Apr-24 30-Apr-25 YTD % Class Inception Class IF1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV 17.98 -3.04 -1.94 4.41 7.91 2.07 19-Feb-2025 Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index 45.98 0.21 2.66 22.66 12.10 - - 12 month period ending: Class IF1 Shares, US Dollars at NAV 30-Apr-21 or Life 17.98 30-Apr-22 -3.04 30-Apr-23 -1.94 30-Apr-24 4.41 30-Apr-25 7.91 YTD % 2.07 Class Inception 19-Feb-2025 19-Feb-2025 Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.
Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.
Important Performance Information
Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders.
The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.
Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.
At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies.
Average Annual Total ReturnsAverage Annual Total Returns (%)
Average Annual Total Returns (%)
Updated monthly as of 30-Apr-25Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.
Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.
Important Performance Information
Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders.
The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.
Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.
At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies.
Annual Rate of ReturnAnnual Rate of Return (%)
Annual Rate of Return (%)
As of 31-Dec-24 Benchmark: Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Indexannual rate of return table Life2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 At NAV 3.84 -2.71 8.88 8.14 -4.01 17.41 2.61 9.46 -13.01 9.16 5.07 Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index - 1.38 11.96 21.83 -4.38 31.49 18.40 28.71 -18.11 26.29 25.02 At NAV Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index 2024 5.07 25.02 2023 9.16 26.29 2022 -13.01 -18.11 2021 9.46 28.71 2020 2.61 18.4 2019 17.41 31.49 2018 -4.01 -4.38 2017 8.14 21.83 2016 8.88 11.96 2015 -2.71 1.38 3.84 - Performance results reflect ongoing charges and any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. All historic results assume distributions within the fund and/or the share class are reinvested.
Past performance is not a reliable indicator for future results. All financial investments involve an element of risk. The value of investments may rise and fall so you may get back less than originally invested.
Investors should consider the risks, including lower returns, related to currency movements between their investing currency and the portfolio's base currency, if different.
Important Performance Information
Class I1 Roll-Up shares do not pay distributions to shareholders.
The MFS Meridian Funds offer several share classes each with different expenses. Performance reflects the performance of a relevant older class with the same currency until the class inception date of the class detailed. Performance for periods prior to that date may have been higher or lower had the actual share class fees and expenses been reflected.
Please note that these share classes will be available for investment up until the fund reaches AUM of $200 million, at which point the Founders Class will be soft-closed.
At this time these share classes will only be available in a limited selection of currencies.
Pricing & DistributionsPricing History
- NAV at Close of Trading on: 21-May-25
- Net Asset Value (NAV): $148.82
- Change ($) (since 20-May-25): 1.31
- Change (%) (since 20-May-25): 0.87
- Market Price (MP):
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Distributions
There are no distributions for this share class or distributions are currently not available