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Large Cap Growth SMA

08/01/95

Large Cap Growth SMA

08/01/95
08/01/95
  • Overview

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

    Seeks capital appreciation.

    INVESTMENT FOCUS

    Emphasis placed on higher durable earnings growth and stock valuations not reflected in long term growth prospects

    Focus on 'out year' earnings power through seeking companies whose rate and/or duration of growth is higher than the overall market, companies with pricing power, and companies of high-quality and durable growth

    Growth portfolio that looks for companies best positioned for growth several years in the future

    Strategy Information

    • Strategy Commencement 08/01/95
    • Benchmark
      Russell 1000 Growth Index measures large-cap U.S. growth stocks.
      Russell 1000® Growth Index

    MANAGERS

    Top 10 Holdings

    • Microsoft Corp
    • NVIDIA Corp
    • Amazon.com Inc
    • Meta Platforms Inc
    • Alphabet Inc Class A
    • Visa Inc
    • Mastercard Inc
    • Eli Lilly & Co
    • Apple Inc
    • ASML Holding NV

    Important Risk Considerations

    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, and other conditions.

    Investments in growth companies can be more sensitive to the company's earnings and more volatile than the stock market in general.

  • Performance

    Performance

    Average Annual Total Returns

    Average Annual Total Returns (%)

    Monthly | Quarterly As of 03/31/24 (*YTD Updated Monthly, As of 03/31/24 , subject to revision and not annualized.)
      OVERALL
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      OVERALL MORNINGSTAR RATING
      NA
      THREE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      FIVE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      TEN YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA

      Important Performance Information

      Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

      Net numbers assume a maximum wrap fee of 3% annually.

      Total gross of fee returns include both capital appreciation and reinvestment of income but exclude custody fees.

      It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Index performance will differ from our actively managed strategies, which may involve a higher degree of risk.

      Annual Rate of Return

      Annual Rate of Return (%)

      Benchmark: Russell 1000® Growth Index
      annual rate of return table
      2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
      Gross of Fees 10.71 9.40 3.03 32.78 4.50 39.12 29.69 25.20 -30.18 36.79
      Net of Fees 7.46 6.18 -0.01 28.94 1.42 35.11 25.92 21.56 -32.31 32.84
      Russell 1000® Growth Index 13.05 5.67 7.08 30.21 -1.51 36.39 38.49 27.60 -29.14 42.68
      at NAV Russell 1000® Growth Index
      2023 36.79 42.68
      2022 -30.18 -29.14
      2021 25.2 27.6
      2020 29.69 38.49
      2019 39.12 36.39
      2018 4.5 -1.51
      2017 32.78 30.21
      2016 3.03 7.08
      2015 9.4 5.67
      2014 10.71 13.05

      Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

      Net numbers assume a maximum wrap fee of 3% annually.

    • Portfolio & Holdings Information

      Portfolio & Holdings Information
      Portfolio characteristic data are based on unaudited net assets.

      Sector, Holding & Characterstics

      Largest Sector Weights

      As of 03/31/24

      The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. ("S&P Global Market Intelligence"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P Global Market Intelligence and has been licensed for use by MFS. MFS has applied its own internal sector/industry classification methodology for equity securities and non-equity securities that are unclassified by GICS.

      Holding Characteristics

      Weighted average price/earnings (P/E) ratio is the ratio of the current price of a stock to an estimate of forward 12 month earnings; P/E ex-negatives ratio is an exposure-weighted average of the P/E ratios of the securities held, excluding companies with projected negative earnings.

      Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow: Price-to-cash-flow is the ratio of a stock's price to its per-share cash earnings.

      Price/Sales Ratio (P/S) is the ratio of a stock's price to its per-share sales.

      Price/Book ratio (P/B) is the ratio of a stock's price to its book value per share.

      Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth is the weighted average forecast, by sell side analysts of how much a company's net income will grow over the long-term (typically 3-5 years). The forecast is derived from all polled analysts' estimates. Source FactSet. 

      Weighted Average Market Cap: Market capitalization is the value of a corporation as determined by the market price of its issued and outstanding common stock. It is calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current market price of a share.

      Weighted Median Market Cap: Weighted Median Market Cap is the Market Capitalization of the firm defined by the median dollar within the distribution of the market capitalization of all companies in the index or portfolio. It is calculated from a running total of market capitalizations from smallest company to largest. The Market Capitalization of the firm that sorts the total dollar value of all market capitalizations into two equal portions defines the value.

      As of 03/31/24
      Data table of holding characteristics
      characterstics Equity Earning
      Weighted Average Price/Earnings (next 12 months) 32.73x
      Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow 34.23x
      Weighted Average Price/Sales 8.00x
      Weighted Average Price/Book 11.20x
      Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth 20.89%
      Weighted Average Market Cap $1183.3b
      Weighted Median Market Cap $739.7b
      Number of Issues 35
      % in Stocks 98.63%
      % Cash & Cash Equivalents 1.37%
      % in Top Ten 61.00%

      Performance Statistics

      Alpha is a measure of the portfolio's risk-adjusted performance. When compared to the portfolio's beta, a positive alpha indicates better-than-expected portfolio performance and a negative indicates alpha worse-than-expected portfolio performance.

      Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the overall market. A beta less than 1.0 indicates lower risk than the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates higher risk than the market. It is most reliable as a risk measure when the return fluctuations of the portfolio are highly correlated with the return fluctuations of the index chosen to represent the market.

      Information ratio is a measure of consistency in excess return. It is calculated by taking the annualized excess return over a benchmark and dividing it by the annualized standard deviation of excess return.

      R squared represents the percentage of the portfolio's movements that can be explained by the general movements of the market.  Index portfolios will tend to have values very close to 100.  R squared is not a measure of performance.

      The Sharpe Ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated to determine reward per unit of risk. It uses a standard deviation and excess return. The higher the Sharpe Ratio, the better the portfolio's historical risk-adjusted performance.

      Standard Deviation is an indicator of the portfolio's total return volatility, which is based on a minimum of 36 monthly returns. The larger the portfolio's standard deviation, the greater the portfolio's volatility.

      Tracking error is the standard deviation of a portfolio's excess returns. Excess returns are a portfolio's return minus the benchmark's annualized return.

      Treynor Ratio: Treynor Ratio is a risk adjusted measure of performance. It is the ratio of the annualized excess return of the portfolio over the risk free rate for a given period divided by the Beta of the portfolio versus its benchmark for the same period. It measures the amount of excess return over the risk free rate earned per unit of systematic risk (beta) assumed.

      Updated Monthly As of 03/31/24
      Benchmark
      Russell 1000® Growth Index
      Performance Statistics Table
      10 Yr. 5 Yr. 3 Yr.

      Top 10 Holdings

      As of 03/31/24
      • Microsoft Corp
      • NVIDIA Corp
      • Amazon.com Inc
      • Meta Platforms Inc
      • Alphabet Inc Class A
      • Visa Inc
      • Mastercard Inc
      • Eli Lilly & Co
      • Apple Inc
      • ASML Holding NV

      Type Of Holdings (%)

      As of 03/31/24

      Sector Weights (%)

      As of 03/31/24
      •  % Assets
      • Information Technology
        40.70
      • Communication Services
        14.51
      • Consumer Discretionary
        10.79
      • Financials
        10.37
      • Health Care
        9.32
      • Industrials
        6.88
      • Materials
        4.14
      • Real Estate
        1.31
      • Consumer Staples
        0.77
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        1.20

      The Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) was developed by and/or is the exclusive property of MSCI, Inc. and S&P Global Market Intelligence Inc. ("S&P Global Market Intelligence"). GICS is a service mark of MSCI and S&P Global Market Intelligence and has been licensed for use by MFS. MFS has applied its own internal sector/industry classification methodology for equity securities and non-equity securities that are unclassified by GICS.

      Region & Country

      Region & Country

      As of 03/31/24
      Region & Country Table
      Region & Country % Assets
      North America
      1 Countries
      95.73
      Europe ex-U.K.
      1 Countries
      3.07
      Cash & Cash Equivalents
      1 Countries
      1.20
      By Country Table
      By Country

      Top Country Weightings (%)

      As of 03/31/24
      • United States
        95.73
      • Netherlands
        3.07
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        1.20
      Important Information
      The information presented is for a representative account and for illustrative purposes only. Actual account holdings will vary depending on the size of an account, cash flows within an account, and restrictions on an account. Portfolio holdings are subject to change daily. Under no circumstances does the information contained within represent a recommendation to buy, hold, or sell securities, and it should not be assumed that the securities transactions or holdings presented were or will prove to be profitable. Managed account programs are available exclusively through a financial advisor. Managed account programs may require a minimum asset level and, depending on your specific investment objectives and financial position, may not be suitable for all investors. For more information about this product, please contact your financial advisor.

      *Short positions, unlike long positions, lose value if the underlying asset gains value.

    • Resources

      Resources

      Product Resources

      Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after quarter end.


      Full Holdings available approximately 19 or 24 days after month end.


      Holdings Sheet available approximately 25 days after quarter end.


      Strategy Sheet available immediately upon request.

      Reports
      Product Literature

      Product Literature

      MFS Large Cap Growth SMA Strategy Sheet

      Written piece explaining the investment process for LCG SMA

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