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MMUFX
SILVER RATING

Effective Date  07/18/23 The Morningstar Analyst Rating is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by the mutual fund analysts of Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. Morningstar's analysts use this five-pillar evaluation to identify funds they believe are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analysts consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research, and the weighting of each pillar may vary. The Analyst Rating ultimately reflects the analysts' overall assessment and is overseen by Morningstar's Analyst Rating Committee. The approach serves not as a formula but as a framework to ensure consistency across Morningstar's global coverage universe. The Analyst Rating scale ranges from Gold to Negative, with Gold being the highest rating and Negative being the lowest rating. A fund with a “Gold” rating distinguishes itself across the five pillars and has garnered the analysts' highest level of conviction. A fund with a "Silver" rating distinguishes itself with advantages that outweigh the disadvantages across the five pillars and with sufficient level of analyst conviction to warrant a positive rating. A Fund with a "Bronze" rating distinguishes itself with notable advantages across several, but perhaps not all, of the five pillars—strengths that give the analysts a high level of conviction. Analyst Ratings are reevaluated at least every 14 months.

Without Waiver 2.38 %
With Waiver 2.39 %
As of 02/29/24
$ 20.55
$0.52 As of 03/27/24
$2.4B
As of 02/29/24
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Utilities Fund

MMUFX
SILVER RATING

Effective Date  07/18/23 The Morningstar Analyst Rating is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by the mutual fund analysts of Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. Morningstar's analysts use this five-pillar evaluation to identify funds they believe are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analysts consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research, and the weighting of each pillar may vary. The Analyst Rating ultimately reflects the analysts' overall assessment and is overseen by Morningstar's Analyst Rating Committee. The approach serves not as a formula but as a framework to ensure consistency across Morningstar's global coverage universe. The Analyst Rating scale ranges from Gold to Negative, with Gold being the highest rating and Negative being the lowest rating. A fund with a “Gold” rating distinguishes itself across the five pillars and has garnered the analysts' highest level of conviction. A fund with a "Silver" rating distinguishes itself with advantages that outweigh the disadvantages across the five pillars and with sufficient level of analyst conviction to warrant a positive rating. A Fund with a "Bronze" rating distinguishes itself with notable advantages across several, but perhaps not all, of the five pillars—strengths that give the analysts a high level of conviction. Analyst Ratings are reevaluated at least every 14 months.

$0.52 As of 03/27/24
As of 02/29/24
MMUFX
SILVER RATING

Effective Date  07/18/23 The Morningstar Analyst Rating is not a credit or risk rating. It is a subjective evaluation performed by the mutual fund analysts of Morningstar, Inc. Morningstar evaluates funds based on five key pillars, which are process, performance, people, parent, and price. Morningstar's analysts use this five-pillar evaluation to identify funds they believe are more likely to outperform over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis. Analysts consider quantitative and qualitative factors in their research, and the weighting of each pillar may vary. The Analyst Rating ultimately reflects the analysts' overall assessment and is overseen by Morningstar's Analyst Rating Committee. The approach serves not as a formula but as a framework to ensure consistency across Morningstar's global coverage universe. The Analyst Rating scale ranges from Gold to Negative, with Gold being the highest rating and Negative being the lowest rating. A fund with a “Gold” rating distinguishes itself across the five pillars and has garnered the analysts' highest level of conviction. A fund with a "Silver" rating distinguishes itself with advantages that outweigh the disadvantages across the five pillars and with sufficient level of analyst conviction to warrant a positive rating. A Fund with a "Bronze" rating distinguishes itself with notable advantages across several, but perhaps not all, of the five pillars—strengths that give the analysts a high level of conviction. Analyst Ratings are reevaluated at least every 14 months.

$ 20.55
$0.52 As of 03/27/24
$2.4B
As of 02/29/24
Morningstar
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  • Overview

    INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

    Seeks total return.

    INVESTMENT FOCUS

    Flexibility to own bonds and convertibles

    Focuses on utility stocks believed to have strong growth prospects

    Invest at least 80% of our assets in utilities and related securities

    Fund Information

    • Fund Commencement 02/14/92
    • Net Assets ($ M) As of 02/29/24 $2401.20
    • Fiscal Year End OCTOBER
    • Benchmark

      Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index measures the utilities sector.

      Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index

    Share Class Information

    • Class Inception 02/14/92
    • Net Asset Value (NAV) As of 03/27/24 $20.55
    • Most Recent NAV Change As of 03/27/24 $0.52 | 2.60%
    • Fund Number 35
    • Maximum Sales Charge 5.75%
    • Gross Expense Ratio

      Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.

      1.03%
    • Net Expense Ratio

      Net Expense Ratio: The Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from contractual fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance.


      These reductions will continue until at least 02/28/25

      1.02%

    MANAGERS

    Top 10 Holdings

    • NextEra Energy Inc
    • PG&E Corp
    • Dominion Energy Inc
    • DTE Energy Co
    • Southern Co
    • Constellation Energy Corp
    • Sempra
    • Edison International
    • PPL Corp
    • RWE AG

    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.

    International: Investments in foreign markets can involve greater risk and volatility than U.S. investments because of adverse market, currency, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions.

    Utilities: Investments in the utilities sector can be very volatile because of supply and/or demand for services or fuel, financing costs, conservation efforts, the negative impact of regulation, and other factors.

    Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations.

  • Performance

    Performance

    Average Annual Total Returns

    Average Annual Total Returns (%)

    These results represent the percent change in net asset value.
    Monthly | Quarterly As of 12/31/23 (*YTD Updated Daily, As of 03/27/24 , subject to revision and not annualized.)
      Performance data shown represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate so your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
      MORNINGSTAR RATING
      Morningstar Overall Rating As of 02/29/24 Class A Shares

      Morningstar Utilities

      Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.

      OVERALL
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      OVERALL MORNINGSTAR RATING
      Morningstar Overall Rating As of 02/29/24 Class A Shares

      Morningstar Utilities

      Morningstar ratings are based on risk adjusted performance.

      NA
      THREE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      FIVE YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA
      TEN YEAR
      Out Of Funds
      NA

      Important Performance Information

      Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results are historical and assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains.

      Sales Charges

      Class A shares ("A") results include the maximum sales charge.

      Annual Rate of Return

      Annual Rate of Return (%)

      As of 12/31/23 | Benchmark: Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index
      annual rate of return table
      2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
      At NAV 12.58 -14.77 11.40 14.68 0.85 24.89 6.02 13.85 0.44 -2.25
      With Sales Charge 6.10 -19.67 4.99 8.09 -4.95 17.71 -0.08 7.30 -5.34 -7.87
      Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index 28.98 -4.85 16.29 12.11 4.11 26.35 0.48 17.67 1.57 -7.08
      At NAV With Sales Charge Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index
      2023 -2.25 -7.87 -7.08
      2022 0.44 -5.34 1.57
      2021 13.85 7.3 17.67
      2020 6.02 -0.08 0.48
      2019 24.89 17.71 26.35
      2018 0.85 -4.95 4.11
      2017 14.68 8.09 12.11
      2016 11.4 4.99 16.29
      2015 -14.77 -19.67 -4.85
      2014 12.58 6.1 28.98
      Pricing & Distributions

      Pricing History

      • Market Price (MP): 
      Maximum data displayed is for the most recent 10 years
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      Distribution Rates (%)

      The distribution rates are computed by annualizing the current distribution rate per share (excluding short-term capital gains), and dividing the result by the public offering price (for the distribution rate including sales charge) or net asset value (for the distribution rate not including sales charge) at the end of the business day.

      As of 02/29/24

      Charges Distribution Rate
      Not Including Sales Charges 2.59
      Including Sales Charges 2.44

      30-Day Sec Yields (%)
      The fund's 30-day yield is based on the yield of a fund's investments over a 30-day period and not on the dividend paid by the fund, which may differ.

      As of 02/29/24

      Wavier Yield Value
      Without Waiver 2.38
      With Waiver 2.39

      Distributions
      The Record Date is the date on which a fund declares a distribution. To receive the distribution, an investor must be a shareholder of record on that date.

      The Payable Date is the date on which the distribution is paid to shareholders.

      Dividend Rate per Share is the amount of dividend that a shareholder will receive for each share held. It can be calculated by taking the total amount of dividends paid and dividing it by the total shares outstanding.

      Dividend Reinvestment at NAV is the automatic reinvestment of shareholder dividends in more shares at net asset value.

      Ex-Dividend Date is the date on which a fund goes ex-dividend. The interval between the announcement and the payment of the next dividend. An investor must own the fund before the ex-dividend date to be eligible for the dividend payout.

      Long-term Capital Gain The gain on the sale of a capital asset where the holding period was more than 12 months and the profit was subject to the long-term capital gains tax. (Source: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)

      Short-term Capital Gain For tax purposes the profit realized from the sale of securities or other capital assets held for less than 12 months. Short-term gains are taxable at ordinary income rates to the extent they are not reduced by offsetting capital losses. (Source: Barron's Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms)

      Updated Daily As of 03/28/24

      Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Type of Earnings Rate per Share (US$) Reinvestment NAV (US$)
      03/25/24 03/26/24 03/27/24 Dividend 0.09421 20.03
      12/13/23 12/14/23 12/15/23 Long Term Capital Gain 0.74704 21.19
      12/13/23 12/14/23 12/15/23 Dividend 0.12758 21.19
      09/20/23 09/21/23 09/22/23 Dividend 0.10554 21.06
      06/21/23 06/22/23 06/23/23 Dividend 0.13585 22.21
      Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Please consult your tax advisor for further information.
      Performance Attribution

      Performance Attribution

      Guide

      Available approximately 15 or 25 days after month end


      Quarterly Attribution

      Available approximately 25 days after quarter end


      Year To Date (YTD)
      12 Month Attribution
      Calendar Year
      No Data Available
    • Portfolio & Holdings Information

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

      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      Sector, Holding & Characterstics

      Largest Sector Weights

      As of 02/29/24

      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.

      Map represents sectors greater than 5%.

      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 02/29/24
      Data table of holding characteristics
      characterstics Equity Earning
      Weighted Average Price/Earnings (next 12 months) 15.20x
      Weighted Average Price/Cash Flow 8.62x
      Weighted Average Price/Sales 1.69x
      Weighted Average Price/Book 1.72x
      Weighted Average IBES Long Term EPS Growth 7.27%
      Weighted Average Market Cap $40.4b
      Weighted Median Market Cap $29.3b
      Number of Issues 39
      Active Share

      Active share is calculated by taking the absolute value of the difference between each issuer's weighting in the index and its weighting in the portfolio, summing, then dividing by two. The higher the number, the more the weights differ from those of the benchmark.

      42.33%
      Portfolio Turnover

      Turnover Ratio is the percentage of a portfolio's securities that have changed over the course of a year: (lesser of purchases or sales)/average market value.

      7.47%
      % in Stocks 98.99%
      % Cash & Cash Equivalents 0.90%
      % Other1 0.11%
      % in Top Ten 53.15%

      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.

      Upside and downside capture is a measure of how well a manager was able to replicate or improve on phases of positive benchmark returns, and how badly the manager was affected by phases of negative benchmark returns. Upside capture ratio for a portfolio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during periods when the benchmark had a positive return and dividing it by the benchmark return during that same period. Downside capture ratio is calculated by taking the portfolio's return during the periods of negative benchmark performance and dividing it by the benchmark return for that period.

      Updated Monthly As of 02/29/24
      Benchmark
      Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index
      Performance Statistics Table
      10 Yr. 5 Yr. 3 Yr.
      Alpha -0.60 0.62 -0.66
      Beta 0.76 0.90 0.90
      R-squared 67.53 87.36 92.51
      Standard Deviation % 13.89 16.55 16.70
      Sharpe Ratio 0.29 0.20 0.10
      Tracking Error 8.72 6.11 4.93
      Information Ratio -0.32 0.01 -0.25
      Treynor Ratio 5.25 3.60 1.87
      Downside Capture % 74.81 92.58 92.51
      Upside Capture % 71.72 94.02 89.45

      Top 10 Holdings

      As of 02/29/24
      • NextEra Energy Inc
      • PG&E Corp
      • Dominion Energy Inc
      • DTE Energy Co
      • Southern Co
      • Constellation Energy Corp
      • Sempra
      • Edison International
      • PPL Corp
      • RWE AG
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      Type Of Holdings (%)

      As of 02/29/24

      Sector Weights (%)

      As of 02/29/24
      •  % Assets
      • Utilities
        91.35
      • Communication Services
        4.87
      • Real Estate
        2.77
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        0.90
      • Other1
        0.11

      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 02/29/24
      Region & Country Table
      Region & Country % Assets
      North America
      2 Countries
      76.73
      Europe ex-U.K.
      6 Countries
      15.94
      United Kingdom
      1 Countries
      4.64
      Emerging Markets
      3 Countries
      1.68
      Cash & Cash Equivalents
      1 Countries
      0.90
      Other1
      1 Countries
      0.11
      By Country Table
      By Country

      Top Country Weightings (%)

      As of 02/29/24
      • United States
        75.48
      • United Kingdom
        4.64
      • Germany
        4.05
      • Portugal
        4.03
      • Spain
        3.50
      • Italy
        2.26
      • France
        1.34
      • Canada
        1.25
      • Cash & Cash Equivalents
        0.90
      • Denmark
        0.77
      Important Characteristics Information
      The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different.

      Portfolio characteristics are based on equivalent exposure, which measures how a portfolio's value would change due to price changes in an asset held either directly or, in the case of a derivative contract, indirectly. The market value of the holding may differ.

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

      1Other. Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets.
    • Fees

      Fees

      • 1.02 % Net Expense Ratio

        Net Expense Ratio: The Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from contractual fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance.


        These reductions will continue until at least 02/28/25

      • 1.03 % Gross Expense Ratio

        Gross Expense Ratio: The Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus.

      • 5.75 % Maximum Sales Charge
        Class A shares ("A") results include the maximum sales charge.
    • Resources

      Resources

      Product Resources

      Fact Sheets are available approximately 15 days after quarter end.


      Quarterly Portfolio Review is available approximately 25 days after quarter end.


      Product Presentation available approximately 25 days after quarter end.


      Quarterly Investment Update available approximately 25 days after quarter end.


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


      Performance Attribution available approximately 15 or 25 days after month end.

      Product Literature

      Product Literature

      Back to bonds: Why it may be time to make the move.

      Fixed Income public brochure that illustrates why the bond window of opportunity is now open for long-term investors.

      Market Declines: A History of Recoveries

      Flyer showing market declines over time and how recoveries have played out over the long-term.

      Barron's Box Flyer

      Flyer showing MFS' annual rankings from Barron's since 2008

      Monthly Distribution Report

      Monthly Fact Sheet

      2024 Dividend and Capital Gains Schedule

      MFS Fund Sustainability Ratings

      Sustainability ratings from Morningstar and MSCI for MFS Portfolios

      The Power of Active Management brochure

      MFD All Star Flyer I

      See the results of our collaborative approach for MFS' "All Star" portfolios.

      Flexible Pricing Options (Broker)

      Investment Professional approved pricing/NAV flyer

      Announcements

      Announcements

      MORNINGSTAR RATINGS

      The fund's overall Morningstar Rating measures are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 02/29/24.

      The Morningstar Rating for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for funds with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a fund's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a fund is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.

      Morningstar rankings may vary among share classes and are based on historical total returns, which are not indicative of future results. Class A share star ratings do not include any front-end sales load and are intended for those investors who have access to such purchase terms (e.g., plan participants of a defined contribution plan). Therefore, Morningstar strongly encourages investors to contact their investment professional to determine whether they are eligible to purchase the A share without paying the front load.

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