Mfs Research International Fund Class A (MRSAX) Fund Details & Analysis

Fund Information

Fund Category Foreign Large Blend

Fund Family MFS

Fund Style Large Blend

ISIN US5529835127

CUSIP 552983512

Inception Date 1997-01-02

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End August

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $17.67 Billion

Share Class Net Assets $714.78 Million

Expense Ratio 0.99%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-12-29

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 6.07%

1-Year Return 25.46%

3-Year Return 11.81%

5-Year Return 6.76%

NAV $27.56

Previous Close Price $27.85

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.02%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About MFS Research International Fund Class A

The fund normally invests its assets primarily in foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities. 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 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.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 59355.44%

Giant 49.30%

Large 34.42%

Medium 11.57%

Micro 0.00%

Small 2.74%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 7.60%

Cash-Flow Growth % 9.06%

Dividend Yield % 2.77%

Historical Earnings % 6.60%

Long-Term Earnings % 8.45%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.33%	0.00%
Cash	1.97%	1.97%	0.00%	6.24%	0.00%
Non US Stock	89.16%	89.16%	0.00%	94.21%	99.16%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.95%	0.13%
US Stock	8.88%	8.88%	0.00%	4.03%	0.71%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Novo Nordisk A/S	2.43%	-	-
Schneider Electric SE	2.66%	-	-
Linde PLC	1.61%	-	-
Roche Holding AG	2.88%	-	-
ASML Holding NV	2.31%	-	-
Hitachi Ltd	2.66%	-	-
Nestle SA	2.25%	-	-
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE	2.08%	-	-
TotalEnergies SE	1.64%	-	-
NatWest Group PLC	2.02%	-	-
Barclays PLC	1.97%	-	-
Aon PLC	1.77%	-	-
Mizuho Financial Group Inc	2.68%	-	-
Bank of Ireland Group PLC	1.84%	-	-
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	1.64%	-	-
ABN AMRO Bank NV	1.61%	-	-

See the full breakdown of MRSAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	2.77%	16.60%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	2.77%	0.90%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	2.77%	71.42%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	2.77%	4.57%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	2.77%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	2.77%	6.51%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	7.32%	5.95%	0.00%	6.79%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	6.51%	9.24%	0.00%	9.60%
Cyclical	Financial Services	27.15%	24.18%	0.00%	25.11%
Cyclical	Real Estate	0.64%	1.46%	0.00%	1.54%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	6.16%	6.68%	0.00%	5.79%
Defensive	Healthcare	11.45%	9.81%	0.00%	7.93%
Defensive	Utilities	2.77%	2.81%	0.00%	3.09%
Sensitive	Communication Services	3.43%	5.85%	0.00%	5.52%
Sensitive	Energy	3.92%	3.63%	0.00%	4.57%
Sensitive	Industrials	19.57%	16.95%	0.00%	14.77%
Sensitive	Technology	11.10%	13.46%	0.00%	15.29%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	1.36%	1.41%	2.02%
Americas	North America	9.38%	12.34%	9.09%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	8.11%	6.29%	12.73%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	5.74%	2.41%	15.64%
Greater Asia	Australasia	3.86%	1.87%	3.99%
Greater Asia	Japan	18.04%	20.98%	14.24%
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	1.29%	-	3.53%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	39.04%	40.85%	29.40%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	0.16%	-	0.59%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	13.03%	13.84%	8.78%

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2024-12-10	$0.406	$0.406	USD	-	2024-12-09	2024-12-11	Annual
2023-12-19	$0.331	$0.331	USD	-	2023-12-18	2023-12-20	Annual
2022-12-06	$0.272	$0.272	USD	2022-12-06	2022-12-05	2022-12-07	Annual
2021-12-07	$0.254	$0.254	USD	-	2021-12-06	2021-12-08	Annual
2020-12-08	$0.163	$0.163	USD	2020-12-08	2020-12-07	2020-12-09	Annual
2019-12-10	$0.323	$0.323	USD	2019-12-10	2019-12-10	2019-12-10	Annual
2018-12-11	$0.721	$0.721	USD	2018-12-11	2018-12-11	2018-12-11	Other
2017-12-12	$0.201	$0.201	USD	2017-12-12	2017-12-12	2017-12-12	Annual
2016-12-13	$0.260	$0.260	USD	2016-12-13	2016-12-13	2016-12-13	Annual
2015-12-11	$0.261	$0.261	USD	2015-12-10	2015-12-10	2015-12-10	Annual
2014-12-12	$0.379	$0.379	USD	2014-12-11	2014-12-11	2014-12-11	Annual
2013-12-11	$0.230	$0.230	USD	2013-12-10	2013-12-10	2013-12-10	Annual
2012-12-12	$0.268	$0.268	USD	2012-12-11	2012-12-11	2012-12-11	Annual
2011-12-09	$0.242	$0.242	USD	-	2011-12-08	2011-12-08	Annual
2010-12-10	$0.199	$0.199	USD	-	2010-12-09	2010-12-09	Annual
2009-12-11	$0.198	$0.198	USD	-	2009-12-10	2009-12-10	Annual
2008-12-17	$0.413	$0.413	USD	-	2008-12-16	2008-12-16	Other
2008-12-16	$0.202	$0.202	USD	-	-	-	-
2007-12-12	$2.270	$2.270	USD	-	2007-12-11	2007-12-11	Other
2007-12-11	$0.281	$0.281	USD	-	-	-	-
2006-12-15	$2.174	$2.174	USD	-	2006-12-14	2006-12-14	Other
2006-12-14	$0.233	$0.233	USD	-	-	-	-
2005-12-16	$1.490	$1.490	USD	-	2005-12-15	2005-12-15	Other
2005-12-15	$0.125	$0.125	USD	-	-	-	-
2004-12-17	$0.762	$0.762	USD	-	2004-12-16	2004-12-16	Other
2004-12-16	$0.085	$0.085	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-12-31	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	-	-	-
2003-12-18	$0.006	$0.006	USD	-	2003-12-17	2003-12-17	Annual
2000-12-18	$0.088	$0.088	USD	-	-	-	-
1999-12-17	$0.016	$0.016	USD	-	-	-	-

MFS Research International Fund Class A NMFQS:MRSAX