Key Stats

Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio
1.09% 1.365B 0.16% 70.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized All Time Total Returns (Daily) Max Drawdown (All)
-226.01M -5.83% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks total return. MFS invests the fund's assets in equity securities and debt instruments. Equity securities include common stocks and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. Debt instruments include corporate bonds, foreign government securities, U.S. government securities, securitized instruments, and other obligations to repay money borrowed. MFS generally invests approximately 60% of the fund's assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of the fund's assets in debt instruments.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol MFWTX
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style Medium Quality/Moderate Sensitivity
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Global Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Gbl Allocation TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Fund Owner Firm Name MFS
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI World NR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Steven Gorham 22.68 yrs
Erik Weisman 17.18 yrs
Pilar Gomez-Bravo 9.59 yrs
Jonathan Sage 8.25 yrs
Robert Spector 7.34 yrs
Andy Li 4.08 yrs
Johnathan Munko 2.16 yrs
David Shindler 1.16 yrs
John Mitchell 0.11 yrs

Net Fund Flows Versus Category

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: --
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-- Category High
1 Year
% Rank: 77
-226.01M
-3.687B Category Low
1.484B Category High
3 Months
% Rank: --
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3 Years
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6 Months
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5 Years
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YTD
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10 Years
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As of February 28, 2023

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of March 24, 2023. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
YTD
5.32%
15.19%
-7.14%
18.17%
9.27%
8.30%
-10.81%
0.59%
11.96%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
3.86%
8.57%
11.84%
-5.96%
19.88%
9.43%
13.63%
-9.86%
-1.00%
11.46%
11.69%
-4.82%
19.31%
7.71%
10.13%
-8.88%
-0.87%
9.28%
14.58%
-4.91%
17.35%
-0.90%
19.69%
-8.47%
1.60%
6.07%
13.30%
-7.78%
16.47%
2.47%
14.13%
-7.84%
-0.50%
As of March 24, 2023.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-24-23) 0.16%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-28-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 13.37
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield 3.43%
Yield to Maturity Upgrade
Effective Duration Upgrade
Average Coupon Upgrade
Average Credit Score Upgrade
Average Price Upgrade
As of February 28, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 4/1/2005
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 2/28/2023
Share Classes
MFWBX B
MFWCX C
MFWGX Retirement
MFWIX Inst
MFWJX Retirement
MFWLX Retirement
MFWTX A
MGBRX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

Asset Allocation

As of February 28, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 7.03% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 59.46% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 33.41% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.11% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
China (People's Republic Of) 3.03%
1.36% -- --
Johnson & Johnson 1.34% 153.30 0.43%
Roche Holding AG 1.34% 278.56 -2.27%
5 Year Government of Canada Bond Future June 23
1.32% -- --
BNP Paribas Act. Cat.A 1.18% 56.60 4.27%
Comcast Corp Class A 1.17% 36.40 1.34%
Merck & Co Inc 1.17% 106.93 2.03%
The Republic of Korea 1.88%
1.13% -- --
Aon PLC Class A 0.97% 309.16 0.00%
UBS Group AG 0.95% 19.40 2.16%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee Upgrade
Actual Management Fee Upgrade
Administration Fee --
Performance Fee --
Switching Fee --
Transaction Fee --
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Open to Existing Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment Upgrade
Minimum Subsequent Investment Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks total return. MFS invests the fund's assets in equity securities and debt instruments. Equity securities include common stocks and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. Debt instruments include corporate bonds, foreign government securities, U.S. government securities, securitized instruments, and other obligations to repay money borrowed. MFS generally invests approximately 60% of the fund's assets in equity securities and approximately 40% of the fund's assets in debt instruments.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Oldest Share Symbol MFWTX
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style Medium Quality/Moderate Sensitivity
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Global Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Gbl Allocation TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Fund Owner Firm Name MFS
Prospectus Benchmark Index
MSCI World NR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Steven Gorham 22.68 yrs
Erik Weisman 17.18 yrs
Pilar Gomez-Bravo 9.59 yrs
Jonathan Sage 8.25 yrs
Robert Spector 7.34 yrs
Andy Li 4.08 yrs
Johnathan Munko 2.16 yrs
David Shindler 1.16 yrs
John Mitchell 0.11 yrs

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield Upgrade
Dividend Yield TTM (3-24-23) 0.16%
30-Day SEC Yield (2-28-23) Upgrade
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings Upgrade
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 13.37
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Weighted Median ROE Upgrade
Weighted Median ROA Upgrade
Forecasted Dividend Yield Upgrade
Forecasted PE Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio Upgrade
Forecasted Price to Book Ratio Upgrade
Bond
Current Yield 3.43%
Yield to Maturity Upgrade
Effective Duration Upgrade
Average Coupon Upgrade
Average Credit Score Upgrade
Average Price Upgrade
As of February 28, 2023

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 4/1/2005
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2022
Last Prospectus Date 2/28/2023
Share Classes
MFWBX B
MFWCX C
MFWGX Retirement
MFWIX Inst
MFWJX Retirement
MFWLX Retirement
MFWTX A
MGBRX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund No
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No

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