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MFS Utilities Fund R2 (MURRX) Total Return
Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%9.72%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.25% 2.549B 2.87% 6.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks total return. The Fund normally invests at least 80% its net assets in securities of issuers in the utilities industry. The utilities industry is defined as issuers engaged in electric, gas or other types of energy, and issuers engaged in telecommunications, including wireless, telephone, and cable.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Utilities
Peer Group Utility Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Utility Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name MFS
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 75
-100.23M Peer Group Low
259.82M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 87
-337.28M
-389.37M Peer Group Low
2.753B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 95
-92.21M Peer Group Low
1.154B Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 87
-1.546B Peer Group Low
1.148B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 79
-194.14M Peer Group Low
1.136B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 87
-2.484B Peer Group Low
1.107B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 95
-117.48M Peer Group Low
1.134B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 95
-5.436B Peer Group Low
3.099B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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12.00%
12.00%
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
0.54%
24.60%
5.72%
13.61%
0.18%
-2.47%
11.12%
6.83%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
4.85%
1.18%
26.59%
3.95%
14.64%
-0.31%
-4.09%
27.51%
4.67%
2.35%
26.30%
-2.21%
17.53%
1.33%
-5.15%
27.09%
7.58%
8.02%
21.70%
-0.80%
17.02%
4.61%
-1.95%
27.90%
4.62%
4.07%
19.38%
-4.55%
15.09%
1.32%
-6.77%
20.25%
10.26%
As of May 17, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 1.77%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-31-25) 1.78%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 20.65
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.223
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 2.536
Weighted Median ROE 12.50%
Weighted Median ROA 3.42%
ROI (TTM) 4.07%
Return on Investment (TTM) 4.07%
Earning Yield 0.0582
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.339
As of March 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 22.59%
EPS Growth (3Y) 21.39%
EPS Growth (5Y) 9.68%
Sales Growth (1Y) -2.68%
Sales Growth (3Y) 5.80%
Sales Growth (5Y) 5.76%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) -2.72%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 4.97%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 46.78%
As of March 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of March 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.69%
Stock 99.84%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other -0.53%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
NextEra Energy Inc 11.25% 75.00 0.60%
USD/EUR Forward Contract
8.03% -- --
PG&E Corp 6.75% 17.87 3.06%
Xcel Energy Inc 5.35% 72.38 1.57%
Constellation Energy Corp 5.25% 291.12 2.36%
DTE Energy Co 4.96% 138.07 1.30%
Dominion Energy Inc 4.28% 55.77 1.33%
Sempra 4.15% 77.61 1.49%
Southern Co 4.12% 88.71 1.52%
Ameren Corp 3.99% 98.02 1.24%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.50%
Actual Management Fee 0.59%
Administration Fee 3.92K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors No
Minimum Initial Investment 0.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks total return. The Fund normally invests at least 80% its net assets in securities of issuers in the utilities industry. The utilities industry is defined as issuers engaged in electric, gas or other types of energy, and issuers engaged in telecommunications, including wireless, telephone, and cable.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Utilities
Peer Group Utility Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Utility Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name MFS
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (5-16-25) 1.77%
30-Day SEC Yield (3-31-25) 1.78%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 20.65
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.223
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 2.536
Weighted Median ROE 12.50%
Weighted Median ROA 3.42%
ROI (TTM) 4.07%
Return on Investment (TTM) 4.07%
Earning Yield 0.0582
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.339
As of March 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 22.59%
EPS Growth (3Y) 21.39%
EPS Growth (5Y) 9.68%
Sales Growth (1Y) -2.68%
Sales Growth (3Y) 5.80%
Sales Growth (5Y) 5.76%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) -2.72%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 4.97%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 46.78%
As of March 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 10/31/2003
Last Annual Report Date 10/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/28/2025
Share Classes
MMUBX B
MMUCX C
MMUFX A
MMUGX Retirement
MMUHX Retirement
MMUIX Inst
MMUJX Retirement
MMUKX Retirement
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:MURRX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:MURRX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:MURRX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:MURRX", "prospectus_objective")
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