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Overall Morningstar
Rating™ |
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of
Emerging Markets Bond Funds |
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| Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance. |
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Morningstar®
Style Box™ |
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Avg Duration |
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6.51 Yrs
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Avg Credit Quality |
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BBB |
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| As of
2009-09-30 |
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| Day Change |
| $ 0.00 |
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| NAV (2009-11-20) |
| $ 14.16 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-20) |
| 30.63% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 1,409 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
MFS Emerging Markets Debt A Load Waived |
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1999-01-01
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Emerging Markets Bond |
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Index: |
Barcap Aggregate Bond TR! |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
| Inception date: 1998-03-17 |
10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31 |
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YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
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YTD |
1 Year |
3 Year |
5 Year |
10 Year |
Since Inception |
| Fund |
30.63 |
47.22 |
6.85 |
7.62 |
14.66 |
12.36 |
| +/- Category |
0.35 |
6.56 |
1.25 |
-0.20 |
2.99 |
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| +/- Barcap Aggregate Bond TR! |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
28.48 |
20.73 |
8.36 |
9.90 |
15.17 |
12.43 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
28.86 |
44.35 |
7.60 |
9.56 |
14.66 |
12.36 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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40.76 |
4.87 |
6.67 |
10.90 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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28.45 |
4.87 |
6.47 |
10.46 |
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| Morningstar Rating |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 72 funds), (5 yrs : out of 52 funds), (10 yrs : out of 40 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is
none,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
none. |
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| The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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| US Government |
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| US Treasuries |
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| TIPS |
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| US Agency |
--- |
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| Mortgage |
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| Mortgage Pass-Thru |
--- |
| Mortgage CMO |
--- |
| Mortgage ARM |
--- |
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| Credit |
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| US Corporate |
--- |
| Asset-Backed |
--- |
| Convertible |
--- |
| Municipal |
--- |
| Corporate Inflation-Protected |
--- |
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| Foreign |
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| Foreign Corp |
--- |
| Foreign Govt |
--- |
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| Cash |
--- |
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| Bond Quality |
% of Bonds |
| AAA |
7.2 |
| AA |
4.3 |
| A |
6.6 |
| BBB |
29.8 |
| BB |
39.9 |
| B |
10.8 |
| Below B |
0.2 |
| Not Rated |
1.2 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
8.1 |
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Stocks |
0.0 |
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Bonds |
91.7 |
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Other |
0.2 |
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Foreign Stocks |
0.0 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-09-30 |
Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
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Turnover % |
109 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
156 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
5.34 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
24.49 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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View Data Definitions |
| Top 10 Holdings |
Maturity
Date |
Amount
$000 |
Value
$000 |
% of Net
Assets |
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Russian Federation 7.5% |
2030-03-31 |
70,283 |
76,314 |
7.07 |
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Pemex Proj Fdg Master Tr 5.75% |
2018-03-01 |
29,621 |
29,430 |
2.73 |
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Republic Of Turkey 7.375% |
2025-02-05 |
22,295 |
24,475 |
2.27 |
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Pemex Proj Fdg Master Tr 6.625% |
2035-06-15 |
23,691 |
23,346 |
2.16 |
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REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA |
2016-02-26 |
27,629 |
20,462 |
1.90 |
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United Mexican Sts Medium Term Nts 5.95% |
2019-03-19 |
18,580 |
19,546 |
1.81 |
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Venezuela (Republic Of) 7% |
2018-12-01 |
25,234 |
18,505 |
1.71 |
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Panama Rep 9.375% |
2029-04-01 |
12,766 |
18,024 |
1.67 |
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ARGENTINA |
2012-08-03 |
21,265 |
17,180 |
1.59 |
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Brazil Federative Rep 6% |
2017-01-17 |
15,624 |
17,098 |
1.58 |
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Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| Fund Inception: 1998-03-17 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Matthew W. Ryan (1998-07-24) |
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Ryan is a senior vice president with Massachusetts Financial Services Company. Before joining MFS in 1997, he worked as an economist for four years at the International Monetary Fund and for five years as an international economist with the U.S. Treasury Department. He was named portfolio manager in 1998 and vice president in 1999.
Ryan holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. |
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Ward Brown (2008-07-01) |
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Investment Officer
Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio Manager
Responsible for portfolio construction, risk control and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions.
Joined MFS in 2005 as a Fixed Income Research Analyst; named Portfolio Manager in 2008
Previous experience includes: seven years as an Economist for the International Monetary Fund; one year as a Lecturer in the Economics Department for the London School of Economics; and four years as a Research/Teaching Assistant for the Financial Markets Group, LSE
London School of Economics, Dipl., MSc, Ph.D.
McGill University, BA |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-31) |
| Front: |
None |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
1.30 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-07-31)
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