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Overall Morningstar Rating™ |
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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Out of Muni New York Long 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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9.18 Yrs
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Avg Credit Quality |
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A |
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| As of
2009-09-30 |
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| Day Change |
| $ 0.01 |
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| NAV (2009-11-20) |
| $ 10.83 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-20) |
| 15.74% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 230 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
MFS NY Municipal Bond A |
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1999-01-01
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Muni New York Long |
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Index: |
BarCap Municipal TR USD |
| Total Annualized Returns % |
1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
| Inception date: 1988-06-06 |
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 |
15.74 |
13.24 |
3.60 |
3.82 |
5.28 |
6.17 |
| +/- Category |
-1.05 |
-1.70 |
1.13 |
0.69 |
0.47 |
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| +/- BarCap Municipal TR USD |
3.60 |
1.57 |
-0.65 |
-0.54 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
12.42 |
9.37 |
2.89 |
3.25 |
4.83 |
6.05 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
10.17 |
9.03 |
1.99 |
2.67 |
4.77 |
5.92 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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| On Distribution |
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8.87 |
1.87 |
2.58 |
4.72 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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7.49 |
2.26 |
2.86 |
4.74 |
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| Morningstar Rating |
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| # of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 112 funds), (5 yrs : out of 109 funds), (10 yrs : out of 94 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is
4.75%,
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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| General Obligations |
5.59 |
| Advance Refunded |
6.13 |
| State Appropriated Tobacco |
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| Non-state Appropriated Tobacco |
3.67 |
| Education |
20.30 |
| Health |
5.01 |
| Housing |
1.47 |
| Industrial |
5.15 |
| Transportation |
17.33 |
| Utilities |
3.34 |
| Water/Sewer |
11.84 |
| Misc. Revenue |
20.15 |
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| Bond Quality |
% of Bonds |
| AAA |
7.1 |
| AA |
42.1 |
| A |
34.0 |
| BBB |
12.3 |
| BB |
1.1 |
| B |
0.6 |
| Below B |
0.0 |
| Not Rated |
2.7 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
2.2 |
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Stocks |
0.0 |
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Bonds |
97.8 |
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Other |
0.0 |
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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 % |
29 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
193 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
3.43 |
| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
15.52 |
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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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Niagara Falls N Y Brdg Commn T Tol 5.25% |
2015-10-01 |
4,295 |
4,748 |
2.04 |
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New York St Dorm Auth 5% |
2022-07-01 |
4,000 |
4,432 |
1.90 |
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Port Auth 5% |
2038-07-15 |
4,000 |
4,314 |
1.85 |
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New York St Dorm Auth 5% |
2027-02-15 |
3,000 |
3,486 |
1.50 |
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Liberty N Y Dev Corp Rev Rev Bds 5.25% |
2035-10-01 |
3,180 |
3,341 |
1.44 |
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New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Income 5% |
2036-03-15 |
3,000 |
3,204 |
1.38 |
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New York St Dorm Auth 5% |
2038-07-01 |
3,000 |
3,196 |
1.37 |
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New York St Urban Dev Corp Rev Ref- 5.6% |
2015-04-01 |
2,750 |
3,166 |
1.36 |
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New York St Dorm Auth 5.25% |
2048-07-01 |
2,955 |
3,148 |
1.35 |
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New York St Pwr Auth 5.25% |
2040-11-15 |
3,000 |
3,098 |
1.33 |
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Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| Fund Inception: 1988-06-06 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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Michael L. Dawson (1999-01-01) |
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Dawson is assistant vice president and a portfolio manager of all state municipal bond funds at MFS Investment Management. He joined the firm in 1998 and became portfolio manager in 1999. Previously, he work in institutional sales-fixed income for Fidelity Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, he was a research analyst in the municipal bonds group at Franklin Templeton. |
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Sales Charge % (taken from prospectus dated 2009-08-01) |
| Front: |
4.75 |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
0.75 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-03-31)
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| Correspondence Information |
500 Boylston St 15th Fl Boston,
MA
02116 United States |
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| Telephone: |
| 800-225-2606 |
| 617-954-5000 |
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