MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund (BRKIX)

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MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund (BRKIX) is up 29.9% since the beginning of the year. BRKIX is currently trading at $23 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of BRKIX shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,627.

MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund (BRKIX) has returned 29.87% so far this year and 60.46% over the past 12 months. Over the last ten years, BRKIX has returned 11.52% per year, falling short of the S&P 500 Index benchmark, which averaged 13.75% annually.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Jan 4, 2016, BRKIX's average daily return is +0.05%, while the average monthly return is +1.06%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 5.5 years.

Historically, 63% of months were positive and 37% were negative. The best month was Nov 2022 with a return of +16.5%, while the worst month was Mar 2020 at -16.9%. The longest winning streak lasted 10 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 5 months.

On a daily basis, BRKIX closed higher 52% of trading days. The best single day was Mar 24, 2020 with a return of +6.4%, while the worst single day was Mar 16, 2020 at -11.2%.

MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund has an annualized alpha of 3.28%, beta of 0.66, and R2 of 0.48 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since January 05, 2016.

• This fund participated in 81.88% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 79.71% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.66 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.48 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.48 means the benchmark explains less than half of this fund's behavior - treat beta with caution or consider switching to a more representative benchmark.

BRKIX has a high expense ratio of 0.99%, indicating above-average management fees.

BRKIX ranks 92 for risk / return — in the top 92% of mutual funds on our site. This means strong returns relative to risk — exactly what professional investors look for. Well-suited for investors who want to maximize return per unit of risk.

The table below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund (BRKIX) and compare them to S&P 500 Index.

MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund provided a 1.91% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.45 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund was 39.28%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 199 trading sessions.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.