MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund (BRSJX)
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in equity securities of issuers with small market capitalizations. The advisor generally defines small market capitalization issuers as issuers with market capitalizations similar to those of issuers included in the Russell 2000 Index over the last 13 months at the time of purchase. The fund may invest the fund's assets in foreign securities.
Fund Info
US5527437421
552743742
Sep 15, 2015
$0
Small-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
BRSJX has an expense ratio of 0.74%, placing it in the medium range.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund (BRSJX) returned -8.41% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.78% over the past 12 months.
BRSJX
-8.41%
5.58%
-15.01%
-2.78%
1.61%
8.96%
N/A
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.52%
6.32%
-1.44%
12.25%
12.45%
14.20%
10.84%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of BRSJX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.95% | -4.29% | -7.72% | -4.26% | 6.24% | -8.41% | |||||||
| 2024 | -1.84% | 3.21% | 2.34% | -6.15% | 3.45% | -1.37% | 8.94% | -2.43% | -0.06% | -1.37% | 8.85% | -7.48% | 4.75% |
| 2023 | 9.38% | -1.56% | -5.54% | -1.37% | -2.01% | 9.23% | 5.70% | -3.48% | -4.81% | -6.47% | 8.58% | 12.23% | 18.84% |
| 2022 | -7.05% | 1.90% | 0.96% | -8.90% | 0.49% | -8.82% | 9.60% | -4.31% | -8.93% | 10.77% | 2.88% | -6.06% | -18.40% |
| 2021 | 4.69% | 7.65% | 2.88% | 4.11% | 1.03% | 0.85% | -1.40% | 3.93% | -2.57% | 4.10% | -3.40% | 4.39% | 28.88% |
| 2020 | -4.97% | -9.43% | -22.76% | 13.79% | 5.37% | 1.58% | 2.94% | 3.69% | -4.45% | 1.69% | 14.00% | 6.64% | 2.09% |
| 2019 | 12.58% | 6.01% | -2.18% | 3.12% | -7.49% | 6.31% | 0.15% | -6.14% | 1.79% | 2.76% | 5.14% | 3.15% | 26.24% |
| 2018 | 3.02% | -4.20% | 1.33% | 1.24% | 6.26% | 0.57% | 2.50% | 6.34% | -1.57% | -9.66% | 2.07% | -11.59% | -5.37% |
| 2017 | 0.76% | 1.94% | -0.66% | 1.67% | -2.13% | 3.01% | 1.63% | -1.04% | 4.93% | 0.93% | 2.06% | 0.07% | 13.77% |
| 2016 | -7.42% | 0.22% | 9.20% | 1.50% | 2.57% | -0.29% | 4.64% | 1.94% | -0.27% | -3.72% | 8.21% | 3.19% | 20.28% |
| 2015 | -5.17% | 4.61% | 3.21% | -4.16% | -1.87% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of BRSJX is 6, meaning it’s performing worse than 94% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund (BRSJX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund provided a 8.36% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.14 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $1.14 | $1.14 | $0.12 | $0.54 | $2.13 | $0.10 | $0.26 | $0.72 | $0.45 | $0.08 | $0.03 |
Dividend yield | 8.36% | 7.66% | 0.78% | 4.18% | 12.97% | 0.66% | 1.83% | 6.23% | 3.50% | 0.65% | 0.33% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.14 | $1.14 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.12 | $0.12 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.54 | $0.54 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.13 | $2.13 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.10 | $0.10 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.72 | $0.72 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.45 | $0.45 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.08 | $0.08 |
| 2015 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
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.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the MFS Blended Research Small Cap 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 Small Cap Equity Fund was 45.20%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 189 trading sessions.
The current MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund drawdown is 15.75%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -45.2% | Jan 17, 2020 | 42 | Mar 18, 2020 | 189 | Dec 15, 2020 | 231 |
| -29.05% | Nov 26, 2024 | 90 | Apr 8, 2025 | — | — | — |
| -27.43% | Nov 9, 2021 | 221 | Sep 26, 2022 | 460 | Jul 26, 2024 | 681 |
| -24.83% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 246 | Dec 16, 2019 | 326 |
| -18.83% | Dec 2, 2015 | 49 | Feb 11, 2016 | 52 | Apr 27, 2016 | 101 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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