MFS Diversified Income Fund (DIFIX)
The investment seeks total return with emphasis on current income, but also considering capital appreciation. The fund normally invests its assets primarily in a broad range of debt instruments and equity securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including real estate-related investments and emerging market securities. MFS focuses the fund's debt investments on investment grade quality corporate bonds, U.S. government securities, below investment grade quality debt instruments of developed market issuers, and debt instruments of emerging market issuers. MFS may invest up to 100% of these investments in below investment grade quality debt instruments.
Fund Info
| ISIN | US5529828114 |
|---|---|
| Issuer | MFS |
| Inception Date | May 25, 2006 |
| Category | Diversified Portfolio |
| Min. Investment | $0 |
| Asset Class | Multi-Asset |
Asset Class Size | Large-Cap |
Asset Class Style | Value |
Expense Ratio
DIFIX has a high expense ratio of 0.73%, indicating higher-than-average management fees.
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Performance
Performance Chart
The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in MFS Diversified Income Fund, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.
Returns By Period
MFS Diversified Income Fund had a return of 0.30% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.59% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MFS Diversified Income Fund had an annualized return of 4.07%, while the S&P 500 had an annualized return of 10.64%, indicating that MFS Diversified Income Fund did not perform as well as the benchmark.
| Period | Return | Benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Year-To-Date | 0.30% | 7.50% |
| 1 month | -0.75% | -1.61% |
| 6 months | 8.17% | 17.65% |
| 1 year | 6.59% | 26.26% |
| 5 years (annualized) | 3.06% | 11.73% |
| 10 years (annualized) | 4.07% | 10.64% |
Monthly Returns Heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.60% | 0.33% | 2.18% | -2.73% | ||||||||
| 2023 | -1.99% | 5.68% | 4.96% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of DIFIX is 36, suggesting that the investment has average results relative to the market in terms of risk-adjusted performance. This ranking is determined by the cumulative values of the indicators listed below.
MFS Diversified Income Fund(DIFIX)
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MFS Diversified Income Fund (DIFIX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
Dividends
Dividend History
MFS Diversified Income Fund granted a 3.89% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $0.46 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.46 | $0.45 | $0.55 | $0.71 | $0.40 | $0.45 | $0.47 | $0.48 | $0.41 | $0.82 | $0.63 | $0.55 |
Dividend yield | 3.89% | 3.79% | 4.86% | 5.18% | 3.05% | 3.37% | 4.06% | 3.80% | 3.45% | 7.19% | 5.04% | 4.62% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MFS Diversified Income 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | ||||||||
| 2023 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2022 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.19 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2021 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.34 |
| 2020 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2019 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.07 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| 2018 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| 2017 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.10 |
| 2016 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| 2015 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.17 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.32 |
| 2014 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.12 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.20 |
| 2013 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.18 |
Drawdowns
Drawdowns Chart
The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.
Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the MFS Diversified Income 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 Diversified Income Fund was 35.02%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 203 trading sessions.
The current MFS Diversified Income Fund drawdown is 4.11%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.02% | Oct 10, 2007 | 354 | Mar 9, 2009 | 203 | Dec 24, 2009 | 557 |
| -23.7% | Feb 24, 2020 | 21 | Mar 23, 2020 | 208 | Jan 19, 2021 | 229 |
| -19% | Jan 3, 2022 | 198 | Oct 14, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -10.5% | Jul 8, 2011 | 61 | Oct 3, 2011 | 75 | Jan 20, 2012 | 136 |
| -9.12% | Apr 27, 2015 | 202 | Feb 11, 2016 | 46 | Apr 19, 2016 | 248 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
The current MFS Diversified Income Fund volatility is 2.15%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.