MFS Lifetime Income Fund (MLLIX)
The fund is designed to provide diversification among different asset classes by investing the majority of its assets in other mutual funds advised by MFS. Within the stock fund allocations, MFS seeks to diversify by geography (by including domestic and international underlying funds), in terms of market capitalization (by including large, mid, and small capitalization underlying funds) and by style. Within the bond fund allocation, MFS includes underlying funds with varying degrees of geographic, interest rate and credit exposure.
Fund Info
US55275E4089
55275E408
Sep 28, 2005
$0
Large-Cap
Blend
Expense Ratio
MLLIX has an expense ratio of 0.00%, meaning no management fees are charged.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
MFS Lifetime Income Fund (MLLIX) returned 2.68% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.65% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MLLIX returned 4.44% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.84%.
MLLIX
2.68%
1.18%
1.32%
7.65%
4.50%
4.51%
4.44%
^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 MLLIX, 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 | 1.60% | 0.84% | -0.87% | 0.19% | 0.91% | 2.68% | |||||||
| 2024 | 0.06% | 0.52% | 1.67% | -2.17% | 2.11% | 0.68% | 2.15% | 1.40% | 1.38% | -1.60% | 1.87% | -1.91% | 6.19% |
| 2023 | 3.98% | -2.09% | 1.63% | 0.63% | -1.12% | 1.66% | 1.23% | -0.92% | -2.51% | -1.52% | 4.85% | 3.82% | 9.70% |
| 2022 | -2.63% | -1.12% | -0.60% | -3.69% | 0.33% | -4.07% | 3.93% | -2.49% | -5.20% | 1.66% | 3.81% | -1.61% | -11.53% |
| 2021 | -0.27% | 0.17% | 0.53% | 2.15% | 0.66% | 0.80% | 1.15% | 0.71% | -1.54% | 1.44% | -0.77% | 1.46% | 6.63% |
| 2020 | 0.73% | -1.46% | -6.64% | 4.77% | 2.61% | 1.44% | 2.82% | 1.53% | -0.90% | -0.61% | 3.99% | 1.87% | 10.07% |
| 2019 | 3.63% | 1.10% | 1.33% | 1.17% | -0.62% | 2.63% | 0.42% | 0.74% | 0.18% | 0.89% | 0.65% | 1.08% | 13.95% |
| 2018 | 1.04% | -1.61% | 0.07% | -0.17% | 0.65% | -0.01% | 0.81% | 0.74% | -0.14% | -2.79% | 0.63% | -1.54% | -2.37% |
| 2017 | 1.08% | 1.14% | 0.13% | 0.88% | 0.94% | 0.20% | 0.93% | 0.53% | 0.38% | 0.62% | 0.54% | 0.59% | 8.26% |
| 2016 | -0.82% | 0.29% | 2.86% | 0.87% | 0.29% | 1.13% | 1.52% | 0.05% | 0.29% | -0.99% | -0.76% | 0.70% | 5.51% |
| 2015 | 0.40% | 1.36% | -0.13% | 0.36% | 0.03% | -0.94% | 0.61% | -1.85% | -0.97% | 1.97% | -0.22% | -0.96% | -0.40% |
| 2014 | -0.33% | 1.92% | -0.08% | 0.34% | 1.32% | 0.65% | -0.73% | 1.23% | -1.63% | 1.14% | 0.72% | -0.65% | 3.90% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 85, MLLIX is among the top 15% of 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 Lifetime Income Fund (MLLIX) 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 Lifetime Income Fund provided a 6.76% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.83 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.83 | $0.82 | $0.51 | $0.52 | $0.83 | $0.43 | $0.49 | $0.49 | $0.44 | $0.52 | $0.31 | $0.35 |
Dividend yield | 6.76% | 6.82% | 4.21% | 4.46% | 6.12% | 3.18% | 3.83% | 4.20% | 3.58% | 4.40% | 2.66% | 2.93% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MFS Lifetime 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 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.00 | $0.13 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.04 | $0.46 | $0.82 |
| 2023 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | $0.21 | $0.51 |
| 2022 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.29 | $0.52 |
| 2021 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.60 | $0.83 |
| 2020 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.20 | $0.43 |
| 2019 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.24 | $0.49 |
| 2018 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.03 | $0.26 | $0.49 |
| 2017 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.26 | $0.44 |
| 2016 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.35 | $0.52 |
| 2015 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.15 | $0.31 |
| 2014 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.14 | $0.35 |
Drawdowns
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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 Lifetime 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 Lifetime Income Fund was 16.84%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 173 trading sessions.
The current MFS Lifetime Income Fund drawdown is 0.16%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -16.84% | May 21, 2008 | 128 | Nov 20, 2008 | 173 | Jul 31, 2009 | 301 |
| -15.64% | Nov 10, 2021 | 238 | Oct 20, 2022 | 427 | Jul 5, 2024 | 665 |
| -14.81% | Feb 21, 2020 | 22 | Mar 23, 2020 | 53 | Jun 8, 2020 | 75 |
| -5.53% | Aug 30, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 35 | Feb 14, 2019 | 115 |
| -5.26% | Apr 17, 2015 | 192 | Jan 20, 2016 | 61 | Apr 18, 2016 | 253 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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