MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund (OTCAX)
The fund invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in issuers with medium market capitalizations. MFS generally defines medium market capitalization issuers as issuers with market capitalizations similar to those of issuers included in the Russell Midcap Growth Index over the last 13 months at the time of purchase.
Fund Info
US5529877038
552987703
Dec 1, 1993
$1,000
Mid-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
OTCAX has a high expense ratio of 1.00%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund (OTCAX) returned 3.09% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.47% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, OTCAX had an annualized return of 10.81%, just below the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.88%.
OTCAX
3.09%
8.58%
-3.22%
7.47%
10.38%
8.91%
10.81%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.68%
7.17%
-1.66%
11.63%
12.51%
14.34%
10.88%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of OTCAX, 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 | 5.94% | -5.17% | -6.54% | 2.39% | 7.23% | 3.09% | |||||||
| 2024 | 1.08% | 7.58% | 1.79% | -6.15% | 2.52% | 1.02% | 1.36% | 1.23% | 2.17% | -1.96% | 9.98% | -5.98% | 14.34% |
| 2023 | 7.15% | -2.53% | 2.86% | -0.97% | -0.43% | 6.58% | 1.60% | -1.26% | -5.43% | -3.34% | 11.10% | 5.19% | 21.00% |
| 2022 | -14.13% | -3.01% | 1.32% | -10.27% | -1.50% | -6.55% | 10.86% | -5.61% | -8.47% | 5.57% | 7.02% | -5.23% | -28.53% |
| 2021 | -2.45% | 0.51% | -0.54% | 5.93% | -2.20% | 4.14% | 3.94% | 3.24% | -4.77% | 6.60% | -3.74% | 3.03% | 13.66% |
| 2020 | 2.95% | -6.24% | -13.11% | 12.54% | 10.23% | 1.60% | 7.52% | 3.18% | 0.32% | -1.58% | 9.90% | 6.35% | 35.34% |
| 2019 | 9.46% | 5.62% | 2.69% | 5.24% | -3.01% | 6.90% | 1.25% | -0.25% | -1.19% | 0.50% | 4.49% | 1.22% | 37.43% |
| 2018 | 7.13% | -2.80% | 1.14% | -0.65% | 4.36% | 2.06% | 1.63% | 5.80% | -0.05% | -9.71% | 1.85% | -8.45% | 0.82% |
| 2017 | 2.68% | 3.03% | 1.03% | 2.64% | 4.16% | 0.06% | 2.41% | 0.99% | 1.53% | 3.68% | 1.86% | -0.65% | 25.95% |
| 2016 | -6.00% | -1.22% | 6.85% | 0.07% | 2.38% | -0.42% | 4.87% | -0.20% | -0.27% | -3.45% | 1.54% | 0.74% | 4.34% |
| 2015 | -2.46% | 7.28% | 0.97% | -0.75% | 1.66% | -0.14% | 2.79% | -4.70% | -4.44% | 6.54% | 0.75% | -2.54% | 4.23% |
| 2014 | -2.27% | 5.69% | -2.69% | -2.19% | 1.64% | 2.20% | -1.29% | 4.65% | -2.57% | 3.70% | 2.20% | 0.26% | 9.21% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of OTCAX is 35, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund (OTCAX) 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 Mid Cap Growth Fund provided a 7.56% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.22 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $2.22 | $2.22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.12 | $0.23 | $0.18 | $0.73 | $1.41 | $0.78 | $0.40 | $0.98 |
Dividend yield | 7.56% | 7.80% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.64% | 0.83% | 0.86% | 4.70% | 8.80% | 5.67% | 2.84% | 7.09% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for MFS Mid Cap Growth 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 | $2.22 | $2.22 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.12 | $1.12 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.23 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.18 | $0.18 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.73 | $0.73 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.41 | $1.41 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.78 | $0.78 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.40 | $0.40 |
| 2014 | $0.98 | $0.98 |
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 Mid Cap Growth 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 Mid Cap Growth Fund was 73.07%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 1569 trading sessions.
The current MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund drawdown is 4.46%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -73.07% | Jul 14, 2000 | 2096 | Nov 20, 2008 | 1569 | Feb 19, 2015 | 3665 |
| -36.85% | Nov 17, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | 529 | Nov 21, 2024 | 758 |
| -34.01% | Apr 22, 1998 | 122 | Oct 8, 1998 | 60 | Dec 31, 1998 | 182 |
| -33.64% | Feb 20, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 74 | Jul 8, 2020 | 97 |
| -23.06% | Mar 13, 2000 | 25 | Apr 14, 2000 | 45 | Jun 20, 2000 | 70 |
Volatility
Volatility Chart
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