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MFS Limited Maturity Fund Class A MQLFX

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  • NAV / 1-Day Return $5.79  /  +0.17 %
  • Fund Size $3.4B
  • Adjusted Expense Ratio 0.570%
  • Net Expense Ratio 0.570%
  • Fee Level: Distribution Low
  • Share Class Type Front Load
  • Morningstar Category Short-Term Bond
  • Fixed-Income Style Box (Funds) Medium/Limited
  • Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
  • Investment Status Open
  • TTM Yield 4.36%
  • Average Effective Duration 2.00 yrs
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Morningstar’s Analysis MQLFX

Will MQLFX outperform in the future?

Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.

  • Process Pillar

    The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable MQLFX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.

  • People Pillar

    The People Pillar is our evaluation of the MQLFX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.

  • Parent Pillar

    The Parent Pillar is our rating of MQLFX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.

Staying the course.

Senior Analyst Elbie Louw

Elbie Louw

Senior Analyst

Summary

A capable management team, backed by a strong contingent of securitized and credit analysts, runs MFS Limited Maturity Fixed Income, which includes the US-sold MFS Limited Maturity and Luxembourg-domiciled MFS Meridian Limited Maturity. This strategy retains its Above Average People and Process Pillar ratings.

by Elbie Louw
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Portfolio Holdings MQLFX

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  • Equity Holdings —
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  • % Assets in Top 10 Holdings 25.4
Top 10 Holdings
% Portfolio Weight
Market Value USD
Sector

United States Treasury Notes 4.38%

9.03 304M
Government

United States Treasury Notes 4.88%

6.56 221M
Government

United States Treasury Notes 3.88%

4.86 164M
Government

United States Treasury Notes 4.13%

1.48 50M
Government

Currency Cash CASH_USD

1.07 36M
Cash and Equivalents

2 Year Treasury Note Future Dec 26

0.65 22M
Government

Dryden 75 Clo Ltd / Dryden 75 Clo Llc 5.25%

0.58 19M
Securitized

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 5.04%

0.57 19M
Corporate

Smbc Aviation Capital Finance 5.3%

0.56 19M
Corporate

Bacardi Ltd / Bacardi Martini BV 5.25%

0.54 18M
Corporate

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