MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Eq R4 (BMSVX)

Fund Assets	3.16B
Expense Ratio	0.61%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	51.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.10
Dividend Yield	0.61%
Dividend Growth	-20.32%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 11, 2025

Previous Close	17.48
YTD Return	16.30%
1-Year Return	17.56%
5-Year Return	64.48%
52-Week Low	14.51
52-Week High	18.35
Beta (5Y)	1.14
Holdings	177
Inception Date	Aug 19, 2016

About BMSVX

The MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Equity Fund R4 Shares is a mutual fund focused on providing capital appreciation by investing primarily in mid-cap U.S. companies. The fund maintains a diversified portfolio, allocating at least 80% of its assets to equity securities of companies with medium-sized market capitalizations. It utilizes a blend of fundamental research and quantitative analysis to guide its selection process, targeting businesses across a variety of sectors including financial services, healthcare, technology, industrials, and utilities. Key holdings often represent leading mid-cap firms within these industries, reflecting a strategy aimed at balancing growth potential with risk management. The fund is structured to meet the needs of retirement plans, offering features such as a low expense ratio and no initial sales charges for R4 share class investors. Its role in the financial market is to serve as a core equity holding for investors seeking diversified exposure to the U.S. mid-cap segment, leveraging both research-driven insights and disciplined portfolio management for long-term growth objectives.

• Fund Family: MFS
• Category: Mid-Cap Blend
• Performance Rating: Above Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: BMSVX
• Share Class: R4
• Index: Russell MidCap TR

Performance

BMSVX had a total return of 17.56% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.77%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
SWMCX	Schwab	Schwab ® US Mid-Cap Index	0.04%
FLAPX	Fidelity	Fidelity Flex Mid Cap Index Fund	n/a
FSMDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund	0.03%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
BMSYX	R6	0.51%
BMSLX	I	0.59%
BMSTX	R3	0.84%
BMSFX	A	0.84%

Top 10 Holdings

17.06% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Northern Trust Corporation	NTRS	1.85%
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.	AMP	1.80%
DexCom, Inc.	DXCM	1.75%
Humana Inc.	HUM	1.72%
Aramark	ARMK	1.69%
Valero Energy Corporation	VLO	1.68%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation	WAB	1.67%
Okta, Inc.	OKTA	1.66%
Illumina, Inc.	ILMN	1.63%
Popular, Inc.	BPOP	1.60%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 11, 2025	$0.45433	Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2024	$1.54657	Dec 13, 2024
Dec 14, 2023	$0.30326	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 13, 2022	$0.57317	Dec 14, 2022
Dec 14, 2021	$3.12486	Dec 15, 2021
Dec 15, 2020	$0.12623	Dec 16, 2020

Data Sources: Tiingo, Twelve Data, and more

Historical data is provided by Tiingo. Delayed stock pricing data is provided by Twelve Data. Several fund data points are also provided by Finnhub.

Last checked:

Oct 15, 2026

Data Sources Report a data error