MFS Commodity Strategy Fund Class R6 (MCSRX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
3.830
-0.030 (-0.78%)
Jul 25, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
-0.78%
Fund Assets859.86M
Expense Ratio0.82%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover57.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.12
Dividend Yield3.13%
Dividend Growth50.03%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 10, 2024
Previous Close3.860
YTD Return8.19%
1-Year Return13.45%
5-Year Return53.94%
52-Week Low3.420
52-Week High3.940
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings388
Inception DateSep 4, 2012

About MCSRX

The MFS Commodity Strategy Fund is an actively managed mutual fund designed to provide broad exposure to global commodity markets. Its primary objective is to seek total return by investing predominantly in commodity-linked derivatives and debt securities, rather than owning physical commodities directly. The fund covers a wide array of tangible assets, including energy products like oil and natural gas, agricultural goods, industrial metals, and precious metals. The fund employs proprietary quantitative models to make allocation decisions, which are further refined based on current market conditions and the risk/return profiles of various commodity sectors. Notably, it gains market access through investments in a wholly owned subsidiary, allowing for direct participation in commodity futures, swaps, and options. This structure enables the fund to mirror the returns of a broad-based commodity index, such as the Bloomberg Commodity Index, providing investors with diversified commodity exposure. Managed by Massachusetts Financial Services (MFS), the fund plays a significant role in diversified portfolios seeking to hedge against inflation, diversify risk beyond traditional equities and bonds, and access the unique return drivers inherent to commodity markets. Since its inception in 2012, it has aimed to serve institutional investors looking for a systematic and efficient approach to commodity investing.

Fund Family MFS
Category Commodities Broad Basket
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MCSRX
Share Class R6
Index Bloomberg Commodity TR

Performance

MCSRX had a total return of 13.45% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been -1.41%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FCSSXFidelityFidelity Series Commodity Strategy Fund0.01%
FIFGXFidelityFidelity SAI Inflation-Focused Fund0.39%
FYHTXFidelityFidelity Commodity Strategy Fund0.64%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
MCSTXR40.91%
MCSIXI0.91%
MCSAXA1.16%
MCSQXR31.16%

Top 10 Holdings

82.45% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
MLCILPRT Total Return Swapn/a14.67%
BCOM F0 Pre-Roll Total Return SWAPn/a13.82%
BBG Commodity F3 TR SWAPn/a11.63%
United States Treasury Notes 4.5%T.4.5 07.15.267.05%
Currency Cash CASH_USDn/a6.81%
United States Treasury Notes 4.88%T.4.875 11.30.256.15%
BBG Commodity F6 TR Swapsn/a6.02%
BBG Commodity TR Swapn/a5.83%
BBG Commodity F3 Total Return Swapn/a5.37%
BBG Commodity F3 Total Return Swapn/a5.11%

Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 10, 2024$0.12001Dec 11, 2024
Dec 19, 2023$0.07999Dec 20, 2023
Dec 8, 2022$1.04475Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$2.40871Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2020$0.04816Dec 11, 2020
Dec 12, 2019$0.10016Dec 12, 2019
Full Dividend History