MFS Emerging Markets Debt R4 (MEDGX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
12.40
+0.04 (0.32%)
Aug 22, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
0.32%
Fund Assets7.37B
Expense Ratio0.81%
Min. Investment$0.00
Turnover58.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.72
Dividend Yield5.83%
Dividend Growth-10.17%
Payout FrequencyMonthly
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close12.36
YTD Return4.67%
1-Year Return5.26%
5-Year Return5.02%
52-Week Low11.57
52-Week High12.42
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings568
Inception DateDec 1, 2008

About MEDGX

MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund R4 is an actively managed mutual fund focused on generating total return with an emphasis on high current income while also considering capital appreciation. The strategy concentrates on debt issued by governments, quasi-sovereigns, and corporations that are economically tied to emerging markets, primarily in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The portfolio typically allocates at least 80% to emerging-markets debt and may utilize U.S. Treasuries and other liquid instruments to manage volatility and downside risk. The fund employs a research-intensive, country- and security-selection process led by a seasoned management team with long-standing continuity, and it benchmarks against JPMorgan’s Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. Class R4 shares are designed for eligible retirement and institutional platforms and feature no front-end or deferred sales charges, with a net expense ratio commonly cited around the R4 class level. The fund’s role in portfolios is to provide diversified exposure to hard-currency emerging-markets fixed income, balancing income generation with risk-managed participation in developing credit markets.

Fund Family MFS
Category Emerging Markets Bond
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MEDGX
Share Class R4
Index JP Morgan EMBI Global Diversified TR

Performance

MEDGX had a total return of 5.26% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.14%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FGYMXFidelityFidelity Advisor New Markets Income C0.76%
FGWMXFidelityFidelity Advisor New Markets Income M0.76%
FGBMXFidelityFidelity Advisor New Markets Income Z0.76%
FGZMXFidelityFidelity Advisor New Markets Income I0.76%
FNMIXFidelityFidelity New Markets Income0.76%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
MEDHXR60.70%
MEDIXI0.81%
MEDFXR31.06%
MEDAXA1.06%

Top 10 Holdings

18.25% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
United States Treasury Notes 2.75%T.2.75 08.15.324.40%
EUR/USD FWD 20250718 Purchasedn/a3.60%
Currency Cash CASH_USDn/a2.09%
5 Year Treasury Note Future Sept 25n/a1.57%
10 Year Treasury Note Future Sept 25n/a1.45%
USD/EUR FWD 20250718 Purchasedn/a1.12%
Oman (Sultanate Of) 6.75%OMAN.6.75 01.17.48 REGS1.06%
Argentina (Republic Of) 3.5%ARGENT.3.5 07.09.411.01%
EUR/USD FWD 20250718 Purchasedn/a0.99%
Ultra 10 Year US Treasury Note Future Sept 25n/a0.97%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Jul 31, 2025$0.05619Aug 1, 2025
Jun 30, 2025$0.01237Jul 1, 2025
May 30, 2025$0.06051Jun 2, 2025
Apr 30, 2025$0.06252May 1, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.06252Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025$0.06252Mar 3, 2025
Full Dividend History