MFS Emerging Markets Equity A (MEMAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
39.65
+0.03 (0.08%)
Aug 21, 2025, 9:30 AM EDT
0.08%
Fund Assets8.95B
Expense Ratio1.31%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover36.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.79
Dividend Yield1.88%
Dividend Growth5.56%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Previous Close39.62
YTD Return20.85%
1-Year Return20.39%
5-Year Return30.05%
52-Week Low30.55
52-Week High40.13
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings114
Inception DateOct 24, 1995

About MEMAX

MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class A is an actively managed mutual fund focused on seeking capital appreciation through investment in emerging market equities. The fund primarily allocates at least 80% of its net assets to equity securities of companies that are economically tied to emerging market countries, offering broad exposure to dynamic and rapidly growing economies across the globe. Its investment strategy emphasizes identifying companies with strong earnings prospects, improving revenues, expanding profit margins, and robust cash flows. The portfolio management team combines global diversification with in-depth local research, often leveraging on-the-ground insights through visits to corporate headquarters, suppliers, and clients within emerging markets. The fund uses the MSCI Emerging Markets Index as its benchmark for performance measurement, ensuring alignment with widely recognized standards in the emerging markets segment. Since its inception in 1995, the fund has played a significant role in providing investors with access to the potential growth opportunities of emerging economies, while also considering factors such as currency risk, corporate governance, and valuation discipline in its selection process.

Fund Family MFS
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MEMAX
Share Class A
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

MEMAX had a total return of 20.39% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 5.62%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FGOMXFidelityStrategic Advisers Fidelity Em Mkts0.36%
FPADXFidelityFidelity Emerging Markets Idx0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
MEMJXR60.94%
MEMIXI1.06%
MEMHXR41.06%
MEMGXR31.31%

Top 10 Holdings

34.93% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited233010.16%
Tencent Holdings Limited07006.21%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0059303.40%
Alibaba Group Holding LimitedBABAF3.39%
China Construction Bank CorporationCICHF2.35%
HDFC Bank LimitedHDFCBANK2.32%
Infosys LimitedINFY1.95%
NetEase, Inc.NTES1.82%
Tata Consultancy Services LimitedTCS1.68%
Vale S.A.VALE1.63%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 17, 2024$0.79129Dec 18, 2024
Dec 19, 2023$0.74958Dec 20, 2023
Dec 8, 2022$0.27754Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021$0.69868Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2020$0.20365Dec 11, 2020
Dec 12, 2019$0.58196Dec 12, 2019
Full Dividend History