MFS Emerging Markets Equity R1 (MEMRX)

Fund Assets	9.86B
Expense Ratio	2.083%
Min. Investment	$0.00
Turnover	45.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.85
Dividend Yield	2.01%
Dividend Growth	26.44%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 16, 2025

Previous Close	42.91
YTD Return	13.86%
1-Year Return	18.38%
5-Year Return	38.72%
52-Week Low	36.09
52-Week High	45.43
Beta (5Y)	0.91
Holdings	94
Inception Date	Oct 1, 2008

About MEMRX

MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund Class R1 is a mutual fund designed to provide investors with exposure to equity securities from emerging market countries. Its primary objective is capital appreciation, achieved by investing predominantly in the stocks of companies that are economically tied to emerging markets. The fund takes a globally diversified approach, allocating its assets across various regions such as Asia and Latin America, with a focus on companies demonstrating strong earnings prospects, attractive valuations, and positive growth trends in revenues, margins, and cash flows. MFS utilizes local market insights, often conducting on-site visits to identify compelling investment opportunities at the company level. The fund is actively managed, with a high active share and a substantial number of holdings, providing broad diversification within the emerging markets segment. It plays a significant role as a vehicle for investors seeking to benefit from the long-term growth potential of developing economies, and its performance is typically benchmarked against the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, reflecting its focus on this dynamic and evolving sector of the global financial landscape.

• Fund Family: MFS
• Category: Diversified Emerging Mkts
• Performance Rating: Below Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: MEMRX
• Share Class: R1
• Index: MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

MEMRX had a total return of 18.38% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.52%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FGOMX	Fidelity	Strategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund	0.29%
FPADX	Fidelity	Fidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund	0.08%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
MEMJX	R6	0.94%
MEMHX	R4	1.06%
MEMIX	I	1.06%
MEMGX	R3	1.31%

Top 10 Holdings

46.10% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited	2330	13.75%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.	005930	8.46%
Tencent Holdings Limited	0700	4.66%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited	9988	3.85%
SK hynix Inc.	000660	3.58%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.	2317	2.85%
Currency Cash CASH_USD	n/a	2.81%
MediaTek Inc.	2454	2.21%
HDFC Bank Limited	HDFCBANK	1.98%
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.	3711	1.95%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 16, 2025	$0.851	Dec 17, 2025
Dec 17, 2024	$0.67303	Dec 18, 2024
Dec 19, 2023	$0.26922	Dec 20, 2023
Dec 8, 2022	$0.08524	Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021	$0.57022	Dec 10, 2021
Dec 12, 2019	$0.37927	Dec 12, 2019

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

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