MFS Research R6 (MFRKX)

Fund Assets	7.57B
Expense Ratio	0.449%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	41.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.51
Dividend Yield	0.86%
Dividend Growth	4.06%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 9, 2025

Previous Close	59.96
YTD Return	6.98%
1-Year Return	6.99%
5-Year Return	38.04%
52-Week Low	51.68
52-Week High	65.21
Beta (5Y)	0.97
Holdings	101
Inception Date	May 1, 2006

About MFRKX

The MFS Research Fund Class R6 is a diversified mutual fund designed to seek capital appreciation through investments in U.S. equities. Managed by MFS Investment Management, this fund adopts an analyst-driven, core stock selection approach, targeting companies of varying sizes and across different industries. The fund maintains a sector allocation generally neutral to the S&P 500 Index, supporting broad market exposure while enabling flexibility to invest across styles and sectors based on fundamental research. It primarily focuses on companies with strong long-term growth prospects and proven earnings records, resulting in a portfolio characterized by a blend of large, mid, and small-cap stocks. Launched in 2006 as the R6 share class and with total net assets exceeding $7.8 billion as of mid-2025, the fund is categorized within the Large Blend segment. It features a competitive expense ratio and does not impose sales charges for eligible institutional investors, making it an appealing vehicle for retirement plans and other institutional portfolios. Benchmarking against the S&P 500, the MFS Research Fund Class R6 aims to capture the core performance of the U.S. equity market while leveraging the insights of its experienced analyst team.

• Fund Family: MFS
• Category: Large Blend
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Below Average
• Stock Exchange: Nasdaq
• Ticker Symbol: MFRKX
• Share Class: R6
• Index: S&P 500 TR

Performance

MFRKX had a total return of 6.99% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.40%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol	Provider	Name	Expense Ratio
FMGKX	Fidelity	Fidelity Magellan K	0.56%
FEQDX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Hedged Equity C	1.54%
FEQJX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Hedged Equity I	0.57%
FEQNX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Hedged Equity M	1.05%
FEQZX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Hedged Equity Z	0.49%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
MRFIX	I	0.50%
MFRJX	R4	0.50%
MFRHX	R3	0.75%
MFRFX	A	0.75%

Top 10 Holdings

43.25% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
NVIDIA Corporation	NVDA	8.48%
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	6.77%
Apple Inc.	AAPL	6.52%
Amazon.com, Inc.	AMZN	4.68%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	4.63%
Broadcom Inc.	AVGO	3.35%
Mastercard Incorporated	MA	2.48%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	JPM	2.22%
Meta Platforms, Inc.	META	2.13%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	AMD	2.01%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 9, 2025	$9.22546	Dec 10, 2025
Dec 10, 2024	$5.99233	Dec 11, 2024
Dec 12, 2023	$3.72924	Dec 13, 2023
Dec 8, 2022	$3.6916	Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2021	$3.46893	Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2020	$2.7692	Dec 11, 2020

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Last checked:

Nov 4, 2026

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