MFS Limited Maturity Fund Class A (MQLFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
6.01
0.00 (0.00%)
At close: Apr 17, 2025
4.70%
Fund Assets 2.85B
Expense Ratio 0.58%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 0.25
Dividend Yield 4.10%
Dividend Growth 12.05%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 31, 2025
Previous Close 6.01
YTD Return 3.64%
1-Year Return 8.45%
5-Year Return 13.96%
52-Week Low n/a
52-Week High n/a
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 376
Inception Date Feb 26, 1992

About MQLFX

The MFS Limited Maturity Fund Class A (MQLFX) seeks to provide a high a level of current income consistent with prudent investment risk and to protect shareholder capital, by investing at least 65% of its assets in fixed income securities with a maturity of 5 years or less.

Fund Family MFS Funds Class A
Category Short-Term Bond
Performance Rating Average
Risk Rating Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MQLFX
Share Class A
Index Bloomberg 1-3 Y Government/Credit TR

Performance

MQLFX had a total return of 8.45% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.66%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FBNTX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class M 0.51%
FBNAX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class A 0.50%
FBNIX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class I 0.30%
FANCX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class C 1.36%
FIKTX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class Z 0.25%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
MQLKX R6 0.35%
MQLJX R4 0.43%
MQLIX I 0.43%
MQLHX R3 0.68%

Top 10 Holdings

31.55% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
United States Treasury Notes 4.63% T 4.625 11.15.26 9.17%
United States Treasury Notes 4.13% T 4.125 06.15.26 7.31%
United States Treasury Notes 4.88% T 4.875 11.30.25 5.68%
United States Treasury Notes 2.75% T 2.75 07.31.27 2.97%
Currency Cash CASH_USD n/a 2.34%
2 Year Treasury Note Future June 25 n/a 1.53%
Bank of America Corp. 1.73% BAC V1.734 07.22.27 0.72%
The Boeing Company 2.2% BA 2.196 02.04.26 0.65%
Anglo American Capital PLC 4.75% AALLN 4.75 04.10.27 144A 0.59%
Tcw Clo 2020-1 Ltd / Tcw Clo 2020-1 LLC 5.89% TCW 2020-1A BR3 0.59%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 31, 2025 $0.02043 Apr 1, 2025
Feb 28, 2025 $0.02046 Mar 3, 2025
Jan 31, 2025 $0.02045 Feb 3, 2025
Dec 31, 2024 $0.0205 Dec 31, 2024
Nov 29, 2024 $0.0205 Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.0205 Nov 1, 2024
Full Dividend History