MFS Limited Maturity Fund Class A (MQLFX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
5.83
-0.01 (-0.17%)
Jan 10, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
0.34%
Fund Assets 2.96B
Expense Ratio 0.58%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 66.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.24
Dividend Yield 4.05%
Dividend Growth 21.07%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 31, 2024
Previous Close 5.84
YTD Return -0.17%
1-Year Return 3.89%
5-Year Return 8.61%
52-Week Low 5.73
52-Week High 5.90
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 374
Inception Date Feb 26, 1992

About MQLFX

The fund normally invests its assets primarily in debt instruments. Debt instruments include U.S. government securities, corporate bonds, foreign government securities, securitized instruments, and other obligations to repay money borrowed. Its dollar-weighted average effective maturity will normally not exceed five years.

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

Performance

MQLFX had a total return of 3.89% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 3.57%, including dividends.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FBNIX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class I 0.30%
FANCX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class C 1.36%
FBNTX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond Fund - Class M 0.51%

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

35.74% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
United States Treasury Notes 4.63% T 4.625 11.15.26 9.35%
United States Treasury Notes 4.13% T 4.125 06.15.26 7.61%
United States Treasury Notes 4.88% T 4.875 11.30.25 5.80%
Currency Cash CASH_USD n/a 3.99%
2 Year Treasury Note Future Mar 25 n/a 3.40%
United States Treasury Notes 2.75% T 2.75 07.31.27 3.07%
Bank of America Corp. 1.73% BAC V1.734 07.22.27 0.74%
The Boeing Company 2.2% BA 2.196 02.04.26 0.67%
PNC Financial Services Group Inc. 5.35% PNC V5.354 12.02.28 0.58%
Element Fleet Management Corp 6.27% EFNCN 6.271 06.26.26 144A 0.55%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 31, 2024 $0.0205 Dec 31, 2024
Nov 29, 2024 $0.0205 Dec 2, 2024
Oct 31, 2024 $0.0205 Nov 1, 2024
Sep 30, 2024 $0.0205 Oct 1, 2024
Aug 30, 2024 $0.021 Sep 3, 2024
Jul 31, 2024 $0.021 Aug 1, 2024
Full Dividend History