MFS Limited Maturity R1 (MQLGX)

Fund Assets	3.32B
Expense Ratio	1.43%
Min. Investment	$1,000
Turnover	37.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.20
Dividend Yield	3.46%
Dividend Growth	1.95%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	Jul 31, 2026

Previous Close	5.82
YTD Return	0.88%
1-Year Return	2.42%
5-Year Return	7.58%
52-Week Low	5.81
52-Week High	5.91
Beta (5Y)	0.08
Holdings	397
Inception Date	Apr 1, 2005

About MQLGX

MFS Limited Maturity Fund Class R1 is an open-end mutual fund focused on short‑term, investment‑grade fixed income. The fund seeks total return with an emphasis on current income while considering capital preservation, investing primarily in U.S. government, agency, and high-quality corporate bonds with limited maturities that generally keep duration in the short range. Managed by an experienced team, it is benchmarked to the Bloomberg 1–3 Year U.S. Government/Credit Bond Index and maintains broad diversification across hundreds of issues and issuers to mitigate issuer-specific risk. The strategy’s short effective duration and average maturity are designed to reduce interest-rate sensitivity relative to intermediate and long‑term bond funds, aligning it with the short‑term bond category’s conservative profile. The fund’s role in the market is to provide a core, lower‑volatility fixed-income allocation for investors seeking steady income generation and dampened price fluctuations, while serving as a liquidity-conscious complement to broader bond or multi‑asset portfolios.

• Fund Family: MFS
• Category: Short-Term Bond
• Performance Rating: Low
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: MQLGX
• Share Class: R1
• Index: Bloomberg 1-3 Y Government/Credit TR

Performance

MQLGX had a total return of 2.42% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 1.40%.

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 Bd M	0.51%
FBNAX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bd A	0.50%
FBNIX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bd I	0.30%
FANCX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bd C	1.36%
FIKTX	Fidelity	Fidelity Advisor Short-Term Bond 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%
MQLFX	A	0.58%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Jul 31, 2026	$0.01688	Aug 3, 2026
Jun 30, 2026	$0.01588	Jul 1, 2026
May 29, 2026	$0.01586	Jun 1, 2026
Apr 30, 2026	$0.01468	May 1, 2026
Mar 31, 2026	$0.01467	Apr 1, 2026
Feb 27, 2026	$0.0162	Mar 2, 2026

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Last checked:

Aug 26, 2026

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