MFS Research International Fund Class A (MRSAX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
25.92
+0.10 (0.39%)
Jul 9, 2025, 8:09 AM EDT
8.95%
Fund Assets 17.10B
Expense Ratio 0.98%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover 17.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.41
Dividend Yield 1.48%
Dividend Growth 22.59%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 10, 2024
Previous Close 25.82
YTD Return 15.27%
1-Year Return 10.43%
5-Year Return 46.07%
52-Week Low 21.29
52-Week High 26.07
Beta (5Y) 1.01
Holdings 119
Inception Date Dec 31, 1996

About MRSAX

The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests its assets primarily in foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries, sectors, countries, and regions, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region.

Fund Family MFS
Category Foreign Large Blend
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MRSAX
Share Class A
Index MSCI EAFE NR USD

Performance

MRSAX had a total return of 10.43% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.34%.

Equivalent Funds

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

Symbol Provider Name Expense Ratio
FZAIX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor International Discovery Fund - Class Z 0.50%
SWMIX Schwab Schwab International Opportunities Fund 0.85%
FAERX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund - Class M 1.28%
FAOCX Fidelity Fidelity Advisor Overseas Fund - Class C 1.81%
FIGRX Fidelity Fidelity International Discovery Fund 0.58%

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
MRSKX R6 0.63%
MRSJX R4 0.73%
MRSIX I 0.73%
MRSHX R3 0.98%

Top 10 Holdings

22.54% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Schneider Electric S.E. SU 3.29%
Roche Holding AG ROG 2.58%
Linde plc LIN 2.55%
Hitachi, Ltd. 6501 2.46%
Nestlé S.A. NESN 2.29%
NatWest Group plc NWG 1.93%
Euronext N.V. ENX 1.92%
Barclays PLC BARC 1.91%
Currency Cash CASH_USD n/a 1.91%
Novo Nordisk A/S NOVO.B 1.71%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 10, 2024 $0.40629 Dec 11, 2024
Dec 19, 2023 $0.33142 Dec 20, 2023
Dec 6, 2022 $0.27184 Dec 7, 2022
Dec 7, 2021 $0.25425 Dec 8, 2021
Dec 8, 2020 $0.16245 Dec 9, 2020
Dec 10, 2019 $0.32264 Dec 10, 2019
Full Dividend History