- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- MFS Series Trust I MA United States of America
- IPO Date
- Dec 29, 1995
- Business
- MFS Series Trust I - MFS Value Fund Class A (MEIAX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in large-cap, high-quality, attractively valued companies with a keen focus on downside risk management; it employs a long-term investment horizon and flexible valuation approach emphasizing cash flow and returns-based methodologies. The fund, part of MFS Investment Management's offerings, benchmarks against the Russell 1000 Value Index and maintains a portfolio of approximately 71 equity holdings, with top sectors including financials (31.18%), industrials (17.58%), and health care (15.24%) as of November 30, 2025; primarily U.S.-focused (97.05% allocation), it includes minor exposures to the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Canada. MFS Investment Management, founded in 1924 and headquartered at 111 Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts, operates globally with offices in Sydney, London, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo, serving individual investors, financial advisors, intermediaries, and institutions through a range of mutual funds and investment strategies.
Share class details for MEIAX include a maximum front-end sales charge of 5.75%, a net expense ratio of 0.79%, and a minimum initial investment of $1,000; as of December 16, 2025, the net asset value stands at $49.91 with net assets totaling approximately $55.58 billion as of November 30, 2025. Top holdings as of November 30, 2025, feature JPMorgan Chase & Co., Progressive Corp., McKesson Corp., Cigna Group, and Johnson & Johnson, among others, representing 28.86% of assets.
Recent developments include the addition of Tom Crowley to the portfolio management team effective December 31, 2024, and the planned retirement of Nevin Chitkara effective May 1, 2026; the fund announced quarterly dividends and a significant long-term capital gain distribution of $3.86919 per share payable December 12, 2025. MFS Investment Management reached an agreement in December 2025 to transfer management of closed-end funds totaling £1.5 billion to Aberdeen, alongside amendments to agreements for funds like MFS High Yield Muni Trust in July 2025. These changes reflect ongoing portfolio management transitions and strategic adjustments within MFS's broader product suite.