MFS International Growth I
MQGIX
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- BOSTON MA 02199 United States of America
- IPO Date
- Dec 31, 1996
- CIK
- 0000783740
- Website
- mfs.com
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- MFS International Growth Fund (Class I Shares) (MQGIX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS) that seeks capital appreciation by investing primarily in foreign equity securities, including those from emerging markets; the fund employs a multi-cap growth strategy targeting high-quality non-U.S. companies with above-average growth potential, strong fundamentals, durable competitive advantages, and reasonable valuations. Core offerings include equity investments across various sectors such as industrials, information technology, materials, consumer discretionary, financials, and health care; top holdings as of October 2025 feature Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd, Hitachi Ltd, Schneider Electric SE, SAP SE, Nestle SA, Roche Holding AG, AIA Group Ltd, Delta Electronics Inc, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, and Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. The fund maintains a portfolio turnover of approximately 14-15%, with 98% allocated to stocks, 1-2% to cash equivalents, and an active share of 74% relative to the MSCI All Country World ex USA Growth Index benchmark; it features a net expense ratio of 0.81%, gross expense ratio of 0.82%, and no sales charge for eligible institutional investors. Geographically, the fund operates with significant exposure to Europe ex-U.K. (37-39%; key countries: France, Germany, Switzerland), emerging markets (20-22%; Taiwan, China, India, Brazil), Japan (11%), North America ex-U.S. (Canada, 7%), and the United Kingdom (10%), serving institutional and qualified investors seeking international growth equity exposure. Launched on October 24, 1995, with Class I shares commencing January 2, 1997, the fund is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, as part of MFS Series Trust X, with net assets exceeding $21 billion as of late 2025. In recent developments, the fund sustained contractual fee waivers through at least September 30, 2026, supporting its competitive net expense structure; it distributed significant capital gains and dividends in December 2024, including $1.90 per share in long-term capital gains, $0.02 in short-term, and $0.64 in dividends; portfolio characteristics evolved with weighted average market cap rising to $198.6 billion and long-term EPS growth forecast at 13.01% as of October 2025, reflecting ongoing active management adjustments amid MFS's broader 2025 initiatives like new active ETF launches in U.S. mid-cap and blended research strategies, though no MQGIX-specific acquisitions, partnerships, or reorganizations were reported in the past 1-2 years.