MFS Research International
Standardized Performance
as of 08/07/2020
Objective And Strategy
ObjectiveThe investment seeks capital appreciation.
Strategy
The fund normally invests its assets primarily in foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities. It may invest the fund's assets in the stocks of companies the advisor believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies the advisor believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
Principal Risks
* This portfolio invests in securities of foreign issuers which involves risks not typically associated with domestic issuers, including currency fluctuations and the possibility of political and economic instability. Emerging markets involve risks in addition to those generally associated with foreign securities, because political and economic structures in many emerging markets may be undergoing significant evolution and rapid development.
* The portfolio's exposure to the US Dollar Index and/or foreign currencies subjects the portfolio to the risk that foreign currencies will fluctuate in value relative to the US Dollar or, in the case of short position, that the US Dollar will decline in value to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may move significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons including changes in interest rates, the imposition of currency controls or other political developments in the US or abroad.
* This Fund may invest in publicly issued equity securities, including common stocks. Investments in common stocks are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time.
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International Equity - Core05/01/20201.141.2104/30/20250.25