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MFS Research International Fund

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Morningstar 4 / 5 Stars
Lipper 5 5 2 3 3
Zacks Investment Research 5 (Strong Sell)
Standard & Poor's 4 / 5 Stars
TheStreet.com D (Sell)

Risk

Volatility Measurements

Updated 04.30.2013

Standard Deviation	18.67
Mean	0.83
Sharpe Ratio	0.53
Bear Market Decile Rank	17

Modern Portfolio Theory Statistics

Updated 04.30.2013

	Standard Index MSCI EAFE NR USD	Best Fit Index MSCI World Ex US NR USD
R-Squared	97.96	98.47
Beta	0.95	0.97
Alpha	1.4	1.78

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