| Scorecard |
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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
5
3
3
3
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Zacks Investment Research
3
(Hold)
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Standard & Poor's
4 / 5 Stars
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TheStreet.com
C-
(Hold)
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U.S. News evaluated 77 Foreign Large Growth Funds. Our list highlights the top-rated funds for long-term investors based on the ratings of leading fund industry researchers.
Performance
The fund has returned 23.12 percent over the past year, 12.34 percent over the past three years, 1.51 percent over the past five years, and 10.62 percent over the past decade.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 4.8% |
| 1 Year | 23.1% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 12.3% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 1.5% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | 10.6% |
Summary
The investment seeks capital appreciation. The fund normally invests assets primarily in foreign equity securities, including emerging-market equity securities. It focuses on investing assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies. The fund may invest a relatively high percentage of assets in issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region.
Fees
Fees are Below Average compared to funds in the same category.
MFS International Growth Fund has an expense ratio of 1.07 percent.
Risk
Risk is Below Average compared to funds in the same category according to Morningstar.
