| Scorecard |
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4 / 5 Stars
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Lipper
5
3
5
4
2
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Zacks Investment Research
5
(Strong Sell)
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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 38 Target Date 2000-2010 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 8.78 percent over the past year, 7.83 percent over the past three years, and 6.14 percent over the past five years.
| Trailing Returns | Updated 05.31.2013 |
|---|---|
| Year to date | 2.6% |
| 1 Year | 8.8% |
| 3 Years (Annualized) | 7.8% |
| 5 Years (Annualized) | 6.1% |
| 10 Years (Annualized) | N/A |
Summary
The investment seeks a high level of total return. The fund is designed to provide diversification among different asset classes by investing the majority of assets in other MFS mutual funds, referred to as underlying funds. Within the stock fund allocations, MFS seeks to diversify globally (by including domestic and international underlying funds), in terms of market capitalization (by including large, mid, and small capitalization underlying funds) and by style (by including both growth and value underlying funds). Within the bond fund allocation, MFS includes underlying funds with varying degrees of interest rate and credit exposure.
