Expense Ratio History

MEIAX expense ratio history

MFS Value Fund

Fund company
MFS
Type
Mutual fund

0.80%

In basis points
80 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$80
Prospectus dated
29 December 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 0.83% on 29 December 2021

Fee over time

MEIAX expense ratio: 0.94% until 29 Dec 2012, then 0.96%; 0.96% until 29 Dec 2013, then 0.93%; 0.93% until 29 Dec 2014, then 0.90%; 0.90% until 29 Dec 2016, then 0.86%; 0.86% until 29 Dec 2017, then 0.84%; 0.84% until 28 Dec 2018, then 0.83%; 0.83% until 29 Dec 2021, then 0.80%; read at 0.80% on 29 Dec 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Dec 2011May 2014Oct 2016Mar 2019Aug 2021Jan 20240.94% before0.80% from 29 Dec 2021
MEIAX expense ratio: 0.94% until 29 Dec 2012, then 0.96%; 0.96% until 29 Dec 2013, then 0.93%; 0.93% until 29 Dec 2014, then 0.90%; 0.90% until 29 Dec 2016, then 0.86%; 0.86% until 29 Dec 2017, then 0.84%; 0.84% until 28 Dec 2018, then 0.83%; 0.83% until 29 Dec 2021, then 0.80%; read at 0.80% on 29 Dec 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Dec 2011Sep 2016Jun 20210.94% before0.80% from 29 Dec 2021
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 13 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
MEIAX (this page) A 0.80% 0.79% 29 Dec 2025
MEIJX R4 0.55% 0.54% 29 Dec 2025
— — 0.85% — 29 Dec 2021
— — 1.60% — 29 Dec 2021
— — 1.60% — 29 Dec 2021
MFEBX B 1.55% 1.54% 29 Dec 2025
MEICX C 1.55% 1.54% 29 Dec 2025
MEIIX I 0.55% 0.54% 29 Dec 2025
MEIGX R1 1.55% 1.54% 29 Dec 2025
MVRRX R2 1.05% 1.04% 29 Dec 2025
MEIHX R3 0.80% 0.79% 29 Dec 2025
MEIKX R6 0.45% 0.44% 29 Dec 2025
— — 0.82% — 27 Dec 2019

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
29 Dec 2025 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Dec 2024 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-12-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2023 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2022 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2021 0.80% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2021 0.80% Cut from 0.83% to 0.80%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-12-28
29 Dec 2020 0.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Dec 2019 0.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-12-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Dec 2018 0.83% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-12-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Dec 2018 0.83% Cut from 0.84% to 0.83%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-01-18
29 Dec 2017 0.84% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2017 0.84% Cut from 0.86% to 0.84%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-01-22
29 Dec 2016 0.86% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2016 0.86% Cut from 0.90% to 0.86%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2017-01-20
29 Dec 2015 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2014 0.90% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2014 0.90% Cut from 0.93% to 0.90%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-01-20
29 Dec 2013 0.93% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2013 0.93% Cut from 0.96% to 0.93%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-01-17
29 Dec 2012 0.96% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-12-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 Dec 2012 0.96% Raised from 0.94% to 0.96%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-01-18
29 Dec 2011 0.94% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-12-29 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.80% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$993 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,061.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$82
3 years$256
5 years$446
10 years$993

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 15 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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