BRKRX Fees and Costs — MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund, Class R1
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 1.99%: a 0.75% management fee, a 1.00% 12b-1 fee plus 0.57% other expenses, less a 0.33% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $67K in broker commissions, 0.0715% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 57%.
BRKRX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BRKRX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.75% |
| 12b-1 fee | 1.00% |
| Other expenses | 0.57% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.32% |
| Fee waiver | −0.33% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.99% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
BRKRX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in BRKRX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,262 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.16% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.99%) | $209 | $645 | $1,106 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $8 | $23 | $40 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $33 | $117 |
| Total costs | $216 | $701 | $1,262 |
| Value after costs | $10,284 | $10,875 | $11,500 |
| Impact on return, per year | 2.16% | 2.16% | 2.16% |
BRKRX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0715%
- Total broker commissions: $67K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 57%
- Securities on loan, average value: $36K
- Net income from securities lending: $2K (0.002% of average net assets)
BRKRX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $16K | 23.98% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $13K | 19.93% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $10K | 14.41% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $9K | 14.23% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $7K | 11.28% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $6K | 8.92% |
| Jefferies LLC | $4K | 5.44% |
| KB Securities Co., Ltd. | $697 | 1.05% |
| CLSA Americas, LLC | $314 | 0.47% |
| BTG Pactual US Capital, LLC | $194 | 0.29% |
MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRKVX | Class R6 | 0.93% | none |
| BRKIX | Class I | 0.99% | none |
| BRKUX | Class R4 | 0.99% | none |
| BRKAX | Class A | 1.24% | 5.75% |
| BRKTX | Class R3 | 1.24% | none |
| BRKSX | Class R2 | 1.49% | none |
| BRKBX | Class B | 1.99% | none |
| BRKCX | Class C | 1.99% | none |
| BRKRX | Class R1 | 1.99% | none |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.