BRULX Fees and Costs — MFS Blended Research Value Equity Fund, Class R3
Data updated: 2026-09-25
The net expense ratio is 0.64%: a 0.25% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.18% other expenses, less a 0.04% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $30K in broker commissions, 0.0096% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 50%.
BRULX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of BRULX. Prospectus, as of May 31, 2026.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.25% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.18% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.68% |
| Fee waiver | −0.04% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.64% |
| 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 |
BRULX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in BRULX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $409 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.68% 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 0.64%) | $67 | $210 | $366 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $3 | $5 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $11 | $37 |
| Total costs | $68 | $224 | $409 |
| Value after costs | $10,432 | $11,352 | $12,354 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.68% |
BRULX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0096%
- Total broker commissions: $30K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 50%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: $1 (0.000% of average net assets)
BRULX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| National Financial Services LLC | $14K | 45.69% |
| Jefferies LLC | $13K | 44.45% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $1K | 3.76% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $894 | 2.97% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $468 | 1.55% |
| Virtu Americas LLC | $285 | 0.95% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $106 | 0.35% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $87 | 0.29% |
MFS Blended Research Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRUNX | Class R6 | 0.34% | none |
| BRUHX | Class I | 0.39% | none |
| BRUMX | Class R4 | 0.39% | none |
| BRUDX | Class A | 0.64% | 5.75% |
| BRULX | Class R3 | 0.64% | none |
| BRUKX | Class R2 | 0.89% | none |
| BRUEX | Class B | 1.39% | none |
| BRUGX | Class C | 1.39% | none |
| BRUJX | Class R1 | 1.39% | 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.