C000007315 Fees and Costs — MFS Value Series, Service Class
Data updated: 2026-08-24
The net expense ratio is 0.94%: a 0.69% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.03% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $138K in broker commissions, 0.0057% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 11%.
C000007315 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000007315. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.69% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.97% |
| Fee waiver | −0.03% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.94% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000007315 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000007315, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $592 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.99% 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 0.94%) | $99 | $308 | $535 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $2 | $3 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $54 |
| Total costs | $99 | $325 | $592 |
| Value after costs | $10,401 | $11,251 | $12,171 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.99% | 0.99% | 0.99% |
C000007315 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0057%
- Total broker commissions: $138K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $6.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 11%
- Securities on loan, average value: $0
- Net income from securities lending: $1K (0.000% of average net assets)
C000007315 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $24K | 19.45% |
| Jefferies LLC | $22K | 18.18% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $16K | 13.31% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $14K | 11.80% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $10K | 7.78% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $9K | 7.52% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $9K | 7.05% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $8K | 6.34% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $6K | 4.56% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $5K | 4.01% |
C000007315 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $3.7M | 62.18% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $2.3M | 37.82% |
MFS Value Series Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000007314 | Initial Class | 0.69% | — |
| C000007315 | Service Class | 0.94% | — |
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.