C000017792 Performance — MFS Value Portfolio, Class E

Data updated: 2026-08-27

C000017792 returned +7.06% year to date and +13.39% over one year to Jun 2026. Annualised returns are +12.70% over 3 years and +8.43% over 5 years. The fund trailed its US Large Value category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $143, against $158 for the category, and to $113 over one year, against $121. Volatility over the past three years was 11.09% a year. In the 12 months to Jun 2026 the fund lost a net $153.3M, and assets reached $2.59B.

C000017792 Growth of $100

What $100 invested in MFS Value Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the US Large Value category average over the same months.

PeriodC000017792Category average
1 year (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)$113$121
3 years (Jul 2023 – Jun 2026)$143$158
5 years (Jul 2021 – Jun 2026)$150$165
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Jun 2026)$196$223

C000017792 Trailing Returns

Total returns to Jun 2026, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
YTD+7.06%
1 year+13.39%
3 years (annualised)+12.70%
5 years (annualised)+8.43%

C000017792 Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of MFS Value Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2026 (Jan–Jun)+7.06%
2025+13.11%
2024+11.70%
2023+7.97%
2022−6.10%
2021+25.37%
2020+3.76%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+9.68%

C000017792 Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+3.3%+2.7%−4.8%+4.6%−1.2%+2.5%——————
2025+4.1%+2.0%−2.1%−2.6%+3.2%+2.3%−0.6%+3.7%+0.6%−2.1%+2.9%+1.4%
2024+0.6%+3.5%+4.5%−3.8%+3.0%−1.2%+5.2%+3.2%−0.3%−1.4%+4.8%−6.3%
2023+2.9%−4.0%−0.3%+1.8%−4.0%+6.0%+2.6%−2.2%−3.5%−1.9%+6.5%+4.7%
2022−3.4%−2.8%+2.5%−5.4%+3.1%−7.6%+6.4%−2.6%−7.9%+9.8%+6.8%−3.2%
2021−1.9%+3.9%+6.5%+4.5%+2.4%−1.4%+2.4%+2.5%−4.1%+5.6%−3.0%+6.0%
2020−1.7%−9.2%−14.7%+10.8%+3.9%−0.7%+4.0%+3.7%−1.8%−1.9%+11.6%+2.9%
2019——————+1.9%−1.8%+2.4%+0.8%+3.3%+2.8%

C000017792 Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Jul 2023 – Jun 2026.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 11.09%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: 0.74 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +6.48% (Nov 2023)
  • Worst month: −6.30% (Dec 2024)

C000017792 Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of MFS Value Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$153.3M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $264.1M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.63×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Jun 2026$227.9M$36.9M$191.0M
May 2026$4.0M$18.3M−$14.3M
Apr 2026$3.5M$32.3M−$28.8M
Mar 2026$2.0M$44.2M−$42.2M
Feb 2026$2.3M$49.5M−$47.2M
Jan 2026$4.0M$32.7M−$28.7M
Dec 2025$1.6M$57.6M−$56.0M
Nov 2025$3.1M$26.1M−$23.0M
Oct 2025$3.3M$23.6M−$20.3M
Sep 2025$3.4M$29.5M−$26.1M
Aug 2025$4.4M$34.0M−$29.6M
Jul 2025$4.5M$32.6M−$28.0M

C000017792 Assets Under Management

Net assets of MFS Value Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2026-06-30$2.59B
2026-03-31$2.52B
2025-12-31$2.61B
2025-09-30$2.65B
2025-06-30$2.64B
2025-03-31$2.64B
2024-12-31$2.62B
2024-09-30$2.80B
2024-06-30$2.71B
2024-03-31$2.91B
2023-12-31$2.78B
2023-09-30$2.65B

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.