C000030616 Fees and Costs — MFS Research International Portfolio, Class B
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.81%: a 0.71% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.04% other expenses, less a 0.19% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $435K in broker commissions, 0.0311% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 39%.
C000030616 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000030616. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.71% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.04% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.00% |
| Fee waiver | −0.19% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.81% |
| 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 |
C000030616 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000030616, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $528 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.88% 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 0.81%) | $85 | $266 | $462 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $3 | $10 | $18 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $48 |
| Total costs | $88 | $290 | $528 |
| Value after costs | $10,412 | $11,287 | $12,235 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.88% | 0.88% | 0.88% |
C000030616 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): 0.0311%
- Total broker commissions: $435K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 39%
- Securities on loan, average value: $65.5M
- Net income from securities lending: $142K (0.010% of average net assets)
C000030616 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $82K | 21.41% |
| Jefferies LLC | $49K | 12.92% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $46K | 12.05% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $46K | 11.98% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $43K | 11.24% |
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $35K | 9.22% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $34K | 8.91% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $20K | 5.35% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $15K | 3.98% |
| Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $11K | 2.93% |
MFS Research International Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000030615 | Class A | 0.56% | — |
| C000030618 | Class E | 0.71% | — |
| C000030616 | Class B | 0.81% | — |
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.