MFS Research International Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-08-27
C000030618 — MFS Research International Portfolio. Developed ex-US Mid Cap Growth Financials Equity · $1.43B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
C000030618 Fund Overview
MFS Research International Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Brighthouse Funds Trust I, categorised as Developed ex-US Mid Cap Growth Financials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Brighthouse Funds Trust I
- Category: Developed ex-US Mid Cap Growth Financials Equity
- Assets under management: $1.43B
- 1-year return: 16.2%
- SEC CIK: 0001126087
- SEC series ID: S000011096
- Share class ID: C000030618
C000030618 Investment Objective and Strategy
MFS Research International Portfolio describes its objective and strategy as follows, from its latest prospectus filed with the SEC by Brighthouse Funds Trust I.
Investment objective
Capital appreciation.
Principal investment strategy
Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS or Subadviser), subadviser to the Portfolio, invests the Portfolios assets, under normal circumstances, primarily in foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, and depositary receipts for those securities. The Portfolio may invest a large percentage of its assets in issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region. In selecting investments for the Portfolio, MFS is not constrained by any particular investment style. MFS may invest the Portfolios assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
The Portfolio may invest in companies of any size. In conjunction with a team of investment research analysts, sector leaders select investments for the Portfolio. MFS generally manages the Portfolio to be sector neutral to the MSCI Europe, Australia and Far East (EAFE) Index (the Index) using MFSs custom industry and sector categories to classify the Portfolios and the Indexs holdings. MFS uses an active bottom-up investment approach to buying and selling investments for the Portfolio. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of individual issuers and their potential in light of their financial condition, and market, economic, political, and regulatory conditions. Factors considered may include analysis of an issuers earnings, cash flows, competitive position, and management ability.
Quantitative screening tools that systematically evaluate an issuers valuation, price and earnings momentum, earnings quality, and other factors, may also be considered.
C000030618 Holdings
Top 10 holdings of MFS Research International Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Mizuho Financial Group Inc | 3.00% |
| Schneider Electric SE | 2.82% |
| Tokyo Electron Ltd | 2.79% |
| ASML Holding NV | 2.70% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2.25% |
| Novartis AG | 2.16% |
| Hitachi Ltd | 2.07% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 1.84% |
| Linde PLC | 1.77% |
| AstraZeneca PLC | 1.76% |
C000030618 Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of MFS Research International Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 3.2% |
C000030618 Performance
Total returns for C000030618 (as of 2026-10-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.3% |
| 1 year | 16.2% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 12.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.1% |
C000030618 Risk Information
Risk metrics for C000030618, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 13.6%
C000030618 Costs and Fees
C000030618 costs about $71 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.71%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.90%
- Portfolio turnover: 39%
- Brokerage commissions: 3.11 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
C000030618 Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-06, MFS Research International Portfolio had net outflows of $9.47M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | $186.25M |
| 2026-05 | −$5.69M |
| 2026-04 | −$10.76M |
| 2026-03 | −$13.35M |
| 2026-02 | −$41.00M |
| 2026-01 | −$31.72M |
C000030618 Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in MFS Research International Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
C000030618 Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official MFS Research International Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2026-04-24
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2025-04-25
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-04-25
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-08-27
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-05-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-02-27
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2026-03-11
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-03-14
Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.