EALMX Fees and Costs — MFS Limited Maturity Fund, Class 529A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 0.63%: a 0.37% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.20% other expenses, less a 0.19% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 2.50%. In fiscal 2026 the fund paid $5K in broker commissions, 0.0002% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 50%.
EALMX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of EALMX. Prospectus, as of April 30, 2021.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.37% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.20% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.82% |
| Fee waiver | −0.19% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.63% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 2.50% |
| 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 |
EALMX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in EALMX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $706 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.19% 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 |
| Sales charges | $250 | $250 | $250 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.63%) | $64 | $202 | $352 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $12 | $49 | $104 |
| Total costs | $327 | $501 | $706 |
| Value after costs | $10,173 | $11,075 | $12,057 |
| Impact on return, per year | 3.27% | 1.54% | 1.19% |
EALMX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0002%
- Total broker commissions: $5K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $2.7B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 50%
- Securities lending: none during the year
EALMX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $5K | 100.00% |
EALMX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $535.7M | 23.63% |
| Nomura Securities International, Inc. | $478.9M | 21.12% |
| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | $236.0M | 10.41% |
| Bank of Montreal | $220.8M | 9.74% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $175.2M | 7.73% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $173.6M | 7.66% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $134.6M | 5.93% |
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | $130.7M | 5.76% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $101.6M | 4.48% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $80.4M | 3.55% |
MFS Limited Maturity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQLKX | Class R6 | 0.34% | none |
| MQLIX | Class I | 0.42% | none |
| MQLJX | Class R4 | 0.42% | none |
| MQLFX | Class A | 0.57% | 2.50% |
| EALMX | Class 529A | 0.63% | 2.50% |
| MQLHX | Class R3 | 0.67% | none |
| MLMRX | Class R2 | 0.82% | none |
| MQLBX | Class B | 1.32% | none |
| MQLCX | Class C | 1.42% | none |
| MQLGX | Class R1 | 1.42% | 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.