EMLBX — MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-24
EMLBX — MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $564.79M AUM · 1.86% expense ratio · 9.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
EMLBX Fund Overview
EMLBX — MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Mfs Series Trust X, categorised as Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Mfs Series Trust X
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $564.79M
- 1-year return: 9.7%
- Ticker: EMLBX
- SEC CIK: 0000783740
- SEC series ID: S000033795
- Share class ID: C000104417
EMLBX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 7.60% |
| Republic Of South Africa | 3.95% |
| Indonesia Government | 3.43% |
| Mex Bonos Desarr Fix Rt | 3.34% |
| Malaysia Government | 3.22% |
| Titulos De Tesoreria | 2.77% |
| Republic Of South Africa | 2.38% |
| China Government Bond | 2.13% |
| Mex Bonos Desarr Fix Rt | 2.12% |
| Poland Government Bond | 2.11% |
EMLBX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 91.2% |
| Equity | 7.6% |
| Derivatives | 0.4% |
EMLBX Performance
Total returns for EMLBX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.1% |
| 1 year | 9.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.8% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.9% |
EMLBX Risk Information
Risk metrics for EMLBX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 8.4%
EMLBX Costs and Fees
EMLBX costs about $186 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.86%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.00%
- Portfolio turnover: 82%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.54 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
EMLBX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund had net inflows of $86.58M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $11.16M |
| 2026-03 | $32.79M |
| 2026-02 | $32.54M |
| 2026-01 | $4.13M |
| 2025-12 | $204.53K |
| 2025-11 | −$5.50M |
EMLBX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Republic Of South Africa | 3.95% |
| Indonesia Government | 3.43% |
| Mex Bonos Desarr Fix Rt | 3.34% |
| Malaysia Government | 3.22% |
| Titulos De Tesoreria | 2.77% |
| Republic Of South Africa | 2.38% |
| China Government Bond | 2.13% |
| Mex Bonos Desarr Fix Rt | 2.12% |
| Poland Government Bond | 2.11% |
| China Development Bank | 2.06% |
EMLBX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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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.