MBARX — MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-11
MBARX — MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Municipal - National Bond · $139.99M AUM · 1.45% expense ratio · 3.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MBARX Fund Overview
MBARX — MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by Mfs Municipal Series Trust, categorised as Long Municipal - National 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 Municipal Series Trust
- Category: Long Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $139.99M
- 1-year return: 3.4%
- Ticker: MBARX
- SEC CIK: 0000751656
- SEC series ID: S000002529
- Share class ID: C000006977
MBARX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| City of Little Rock AR | 2.15% |
| Springdale Public Facilities Board | 2.02% |
| Arkansas Development Finance Authority | 1.86% |
| Arkansas State University | 1.79% |
| Arkansas Development Finance Authority | 1.69% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue | 1.63% |
| City of Batesville AR Sales & Use Tax | 1.51% |
| University of Arkansas | 1.48% |
| University of Arkansas | 1.47% |
| City of Fayetteville AR Hotel & Restaurant Tax Revenue | 1.43% |
MBARX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.7% |
MBARX Performance
Total returns for MBARX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.7% |
| 1 year | 3.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 1.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -0.1% |
MBARX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MBARX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 5.2%
MBARX Costs and Fees
MBARX costs about $145 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.45%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.70%
- Portfolio turnover: 15%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MBARX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund had net outflows of $7.00M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$1.75M |
| 2026-02 | $1.20M |
| 2026-01 | $2.31M |
| 2025-12 | −$1.30M |
| 2025-11 | $172.99K |
| 2025-10 | −$671.63K |
MBARX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| City of Little Rock AR | 2.15% |
| Springdale Public Facilities Board | 2.02% |
| Arkansas Development Finance Authority | 1.86% |
| Arkansas State University | 1.79% |
| Arkansas Development Finance Authority | 1.69% |
| Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp. Sales Tax Revenue | 1.63% |
| City of Batesville AR Sales & Use Tax | 1.51% |
| University of Arkansas | 1.48% |
| University of Arkansas | 1.47% |
| City of Fayetteville AR Hotel & Restaurant Tax Revenue | 1.43% |
MBARX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond 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.