MRGHX Fees and Costs — MFS Core Equity Fund, Class R3
Data updated: 2026-07-27
The net expense ratio is 0.88%: a 0.52% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.12% other expenses, less a 0.01% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $999K in broker commissions, 0.0150% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 43%.
MRGHX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MRGHX. Prospectus, as of August 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.52% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.12% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.89% |
| Fee waiver | −0.01% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.88% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| 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 |
MRGHX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in MRGHX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $561 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.94% 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 0.88%) | $92 | $289 | $501 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $15 | $51 |
| Total costs | $94 | $308 | $561 |
| Value after costs | $10,406 | $11,268 | $12,202 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.94% | 0.94% | 0.94% |
MRGHX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0150%
- Total broker commissions: $999K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $13.8M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 43%
- Securities on loan, average value: $3K
- Net income from securities lending: $5 (0.000% of average net assets)
MRGHX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $165K | 19.52% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $159K | 18.85% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $117K | 13.91% |
| JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC | $99K | 11.80% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $76K | 8.99% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $56K | 6.60% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $53K | 6.31% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $47K | 5.58% |
| National Financial Services LLC | $39K | 4.60% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $32K | 3.85% |
MRGHX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $6.9M | 49.93% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $3.4M | 24.54% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $1.3M | 9.59% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $1.0M | 7.32% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $590K | 4.27% |
| Jefferies LLC | $482K | 3.49% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $119K | 0.86% |
MFS Core Equity Fund Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRGKX | Class R6 | 0.55% | none |
| MRGJX | Class R4 | 0.63% | none |
| MRGRX | Class I | 0.63% | none |
| MRGAX | Class A | 0.88% | 5.75% |
| MRGHX | Class R3 | 0.88% | none |
| MRERX | Class R2 | 1.13% | none |
| MRGBX | Class B | 1.63% | none |
| MRGCX | Class C | 1.63% | none |
| MRGGX | Class R1 | 1.63% | 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.