MWEFX Fees and Costs — MFS Global Equity Fund, Class A
Data updated: 2026-09-28
The net expense ratio is 1.17%: a 0.81% management fee, a 0.25% 12b-1 fee plus 0.16% other expenses, less a 0.05% fee waiver. This share class carries a maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% and a deferred sales charge of up to 1.00%. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $279K in broker commissions, 0.0125% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 17%.
MWEFX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MWEFX. Prospectus, as of October 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.81% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.25% |
| Other expenses | 0.16% |
| Gross expense ratio | 1.22% |
| Fee waiver | −0.05% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.17% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 5.75% |
| Max deferred load | 1.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
MWEFX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in MWEFX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,428 over 5 years, cutting the return by 2.46% 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 | $673 | $575 | $575 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 1.17%) | $116 | $361 | $624 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $1 | $4 | $7 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $29 | $109 | $223 |
| Total costs | $819 | $1,048 | $1,428 |
| Value after costs | $9,681 | $10,528 | $11,334 |
| Impact on return, per year | 8.19% | 3.27% | 2.46% |
MWEFX Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0125%
- Total broker commissions: $279K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): —
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 17%
- Securities on loan, average value: $12.0M
- Net income from securities lending: $37K (0.002% of average net assets)
MWEFX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $64K | 29.63% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $41K | 18.82% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $27K | 12.63% |
| Jefferies LLC | $20K | 9.13% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $16K | 7.25% |
| Barclays Capital, Inc. | $14K | 6.43% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $11K | 4.91% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $9K | 4.27% |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. | $8K | 3.63% |
| Liquidnet, Inc. | $7K | 3.30% |
MFS Global 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MWEMX | Class R6 | 0.83% | none |
| MWEIX | Class I | 0.92% | none |
| MWELX | Class R4 | 0.92% | none |
| MWEFX | Class A | 1.17% | 5.75% |
| MWEHX | Class R3 | 1.17% | none |
| MEQRX | Class R2 | 1.42% | none |
| MWEBX | Class B | 1.92% | none |
| MWECX | Class C | 1.92% | none |
| MWEGX | Class R1 | 1.92% | 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.