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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
December 4, 2013
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MFS
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Low Volatility Global Equity Fund
Before you invest
, you may want to review the fund’s prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund’s prospectus and other information about the fund, including the fund’s statement of additional information, online at funds.mfs.com. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-225-2606 or by sending an e-mail request to orderliterature@mfs.com. The fund’s prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated December 4, 2013, as may be supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.
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CLASS
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TICKER
SYMBOL
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Class A
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MVGAX
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Class B
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MVGBX
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Class C
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MVGCX
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Class I
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MVGIX
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Class R1
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MVGJX
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Class R2
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MVGKX
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Class R3
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MVGLX
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Class R4
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MVGMX
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Class R5
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MVGNX
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Summary of Key Information
Investment Objective
The fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay when you buy and hold shares of the fund. The annual fund operating expenses are based on estimated “Other Expenses” for the current fiscal year expressed as a percentage of the fund’s estimated average net assets during the period.
You may qualify for sales charge reductions if you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in MFS Funds. More information about these and other waivers and reductions is available from your financial intermediary and in “Sales Charges and Waivers or Reductions” on page 7 of the fund’s prospectus and “Waivers of Sales Charges” on page H-1 of the fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
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Share Class
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A
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B
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C
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I
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R1
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R2
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R3
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R4
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R5
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Maximum Sales Charge
(Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
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5.75
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%
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Maximum Deferred Sales Charge
(Load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less)
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1.00
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%
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4.00
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%
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1.00
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%
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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None
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Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
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Share Class
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A
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B
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C
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I
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R1
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R2
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R3
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R4
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R5
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Management Fee
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0.90
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%
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0.90
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%
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0.90
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%
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0.90
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0.90
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0.90
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%
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0.90
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0.90
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0.90
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%
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Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
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0.25
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%
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1.00
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%
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1.00
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%
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None
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1.00
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%
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0.50
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0.25
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%
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None
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None
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Other Expenses
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1.69
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%
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1.69
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%
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1.69
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1.69
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%
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1.69
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1.69
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1.69
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1.69
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1.65
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%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
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2.84
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3.59
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%
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3.59
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2.59
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%
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3.59
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3.09
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2.84
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2.59
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2.55
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%
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Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements
1
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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(1.49
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)%
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Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements
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1.35
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%
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2.10
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%
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2.10
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1.10
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2.10
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1.60
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1.35
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1.10
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1.06
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On shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within 18 months of purchase for shares purchased on or after August 1, 2012, and within 24 months of purchase for shares purchased prior to August 1, 2012.
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company has agreed in writing to reduce its management fee to 0.75% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually up to $1 billion, and 0.70% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually in excess of $1 billion. This written agreement will remain in effect until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue until at least December 31, 2014. In addition, Massachusetts Financial Services Company has agreed in writing to bear the fund’s expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs, and investment-related expenses (such as interest and borrowing expenses incurred in connection with the fund’s investment activity), such that “Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses” do not exceed 1.35% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for each of Class A and Class R3 shares, 2.10% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for each of Class B, Class C, and Class R1 shares, 1.10% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for each of Class I and Class R4 shares, 1.60% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for Class R2 shares, and 1.06% of the fund’s average daily net assets annually for Class R5 shares. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue until at least December 31, 2014.
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MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Fund
Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that: you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and you redeem your shares at the end of the time periods (unless otherwise indicated); your investment has a 5% return each year; and the fund’s operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs will likely be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:
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1 YEAR
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3 YEARS
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Class A
Shares
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$
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705
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$
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1,271
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Class B
Shares assuming
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redemption at end of period
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$
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613
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$
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1,262
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no redemption at end of period
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$
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213
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$
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962
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Class C
Shares assuming
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redemption at end of period
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$
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313
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$
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962
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no redemption at end of period
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$
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213
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$
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962
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Class I
Shares
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$
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112
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$
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663
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Class R1
Shares
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$
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213
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$
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962
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Class R2
Shares
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$
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163
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$
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814
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Class R3
Shares
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$
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137
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$
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739
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Class R4
Shares
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$
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112
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$
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663
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Class R5
Shares
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$
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108
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$
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651
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Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in “Annual Fund Operating Expenses” or in the “Example,” affect the fund’s performance.
Principal Investment Strategies
MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund’s investment adviser) normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into stocks, equity interests in real estate investment trusts (REITs), and depositary receipts for such securities.
MFS seeks to outperform the MSCI All Country World Index over a full market cycle with a targeted volatility of at least 30% less than the volatility of the MSCI All Country World Index. There is no assurance that the fund will outperform the MSCI All Country World Index or meet this target volatility over the long term or for any year or period of years. Volatility is measured by the standard deviation of monthly returns. Volatility generally measures how much the fund’s returns have varied over a specified time period. A higher volatility means that the fund’s returns have varied more over time while a lower volatility means the fund’s returns have varied less over time. It is expected that the fund will generally underperform the equity markets during strong, rising equity markets.
In selecting investments for the fund, MFS is not constrained to any particular investment style. MFS may invest the fund’s assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies.
MFS may invest the fund’s assets in companies of any size.
MFS may invest the fund’s assets in U.S. and foreign securities, including emerging market securities.
MFS may invest a large percentage of the fund’s assets in issuers in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region.
MFS uses a bottom-up approach to buying and selling investments for the fund.
Investments are selected based on fundamental and quantitative analysis of approximately 3,000 global issuers
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MFS eliminates approximately 30% or more of the most volatile equity securities based on historical volatility as potential investments for the fund. MFS may continue to hold and to consider for further investment equity securities whose historical volatility increases above the 30% threshold after purchase. From the remaining issuers in the fund’s investment universe, MFS then constructs the portfolio considering the fundamental and quantitative analysis as well as issuer, sector, industry, volatility and other constraints.
Principal Risks
As with any mutual fund, the fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund. An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
The principal risks of investing in the fund are:
Stock Market/Company Risk:
Stock markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions, as well as to investor perceptions of these conditions. The price of an equity security can decrease significantly in response to these conditions, and these conditions can affect a single issuer or type of security, issuers within a broad market sector, industry or geographic region, or the market in general.
Investment Strategy Risk
: The fund’s strategy to invest in equity securities with historically lower volatility may not produce the intended results if lower volatility equity securities do not outperform the MSCI All Country World Index, if the historical volatility of an equity security is not a good predictor of the future volatility of that equity security, and/or if equity securities held by the fund become more volatile than their historical volatility. It is expected that the fund will generally underperform the equity markets during strong, rising equity markets.
Foreign and Emerging Markets Risk:
Exposure to foreign markets, especially emerging markets, through issuers or currencies can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market. Emerging markets can have less developed markets, greater custody and operational risk, less developed legal, regulatory, and accounting systems, and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.
Currency Risk:
The value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar fluctuates in response to market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions, and a decline in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar reduces the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in that foreign currency.
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MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Fund
Geographic Concentration Risk:
The fund’s performance could be closely tied to the market, currency, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions in the countries or regions in which the fund invests and could be more volatile than the performance of more geographically-diversified funds.
Investment Selection Risk:
MFS’ investment analysis, its development and use of quantitative models, and its selection of investments may not produce the intended results and/or can lead to an investment focus that results in the fund underperforming other funds with similar investment strategies and/or underperforming the markets in which the fund invests.
Liquidity Risk:
It may not be possible to sell certain investments, types of investments, and/or segments of the market at any particular time or at an acceptable price.
Performance Information
The bar chart and performance table are not included because the fund has not had a full calendar year of operations.
Investment Adviser
MFS serves as the investment adviser for the fund.
Portfolio Manager(s)
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Portfolio Manager
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Since
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Title
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James C. Fallon
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Inception
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Investment Officer of MFS
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Jonathan W. Sage
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Inception
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Investment Officer of MFS
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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase and redeem shares of the fund each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for trading. You may purchase or redeem shares either by having your financial intermediary process your purchase or redemption, or through MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) by overnight mail (MFSC, c/o Boston Financial Data Services, 30 Dan Road, Canton, MA 02021-2809), by mail ([Fund Name], P.O. Box 55824, Boston, MA 02205-5824), by telephone (1-800-225-2606), or via the Internet at
mfs.com
(MFS Access).
The fund’s initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows:
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Class
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Initial Minimum
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Subsequent Minimum
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Class A, Class B, Class C
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None
– automatic investment plans and certain asset-based fee programs
$25
– employer-sponsored retirement plans
$250
– Traditional and Roth IRAs
$1,000
– other accounts
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$50
– by check and non-systematic written exchange request, and via MFSC telephone representatives
None
– other purchases
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Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R5
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None
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None
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Taxes
If your shares are held in a taxable account, the fund’s distributions will be taxed to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains. If your shares are held in a tax-deferred account, you will generally be taxed only upon withdrawals from the account.
Payments to Broker/Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund, MFS, and MFS’ affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of shares of a fund and/or the servicing of shareholder accounts. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your broker/dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your financial intermediary or visit your financial intermediary’s Web site for more information.
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