Expense Ratio History

MCSAX expense ratio history

MFS Commodity Strategy Fund

Fund company
MFS
Type
Mutual fund

1.16%

In basis points
116 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$116
Prospectus dated
27 February 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 1.17% on 27 February 2026

Fee over time

MCSAX expense ratio: 1.07% until 28 Aug 2014, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 28 Feb 2015, then 1.11%; 1.11% until 26 Feb 2016, then 1.08%; 1.08% until 28 Feb 2018, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 28 Jun 2018, then 1.09%; 1.09% until 28 Feb 2019, then 1.10%; 1.10% until 26 Feb 2021, then 1.13%; 1.13% until 28 Feb 2022, then 1.15%; 1.15% until 28 Feb 2023, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 28 Feb 2024, then 1.15%; 1.15% until 28 Feb 2025, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 27 Feb 2026, then 1.16%; read at 1.16% on 27 Feb 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%Aug 2011Feb 2014Aug 2016Feb 2019Aug 2021Feb 20241.07% before1.16% from 27 Feb 2026
MCSAX expense ratio: 1.07% until 28 Aug 2014, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 28 Feb 2015, then 1.11%; 1.11% until 26 Feb 2016, then 1.08%; 1.08% until 28 Feb 2018, then 1.06%; 1.06% until 28 Jun 2018, then 1.09%; 1.09% until 28 Feb 2019, then 1.10%; 1.10% until 26 Feb 2021, then 1.13%; 1.13% until 28 Feb 2022, then 1.15%; 1.15% until 28 Feb 2023, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 28 Feb 2024, then 1.15%; 1.15% until 28 Feb 2025, then 1.17%; 1.17% until 27 Feb 2026, then 1.16%; read at 1.16% on 27 Feb 2026.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%Aug 2011Jul 2016Jun 20211.07% before1.16% from 27 Feb 2026
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 10 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
MCSAX (this page) A 1.16% 1.15% 27 Feb 2026
MCSFX B 1.91% 1.90% 27 Feb 2026
MCSHX C 1.91% 1.90% 27 Feb 2026
MCSIX I 0.91% 0.90% 27 Feb 2026
MCSNX R1 1.91% 1.90% 27 Feb 2026
MCSOX R2 1.41% 1.40% 27 Feb 2026
MCSQX R3 1.16% 1.15% 27 Feb 2026
MCSTX R4 0.91% 0.90% 27 Feb 2026
MCSRX R6 0.82% 0.81% 27 Feb 2026
— — 1.10% — 28 Feb 2019

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
27 Feb 2026 1.16% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-02-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 Feb 2026 1.16% Cut from 1.17% to 1.16%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2026-02-26
28 Feb 2025 1.17% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2025 1.17% Raised from 1.15% to 1.17%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-02-27
28 Feb 2024 1.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2024 1.15% Cut from 1.17% to 1.15%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-02-27
28 Feb 2023 1.17% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2023 1.17% Raised from 1.15% to 1.17%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-02-27
28 Feb 2022 1.15% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2022 1.15% Raised from 1.13% to 1.15%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-02-25
26 Feb 2021 1.13% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-02-26 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
26 Feb 2021 1.13% Raised from 1.10% to 1.13%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-02-25
28 Feb 2020 1.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2019 1.10% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2019 1.10% Raised from 1.09% to 1.10%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-03-20
28 Jun 2018 1.09% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-06-28 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
28 Jun 2018 1.09% Raised from 1.06% to 1.09%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2018-07-19
28 Feb 2018 1.06% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2018 1.06% Cut from 1.08% to 1.06%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-03-20
28 Feb 2017 1.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
26 Feb 2016 1.08% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-02-26 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
26 Feb 2016 1.08% Cut from 1.11% to 1.08%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2016-03-17
28 Feb 2015 1.11% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-02-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Feb 2015 1.11% Raised from 1.06% to 1.11%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-03-19
28 Aug 2014 1.06% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-08-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Aug 2014 1.06% Cut from 1.07% to 1.06%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-09-18
28 Aug 2013 1.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-08-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Aug 2012 1.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-08-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Aug 2011 1.07% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-08-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 1.16% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$1,415 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $14,536.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$119
3 years$370
5 years$642
10 years$1,415

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 17 prospectuses for this share class since 2011. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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