Expense Ratio History

MIEIX expense ratio history

MFS International Equity Fund, Class R6

Fund company
MFS
Type
Mutual fund

0.65%

In basis points
65 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$65
Prospectus dated
28 October 2025, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Cut from 0.70% on 28 October 2025

Fee over time

MIEIX expense ratio: 0.78% until 28 Oct 2013, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 28 Oct 2014, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 28 Oct 2015, then 0.71%; 0.71% until 26 Oct 2018, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 28 Oct 2021, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 28 Oct 2024, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 28 Oct 2025, then 0.65%; read at 0.65% on 28 Oct 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Oct 2011Mar 2014Aug 2016Jan 2019Jun 2021Nov 20230.78% before0.65% from 28 Oct 2025
MIEIX expense ratio: 0.78% until 28 Oct 2013, then 0.74%; 0.74% until 28 Oct 2014, then 0.72%; 0.72% until 28 Oct 2015, then 0.71%; 0.71% until 26 Oct 2018, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 28 Oct 2021, then 0.69%; 0.69% until 28 Oct 2024, then 0.70%; 0.70% until 28 Oct 2025, then 0.65%; read at 0.65% on 28 Oct 2025.0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%Oct 2011Jul 2016Apr 20210.78% before0.65% from 28 Oct 2025
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 3 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
MIEIX (this page) Class R6 0.65% 0.64% 28 Oct 2025
MIEJX Class A 0.99% 0.98% 28 Oct 2025
MIEKX Class I 0.74% 0.73% 28 Oct 2025

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 Oct 2025 0.65% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2025 0.65% Cut from 0.70% to 0.65%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-10-27
28 Oct 2024 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2024 0.70% Raised from 0.69% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-10-25
27 Oct 2023 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-10-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
24 Oct 2022 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-10-24 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2021 0.69% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2021 0.69% Cut from 0.70% to 0.69%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-10-27
28 Oct 2020 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2019 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-10-28 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
26 Oct 2018 0.70% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-10-26 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
26 Oct 2018 0.70% Cut from 0.71% to 0.70%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-11-16
27 Oct 2017 0.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-10-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2016 0.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2016-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2015 0.71% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2015-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2015 0.71% Cut from 0.72% to 0.71%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2015-11-18
28 Oct 2014 0.72% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2014-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2014 0.72% Cut from 0.74% to 0.72%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2014-11-18
28 Oct 2013 0.74% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2013-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2013 0.74% Cut from 0.78% to 0.74%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2013-11-18
28 Oct 2012 0.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2012-10-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 Oct 2011 0.78% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2011-10-28 (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 0.65% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$812 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,284.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$67
3 years$209
5 years$363
10 years$812

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 15 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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