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Mfs Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Class A: (MF: EMLAX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 28, 2026 05:37 PM ET
$6.18 USD
0.00 (NA)
Zacks MF Rank
4-Sell of 5 4
Latest Performance as of Dec 31, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 19.15 | 7 |
| 3 months | 3.15 | 25 |
| 6 months | 5.74 | 35 |
| 1 Year | 19.16 | 7 |
| 3 Year | 8.84 | 38 |
| 5 Year | 1.48 | 42 |
| 10 Year | 4.01 | 31 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | NA |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | NA |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | NA |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Dec 31, 2025
| 1 Year | 14.30 |
| 5 Year | 0.63 |
| 10 Year | 3.58 |
| Since Inception | 1.04 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.65 | 7.67 | 2.51 | 3.15 |
| 2024 | -2.58 | -2.85 | 9.35 | -7.63 |
| 2023 | 5.54 | 2.99 | -4.83 | 9.43 |
| 2022 | -3.82 | -8.76 | -5.07 | 9.28 |
| 2021 | -7.25 | 3.70 | -3.02 | -1.69 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 19.15 | -4.41 | 13.21 | -8.97 | -8.30 | 2.43 | 15.75 | -6.37 | 14.05 | 8.74 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | 11.53 | -1.55 | 8.00 | 9.29 | -1.33 | -7.66 | 9.84 | -6.32 | 8.10 | 8.92 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 8.08 | -6.89 | 4.35 | 4.57 | -4.86 | -3.96 | 5.51 | -2.17 | 5.12 | 2.17 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.28 | 0.24 |
| % Yield | 3.11 | 5.32 | 2.98 | 4.31 | 4.07 | 3.75 | 4.30 | 5.10 | 3.75 | 3.49 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.10 | 1.10 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%