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MFS Conservative Allocation 529A (ECLAX)On Feb 9: 11.45  Up 0.04 (0.35%)  
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MFS Conservative Allocation 529A
500 Boylston St 15th Fl Boston MA 02116
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Conservative Allocation
Fund Family:MFS
Net Assets:31.50M
Year-to-Date Return:-0.52%
Yield:2.94%
Morningstar Rating:3 stars
Fund Inception Date:31-Jul-02
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
Conservative Allocation
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Joseph C. Flaherty Jr.
Lead Manager since 28-Jun-02
Flaherty is senior vice president of MFS and manager of the quantitative research group. He joined MFS as a fixed-income quantitative research associate in 1993 and was named quantitative research analyst and assistant vice president in 1996. He became manager of the quantitative research group in 1998 and portfolio manager in 1999.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$250
Min Initial Investment, IRA:NaN
Min Initial Investment, AIP:NaN
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:N/A
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:N/A
ECLAX can be purchased from 8 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks a high level of total return consistent with a conservative level of risk. The fund invests 29% of assets in U.S. stock funds, 8% in international stock funds, 60% in bond funds, 3% in specialty funds.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (28-Dec-09): 0.34
Last Cap Gain (26-Dec-08): 0.07
Annual Holdings Turnover YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Average for Category: 74.77%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseECLAXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:1.16% 0.86%
Max 12b1 Fee:0.25% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:5.75% 4.91%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.61%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 922$641
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,177$984
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ 1,903$1,941
* Per $10,000 invested


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