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MFS Diversified Income C (DIFCX)On Oct 13: 8.17  Up 0.21 (2.64%)  
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MFS Diversified Income C
500 Boylston St 15th ST Boston MA 02116
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:Conservative Allocation
Fund Family:MFS
Net Assets:71.38M
Year-to-Date Return:-6.68%
Yield:4.24%
Morningstar Rating:N/A
Fund Inception Date:26-May-06
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
James T. Swanson
Lead Manager since 26-May-06
Swanson is a senior vice president of MFS Investment Management. He joined MFS in 1985 as vice president and was named senior vice president in 1989. Swanson earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1979.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$250
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$50
Min Subsequent Investment:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$0
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$50
DIFCX can be purchased from 32 brokerages.
FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks total return with emphasis on current income, but also considering capital appreciation. The fund invests primarily in a broad range of debt instruments and equity securities, including convertible and real estate related securities. For the debt portion, it may invest assets in all types of corporate and government debt instruments of U.S. and foreign issues, including lower-rated debt instruments and debt instruments of emerging-market issuers. For the equity portion, the fund focuses on investing the assets in dividend-paying stocks and/or in the stocks of companies that are value companies.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (30-Sep-08): 0.04
Last Cap Gain (14-May-08): 0.01
Annual Holdings Turnover 89.00%
Average for Category: 60.16%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseDIFCXCategory
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Total Expense Ratio:1.65% 0.97%
Max 12b1 Fee:1.00% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:0.00% 4.97%
Max Deferred Sales Load:1.00% 2.78%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $569$700
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $995$1,083
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $2,182$2,095
* Per $10,000 invested


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