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- Total Assets: 1.66B
MFS Corporate Bond A
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Mfs Corporate Bond Fund Class A Overview
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Mfs Corporate Bond Fund Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of MFBFX among other information.
Investment Strategy
The investment seeks total return with an emphasis on current income, but also considering capital appreciation. The adviser normally invests at least 80% of the fund's net assets in corporate debt instruments. It may also invest the fund's assets in U.S. government securities. MFS invests the majority of the fund's assets in investment grade quality debt instruments, but may also invest in below investment grade quality debt instruments.
Contact Information
Top Executives
| Name | Title | Since | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Mitchell | Portfolio Manager | 2023 | Now |
| Alexander M. Mackey | Investment Officer | 2017 | Now |
| Biography | Alexander M. Mackey, CFA, is an investment officer and fixed income portfolio manager with MFS Investment Management(r) (MFS(r)). He has portfolio management responsibilities on the firm's limited duration and multi-sector fixed income strategies. He also has research analyst responsibilities. Alexander joined MFS in 1998 as a financial control assistant and was promoted to section manager in 2000. He joined the Fixed Income Department as a research associate in 2001 was promoted to fixed income research analyst in 2004. He took on portfolio management responsibilities in 2017. Alexander has a bachelor's degree from Trinity College and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He is a member of the CFA Society of Boston. | ||
| Henry Peabody | Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst | 2019 | 2023 |
| Biography | Henry Peabody, CFA - Investment Officer - Fixed Income Portfolio Manager - As a Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions. - Joined MFS in 2019 - Previous experience includes 6 years as Vice President, Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst at Eaton Vance Management; 3 years as Vice President, Research Analyst at Merganser Capital Management; 6 years as Research Analyst and Trader at Emerson Investment Management. - Member of several portfolio management teams, primarily focused on US credit investing in core, core plus, global aggregate, global aggregate opportunistic and global credit strategies - Affiliations include Boston Security Analyst's Society, CFA Institute - Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Master of Business Administration - Trinity College, Bachelor of Arts | ||
| Robert D. Persons | Portfolio Manager | 2005 | 2021 |
| Biography | Robert D. Persons, CFA, is an investment officer of MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) and a fixed income portfolio manager. Robert joined MFS in 2000 as an investment grade fixed income research analyst. Prior to joining MFS, he served six years as a bond analyst/portfolio manager for Scudder Kemper Investments; three years as an investment manager for The Travelers Insurance Company; and three years as an investment analyst for Bailard, Biehl & Kaiser. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bucknell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University. | ||
| Richard O. Hawkins | Portfolio Manager] | 2005 | 2018 |
| Biography | Richard O. Hawkins, CFA - Investment Officer - Fixed Income Portfolio Manager - Serves on MFS Fixed Income Strategy Group, Fixed Income Risk & Opportunities Group. - As an Investment Grade Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, responsible for final buy and sell decisions, portfolio construction, risk assessment and cash management. Participates in the research process and strategy discussions. - Joined MFS in 1988; previous positions include High Grade Credit Research Analyst; European Credit Research Analyst; International Sovereign and Currency Analyst. - Previous experience includes 2 years | ||
| William J. Adams | Director | 2000 | 2005 |
| Biography | William J. Adams, CFA, is an investment officer and director of Fixed Income at MFS Investment Management® (MFS®). Bill's responsibilities include managing MFS' team of fixed-income research analysts as well as serving on the portfolio management team of several of the firm's fixed-income strategies. Bill joined MFS as a corporate credit analyst in 1997 and was named portfolio manager in 2000. He left MFS in 2005 and re-joined the firm in 2009 as director of High Yield Research. The following year, he was appointed director of Credit Research. He was named high-yield portfolio manager in May 2011. In 2011, he was appointed director of Fixed Income along with Joshua Marston. During his tenure at MFS, Bill's coverage responsibilities have varied across a number of sectors, including industrials, media, cable, telecommunication, retail, and consumer products. As a portfolio manager, he has invested across a variety of both investment-grade and high-yield corporate bond securities. Prior to joining MFS, Bill was a credit/securities analyst at Conseco Capital Management from 1994 to 1997, where his responsibilities included investment-grade and high-yield credit, as well as equity coverage. From 1991 to 1994, he served as a lending officer at Mellon Bank. Bill received a BA in 1988 from LaSalle University. In 1990, he was awarded an MA from Indiana University where he also received an MBA in 1991. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation from the CFA Institute and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society. | ||
| Geoffrey L. Kurinsky | Senior Vice President | 1989 | 2001 |
| Biography | Kurinsky is senior vice president and a member of the advisory board of MFS Investment Management. He joined the firm's fixed-income department in 1987 and was named portfolio manager in 1989, vice president in 1989 and senior vice president in 1993. | ||
| Patricia A. Zlotin | President, Senior Vice President, Vice President | 1984 | 1992 |
| Biography | Zlotin joined Massachusetts Financial Services as a vice president in 1979. She became a senior vice president in 1985, an executive vice president in 1991, and currently runs Putnam's information technology services department. | ||
| A. Keith Brodkin | - | 1974 | 1984 |
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