Strategy And Objective

The Funds investment objective is to seek capital appreciation. MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the funds investment adviser) normally invests the funds assets primarily in U.S. and foreign equity securities, including emerging market equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. MFS focuses on investing the funds assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies). MFS may invest the funds assets in securities of companies of any size. MFS normally invests the funds assets across different industries, sectors, countries, and regions, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the funds assets in issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region. MFS generally invests the funds assets in at least three different countries and invests a percentage of the funds net assets in securities of foreign issuers equal to at least the lesser of 40% or the percentage of foreign issuers in the MSCI All Country World Growth Index (net div) less 15%. MFS uses an active bottom-up investment approach to buying and selling investments for the fund. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of individual issuers. Quantitative screening tools that systematically evaluate issuers may also be considered.