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Q3 September 30, 2017 MFS UTILITIES FUND Asset class Equity Objective Seeks total return. Utilities stocks with strong growth prospects The fund focuses on utilities stocks believed to have strong growth prospects. These stocks generally come from the gas and electric utilities, telecommunications, and cable TV industries. A portion of the portfolio is typically invested in bonds and convertible securities. Portfolio management Maura A. Shaughnessy 25 years with MFS 31 years in industry Claud P. Davis 27 years with MFS 31 years in industry J. Scott Walker 8 years with MFS 8 years in industry Cash & Cash Equivalents (1.4%) Water Utilities (1.7%) Energy - Independent (2.4%) Cable TV (4.3%) INDUSTRIES AS OF 09/30/17 Electric Power (55.6%) Fund benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index measures the utilities sector. Natural Gas Distribution (4.6%) Wireless Communications (6.6%) Maximum sales charge Class A shares 5.75% initial sales charge Telephone Services (8.3%) Natural Gas Pipeline (15.3%) Fund symbol and CUSIP A MMUFX 552986309 B MMUBX 552986408 C MMUCX 552986705 I MMUIX 552986879 Portfolio characteristics data are based on the equivalent exposure of unaudited net assets as of 9/30/17. Equivalent exposure measures how a portfolio's value would change due to price changes in an asset held either directly or, in the case of a derivative contract, indirectly. The market value of the holding may differ. The portfolio is actively managed, and current holdings may be different. NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE MMU-FS-10/17 14914.43-0.2% Other Other consists of: (i) currency derivatives and/or (ii) any derivative offsets. TOP 10 HOLDINGS Exelon Corp EDP Renovaveis SA PPL Corp NextEra Energy Inc Sempra Energy Enel SpA PG&E Corp Com Hem Holding AB American Electric Power Co Inc Enterprise Products Partners LP 35.5% of total net assets Class A shares 9/30/07 9/30/17 GROWTH OF $10,000 Class A ending value $17,538 $20,000 $15,000 $10,000 $5,000 $0 9/30/07 9/30/17 Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Fund returns assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions but do not include a sales charge. Results would have been less favorable if the sales charge were included. CALENDAR YEAR AS OF 9/30/17 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Class A without sales charge 27.58-37.54 32.87 13.57 6.58 13.33 20.16 12.58-14.77 11.40 Class I 27.98-37.35 33.20 13.82 6.89 13.57 20.46 12.87-14.56 11.63 Please see reverse for additional information.

MFS UTILITIES FUND Q3 17 Glossary Alpha is a measure of the portfolio's riskadjusted performance. When compared to the portfolio's beta, a positive alpha indicates better-than-expected portfolio performance and a negative alpha worse-than-expected portfolio performance. Beta is a measure of the volatility of a portfolio relative to the overall market. A beta less than 1.0 indicates lower risk than the market; a beta greater than 1.0 indicates higher risk than the market. It is most reliable as a risk measure when the return fluctuations of the portfolio are highly correlated with the return fluctuations of the index chosen to represent the market. R 2 represents the percentage of the portfolio's movements that can be explained by the general movements of the market. Index portfolios will tend to have values very close to 100. Standard deviation is an indicator of the portfolio's total return volatility, which is based on a minimum of 36 monthly returns. The larger the portfolio's standard deviation, the greater the portfolio's volatility. Market capitalization is the value of a corporation as determined by the market price of its issued and outstanding common stock. It is calculated by multiplying the number of outstanding shares by the current market price of a share. Price/book ratio (P/B) is the ratio of a stock's price to its book value per share. Price/earnings (12 months forward) is the ratio of the current price of a stock to an estimate of forward 12 month earnings. Turnover ratio is the percentage of a portfolio's assets that have changed over the course of a year. It is calculated by dividing the average assets during the period by the lesser of the value of purchases and the value of sales during the same period. AS OF 9/30/17 Inception date 1 yr. 3 yr. 5 yr. 10 yr. Class A without sales charge 02/14/92 11.77 3.06 8.38 5.78 Class A with 5.75% maximum sales charge 02/14/92 5.35 1.05 7.11 5.15 Class I 01/02/97 12.06 3.32 8.66 6.05 Standard & Poor's 500 Utilities Index N/A 12.03 11.90 11.92 7.07 Lipper Utility Funds category average N/A 11.76 7.53 9.91 5.41 Performance data shown represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate so your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than quoted. For most recent month-end performance, please Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The performance is as of the date shown; it may not include the fund's entire investment portfolio and is subject to change. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Class I shares ("I") have no sales charge or Rule 12b-1 fees and are available only to eligible investors. FUND EXPENSES Class A Class I Gross Expense Ratio 0.99% 0.74% Net Expense Ratio 0.99% 0.74% Gross Expense Ratio is the fund's total operating expense ratio from the fund's most recent prospectus. Net Expense Ratio reflects the reduction of expenses from fee waivers and reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance. NAV HISTORY (Class A) 12-month low $17.44 12-month high $20.70 FUND DATA Commencement Date 02/14/92 Net Assets $3,858.4 million Number of Issues 85 Market Cap (weighted avg.) $28.92 billion Price/Book 2.04 Price/Earnings (12 months forward) 19.21 Turnover Ratio 25% RISK MEASURES VS. BENCHMARK (Class I) Alpha 0.84 Beta 0.79 R 2 54.90 Standard Deviation 14.95 Risk measures are based on a trailing 10 year period. IMPORTANT RISK CONSIDERATIONS The fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund. Stock markets and investments in individual stocks are volatile and can decline significantly in response to issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions. Investments in foreign markets can involve greater risk and volatility than U.S. investments because of adverse market, currency, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions. Investments in the utilities sector can be very volatile because of supply and/or demand for services or fuel, financing costs, conservation efforts, the negative impact of regulation, and other factors. Please see the prospectus for further information on these and other risk considerations. MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. 1-800-225-2606 mfs.com Before investing, consider the fund's investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses. For a prospectus, or summary prospectus, containing this and other information, contact your investment professional or view online at mfs.com. Please read it carefully.

CLASS A MFS FUND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENT Class A inception Max sales Including sales charges, through 12/31/17 Waiver date charge YTD * 1 yr. 5 yrs. 10 yrs./life Gross Net end date STOCK FUNDS Massachusetts Investors Trust 07/15/24 5.75 16.46 16.46 13.21 7.60 0.73 0.73 Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund 01/01/35 5.75 21.29 21.29 13.31 8.39 0.74 0.74 MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund C1 08/07/97 5.75 13.42 13.42 13.38 7.28 0.85 0.74 01/31/18 MFS Blended Research Growth Equity Fund 09/15/15 5.75 19.28 19.28. 11.75 0.98 0.74 09/30/18 MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Equity Fund 08/19/16 5.75 11.98 11.98. 11.84 0.86 0.84 09/30/18 MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund 09/15/15 5.75 6.99 6.99. 10.86 1.57 0.99 09/30/18 MFS Blended Research Value Equity Fund 09/15/15 5.75 9.67 9.67. 11.52 0.96 0.74 09/30/18 MFS Core Equity Fund C2 01/02/96 5.75 17.30 17.30 14.12 7.97 1.02 1.02 MFS Equity Income Fund 09/27/12 5.75 12.76 12.76 11.93 11.19 1.07 0.89 11/30/18 MFS Equity Opportunities Fund 08/30/00 5.75 11.29 11.29 13.27 6.56 1.20 1.20 MFS Growth Fund 09/13/93 5.75 23.03 23.03 14.78 8.74 0.97 0.97 MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund 12/05/13 5.75 9.83 9.83. 9.44 1.24 0.89 12/31/18 MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund 12/01/93 5.75 18.75 18.75 13.93 6.43 1.21 1.21 MFS Mid Cap Value Fund 08/31/01 5.75 6.86 6.86 12.46 7.98 1.16 1.16 MFS New Discovery Fund 01/02/97 5.75 18.83 18.83 10.46 8.97 1.35 1.35 MFS New Discovery Value Fund 05/26/11 5.75 8.06 8.06 13.61 11.95 1.37 1.37 MFS Research Fund 10/13/71 5.75 16.26 16.26 13.16 7.51 0.82 0.82 MFS Technology Fund 01/02/97 5.75 30.51 30.51 18.38 10.69 1.24 1.24 MFS Total Return Fund 10/06/70 5.75 5.71 5.71 8.10 5.34 0.74 0.74 MFS Utilities Fund 02/14/92 5.75 8.09 8.09 6.78 4.68 0.99 0.99 MFS Value Fund 01/02/96 5.75 10.70 10.70 13.32 6.91 0.84 0.84 ASSET ALLOCATION STRATEGIES MFS Conservative Allocation Fund 06/28/02 5.75 4.41 4.41 4.30 4.72 0.93 0.93 MFS Moderate Allocation Fund 06/28/02 5.75 8.21 8.21 6.35 5.21 0.98 0.98 MFS Growth Allocation Fund 06/28/02 5.75 12.06 12.06 8.30 5.48 1.05 1.04 09/30/18 MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund 06/28/02 5.75 15.85 15.85 10.14 5.63 1.12 1.10 09/30/18 MFS Lifetime 2020 Fund 09/29/05 5.75 3.35 3.35 4.77 3.86 1.08 0.83 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund 11/02/12 5.75 6.56 6.56 6.74 6.86 1.16 0.84 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund 09/29/05 5.75 10.19 10.19 8.39 4.89 1.11 0.87 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund 11/02/12 5.75 12.28 12.28 9.26 9.36 1.25 0.89 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2040 Fund 09/29/05 5.75 13.54 13.54 9.72 5.32 1.16 0.90 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2045 Fund 11/02/12 5.75 13.92 13.92 9.84 9.94 1.35 0.90 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund 09/15/10 5.75 13.91 13.91 9.79 10.12 1.31 0.90 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2055 Fund 11/02/12 5.75 13.98 13.98 9.83 9.92 2.03 0.91 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2060 Fund 12/06/16 5.75 13.96 13.96. 14.21 20.18 0.90 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime Income Fund 09/29/05 5.75 1.83 1.83 3.04 4.49 1.05 0.81 08/31/18 MFS Absolute Return Fund C3 03/30/11 4.25-1.45-1.45-0.75-0.49 1.41 1.19 09/30/18 MFS Diversified Income Fund 05/26/06 4.25 4.02 4.02 5.43 6.24 1.02 1.02 MFS Global Alternative Strategy Fund S6 12/20/07 5.75 0.08 0.08 0.84 1.44 1.47 1.47 MFS Global Multi-Asset Fund C3 03/30/11 5.75 3.67 3.67 1.12 0.91 2.82 1.50 10/31/18 MFS Managed Wealth Fund 06/27/14 5.75 0.54 0.54. 0.29 1.66 1.45 09/30/18 Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The performance is as of the date shown; it may not include the fund's entire investment portfolio and is subject to change. S6 Subadvised by UBS Asset Management (Americas), Inc. C1 Effective June 1, 2008, MFS Union Standard Equity Fund was renamed MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund. Performance achieved prior to June 1, 2008 is attributable to the fund's prior investment strategy. C2 Included in all fund classes' total returns for the month of May 31, 2017 are proceeds received from a non-recurring litigation settlement against Household International Inc. Had these proceeds not been included, all total returns within calendar year 2017 would have been lower by 0.72%. C3 This fund closed to new investors on December 22, 2017 and will be liquidated effective March 29, 2018. The fund will stop accepting all contributions on March 22, 2018. reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance. These reductions will continue until at least date noted under the "Waiver End Date" column. MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199

CLASS A MFS FUND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENT Class A inception Max sales Including sales charges, through 12/31/17 Waiver date charge YTD * 1 yr. 5 yrs. 10 yrs./life Gross Net end date GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUNDS MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund 09/15/15 5.75 30.76 30.76. 18.37 3.30 1.24 12/31/18 MFS Blended Research Global Equity Fund 09/15/15 5.75 17.44 17.44. 10.92 5.27 0.89 12/31/18 MFS Blended Research International Equity Fund 09/15/15 5.75 19.55 19.55. 8.17 0.97 0.89 12/31/18 MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund 10/24/95 5.75 29.48 29.48 1.53-0.45 1.50 1.50 MFS Global Equity Fund 09/07/93 5.75 16.51 16.51 10.17 6.35 1.22 1.22 MFS Global Growth Fund 11/18/93 5.75 23.83 23.83 9.90 5.38 1.46 1.40 02/28/18 MFS Global New Discovery Fund 12/16/11 5.75 21.98 21.98 10.11 12.87 2.33 1.50 12/31/18 MFS Global Real Estate Fund 03/11/09 5.75 6.16 6.16 6.60 16.10 1.43 1.35 12/31/18 MFS Global Total Return Fund 09/04/90 5.75 8.52 8.52 6.20 4.78 1.18 1.09 02/28/18 MFS International Diversification SM Fund 09/30/04 5.75 22.46 22.46 6.98 3.14 1.19 1.16 09/30/18 MFS International Growth Fund 10/24/95 5.75 24.57 24.57 6.52 3.30 1.18 1.18 MFS International New Discovery Fund 10/09/97 5.75 24.17 24.17 8.15 5.26 1.33 1.33 MFS International Value Fund 10/24/95 5.75 19.54 19.54 11.28 6.02 1.01 1.01 MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Fund 12/05/13 5.75 11.35 11.35. 7.32 1.12 0.99 12/31/18 MFS Research International Fund 01/02/97 5.75 20.68 20.68 5.24 1.14 1.11 1.11 BOND FUNDS MFS Corporate Bond Fund 05/08/74 4.25 1.55 1.55 2.40 5.45 0.81 0.81 MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund 03/17/98 4.25 4.68 4.68 2.08 6.08 1.09 1.09 MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund 09/15/11 4.25 9.58 9.58-3.06-1.27 1.48 1.10 02/28/18 MFS Global Bond Fund 06/02/10 4.25 3.01 3.01-1.84 1.15 1.17 1.05 03/31/18 MFS Global High Yield Fund 07/01/98 4.25 2.54 2.54 3.74 5.49 1.17 1.06 05/31/18 MFS Government Securities Fund 07/25/84 4.25-2.42-2.42-0.03 2.60 0.88 0.88 MFS High Income Fund 02/17/78 4.25 1.62 1.62 3.79 5.65 0.97 0.97 MFS Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund 09/30/03 4.25-1.94-1.94-1.50 2.18 0.97 0.80 02/28/18 MFS Limited Maturity Fund 02/26/92 2.50-1.24-1.24 0.30 1.64 0.83 0.73 08/31/18 MFS Strategic Income Fund 10/29/87 4.25 1.19 1.19 2.20 4.54 1.11 1.06 02/28/18 MFS Total Return Bond Fund 01/04/99 4.25-0.35-0.35 1.43 4.19 0.90 0.74 08/31/18 MFS Municipal High Income Fund 02/24/84 4.25 3.07 3.07 3.51 5.01 0.69 0.66 05/31/18 MFS Municipal Income Fund 09/07/93 4.25 1.39 1.39 2.19 4.24 0.78 0.74 07/31/18 MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund 03/17/92 2.50 0.64 0.64 0.94 2.53 0.80 0.69 08/31/18 STATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUNDS MFS Alabama Municipal Bond Fund 02/01/90 4.25 0.03 0.03 1.60 3.45 1.09 0.90 07/31/18 MFS Arkansas Municipal Bond Fund 02/03/92 4.25-0.33-0.33 1.23 3.20 0.91 0.76 07/31/18 MFS California Municipal Bond Fund 06/18/85 4.25 1.63 1.63 2.77 4.33 0.88 0.73 07/31/18 MFS Georgia Municipal Bond Fund 06/06/88 4.25-0.11-0.11 1.39 3.46 1.05 0.90 07/31/18 MFS Maryland Municipal Bond Fund 10/31/84 4.25-0.05-0.05 1.28 3.30 1.00 0.83 07/31/18 MFS Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund 04/09/85 4.25 0.39 0.39 1.54 3.63 0.88 0.88 MFS Mississippi Municipal Bond Fund 08/06/92 4.25-0.36-0.36 1.41 3.49 0.98 0.83 07/31/18 MFS New York Municipal Bond Fund 06/06/88 4.25 1.07 1.07 1.79 3.60 0.89 0.89 MFS North Carolina Municipal Bond Fund 10/31/84 4.25-0.08-0.08 1.28 3.40 0.87 0.87 MFS Pennsylvania Municipal Bond Fund 02/01/93 4.25 0.68 0.68 1.91 3.71 0.97 0.82 07/31/18 MFS South Carolina Municipal Bond Fund 10/31/84 4.25-0.11-0.11 1.12 3.11 0.90 0.84 07/31/18 MFS Tennessee Municipal Bond Fund 08/12/88 4.25-0.51-0.51 1.03 3.22 0.96 0.88 07/31/18 MFS Virginia Municipal Bond Fund 10/31/84 4.25-0.41-0.41 1.38 3.32 0.91 0.83 07/31/18 MFS West Virginia Municipal Bond Fund 10/31/84 4.25-0.44-0.44 1.18 3.03 0.95 0.87 07/31/18 Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The performance is as of the date shown; it may not include the fund's entire investment portfolio and is subject to change. reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance. These reductions will continue until at least date noted under the "Waiver End Date" column. MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199 MFSP-PERF-SUP-01-18 15545.39

CLASS I MFS FUND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENT Class I shares ("I") have no sales charge or Rule 12b-1 fees and are available only to eligible investors. Class I inception Through 12/31/17 Waiver date YTD * 1 yr. 5 yrs. 10 yrs./life Gross Net end date STOCK FUNDS Massachusetts Investors Trust 01/02/97 23.79 23.79 14.81 8.53 0.48 0.48 Massachusetts Investors Growth Stock Fund 01/02/97 28.98 28.98 14.94 9.33 0.49 0.49 MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund C1 01/14/94 20.63 20.63 15.00 8.18 0.60 0.49 01/31/18 MFS Blended Research Growth Equity Fund 09/15/15 26.91 26.91. 14.95 0.73 0.49 09/30/18 MFS Blended Research Mid Cap Equity Fund 08/19/16 19.05 19.05. 17.02 0.61 0.59 09/30/18 MFS Blended Research Small Cap Equity Fund 09/15/15 13.80 13.80. 14.01 1.32 0.74 09/30/18 MFS Blended Research Value Equity Fund 09/15/15 16.68 16.68. 14.75 0.71 0.49 09/30/18 MFS Core Equity Fund C2 01/02/97 24.77 24.77 15.76 8.89 0.77 0.77 MFS Equity Income Fund 09/27/12 20.03 20.03 13.55 12.74 0.82 0.64 11/30/18 MFS Equity Opportunities Fund 1 02/28/11 18.32 18.32 14.90 7.47 0.95 0.95 MFS Growth Fund 01/02/97 30.86 30.86 16.43 9.66 0.72 0.72 MFS Low Volatility Equity Fund 12/05/13 16.80 16.80. 11.30 0.99 0.64 12/31/18 MFS Mid Cap Growth Fund 01/02/97 26.29 26.29 15.57 7.33 0.96 0.96 MFS Mid Cap Value Fund 11/01/01 13.69 13.69 14.09 8.91 0.91 0.91 MFS New Discovery Fund 01/02/97 26.34 26.34 12.05 9.90 1.10 1.10 MFS New Discovery Value Fund 05/26/11 14.83 14.83 15.24 13.23 1.12 1.12 MFS Research Fund 01/02/97 23.64 23.64 14.79 8.43 0.57 0.57 MFS Technology Fund 01/02/97 38.80 38.80 20.08 11.63 0.99 0.99 MFS Total Return Fund 01/02/97 12.38 12.38 9.65 6.26 0.49 0.49 MFS Utilities Fund 01/02/97 15.03 15.03 8.33 5.57 0.74 0.74 MFS Value Fund 01/02/97 17.76 17.76 14.96 7.83 0.59 0.59 ASSET ALLOCATION STRATEGIES MFS Conservative Allocation Fund 06/28/02 11.04 11.04 5.80 5.61 0.68 0.68 MFS Moderate Allocation Fund 06/28/02 15.08 15.08 7.87 6.12 0.73 0.73 MFS Growth Allocation Fund 06/28/02 19.21 19.21 9.86 6.39 0.80 0.79 09/30/18 MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund 06/28/02 23.22 23.22 11.73 6.55 0.87 0.85 09/30/18 MFS Lifetime 2020 Fund 09/29/05 9.97 9.97 6.29 4.76 0.83 0.58 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund 11/02/12 13.16 13.16 8.25 8.33 0.91 0.59 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund 09/29/05 17.20 17.20 9.90 5.77 0.86 0.62 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund 11/02/12 19.49 19.49 10.78 10.85 1.00 0.64 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2040 Fund 09/29/05 20.78 20.78 11.24 6.19 0.91 0.65 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2045 Fund 11/02/12 21.20 21.20 11.43 11.48 1.10 0.65 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund 09/15/10 21.20 21.20 11.41 11.31 1.06 0.65 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2055 Fund 11/02/12 21.18 21.18 11.32 11.37 1.78 0.66 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime 2060 Fund 12/06/16 21.27 21.27. 21.05 19.93 0.65 08/31/18 MFS Lifetime Income Fund 09/29/05 8.22 8.22 4.51 5.38 0.80 0.56 08/31/18 MFS Absolute Return Fund C3 03/30/11 3.28 3.28 0.36 0.41 1.16 0.94 09/30/18 MFS Diversified Income Fund 05/26/06 8.91 8.91 6.62 6.97 0.77 0.77 MFS Global Alternative Strategy Fund S6 12/20/07 6.40 6.40 2.28 2.31 1.22 1.22 MFS Global Multi-Asset Fund C3 03/30/11 10.29 10.29 2.58 2.05 2.57 1.25 10/31/18 MFS Managed Wealth Fund 06/27/14 6.70 6.70. 2.09 1.41 1.20 09/30/18 Blended Performance Expense Considerations 1 Performance for Class I shares includes the performance of the fund's Class A shares, adjusted to take into account differences in sales loads and class-specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees), if any, for periods prior to their offering. Please see the prospectus for additional information about performance and expenses. Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The performance is as of the date shown; it may not include the fund's entire investment portfolio and is subject to change. S6 Subadvised by UBS Asset Management (Americas), Inc. C1 Effective June 1, 2008, MFS Union Standard Equity Fund was renamed MFS Blended Research Core Equity Fund. Performance achieved prior to June 1, 2008 is attributable to the fund's prior investment strategy. C2 Included in all fund classes' total returns for the month of May 31, 2017 are proceeds received from a non-recurring litigation settlement against Household International Inc. Had these proceeds not been included, all total returns within calendar year 2017 would have been lower by 0.72%. C3 This fund closed to new investors on December 22, 2017 and will be liquidated effective March 29, 2018. The fund will stop accepting all contributions on March 22, 2018. reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance. These reductions will continue until at least date noted under the "Waiver End Date" column. MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199

CLASS I MFS FUND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENT Class I shares ("I") have no sales charge or Rule 12b-1 fees and are available only to eligible investors. Class I inception Through 12/31/17 Waiver date YTD * 1 yr. 5 yrs. 10 yrs./life Gross Net end date GLOBAL/INTERNATIONAL FUNDS MFS Blended Research Emerging Markets Equity Fund 09/15/15 39.18 39.18. 21.79 3.05 0.99 12/31/18 MFS Blended Research Global Equity Fund 09/15/15 24.95 24.95. 14.10 5.02 0.64 12/31/18 MFS Blended Research International Equity Fund 09/15/15 27.14 27.14. 11.25 0.72 0.64 12/31/18 MFS Emerging Markets Equity Fund 01/02/97 37.74 37.74 2.99 0.40 1.25 1.25 MFS Global Equity Fund 01/02/97 23.91 23.91 11.75 7.25 0.97 0.97 MFS Global Growth Fund 01/02/97 31.69 31.69 11.47 6.26 1.21 1.15 02/28/18 MFS Global New Discovery Fund 12/16/11 29.76 29.76 11.72 14.27 2.08 1.25 12/31/18 MFS Global Real Estate Fund 03/11/09 12.94 12.94 8.12 17.16 1.18 1.10 12/31/18 MFS Global Total Return Fund 01/02/97 15.45 15.45 7.73 5.68 0.93 0.84 02/28/18 MFS International Diversification SM Fund 09/30/04 30.28 30.28 8.54 4.03 0.94 0.91 09/30/18 MFS International Growth Fund 01/02/97 32.46 32.46 8.06 4.19 0.93 0.93 MFS International New Discovery Fund 10/09/97 32.04 32.04 9.71 6.16 1.08 1.08 MFS International Value Fund 01/02/97 27.15 27.15 12.88 6.93 0.76 0.76 MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Fund 12/05/13 18.49 18.49. 9.12 0.87 0.74 12/31/18 MFS Research International Fund 01/02/97 28.37 28.37 6.75 2.00 0.86 0.86 BOND FUNDS MFS Corporate Bond Fund 01/02/97 6.32 6.32 3.53 6.17 0.56 0.56 MFS Emerging Markets Debt Fund 03/17/98 9.61 9.61 3.21 6.79 0.84 0.84 MFS Emerging Markets Debt Local Currency Fund 09/15/11 14.58 14.58-2.05-0.38 1.23 0.85 02/28/18 MFS Global Bond Fund 06/02/10 7.76 7.76-0.74 1.91 0.92 0.80 03/31/18 MFS Global High Yield Fund 07/01/98 7.36 7.36 4.91 6.20 0.92 0.81 05/31/18 MFS Government Securities Fund 01/02/97 2.27 2.27 1.10 3.30 0.63 0.63 MFS High Income Fund 01/02/97 6.39 6.39 4.95 6.35 0.72 0.72 MFS Inflation-Adjusted Bond Fund 09/30/03 2.57 2.57-0.53 2.78 0.72 0.65 02/28/18 MFS Limited Maturity Fund 01/02/97 1.61 1.61 0.96 2.05 0.58 0.58 MFS Strategic Income Fund 01/08/97 5.79 5.79 3.31 5.27 0.86 0.81 02/28/18 MFS Total Return Bond Fund 01/04/99 4.13 4.13 2.44 4.80 0.65 0.59 08/31/18 MFS Municipal High Income Fund 1 06/01/11 7.77 7.77 4.41 5.46 0.69 0.66 05/31/18 MFS Municipal Income Fund 1 08/01/11 6.03 6.03 3.31 4.92 0.53 0.49 07/31/18 MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund 1 08/30/10 3.37 3.37 1.57 2.93 0.55 0.54 08/31/18 Blended Performance Expense Considerations 1 Performance for Class I shares includes the performance of the fund's Class A shares, adjusted to take into account differences in sales loads and class-specific operating expenses (such as Rule 12b-1 fees), if any, for periods prior to their offering. Please see the prospectus for additional information about performance and expenses. Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the fund's performance results would be less favorable. All results assume the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The performance is as of the date shown; it may not include the fund's entire investment portfolio and is subject to change. reimbursements. Elimination of these reductions will result in higher expenses and lower performance. These reductions will continue until at least date noted under the "Waiver End Date" column. MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02199 MFSP-PERF-SUP-I-01-18 33896.11