MFS Research Series
MFS VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST
Expense ratio
Net assets1
$352.27M
Holdings1
101
Category
US Equity
Return

Investment objective & strategy

As of April 29, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. The funds investment objective is to seek capital appreciation.

Strategy. MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund's investment adviser) normally invests the funds assets primarily in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, depositary receipts, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. In selecting investments for the fund, MFS is not constrained by any particular investment style. MFS may invest the funds assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies. While MFS may invest the funds assets in … MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the fund's investment adviser) normally invests the funds assets primarily in equity securities. Equity securities include common stocks, depositary receipts, and other securities that represent an ownership interest (or right to acquire an ownership interest) in a company or other issuer. In selecting investments for the fund, MFS is not constrained by any particular investment style. MFS may invest the funds assets in the stocks of companies it believes to have above average earnings growth potential compared to other companies (growth companies), in the stocks of companies it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth (value companies), or in a combination of growth and value companies. While MFS may invest the funds assets in securities of companies of any size, MFS primarily invests in securities of companies with large capitalizations. MFS may invest the funds assets in foreign securities. MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries and sectors, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry or sector. In conjunction with a team of investment research analysts, sector leaders select investments for the fund. MFS generally manages the fund to be sector neutral to the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index using MFS' custom industry and sector categories to classify the fund and the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index's holdings. 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.

Top holdings

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
NVIDIA CORP $29.22M 8.29%
APPLE INC $23.95M 6.80%
MICROSOFT CORP $20.61M 5.85%
ALPHABET INC CL A $16.16M 4.59%
AMAZON.COM INC $15.73M 4.47%
BROADCOM INC $10.80M 3.07%
META PLATFORMS INC CL A $9.93M 2.82%
MASTERCARD INC CL A $8.81M 2.50%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO $8.70M 2.47%
EXXON MOBIL CORP $6.82M 1.94%
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Allocation by sector

As of March 31, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Dec 31, 2025 → Mar 31, 2026
Opened
11
Exited
8
Increased
26
Decreased
64
Unchanged
1

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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FundOverlapNet exp.
MFS Research Fund · MFRFX, MFRJX, MFRBX, MFRCX, MRFIX, MFRLX, MSRRX, MFRHX, MFRKX 99% 0.44%
NYLI VP MFS Research Portfolio 98% 0.75%
MFS Core Equity Portfolio 76% 0.79%
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Advisers

As of December 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Net assets and holdings count as of March 31, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.

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