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SUMMARY PROSPECTUS
January 18, 2018 (As Amended February 15, 2018)
MFS® Prudent Investor Fund

Before you invest, you may want to review the fund's prospectus, which contains more information about the fund and its risks. You can find the fund's prospectus and other information about the fund, including the fund's statement of additional information, online at funds.mfs.com.  You can also get this information at no cost by calling 1-800-225-2606 or by sending an e-mail request to orderliterature@mfs.com.  The fund's prospectus and statement of additional information, both dated January 18, 2018, as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, are incorporated by reference into this summary prospectus.

CLASS
TICKER SYMBOL
Class A
FPPAX
Class T (Currently Not Offered)
N/A
Class B
FPPDX
Class C
FPPEX
Class I
FPPJX
Class R1
FPPRX
Class R2
FPPSX
Class R3
FPPQX
Class R4
FPPUX
Class R6
FPPVX


Summary of Key Information
Investment Objective
The fund's investment objective is to seek total return.
Fees and Expenses
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay when you buy and hold shares of the fund. Investors may also pay commissions or other fees to their financial intermediaries when they buy and hold shares of the fund, which are not reflected below.
The annual fund operating expenses are based on estimated "Other Expenses" for the current fiscal year expressed as a percentage of a class' estimated average net assets during the period.
You may qualify for sales charge reductions if, with respect to Class A shares, you and certain members of your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in MFS Funds, and, with respect to Class T shares, you invest at least $250,000 in the fund. More information about these and other waivers and reductions is available from your financial intermediary and in "Sales Charges and Waivers and Reductions" on page 10 and "Appendix A – Waivers and Reductions of Sales Charges" on page A-1 of the fund's prospectus.
Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment):
 
Share Class
 
A
 
T
 
B
 
C
 
I
 
R1
 
R2
 
R3
 
R4
 
R6
 
 
Maximum Sales Charge (Load)
Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price)
 
5.75%
 
2.50%
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
 
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load)
(as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, whichever is less)
 
1.00%#
 
None
 
4.00%
 
1.00%
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 
None
 

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment):
 
 
Share Class
 
A
 
T
 
B
 
C
 
I
 
R1
 
R2
 
R3
 
R4
 
R6
 
 
Management Fee
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
0.80%
 
 
Distribution and/or Service (12b-1) Fees
 
0.25%
 
0.25%
 
1.00%
 
1.00%
 
None
 
1.00%
 
0.50%
 
0.25%
 
None
 
None
 
 
Other Expenses
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.30%
 
1.26%
 
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses
 
2.35%
 
2.35%
 
3.10%
 
3.10%
 
2.10%
 
3.10%
 
2.60%
 
2.35%
 
2.10%
 
2.06%
 
 
Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements1
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
(1.11)%
 
 
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Reductions and/or Expense Reimbursements
 
1.24%
 
1.24%
 
1.99%
 
1.99%
 
0.99%
 
1.99%
 
1.49%
 
1.24%
 
0.99%
 
0.95%
 

#
This contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) applies to shares purchased without an initial sales charge and redeemed within 18 months of purchase.
1
Massachusetts Financial Services Company has agreed in writing to bear the fund's expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs, and investment-related expenses (such as interest and borrowing expenses incurred in connection with the fund's investment activity), such that "Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses" do not exceed 1.24% of the class' average daily net assets annually for each of Class A, Class T, and Class R3 shares, 1.99% of the class' average daily net assets annually for each of Class B, Class C, and Class R1 shares, 0.99% of the class' average daily net assets annually for each of Class I and Class R4 shares, 1.49% of the class' average daily net assets annually for Class R2 shares, and 0.95% of the class' average daily net assets annually for Class R6 shares. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund's Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue until at least October 31, 2019.
 
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MFS Prudent Investor Fund

Example
This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.
The example assumes that: you invest $10,000 in the fund for the time periods indicated and you redeem your shares at the end of the time periods (unless otherwise indicated); your investment has a 5% return each year; and the fund's operating expenses remain the same.
Although your actual costs will likely be higher or lower, under these assumptions your costs would be:

 
 
 
1 YEAR
 
3 YEARS
 
 
Class A Shares
 
$694
 
$1,073
 
 
Class T Shares
 
$373
 
$765
 
 
Class B Shares assuming
 
 
 
 
 
 
redemption at end of period
 
$602
 
$1,056
 
 
no redemption at end of period
 
$202
 
$756
 
 
Class C Shares assuming
 
 
 
 
 
 
redemption at end of period
 
$302
 
$756
 
 
no redemption at end of period
 
$202
 
$756
 
 
Class I Shares
 
$101
 
$451
 
 
Class R1 Shares
 
$202
 
$756
 
 
Class R2 Shares
 
$152
 
$605
 
 
Class R3 Shares
 
$126
 
$528
 
 
Class R4 Shares
 
$101
 
$451
 
 
Class R6 Shares
 
$97
 
$439
 

Portfolio Turnover
The fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or "turns over" its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when shares are held in a taxable account. These transaction costs, which are not reflected in "Annual Fund Operating Expenses" or in the "Example," affect the fund's performance. The portfolio turnover rate for the fund as of June 30, 2017, the fiscal year end of the fund, is not available because the fund had not commenced operations as of June 30, 2017.
Principal Investment Strategies
MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different asset classes, including equity securities and debt instruments of U.S. and foreign issuers (including emerging market securities), and cash and cash equivalents.  MFS allocates the fund's assets across these asset classes based on its assessment of individual securities and the risk/return potential of the asset classes.  MFS expects the fund's investments in the following asset classes to normally fall within the following ranges:

Asset Class
Range
Equity Securities
50% - 90%
Debt Instruments, excluding Short-Term Government Securities
10% - 30%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-Term Government Securities
0% - 40%

While MFS may use derivatives for any investment purpose, to the extent MFS uses derivatives, MFS expects to use derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to these asset classes, as alternatives to direct investments in these asset classes, or to seek to limit the fund's exposure to certain extreme market events. Derivatives include futures, forward contracts, options, structured securities, and swaps.
The fund's investment in and exposure to the asset classes identified above may vary significantly from time to time and may fall outside of the stated ranges.  MFS may invest in or expose the fund to any of these asset classes without limit based on its assessment of the relative attractiveness of the asset class.
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.  In selecting equity investments for the fund, MFS is not constrained by any particular investment style. MFS may invest the fund's 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 equity portion of the fund's assets in securities of companies of any size, MFS primarily invests in securities of companies with large capitalizations.
Debt instruments include corporate bonds, U.S. Government securities, foreign government securities, asset-backed securities, floating rate loans, and other obligations to repay money borrowed.  Of the fund's investments in debt instruments, MFS may invest up to 100% of these investments in below investment grade quality debt instruments.
Cash equivalents include money market instruments and a money market fund advised by MFS.
MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries, sectors, countries, and regions, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region.
MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer or a small number of issuers.
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 and instruments. Quantitative models that systematically evaluate issuers and instruments may also be considered.
The term "prudent investor" can suggest different meanings to different investors and the use of the term "prudent investor" in the fund's name is not meant to suggest the fund will follow a specific investment strategy other than the principal investment strategies disclosed above.
Principal Risks
As with any mutual fund, the fund may not achieve its objective and/or you could lose money on your investment in the fund. An investment in the fund is not a bank deposit and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency.
The principal risks of investing in the fund are:
Allocation Risk: MFS' assessment of the risk/return potential of asset classes and the resulting allocation among asset classes may not produce the intended results and/or can lead to an investment focus that results in the fund underperforming other funds with
 
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similar investment strategies and/or underperforming the markets in which the fund invests.
Equity Market/Company Risk:  Equity markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to, or investor perceptions of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions.  These conditions can affect a single issuer or type of security, issuers within a broad market sector, industry or geographic region, or the equity markets in general.  Certain events can have a dramatic adverse effect on equity markets and may lead to periods of high volatility in an equity market or a segment of an equity market.
Debt Market Risk:  Debt markets can be volatile and can decline significantly in response to, or investor perceptions of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions.  These conditions can affect a single instrument, issuer, or borrower, a particular type of instrument, issuer, or borrower, a segment of the debt markets or the debt markets generally. Certain events can have a dramatic adverse effect on debt markets and may lead to periods of high volatility and reduced liquidity in a debt market or segment of a debt market.
Interest Rate Risk:  In general, the price of a debt instrument falls when interest rates rise and rises when interest rates fall. Interest rate risk is generally greater for instruments with longer maturities, or that do not pay current interest.
Credit Risk: The price of a debt instrument depends, in part, on the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or other entity responsible for payment, or underlying collateral or assets and the terms of the instrument. The price of a debt instrument can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or other entity, or underlying collateral or assets, or changes in specific or general market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions.
Below investment grade quality debt instruments (commonly referred to as "high yield securities" or "junk bonds") can involve a substantially greater risk of default or can already be in default, and their values can decline significantly. Below investment grade quality debt instruments are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics. Below investment grade quality debt instruments tend to be more sensitive to adverse news about the issuer, or the market or economy in general, than higher quality debt instruments.
Foreign Risk: Exposure to foreign markets through issuers or currencies can involve additional risks relating to market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions. These factors can make foreign investments, especially those in emerging markets, more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to these conditions than the U.S. market.
Emerging Markets Risk:  Investments in emerging markets can involve additional and greater risks than the risks associated with investments in developed foreign markets.  Emerging markets can have less developed markets, greater custody and operational risk, less developed legal, regulatory, and accounting systems, and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.
Currency Risk: The value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar fluctuates in response to market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions, and changes in currency exchange rates impact the financial condition of companies or other issuers and may change the value in U.S. dollars of investments denominated in foreign currencies.
Focus Risk:  Issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region can react similarly to market, currency, political, economic, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions, and the fund's performance will be affected by the conditions in the industries, sectors, countries and regions to which the fund is exposed.  If MFS invests a significant percentage of the fund's assets in a single issuer or small number of issuers, the fund's performance could be more volatile than the performance of more diversified funds.
Prepayment/Extension Risk:  Instruments subject to prepayment and/or extension can reduce the potential for gain for the instrument's holders if the instrument is prepaid and increase the potential for loss if the maturity of the instrument is extended.
Derivatives Risk:  Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying indicator(s) on which the derivative is based. Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives' original cost.  Derivatives can involve leverage.
Leveraging Risk:  Leverage involves investment exposure in an amount exceeding the initial investment. Leverage can cause increased volatility by magnifying gains or losses.
Counterparty and Third Party Risk:  Transactions involving a counterparty or third party other than the issuer of the instrument are subject to the credit risk of the counterparty or third party, and to the counterparty's or third party's ability or willingness to perform in accordance with the terms of the transaction.
Liquidity Risk:  It may be difficult to value, and it may not be possible to sell, certain investments, types of investments, and/or investments in certain segments of the market, and the fund may have to sell certain of these investments at prices or times that are not advantageous in order to meet redemptions or other cash needs.
Investment Selection Risk: MFS' investment analysis and its selection of investments may not produce the intended results and/or can lead to an investment focus that results in the fund underperforming other funds with similar investment strategies and/or underperforming the markets in which the fund invests.  In addition, the strategies MFS may implement to limit the fund's exposure to certain extreme market events may not work as intended, and the costs associated with such strategies will reduce the fund's returns.
Performance Information
The bar chart and performance table are not included because the fund has not had a full calendar year of operations.  Once the fund has commenced operations, updated performance information will be available online at mfs.com or by calling 1-800-225-2606.  The fund's past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the fund will perform in the future.
Investment Adviser
MFS serves as the investment adviser for the fund.
 
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Portfolio Manager(s)

Portfolio Manager
Since
Title
David Cole
Inception
Investment Officer of MFS
Barnaby Wiener
Inception
Investment Officer of MFS

Effective March 1, 2018, the above table is restated as follows:
Portfolio Manager
Since
Title
David Cole
Inception
Investment Officer of MFS
Edward Dearing
March 2018
Investment Officer of MFS
Barnaby Wiener
Inception
Investment Officer of MFS

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares
You may purchase and redeem shares of the fund each day the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is open for trading. You may purchase or redeem shares either by having your financial intermediary process your purchase or redemption, or through MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) by overnight mail (MFSC, c/o DST Asset Manager Solutions, Inc., 30 Dan Road, Canton, MA  02021-2809), by mail ([Fund Name], P.O. Box 55824, Boston, MA 02205-5824), by telephone (1-800-225-2606), or via the Internet at mfs.com (MFS Access).
The fund's initial and subsequent investment minimums generally are as follows:
Class
 Initial Minimum
  Subsequent Minimum
Class A, Class T, Class B, Class C
None – automatic investment plans and certain asset-based fee programs
$25 – employer-sponsored retirement plans
$250 – Traditional and Roth IRAs
$1,000 – other accounts
$50 – by check and non-systematic written exchange request, and via MFSC telephone representatives
None – other purchases
Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, Class R4, Class R6
None
None

As of the date of this prospectus, Class T shares are not being offered for sale.
Taxes
If your shares are held in a taxable account, the fund's distributions will be taxed to you as ordinary income and/or capital gains.  If your shares are held in a tax-advantaged account, you will generally be taxed only upon withdrawals from the account.
Payments to Broker/Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries
If you purchase shares of the fund through a broker/dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the fund, MFS, and/or MFS' affiliates may pay the financial intermediary for the sale of shares of a fund and/or the servicing of shareholder accounts. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing your broker/dealer or other financial intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the fund over another investment. Ask your financial intermediary or visit your financial intermediary's Web site for more information.


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