MFS Total Return Bond Fund

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $51.4 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending May 20, 2016.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $50.7 billion were issued in the primary market in the week to May 13, 2016—the highest since March 11.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $27.0 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending April 29, 2016.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $23.7 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ended April 15, 2016.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $15.0 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending March 24, 2016.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $51.4 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ended February 26, 2016. This was the highest recorded in February.

Flows into investment-grade bond funds were negative for the week ending January 20, with outflows of $442 million—down from $740 million last week.

Investment-grade bond funds have seen YTD net outflows of $1.87 billion up to January 13, 2016. High-grade bonds worth $62.47 billion—the highest in 2016 so far—were issued last week.

Investment-grade bond funds have seen YTD (year-to-date) net inflows of $13.4 billion, as of December 4, 2015.

Investment-grade corporate bond issuances worth $2.65 billion for the week ended November 27, 2015, and fell 92% from the previous week.

Last week, Treasury yields rose in double-digits nearly across the yield curve. Yields on investment-grade corporate bonds also rose for the week ended October 9.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $32.35 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending September 25, 2015. Fixed-rate issues made up 90.6% of the total issuance for the week.