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MFS Active Core Plus Bond ETF (MFSB)

Intermediate Core-Plus Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSE
24.05 USD -0.05 (-0.187%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 2:15 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:03 a.m. EDT

The asset presents as a classic defensive fixed-income vehicle with a robust 4.82% yield, offering immediate income that significantly outpaces typical inflation targets. However, the recent price action reveals a distinct lack of momentum; the security has drifted lower over the last two months, trading well below both its 50-day and 200-day averages, which suggests the market is currently pricing in headwinds or a rotation away from this specific active strategy. While the yield provides a cushion, the underlying price trajectory shows no signs of a recovery trend, keeping the short-term outlook neutral rather than bullish. From a long-term perspective, the security is too new to the ETF format to evaluate a multi-year price history, so the assessment relies entirely on the current yield and the implied stability of the underlying bond portfolio. The consistent dividend payments indicate a healthy cash flow, but without a proven track record of capital appreciation or a multi-year upward trend, it remains a hold for income rather than a compelling growth or total-return play.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.010359
AutoETS0.010411
AutoARIMA0.010424
AutoTheta0.010826

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 42.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.069
Excess Kurtosis -0.62

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.42% 4.60% — —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-30 0.101 0.424548
2026-08-31 0.100 0.407332
2026-07-31 0.096 0.391039
2026-06-30 0.096 0.385078
2026-05-29 0.100 0.400802
2026-04-30 0.093 0.372895
2026-03-31 0.090 0.361591
2026-02-27 0.093 0.364849
2026-01-30 0.096 0.381104
2025-12-30 0.096 0.379897
2025-11-28 0.086 0.339518
2025-10-31 0.099 0.391614
2025-09-30 0.094 0.372646
2025-08-29 0.100 0.399840
2025-07-31 0.011 0.044282
2025-06-30 0.088 0.352564
2025-05-30 0.101 0.410536
2025-04-30 0.103 0.415943
2025-03-31 0.096 0.386972
2025-02-28 0.094 0.377101
2025-01-31 0.092 0.374990
2024-12-30 0.091 0.371171
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.82

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 25.57
All Time Low 23.682
Ask 24.05
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 594,020
Average Daily Volume3 Month 222,985
Average Volume 222,985
Average Volume10Days 594,020
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 24.04
Bid Size 300
Category Intermediate Core-Plus Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 24.105
Day Low 24.025
Dividend Yield 4.82
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.32584
Fifty Day Average Change -0.28083992
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.011544921
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.4181395
Fifty Two Week High 25.57
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.5249996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.059640188
Fifty Two Week Low 23.682
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.36300087
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.015328134
Fifty Two Week Range 23.682 - 25.57
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,733,409,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.045000076
Fullday Change Percent -0.18679982
Fullday Price 24.045
Fund Family MFS
Fund Inception Date 1,733,270,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in debt instruments. Debt instruments include corporate debt instruments, U.S. government securities, foreign government securities, securitized instruments (including mortgage-backed securities and other asset-backed securities), municipal instruments, and other obligations to repay money borrowed.
Long Name MFS Active Core Plus Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1883867267
Nav Price 23.89785
Net Assets 578,960,770.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.34
Open 24.05
Previous Close 24.09
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.045000076
Regular Market Change Percent -0.18679982
Regular Market Day High 24.105
Regular Market Day Low 24.025
Regular Market Day Range 24.025 - 24.105
Regular Market Open 24.05
Regular Market Previous Close 24.09
Regular Market Price 24.045
Regular Market Time 1,792,174,544
Regular Market Volume 83,362
Short Name MFS Active Core Plus Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol MFSB
Total Assets 578,960,768
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.36789
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.36789
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 24.86571
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.8207092
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.033005662
Type Disp ETF
Volume 83,362
Yield 0.0482
Ytd Return -2.25939