UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-04975
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher R. Bohane
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111Huntington Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: October 31, 2024
ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
Item 1(a):
Annual Report
October 31, 2024
MFS® Multimarket
Income Trust
MANAGED DISTRIBUTION POLICY
DISCLOSURE
The MFS Multimarket Income
Trust’s (the fund) Board of Trustees adopted a managed distribution policy. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. The
primary purpose of the managed distribution policy is to provide shareholders with a constant, but not guaranteed, fixed rate of distribution each month. You should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s
investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution policy. The Board may amend or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time
without prior notice to fund shareholders. The amendment or termination of the managed distribution policy could have an adverse effect on the market price of the fund’s shares.
With each distribution, the fund
will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and
sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will
depend upon the fund’s investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to
report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Please refer to “Tax Matters and Distributions” under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for information regarding the tax character of
the fund’s distributions.
Under a managed distribution policy
the fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for
example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. Any such returns of capital will decrease the fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the
fund’s expense ratio. In addition, in order to make the level of distributions called for under its managed distribution policy, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time. A
return of capital does not necessarily reflect the fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The fund’s total return in relation to changes
in net asset value is presented in the Financial Highlights.
MFS® Multimarket
Income Trust
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NOT FDIC INSURED
• MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
Portfolio structure at value (v)
Portfolio structure reflecting equivalent exposure of
derivative positions (i)
Fixed income sectors (i)
High Yield Corporates
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Investment Grade Corporates
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Emerging Markets Bonds
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U.S. Treasury Securities
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Collateralized Loan Obligations
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Asset-Backed Securities
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Municipal Bonds
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Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
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Non-U.S. Government Bonds
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Portfolio facts
Average Duration (d)
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Average Effective Maturity (m)
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Portfolio Composition - continued
Composition including fixed income
credit quality (a)(i)
AAA
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AA
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A
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BBB
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BB
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B
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CCC
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CC
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C
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D
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U.S. Government
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Not Rated
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Non-Fixed Income
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Cash & Cash Equivalents
(Less Liabilities) (b)
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Other (q)
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(a)
| For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard &
Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies
rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 rating agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4
rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA).
Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Not Rated includes fixed income
securities and fixed income derivatives that have not been rated by any rating agency.
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Non-Fixed Income includes equity
securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives), ETFs and Options on ETFs, and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not
rated by these agencies.
(b)
| Cash & Cash Equivalents (Less Liabilities) includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Liabilities include the
value of outstanding borrowings made by the fund for leverage transactions. Cash & Cash Equivalents (Less Liabilities) is negative due to these borrowings. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for
additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities. Please see Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information on the fund's outstanding borrowings.
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(d)
| Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is
likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. The Average Duration calculation reflects the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any.
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Portfolio Composition - continued
(f)
| The fund invests a portion of its assets in Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) or Options on ETFs to gain fixed income exposure. Percentages include the direct exposure from investing in
ETFs or Options on ETFs and not the indirect exposure to the underlying holdings.
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(i)
| For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may
be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to
hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more
representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
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(m)
| In determining each instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s
stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening feature (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an
earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instrument’s stated maturity.
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(p)
| For purposes of the presentation of Portfolio structure at value, Other includes market value from currency derivatives and may be negative.
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(q)
| For purposes of this presentation, Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions and may be negative.
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(v)
| For purposes of this presentation, market value of fixed income and/or equity derivatives, if any, is included in Cash & Cash Equivalents (Less Liabilities).
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Where the fund holds convertible
bonds, they are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.
Percentages are based on net assets
as of October 31, 2024.
The portfolio is actively managed
and current holdings may be different.
Management Review
Summary of Results
For the twelve months ended October
31, 2024, shares of the MFS Multimarket Income Trust (fund) provided a total return of 18.73%, at net asset value, and a total return of 22.85%, at market value. This compares with a return of 16.47% for the
fund’s benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index. Over the same period, the fund’s other benchmark, the MFS Multimarket Income Trust Blended Index (Blended Index), generated
a return of 15.10%. The Blended Index reflects the blended returns of various fixed income market indices, with percentage allocations to each index designed to resemble the fixed income allocations of the fund. The
market indices and related percentage allocations used to compile the Blended Index are set forth in the Performance Summary.
The performance commentary below is
based on the net asset value performance of the fund, which reflects the performance of the underlying pool of assets held by the fund. The total return at market value represents the return earned by owners of the
shares of the fund, which are traded publicly on the exchange.
Market Environment
With inflation subsiding, global
central banks in recent months have changed gears, focusing more on supporting economic growth. In the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve has eased interest rates 0.75% since September after several months of
softer labor market data. In the eurozone, the European Central Bank lowered rates a total of 0.75% beginning in June as inflation fell back to target and growth nearly stalled. China recently loosened monetary policy
and ramped up fiscal stimulus after a period of subpar growth amid ongoing weakness in the country’s property market and flagging business and consumer sentiment.
Global equity markets have performed
strongly, with several themes playing out at once. The most prominent has been continued investment in artificial intelligence, helping boost the share prices of a handful of mega-cap technology stocks. Enormous
demand for GLP-1 weight-loss medications is another trend. A renewed focus on corporate governance, and greater attention paid to shareholder returns, helped boost share prices in Japan. Corporate earnings have been
strong, but tighter labor markets, the potential for higher input costs due to deglobalization, and the likelihood that interest rates and inflation will remain more elevated than in the pre-pandemic period,
could weigh on margins in the future.
Heightened geopolitical uncertainty
continues to linger as Russia and Ukraine fight a seeming war of attrition while Israel continues to do battle with Iranian-backed proxy groups as well as withstanding several missile attacks from Iran itself, leading
to bouts of market volatility and fears of energy disruptions. Equity markets reacted favorably to the result of the U.S. presidential election, appearing to anticipate a low-tax, pro-growth, lighter regulatory
touch from a second Trump administration, however, rates markets seem wary of a potential erosion of the U.S. government’s fiscal footing.
Factors Affecting Performance
Relative to the Blended Index, the
fund’s yield curve positioning(y) benefited relative performance as interest rates generally declined over the reporting period.
Management Review - continued
Bond selection within the financial
institutions, industrials, and government-related sovereign debt sectors also contributed to relative performance, particularly across “BBB”, “BB”, and “B” rated(r) bonds.
The fund employs leverage and, to
the extent that investments are purchased through the use of leverage, the fund’s net asset value may increase or decrease at a greater rate than a comparable unleveraged fund. During the reporting period, the
use of leverage strengthened relative returns.
Conversely, the fund’s
underweight allocation to the treasury sector, and to “CC” rated bonds, detracted from relative performance. An overweight allocation to “CCC” and “BBB” rated bonds further weighed
on the fund’s relative returns.
The fund has a managed distribution
policy, the primary purpose of which is to provide shareholders with a constant, but not guaranteed, fixed rate of distribution each month. This policy had no material impact on the fund's investment strategies during
its most recent fiscal year. The level of distributions paid by the fund pursuant to its managed distribution policy may cause the fund's net asset value (NAV) per share to decline more so than if the policy were not
in place, including if distributions are in excess of fund returns. However, the adviser believes the policy may benefit the fund’s market price and premium/discount to the fund’s NAV. For the twelve
months ended October 31, 2024, the tax character of dividends paid pursuant to the managed distribution policy includes an ordinary income distribution of $12,663,993 and a tax return of capital distribution of
$9,679,669. See “Managed Distribution Policy Disclosure” in the inside cover page of this Annual Report for additional details regarding the policy and related implications for the fund and
shareholders.
Respectfully,
Portfolio Manager(s)
Robert Spector, Neeraj Arora, Ward
Brown, David Cole, Pilar Gomez-Bravo, Andy Li, John Mitchell, and Michael Skatrud
Note to Shareholders: Effective
April 30, 2024, Matt Ryan is no longer a Portfolio Manager of the fund.
(r)
| Securities rated “BBB”, “Baa”, or higher are considered investment grade; securities rated “BB”, “Ba”, or below are considered
non-investment grade. Ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poor's and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the
middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 rating agencies above assign a rating, but
the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency
(KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). For securities that are not rated by any of the rating agencies, the security is considered Not Rated.
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(y)
| A yield curve graphically depicts the yields of different maturity bonds of the same credit quality and type; a normal yield curve is upward sloping, with short-term rates lower than
long-term rates.
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The views expressed in this report
are those of the portfolio manager(s) only through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover and do not necessarily reflect the views of MFS or any other person in the MFS organization. These views
are subject to change at any time based on market or other conditions, and MFS disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These
Management Review - continued
views may not be relied upon as investment advice
or an indication of trading intent on behalf of any MFS portfolio. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities, and may not be representative of any MFS portfolio’s current or
future investments.
Performance Summary THROUGH 10/31/24
The following chart illustrates the
fund’s historical performance in comparison to its benchmark(s). Performance results reflect the percentage change in net asset value and market value, including reinvestment of fund distributions. Benchmarks
are unmanaged and may not be invested in directly. Benchmark returns do not reflect commissions or expenses. (See Notes to Performance Summary.)
Performance data shown represents past
performance and is 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. The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the sale of fund shares.
Growth of a Hypothetical $10,000
Investment
Average Annual Total Returns
through 10/31/24
| Inception Date
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| 10-yr
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Market Value (r)
| 3/12/1987
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| 3.90%
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Net Asset Value (r)
| 3/12/1987
| 18.73%
| 4.02%
| 5.05%
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Comparative benchmark(s)
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Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index (f)
| 16.47%
| 4.53%
| 4.86%
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MFS Multimarket Income Trust Blended Index (f)(w)
| 15.10%
| 2.52%
| 3.63%
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Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index (USD Hedged) (f)
| 11.97%
| 0.64%
| 2.54%
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Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage Index (f)
| 9.53%
| (0.62)%
| 1.03%
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JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global (f)
| 17.62%
| 0.75%
| 2.77%
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(f)
| Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
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(r)
| Includes reinvestment of all distributions. Market value references New York Stock Exchange Price.
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Performance Summary - continued
(w)
| The MFS Multimarket Income Trust Blended Index (a custom index) was comprised of the following at the beginning and at the end of the reporting period:
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| 10/31/24
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Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index
| 50%
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JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
| 20%
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Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index (USD Hedged)
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Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage Index
| 10%
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Benchmark Definition(s)
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit
Index (USD Hedged)(a) - a subset of the Global Aggregate Index, and contains investment grade credit securities from the U.S. Aggregate, Pan-European Aggregate,
Asian-Pacific Aggregate, Eurodollar, 144A, and Euro-Yen indices. Credit securities are publicly issued corporate and specified foreign debentures and secured notes that meet the specified maturity, liquidity and
quality requirements.
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield
2% Issuer Capped Index(a) – a component of the Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield Index, which measures performance of non-investment grade, fixed rate debt. The
index limits the maximum exposure to any one issuer to 2%.
Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage
Index(a) – measures the performance of debt issued by the U.S. Government, and its agencies, as well as mortgage-backed pass-through securities of
Ginnie Mae (GNMA), Fannie Mae (FNMA), and Freddie Mac (FHLMC).
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index
Global – measures the performance of U.S. dollar-denominated debt instruments issued by emerging market sovereign and quasi-sovereign entities: Brady bonds, loans, Eurobonds.
It is not possible to invest
directly in an index.
(a)
| Source: Bloomberg Index Services Limited. BLOOMBERG® is a trademark and service mark of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates (collectively “Bloomberg”). Bloomberg or Bloomberg's
licensors own all proprietary rights in the Bloomberg Indices. Bloomberg neither approves or endorses this material, or guarantees the accuracy or completeness of any information herein, or makes any warranty, express
or implied, as to the results to be obtained therefrom and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, neither shall have any liability or responsibility for injury or damages arising in connection therewith.
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Notes to Performance Summary
The fund’s shares may trade at
a discount or premium to net asset value. When fund shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value of the underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the
amount paid for them in the event of the fund’s concurrent liquidation.
The fund's target annual
distribution rate is calculated based on an annual rate of 8.00% of the fund's average monthly net asset value, not a fixed share price, and the fund's distribution amount will fluctuate with changes in the
fund's average monthly net assets.
Performance results based on net
asset value per share do not include adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and may differ from amounts reported in the Financial
Highlights.
Performance Summary - continued
From time to time the fund may
receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
In accordance with Section 23(c)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund hereby gives notice that it may from time to time repurchase shares of the fund in the open market at the option of the Board of Trustees and on such terms as the
Trustees shall determine.
Investment Objective, Principal Investment
Strategies and Principal Risks
Investment Objective
The fund’s investment
objective is to seek high current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. The fund’s objective may be changed without shareholder approval.
Principal Investment Strategies
The fund normally invests at least
80% of its net assets in fixed income securities. This policy may not be changed without shareholder approval.
MFS (Massachusetts Financial
Services Company, the fund's investment adviser) considers debt instruments of all types to be fixed income securities.
MFS normally invests the
fund’s assets in corporate bonds of U.S. and/or foreign issuers, U.S. Government securities, foreign government securities, mortgage-backed securities and other securitized instruments of U.S. and foreign
issuers, and/or debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries. MFS allocates the fund’s assets across these categories with a view toward broad diversification across and within these
categories. MFS may also invest the fund’s assets in equity securities.
MFS may invest up to 100% of the
fund’s assets in below investment grade quality debt instruments.
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.
The fund seeks to make a monthly
distribution at an annual fixed rate of 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value.
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 a particular market, segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease
interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments.
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/or instruments in light of the issuer’s financial
condition and market, economic, political, and regulatory conditions. Factors considered for debt instruments may include the instrument’s credit quality, collateral characteristics, and indenture provisions,
and the issuer’s management ability, capital structure, leverage, and ability to meet its current obligations. Factors considered for equity securities may include analysis of an issuer’s earnings, cash
flows, competitive position, and management ability. MFS may also consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in its fundamental investment analysis where MFS believes such factors could
materially impact the economic value of an issuer or instrument. ESG factors considered may include, but are not limited to, climate change, resource depletion, an issuer's governance structure and practices, data
protection and privacy issues, and
Investment Objective, Principal Investment
Strategies and Principal Risks - continued
diversity and labor practices. Quantitative
screening tools that systematically evaluate the structure of a debt instrument and its features or the valuation, price and earnings momentum, earnings quality, and other factors of the issuer of an equity security
may also be considered.
The fund may use leverage by
borrowing up to 33 1/3% of the fund’s assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, and investing the proceeds pursuant to its investment strategies. If approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees,
the fund may use leverage by other methods.
Principal Investment Types
The principal investment types in
which the fund may invest are:
Debt Instruments: Debt instruments represent obligations of corporations, governments, and other entities to repay money borrowed, or other instruments believed to have debt-like characteristics. The issuer
or borrower usually pays a fixed, variable, or floating rate of interest, and must repay the amount borrowed, usually at the maturity of the instrument. Debt instruments generally trade in the over-the-counter market
and can be less liquid than other types of investments, particularly during adverse market and economic conditions. During certain market conditions, debt instruments in some or many segments of the debt market
can trade at a negative interest rate (i.e., the price to purchase the debt instrument is more than the present value of expected interest payments and principal due at the maturity of the instrument). Some debt
instruments, such as zero coupon bonds or payment-in-kind bonds, do not pay current interest. Other debt instruments, such as certain mortgage-backed securities and other securitized instruments, make periodic
payments of interest and/or principal. Some debt instruments are partially or fully secured by collateral supporting the payment of interest and principal.
Corporate Bonds: Corporate bonds are debt instruments issued by corporations or similar entities.
U.S. Government Securities: U.S. Government securities are securities issued or guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the U.S. Treasury, by an agency or instrumentality of the U.S. Government, or
by a U.S. Government-sponsored entity, including mortgage-backed securities and other types of securitized instruments issued or guaranteed by such entities. Certain U.S. Government securities are not supported as to
the payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Treasury or the ability to borrow from the U.S. Treasury. Some U.S. Government securities are supported as to the payment of principal and
interest only by the credit of the entity issuing or guaranteeing the security.
Foreign Government Securities: Foreign government securities are debt instruments issued, guaranteed, or supported, as to the payment of principal and interest, by foreign governments, foreign government agencies,
foreign semi-governmental entities or supranational entities, or debt instruments issued by entities organized and operated for the purpose of restructuring outstanding foreign government securities. Foreign
government securities may not be supported as to the payment of principal and interest by the full faith and credit of the foreign government.
Investment Objective, Principal Investment
Strategies and Principal Risks - continued
Securitized Instruments: Securitized instruments are debt instruments that generally provide payments of principal and interest based on the terms of the instrument and cash flows generated by the underlying
assets. Underlying assets include residential and commercial mortgages, debt instruments, loans, leases, and receivables. Securitized instruments are issued by trusts or other special purpose entities that hold
the underlying assets. Certain securitized instruments offer multiple classes that differ in terms of their priority to receive principal and/or interest payments under the terms of the instrument. Securitized
instruments include mortgage-backed securities, collateralized debt obligations, and other asset-backed securities. Certain mortgage-backed securities are issued on a delayed delivery or forward commitment basis where
payment and delivery take place at a future date.
Equity Securities: Equity securities represent an ownership interest, or the right to acquire an ownership interest, in a company or other issuer. Different types of equity securities provide different voting
and dividend rights and priorities in the event of bankruptcy of the issuer. Equity securities include common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into stocks, equity interests in real estate investment
trusts, and depositary receipts for such securities.
Derivatives: Derivatives are financial contracts whose value is based on the value of one or more underlying indicators or the difference between underlying indicators. Underlying indicators may
include a security or other financial instrument, asset, currency, interest rate, credit rating, commodity, volatility measure, or index. Derivatives involve a counterparty to the transaction. Derivatives include
futures, forward contracts, options, swaps, and certain complex structured securities.
Principal Risks
The share price of the fund will
change daily based on changes in market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions. 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 significance of any specific risk to an investment in the fund will vary over time depending on the composition of the fund's portfolio, market conditions, and other factors. You should read all of the
risk information below carefully, because any one or more of these risks may result in losses to the fund.
The principal risks of investing in
the fund are:
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, to the extent MFS considers quantitative tools in managing the fund, such tools may not work as expected or
produce the intended results. In addition, MFS or the fund's other service providers may experience disruptions or operating errors that could negatively impact the fund.
Debt Market Risk: Debt markets can be volatile and can decline significantly in response to changes in, or investor perceptions of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical,
environmental, public health, and other conditions.
Investment Objective, Principal Investment
Strategies and Principal Risks - continued
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 debt markets generally. Certain changes or events, such as political, social, or economic
developments, including increasing and negative interest rates or the U.S. government's inability at times to agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan (which has in the past resulted and may in the
future result in a government shutdown); market closures and/or trading halts; government or regulatory actions, including sanctions, the imposition of tariffs or other protectionist actions and changes in fiscal,
monetary, or tax policies; natural disasters; outbreaks of pandemic and epidemic diseases; terrorist attacks; war; and other geopolitical changes or 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 a segment of a debt market.
Interest Rate Risk: The price of a debt instrument typically changes in response to interest rate changes. Interest rates can change in response to the supply and demand for credit, government and/or central
bank monetary policy and action, inflation rates, and other factors. In general, the price of a debt instrument falls when interest rates rise and rises when interest rates fall. Inflationary price movements may cause
fixed income securities markets to experience heightened levels of interest rate volatility and liquidity risk. Potential future changes in government and/or central bank monetary policy and action may also affect the
level of interest rates. Monetary policy measures have in the past, and may in the future, exacerbate risks associated with rising interest rates. Interest rate risk is generally greater for fixed-rate instruments
than floating-rate instruments and for instruments with longer maturities or durations, or that do not pay current interest. In addition, short-term and long-term interest rates, and interest rates in different
countries, do not necessarily move in the same direction or by the same amount. An instrument’s reaction to interest rate changes depends on the timing of its interest and principal payments and the current
interest rate for each of those time periods. The price of an instrument trading at a negative interest rate responds to interest rate changes like other debt instruments; however, an instrument purchased at a
negative interest rate is expected to produce a negative return if held to maturity. Fluctuations in the market price of fixed-rate instruments held by the fund may not affect interest income derived from those
instruments, but may nonetheless affect the fund's share price, especially if an instrument has a longer maturity or duration and is therefore more sensitive to changes in interest rates.
Credit Risk: The price of a debt instrument depends, in part, on the issuer's or borrower's credit quality or ability to pay principal and interest when due. The price of a debt instrument is likely to
fall if an issuer or borrower defaults on its obligation to pay principal or interest, if the instrument's credit rating is downgraded by a credit rating agency, or based on other changes in, or perceptions of, the
financial condition of the issuer or borrower. Debt instruments may be more susceptible to downgrades or defaults during economic downturns or similar periods of economic stress, which in turn could negatively affect
the market value and liquidity of a debt instrument. For certain types of instruments, including derivatives, the price of the instrument depends in part on the credit quality of the counterparty to the transaction.
For other types of debt instruments, including mortgage-backed securities and other securitized instruments, the price of the debt instrument also depends on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or
collateral as well as whether there is a security interest in the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights, if any, against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult.
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Below investment grade quality debt
instruments can involve a substantially greater risk of default or can already be in default, and their values can decline significantly over short periods of time. Below investment grade quality debt instruments are
regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to capacity to pay interest and principal. 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. The market for below investment grade quality debt instruments can be less liquid, especially during periods of recession or general
market decline.
Foreign Risk: Investments in securities of foreign issuers, securities of companies with significant foreign exposure, and foreign currencies can involve additional risks relating to market, economic,
industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions. Political, social, diplomatic, and economic developments, U.S. and foreign government action, or the threat thereof,
such as the imposition of currency or capital blockages, controls, or tariffs, economic and trade sanctions or embargoes, security trading suspensions, entering or exiting trade or other intergovernmental agreements,
or the expropriation or nationalization of assets in a particular country, can cause dramatic declines in certain or all securities with exposure to that country and other countries. Sanctions, or the threat of
sanctions, may cause volatility in regional and global markets and may negatively impact the performance of various sectors and industries, as well as companies in other countries, which could have a negative effect
on the performance of the fund. In the event of nationalization, expropriation, confiscation or other government action, intervention, or restriction, the fund could lose its entire investment in a particular foreign
issuer or country. Civil unrest, geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts, wars, and acts of terrorism are other potential risks that could adversely affect an investment in a foreign security or in foreign markets or
issuers generally. Economies and financial markets are interconnected, which increases the likelihood that conditions in one country or region can adversely impact issuers in different countries and regions. Less
stringent regulatory, accounting, auditing, and disclosure requirements for issuers and markets are more common in certain foreign countries. Enforcing legal rights can be difficult, costly, and slow in certain
foreign countries and with respect to certain types of investments, and can be particularly difficult against foreign governments. Changes in currency exchange rates can significantly impact the financial condition of
a company or other issuer with exposure to multiple countries as well as affect the U.S. dollar value of foreign currency investments and investments denominated in foreign currencies. Additional risks of foreign
investments include trading, settlement, custodial, and other operational risks, and withholding and other taxes. These factors can make foreign investments, especially those tied economically to emerging markets,
more volatile and less liquid than U.S. investments. In addition, foreign markets can react differently to market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other
conditions than the U.S. market. Investments in foreign issuers through depositary receipts generally involve risks applicable to other types of foreign investments. Investments in depositary receipts may be less
liquid and more volatile than the underlying securities in their primary trading market.
Emerging Markets Risk: Investments tied economically to emerging markets, especially frontier markets (emerging markets that are early in their development), can involve additional and greater risks than the
risks associated with investments in developed markets. Emerging markets typically have less developed economies and
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markets, greater custody and operational risk, less
developed legal, regulatory, and accounting systems, less trading volume, less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards, less reliable settlement practices, greater government involvement in the economy,
and greater risk of new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments than developed countries. Financial and other disclosures by emerging market issuers may be considerably less
reliable than disclosures made by issuers in developed markets. In addition, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which regulates auditors of U.S. public companies, may not be able to inspect audit work
papers in certain emerging market countries. Emerging markets can also be subject to greater political, social, geopolitical, and economic instability and more susceptible to environmental problems. In addition, many
emerging market countries with less established health care systems have experienced outbreaks of pandemics or contagious diseases from time to time. These factors can make emerging market investments more volatile
and less liquid than investments in developed markets.
Currency Risk: Changes in currency exchange rates can significantly impact the financial condition of a company or other issuer with exposure to multiple countries. In addition, a decline in the value of
a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar reduces the value of the foreign currency and investments denominated in that currency. In addition, the use of foreign exchange contracts to reduce foreign currency
exposure can eliminate some or all of the benefit of an increase in the value of a foreign currency versus the U.S. dollar. The value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. dollar fluctuates in response to, among
other factors, interest rate changes, intervention (or failure to intervene) by the U.S. or foreign governments, central banks, or supranational entities such as the International Monetary Fund, the imposition of
currency controls, and other political or regulatory conditions in the United States or abroad. Foreign currency values can decrease significantly both in the short term and over the long term in response to these and
other conditions.
Focus Risk: Issuers in a single industry, sector, country, or region can react similarly to market, currency, political, economic, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other
conditions. These conditions include business environment changes; economic factors such as fiscal, monetary, and tax policies; inflation and unemployment rates; and government and regulatory changes. The
fund's performance will be affected by the conditions in the industries, sectors, countries, and regions to which the fund is exposed.
Prepayment/Extension Risk: Many types of debt instruments, including mortgage-backed securities, securitized instruments, certain corporate bonds, and municipal housing bonds, and certain derivatives, are subject to
the risk of prepayment and/or extension. Prepayment occurs when unscheduled payments of principal are made or the instrument is called or redeemed prior to an instrument’s maturity. When interest rates decline,
the instrument is called, or for other reasons, these debt instruments may be repaid more quickly than expected. As a result, the holder of the debt instrument may not be able to reinvest the proceeds at the same
interest rate or on the same terms, reducing the potential for gain. When interest rates increase or for other reasons, these debt instruments may be repaid more slowly than expected, increasing the potential for
loss. In addition, prepayment rates are difficult to predict and the potential impact of prepayment on the price of a debt instrument depends on the terms of the instrument.
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Equity Market Risk: Equity markets are volatile and can decline significantly in response to changes in, or investor perceptions of, issuer, market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical,
environmental, public health, 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. Different parts of the market and different types of securities can react differently to these conditions. For example, the stocks of growth companies can react differently from the stocks of value companies,
and the stocks of large cap companies can react differently from the stocks of small cap companies. Certain changes or events, such as political, social, or economic developments, including political elections,
increasing or negative interest rates or the U.S. government's inability at times to agree on a long-term budget and deficit reduction plan (which has in the past resulted and may in the future result in a government
shutdown); market closures and/or trading halts; government or regulatory actions, including sanctions, the imposition of tariffs or other protectionist actions and changes in fiscal, monetary, or tax policies;
natural disasters; outbreaks of pandemic and epidemic diseases; terrorist attacks; war; and other geopolitical changes or 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.
Company Risk: Changes in the financial condition of a company or other issuer, changes in specific market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and
other conditions that affect a particular type of investment or issuer, and changes in general market, economic, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions can adversely
affect the prices of investments. The value of an investment held by the fund may decline due to factors directly related to the issuer, such as competitive pressures, cybersecurity incidents, financial leverage,
historical and/or prospective earnings, management performance, labor and supply shortages, investor perceptions, and other factors. The prices of securities of smaller, less well-known issuers can be more volatile
than the prices of securities of larger issuers or the market in general.
Managed Distribution Plan Risk: The fund may not be able to maintain a monthly distribution at an annual fixed rate of up to 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value due to many factors, including but
not limited to, changes in market returns, fluctuations in market interest rates, and other factors. If income from the fund’s investments is less than the amount needed to make a monthly distribution, the fund
may distribute a return of capital to pay the distribution. In certain cases, the fund may sell portfolio investments at less opportune times in order to pay such distribution. Distributions that are
treated as tax return of capital will have the effect of reducing the fund’s assets and could increase the fund’s expense ratio. If a portion of the fund’s distributions represents returns of
capital over extended periods, the fund’s assets may be reduced over time to levels where the fund is no longer viable and might be liquidated. Please see “Managed Distribution Policy
Disclosure” in this report for additional information regarding the plan.
Market Discount/Premium Risk: The market price of shares of the fund will be based on factors such as the supply and demand for shares in the market and general market, economic, industry, political or regulatory
conditions. Whether shareholders will realize gains or losses upon the sale of shares of the fund will depend on the market price of
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shares at the time of the sale, not on the
fund’s net asset value. The market price may be lower or higher than the fund’s net asset value. Shares of closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value.
Leveraging Risk: If the fund utilizes investment leverage, there can be no assurance that such a leveraging strategy will be successful during any period in which it is employed. The use of leverage is a
speculative investment technique that results in greater volatility in the fund’s net asset value. To the extent that investments are purchased with the proceeds from the borrowings from a bank, the issuance of
preferred shares, or the creation of tender option bonds, the fund’s net asset value will increase or decrease at a greater rate than a comparable unleveraged fund. If the investment income or gains earned from
the investments purchased with the proceeds from the borrowings from a bank, the issuance of preferred shares, or the creation of tender option bonds, fails to cover the expenses of leveraging, the fund’s net
asset value is likely to decrease more quickly than if the fund was not leveraged. In addition, the fund’s distributions could be reduced. The fund is currently required under the Investment Company Act of 1940
(“1940 Act”) to maintain asset coverage of at least 200% on outstanding preferred shares and at least 300% on outstanding indebtedness; however, the fund may be required to abide by asset coverage or other
requirements that are more stringent than those imposed by the 1940 Act. The fund may be required to sell a portion of its investments at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so in order to redeem preferred
shares or to reduce outstanding indebtedness to comply with asset coverage or other restrictions including those imposed by the 1940 Act, any applicable loan agreement, any applicable offering documents for preferred
shares issued by the fund, and the rating agencies that rate the preferred shares. The fund may be prohibited from declaring and paying common share dividends and distributions if the fund fails to satisfy the 1940
Act’s asset coverage requirements or other agreed upon asset coverage requirements. In these situations, the fund may choose to repurchase or redeem any outstanding leverage to the extent necessary in order to
maintain compliance with such asset coverage requirements. The expenses of leveraging are paid by the holders of common shares. Borrowings from a bank or preferred shares may have a stated maturity. If this leverage
is not extended prior to maturity or replaced with the same or a different form of leverage, distributions to common shareholders may be decreased.
Certain transactions and investment
strategies can result in leverage. Because movements in a fund’s share price generally correlate over time with the fund’s net asset value, the market price of a leveraged fund will also tend to be more
volatile than that of a comparable unleveraged fund. The costs of an offering of preferred shares and/or borrowing program would be borne by shareholders.
Under the terms of any loan
agreement or of a purchase agreement between the fund and the investor in the preferred shares, as the case may be, the fund may be required to, among other things, limit its ability to pay dividends and distributions
on common shares in certain circumstances, incur additional debts, engage in certain transactions, and pledge some or all of its assets at an inopportune time. Such agreements could limit the fund’s ability to
pursue its investment strategies. The terms of any loan agreement or purchase agreement could be more or less restrictive than those described.
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Under guidelines generally required
by a rating agency providing a rating for any preferred shares, the fund may be required to, among other things, maintain certain asset coverage requirements, restrict certain investments and practices, and adopt
certain redemption requirements relating to preferred shares. Such guidelines or the terms of a purchase agreement between a fund and the investor in the preferred shares could limit the fund’s ability to
pursue its investment strategies. The guidelines imposed with respect to preferred shares by a rating agency or an investor in the preferred shares could be more or less restrictive than those described.
Derivatives Risk: Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to, and potentially greater than, the risks of the underlying indicator(s). Gains or losses from derivatives can be
substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost and can sometimes be unlimited. Derivatives can involve leverage. Derivatives can be complex instruments and can involve analysis and processing
that differs from that required for other investment types used by the fund. If the value of a derivative does not change as expected relative to the value of the market or other indicator to which the derivative is
intended to provide exposure, the derivative may not have the effect intended. Derivatives can also reduce the opportunity for gains or result in losses by offsetting positive returns in other investments. Derivatives
can be less liquid than other types of investments.
Counterparty and Third Party
Risk: Transactions involving a counterparty other than the issuer of the instrument, including clearing organizations, or a third party responsible for servicing the instrument or effecting the
transaction, 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. If a counterparty or third party fails to meet its contractual obligations, goes bankrupt, or otherwise experiences a business interruption, the fund could miss investment opportunities, lose value
on its investments, or otherwise hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the fund.
Liquidity Risk: Certain investments and types of investments are subject to restrictions on resale, may trade in the over-the-counter market, or may not have an active trading market due to adverse
market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions, including trading halts, sanctions, or wars. Investors trying to sell large quantities of a
particular investment or type of investment, or lack of market makers or other buyers for a particular investment or type of investment may also adversely affect liquidity. At times, all or a significant portion
of a market may not have an active trading market. Without an active trading market, it may be difficult to value, and it may not be possible to sell, these investments and the fund could miss other investment
opportunities and hold investments it would prefer to sell, resulting in losses for the fund. In addition, 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, which could result in dilution of remaining investors' interests in the fund. The prices of illiquid securities may be more volatile than more liquid
investments.
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Anti-Takeover Provisions Risk: The fund’s declaration of trust includes provisions that could limit the ability of other persons or entities to acquire control of the fund, to convert the fund to an open-end fund,
or to change the composition of the fund’s Board of Trustees. These provisions could reduce the opportunities for shareholders to sell their shares at a premium over the then-current market
price.
Other Investment Strategies and
Risks
Active and Frequent Trading: MFS may engage in active and frequent trading in pursuing the fund's principal investment strategies. Frequent trading may increase transaction costs, which can reduce the fund's return.
Frequent trading can also increase the possibility of capital gain and ordinary distributions. Frequent trading can also result in the realization of a higher percentage of short-term capital gains and a lower
percentage of long-term capital gains as compared to a fund that trades less frequently. Because short-term capital gains are distributed as ordinary income, this would generally increase your tax liability
unless you hold your shares through a tax-advantaged or tax-exempt vehicle.
Operational and Cybersecurity Risk:
The fund and its service providers, and your ability to transact in fund shares, may be negatively impacted due to operational matters arising from, among other issues, human errors,
systems and technology disruptions or failures, fraudulent activities, or cybersecurity incidents. Operational issues and cybersecurity incidents may cause the fund or its service providers, as well as
securities trading venues and other market participants, to suffer data corruption and/or lose operational functionality, and could, among other things, impair the ability to calculate the fund's net asset value per
share, impede trading of portfolio securities, and result in the theft, misuse, and/or improper release of confidential information relating to the fund or its shareholders. Such operational issues and
cybersecurity incidents may result in losses to the fund and its shareholders. Because technology is frequently changing, new ways to carry out cyberattacks continue to develop. Therefore, there is a chance that
certain risks have not been identified or prepared for, or that an attack may not be detected, which puts limitations on the ability of the fund and its service providers to plan for or respond to a cyberattack.
Furthermore, geopolitical tensions could increase the scale and sophistication of deliberate cybersecurity attacks, particularly those from nation-states or from entities with nation-state backing.
Temporary Defensive Strategy: In response to adverse market, economic, industry, political, or other conditions, MFS may depart from the fund’s principal investment strategies by temporarily investing for
defensive purposes. When MFS invests defensively, different factors could affect the fund’s performance and the fund may not achieve its investment objective. In addition, the defensive strategy may not work as
intended.
Investment Restrictions
The Fund has adopted the following
policies which cannot be changed without the approval of a “majority of its outstanding voting securities” as such term is defined by the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the vote of a “majority
of its outstanding voting securities” means the vote of the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting at which holders of voting securities representing more than 50% of the
outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more
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than 50% of the outstanding voting securities.
Except for fundamental investment restriction (1), these investment restrictions are adhered to at the time of purchase or utilization of assets; a subsequent change in circumstances will not be considered to result
in a violation of policy.
The Fund may not:
(1)
| borrow money except to the extent not prohibited by the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted under such Act.
|
(2)
| underwrite securities issued by other persons, except that all or any portion of the assets of the Fund may be invested in one or more investment companies, to the extent not prohibited by the 1940 Act
and exemptive orders granted under such Act, and except insofar as the Fund may technically be deemed an underwriter under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in selling a portfolio security.
|
(3)
| issue any senior securities except to the extent not prohibited by the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted under such Act. For purposes of this restriction, collateral arrangements with respect to any
type of swap, option, Forward Contracts and Futures Contracts and collateral arrangements with respect to initial and variation margin are not deemed to be the issuance of a senior security.
|
(4)
| make loans except to the extent not prohibited by the 1940 Act and exemptive orders granted under such Act.
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(5)
| purchase or sell real estate (excluding securities secured by real estate or interests therein and securities of companies, such as real estate investment trusts, which deal in real estate or interests
therein), interests in oil, gas or mineral leases, commodities or commodity contracts (excluding currencies and any type of option, Futures Contracts and Forward Contracts) in the ordinary course of its business. The
Fund reserves the freedom of action to hold and to sell real estate, mineral leases, commodities or commodity contracts (including currencies and any type of option, Futures Contracts and Forward Contracts) acquired
as a result of the ownership of securities.
|
(6)
| purchase any securities of an issuer in a particular industry if as a result 25% or more of its total assets (taken at market value at the time of purchase) would be invested in securities of issuers
whose principal business activities are in the same industry, except that the Fund may invest up to 40% of the value of its assets in each of the electric utility and telephone industries.
|
For purposes of investment
restriction (5), investments in certain types of derivative instruments whose value is related to commodities or commodity contracts, including swaps and structured notes, are not considered commodities or commodity
contracts.
For purposes of fundamental
investment restriction (6), investments in securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities and tax-exempt obligations issued or guaranteed by a U.S. territory or possession,
a state or local government, or a political subdivision of any of the foregoing, are not considered an investment in any particular industry.
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For purposes of fundamental
investment restriction (6), investments in other investment companies are not considered an investment in any particular industry and portfolio securities held by an underlying fund in which the Fund may invest are
not considered to be securities purchased by the Fund.
For purposes of fundamental
investment restriction (6), MFS uses a customized set of industry groups for classifying securities based on classifications developed by third party providers.
Effects of Leverage
The following table is furnished in
response to requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). It is designed to, among other things, illustrate the effects of leverage through the use of senior securities, as that term
is defined under Section 18 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), on fund total return, assuming investment portfolio total returns (consisting of income and changes in the value of
investments held in a fund’s portfolio) of –10%, –5%, 0%, 5% and 10%. The table below assumes the fund’s continued use of line of credit borrowings (“leverage”), as applicable, as
of October 31, 2024, as a percentage of total assets (including assets attributable to such leverage), the estimated annual effective interest expense rate payable by the fund on such line of credit borrowings (based
on market conditions as of October 31, 2024), and the annual return that the fund’s portfolio would need to experience (net of expenses) in order to cover such costs. The information below does not reflect the
fund’s possible use of certain other forms of economic leverage through the use of other instruments or transactions not considered to be senior securities under the 1940 Act, if any.
The assumed investment portfolio
returns in the table below are hypothetical figures and are not necessarily indicative of the investment portfolio returns experienced or expected to be experienced by the fund. Your actual returns may be greater or
less than those appearing below. In addition, actual borrowing expenses associated with line of credit borrowings used by the fund may vary frequently and may be significantly higher or lower than the rate used for
the example below.
Line of Credit Borrowings as a Percentage of Total Assets (Including Assets Attributable to
Leverage)
| 25.29%
|
Estimated Annual Effective Rate of Interest Expense on Line of Credit Borrowings
| 5.72%
|
Annual Return Fund Portfolio Must Experience (net of expenses) to Cover Estimated Annual
Effective Interest Expense on Line of Credit Borrowings
| 1.45%
|
Assumed Return on Portfolio (Net of Expenses)
| -10.00%
| -5.00%
| 0.00%
| 5.00%
| 10.00%
|
Corresponding Return to Shareholder
| -15.32%
| -8.63%
| -1.94%
| 4.76%
| 11.45%
|
The table reflects hypothetical
performance of the fund’s portfolio and not the actual performance of the fund’s shares, the value of which is determined by market forces and other factors.
Should the fund elect to add
additional leverage to its portfolio, any benefits of such additional leverage cannot be fully achieved until the proceeds resulting from the use of such leverage have been received by the fund and invested in
accordance with the fund’s investment objectives and policies. The fund’s willingness to use additional leverage, and the extent to which leverage is used at any time, will depend on many factors.
Portfolio Managers' Profiles
Portfolio Manager
| Primary Role
| Since
| Title and Five Year History
|
Robert Spector
| Lead Portfolio Manager
| 2017
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2011.
|
Neeraj Arora
| Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2023
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2011.
|
Ward Brown
| Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2012
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2005.
|
David Cole
| Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2006
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2004.
|
Pilar Gomez-Bravo
| Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2013
| Co-Chief Investment Officer-Global Fixed Income of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2013.
|
Andy Li
| Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2019
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2018.
|
John Mitchell
| Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2023
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2007.
|
Michael Skatrud
| Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
| 2018
| Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2013.
|
The following information in this
annual report is a summary of certain changes since October 31, 2023. This information may not reflect all of the changes that have occurred since you purchased this fund.
Effective April 30, 2024, Matt Ryan
is no longer a Portfolio Manager of the fund.
Dividend Reinvestment And Cash Purchase Plan
The fund offers a Dividend
Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) that allows common shareholders to reinvest either all of the distributions paid by the fund or only the long-term capital gains. Generally, purchases are
made at the market price unless that price exceeds the net asset value (the shares are trading at a premium). If the shares are trading at a premium, the fund will issue shares at a price of either the net asset value
or 95% of the market price, whichever is greater. You can also buy shares on a quarterly basis in any amount $100 and over. Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Transfer Agent for the fund) (the “Plan
Agent”) will purchase shares under the Plan on the 15th of January, April, July, and October or shortly thereafter. You may obtain a copy of the Plan by contacting the Plan Agent at 1-800-637-2304 any business
day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time or by visiting the Plan Agent's Web site at www.computershare.com/investor.
If shares are registered in your own
name, new shareholders will automatically participate in the Plan, unless you have indicated that you do not wish to participate. If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask
the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you may wish to request that your shares be re-registered in your own name so that you can participate. There is
no service charge to reinvest distributions, nor are there brokerage charges for shares issued directly by the fund. However, when shares are bought on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise on the open market, each
participant pays a pro rata share of the transaction expenses, including commissions. The tax status of dividends and capital gain distributions does not change whether received in cash or reinvested in additional
shares – the automatic reinvestment of distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on the distributions.
If your shares are held directly
with the Plan Agent, you may withdraw from the Plan at any time by contacting the Plan Agent. Please have available the name of the fund and your account number. For certain types of registrations, such as corporate
accounts, instructions must be submitted in writing. Please call for additional details. When you withdraw from the Plan, you can receive the value of the reinvested shares in one of three ways: your full shares will
be held in your account, the Plan Agent will sell your shares and send the proceeds to you, or you may transfer your full shares to your investment professional who can hold or sell them. Additionally, the Plan Agent
will sell your fractional shares and send the proceeds to you.
If you have any questions, contact
the Plan Agent by calling 1-800-637-2304, visit the Plan Agent’s Web site at www.computershare.com/investor, or by writing to the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078.
Portfolio of Investments
10/31/24
The Portfolio of Investments is a
complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – 129.9%
|
Aerospace & Defense – 2.5%
|
Boeing Co., 6.388%, 5/01/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 171,000
| $178,916
|
Boeing Co., 5.805%, 5/01/2050
|
|
| 681,000
| 642,294
|
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 291,000
| 303,003
|
Bombardier, Inc., 8.75%, 11/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 185,000
| 200,450
|
Bombardier, Inc., 7.25%, 7/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 252,000
| 260,356
|
Bombardier, Inc., 7%, 6/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 358,000
| 366,521
|
F-Brasile S.p.A./F-Brasile U.S. LLC, 7.375%, 8/15/2026 (n)
|
|
| 405,000
| 404,976
|
Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 728,000
| 694,027
|
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 9.75%, 11/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 443,000
| 491,762
|
Thales S.A., 4.25%, 10/18/2031
|
| EUR
| 300,000
| 341,868
|
TransDigm, Inc., 5.5%, 11/15/2027
|
| $
| 613,000
| 607,638
|
TransDigm, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 476,000
| 486,215
|
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/2029
|
|
| 554,000
| 526,093
|
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 302,000
| 306,542
|
TransDigm, Inc., 6.875%, 12/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 1,252,000
| 1,283,399
|
|
|
|
| $7,094,060
|
Airlines – 0.5%
|
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 582,000
| $563,018
|
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.75%, 4/20/2029 (n)
|
|
| 764,116
| 756,656
|
|
|
|
| $1,319,674
|
Asset-Backed & Securitized – 3.9%
|
3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-PF1, “XA”, 1.008%, 11/15/2054 (i)
|
| $
| 3,682,010
| $158,746
|
AA Bond Co. Ltd., 6.85%, 7/31/2050
|
| GBP
| 320,000
| 415,422
|
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, 2024-1, “A”, 5.61%, 1/12/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 56,548
| 56,609
|
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2021-FL1, “C”, FLR, 6.918% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 2%), 12/15/2035 (n)
|
|
| 100,000
| 99,062
|
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2022-FL1, “D”, FLR, 8.01% (SOFR - 30 day + 3%), 1/15/2037 (n)
|
|
| 600,000
| 582,967
|
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2022-FL2, “A”, FLR, 6.653% (SOFR - 1mo. + 1.85%), 5/15/2037 (n)
|
|
| 407,341
| 407,338
|
AREIT 2022-CRE6 Trust, “D”, FLR, 7.74% (SOFR - 30 day + 2.85%), 1/20/2037 (n)
|
|
| 126,000
| 123,873
|
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, 2023-B, “A2”, 6.05%, 7/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 85,413
| 86,269
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Asset-Backed & Securitized – continued
|
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FLR, 6.432% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 1.6%), 12/28/2040 (n)
|
| $
| 265,876
| $451,363
|
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2020-C7, “XA”, 1.608%, 4/15/2053 (i)
|
|
| 976,299
| 52,707
|
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2021-C10, “XA”, 1.214%, 7/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 938,644
| 55,201
|
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2021-C9, “XA”, 1.592%, 2/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 6,452,187
| 483,035
|
Benchmark 2021-B23 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.261%, 2/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 4,008,091
| 216,659
|
Benchmark 2021-B24 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.141%, 3/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 2,033,223
| 97,053
|
Benchmark 2021-B26 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 0.883%, 6/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 7,089,942
| 276,704
|
Benchmark 2021-B27 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.253%, 7/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 7,068,810
| 403,274
|
Benchmark 2022-B36 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 0.639%, 7/15/2055 (i)
|
|
| 8,710,564
| 380,694
|
BSPRT 2021-FL7 Issuer Ltd., “C”, FLR, 7.218% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 2.3%), 12/15/2038 (n)
|
|
| 100,000
| 98,607
|
Business Jet Securities LLC, 2024-1A, “B”, 6.924%, 5/15/2039 (n)
|
|
| 92,211
| 93,911
|
Business Jet Securities LLC, 2024-2A, “A”, 5.364%, 9/15/2039 (n)
|
|
| 150,875
| 148,270
|
CF Hippolyta Issuer LLC, 2020-1, “B1”, 2.28%, 7/15/2060 (n)
|
|
| 89,945
| 86,505
|
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2023-1A, “A1”, 5.65%, 5/15/2035 (n)
|
|
| 136,061
| 136,816
|
Colt Funding LLC, 2024-1, “A2”, 5.987%, 2/25/2069 (n)
|
|
| 124,058
| 124,159
|
Colt Funding LLC, 2024-6, “A1”, 5.39%, 11/25/2069 (n)
|
|
| 270,938
| 270,099
|
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2021-BN32, “XA”, 0.767%, 4/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 3,598,814
| 124,374
|
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7% (0.001% Cash or 7% PIK), 1/28/2040 (a)(p)
|
|
| 4,586,320
| 46
|
ELM Trust, 2024-ELM, “D10”, 6.847%, 6/10/2039 (n)
|
|
| 100,000
| 101,023
|
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 2024-3, “A2”, 5.31%, 4/20/2027 (n)
|
|
| 101,000
| 101,549
|
EQT Trust, 2024-EXTR, “B”, 5.654%, 7/05/2041 (n)
|
|
| 169,941
| 170,328
|
LoanCore 2021-CRE5 Ltd., “B”, FLR, 6.918% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 2.0%), 7/15/2036 (n)
|
|
| 464,500
| 459,597
|
MF1 2021-FL5 Ltd., “C”, FLR, 6.595% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 1.7%), 7/15/2036 (n)
|
|
| 401,500
| 396,575
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Asset-Backed & Securitized – continued
|
MF1 2021-FL5 Ltd., “D”, FLR, 7.395% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 2.5%), 7/15/2036 (n)
|
| $
| 745,000
| $726,119
|
MF1 2021-FL6 Ltd., “B”, FLR, 6.524% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 1.65%), 7/16/2036 (n)
|
|
| 1,000,000
| 981,223
|
MF1 2024-FL14 LLC, “A”, FLR, 6.496% (SOFR - 1mo. + 1.737%), 3/19/2039 (n)
|
|
| 200,000
| 199,985
|
MF1 2024-FL14 LLC, “AS”, FLR, 6.999% (SOFR - 1mo. + 2.24%), 3/19/2039 (n)
|
|
| 100,000
| 99,999
|
MF1 2024-FL14 LLC, “B”, FLR, 7.448% (SOFR - 1mo. + 2.689%), 3/19/2039 (n)
|
|
| 328,594
| 329,352
|
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2021-L5, “XA”, 1.283%, 5/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 1,810,447
| 101,182
|
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2021-L6, “XA”, 1.174%, 6/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 2,670,678
| 130,872
|
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust, 2023-1, “A”, 6.18%, 8/25/2028 (n)
|
|
| 239,000
| 241,552
|
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust, 2023-1, “B”, 6.48%, 8/25/2028 (n)
|
|
| 56,000
| 56,578
|
OBX Trust, 2023-NQM5, “A1”, 5.988%, 1/25/2064 (n)
|
|
| 129,449
| 129,978
|
OBX Trust, 2024-NQM1, “A1”, 5.928%, 11/25/2063 (n)
|
|
| 103,611
| 103,998
|
OBX Trust, 2024-NQM1, “A2”, 6.253%, 11/25/2063 (n)
|
|
| 86,225
| 86,493
|
RAC Bond Co. PLC, 4.87%, 5/06/2026
|
| GBP
| 260,000
| 331,592
|
TPG Real Estate Finance, 2021-FL4, “B”, FLR, 6.745% ((SOFR - 1mo. + 0.11448%) + 1.85%), 3/15/2038 (n)
|
| $
| 340,000
| 336,269
|
Verus Securitization Trust, 2024-4, “A1”, 6.218%, 6/25/2069 (n)
|
|
| 146,055
| 147,084
|
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-C59, “XA”, 1.506%, 4/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 2,279,719
| 156,207
|
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-C60, “XA”, 1.498%, 8/15/2054 (i)
|
|
| 1,934,133
| 139,708
|
|
|
|
| $10,957,026
|
Automotive – 2.0%
|
Allison Transmission, Inc., 3.75%, 1/30/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 966,000
| $857,293
|
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co., 8.5%, 5/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 555,000
| 557,965
|
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co., 6.75%, 5/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 271,000
| 277,403
|
Dealer Tire LLC/DT Issuer LLC, 8%, 2/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 404,000
| 398,435
|
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 555,000
| 464,457
|
Ferrari N.V., 3.625%, 5/21/2030
|
| EUR
| 740,000
| 815,335
|
Ford Motor Co., 6.1%, 8/19/2032
|
| $
| 65,000
| 65,275
|
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 6.95%, 6/10/2026
|
|
| 281,000
| 287,148
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Automotive – continued
|
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.8%, 3/08/2029
|
| $
| 400,000
| $400,398
|
Hyundai Capital America, 6.375%, 4/08/2030 (n)
|
|
| 267,000
| 280,542
|
LKQ Corp., 6.25%, 6/15/2033
|
|
| 295,000
| 305,075
|
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 422,000
| 368,564
|
Volkswagen Leasing GmbH, 4%, 4/11/2031
|
| EUR
| 410,000
| 447,951
|
Wabash National Corp., 4.5%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 248,000
| 225,724
|
|
|
|
| $5,751,565
|
Broadcasting – 1.3%
|
Banijay Group S.A.S., 8.125%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 600,000
| $622,128
|
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.125%, 5/15/2029
|
|
| 182,000
| 169,311
|
Midas OpCo Holdings LLC, 5.625%, 8/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 560,000
| 532,515
|
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 4.75%, 11/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 173,000
| 162,643
|
Prosus N.V., 3.061%, 7/13/2031 (n)
|
|
| 325,000
| 277,821
|
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., 0.878%, 11/24/2027
|
| EUR
| 1,100,000
| 999,098
|
Univision Communications, Inc., 8%, 8/15/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 202,000
| 205,282
|
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.5%, 7/31/2031 (n)
|
|
| 494,000
| 485,572
|
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 4.279%, 3/15/2032
|
|
| 157,000
| 137,584
|
|
|
|
| $3,591,954
|
Brokerage & Asset Managers – 1.8%
|
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 8.625%, 9/30/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 612,000
| $632,269
|
Aretec Escrow Issuer 2, Inc., 10%, 8/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 533,000
| 580,759
|
Aretec Escrow Issuer, Inc., 7.5%, 4/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 211,000
| 203,195
|
Charles Schwab Corp., 6.136% to 8/24/2033, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 2.01%) to 8/24/2034
|
|
| 275,000
| 291,779
|
Hightower Holding LLC, 6.75%, 4/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 323,000
| 317,992
|
Hightower Holding LLC, 9.125%, 1/31/2030 (n)
|
|
| 128,000
| 134,953
|
Jane Street Group/JSG Finance, Inc., 6.125%, 11/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 920,000
| 920,596
|
Low Income Investment Fund, 3.386%, 7/01/2026
|
|
| 185,000
| 178,823
|
Low Income Investment Fund, 3.711%, 7/01/2029
|
|
| 490,000
| 446,742
|
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4%, 3/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 806,000
| 757,969
|
LSEG US Financial Corp., 5.297%, 3/28/2034 (n)
|
|
| 472,000
| 479,400
|
|
|
|
| $4,944,477
|
Building – 3.1%
|
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 3.875%, 11/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 586,000
| $532,894
|
AmeriTex Holdco Intermediate LLC, 10.25%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 351,000
| 369,318
|
BCPE Ulysses Intermediate, Inc., 7.75% (7.75% Cash or 8.5% PIK), 4/01/2027 (n)(p)
|
|
| 197,000
| 191,933
|
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 419,000
| 374,491
|
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., 9.5%, 8/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 197,000
| 202,803
|
Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., 5%, 10/03/2034
|
|
| 140,000
| 135,879
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Building – continued
|
Foundation Building Materials LLC, 6%, 3/01/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 610,000
| $538,956
|
GYP Holding III Corp., 4.625%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 795,000
| 750,453
|
Knife River Corp., 7.75%, 5/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 507,000
| 531,139
|
LBM Acquisition LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 353,000
| 325,554
|
Miter Brands Acquisition Holdco, Inc., 6.75%, 4/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 152,000
| 154,622
|
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Co., 5.5%, 2/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 604,000
| 577,079
|
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 627,000
| 606,726
|
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 7/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 193,000
| 195,918
|
Patrick Industries, Inc., 7.5%, 10/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 690,000
| 688,705
|
Patrick Industries, Inc., 6.375%, 11/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 745,000
| 736,776
|
Standard Building Solutions, Inc., 6.5%, 8/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 295,000
| 296,835
|
Standard Industries, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 338,000
| 325,993
|
Standard Industries, Inc., 4.375%, 7/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 755,000
| 693,813
|
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.875%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 584,000
| 585,922
|
|
|
|
| $8,815,809
|
Business Services – 1.8%
|
athenahealth, Inc., 6.5%, 2/15/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 247,000
| $233,605
|
Engineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A., 11.125%, 5/15/2028
|
| EUR
| 280,000
| 311,968
|
Euronet Worldwide, Inc., 1.375%, 5/22/2026
|
|
| 420,000
| 441,470
|
Experian Finance PLC, 3.375%, 10/10/2034
|
|
| 480,000
| 517,525
|
Fiserv, Inc., 4.4%, 7/01/2049
|
| $
| 508,000
| 429,881
|
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 492,000
| 483,556
|
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 460,000
| 451,453
|
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.625%, 7/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 421,000
| 408,411
|
Mastercard, Inc., 4.55%, 1/15/2035
|
|
| 462,000
| 448,898
|
Mastercard, Inc., 3.85%, 3/26/2050
|
|
| 270,000
| 217,680
|
Shift4 Payments LLC/Shift4 Payments Finance Sub, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 354,000
| 363,204
|
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.8%, 2/11/2025
|
|
| 700,000
| 697,170
|
|
|
|
| $5,004,821
|
Cable TV – 3.8%
|
Cable One, Inc., 4%, 11/15/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 683,000
| $538,300
|
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 1,670,000
| 1,519,148
|
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.5%, 8/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 1,164,000
| 1,039,613
|
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.5%, 5/01/2032
|
|
| 344,000
| 292,671
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Cable TV – continued
|
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 476,000
| $380,281
|
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 6.1%, 6/01/2029
|
|
| 461,000
| 470,822
|
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.8%, 3/01/2050
|
|
| 233,000
| 174,815
|
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.375%, 2/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 700,000
| 599,095
|
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 800,000
| 421,404
|
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.125%, 12/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 250,000
| 184,533
|
DIRECTV Financing LLC, 8.875%, 2/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 227,000
| 224,049
|
DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 7/01/2026
|
|
| 330,000
| 279,143
|
DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/2029
|
|
| 316,000
| 210,212
|
DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 325,000
| 342,101
|
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 716,000
| 671,121
|
SES S.A., 2.875% to 8/27/2026, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.19%) to 8/27/2031, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.44%) to 8/27/2046, FLR (EUR
Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.19%) to 8/27/2171
|
| EUR
| 440,000
| 447,022
|
Videotron Ltd., 3.625%, 6/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 505,000
| 471,441
|
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5%, 7/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 715,000
| 614,653
|
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5%, 7/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 769,000
| 737,049
|
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.125%, 2/28/2030 (n)
|
|
| 1,095,000
| 991,092
|
|
|
|
| $10,608,565
|
Chemicals – 1.7%
|
Cerdia Finanz GmbH, 9.375%, 10/03/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 437,000
| $449,433
|
Chemours Co., 4.625%, 11/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 735,000
| 638,133
|
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 5.625%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 395,000
| 321,897
|
DSM B.V., 3.625%, 7/02/2034
|
| EUR
| 210,000
| 230,798
|
Element Solutions, Inc., 3.875%, 9/01/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 782,000
| 753,309
|
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 599,000
| 610,694
|
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 696,000
| 675,699
|
SNF Group SACA, 3.375%, 3/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 709,000
| 635,567
|
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 5.5%, 9/10/2034 (n)
|
|
| 238,000
| 228,230
|
Windsor Holdings III, LLC, 8.5%, 6/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 314,000
| 330,458
|
|
|
|
| $4,874,218
|
Computer Software – 0.9%
|
Accenture Capital, Inc., 4.25%, 10/04/2031
|
| $
| 244,000
| $236,492
|
Accenture Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 10/04/2034
|
|
| 163,000
| 157,559
|
Amentum Escrow Corp., 7.25%, 8/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 354,000
| 366,662
|
Cloud Software Group, Inc., 8.25%, 6/30/2032 (n)
|
|
| 404,000
| 415,251
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Computer Software – continued
|
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5%, 12/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 336,000
| $329,219
|
Microsoft Corp., 2.525%, 6/01/2050
|
|
| 529,000
| 338,657
|
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 4/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 462,000
| 431,752
|
Oracle Corp., 4%, 7/15/2046
|
|
| 319,000
| 251,142
|
|
|
|
| $2,526,734
|
Computer Software - Systems – 0.7%
|
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 8.625%, 6/01/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 283,000
| $273,168
|
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 11.25%, 12/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 219,000
| 225,619
|
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 9/30/2027 (n)
|
|
| 1,050,000
| 1,045,827
|
Virtusa Corp., 7.125%, 12/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 309,000
| 299,637
|
|
|
|
| $1,844,251
|
Conglomerates – 2.5%
|
BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 6/30/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 479,000
| $457,119
|
BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 4/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 913,000
| 864,875
|
Chart Industries, Inc., 9.5%, 1/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 283,000
| 304,236
|
Emerald Debt Merger, 6.625%, 12/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 688,000
| 699,712
|
Gates Corp., 6.875%, 7/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 305,000
| 313,366
|
Grupo KUO S.A.B. de C.V., 5.75%, 7/07/2027 (n)
|
|
| 358,000
| 350,823
|
Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd., 9%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 404,000
| 415,659
|
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.875%, 6/30/2029 (n)
|
|
| 420,000
| 398,358
|
nVent Finance S.à r.l., 5.65%, 5/15/2033
|
|
| 467,000
| 476,672
|
Regal Rexnord Corp., 6.05%, 4/15/2028
|
|
| 667,000
| 682,963
|
Regal Rexnord Corp., 6.3%, 2/15/2030
|
|
| 224,000
| 231,961
|
TriMas Corp., 4.125%, 4/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 767,000
| 715,739
|
Veralto Corp., 4.15%, 9/19/2031
|
| EUR
| 273,000
| 305,748
|
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 4.7%, 9/15/2028
|
| $
| 234,000
| 232,913
|
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 5.611%, 3/11/2034
|
|
| 215,000
| 221,005
|
Wurth Finance International B.V., 3%, 8/28/2031
|
| EUR
| 220,000
| 236,925
|
|
|
|
| $6,908,074
|
Construction – 0.8%
|
Beazer Homes USA, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 597,000
| $613,732
|
Empire Communities Corp., 9.75%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 554,000
| 578,832
|
Mattamy Group Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 108,000
| 106,371
|
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 490,000
| 459,139
|
Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 574,000
| 548,467
|
|
|
|
| $2,306,541
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Consumer Products – 2.0%
|
Acushnet Co., 7.375%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 507,000
| $528,690
|
Amer Sports Co., 6.75%, 2/16/2031 (n)
|
|
| 691,000
| 701,981
|
CD&R Smokey Buyer, Inc./Radio Systems Corp., 9.5%, 10/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 248,000
| 251,204
|
Haleon UK Capital PLC, 2.875%, 9/18/2028
|
| EUR
| 480,000
| 520,507
|
HFC Prestige Products, Inc./HFC Prestige International US LLC, 6.625%, 7/15/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 606,000
| 617,879
|
Kenvue, Inc., 5.05%, 3/22/2053
|
|
| 459,000
| 446,209
|
L'Oréal S.A., 2.875%, 11/06/2031 (w)
|
| EUR
| 400,000
| 432,576
|
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2030 (w)
|
| $
| 352,000
| 353,609
|
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 5/15/2032 (w)
|
|
| 151,000
| 151,436
|
Perrigo Finance Unlimited Co., 6.125%, 9/30/2032
|
|
| 395,000
| 390,063
|
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 729,000
| 713,820
|
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc., 3.75%, 4/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 500,000
| 445,693
|
|
|
|
| $5,553,667
|
Consumer Services – 2.9%
|
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 9.75%, 7/15/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 881,000
| $883,122
|
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 6%, 6/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 400,000
| 366,001
|
Arches Buyer, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 573,000
| 504,314
|
Emeria S.A.S.U., 3.375%, 3/31/2028
|
| EUR
| 520,000
| 486,611
|
Garda World Security Corp., 8.375%, 11/15/2032 (n)
|
| $
| 345,000
| 344,972
|
GoDaddy, Inc., 3.5%, 3/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 874,000
| 806,607
|
GW B-CR Security Corp., 9.5%, 11/01/2027 (n)
|
|
| 712,000
| 712,575
|
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5%, 12/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 252,000
| 246,043
|
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.625%, 6/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 601,000
| 578,029
|
Meituan, 4.5%, 4/02/2028 (n)
|
|
| 332,000
| 324,231
|
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 213,000
| 175,456
|
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 4/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 419,000
| 319,546
|
Service Corp. International, 5.75%, 10/15/2032
|
|
| 677,000
| 665,037
|
Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Capital Appreciation, NPFG, 0%, 2/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 353,000
| 304,216
|
TriNet Group, Inc., 3.5%, 3/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 802,000
| 729,266
|
TriNet Group, Inc., 7.125%, 8/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 100,000
| 102,412
|
WASH Multi-Family Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2026 (n)
|
|
| 532,000
| 530,687
|
|
|
|
| $8,079,125
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Containers – 1.3%
|
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC, 3.25%, 9/01/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 725,000
| $653,266
|
Ball Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/2030
|
|
| 796,000
| 692,769
|
Can-Pack S.A./Eastern PA Land Investment Holding LLC, 3.875%, 11/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 515,000
| 468,485
|
Clydesdale Acquisition Holdings, Inc., 8.75%, 4/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 395,000
| 401,122
|
Titan Holdings II B.V., 5.125%, 7/15/2029
|
| EUR
| 333,000
| 366,785
|
Trivium Packaging Finance B.V., 8.5%, 8/15/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 611,000
| 609,174
|
Verallia S.A., 3.875%, 11/04/2032 (w)
|
| EUR
| 400,000
| 429,451
|
|
|
|
| $3,621,052
|
Electrical Equipment – 0.2%
|
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 5.875%, 4/10/2034
|
| $
| 408,000
| $413,110
|
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 126,000
| 111,442
|
|
|
|
| $524,552
|
Electronics – 0.7%
|
Entegris Escrow Corp., 5.95%, 6/15/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 150,000
| $149,836
|
Entegris, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 379,000
| 362,349
|
Entegris, Inc., 3.625%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 487,000
| 445,622
|
Intel Corp., 5.7%, 2/10/2053
|
|
| 258,000
| 241,120
|
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 3.4%, 5/01/2030
|
|
| 188,000
| 173,219
|
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC/NXP USA, Inc., 5%, 1/15/2033
|
|
| 85,000
| 83,665
|
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.875%, 9/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 390,000
| 385,952
|
Sensata Technologies, Inc., 4.375%, 2/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 167,000
| 155,494
|
|
|
|
| $1,997,257
|
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 5.7%
|
Abu Dhabi Development Holding Co. PJSC, 5.5%, 5/08/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 944,000
| $970,347
|
Abu Dhabi Development Holding Co. PJSC, 5.25%, 10/02/2054 (n)
|
|
| 213,000
| 200,538
|
Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (Republic of Poland), 5.75%, 7/09/2034 (n)
|
|
| 940,000
| 948,441
|
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., 6.5%, 1/11/2035 (n)
|
|
| 434,000
| 425,754
|
CEZ A.S. (Czech Republic), 4.125%, 9/05/2031
|
| EUR
| 323,000
| 354,192
|
CEZ A.S. (Czech Republic), 4.25%, 6/11/2032
|
|
| 667,000
| 733,927
|
Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC, 5.25%, 10/23/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 200,000
| 199,757
|
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Republic of Chile), 5.95%, 7/30/2034 (n)
|
|
| 425,000
| 428,811
|
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (Republic of South Africa), 6.35%, 8/10/2028 (n)
|
|
| 1,052,000
| 1,052,102
|
Eustream A.S. (Slovak Republic), 1.625%, 6/25/2027
|
| EUR
| 640,000
| 648,863
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – continued
|
Export-Import Bank of India, 3.375%, 8/05/2026
|
| $
| 1,366,000
| $1,331,959
|
Indian Railway Finance Corp., 2.8%, 2/10/2031 (n)
|
|
| 700,000
| 612,287
|
Ipoteka Bank (Republic of Uzbekistan), 5.5%, 11/19/2025
|
|
| 1,000,000
| 980,252
|
Magyar Export-Import Bank PLC (Republic of Hungary), 6.125%, 12/04/2027 (n)
|
|
| 490,000
| 499,050
|
Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (Kingdom of Morocco), 6.75%, 5/02/2034 (n)
|
|
| 285,000
| 297,113
|
Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (Kingdom of Morocco), 6.875%, 4/25/2044 (n)
|
|
| 373,000
| 367,252
|
Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (Kingdom of Morocco), 5.125%, 6/23/2051 (n)
|
|
| 600,000
| 459,886
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.49%, 1/23/2027
|
|
| 904,000
| 890,990
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.7%, 2/16/2032
|
|
| 499,000
| 443,732
|
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/2047
|
|
| 634,000
| 453,919
|
Qatar Petroleum, 3.125%, 7/12/2041
|
|
| 355,000
| 268,999
|
QNB Finance Ltd. (State of Qatar), 2.75%, 2/12/2027
|
|
| 547,000
| 523,088
|
Saudi Arabian Oil Co., 5.75%, 7/17/2054 (n)
|
|
| 410,000
| 395,548
|
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (Republic of Azerbaijan), 6.875%, 3/24/2026
|
|
| 767,000
| 781,719
|
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, 6.95%, 3/18/2030
|
|
| 1,152,000
| 1,203,811
|
Uzbek Industrial and Construction Bank ATB (Republic of Uzbekistan), 8.95%, 7/24/2029 (n)
|
|
| 388,000
| 390,004
|
|
|
|
| $15,862,341
|
Emerging Market Sovereign – 8.9%
|
Dominican Republic, 5.5%, 2/22/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 747,000
| $732,620
|
Dominican Republic, 5.875%, 1/30/2060 (n)
|
|
| 927,000
| 819,519
|
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 7.875%, 2/16/2032
|
|
| 320,000
| 287,160
|
Kingdom of Morocco, 1.375%, 3/30/2026
|
| EUR
| 758,000
| 794,239
|
Kingdom of Morocco, 3%, 12/15/2032 (n)
|
| $
| 448,000
| 369,656
|
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 8.25%, 5/21/2031
|
| UYU
| 29,700,000
| 675,538
|
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 9.75%, 7/20/2033
|
|
| 10,000,000
| 245,563
|
Republic of Albania, 5.9%, 6/09/2028
|
| EUR
| 620,000
| 707,372
|
Republic of Angola, 8.25%, 5/09/2028
|
| $
| 491,000
| 468,787
|
Republic of Angola, 9.375%, 5/08/2048
|
|
| 400,000
| 340,944
|
Republic of Argentina, 4.125%, 7/09/2035
|
|
| 1,047,289
| 578,009
|
Republic of Bulgaria, 5%, 3/05/2037
|
|
| 572,000
| 548,245
|
Republic of Chile, 3.1%, 1/22/2061
|
|
| 672,000
| 416,007
|
Republic of Costa Rica, 7.3%, 11/13/2054
|
|
| 391,000
| 412,701
|
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, 5.25%, 3/22/2030
|
| EUR
| 1,150,000
| 1,182,112
|
Republic of Guatemala, 6.05%, 8/06/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 420,000
| 418,320
|
Republic of Guatemala, 6.125%, 6/01/2050 (n)
|
|
| 564,000
| 515,214
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Emerging Market Sovereign – continued
|
Republic of Hungary, 5.5%, 6/16/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 970,000
| $947,981
|
Republic of India, 7.18%, 8/14/2033
|
| INR
| 58,000,000
| 701,527
|
Republic of Korea, 1.375%, 6/10/2030
|
| KRW
| 8,300,000,000
| 5,508,961
|
Republic of Paraguay, 5.6%, 3/13/2048
|
| $
| 1,049,000
| 954,957
|
Republic of Peru, 5.375%, 2/08/2035
|
|
| 422,000
| 415,179
|
Republic of Philippines, 3.556%, 9/29/2032
|
|
| 327,000
| 297,550
|
Republic of Romania, 2.124%, 7/16/2031 (n)
|
| EUR
| 1,200,000
| 1,094,664
|
Republic of Serbia, 1.65%, 3/03/2033
|
|
| 115,000
| 99,787
|
Republic of Serbia, 6%, 6/12/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 689,000
| 691,280
|
Republic of Serbia, 2.05%, 9/23/2036 (n)
|
| EUR
| 456,000
| 374,266
|
Republic of South Africa, 7.3%, 4/20/2052
|
| $
| 596,000
| 562,386
|
Republic of Turkey, 4.75%, 1/26/2026
|
|
| 521,000
| 518,213
|
Republic of Turkey, 7.625%, 5/15/2034
|
|
| 540,000
| 556,538
|
Republic of Turkey, 6.5%, 1/03/2035
|
|
| 308,000
| 292,453
|
Sultanate of Oman, 6%, 8/01/2029
|
|
| 750,000
| 767,872
|
Sultanate of Oman, 7%, 1/25/2051
|
|
| 600,000
| 640,529
|
United Mexican States, 4.75%, 4/27/2032
|
|
| 736,000
| 683,464
|
United Mexican States, 3.771%, 5/24/2061
|
|
| 430,000
| 258,110
|
|
|
|
| $24,877,723
|
Energy - Independent – 3.6%
|
Civitas Resources, Inc., 8.375%, 7/01/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 421,000
| $435,091
|
Civitas Resources, Inc., 8.625%, 11/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 177,000
| 185,950
|
Civitas Resources, Inc., 8.75%, 7/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 390,000
| 408,470
|
Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 951,000
| 910,742
|
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 4/18/2054
|
|
| 418,000
| 406,015
|
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 5/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 459,000
| 471,161
|
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.75%, 9/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 445,000
| 447,301
|
Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 561,000
| 571,141
|
Matador Resources Co., 6.5%, 4/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 203,000
| 201,044
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 9/15/2036
|
|
| 456,000
| 471,573
|
Occidental Petroleum Corp., 6.05%, 10/01/2054
|
|
| 120,000
| 116,299
|
Permian Resources Operating LLC, 5.875%, 7/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 606,000
| 597,398
|
Permian Resources Operating LLC, 7%, 1/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 333,000
| 339,691
|
Permian Resources Operating LLC, 6.25%, 2/01/2033 (n)
|
|
| 190,000
| 188,631
|
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 2.15%, 1/15/2031
|
|
| 410,000
| 351,489
|
Santos Finance Ltd., 6.875%, 9/19/2033 (n)
|
|
| 449,000
| 482,078
|
Sitio Royalties Operating Partnership LP, 7.875%, 11/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 648,000
| 672,681
|
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 7/15/2028
|
|
| 320,000
| 319,097
|
SM Energy Co., 7%, 8/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 211,000
| 209,289
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Energy - Independent – continued
|
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., 4%, 8/15/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 422,000
| $408,596
|
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., 4%, 8/15/2026
|
|
| 1,025,000
| 992,442
|
Vital Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 4/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 515,000
| 494,924
|
Wildfire Intermediate Holdings LLC, 7.5%, 10/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 398,000
| 386,006
|
|
|
|
| $10,067,109
|
Energy - Integrated – 0.8%
|
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 4.812%, 2/13/2033
|
| $
| 243,000
| $238,007
|
BP Capital Markets B.V., 4.323%, 5/12/2035
|
| EUR
| 340,000
| 386,561
|
BP Capital Markets B.V., 0.933%, 12/04/2040
|
|
| 190,000
| 131,813
|
Citgo Petroleum Corp., 8.375%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 514,000
| 534,672
|
Eni S.p.A., 3.875%, 1/15/2034
|
| EUR
| 270,000
| 297,058
|
Exxon Mobil Corp., 1.408%, 6/26/2039
|
|
| 450,000
| 358,819
|
OMV AG, 3.25%, 9/04/2031
|
|
| 154,000
| 167,788
|
|
|
|
| $2,114,718
|
Entertainment – 2.1%
|
Carnival Corp. PLC, 5.75%, 3/01/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 625,000
| $626,872
|
Life Time, Inc., 6%, 11/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 452,000
| 450,081
|
Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc., 9%, 5/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 249,000
| 259,222
|
Motion Bondco DAC, 6.625%, 11/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 404,000
| 382,281
|
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/2026 (n)
|
|
| 309,000
| 308,662
|
NCL Corp. Ltd., 6.25%, 3/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 505,000
| 499,496
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.375%, 7/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 430,000
| 429,211
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.5%, 4/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 388,000
| 387,973
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.625%, 9/30/2031 (n)
|
|
| 253,000
| 251,967
|
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 6%, 2/01/2033 (n)
|
|
| 401,000
| 403,462
|
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, 5.25%, 8/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 454,000
| 436,023
|
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 6.625%, 5/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 692,000
| 705,055
|
Viking Cruises Ltd. Co., 5.875%, 9/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 192,000
| 190,758
|
Viking Ocean Cruises Ship VII Ltd., 5.625%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 557,000
| 549,296
|
|
|
|
| $5,880,359
|
Financial Institutions – 4.0%
|
Avation Capital S.A., 8.25% (8.25% Cash or 9% PIK), 10/31/2026 (n)(p)
|
| $
| 626,867
| $591,142
|
Azorra Finance Ltd., 7.75%, 4/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 746,000
| 737,119
|
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta S.A.B. de C.V., 3.625%, 5/13/2031
|
|
| 320,000
| 281,180
|
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.25%, 12/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 627,000
| 663,465
|
CTP N.V., 4.75%, 2/05/2030
|
| EUR
| 410,000
| 461,920
|
Encore Capital Group, Inc., 9.25%, 4/01/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 496,000
| 528,117
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Financial Institutions – continued
|
Freedom Mortgage Corp., 7.625%, 5/01/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 489,000
| $490,761
|
Freedom Mortgage Holdings LLC, 9.25%, 2/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 248,000
| 253,982
|
FTAI Aviation Ltd., 5.5%, 5/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 568,000
| 556,845
|
FTAI Aviation Ltd., 7.875%, 12/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 383,000
| 403,483
|
FTAI Aviation Ltd., 7%, 6/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 204,000
| 209,305
|
Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 9.75%, 1/15/2029
|
|
| 199,000
| 198,850
|
Jefferson Capital Holdings LLC, 9.5%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 477,000
| 507,364
|
Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Ltd., 5.15%, 3/17/2030 (n)
|
|
| 86,000
| 84,175
|
Macquarie AirFinance Holdings Ltd., 6.5%, 3/26/2031 (n)
|
|
| 381,000
| 395,798
|
Muthoot Finance Ltd., 7.125%, 2/14/2028 (n)
|
|
| 226,000
| 230,030
|
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 868,000
| 864,857
|
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/2029 (w)
|
|
| 489,000
| 489,000
|
OneMain Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/15/2029
|
|
| 356,000
| 341,181
|
OneMain Finance Corp., 7.5%, 5/15/2031
|
|
| 317,000
| 324,180
|
Raven Acquisition Holdings LLC, 6.875%, 11/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 351,000
| 350,064
|
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, 2.375%, 9/04/2026
|
| EUR
| 650,000
| 610,704
|
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, 2.875% to 1/30/2027, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.223%) to 1/30/2032, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. +
3.473%) to 1/30/2047, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.473%) to 1/30/2171 (a)(d)
|
|
| 890,000
| 411,441
|
Shriram Finance Ltd., 6.15%, 4/03/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 731,000
| 724,389
|
Shurgard Luxembourg Co., 3.625%, 10/22/2034
|
| EUR
| 400,000
| 427,079
|
|
|
|
| $11,136,431
|
Food & Beverages – 4.8%
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2038
|
| $
| 367,000
| $338,202
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 5.55%, 1/23/2049
|
|
| 331,000
| 337,774
|
B&G Foods, Inc., 8%, 9/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 599,000
| 622,301
|
Bacardi Ltd., 5.15%, 5/15/2038 (n)
|
|
| 530,000
| 496,458
|
Bacardi-Martini B.V., 5.4%, 6/15/2033 (n)
|
|
| 325,000
| 323,125
|
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp., 4.65%, 9/17/2034
|
|
| 533,000
| 511,200
|
Central American Bottling Corp., 5.25%, 4/27/2029 (n)
|
|
| 691,000
| 662,833
|
Chobani LLC/Chobani Finance Corp., 7.625%, 7/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 404,000
| 421,178
|
Constellation Brands, Inc., 2.25%, 8/01/2031
|
|
| 290,000
| 244,274
|
Diageo Finance PLC, 3.375%, 8/30/2035
|
| EUR
| 440,000
| 476,089
|
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc., 7.875%, 3/01/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 322,000
| 337,684
|
Fiesta Purchaser, Inc., 9.625%, 9/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 317,000
| 331,345
|
Flora Food Management B.V., 6.875%, 7/02/2029
|
| EUR
| 440,000
| 480,244
|
Heineken N.V., 3.812%, 7/04/2036
|
|
| 350,000
| 384,771
|
JBS USA Food Co., 6.5%, 12/01/2052
|
| $
| 241,000
| 247,813
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Food & Beverages – continued
|
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3%, 2/02/2029
|
| $
| 439,000
| $403,317
|
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.625%, 1/15/2032
|
|
| 1,000,000
| 882,712
|
Kerry Group Financial Services Co., 3.75%, 9/05/2036
|
| EUR
| 330,000
| 360,199
|
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046
|
| $
| 549,000
| 460,104
|
Nestle Finance International Ltd., 3.125%, 10/28/2036
|
| EUR
| 530,000
| 567,698
|
Performance Food Group Co., 5.5%, 10/15/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 678,000
| 672,254
|
Performance Food Group, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 332,000
| 333,389
|
Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 924,000
| 863,558
|
Post Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2034 (n)
|
|
| 219,000
| 216,581
|
Primo Water Holding, Inc., 4.375%, 4/30/2029 (n)
|
|
| 875,000
| 824,363
|
PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk, 3.398%, 6/09/2031
|
|
| 360,000
| 321,300
|
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 813,000
| 783,191
|
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.75%, 4/15/2033 (n)
|
|
| 131,000
| 129,006
|
Viking Baked Goods Acquisition Corp., 8.625%, 11/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 247,000
| 246,214
|
Viterra Finance B.V., 3.2%, 4/21/2031 (n)
|
|
| 263,000
| 232,813
|
|
|
|
| $13,511,990
|
Forest & Paper Products – 0.2%
|
Graphic Packaging International LLC, 1.512%, 4/15/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 206,000
| $194,756
|
Graphic Packaging International LLC, 6.375%, 7/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 497,000
| 501,436
|
|
|
|
| $696,192
|
Gaming & Lodging – 3.7%
|
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7%, 2/15/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 717,000
| $734,963
|
CCM Merger, Inc., 6.375%, 5/01/2026 (n)
|
|
| 541,000
| 539,256
|
CDI Escrow Issuer, Inc., 5.75%, 4/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 1,025,000
| 1,009,068
|
Flutter Treasury DAC, 5%, 4/29/2029 (n)
|
| EUR
| 200,000
| 223,306
|
Flutter Treasury DAC, 6.375%, 4/29/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 200,000
| 204,563
|
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 4.875%, 1/15/2030
|
|
| 1,016,000
| 984,449
|
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 3.625%, 2/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 411,000
| 360,754
|
IHG Finance LLC, 3.625%, 9/27/2031
|
| EUR
| 480,000
| 513,942
|
Las Vegas Sands Corp., 6.2%, 8/15/2034
|
| $
| 465,000
| 473,951
|
Marriott International, Inc., 2.85%, 4/15/2031
|
|
| 543,000
| 477,230
|
Melco Resorts Finance Limited, 5.375%, 12/04/2029
|
|
| 358,000
| 327,049
|
Melco Resorts Finance Ltd., 7.625%, 4/17/2032 (n)
|
|
| 217,000
| 219,688
|
Sands China Ltd., 4.375%, 6/18/2030
|
|
| 520,000
| 488,895
|
Studio City Finance Ltd., 5%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 304,000
| 274,428
|
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 4.375%, 8/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 909,000
| 865,160
|
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.5%, 10/01/2027 (n)
|
|
| 680,000
| 658,922
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Gaming & Lodging – continued
|
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.625%, 8/26/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 1,319,000
| $1,266,022
|
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.125%, 10/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 637,000
| 618,413
|
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 7.125%, 2/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 253,000
| 266,152
|
|
|
|
| $10,506,211
|
Industrial – 1.3%
|
Albion Financing 1 S.à r.l., 6.125%, 10/15/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 210,000
| $210,166
|
Albion Financing 2 S.à r.l., 8.75%, 4/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 640,000
| 655,767
|
APi Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 874,000
| 829,423
|
Arcadis N.V., 4.875%, 2/28/2028
|
| EUR
| 358,000
| 404,193
|
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, 2.396%, 10/01/2050
|
| $
| 966,000
| 597,397
|
Williams Scotsman, Inc., 4.625%, 8/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 781,000
| 746,578
|
Williams Scotsman, Inc., 6.625%, 6/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 255,000
| 258,869
|
|
|
|
| $3,702,393
|
Insurance – 1.0%
|
Allianz SE, 3.2% to 4/30/2028, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 2.165%) to 4/30/2171 (n)
|
| $
| 400,000
| $342,368
|
Aviva PLC, 6.125% to 9/12/2034, FLR (GBP Government Yield - 5yr. + 3.3%) to 9/12/2054
|
| GBP
| 360,000
| 454,361
|
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 4.35%, 4/05/2042
|
| $
| 476,000
| 404,396
|
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.875% to 12/15/2027, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 3.846%) to 12/15/2052
|
|
| 236,000
| 241,561
|
Lincoln National Corp., 5.852%, 3/15/2034
|
|
| 351,000
| 360,703
|
MetLife, Inc., 5.3%, 12/15/2034
|
|
| 580,000
| 585,918
|
Sammons Financial Group, Inc., 6.875%, 4/15/2034 (n)
|
|
| 446,000
| 468,400
|
|
|
|
| $2,857,707
|
Insurance - Health – 0.5%
|
Elevance Health, Inc., 5.375%, 6/15/2034
|
| $
| 404,000
| $407,848
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 5.15%, 7/15/2034
|
|
| 573,000
| 577,327
|
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2035
|
|
| 294,000
| 285,093
|
|
|
|
| $1,270,268
|
Insurance - Property & Casualty – 3.7%
|
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 308,000
| $313,014
|
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 6%, 8/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 100,000
| 94,633
|
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 5.875%, 11/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 410,000
| 387,252
|
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 7%, 1/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 400,000
| 402,693
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Insurance - Property & Casualty – continued
|
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.5%, 10/01/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 758,000
| $750,574
|
American International Group, Inc., 5.125%, 3/27/2033
|
|
| 505,000
| 504,785
|
AmWINS Group Benefits, Inc., 4.875%, 6/30/2029 (n)
|
|
| 609,000
| 573,191
|
Ardonagh Finco Ltd., 7.75%, 2/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 615,000
| 630,477
|
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., 6.5%, 2/15/2034
|
|
| 165,000
| 178,787
|
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., 5.75%, 3/02/2053
|
|
| 348,000
| 347,401
|
AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 455,000
| 430,531
|
Baldwin Insurance Group Holdings LLC, 7.125%, 5/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 715,000
| 729,236
|
Brown & Brown, Inc., 5.65%, 6/11/2034
|
|
| 350,000
| 356,225
|
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 4.25%, 12/06/2027
|
| CAD
| 790,000
| 572,856
|
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., 6.35%, 3/22/2054
|
| $
| 402,000
| 418,203
|
Hub International Ltd., 5.625%, 12/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 255,000
| 246,932
|
Hub International Ltd., 7.25%, 6/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 760,000
| 785,401
|
Hub International Ltd., 7.375%, 1/31/2032 (n)
|
|
| 325,000
| 331,533
|
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.85%, 11/15/2031 (w)
|
|
| 559,000
| 557,004
|
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 5.4%, 3/15/2055 (w)
|
|
| 319,000
| 316,978
|
Panther Escrow Issuer, 7.125%, 6/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 910,000
| 931,731
|
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 6/05/2033
|
|
| 159,000
| 161,402
|
Ryan Specialty LLC, 5.875%, 8/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 403,000
| 401,654
|
|
|
|
| $10,422,493
|
International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 2.1%
|
Electricite de France S.A., 6.5%, 11/08/2064 (w)
|
| GBP
| 300,000
| $380,360
|
EnBW International Finance B.V. (Federal Republic of Germany), 4.3%, 5/23/2034
|
| EUR
| 215,000
| 245,731
|
EnBW International Finance B.V. (Federal Republic of Germany), 4%, 7/22/2036
|
|
| 440,000
| 488,579
|
ESB Finance DAC (Republic of Ireland), 1.875%, 6/14/2031
|
|
| 305,000
| 304,202
|
Landsbankinn hf. (Republic of Iceland), 3.75%, 10/08/2029
|
|
| 535,000
| 577,354
|
Logicor Financing S.à r.l. (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), 4.25%, 7/18/2029
|
|
| 130,000
| 143,189
|
Logicor Financing S.à r.l. (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), 1.625%, 1/17/2030
|
|
| 400,000
| 391,329
|
NBN Co. Ltd. (Commonwealth of Australia), 5.75%, 10/06/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 475,000
| 490,770
|
NBN Co. Ltd. (Commonwealth of Australia), 3.75%, 3/22/2034
|
| EUR
| 520,000
| 580,059
|
Ontario Teachers' Cadillac Fairview Properties, 2.5%, 10/15/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 425,000
| 356,011
|
P3 Group S.à r.l. (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), 1.625%, 1/26/2029
|
| EUR
| 270,000
| 270,174
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
International Market Quasi-Sovereign – continued
|
P3 Group S.à.r.l. (Grand Duchy of Luxembourg), 4%, 4/19/2032
|
| EUR
| 280,000
| $304,867
|
RTE Reseau de Transport d'Electricite (Republic of France), 3.5%, 10/02/2036
|
|
| 500,000
| 543,264
|
Swisscom Finance, 3.5%, 11/29/2031
|
|
| 500,000
| 554,323
|
Wolf Midstream Canada LP, 6.4%, 7/18/2029 (n)
|
| CAD
| 519,000
| 376,944
|
|
|
|
| $6,007,156
|
International Market Sovereign – 4.4%
|
Commonwealth of Australia, 3.75%, 4/21/2037
|
| AUD
| 11,352,000
| $6,869,355
|
Government of Bermuda, 2.375%, 8/20/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 239,000
| 205,062
|
Government of Bermuda, 5%, 7/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 731,000
| 712,725
|
Kingdom of Spain, 3.45%, 10/31/2034 (n)
|
| EUR
| 1,400,000
| 1,568,505
|
Republic of Italy, 4.15%, 10/01/2039 (n)
|
|
| 2,700,000
| 3,010,377
|
|
|
|
| $12,366,024
|
Local Authorities – 0.2%
|
Province of Alberta, 1.65%, 6/01/2031
|
| CAD
| 553,000
| $353,907
|
Province of British Columbia, 2.95%, 6/18/2050
|
|
| 405,000
| 231,903
|
|
|
|
| $585,810
|
Machinery & Tools – 1.0%
|
AGCO Corp., 5.8%, 3/21/2034
|
| $
| 294,000
| $299,027
|
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.95%, 10/15/2033 (n)
|
|
| 308,000
| 314,995
|
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 5.5%, 1/12/2029
|
|
| 435,000
| 444,953
|
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 1,000,000
| 1,053,591
|
Terex Corp., 5%, 5/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 37,000
| 35,566
|
The Manitowoc Co., Inc., 9.25%, 10/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 354,000
| 359,451
|
United Rentals North America, Inc., 6.125%, 3/15/2034 (n)
|
|
| 251,000
| 253,095
|
|
|
|
| $2,760,678
|
Major Banks – 4.7%
|
Bank of America Corp., 5.202% to 4/25/2028, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.63%) to 4/25/2029
|
| $
| 349,000
| $352,427
|
Bank of America Corp., 2.687% to 4/22/2031, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.32%) to 4/22/2032
|
|
| 409,000
| 354,679
|
Bank of America Corp., 5.425% to 8/15/2034, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.913%) to 8/15/2035
|
|
| 422,000
| 415,710
|
Bankinter S.A., 3.5%, 9/10/2032
|
| EUR
| 300,000
| 326,108
|
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.688%, 3/11/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 688,000
| 593,967
|
Credit Agricole S.A., 6.316% to 10/03/2028, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.86%) to 10/03/2029 (n)
|
|
| 545,000
| 569,894
|
Danske Bank A.S., 1.549%, 9/10/2027 (n)
|
|
| 361,000
| 340,215
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Major Banks – continued
|
Danske Bank A.S., 4.613% to 10/02/2029, FLR (CMT - 1yr. + 1.1%) to 10/02/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 390,000
| $380,764
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 4.692% to 10/23/2029, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.135%) to 10/23/2030
|
|
| 184,000
| 181,594
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.016% to 10/23/2034, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.42%) to 10/23/2035
|
|
| 245,000
| 239,219
|
HSBC Holdings PLC, 2.099% to 6/04/2025, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.929%) to 6/04/2026
|
|
| 271,000
| 266,215
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.581% to 4/22/2029, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.16%) to 4/22/2030
|
|
| 343,000
| 351,839
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.953% to 2/04/2031, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.065%) to 2/04/2032
|
|
| 639,000
| 534,520
|
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.761% to 3/21/2033, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 0.98%) to 3/21/2034
|
| EUR
| 310,000
| 340,608
|
mBank S.A., 4.034% to 9/27/2029, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.75%) to 9/27/2030
|
|
| 400,000
| 433,371
|
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 2.494% to 10/13/2031, FLR (CMT - 1yr. + 0.97%) to 10/13/2032
|
| $
| 550,000
| 469,376
|
Morgan Stanley, 1.593% to 5/04/2026, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 0.879%) to 5/04/2027
|
|
| 527,000
| 502,420
|
Morgan Stanley, 3.622% to 4/01/2030, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 3.12%) to 4/01/2031
|
|
| 462,000
| 432,371
|
Morgan Stanley, 5.424% to 7/21/2033, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.88%) to 7/21/2034
|
|
| 222,000
| 224,289
|
Morgan Stanley, 5.213%, 10/24/2035
|
| GBP
| 560,000
| 700,420
|
National Bank of Greece S.A., 5.875% to 6/28/2030, FLR (EUR ICE Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.154%) to 6/28/2035
|
| EUR
| 260,000
| 295,243
|
Nationwide Building Society, 3.828% to 7/24/2031, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.15%) to 7/24/2032
|
|
| 440,000
| 482,703
|
NatWest Group PLC, 3.673% to 8/05/2030, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.097%) to 8/05/2031
|
|
| 170,000
| 186,227
|
NatWest Group PLC, 8.125% to 5/10/2034, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 3.752%) to 6/30/2172
|
| $
| 200,000
| 214,313
|
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., 5.676% to 1/22/2034, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.902%) to 1/22/2035
|
|
| 287,000
| 294,815
|
Royal Bank of Canada, 4.875%, 11/01/2030 (w)
|
| GBP
| 359,000
| 456,626
|
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 3.563%, 4/16/2031
|
| EUR
| 480,000
| 523,925
|
UBS Group AG, 2.746% to 2/11/2032, FLR (CMT - 1yr. + 1.1%) to 2/11/2033 (n)
|
| $
| 1,156,000
| 979,559
|
UBS Group AG, 4.125% to 6/09/2032, FLR (EUR ICE Swap Rate - 1yr. + 1.75%) to 6/09/2033
|
| EUR
| 350,000
| 391,174
|
UniCredit S.p.A., 2.569% to 9/22/2025, FLR (CMT - 1yr. + 2.3%) to 9/22/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 530,000
| 516,752
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Major Banks – continued
|
UniCredit S.p.A., 4.2%, 6/11/2034
|
| EUR
| 390,000
| $429,588
|
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.35% to 3/02/2032, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.5%) to 3/02/2033
|
| $
| 337,000
| 299,437
|
|
|
|
| $13,080,368
|
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 4.5%
|
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 765,000
| $711,502
|
Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 710,000
| 686,514
|
Bausch & Lomb Escrow Corp., 8.375%, 10/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 427,000
| 447,996
|
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.828%, 6/07/2032
|
| EUR
| 370,000
| 410,028
|
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 876,000
| 803,041
|
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8%, 12/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 356,000
| 355,418
|
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.125%, 4/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 295,000
| 230,978
|
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 1,190,000
| 1,038,552
|
Concentra, Inc., 6.875%, 7/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 499,000
| 512,062
|
Encompass Health Corp., 5.75%, 9/15/2025
|
|
| 52,000
| 51,929
|
Encompass Health Corp., 4.75%, 2/01/2030
|
|
| 643,000
| 618,445
|
Encompass Health Corp., 4.625%, 4/01/2031
|
|
| 202,000
| 190,108
|
HCA, Inc., 5.45%, 9/15/2034
|
|
| 300,000
| 297,870
|
HCA, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2039
|
|
| 235,000
| 221,954
|
ICON Investments Six DAC, 5.809%, 5/08/2027
|
|
| 470,000
| 479,346
|
ICON Investments Six DAC, 5.849%, 5/08/2029
|
|
| 200,000
| 205,554
|
IQVIA, Inc., 5%, 5/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 965,000
| 952,616
|
IQVIA, Inc., 6.5%, 5/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 400,000
| 410,892
|
Lifepoint Health, Inc., 9.875%, 8/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 293,000
| 320,507
|
Lifepoint Health, Inc., 11%, 10/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 322,000
| 358,935
|
Lifepoint Health, Inc., 10%, 6/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 400,000
| 426,784
|
New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured & Crippled, 2.667%, 10/01/2050
|
|
| 318,000
| 201,326
|
ProMedica Toledo Hospital, “B”, AGM, 6.015%, 11/15/2048
|
|
| 205,000
| 208,047
|
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 4/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 357,000
| 366,569
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028
|
|
| 329,000
| 328,687
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.375%, 1/15/2030
|
|
| 393,000
| 368,453
|
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 6/15/2030
|
|
| 837,000
| 840,919
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Finance I) B.V., 2%, 10/18/2051
|
| EUR
| 330,000
| 252,215
|
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC, 9.75%, 5/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 411,000
| 419,210
|
|
|
|
| $12,716,457
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Medical Equipment – 0.8%
|
Garden SpinCo Corp., 8.625%, 7/20/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 429,000
| $464,308
|
Medline Borrower LP, 3.875%, 4/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 256,000
| 239,480
|
Medline Borrower LP, 5.25%, 10/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 727,000
| 704,173
|
Medline Borrower LP/Medline Co-Issuer, Inc., 6.25%, 4/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 375,000
| 381,541
|
Medtronic, Inc., 4.15%, 10/15/2053
|
| EUR
| 120,000
| 135,063
|
Stryker Corp., 3.625%, 9/11/2036
|
|
| 340,000
| 368,916
|
|
|
|
| $2,293,481
|
Metals & Mining – 1.6%
|
Anglo American Capital PLC, 5.625%, 4/01/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 371,000
| $380,787
|
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp./Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 7/15/2026 (n)
|
|
| 533,000
| 482,464
|
FMG Resources Ltd., 4.375%, 4/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 1,563,000
| 1,422,886
|
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/2026 (n)
|
|
| 444,000
| 427,181
|
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 1/30/2030 (n)
|
|
| 598,000
| 560,244
|
Novelis Corp., 3.875%, 8/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 315,000
| 276,639
|
Petra Diamonds US$ Treasury PLC, 9.75%, 3/08/2026 (n)
|
|
| 367,032
| 297,776
|
Taseko Mines Ltd., 8.25%, 5/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 422,000
| 436,070
|
Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.4%, 6/28/2054
|
|
| 293,000
| 294,333
|
|
|
|
| $4,578,380
|
Midstream – 5.3%
|
Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC, 6.036%, 11/15/2033 (n)
|
| $
| 169,000
| $175,010
|
Columbia Pipelines Operating Co. LLC, 6.544%, 11/15/2053 (n)
|
|
| 379,000
| 407,415
|
Delek Logistics Partners LP/Delek Logistics Corp., 8.625%, 3/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 495,000
| 507,890
|
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 566,000
| 531,507
|
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 769,000
| 707,417
|
Eastern Energy Gas Holdings LLC, 5.65%, 10/15/2054
|
|
| 215,000
| 210,088
|
Energy Transfer LP, 5.95%, 5/15/2054
|
|
| 359,000
| 353,616
|
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 5.5%, 7/15/2028
|
|
| 855,000
| 848,616
|
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 6.375%, 4/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 204,000
| 207,175
|
Galaxy Pipeline Assets Bidco Ltd., 2.16%, 3/31/2034 (n)
|
|
| 408,051
| 353,635
|
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.25%, 1/15/2029
|
|
| 198,000
| 202,218
|
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 415,000
| 411,805
|
NuStar Logistics LP, 6.375%, 10/01/2030
|
|
| 599,000
| 605,760
|
Pembina Pipeline Corp., 4.81%, 3/25/2044
|
| CAD
| 548,000
| 367,355
|
Peru LNG, 5.375%, 3/22/2030
|
| $
| 959,785
| 861,331
|
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 5.7%, 9/15/2034
|
|
| 469,000
| 473,058
|
Prairie Acquiror LP, 9%, 8/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 397,000
| 402,493
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Midstream – continued
|
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 6.875%, 4/15/2040 (n)
|
| $
| 405,000
| $383,993
|
Sunoco LP, 7.25%, 5/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 612,000
| 637,108
|
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 849,000
| 815,359
|
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, 7.375%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 300,000
| 300,988
|
Targa Resources Corp., 4.2%, 2/01/2033
|
|
| 201,000
| 184,768
|
Targa Resources Corp., 4.95%, 4/15/2052
|
|
| 325,000
| 282,845
|
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.875%, 8/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 551,000
| 508,047
|
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.125%, 8/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 893,000
| 813,913
|
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 8.125%, 6/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 441,000
| 457,662
|
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 9.5%, 2/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 542,000
| 599,075
|
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 7%, 1/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 254,000
| 255,568
|
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 8.375%, 6/01/2031 (n)
|
|
| 740,000
| 768,627
|
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 9% to 9/30/2029, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 5.44%) to 3/30/2173 (n)
|
|
| 622,000
| 621,954
|
Vier Gas Transport GmbH, 3.375%, 11/11/2031 (w)
|
| EUR
| 500,000
| 539,268
|
|
|
|
| $14,795,564
|
Municipals – 0.5%
|
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., Taxable, Issue M, “A”, 2.641%, 7/01/2037
|
| $
| 475,000
| $417,094
|
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Rev., Taxable (Trinity Health Credit Group), 3.384%, 12/01/2040
|
|
| 605,000
| 496,337
|
National Finance Authority, NH, Utility Refunding Rev., Taxable (Wheeling Power Co. Project), “A”,
6.89%, 4/01/2034
|
|
| 365,000
| 376,322
|
|
|
|
| $1,289,753
|
Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.2%
|
ENGIE S.A., 3.875%, 3/06/2036
|
| EUR
| 200,000
| $220,489
|
ENGIE S.A., 4.25%, 1/11/2043
|
|
| 200,000
| 220,764
|
Naturgy Finance Iberia S.A., 3.25%, 10/02/2030
|
|
| 200,000
| 215,240
|
|
|
|
| $656,493
|
Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.4%
|
APA Infrastructure Ltd., 5.125%, 9/16/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 362,000
| $351,218
|
APA Infrastructure Ltd., 2.5%, 3/15/2036
|
| GBP
| 740,000
| 690,905
|
APA Infrastructure Ltd., 5.75%, 9/16/2044 (n)
|
| $
| 136,000
| 133,369
|
|
|
|
| $1,175,492
|
Network & Telecom – 0.6%
|
Altice Financing S.A., 5.75%, 8/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 240,000
| $196,830
|
Frontier Communications Holdings LLC, 6.75%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 371,000
| 369,046
|
Iliad Holding S.A.S., 7%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 854,000
| 865,034
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Network & Telecom – continued
|
Iliad Holding S.A.S., 6.875%, 4/15/2031 (n)
|
| EUR
| 233,000
| $269,622
|
Orange S.A., 1.375%, 9/04/2049
|
|
| 100,000
| 72,971
|
|
|
|
| $1,773,503
|
Oil Services – 0.5%
|
Nabors Industries, Inc., 8.875%, 8/15/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 545,000
| $515,256
|
U.S.A. Compression Partners LP/Finance Co., 7.125%, 3/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 601,000
| 612,114
|
Valaris Ltd., 8.375%, 4/30/2030 (n)
|
|
| 247,000
| 250,606
|
|
|
|
| $1,377,976
|
Oils – 0.3%
|
Raizen Fuels Finance S.A., 6.45%, 3/05/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 402,000
| $410,071
|
Raizen Fuels Finance S.A., 5.7%, 1/17/2035 (n)
|
|
| 458,000
| 438,672
|
|
|
|
| $848,743
|
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 2.3%
|
AIB Group PLC, 6.608% to 9/13/2028, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 2.33%) to 9/13/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 621,000
| $652,842
|
AIB Group PLC, 5.871% to 3/28/2034, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.91%) to 3/28/2035 (n)
|
|
| 400,000
| 408,855
|
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., 3.75%, 2/03/2034
|
| EUR
| 200,000
| 220,296
|
BPCE S.A., 4.5%, 3/15/2025 (n)
|
| $
| 544,000
| 541,966
|
BPCE S.A., 2.277% to 1/20/2031, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.312%) to 1/20/2032 (n)
|
|
| 750,000
| 626,330
|
CaixaBank S.A., 4.375%, 8/08/2036
|
| EUR
| 500,000
| 547,405
|
Commerzbank AG, 4% to 7/16/2031, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.25%) to 7/16/2032
|
|
| 300,000
| 328,774
|
Commerzbank AG, 3.875%, 10/15/2035
|
|
| 200,000
| 213,725
|
Coventry Building Society, 3.125%, 10/29/2029
|
|
| 220,000
| 236,681
|
Deutsche Bank AG, 6.125% to 12/12/2029, FLR (SONIA + 2.621%) to 12/12/2030
|
| GBP
| 300,000
| 391,889
|
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 7.2%, 11/28/2033 (n)
|
| $
| 529,000
| 583,532
|
M&T Bank Corp., 4.553% to 8/16/2027, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.78%) to 8/16/2028
|
|
| 180,000
| 177,936
|
Macquarie Group Ltd., 6.255% to 12/07/2033, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 2.303%) to 12/07/2034 (n)
|
|
| 426,000
| 453,364
|
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Co., 4.7%, 1/27/2028
|
|
| 359,000
| 355,686
|
PKO Bank Polski S.A., 3.875% to 9/12/2026, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.4%) to 9/12/2027
|
| EUR
| 340,000
| 369,859
|
Truist Financial Corp., 5.435% to 1/24/2029, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.62%) to 1/24/2030
|
| $
| 239,000
| 241,867
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – continued
|
Truist Financial Corp., 5.711% to 1/24/2034, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.922%) to 1/24/2035
|
| $
| 174,000
| $177,151
|
|
|
|
| $6,528,158
|
Pharmaceuticals – 0.8%
|
1375209 B.C. Ltd., 9%, 1/30/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 254,000
| $253,534
|
AbbVie, Inc., 5.35%, 3/15/2044
|
|
| 226,000
| 226,677
|
AbbVie, Inc., 5.4%, 3/15/2054
|
|
| 282,000
| 284,133
|
Bausch Health Co., Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 240,000
| 185,450
|
Bausch Health Co., Inc., 5.25%, 1/30/2030 (n)
|
|
| 214,000
| 117,720
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 5.5%, 2/22/2044
|
|
| 188,000
| 191,278
|
Organon Finance 1 LLC, 4.125%, 4/30/2028 (n)
|
|
| 380,000
| 360,055
|
Organon Finance 1 LLC, 5.125%, 4/30/2031 (n)
|
|
| 715,000
| 652,085
|
|
|
|
| $2,270,932
|
Pollution Control – 0.7%
|
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4%, 8/01/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 641,000
| $606,231
|
GFL Environmental, Inc., 3.5%, 9/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 179,000
| 167,824
|
GFL Environmental, Inc., 6.75%, 1/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 248,000
| 255,345
|
Stericycle, Inc., 3.875%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 530,000
| 520,750
|
Waste Management, Inc., 4.625%, 2/15/2033
|
|
| 290,000
| 285,477
|
Wrangler Holdco Corp., 6.625%, 4/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 129,000
| 131,667
|
|
|
|
| $1,967,294
|
Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.7%
|
Coeur Mining, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 198,000
| $188,791
|
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.25%, 9/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 608,000
| 598,174
|
IAMGOLD Corp., 5.75%, 10/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 711,000
| 693,199
|
Northern Star Resources Ltd. Co., 6.125%, 4/11/2033 (n)
|
|
| 459,000
| 476,047
|
|
|
|
| $1,956,211
|
Railroad & Shipping – 0.1%
|
Burlington Northern Sante Fe LLC, 5.5%, 3/15/2055
|
| $
| 397,000
| $405,894
|
Real Estate - Healthcare – 0.1%
|
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 10/15/2027
|
| $
| 242,000
| $213,575
|
Real Estate - Office – 0.6%
|
Alexandrite Monnet UK Holdco PLC, 10.5%, 5/15/2029
|
| EUR
| 520,000
| $612,917
|
Boston Properties LP, REIT, 3.65%, 2/01/2026
|
| $
| 363,000
| 356,209
|
Boston Properties LP, REIT, 2.75%, 10/01/2026
|
|
| 204,000
| 195,531
|
Corporate Office Property LP, REIT, 2.25%, 3/15/2026
|
|
| 245,000
| 235,643
|
Corporate Office Property LP, REIT, 2%, 1/15/2029
|
|
| 95,000
| 83,336
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Real Estate - Office – continued
|
Corporate Office Property LP, REIT, 2.75%, 4/15/2031
|
| $
| 208,000
| $177,730
|
|
|
|
| $1,661,366
|
Real Estate - Other – 1.1%
|
Cousins Properties, Inc., REIT, 5.875%, 10/01/2034
|
| $
| 245,000
| $247,158
|
EPR Properties, REIT, 3.6%, 11/15/2031
|
|
| 630,000
| 555,442
|
Lexington Realty Trust Co., 2.7%, 9/15/2030
|
|
| 249,000
| 215,520
|
Park Intermediate Holdings LLC, 4.875%, 5/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 508,000
| 483,868
|
RHP Hotel Properties LP/RHP Finance Corp., 7.25%, 7/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 859,000
| 890,968
|
XHR LP, REIT, 4.875%, 6/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 637,000
| 597,922
|
|
|
|
| $2,990,878
|
Real Estate - Retail – 0.5%
|
Hammerson PLC, 5.875%, 10/08/2036
|
| GBP
| 138,000
| $171,035
|
STORE Capital Corp., REIT, 2.75%, 11/18/2030
|
| $
| 316,000
| 270,182
|
STORE Capital Corp., REIT, 2.7%, 12/01/2031
|
|
| 371,000
| 306,262
|
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield SE, 3.875%, 9/11/2034
|
| EUR
| 300,000
| 323,355
|
WEA Finance LLC, REIT, 2.875%, 1/15/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 400,000
| 379,930
|
|
|
|
| $1,450,764
|
Restaurants – 0.5%
|
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 6.125%, 6/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 301,000
| $306,255
|
1011778 B.C. ULC/New Red Finance, Inc., 4%, 10/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 358,000
| 323,327
|
Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 6.75%, 1/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 549,000
| 499,305
|
New Red Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 9/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 251,000
| 250,366
|
|
|
|
| $1,379,253
|
Retailers – 1.2%
|
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 4.011%, 2/12/2036
|
| EUR
| 130,000
| $140,239
|
Home Depot, Inc., 4.85%, 6/25/2031
|
| $
| 111,000
| 111,638
|
Home Depot, Inc., 4.875%, 2/15/2044
|
|
| 129,000
| 121,657
|
Home Depot, Inc., 3.625%, 4/15/2052
|
|
| 379,000
| 287,466
|
L Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 10/01/2030 (n)
|
|
| 444,000
| 444,575
|
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 4/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 387,000
| 378,147
|
Mavis Tire Express Services Corp., 6.5%, 5/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 247,000
| 236,713
|
Maxeda DIY Holding B.V., 5.875%, 10/01/2026
|
| EUR
| 310,000
| 264,704
|
Parkland Corp., 4.625%, 5/01/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 876,000
| 805,160
|
Parkland Corp., 6.625%, 8/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 102,000
| 101,787
|
Penske Automotive Group Co., 3.75%, 6/15/2029
|
|
| 655,000
| 599,355
|
|
|
|
| $3,491,441
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Specialty Chemicals – 0.3%
|
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 1.832%, 10/15/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 356,000
| $326,051
|
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 4.375%, 6/01/2047
|
|
| 320,000
| 256,493
|
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 5%, 9/26/2048
|
|
| 201,000
| 178,704
|
|
|
|
| $761,248
|
Specialty Stores – 1.0%
|
Carvana Co., 12% (9% Cash or 12% PIK) to 8/15/2025, 9% Cash to 12/01/2028 (n)(p)
|
| $
| 202,000
| $213,648
|
Carvana Co., 14% (9% Cash or 14% PIK) to 8/15/2025, 9% Cash to 6/01/2031 (n)(p)
|
|
| 395,340
| 471,335
|
DICK'S Sporting Goods, 4.1%, 1/15/2052
|
|
| 642,000
| 471,404
|
Michael Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2028 (n)
|
|
| 287,000
| 206,522
|
Michael Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 5/01/2029 (n)
|
|
| 322,000
| 169,813
|
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 815,000
| 791,032
|
Richemont International S.A., 1.5%, 3/26/2030
|
| EUR
| 410,000
| 413,075
|
|
|
|
| $2,736,829
|
Supermarkets – 0.6%
|
KeHE Distributors LLC/KeHE Finance Corp., 9%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 671,000
| $694,794
|
Kroger Co., 5%, 9/15/2034
|
|
| 182,000
| 179,017
|
Kroger Co., 5.5%, 9/15/2054
|
|
| 328,000
| 318,524
|
Ocado Group PLC, 10.5%, 8/08/2029
|
| GBP
| 300,000
| 386,787
|
Tesco Corporate Treasury Services PLC, 5.125%, 5/22/2034
|
|
| 200,000
| 245,757
|
|
|
|
| $1,824,879
|
Supranational – 2.1%
|
European Investment Bank, 2.25%, 12/14/2029
|
| EUR
| 2,267,000
| $2,421,863
|
European Union, 1.625%, 12/04/2029
|
|
| 2,870,000
| 2,966,132
|
European Union, 2.5%, 10/04/2052
|
|
| 460,000
| 422,768
|
|
|
|
| $5,810,763
|
Telecommunications - Wireless – 2.0%
|
Altice France S.A., 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 483,000
| $374,808
|
Altice France S.A., 5.125%, 7/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 200,000
| 149,591
|
American Tower Corp., 5.45%, 2/15/2034
|
|
| 464,000
| 470,068
|
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 4.5%, 4/27/2031 (n)
|
|
| 625,000
| 563,854
|
SBA Communications Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/2027
|
|
| 476,000
| 460,693
|
SBA Communications Corp., 3.125%, 2/01/2029
|
|
| 929,000
| 845,429
|
TDF Infrastructure S.A.S., 4.125%, 10/23/2031
|
| EUR
| 300,000
| 322,244
|
Telefónica Celular del Paraguay S.A., 5.875%, 4/15/2027 (n)
|
| $
| 576,000
| 574,560
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Telecommunications - Wireless – continued
|
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/2030
|
| $
| 181,000
| $171,899
|
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2034
|
|
| 164,000
| 170,850
|
Vodafone Group PLC, 5.625%, 2/10/2053
|
|
| 360,000
| 350,828
|
Zegona Finance PLC, 6.75%, 7/15/2029 (n)
|
| EUR
| 100,000
| 114,350
|
Zegona Finance PLC, 6.75%, 7/15/2029
|
|
| 361,000
| 412,802
|
Zegona Finance PLC, 8.625%, 7/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 531,000
| 560,869
|
|
|
|
| $5,542,845
|
Telephone Services – 0.4%
|
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 11%, 11/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 252,359
| $284,765
|
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 277,594
| 210,969
|
TELUS Corp., 2.85%, 11/13/2031
|
| CAD
| 912,000
| 594,387
|
Uniti Group/CSL Capital Co., 6.5%, 2/15/2029 (n)
|
| $
| 150,000
| 129,136
|
|
|
|
| $1,219,257
|
Tobacco – 0.4%
|
B.A.T. International Finance PLC, 4.125%, 4/12/2032
|
| EUR
| 640,000
| $701,255
|
Imperial Brands Finance PLC, 5.5%, 2/01/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 445,000
| 449,953
|
|
|
|
| $1,151,208
|
Transportation - Services – 1.0%
|
Autostrade per l’Italia S.p.A., 5.125%, 6/14/2033
|
| EUR
| 170,000
| $197,652
|
Avis Budget Finance PLC, 7.25%, 7/31/2030 (n)
|
|
| 447,000
| 488,777
|
DSV Finance B.V., 3.25%, 11/06/2030 (w)
|
|
| 100,000
| 108,789
|
DSV Finance B.V., 3.375%, 11/06/2032 (w)
|
|
| 100,000
| 108,942
|
DSV Finance B.V., 3.375%, 11/06/2034 (w)
|
|
| 100,000
| 107,931
|
Element Fleet Management Corp., 6.271%, 6/26/2026 (n)
|
| $
| 306,000
| 312,022
|
Element Fleet Management Corp., 6.319%, 12/04/2028 (n)
|
|
| 224,000
| 234,208
|
Heathrow Funding Ltd., 6%, 3/05/2032
|
| GBP
| 300,000
| 380,211
|
Transurban Finance Co Pty Ltd., 3.974%, 3/12/2036
|
| EUR
| 200,000
| 219,063
|
Triton International Ltd., 3.15%, 6/15/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 486,000
| 414,314
|
United Parcel Service, 5.05%, 3/03/2053
|
|
| 252,000
| 239,806
|
|
|
|
| $2,811,715
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 4.8%
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 2/15/2042 (f)
|
| $
| 8,032,000
| $5,917,325
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.375%, 8/15/2043
|
|
| 178,000
| 173,585
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.625%, 5/15/2044
|
|
| 185,000
| 185,925
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.625%, 5/15/2054
|
|
| 2,990,000
| 3,059,611
|
U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.125%, 8/31/2030 (f)
|
|
| 4,180,000
| 4,163,835
|
|
|
|
| $13,500,281
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Utilities - Electric Power – 6.0%
|
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd., 3.949%, 2/12/2030 (n)
|
| $
| 720,000
| $634,609
|
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 2.65%, 1/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 86,000
| 73,530
|
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 5.15%, 11/15/2043
|
|
| 94,000
| 91,525
|
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 4.6%, 5/01/2053
|
|
| 79,000
| 67,890
|
Bruce Power LP, 2.68%, 12/21/2028
|
| CAD
| 750,000
| 513,481
|
Bruce Power LP, 4.7%, 6/21/2031
|
|
| 238,000
| 174,411
|
Calpine Corp., 4.5%, 2/15/2028 (n)
|
| $
| 911,000
| 877,433
|
Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 417,000
| 407,549
|
Chile Electricity Lux MPC II S.à r.l., 5.58%, 10/20/2035 (n)
|
|
| 519,000
| 515,886
|
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/2028 (n)
|
|
| 278,000
| 269,660
|
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 2/15/2031 (n)
|
|
| 1,153,000
| 1,029,275
|
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 1/15/2032 (n)
|
|
| 173,000
| 153,303
|
Duke Energy Corp., 3.75%, 4/01/2031
|
| EUR
| 430,000
| 469,035
|
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 6.2%, 11/15/2053
|
| $
| 366,000
| 401,455
|
E.ON International Finance B.V., 5.875%, 10/30/2037
|
| GBP
| 300,000
| 391,385
|
Enel Finance International N.V., 2.5%, 7/12/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 484,000
| 410,220
|
Enel Finance International N.V., 3.875%, 1/23/2035
|
| EUR
| 320,000
| 353,313
|
Enel Finance International N.V., 4.5%, 2/20/2043
|
|
| 230,000
| 261,361
|
ENGIE Energia Chile S.A., 6.375%, 4/17/2034 (n)
|
| $
| 200,000
| 204,300
|
EPH Financing International A.S., 6.651%, 11/13/2028
|
| EUR
| 474,000
| 554,263
|
EPH Financing International A.S., 5.875%, 11/30/2029
|
|
| 417,000
| 475,925
|
Eversource Energy, 5.5%, 1/01/2034
|
| $
| 472,000
| 475,314
|
Georgia Power Co., 4.95%, 5/17/2033
|
|
| 593,000
| 591,365
|
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 2.75%, 3/01/2032 (n)
|
|
| 186,000
| 158,839
|
Listrindo Capital B.V., 4.95%, 9/14/2026
|
|
| 910,000
| 901,007
|
Mercury Chile Holdco LLC, 6.5%, 1/24/2027
|
|
| 448,000
| 444,678
|
NextEra Energy, Inc., 4.5%, 9/15/2027 (n)
|
|
| 720,000
| 691,203
|
NextEra Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/2029 (n)
|
|
| 272,000
| 279,781
|
Oncor Electric Delivery, 3.5%, 5/15/2031
|
| EUR
| 300,000
| 328,706
|
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.1%, 1/15/2029
|
| $
| 266,000
| 276,197
|
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 6.4%, 6/15/2033
|
|
| 218,000
| 231,997
|
Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 5.9%, 10/01/2054
|
|
| 229,000
| 228,929
|
PG&E Corp., 5.25%, 7/01/2030
|
|
| 606,000
| 590,574
|
PPL Electric Utilities Corp. 1st Mortgage, 5.25%, 5/15/2053
|
|
| 512,000
| 505,305
|
Star Energy Geothermal (Wayang Windu) Ltd., 6.75%, 4/24/2033
|
|
| 639,955
| 649,498
|
TerraForm Global Operating LLC, 6.125%, 3/01/2026 (n)
|
|
| 565,000
| 563,655
|
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5%, 1/31/2028 (n)
|
|
| 659,000
| 643,853
|
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 1/15/2030 (n)
|
|
| 541,000
| 504,772
|
Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.6%, 6/01/2032
|
|
| 237,000
| 227,495
|
Xcel Energy, Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/2034
|
|
| 184,000
| 185,558
|
|
|
|
| $16,808,535
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Issuer
|
|
| Shares/Par
| Value ($)
|
Bonds – continued
|
Utilities - Gas – 0.7%
|
EP Infrastructure A.S., 1.698%, 7/30/2026
|
| EUR
| 560,000
| $587,186
|
EP Infrastructure A.S., 2.045%, 10/09/2028
|
|
| 1,291,000
| 1,298,262
|
EP Infrastructure A.S., 1.816%, 3/02/2031
|
|
| 168,000
| 156,705
|
|
|
|
| $2,042,153
|
Utilities - Other – 0.2%
|
Aegea Finance S.à r.l., 9%, 1/20/2031 (n)
|
| $
| 448,000
| $477,644
|
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $371,353,968)
|
| $364,538,358
|
Exchange-Traded Funds – 0.6%
|
Special Products & Services – 0.6%
|
|
Invesco Senior Loan Fund ETF (Identified Cost, $1,689,725)
|
| 79,900
| $1,677,101
|
Common Stocks – 0.1%
|
Cable TV – 0.1%
|
|
Intelsat Emergence S.A. (a)
|
| 5,426
| $157,355
|
Oil Services – 0.0%
|
|
LTRI Holdings LP (a)(u)
|
| 520
| $118,336
|
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $632,367)
|
| $275,691
|
| Strike
Price
| First
Exercise
|
|
|
Warrants – 0.0%
|
|
|
|
|
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.0%
|
Avation Capital S.A. (1 share for 1 warrant, Expiration 10/31/26) (a) (Identified Cost, $0)
| GBP 1.14
| N/A
| 7,000
| $4,919
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment Companies (h) – 2.6%
|
Money Market Funds – 2.6%
|
|
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 4.87% (v) (Identified Cost, $7,218,193)
|
|
| 7,217,520
| $7,218,242
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Underlying/Expiration Date/Exercise Price
| Put/Call
| Counterparty
| Notional
Amount
| Par Amount/
Number of
Contracts
| Value ($)
|
Purchased Options – 0.0%
|
|
Market Index Securities – 0.0%
|
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 41 Index Credit Default Swap – Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event of
an index constituent – November 2024 @ 3.375%
| Put
| Citibank N.A.
| $ 13,395,830
| EUR 11,230,000
| $13,403
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 41 Index Credit Default Swap – Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event of
an index constituent – November 2024 @ 3.375%
| Put
| Citibank N.A.
| 17,892,916
| 15,000,000
| 17,902
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 41 Index Credit Default Swap – Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event of
an index constituent – November 2024 @ 3.375%
| Put
| Goldman Sachs International
| 8,946,458
| 7,500,000
| 8,951
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 42 Index Credit Default Swap - Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event of an
index constituent – December 2024 @ 3.5%
| Put
| Goldman Sachs International
| 7,335,976
| 6,210,000
| 32,874
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Underlying/Expiration Date/Exercise Price
| Put/Call
| Counterparty
| Notional
Amount
| Par Amount/
Number of
Contracts
| Value ($)
|
Purchased Options – continued
|
|
Market Index Securities – continued
|
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 42 Index Credit Default Swap - Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined
credit event of an index constituent – December 2024 @ 3.5%
| Put
| Barclays Bank PLC
| $ 6,650,812
| EUR 5,630,000
| $29,803
|
Total Purchased Options
(Premiums Paid, $295,840)
|
| $102,933
|
Written Options (see table below) – (0.0)%
|
|
(Premiums Received, $71,792)
| $(12,303)
|
|
|
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (33.2)%
|
| (93,184,957)
|
Net Assets – 100.0%
| $280,619,984
|
(a)
| Non-income producing security.
|
|
|
|
(d)
| In default.
|
|
|
|
(f)
| All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.
|
|
|
|
(h)
| An affiliated issuer, which may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common
control. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund's investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $7,218,242 and $366,599,002, respectively.
|
|
|
|
(i)
| Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the
cost of the security.
|
|
|
|
(n)
| Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions
exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $202,508,324, representing 72.2% of net assets.
|
|
|
|
(p)
| Payment-in-kind (PIK) security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash.
|
|
|
|
(u)
| The security was valued using significant unobservable inputs and is considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. For further information about the
fund’s level 3 holdings, please see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
|
|
|
|
(v)
| Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized
seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
|
|
|
|
(w)
| When-issued security.
|
|
|
|
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
|
AGM
| Assured Guaranty Municipal
|
CDI
| Interbank Deposit Certificates
|
CDO
| Collateralized Debt Obligation
|
CLO
| Collateralized Loan Obligation
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
CMT
| Constant Maturity Treasury
|
ETF
| Exchange-Traded Fund
|
EURIBOR
| Euro Interbank Offered Rate
|
FLR
| Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate. All reference
rates are USD unless otherwise noted.
|
ICE
| Intercontinental Exchange
|
NPFG
| National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
|
REIT
| Real Estate Investment Trust
|
SOFR
| Secured Overnight Financing Rate
|
SONIA
| Sterling Overnight Index Average
|
Abbreviations indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. A list of abbreviations is shown below:
|
AUD
| Australian Dollar
|
BRL
| Brazilian Real
|
CAD
| Canadian Dollar
|
CHF
| Swiss Franc
|
CNH
| Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)
|
CZK
| Czech Koruna
|
EUR
| Euro
|
GBP
| British Pound
|
IDR
| Indonesian Rupiah
|
INR
| Indian Rupee
|
JPY
| Japanese Yen
|
KRW
| South Korean Won
|
MXN
| Mexican Peso
|
MYR
| Malaysian Ringgit
|
NOK
| Norwegian Krone
|
NZD
| New Zealand Dollar
|
PEN
| Peruvian Nuevo Sol
|
SEK
| Swedish Krona
|
SGD
| Singapore Dollar
|
UYU
| Uruguayan Peso
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Derivative Contracts at 10/31/24
Written Options
|
Underlying
| Put/
Call
| Counterparty
| Par Amount/
Number of
Contracts
| Notional
Amount
| Exercise
Price
| Expiration
Date
| Value
|
Liability Derivatives
|
Market Index Securities
|
|
|
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 41 Index Credit Default Swap – Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event
of an index constituent
| Put
| Citibank N.A.
| EUR (7,100,000)
| $(8,469,313)
| 4%
| November – 2024
| $(3,382)
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 41 Index Credit Default Swap – Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event
of an index constituent
| Put
| Goldman Sachs International
| (7,500,000)
| (8,946,458)
| 4%
| November – 2024
| (3,572)
|
iTraxx Europe Crossover Series 41 Index Credit Default Swap – Fund pays 5%, Fund receives notional amount upon a defined credit event of an index
constituent
| Put
| Citibank N.A.
| (11,230,000)
| (13,395,830)
| 4%
| November – 2024
| (5,349)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $(12,303)
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
|
Currency
Purchased
| Currency
Sold
| Counterparty
| Settlement
Date
| Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Asset Derivatives
|
CHF
| 1,215,776
| USD
| 1,417,557
| Merrill Lynch International
| 1/17/2025
| $2,148
|
EUR
| 487,933
| USD
| 528,757
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| 3,706
|
EUR
| 1,628,173
| USD
| 1,765,712
| Merrill Lynch International
| 1/17/2025
| 11,048
|
EUR
| 983,011
| USD
| 1,070,763
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 1,957
|
IDR
| 22,027,321,257
| USD
| 1,395,327
| Citibank N.A.
| 2/03/2025
| 4,001
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - continued
|
Currency
Purchased
| Currency
Sold
| Counterparty
| Settlement
Date
| Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Asset Derivatives - continued
|
IDR
| 22,027,321,257
| USD
| 1,400,160
| Citibank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| $3,301
|
INR
| 118,518,034
| USD
| 1,406,175
| Citibank N.A.
| 12/12/2024
| 1,236
|
KRW
| 6,136,982,040
| USD
| 4,422,754
| Citibank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| 24,334
|
KRW
| 7,270,218,133
| USD
| 5,255,706
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| 12,568
|
USD
| 1,766,938
| AUD
| 2,597,475
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| 56,488
|
USD
| 5,839,623
| AUD
| 8,664,077
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 134,285
|
USD
| 6,244,371
| CAD
| 8,488,894
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 131,176
|
USD
| 1,897,967
| CHF
| 1,613,102
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| 14,291
|
USD
| 1,493,748
| CNH
| 10,510,533
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| 10,643
|
USD
| 1,389,052
| CZK
| 31,947,330
| Merrill Lynch International
| 1/17/2025
| 13,650
|
USD
| 713,916
| CZK
| 16,459,300
| UBS AG
| 1/17/2025
| 5,307
|
USD
| 28,581,993
| EUR
| 25,999,395
| BNP Paribas S.A.
| 1/17/2025
| 209,884
|
USD
| 327,290
| EUR
| 299,847
| Citibank N.A.
| 1/17/2025
| 79
|
USD
| 219,340
| EUR
| 198,992
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| 2,188
|
USD
| 28,625,193
| EUR
| 26,036,512
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 1/17/2025
| 212,580
|
USD
| 1,132,093
| EUR
| 1,030,290
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 7,779
|
USD
| 424,054
| EUR
| 387,031
| UBS AG
| 1/17/2025
| 1,702
|
USD
| 724,041
| GBP
| 557,995
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 1/17/2025
| 4,675
|
USD
| 1,323,255
| GBP
| 1,014,421
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 1/17/2025
| 15,467
|
USD
| 1,505,900
| GBP
| 1,155,441
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 16,310
|
USD
| 1,400,722
| IDR
| 21,921,300,699
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 2/03/2025
| 8,130
|
USD
| 714,346
| INR
| 59,983,785
| Citibank N.A.
| 12/12/2024
| 2,034
|
USD
| 2,866,074
| JPY
| 421,176,396
| Goldman Sachs International
| 1/17/2025
| 66,805
|
USD
| 1,282,457
| JPY
| 192,719,388
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 1,584
|
USD
| 1,413,589
| KRW
| 1,939,586,020
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 2/03/2025
| 1,615
|
USD
| 290,528
| KRW
| 383,540,494
| Citibank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| 12,600
|
USD
| 5,278,448
| KRW
| 7,270,218,133
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| 10,174
|
USD
| 6,380
| MXN
| 126,152
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 1/17/2025
| 153
|
USD
| 6,377
| MXN
| 126,152
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| 150
|
USD
| 708,729
| MYR
| 3,026,273
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 12/12/2024
| 16,265
|
USD
| 60,449
| NZD
| 98,609
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 1,464
|
USD
| 4,290,208
| SEK
| 44,312,911
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 114,284
|
USD
| 706,246
| SGD
| 928,182
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| 1,004
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $1,137,065
|
Liability Derivatives
|
AUD
| 2,198,321
| USD
| 1,481,677
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| $(34,072)
|
BRL
| 2,342,471
| USD
| 426,336
| Goldman Sachs International
| 12/20/2024
| (23,253)
|
CAD
| 1,943,941
| USD
| 1,435,563
| NatWest Markets PLC
| 1/17/2025
| (35,653)
|
CHF
| 390,729
| USD
| 459,534
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (3,266)
|
EUR
| 292,397
| USD
| 322,281
| Deutsche Bank AG
| 1/17/2025
| (3,200)
|
EUR
| 1,176,253
| USD
| 1,286,261
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| (2,663)
|
EUR
| 821,586
| USD
| 903,352
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (6,788)
|
GBP
| 467,438
| USD
| 610,835
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| (8,216)
|
GBP
| 475,641
| USD
| 619,909
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (6,714)
|
IDR
| 22,027,321,257
| USD
| 1,422,669
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 11/01/2024
| (19,208)
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - continued
|
Currency
Purchased
| Currency
Sold
| Counterparty
| Settlement
Date
| Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Liability Derivatives - continued
|
JPY
| 621,407,622
| USD
| 4,252,221
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 1/17/2025
| $(122,153)
|
KRW
| 1,332,834,361
| USD
| 1,020,313
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 11/01/2024
| (54,491)
|
KRW
| 567,482,720
| USD
| 420,869
| Citibank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| (9,650)
|
MYR
| 2,972,388
| USD
| 723,473
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 12/12/2024
| (43,338)
|
NOK
| 53,597,780
| USD
| 4,977,413
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (103,580)
|
NZD
| 153,817
| USD
| 94,296
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 1/17/2025
| (2,286)
|
PEN
| 140,575
| USD
| 37,417
| Goldman Sachs International
| 1/24/2025
| (188)
|
SEK
| 590,731
| USD
| 57,216
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (1,547)
|
SGD
| 920,185
| USD
| 709,700
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (10,534)
|
USD
| 891,111
| EUR
| 817,975
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| (1,512)
|
USD
| 3,127,084
| EUR
| 2,881,381
| JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
| 1/17/2025
| (17,253)
|
USD
| 216,136
| EUR
| 198,564
| State Street Bank Corp.
| 1/17/2025
| (549)
|
USD
| 379,430
| GBP
| 294,978
| HSBC Bank
| 1/17/2025
| (855)
|
USD
| 1,400,160
| IDR
| 22,027,321,257
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 11/01/2024
| (3,300)
|
USD
| 1,401,229
| IDR
| 22,027,321,257
| Citibank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| (2,232)
|
USD
| 963,518
| KRW
| 1,332,834,361
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 11/01/2024
| (2,304)
|
USD
| 4,165,478
| KRW
| 5,753,441,546
| Citibank N.A.
| 2/03/2025
| (22,898)
|
USD
| 4,569,453
| KRW
| 6,320,924,266
| Citibank N.A.
| 11/01/2024
| (10,927)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $(552,630)
|
Futures Contracts
|
Description
| Long/
Short
| Currency
| Contracts
| Notional
Amount
| Expiration
Date
| Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
Asset Derivatives
|
Interest Rate Futures
|
|
|
Euro-Bobl 5 yr
| Short
| EUR
| 4
| $514,070
| December – 2024
| $3,515
|
Euro-Bund 10 yr
| Short
| EUR
| 81
| 11,612,600
| December – 2024
| 138,149
|
Euro-Buxl 30 yr
| Short
| EUR
| 3
| 431,924
| December – 2024
| 8,680
|
Euro-Schatz 2 yr
| Short
| EUR
| 229
| 26,538,551
| December – 2024
| 29,381
|
Long Gilt 10 yr
| Short
| GBP
| 5
| 606,300
| December – 2024
| 29,189
|
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr
| Short
| USD
| 48
| 5,302,500
| December – 2024
| 182,823
|
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr
| Short
| USD
| 162
| 17,371,969
| December – 2024
| 399,721
|
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond 30 yr
| Short
| USD
| 20
| 2,512,500
| December – 2024
| 166,326
|
U.S. Treasury Ultra Note 10 yr
| Short
| USD
| 48
| 5,460,000
| December – 2024
| 218,899
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $1,176,683
|
Liability Derivatives
|
Interest Rate Futures
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr
| Long
| USD
| 39
| $4,600,781
| December – 2024
| $(261,849)
|
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr
| Long
| USD
| 122
| 25,125,328
| December – 2024
| (263,208)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| $(525,057)
|
Portfolio of Investments –
continued
Uncleared Swap Agreements
|
Maturity
Date
| Notional
Amount
| Counterparty
| Cash Flows
to Receive/
Frequency
| Cash Flows
to Pay/
Frequency
| Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
| Net Unamortized
Upfront Payments
(Receipts)
|
| Value
|
Asset Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit Default Swaps
|
|
|
|
|
|
6/20/28
| EUR
| 560,000
| Barclays Bank PLC
| 5.00% / Quarterly
| 1
| $35,445
|
| $59,984
|
| $95,429
|
(1)
| Fund, as protection seller, to pay notional amount upon a defined credit event by Glencore PLC, 1.75%, 3/17/25, a BBB+ rated bond. The fund entered into the contract to gain issuer
exposure.
|
The credit ratings presented here
are an indicator of the current payment/performance risk of the related swap agreement, the reference obligation for which may be either a single security or, in the case of a credit default swap index, a basket of
securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. Ratings are assigned to each reference security, including each individual security within a reference basket of securities, utilizing ratings from Moody’s,
Fitch,and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two
of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 rating agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is
assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch
scale (e.g., AAA). The ratings for a credit default swap index are calculated by MFS as a weighted average of the external credit ratings of the individual securities that compose the index’s reference basket of
securities.
At October 31, 2024, the fund had
liquid securities with an aggregate value of $1,092,733 to cover any collateral or margin obligations for certain derivative contracts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and
Liabilities
At 10/31/24
This statement represents your
fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
Assets
|
|
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $373,971,900)
| $366,599,002
|
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $7,218,193)
| 7,218,242
|
Cash
| 334,509
|
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $21,210)
| 21,250
|
Receivables for
|
|
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
| 1,137,065
|
Net daily variation margin on open futures contracts
| 66,852
|
Investments sold
| 2,293,719
|
Interest
| 4,859,056
|
Uncleared swaps, at value (net of unamortized premiums paid, $59,984)
| 95,429
|
Other assets
| 9,025
|
Total assets
| $382,634,149
|
Liabilities
|
|
Notes payable
| $95,000,000
|
Payables for
|
|
Distributions
| 175,639
|
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
| 552,630
|
Investments purchased
| 1,452,315
|
When-issued investments purchased
| 4,441,823
|
Written options (premiums received, $71,792)
| 12,303
|
Payable to affiliates
|
|
Investment adviser
| 12,557
|
Administrative services fee
| 276
|
Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs
| 2,171
|
Payable for independent Trustees' compensation
| 13
|
Accrued interest expense
| 60,353
|
Deferred foreign capital gains tax expense payable
| 133,131
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
| 170,954
|
Total liabilities
| $102,014,165
|
Net assets
| $280,619,984
|
Statement of Assets and Liabilities – continued
Net assets consist of
|
|
Paid-in capital
| $328,669,986
|
Total distributable earnings (loss)
| (48,050,002)
|
Net assets
| $280,619,984
|
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized)
| 55,301,715
|
Net asset value per share (net assets of $280,619,984 / 55,301,715 shares of beneficial interest
outstanding)
| $5.07
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Year ended 10/31/24
This statement describes how much
your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
Income
|
|
Interest
| $22,155,426
|
Dividends from affiliated issuers
| 332,096
|
Dividends from unaffiliated issuers
| 168,588
|
Other
| 10,738
|
Foreign taxes withheld
| (448)
|
Total investment income
| $22,666,400
|
Expenses
|
|
Management fee
| $2,198,886
|
Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs
| 95,037
|
Administrative services fee
| 50,378
|
Independent Trustees' compensation
| 12,334
|
Stock exchange fee
| 55,539
|
Custodian fee
| 49,516
|
Shareholder communications
| 134,878
|
Audit and tax fees
| 99,605
|
Legal fees
| 6,306
|
Interest expense and fees
| 6,151,103
|
Miscellaneous
| 58,316
|
Total expenses
| $8,911,898
|
Net investment income (loss)
| $13,754,502
|
Statement of Operations –
continued
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
|
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers
| $(3,034,698)
|
Affiliated issuers
| (2,006)
|
Written options
| 27,282
|
Futures contracts
| (102,028)
|
Swap agreements
| 38,999
|
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
| (2,819,929)
|
Foreign currency
| (57,650)
|
Net realized gain (loss)
| $(5,950,030)
|
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation
|
|
Unaffiliated issuers (includes $1,469 increase in deferred foreign capital gains tax)
| $36,913,678
|
Affiliated issuers
| 73
|
Written options
| 59,489
|
Futures contracts
| 247,039
|
Swap agreements
| 73,145
|
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts
| 106,871
|
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies
| 26,176
|
Net unrealized gain (loss)
| $37,426,471
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| $31,476,441
|
Change in net assets from operations
| $45,230,943
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Statements of Changes in Net
Assets
These statements describe the
increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.
| Year ended
|
| 10/31/24
| 10/31/23
|
Change in net assets
|
|
|
From operations
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss)
| $13,754,502
| $14,966,204
|
Net realized gain (loss)
| (5,950,030)
| (23,619,052)
|
Net unrealized gain (loss)
| 37,426,471
| 26,649,339
|
Change in net assets from operations
| $45,230,943
| $17,996,491
|
Distributions to shareholders
| $(12,663,993)
| $(13,436,563)
|
Tax return of capital distributions to shareholders
| $(9,679,669)
| $(9,565,816)
|
Change in net assets from fund share transactions
| $(6,722,168)
| $(12,353,266)
|
Total change in net assets
| $16,165,113
| $(17,359,154)
|
Net assets
|
|
|
At beginning of period
| 264,454,871
| 281,814,025
|
At end of period
| $280,619,984
| $264,454,871
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 10/31/24
This statement provides a summary
of cash flows from investment activity for the fund.
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
Change in net assets from operations
| $45,230,943
|
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
Purchase of investment securities
| (293,458,021)
|
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
| 315,341,736
|
Purchase of short-term investments, net
| (1,472,887)
|
Realized gain/loss on investments
| 3,038,655
|
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
| (36,915,220)
|
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts
| (106,871)
|
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swaps
| (73,145)
|
Net amortization/accretion of income
| (1,941,326)
|
Amortization of debt issuance costs
| 53,723
|
Decrease in interest receivable
| 347,407
|
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities
| (55,231)
|
Decrease in receivable for net daily variation margin on open futures contracts
| 1,810
|
Decrease in other assets
| 560
|
Decrease in interest payable
| (173,680)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
| $29,818,453
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
Adjustment for debt issuance costs
| $10,397
|
Distributions paid in cash
| (22,333,105)
|
Repurchase of shares of beneficial interest
| (7,166,975)
|
Decrease in payable to custodian
| (3,024)
|
Net cash used by financing activities
| $(29,492,707)
|
Net increase in cash and restricted cash
| $325,746
|
Cash and restricted cash:
|
|
Beginning of period (including foreign currency of $13)
| $30,013
|
End of period (including foreign currency of $21,250)
| $355,759
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
information:
Cash paid during the year ended
October 31, 2024 for interest was $6,271,060.
See Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table is
intended to help you understand the fund's financial performance for the past 5 years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an
investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.
| Year ended
|
| 10/31/24
| 10/31/23
| 10/31/22
| 10/31/21
| 10/31/20
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
| $4.66
| $4.73
| $6.12
| $6.19
| $6.37
|
Income (loss) from investment operations
|
Net investment income (loss) (d)
| $0.25
| $0.26
| $0.25
| $0.28
| $0.29
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
| 0.55
| 0.04
| (1.21)
| 0.15
| (0.01)
|
Total from investment operations
| $0.80
| $0.30
| $(0.96)
| $0.43
| $0.28
|
Less distributions declared to shareholders
|
From net investment income
| $(0.23)
| $(0.23)
| $(0.39)
| $(0.30)
| $(0.34)
|
From tax return of capital
| (0.17)
| (0.16)
| (0.05)
| (0.20)
| (0.15)
|
Total distributions declared to shareholders
| $(0.40)
| $(0.39)
| $(0.44)
| $(0.50)
| $(0.49)
|
Net increase from repurchase of capital shares
| $0.01
| $0.02
| $0.01
| $—
| $0.03
|
Net asset value, end of period (x)
| $5.07
| $4.66
| $4.73
| $6.12
| $6.19
|
Market value, end of period
| $4.76
| $4.22
| $4.32
| $6.58
| $5.67
|
Total return at market value (%)
| 22.85
| 6.53
| (28.43)
| 25.80
| 2.77
|
Total return at net asset value (%) (j)(s)(x)
| 18.50
| 7.44
| (15.74)
| 7.18
| 5.86
|
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
|
Expenses
| 3.17
| 2.92
| 1.40
| 1.01
| 1.17
|
Net investment income (loss)
| 4.89
| 5.21
| 4.57
| 4.40
| 4.63
|
Portfolio turnover rate
| 78
| 67
| 56
| 70
| 78
|
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)
| $280,620
| $264,455
| $281,814
| $369,818
| $372,635
|
Supplemental Ratios (%):
|
Ratios of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense and fees
| 0.98
| 0.99
| 0.86
| 0.81
| 0.84
|
Senior Securities:
|
Total notes payable outstanding (000 omitted)
| $95,000
| $95,000
| $100,000
| $100,000
| $100,000
|
Asset coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness (k)
| $3,954
| $3,784
| $3,818
| $4,698
| $4,726
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
Financial Highlights – continued
(d)
| Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
|
(j)
| Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value.
|
(k)
| Calculated by subtracting the fund's total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the fund's total assets and dividing this number by the notes payable outstanding and then multiplying by 1,000.
|
(s)
| From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
|
(x)
| The net asset values and total returns at net asset value have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
(1) Business and
Organization
MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the
fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company
and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment
Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting
Policies
General — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s
Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in below investment grade quality securities can involve a substantially greater risk of default or can
already be in default, and their values can decline significantly. Below investment grade quality securities tend to be more sensitive to adverse news about the issuer, or the market or economy in general, than higher
quality debt instruments. The fund invests in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values
of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s market, economic, industrial, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions.
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, accounting, and auditing systems, greater government involvement in the economy, greater risk of new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on
issuers and instruments, and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.
In November 2023, the FASB issued
Accounting Standards Update 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) – Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (“ASU 2023-07”), which affects all public entities that are required to report
segment information in accordance with Topic 280. ASU 2023-07 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The intent of
ASU 2023-07 is, through improved segment disclosures, to enable investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance and to assess its potential future cash flows. Although management is still
evaluating the disclosures required by ASU 2023-07, adoption of the standard will not affect the fund's financial position or its results of operations.
Balance Sheet Offsetting — The fund's accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International
Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
Agreement, or similar agreement, does not result in
an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund's right to setoff
may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the
extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations — Subject to its oversight, the fund's Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments to MFS as
the fund's adviser, pursuant to the fund’s valuation policy and procedures which have been adopted by the adviser and approved by the Board. In accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of
1940, the Board of Trustees designated the adviser as the “valuation designee” of the fund. If the adviser, as valuation designee, determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available for
an investment, the investment is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with the adviser’s fair valuation policy and procedures.
Under the fund's valuation policy
and procedures, equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing
service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing
service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with
a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the
last sale or official closing price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Exchange-traded options for which there were no sales reported that day are generally valued at the last
daily bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. For put options, the position may be valued at the last daily ask quotation if there are no trades reported during the day.
Options not traded on an exchange are generally valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Foreign currency options are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts are
generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are
generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are
generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Swap agreements are generally valued using
valuations provided by a third-party pricing service, which for cleared swaps includes an evaluation of any trading activity at the clearinghouses. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value
per share. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party
pricing service.
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
Under the fund’s valuation
policy and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for debt instruments, floating rate loans, and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based
on information from third-party pricing services or otherwise determined by the adviser in accordance with the adviser’s fair valuation policy and procedures. Securities and other assets generally valued on the
basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. In determining values, third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information
such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, spreads and other market data. An investment may also be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that the
investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the
determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halt of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally
traded. Events that occur after foreign markets close (such as developments in foreign markets and significant movements in the U.S. markets) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value may be
deemed to have a material effect on the value of securities traded in foreign markets. Accordingly, the fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued at fair value. The adviser generally relies on
third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the
business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes
of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net
asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the
same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in
determining the value of the fund's assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value
hierarchy. In such cases, an investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund's assessment of the significance of a
particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant
unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, forward foreign
currency exchange contracts, swap agreements, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of October 31, 2024 in valuing the fund's assets and liabilities:
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
Financial Instruments
| Level 1
| Level 2
| Level 3
| Total
|
Equity Securities:
|
|
|
|
|
United States
| $1,677,101
| $—
| $118,336
| $1,795,437
|
Luxembourg
| —
| 157,355
| —
| 157,355
|
United Kingdom
| —
| 4,919
| —
| 4,919
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agencies & Equivalents
| —
| 13,500,281
| —
| 13,500,281
|
Non - U.S. Sovereign Debt
| —
| 64,924,007
| —
| 64,924,007
|
Municipal Bonds
| —
| 1,289,753
| —
| 1,289,753
|
U.S. Corporate Bonds
| —
| 183,624,638
| —
| 183,624,638
|
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
| —
| 1,313,174
| —
| 1,313,174
|
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
| —
| 4,294,380
| —
| 4,294,380
|
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)
| —
| 5,349,472
| —
| 5,349,472
|
Foreign Bonds
| —
| 90,345,586
| —
| 90,345,586
|
Mutual Funds
| 7,218,242
| —
| —
| 7,218,242
|
Total
| $8,895,343
| $364,803,565
| $118,336
| $373,817,244
|
Other Financial Instruments
|
|
|
|
|
Futures Contracts – Assets
| $1,176,683
| $—
| $—
| $1,176,683
|
Futures Contracts – Liabilities
| (525,057)
| —
| —
| (525,057)
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Assets
| —
| 1,137,065
| —
| 1,137,065
|
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Liabilities
| —
| (552,630)
| —
| (552,630)
|
Swap Agreements – Assets
| —
| 95,429
| —
| 95,429
|
Written Options - Liabilities
| —
| (12,303)
| —
| (12,303)
|
For further information regarding
security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is a reconciliation of
level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.
| Equity
Securities
|
Balance as of 10/31/23
| $185,208
|
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation
| (66,872)
|
Balance as of 10/31/24
| $118,336
|
At October 31, 2024, the fund held
one level 3 security.
Foreign Currency Translation — Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such
transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial
statement
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
purposes as net realized gains and losses on
investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and
losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
Derivatives — The fund uses derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency
exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses
derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.
The derivative instruments used by
the fund during the period were written options, purchased options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. Depending on the type of derivative, a fund may exit a
derivative position by entering into an offsetting transaction with a counterparty or exchange, negotiating an agreement with the derivative counterparty, or novating the position to a third party. The fund may be
unable to promptly close out a futures position in instances where the daily fluctuation in the price for that type of future exceeds the daily limit set by the exchange. The fund's period end derivatives, as
presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.
The following table presents, by
major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at October 31, 2024 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
|
| Fair Value (a)
|
Risk
| Derivative Contracts
| Asset Derivatives
| Liability Derivatives
|
Credit
| Written Option Contracts
| $—
| $(12,303)
|
Credit
| Purchased Option Contracts
| 102,933
| —
|
Interest Rate
| Futures Contracts
| 1,176,683
| (525,057)
|
Foreign Exchange
| Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
| 1,137,065
| (552,630)
|
Credit
| Uncleared Swap Agreements
| 95,429
| —
|
Total
|
| $2,512,110
| $(1,089,990)
|
(a)
| The value of purchased options outstanding is included in investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value, within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Values presented in this table
for futures contracts correspond to the values reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts is reported separately within the Statement of Assets and
Liabilities.
|
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
The following table presents, by
major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the year ended October 31, 2024 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
Risk
| Futures
Contracts
| Swap
Agreements
| Forward Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
| Unaffiliated Issuers
(Purchased
Options)
| Written
Options
|
Interest Rate
| $(102,028)
| $(63,637)
| $—
| $—
| $—
|
Foreign Exchange
| —
| —
| (2,819,929)
| —
| —
|
Credit
| —
| 102,636
| —
| (147,075)
| 27,282
|
Total
| $(102,028)
| $38,999
| $(2,819,929)
| $(147,075)
| $27,282
|
The following table presents, by
major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on derivatives held by the fund for the year ended October 31, 2024 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
Risk
| Futures
Contracts
| Swap
Agreements
| Forward Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
| Unaffiliated Issuers
(Purchased
Options)
| Written
Options
|
Interest Rate
| $247,039
| $46,508
| $—
| $—
| $—
|
Foreign Exchange
| —
| —
| 106,871
| —
| —
|
Credit
| —
| 26,637
| —
| (188,861)
| 59,489
|
Total
| $247,039
| $73,145
| $106,871
| $(188,861)
| $59,489
|
Derivative counterparty credit risk
is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk
whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if
there is a specified deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions
traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA
Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund's credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements
differ by type of derivative. For cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options), margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house and collateral, in
the form of cash or securities, is posted by the fund directly with the clearing broker. Collateral terms are counterparty agreement specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange
contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). Collateral, in the form of cash and securities, is held in segregated accounts with the fund's custodian in connection with these agreements. For
derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a credit support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such counterparty-specific agreement and an
amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated or delivered to
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
cover the fund's collateral or margin
obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash for uncleared derivatives and/or deposits with brokers for cleared derivatives.
Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. The fund may be required to make payments of interest on uncovered collateral or margin obligations
with the broker. Any such payments are included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations.
Written Options — In exchange for a premium, the fund wrote put options on securities for which it anticipated the price would increase. At the time the option was written, the fund believed
the premium received exceeded the potential loss that could result from adverse price changes in the options’ underlying securities. In a written option, the fund as the option writer grants the buyer the right
to purchase from, or sell to, the fund a specified number of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index at a specified price within a specified period of time.
The premium received is initially
recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The option is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium received and the market value of the written option
being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a written option expires, the fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium received. The difference between the premium received and the
amount paid on effecting a closing transaction is considered a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the fund.
At the initiation of the written
option contract, for exchange traded options, the fund is required to deposit securities or cash as collateral with the custodian for the benefit of the broker or directly with the clearing broker, based on the type
of option. For uncleared options, the fund may post collateral subject to the terms of an ISDA Master Agreement as generally described above if the market value of the options contract moves against it.
The fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the
securities underlying the written option. Losses from writing options can exceed the premium received and can exceed the potential loss from an ordinary buy and sell transaction. Although the fund’s
market risk may be significant, the maximum counterparty credit risk to the fund is equal to the market value of any collateral posted to the broker. For uncleared options, this risk is mitigated in cases where
there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above.
Purchased Options — The fund purchased call and put options for a premium. Purchased call and put options entitle the holder to buy and sell a specified number of shares or units of a particular
security, currency or index at a specified price at a specified date or within a specified period of time. Purchasing call options may hedge against an anticipated increase in the dollar cost of securities or currency
to be acquired or increase the fund’s exposure to an underlying instrument. Purchasing put options may hedge against an anticipated decline in the value of portfolio securities or currency or decrease the fund's
exposure to an underlying instrument.
The premium paid is initially
recorded as an investment in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. That investment is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium paid and the market value of the purchased option
being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Premiums paid for purchased call
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
and put options which have expired are treated as
realized losses on investments in the Statement of Operations. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased call option, the premium paid is added to the cost of the security or financial instrument purchased. Upon the
exercise or closing of a purchased put option, the premium paid is offset against the proceeds on the sale of the underlying security or financial instrument in order to determine the realized gain or loss on
investments.
Whether or not the option is
exercised, the fund's maximum risk of loss from purchasing an option is the amount of premium paid. All option contracts involve credit risk if the counterparty to the option contract fails to perform. For uncleared
options, this risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by
the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Futures Contracts — The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market exposure, interest rate exposure, currency exposure, or to manage duration. A
futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.
Upon entering into a futures
contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments
(variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund
until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest
rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present
less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the
broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange
Contracts — The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be
used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its
normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the
fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
Forward foreign currency exchange
contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the
contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
Risks may arise upon entering into
these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to
counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement, a multicurrency cash settlement system for the centralized settlement of foreign transactions. This risk
is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to
the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Swap Agreements — The fund entered into swap agreements which generally involve a periodic exchange of cash payments on a net basis, at specified intervals or upon the occurrence of specified
events, between the fund and a counterparty. Certain swap agreements may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“uncleared swaps”) while others are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared
swaps”).
Both cleared and uncleared swap
agreements are marked to market daily. The value of uncleared swap agreements is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Uncleared swaps, at value” which includes any related interest
accruals to be paid or received by the fund. For cleared swaps, payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the cleared swap, such
that only the current day net receivable or payable for variation margin is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
For both cleared and uncleared
swaps, premiums paid or received at the inception of the agreements are amortized over the term of the agreement as realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. The periodic exchange
of net cash payments, as well as any liquidation payment received or made upon early termination, are recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized
appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations reflects the aggregate change over the reporting period in the value of swaps net of any unamortized premiums paid or received.
Risks related to swap agreements
include the possible lack of a liquid market, unfavorable market and interest rate movements of the underlying instrument and the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the agreements. The fund's
maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the contract's remaining life, to the extent that the amount is
positive. To address counterparty risk, uncleared swap agreements are limited to only highly-rated counterparties. Risk is further reduced by having an ISDA Master Agreement (“ISDA”) between the fund
and the counterparty and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the
counterparty under such ISDA. The fund's counterparty risk due to cleared swaps is mitigated by the fact that the clearinghouse is the true counterparty to the transaction and the regulatory requirement safeguards in
the event of a clearing broker bankruptcy.
The fund entered into interest rate
swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Interest rate swap agreements involve the periodic exchange of cash flows, between the fund and a counterparty, based on the
difference between two interest rates applied to a notional principal amount. The two interest rates exchanged may either be a fixed rate and a floating rate or two floating rates based on different indices.
The fund entered into credit default
swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its credit risk exposure to defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate or
sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. A credit default swap’s reference obligation may be either a single security or a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. At the
inception of the agreement, the protection buyer may make an upfront payment to or receive an upfront payment from the protection seller. Over the term of the agreement, the protection buyer will make a series of
periodic payments to the protection seller based on a fixed percentage applied to the agreement’s notional amount in exchange for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a defined
credit event occur with respect to the reference obligation. Although agreement-specific, credit events generally consist of a combination of the following: bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation
acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. If a defined credit event occurs, the protection buyer will either (i) receive from the protection seller an amount equal to the agreement’s notional
amount and deliver the reference obligation (i.e., physical settlement) or (ii) receive from the protection seller a net settlement of cash equal to the agreement’s notional amount less the recovery value of the
reference obligation. Upon determination of the final price for the reference obligation (or upon delivery of the reference obligation in the case of physical settlement), the difference between the recovery value of
the reference obligation and the agreement’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations.
Credit default swap agreements are
considered to have credit-risk-related contingent features since they trigger payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event. The maximum amount of future,
undiscounted payments that the fund, as protection seller, could be required to make is equal to the swap agreement’s notional amount. The protection seller’s payment obligation would be offset to the
extent of the value of the agreement’s deliverable obligation. At October 31, 2024, the fund did not hold any credit default swap agreements at an unrealized loss where it is the protection seller. The
fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the agreement.
Statement of Cash Flows — Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt or disbursement of cash or restricted cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. Cash as
presented in the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities includes cash on hand at the fund's custodian bank and does not include any short-term investments. Restricted cash is presented in the fund's Statement of
Assets
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
and Liabilities as restricted cash for uncleared
derivatives and/or deposits with brokers for cleared derivatives and represents cash that has been segregated or delivered to cover the fund's collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts.
The following table provides a
reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities with that shown in the Statement of Cash Flows:
| 10/31/24
|
Cash
| $355,759
|
Restricted cash
| —
|
Restricted cash included in deposits with brokers
| —
|
Total cash and restricted cash in the Statement of Cash Flows
| $355,759
|
Indemnifications — Under the fund's organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to
the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund's maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown
as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and
Income — Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is
obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such
date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become
doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.
The fund may receive proceeds from
litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in
unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
Investment transactions are recorded
on the trade date. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities is determined on the identified cost basis.
The fund may purchase or sell
securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. In these extended settlement transactions, the receipt or delivery of the securities by the fund and related payments occur at a future date, usually beyond the
customary settlement period. The price of such security and the date that the security will be settled are generally fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security varies with market
fluctuations and for debt securities no interest accrues to the fund until settlement takes place. When the fund sells securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the fund typically owns or has the right to
acquire securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold. Purchase and sale commitments
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
for when-issued or delayed delivery securities are
held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value and are categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, and included in When-issued investments purchased and When-issued investments sold in the
Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as applicable. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities prior to settlement date or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract’s
terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors.
Tax Matters and Distributions — The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including
realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three
year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require
recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by
certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those
countries.
Distributions to shareholders are
recorded on the ex-dividend date. The fund employs a managed distribution policy whereby the fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset
value. As a result, distributions may exceed actual earnings which may result in a tax return of capital. Distributions in any year may include a substantial return of capital component. Please refer to the Financial
Highlights for distributions of tax returns of capital made during the prior five years. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no
impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will
reverse at some time in the future.
Book/tax differences primarily
relate to defaulted bonds, amortization of premium and accretion of discount of debt securities, wash sale loss deferrals, and derivative transactions.
The tax character of distributions
declared to shareholders for the last two fiscal years is as follows:
| Year ended
10/31/24
| Year ended
10/31/23
|
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains)
| $12,663,993
| $13,436,563
|
Tax return of capital (b)
| 9,679,669
| 9,565,816
|
Total distributions
| $22,343,662
| $23,002,379
|
(b)
| Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a tax return of capital.
|
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
The federal tax cost and the tax
basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
As of 10/31/24
|
|
Cost of investments
| $384,995,816
|
Gross appreciation
| 6,620,302
|
Gross depreciation
| (16,479,687)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
| $(9,859,385)
|
Capital loss carryforwards
| (37,872,706)
|
Other temporary differences
| (317,911)
|
Total distributable earnings (loss)
| $(48,050,002)
|
As of October 31, 2024, the fund had
capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. These net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses.
Such losses are characterized as follows:
Short-Term
| $(946,715)
|
Long-Term
| (36,925,991)
|
Total
| $(37,872,706)
|
(3) Transactions with
Affiliates
Investment Adviser — The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.34% of the fund’s average daily net assets and 5.40% of gross income. Gross income is calculated based on
tax elections that generally include the accretion of discount and exclude the amortization of premium, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. The management fee, from net
assets and gross income, incurred for the year ended October 31, 2024 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.78% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Transfer Agent — The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises
the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the year ended October 31, 2024, fees paid to MFSC amounted to $31,471.
Administrator — MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund
reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee is computed daily and
paid monthly. The administrative services fee incurred for the year ended October 31, 2024 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0179% of the fund's average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’
Compensation — The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee
chairpersons. Independent Trustees’ compensation is accrued daily and paid subsequent to each Trustee Board meeting. The
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees
or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration from MFS for their services to the fund. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or
directors of MFS and MFSC.
Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund
had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future
independent Trustees, such that the DB plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. The DB plan resulted in a pension expense of $2,103 and is included in
“Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the year ended October 31, 2024. The deferred retirement benefits compensation fee is accrued daily and paid monthly.
Other — The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money
market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS but does incur investment and operating costs.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the year ended October 31, 2024,
purchases and sales of investments, other than purchased options with an expiration date of less than one year from the time of purchase and short-term obligations, were as follows:
| Purchases
| Sales
|
U.S. Government securities
| $22,748,613
| $18,145,270
|
Non-U.S. Government securities
| 263,627,881
| 287,755,464
|
(5) Shares of Beneficial
Interest
The fund's Declaration of Trust
permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The Trustees have authorized the repurchase by the fund of up to 10% annually of its own shares of beneficial
interest.
The fund repurchased 1,471,211 shares of beneficial
interest during the year ended October 31, 2024 at an average price per share of $4.57 and a weighted average discount of 8.74% per share. The fund repurchased 2,775,379 shares of beneficial interest during the year
ended October 31, 2023 at an average price per share of $4.45 and a weighted average discount of 8.73% per share. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
| Year ended
10/31/24
|
| Year ended
10/31/23
|
| Shares
| Amount
|
| Shares
| Amount
|
Capital shares repurchased
| (1,471,211)
| $(6,722,168)
|
| (2,775,379)
| $(12,353,266)
|
(6) Loan Agreement
The fund has a credit agreement with
a bank for a revolving secured line of credit that can be drawn upon up to $100,000,000. At October 31, 2024, the fund had outstanding borrowings under this agreement in the amount of $95,000,000, which are secured by
a lien on the fund’s assets. Costs directly related to the closing of the credit agreement are considered debt issuance costs, which are being amortized into interest expense over twelve months from the closing
date. The loan’s carrying value in
Notes to Financial Statements -
continued
the fund’s Statement of Assets and
Liabilities approximates its fair value. The loan value as of the reporting date is considered level 2 under the fair value hierarchy. The credit agreement has no explicit maturity date but may be terminated with
appropriate notice by either party. Borrowings under the agreement can be made for liquidity or leverage purposes. Interest is charged at a rate per annum equal to the one-month term SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing
Rate) plus 0.10% plus an agreed upon spread, or at the option of the borrower, an alternate base rate plus an agreed upon spread. The fund incurred interest expense of $6,066,110 during the period, which is included
in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations. The fund may also be charged a commitment fee based on the average daily unused portion of the line of credit. The fund paid a commitment
fee of $6,320 during the period, which is included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended October 31, 2024, the average loan balance was $95,000,000 at a weighted
average annual interest rate of 6.39%. The fund is subject to certain covenants including, but not limited to, requirements with respect to asset coverage, portfolio diversification and liquidity.
(7) Investments in Affiliated
Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be
considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the following were affiliated issuers for the
year ended October 31, 2024:
Affiliated Issuers
| Beginning
Value
| Purchases
| Sales
Proceeds
| Realized
Gain
(Loss)
| Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation
| Ending
Value
|
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio
| $5,745,282
| $149,559,462
| $148,084,569
| $(2,006)
| $73
| $7,218,242
|
Affiliated Issuers
| Dividend
Income
| Capital Gain
Distributions
|
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio
| $332,096
| $—
|
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board
of Trustees of MFS Multimarket Income Trust
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying
statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2024, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for
the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended and the related notes
(collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund at October 31, 2024, the
results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and its financial highlights for each of the five years in the
period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Fund’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in
accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether
due to error or fraud. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion.
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm – continued
Our audits included performing
procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test
basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2024, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and
others; when replies were not received from brokers and others, we performed other auditing procedures. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management,
as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the auditor of one
or more MFS investment companies since 1993.
Boston, Massachusetts
December 13, 2024
Results of Shareholder Meeting (unaudited)
At the annual meeting of
shareholders of MFS Multimarket Income Trust, which was held on October 3, 2024, the following action was taken:
Item 1: To elect the following individuals as Trustees:
|
| Number of Shares
|
Nominee
|
| For
|
| Against/Withheld
|
John A. Caroselli
|
| 35,997,255.080
|
| 1,611,915.394
|
James W. Kilman, Jr.
|
| 36,618,229.080
|
| 990,941.394
|
Clarence Otis, Jr.
|
| 36,001,391.215
|
| 1,607,779.259
|
Trustees and
Officers — Identification and Background
The Trustees and Officers of the
Trust, as of December 1, 2024, are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. (Their titles may have varied during that period.) The address of each Trustee and Officer
is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7618.
Name, Age
|
| Position(s) Held with Fund
|
| Trustee/Officer Since(h)
|
| Term
Expiring
|
| Number
of MFS
Funds
overseen
by the
Trustee
|
| Principal
Occupations
During
the Past
Five Years
|
| Other
Directorships
During
the Past
Five Years (j)
|
INTERESTED TRUSTEE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael W. Roberge (k)
(age 58)
|
| Trustee
|
| January 2021
|
| 2026
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Chairman (since January 2021); Chief Executive Officer (since January 2017); Director; Chairman of the Board (since January 2022)
|
| N/A
|
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John P. Kavanaugh
(age 70)
|
| Trustee and Chair of Trustees
|
| January 2009
|
| 2026
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| N/A
|
Steven E. Buller
(age 73)
|
| Trustee
|
| February 2014
|
| 2026
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| N/A
|
John A. Caroselli
(age 70)
|
| Trustee
|
| March 2017
|
| 2027
|
| 135
|
| Private investor; JC Global Advisors, LLC (management consulting), President (since 2015)
|
| N/A
|
Maureen R. Goldfarb
(age 69)
|
| Trustee
|
| January 2009
|
| 2025
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| N/A
|
Peter D. Jones
(age 69)
|
| Trustee
|
| January 2019
|
| 2026
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| N/A
|
James W. Kilman, Jr.
(age 63)
|
| Trustee
|
| January 2019
|
| 2027
|
| 135
|
| Burford Capital Limited (finance and investment management), Senior Advisor (since 2021), Chief Financial Officer (2019 - 2021); KielStrand Capital LLC (family
office), Chief Executive Officer (since 2016)
|
| Alpha-En Corporation, Director (2016-2019)
|
Trustees and Officers - continued
Name, Age
|
| Position(s) Held with Fund
|
| Trustee/Officer Since(h)
|
| Term
Expiring
|
| Number
of MFS
Funds
overseen
by the
Trustee
|
| Principal
Occupations
During
the Past
Five Years
|
| Other
Directorships
During
the Past
Five Years (j)
|
Clarence Otis, Jr.
(age 68)
|
| Trustee
|
| March 2017
|
| 2027
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| VF Corporation, Director; Verizon Communications, Inc., Director; The Travelers Companies, Director
|
Maryanne L. Roepke
(age 68)
|
| Trustee
|
| May 2014
|
| 2025
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| N/A
|
Laurie J. Thomsen
(age 67)
|
| Trustee
|
| March 2005
|
| 2025
|
| 135
|
| Private investor
|
| The Travelers Companies, Director; Dycom Industries, Inc., Director
|
Name, Age
|
| Position(s) Held with
Fund
|
| Trustee/Officer Since(h)
|
| Term Expiring
|
| Number
of MFS
Funds
overseen
by the
Trustee
|
| Principal
Occupations
During
the Past
Five Years
|
OFFICERS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William T. Allen (k)
(age 57)
|
| Deputy Assistant Treasurer
|
| April 2024
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President
|
Brian Balasco (k)
(age 46)
|
| Assistant Treasurer
|
| April 2024
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President
|
Christopher R. Bohane (k)
(age 50)
|
| Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
| July 2005
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
|
James L. Byrne (k)
(age 48)
|
| Assistant Treasurer
|
| April 2024
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President
|
John W. Clark, Jr. (k)
(age 57)
|
| Deputy Treasurer
|
| April 2017
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President
|
David L. DiLorenzo (k)
(age 56)
|
| President
|
| July 2005
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President
|
Heidi W. Hardin (k)
(age 57)
|
| Secretary and Clerk
|
| April 2017
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Executive Vice President and General Counsel
|
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Name, Age
|
| Position(s) Held with
Fund
|
| Trustee/Officer Since(h)
|
| Term Expiring
|
| Number
of MFS
Funds
overseen
by the
Trustee
|
| Principal
Occupations
During
the Past
Five Years
|
Brian E. Langenfeld (k)
(age 51)
|
| Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
| June 2006
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President and Managing Counsel
|
Rosa E. Licea-Mailloux (k)
(age 48)
|
| Chief Compliance Officer
|
| March 2022
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President (since 2018); Director of Corporate Compliance (2018-2021), Senior Director Compliance (2021-2022), Senior Managing Director of North American
Compliance & Chief Compliance Officer (since March 2022)
|
Amanda S. Mooradian (k)
(age 45)
|
| Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
| September 2018
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President and Senior Counsel
|
Susan A. Pereira (k)
(age 54)
|
| Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
| July 2005
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President and Managing Counsel
|
Kasey L. Phillips (k)
(age 53)
|
| Treasurer
|
| September 2012
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President
|
Matthew A. Stowe (k)
(age 50)
|
| Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
| October 2014
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Counsel
|
William B. Wilson (k)
(age 42)
|
| Assistant Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
| October 2022
|
| N/A
|
| 135
|
| Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel
|
(h)
| Date first appointed to serve as Trustee/Officer of an MFS Fund. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. From January 2012 through December
2016, Mr. DiLorenzo served as Treasurer of the Funds. From September 2012 through March 2024, Ms. Phillips served as Assistant Treasurer of the Funds. From April 2017 through March 2024, Mr. Clark served as
Assistant Treasurer of the Funds.
|
(j)
| Directorships or trusteeships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (i.e., “public companies”).
|
(k)
| “Interested person” of the Trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (referred to as the 1940 Act), which is the principal federal law governing
investment companies like the fund, as a result of a position with MFS. The address of MFS is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7618.
|
Trustees and Officers - continued
The Trust holds annual shareholder
meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are elected for fixed terms. The Board of Trustees is currently divided into three classes, each having a term of three years which term expires on the date
of the third annual meeting following the election to office of the Trustee’s class. Each year the term of one class expires. Each Trustee and officer will serve until next elected or his or her earlier death,
resignation, retirement or removal. Under the terms of the Board's retirement policy, an Independent Trustee shall retire at the end of the calendar year in which he or she reaches the earlier of 75 years of age or 15
years of service on the Board (or, in the case of any Independent Trustee who joined the Board prior to 2015, 20 years of service on the Board).
Messrs. Buller, Caroselli, Jones and
Otis are members of the Trust’s Audit Committee.
Each of the Interested Trustees and
certain Officers hold comparable officer positions with certain affiliates of MFS.
Investment Adviser
| Custodian
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199-7618
| State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Congress Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA 02114-2016
|
Portfolio Manager(s)
| Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
Robert Spector
Neeraj Arora
Ward Brown
David Cole
Pilar Gomez-Bravo
Andy Li
John Mitchell
Michael Skatrud
| Ernst & Young LLP
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02116
|
MFS Multimarket Income Trust
Board Review of Investment Advisory
Agreement
MFS Multimarket Income Trust
The Investment Company Act of 1940
requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory
agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In
addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2024 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether
to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in
their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review
meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by an independent consultant who was retained by and reported to the independent Trustees.
In connection with their
deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice
furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of
all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the
existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.
In connection with their contract
review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third
party, on the investment performance (based on net asset value) of the Fund for various time periods ended December 31, 2023 and theinvestment performance (based on net asset value) of a group of funds with
substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Broadridge performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Broadridge on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses and the
advisory fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Broadridge as well as all other funds in the same investment classification/category (the “Broadridge expense group and universe”), (iii)
information provided by MFS on the advisory fees of portfolios of other clients of MFS, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense
waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (v) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its
affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (vi) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the
mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vii) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and
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Agreement - continued
portfolio trading practices, and (viii) information
regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund and the other MFS
Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Broadridge was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to
them by MFS.
The Trustees’ conclusion as to
the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that
figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to
various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that
certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during
the course of the year and in prior years.
Based on information provided by
Broadridge and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the Broadridge performance universe over various time periods. The Trustees placed particular emphasis on
the total return performance of the Fund’s common shares in comparison to the performance of funds in its Broadridge performance universe over the five-year period ended December 31, 2023, which the Trustees
believed was a long enough period to reflect differing market conditions. The total return performance of the Fund’s common shares ranked 11th out of a total of 32 funds in the Broadridge performance universe
for this five-year period (a ranking of first place out of the total number of funds in the performance universe indicating the best performer and a ranking of last place out of the total number of funds in the
performance universe indicating the worst performer). The total return performance of the Fund’s common shares ranked 20th out of a total of 37 funds for the one-year period and 26th out of a total of 36
funds for the three-year period ended December 31, 2023. Given the size of the Broadridge performance universe and information previously provided by MFS regarding differences between the Fund and other funds in
its Broadridge performance universe, the Trustees also reviewed the Fund’s performance in comparison to a custom benchmark developed by MFS. The Fund outperformed its custom benchmark for each of the one-,
three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2023 (one-year: 14.2% total return for the Fund versus 11.1% total return for the benchmark; three-year: 0.7% total return for the Fund versus -0.8% total return for the
benchmark; five-year: 5.7% total return for the Fund versus 3.4% total return for the benchmark). Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent
periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.
In the course of their
deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel
during the course of
Board Review of Investment Advisory
Agreement - continued
the year regarding the Fund’s
performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with
MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of
the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees considered, among other information, the Fund’s advisory fee and the total expense ratio of the Fund’s common shares as a percentage of average daily net assets
and the advisory fee and total expense ratios of the Broadridge expense group based on information provided by Broadridge. The Trustees considered that, according to the data provided by Broadridge (which takes
into account any fee reductions or expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s last fiscal year), the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was lower than the Broadridge expense group median and
the Fund’s total expense ratio was approximately at the Broadridge expense group median.
The Trustees also considered the
advisory fees charged by MFS to any institutional separate accounts advised by MFS (“separate accounts”) and unaffiliated investment companies for which MFS serves as subadviser (“subadvised
funds”) that have comparable investment strategies to the Fund, if any. In comparing these fees, the Trustees considered information provided by MFS as to the generally broader scope of services provided
by MFS to the Fund, as well as the more extensive regulatory burdens imposed on MFS in managing the Fund, in comparison to separate accounts and subadvised funds.
The Trustees considered that, as a
closed-end fund, the Fund is unlikely to experience meaningful asset growth. As a result, the Trustees did not view the potential for realization of economies of scale as the Fund’s assets grow to be a
material factor in their deliberations. The Trustees noted that they would consider economies of scale in the future in the event the Fund experiences significant asset growth, such as through an offering of
preferred shares (which is not currently contemplated) or a material increase in the market value of the Fund’s portfolio securities.
The Trustees also considered
information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’
methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.
After reviewing these and other
factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund represent reasonable
compensation in light of the services being provided by MFS to the Fund.
In addition, the Trustees considered
MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services
industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing
investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible
disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.
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Agreement - continued
The Trustees also considered the
nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative services provided to the Fund by MFS under agreements other than the investment advisory agreement. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality
of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’
interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund
were satisfactory.
The Trustees considered so-called
“fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the MFS Funds. The Trustees also considered that MFS discontinued its historic practice of
obtaining investment research from portfolio brokerage commissions paid by certain MFS Funds effective January 2018, and directly pays or voluntarily reimburses a Fund, if applicable, for the costs of external
research acquired through the use of the Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions.
Based on their evaluation of factors
that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be
continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2024.
Proxy Voting Policies and
Information
MFS votes proxies on behalf of the
fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund
voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio
Disclosure
The fund files a complete schedule
of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s Web site
at http://www.sec.gov. A shareholder can obtain the portfolio holdings report for the first and third quarters of the fund's fiscal year at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund's name and then scrolling to the “Resources” section and clicking on the “Reports and Other Documents” tab.
Further Information
From time to time, MFS may post
important information about the fund or the MFS Funds on the MFS Web site (mfs.com). This information is available at https://www.mfs.com/announcements or at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund's name and then scrolling to the “Resources” section and clicking on the “Announcements” tab, if any.
Additional information about the
fund (e.g., performance, dividends and the fund’s price history) is also available at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund's name, if any.
INFORMATION ABOUT FUND
CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into
contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended
beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them
against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and
Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Federal Tax Information
(unaudited)
The fund will notify shareholders of
amounts for use in preparing 2024 income tax forms in January 2025. The following information is provided pursuant to provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.
The fund intends to pass through the
maximum amount allowable as Section 163(j) Interest Dividends as defined in Treasury Regulation §1.163(j)-1(b).
FACTS
| WHAT DOES MFS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
|
Why?
| Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you
how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
|
What?
| The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
|
• Social Security number and account balances
|
• Account transactions and transaction history
|
• Checking account information and wire transfer instructions
|
When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
|
How?
| All financial companies need to share customers' personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their
customers' personal information; the reasons MFS chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
|
Reasons we can share your
personal information
| Does MFS share?
| Can you limit
this sharing?
|
For our everyday business purposes –
such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal
investigations, or report to credit bureaus
| Yes
| No
|
For our marketing purposes –
to offer our products and services to you
| No
| We don't share
|
For joint marketing with other
financial companies
| No
| We don't share
|
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes –
information about your transactions and experiences
| No
| We don't share
|
For our affiliates' everyday business purposes –
information about your creditworthiness
| No
| We don't share
|
For nonaffiliates to market to you
| No
| We don't share
|
Questions?
| Call 800-225-2606 or go to mfs.com.
|
Who we are
|
Who is providing this notice?
| MFS Funds, MFS Investment Management, MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., and MFS Heritage Trust Company.
|
What we do
|
How does MFS
protect my personal
information?
| To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures
include procedural, electronic, and physical safeguards for the protection of the personal information we collect about you.
|
How does MFS
collect my personal
information?
| We collect your personal information, for example, when you
|
• open an account or provide account information
|
• direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities
|
• make a wire transfer
|
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
|
Why can't I limit all sharing?
| Federal law gives you the right to limit only
|
• sharing for affiliates' everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness
|
• affiliates from using your information to market to you
|
• sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you
|
State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.
|
Definitions
|
Affiliates
| Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
|
• MFS does not share personal information with affiliates, except for everyday business purposes as described on page one of this notice.
|
Nonaffiliates
| Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
|
• MFS does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
|
Joint marketing
| A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.
|
• MFS doesn't jointly market.
|
Other important information
|
If you own an MFS product or receive an MFS service in the name of a third party such as a bank or broker-dealer, their privacy policy may apply to you instead of
ours.
|
CONTACT US
COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY,
N.A.
TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR, AND
DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
CALL
1-800-637-2304
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time
WRITE
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
New York Stock Exchange Symbol:
MMT
Item 1(b):
A copy of the notice transmitted to the Registrant’s shareholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended that contains disclosure specified by paragraph (c)(3) of Rule 30e-3 is attached hereto as EX-99.30e-3Notice.
ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
The Registrant has adopted a Code of Ethics (the “Code”) pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and as defined in Form N-CSR that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in the Code that relates to an element of the Code’s definition enumerated in paragraph
(b)of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit
waiver, from any provision of the Code. David L. DiLorenzo (Principal Executive Officer) and James O. Yost (Principal Financial Officer) were the two persons covered by the Code prior to April 1, 2024. Beginning April 1, 2024, David L. DiLorenzo (Principal Executive Officer) and Kasey L. Phillips (Principal Financial Officer) are the two persons covered by the Code.
A copy of the Code is attached hereto as EX-99.COE.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
Messrs. Steven E. Buller and Clarence Otis, Jr., members of the Audit Committee, have been determined by the Board of Trustees in their reasonable business judgment to meet the definition of “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Form N-CSR. In addition, Messrs. Buller and Otis are “independent” members of the Audit Committee (as such term has been defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). The Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that the designation of a person as an audit committee financial expert pursuant to this Item 3 on the Form N-CSR does not impose on such a person any duties, obligations or liability that are greater than the duties, obligations or liability imposed on such person as a member of the Audit Committee and the Board of Trustees in the absence of such designation or identification.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
Items 4(a) through 4(d) and 4(g):
The Board of Trustees has appointed Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) to serve as independent accountants to the Registrant (hereinafter the “Registrant” or the “Fund”). The tables below set forth the audit fees billed to the Fund as well as fees for non-audit services provided to the Fund and/or to the Fund’s investment adviser, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (“MFS”) and to various entities either controlling, controlled by, or under common control with MFS that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“MFS Related Entities”).
For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, audit fees billed to the Fund by E&Y were as follows:
Fees billed by E&Y:
|
|
Audit Fees
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
MFS Multimarket Income Trust
|
72,055
|
|
69,513
|
For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2024 and 2023, fees billed by E&Y for audit-related, tax and other services provided to the Fund and for audit-related, tax and other services provided to MFS and MFS Related Entities were as follows:
Fees billed by E&Y:
|
Audit-Related Fees1
|
|
Tax Fees2
|
All Other Fees3
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
To MFS Multimarket Income
|
14,482
|
13,965
|
|
267
|
259
|
0
|
|
0
|
Trust
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees billed by E&Y:
|
Audit-Related Fees1
|
|
Tax Fees2
|
All Other Fees3
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
To MFS and MFS Related
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Entities of MFS Multimarket
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
3,600
|
|
3,600
|
Income Trust*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees Billed by E&Y:
|
|
|
|
Aggregate Fees for Non-audit Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
2024
|
|
|
2023
|
|
To MFS Multimarket Income Trust, MFS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and MFS Related Entities#
|
|
|
|
324,289
|
|
|
312,574
|
|
*This amount reflects the fees billed to MFS and MFS Related Entities for non-audit services relating directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund (portions of which services also related to the operations and financial reporting of other funds within the MFS Funds complex).
# This amount reflects the aggregate fees billed by E&Y for non-audit services rendered to the Fund and for non- audit services rendered to MFS and the MFS Related Entities.
1 The fees included under “Audit-Related Fees” are fees related to assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of financial statements, but not reported under ‘‘Audit Fees,’’ including accounting consultations, agreed-upon procedure reports, attestation reports, comfort letters and internal control reviews.
2 The fees included under “Tax Fees” are fees associated with tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning, including services relating to the filing or amendment of federal, state or local income tax returns, regulated investment company qualification reviews and tax distribution and analysis.
3 The fees included under “All Other Fees” are fees for products and services provided by E&Y other than those reported under “Audit Fees,” “Audit-Related Fees” and “Tax Fees”.
Item 4(e)(1):
Set forth below are the policies and procedures established by the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees relating to the pre-approval of audit and non-audit related services:
To the extent required by applicable law, pre-approval by the Audit Committee of the Board is needed for all audit and permissible non-audit services rendered to the Fund and all permissible non-audit services rendered to MFS or MFS Related Entities if the services relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant. Pre- approval is currently on an engagement-by-engagement basis. In the event pre-approval of such services is necessary between regular meetings of the Audit Committee and it is not practical to wait to seek pre-approval at the next regular meeting of the Audit Committee, pre-approval of such services may be referred to the Chair of the Audit Committee for approval; provided that the Chair may not pre-approve any individual engagement for such services exceeding $50,000 or multiple engagements for such services in the aggregate exceeding $100,000 between such regular meetings of the Audit Committee. Any engagement pre-approved by the Chair between regular meetings of the Audit Committee shall be presented for ratification by the entire Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Audit Committee shall be presented for ratification by the entire Audit Committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Item 4(e)(2):
None, or 0%, of the services relating to the Audit-Related Fees, Tax Fees and All Other Fees paid by the Fund and MFS and MFS Related Entities relating directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant disclosed above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraphs (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X (which permits audit committee approval after the start of the engagement with respect to services other than audit, review or attest services, if certain conditions are satisfied).
Item 4(f):
Not applicable.
Item 4(h):
The Registrant’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision by a Registrant’s independent registered public accounting firm of non-audit services to MFS and MFS Related Entities that were not pre-approved by the Committee (because such services were provided prior to the effectiveness of SEC rules requiring pre-approval or because such services did not relate directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant) was compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent registered public accounting firm as the Registrant’s principal auditors.
gistered public accounting firm as the Registrant’s principal auditors.
Item 4(j):
Not applicable.
Item 4(i):
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
The Registrant has an Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Effective January 1, 2024, the members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Steven E. Buller, John A. Caroselli, Peter D. Jones, and Clarence Otis, Jr.
ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS
A schedule of investments of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of the Registrant under Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 8. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 9. PROXY DISCLOSURES FOR OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 10. RENUMERATION PAID TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND OTHERS OF OPEN-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 11. STATEMENT REGARDING BASES FOR APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY CONTRACT.
Not applicable.
ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
A copy of the proxy voting policies and procedures are attached hereto as Ex-99.PROXYPOL.
ITEM 13. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
Portfolio Manager(s)
Information regarding the portfolio manager(s) of the MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the "Fund") is set forth below. Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.
Portfolio Manager
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Primary Role
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Since
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Title and Five Year History
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Robert Spector
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Lead Portfolio Manager
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2017
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
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|
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of MFS since 2011
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Neeraj Arora
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Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
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2023
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
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|
|
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of MFS since 2011
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Ward Brown
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Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
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2012
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
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|
|
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of MFS since 2005
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David Cole
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Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio
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2006
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
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Manager
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of MFS since 2004
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Pilar Gomez-Bravo
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Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
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2013
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Co-Chief Investment Officer-Global Fixed Income of MFS;
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|
|
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employed in the investment area of MFS since 2013
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Andy Li
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Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
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2019
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
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|
|
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of MFS since 2018
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John Mitchell
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Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager
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2023
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
|
|
|
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of MFS since 2003
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Michael Skatrud
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Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio
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2018
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Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area
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Manager
|
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of MFS since May 2013
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Compensation
MFS’ philosophy is to align portfolio manager compensation with the goal to provide shareholders with long-term value through a collaborative investment process. Therefore, MFS uses long-term investment performance as well as contribution to the overall investment process and collaborative culture as key factors in determining portfolio manager compensation. In addition, MFS seeks to maintain total compensation programs that are competitive in the asset management industry in each geographic market where it has employees. MFS uses competitive compensation data to ensure that compensation practices are aligned with its goals of attracting, retaining, and motivating the highest-quality professionals.
MFS reviews portfolio manager compensation annually. In determining portfolio manager compensation, MFS uses quantitative means and qualitative means to help ensure a durable investment process. As of December 31, 2023, portfolio manager total cash compensation is a combination of base salary and performance bonus:
Base Salary – Base salary generally represents a smaller percentage of portfolio manager total cash compensation than performance bonus. Performance Bonus – Generally, the performance bonus represents more than a majority of portfolio manager total cash compensation.
With respect to each portfolio manager except Ms. Pilar Gomez-Bravo, the performance bonus is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors, generally with more weight given to the former and less weight given to the latter. The quantitative portion is primarily based on the pre-tax performance of accounts managed by the portfolio manager over a range of fixed-length time periods, intended to provide the ability to assess performance over time periods consistent with a full market cycle and a strategy's investment horizon. The fixed- length time periods include the portfolio manager's full tenure on each Fund/strategy and, when available, 10-, 5-, and 3-year periods. For portfolio managers who have served for less than three years, shorter-term periods, including the one-year period, will also be considered, as will performance in previous roles, if any, held at the firm. Emphasis is generally placed on longer performance periods when multiple performance periods are available. Performance is evaluated across the full set of strategies and portfolios managed by a given portfolio manager, relative to appropriate peer group universes and/or representative indices (“benchmarks”). As of December 31, 2023, the following benchmarks were used to measure the following portfolio manager's performance for the Fund:
Fund
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Portfolio Manager
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Benchmark(s)
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MFS Multimarket Income Trust
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Robert Spector
|
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index
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|
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JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
|
|
|
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index
|
|
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Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage Index
|
|
Neeraj Arora
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JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
|
|
Ward Brown
|
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
|
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David Cole
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Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index
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|
Andy Li
|
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index
|
|
John Mitchell
|
Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index
|
|
Michael Skatrud
|
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped Index
|
Benchmarks may include versions and components of indices, custom indices, and linked indices that combine performance of different indices for different portions of the time period, where appropriate.
The qualitative portion is based on the results of an annual internal peer review process (where portfolio managers are evaluated by other portfolio managers, analysts, and traders) and management’s assessment of overall portfolio manager contributions to the MFS investment process and the client experience (distinct from fund and other account performance).
The performance bonus may be in the form of cash and/or a deferred cash award, at the discretion of management. A deferred cash award is issued for a cash value and becomes payable over a three-year vesting period if the portfolio manager remains in the continuous employ of MFS or its affiliates. During the vesting period, the value of the unfunded deferred cash award will fluctuate as though the portfolio manager had invested the cash value of the award in an MFS fund(s) selected by the portfolio manager. A selected fund may, but is not required to, be a fund that is managed by the portfolio manager.
With respect to Ms. Pilar Gomez-Bravo, her compensation reflects her broader role within MFS as Co-Chief Investment Officer-Global Fixed Income in addition to being a portfolio manager. Her performance bonus is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors, generally with more weight given to the former and less weight given to the latter. The quantitative portion is based on overall group investment performance and business performance metrics. The qualitative portion is based on the results of an annual internal review process conducted by the Chief Investment Officer which takes into account her broad leadership responsibilities. This performance bonus is in the form of cash and/or a deferred cash award. A deferred cash award is issued for a cash value and becomes payable over a three-year vesting period if the portfolio manager remains in the continuous employ of MFS or its affiliates. During the vesting period, the value of the unfunded deferred cash award will fluctuate as though the portfolio manager had invested the cash value of the award in an MFS fund(s) selected by the portfolio manager. A selected fund may, but is not required to, be a fund that is managed by the portfolio manager.
MFS Equity Plan – Portfolio managers also typically benefit from the opportunity to participate in the MFS Equity Plan. Equity interests are awarded by management, on a discretionary basis, taking into account tenure at MFS, contribution to the investment process, and other factors.
Finally, portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans (including a defined contribution plan and health and other insurance plans) and programs available generally to other employees of MFS. The percentage such benefits represent of any portfolio manager’s compensation depends upon the length of the individual’s tenure at MFS and salary level, as well as other factors.
Ownership of Fund Shares
The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Fund’s portfolio manager(s) as of the Fund's fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The following dollar ranges apply:
N. None
A. $1 – $10,000
B. $10,001 – $50,000
C. $50,001 – $100,000
D. $100,001 – $500,000
E. $500,001 – $1,000,000
F. Over $1,000,000
Name of Portfolio Manager
|
Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Fund
|
Robert Spector
|
N
|
Neeraj Arora
|
N
|
Ward Brown
|
N
|
David Cole
|
N
|
Pilar Gomez-Bravo
|
N
|
Andy Li
|
N
|
John Mitchell
|
N
|
Michael Skatrud
|
N
|
Other Accounts
In addition to the Fund, each portfolio manager of the Fund is named as a portfolio manager of certain other accounts managed or sub- advised by MFS or an affiliate. The number and assets of these accounts were as follows as of the Fund's fiscal year ended October 31, 2024:
|
Registered Investment Companies*
|
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles
|
Other Accounts
|
Name
|
Number of Accounts
|
Total
|
Number of Accounts
|
Total Assets
|
Number of
|
Total Assets
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
Accounts
|
|
Robert Spector
|
7
|
$3.5 billion
|
13
|
$5.0 billion
|
41
|
$2.9 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Neeraj Arora
|
9
|
$17.4 billion
|
9
|
$4.0 billion
|
8
|
$3.1 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ward Brown
|
5
|
$9.4 billion
|
8
|
$3.9 billion
|
7
|
$2.9 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David Cole
|
13
|
$12.4 billion
|
10
|
$6.4 billion
|
7
|
$1.4 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pilar Gomez-Bravo
|
5
|
$3.3 billion
|
9
|
$3.0 billion
|
7
|
$1.8 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Andy Li
|
5
|
$3.3 billion
|
9
|
$3.0 billion
|
6
|
$1.8 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Mitchell
|
8
|
$10.2 billion
|
10
|
$3.3 billion
|
8
|
$1.9 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Skatrud
|
11
|
$12.4 billion
|
6
|
$1.2 billion
|
4
|
$1.1 billion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* Includes the Fund.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Advisory fees are not based upon performance of any of the accounts identified in the table above.
Potential Conflicts of Interest
MFS seeks to identify potential conflicts of interest resulting from a portfolio manager’s management of both the Fund and other accounts, and has adopted policies and procedures reasonably designed to address such potential conflicts. There is no guarantee that MFS will be successful in identifying or mitigating conflicts of interest.
The management of multiple funds and accounts (including accounts in which MFS, an affiliate, an employee, an officer, or a director has an interest) gives rise to conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives and strategies, benchmarks, time horizons, and fees, as a portfolio manager must allocate his or her time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. In certain instances, there are securities which are suitable for the Fund’s portfolio as well as for one or more other accounts advised by MFS or its subsidiaries (including accounts in which MFS, an affiliate, an employee, an officer, or a director has an interest). MFS' trade allocation policies could have a detrimental effect on the Fund if the Fund’s orders do not get fully executed or are delayed in getting executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts advised by MFS or its subsidiaries. A portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments. Investments selected for funds or accounts other than the Fund may outperform investments selected for the Fund.
When two or more accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the securities are allocated among clients in a manner believed by MFS to be fair and equitable to each over time. Allocations may be based on many factors and may not always be pro rata based on assets managed. The allocation methodology could have a detrimental effect on the price or availability of a security with respect to the Fund.
MFS and/or a portfolio manager may have a financial incentive to allocate favorable or limited opportunity investments or structure the timing of investments to favor accounts other than the Fund; for instance, those that pay a higher advisory fee and/or have a performance adjustment, those that include an investment by the portfolio manager, and/or those in which MFS, its affiliates, its employees, its officers, and/or its directors own or have an interest.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, certain accounts may invest their assets in other accounts advised by MFS or its affiliates, including accounts that are advised by one or more of the same portfolio manager(s), which could result in conflicts of interest relating to asset allocation, timing of purchases and redemptions, and increased profitability for MFS, its affiliates, and/or its personnel, including portfolio managers.
ITEM 14. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
MFS Multimarket Income Trust
|
|
|
|
(c) Total
|
(d) Maximum
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
Number (or
|
|
|
(a) Total number
|
(b)
|
Shares
|
Approximate
|
|
Period
|
of Shares
|
Average
|
Purchased as
|
Dollar Value) of
|
|
|
Purchased
|
Price
|
Part of Publicly
|
Shares that May
|
|
|
|
Paid per
|
Announced
|
Yet Be Purchased
|
|
|
|
Share
|
Plans or
|
under the Plans
|
|
|
|
|
Programs
|
or Programs
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11/01/23-11/30/23
|
206,730
|
4.37
|
206,730
|
5,133,993
|
|
12/01/23-12/31/23
|
229,020
|
4.55
|
229,020
|
4,904,973
|
|
01/01/24-01/31/24
|
296,635
|
4.62
|
296,635
|
4,608,338
|
|
02/01/24-02/28/24
|
206,831
|
4.63
|
206,831
|
4,401,507
|
|
03/01/24-03/31/24
|
209,374
|
4.62
|
209,374
|
4,192,133
|
|
04/01/24-04/30/24
|
201,098
|
4.57
|
201,098
|
3,991,035
|
|
05/01/24-05/31/24
|
71,295
|
4.63
|
71,295
|
3,919,740
|
|
06/01/24-06/30/24
|
50,228
|
4.65
|
50.228
|
3,869,512
|
|
07/01/24-07/31/24
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
3,869,512
|
|
08/01/24- 8/31/24
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
3,869,512
|
|
09/01/24-09/30/24
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
3,869,512
|
|
10/01/24-10/31/24
|
0
|
N/A
|
0
|
5,530,171
|
|
Total
|
1,471,211
|
4.57
|
1,471,211
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note: The Board approved procedures to repurchase shares and reviews the results periodically. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on October 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (October 1 through the following September 30) to 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (October 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the October 1, 2024 plan year is 5,530,171.
ITEM 15. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may send recommendations to the Board for nominees to the Registrant’s Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.
ITEM 16. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant’s principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.
(b)There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 17. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
During the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, there were no fees or income related to securities lending activities of the Registrant.
ITEM 18. RECOVERY OF ERRONEOUSLY AWARDED COMPENSATION.
Not applicable.
ITEM 19. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit: Attached hereto as EX-99.COE.
(2)A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto as EX-99.302CERT.
(3)Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.
(4)Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.
(b)If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. Attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.
(c)Registrant’s Rule 30e-3 Notice pursuant to Item 1(b) of Form N-CSR. Attached hereto as EX-99.30e-3Notice.
(d)Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures pursuant to Item 7 of Form N-CSR. Attached hereto as EX-99.PROXYPOL.
(e) Notices to Trust’s common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1. Attached hereto as
Notice
A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended, of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant) MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
By (Signature and Title)*
/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO
David L. DiLorenzo, President
Date: December 13, 2024
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*
/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO
David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: December 13, 2024
By (Signature and Title)*
/S/ KASEY L. PHILLIPS
Kasey L. Phillips, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) Date: December 13, 2024
* Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.
EX-99.COE
Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officers
Effective April 1, 2024
Policy Purpose and Summary
Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that each MFS Fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 disclose whether or not it has adopted a code of ethics for senior financial officers, applicable to its principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
I.Overview
A. Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code
This code of ethics (this “Code”) has been adopted by the funds (collectively, “Funds” and each, “Fund”) under supervision of the MFS Funds Board (the “Board”) and applies to the Funds’ Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer (the “Covered Officers” each of whom is set forth in Exhibit A) for the purpose of promoting:
•honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;
•full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Funds file with, or submit to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Funds;
•compliance by the Funds with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;
•the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and
•accountability for adherence to the Code.
B. Conduct Guidelines
Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest. In addition, each Covered Officer should not place his or her personal interests ahead of the Funds’ interests and should endeavor to act honestly and ethically. In furtherance of the foregoing, each Covered Officer must:
•not use his or her personal influence or personal relationships improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting for any Fund whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Fund; and
•not cause a Fund to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Fund.
The following activities, which could create the appearance of a conflict of interest, are permitted only with the approval of the Funds’ Chief Legal Officer (“CLO”):
•service as a director on the board of any “for profit” company other than the board of the Funds' investment adviser or its subsidiaries or board of a pooled investment vehicle sponsored by the Funds' investment adviser or its subsidiaries;
•running for political office;
•the receipt of any Fund business-related gift or any entertainment from any company with which a Fund has current or prospective business dealings unless such gift or entertainment is permitted by the gifts and entertainment policy of the Funds' investment adviser;
•any material ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any Fund service providers (e.g., custodian banks, audit firms), other than the Funds’ investment adviser, principal underwriter, administrator or any affiliated person thereof;
•a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by a Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares, other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment or securities ownership.
C.Disclosure and Compliance
•Each Covered Officer should familiarize himself or herself with the disclosure requirements generally applicable to the Funds;
•each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about a Fund to others, whether within or outside the Fund, including to the Fund’s trustees and auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulatory organizations;
•each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his or her area of Fund responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Funds and the adviser with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Funds file with, or submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Funds; and
•it is the responsibility of each Covered Officer to promote compliance within his or her area of Fund responsibility with the standards and restrictions imposed by applicable laws, rules and regulations.
D.Reporting and Accountability
Each Covered Officer must:
•upon adoption of the Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), affirm in writing to the Board that he or she has received, read, and understands the Code;
•annually thereafter affirm to the Board that he or she has complied with the requirements of the Code;
•annually report to the CLO affiliations and relationships which are or may raise the appearance of a conflict of interest with the Covered Officer’s duties to the Funds, as identified in the annual Trustee and Officer Questionnaire;
•not retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any officer or employee of the Funds or their affiliated persons for reports of potential violations that are made in good faith; and
•notify the CLO promptly if he or she knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.
The CLO is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it, granting waivers upon consultation with the Board or its designee, investigating violations, and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation. The CLO will report requests for waivers to the Board (or a designee thereof) promptly upon receipt of a waiver request and will periodically report to the Board any approvals granted since the last report.
The CLO will take all appropriate action to investigate any potential violations reported to him or her and to report any violations to the Board. If the Board concurs that a violation has occurred, it will consider appropriate action, which may include review of, and appropriate modifications to, applicable policies and procedures; notification to appropriate personnel of the investment adviser or its board; or a recommendation to dismiss the Covered Officer.
Any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.
E. Confidentiality
All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code and under the direction of the CLO will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Funds’ Board, its counsel, counsel to the Board’s independent trustees and senior management and the board of directors of the Fund’s investment adviser and its counsel.
F. Internal Use
The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Funds and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of any Fund, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.
II.Supervision
The Board of Trustees of the Funds, including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Funds, shall review no less frequently than annually, a report from the CLO regarding the affirmations of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer as to compliance with this Code.
III.Interpretation and Escalation
Breaches of the Code are reviewed by the CLO and communicated to the Board of Trustees of the affected Fund(s). Interpretations of this Policy shall be made from time to time by the CLO, as needed, and questions regarding the application of this Policy to a specific set of facts are escalated to the CLO.
IV. Authority
Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
V.Monitoring
Adherence to this policy is monitored by the CLO.
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Additional procedures may need to be implemented by departments to properly comply with this policy.
Exhibit A
As of April 1, 2024
Persons Covered by this Code of Ethics
Funds’ Principal Executive Officer: David L. DiLorenzo
Funds’ Principal Financial Officer: Kasey L. Phillips
EX-99.302CERT
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Kasey L. Phillips, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of MFS Multimarket Income Trust;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 13, 2024
/S/ KASEY L. PHILLIPS
Kasey L. Phillips
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)
EX-99.302CERT
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, David L. DiLorenzo, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of MFS Multimarket Income Trust;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and
d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and
b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: December 13, 2024
/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO
David L. DiLorenzo
President (Principal Executive Officer)
EX-99.906CERT
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Kasey L. Phillips, certify that, to my knowledge:
1.The Form N-CSR (the “Report”) of MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the “Registrant”) fully complies for the period covered by the Report with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: December 13, 2024
/S/ KASEY L. PHILLIPS
Kasey L. Phillips
Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
EX-99.906CERT
MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, David L. DiLorenzo, certify that, to my knowledge:
1.The Form N-CSR (the “Report”) of MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the “Registrant”) fully complies for the period covered by the Report with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.
Date: December 13, 2024
/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO
David L. DiLorenzo
President (Principal Executive Officer)
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
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MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
January 1, 2024
At MFS Investment Management, our core purpose is to create value responsibly. In serving the long-term economic interests of our clients, we rely on deep fundamental research, risk awareness, engagement, and effective stewardship to generate long-term risk-adjusted returns for our clients. A core component of this approach is our proxy voting activity. We believe that robust ownership practices can help protect and enhance long-term shareholder value. Such ownership practices include diligently exercising our voting rights as well as engaging with our issuers on a variety of proxy voting topics. We recognize that environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues may impact the long-term value of an investment, and, therefore, we consider ESG issues in light of our fiduciary obligation to vote proxies in what we believe to be in the best long- term economic interest of our clients.
MFS Investment Management and its subsidiaries that perform discretionary investment activities (collectively, “MFS”) have adopted these proxy voting policies and procedures (“MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures”) with respect to securities owned by the clients for which MFS serves as investment adviser and has been delegated the power to vote proxies on behalf of such clients. These clients include pooled investment vehicles sponsored by MFS (an “MFS Fund” or collectively, the “MFS Funds”).
Our approach to proxy voting is guided by the overall principle that proxy voting decisions are made in what MFS believes to be the best long-term economic interests of our clients for which we have been delegated with the authority to vote on their behalf, and not in the interests of any other party, including company management or in MFS' corporate interests, including interests such as the distribution of MFS Fund shares and institutional client relationships. These Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures include voting guidelines that govern how MFS generally will vote on specific matters as well as how we monitor potential material conflicts of interest on the part of MFS that could arise in connection with the voting of proxies on behalf of MFS’ clients.
Our approach to proxy voting is guided by the following additional principles:
1.Consistency in application of the policy across multiple client portfolios: While MFS generally votes consistently on the same matter when securities of an issuer are held by multiple client portfolios, MFS may vote differently on the matter for different client portfolios under certain circumstances. For example, we may vote differently for a client portfolio if we have received explicit voting instructions to vote differently from such client for its own account. Likewise, MFS may vote differently if the portfolio management team responsible for a particular client account believes that a different voting instruction is in the best long-term economic interest of such account.
2.Consistency in application of policy across shareholder meetings in most instances: As a general matter, MFS seeks to vote consistently on similar proxy proposals across all
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shareholder meetings. However, as many proxy proposals (e.g., mergers, acquisitions, and shareholder proposals) are analyzed on a case-by-case basis in light of the relevant facts and circumstances of the issuer and proposal MFS may vote similar proposals differently at different shareholder meetings. In addition, MFS also reserves the right to override the guidelines with respect to a particular proxy proposal when such an override is, in MFS’ best judgment, consistent with the overall principle of voting proxies in the best long-term economic interests of MFS’ clients.
3.Consideration of company specific context and informed by engagement: As noted above MFS will seek to consider a company’s specific context in determining its voting decision. Where there are significant, complex or unusual voting items we may seek to engage with a company before making the vote to further inform our decision. Where sufficient progress has not been made on a particular issue of engagement, MFS may determine a vote against management may be warranted to reflect our concerns and influence for change in the best long-term economic interests of our clients for which MFS has been delegated with the authority to vote on their behalf.
4.Clear decisions to best support issuer processes and decision making: To best support improved issuer decision making we strive to generally provide clear decisions by voting either For or Against each item. We may however vote to Abstain in certain situations if we believe a vote either For or Against may produce a result not in the best long-term economic interests of our clients.
5.Transparency in approach and implementation: In addition to the publication of the MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures on our website, we are open to communicating our vote intention with companies, including ahead of the annual meeting. We may do this proactively where we wish to make our view or corresponding rationale clearly known to the company. Our voting data is reported to clients upon request and publicly on a quarterly and annual basis on our website (under Proxy Voting Records & Reports). For more information about reporting on our proxy voting activities, please refer to Section F below.
A.VOTING GUIDELINES
The following guidelines govern how MFS will generally vote on specific matters presented for shareholder vote. These guidelines are not exhaustive, and MFS may vote on matters not identified below. In such circumstances, MFS will be governed by its general policy to vote in what MFS believes to be in the best long-term economic interest of its clients.
These guidelines are written to apply to the markets and companies where MFS has significant assets invested. There will be markets and companies, such as controlled companies and smaller markets, where local governance practices are taken into consideration and exceptions may need to be applied that are not explicitly stated below. There are also markets and companies where transparency and related data limit the ability to apply these guidelines.
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Board structure and performance
MFS generally supports the election and/or discharge of directors proposed by the board in uncontested or non-contentious elections, unless concerns have been identified, such as in relation to:
Director independence
MFS believes that good governance is enabled by a board with at least a simple majority of directors who are “independent” (as determined by MFS in its sole discretion)1 of management, the company and each other. MFS may not support the non-independent nominees, or other relevant director (e.g., chair of the board or the chair of the nominating committee), where insufficient independence is identified and determined to be a risk to the board’s and/or company’s effectiveness.
As a general matter we will not support a nominee to a board if, as a result of such nominee being elected to the board, the board will consist of less than a simple majority of members who are “independent.” However, there are also governance structures and markets where we may accept lower levels of independence, such as companies required to have non- shareholder representatives on the board, controlled companies, and companies in certain markets. In these circumstances we generally expect the board to be at least one-third independent or at least half of shareholder representatives to be independent, and as a general matter we will not support the nominee to the board if as a result of such nominee’s elections these expectations are not met. In certain circumstances, we may not support another relevant director’s election. For example, in Japan, we will generally not support the most senior director where the board is not comprised of at least one-third independent directors.
MFS also believes good governance is enabled by a board whose key committees, in particular audit, nominating and compensation/remuneration, consist entirely of “independent” directors. For Canada and US companies, MFS generally votes against any non-independent nominee that would cause any of the audit, compensation, nominating committee to not be fully independent. For Australia, Benelux, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, and UK companies MFS generally votes against any non-independent nominee that would cause the audit or compensation/remuneration committee to not be fully independent. For Korea companies MFS generally votes against any non-independent nominee that would cause the audit committee to not be fully independent. In other markets MFS generally votes against non-independent nominees or other relevant director if a majority of committee members or the chair of the audit committee are not independent. However, there are also governance structures (e.g., controlled companies or boards with non-shareholder representatives) and markets where we may accept lower levels of independence for these key committees.
In general, MFS believes that good governance is enabled by a board with at least a simple majority of directors who are independent and whose key committees consist entirely of
1MFS’ determination of “independence” may be different than that of the company, the exchange on which the company is listed, or of a third party (e.g., proxy advisory firm).
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independent directors. While there are currently markets where we accept lower levels of independence, we expect to expand these independence guidelines to all markets over time.
Tenure in leadership roles
For a board with a lead independent director whose overall tenure on the board equals or exceeds twenty (20) years, we will generally engage with the company to encourage refreshment of that role, and we may vote against the long tenured lead director if progress on refreshment is not made or being considered by the company’s board or we identify other concerns that suggest more immediate refreshment is necessary.
Overboarding
All directors on a board should have sufficient time and attention to fulfil their duties and play their part in achieving effective oversight, both in normal and exceptional circumstances.
MFS may also vote against any director if we deem such nominee to have board roles or outside time commitments that we believe would impair their ability to dedicate sufficient time and attention to their director role.
As a general guideline, MFS will generally vote against a director’s election if they:
∙Are not a CEO or executive chair of a public company, but serve on more than four (4) public company boards in total at US companies and more than five (5) public boards for companies in other non-US markets.
∙Are a CEO or executive chair of a public company, and serve on more than two
(2)public company boards in total at US companies and two (2) outside public company boards for companies in non-US markets. In these cases, MFS would only apply a vote against at the meetings of the companies where the director is non-executive.
MFS may consider exceptions to this guideline if: (i) the company has disclosed the director's plans to step down from the number of public company boards exceeding the above limits, as applicable, within a reasonable time; or (ii) the director exceeds the permitted number of public company board seats solely due to either his/her board service on an affiliated company (e.g., a subsidiary), or service on more than one investment company within the same investment company complex (as defined by applicable law), or
iii)after engagement we believe the director’s ability to dedicate sufficient time and attention is not impaired by the external roles.
Diversity
MFS believes that a well-balanced board with diverse perspectives is a foundation for sound corporate governance, and this is best spread across the board rather than concentrated in one or a few individuals. We take a holistic view on the dimensions of diversity that can lead to diversity of perspectives and stronger oversight and governance.
Gender diversity is one such dimension and where good disclosure and data enables a specific expectation and voting guideline.
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On gender representation specifically MFS wishes to see companies in all markets achieve a consistent minimum representation of women of at least a third of the board, and we are likely to increase our voting guideline towards this over time.
Currently, where data is available, MFS will generally vote against the chair of the nominating and governance committee or other most relevant position at any company whose board is comprised of an insufficient representation of directors who are women for example:
∙At US, Canadian, European, Australian, New Zealand companies: less than 24%.
∙At Brazilian companies: less than 20%.
∙At Chinese, Hong Kong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Chilean and Mexican companies: less than 10%.
As a general matter, MFS will vote against the chair of the nominating committee of US S&P 500 companies and UK FTSE 100 companies that have failed to appoint at least one director who identifies as either an underrepresented ethnic/racial minority or a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
MFS may consider exceptions to these guidelines if we believe that the company is transitioning towards these goals or has provided clear and compelling reasons for why they have been unable to comply with these goals.
For other markets, we will engage on board diversity and may vote against the election of directors where we fail to see progress.
Board size
MFS believes that the size of the board can have an effect on the board's ability to function efficiently and effectively. While MFS may evaluate board size on a case-by-case basis, we will typically vote against the chair of the nominating and governance committee in instances where the size of the board is greater than sixteen (16) members. An exception to this is companies with requirements to have equal representation of employees on the board where we expect a maximum of twenty (20) members.
Other concerns related to director election:
MFS may also not support some or all nominees standing for election to a board if we determine:
∙There are concerns with a director or board regarding performance, governance or oversight, which may include:
o Clear failures in oversight or execution of duties, including the identification, management and reporting of material risks and information, at the company or any other at which the nominee has served. This may include climate-related risks;
o A failure by the director or board of the issuer to take action to eliminate shareholder unfriendly provisions in the issuer's charter documents; or
o Allowing the hedging and/or significant pledging of company shares by executives.
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∙A director attended less than 75% of the board and/or relevant committee meetings in the previous year without a valid reason stated in the proxy materials or other annual governance reporting;
∙The board or relevant committee has not adequately responded to an issue that received a significant vote against management from shareholders;
∙The board has implemented a poison pill without shareholder approval since the last annual meeting and such poison pill is not on the subsequent shareholder meeting's agenda (including those related to net-operating loss carry-forwards); or
∙In Japan, the company allocates a significant portion of its net assets to cross- shareholdings.
Unless the concern is commonly accepted market practice, MFS may also not support some or all nominees standing for election to a nominating committee if we determine (in our sole discretion) that the chair of the board is not independent and there is no strong lead independent director role in place, or an executive director is a member of a key board committee.
Where individual directors are not presented for election in the year MFS may apply the same vote position to votes on the discharge of the director. Where the election of directors is bundled MFS may vote against the whole group if there is concern with an individual director and no other vote related to that director.
Proxy contests
From time to time, a shareholder may express alternative points of view in terms of a company's strategy, capital allocation, or other issues. Such a shareholder may also propose a slate of director nominees different than the slate of director nominees proposed by the company (a "Proxy Contest"). MFS will analyze Proxy Contests on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the track record and current recommended initiatives of both company management and the dissident shareholder(s). MFS will support the director nominee(s) that we believe is in the best, long-term economic interest of our clients.
Other items related to board accountability:
Majority voting for the election of directors: MFS generally supports reasonably crafted proposals calling for directors to be elected with an affirmative majority of votes cast and/or the elimination of the plurality standard for electing directors (including binding resolutions requesting that the board amend the company’s bylaws), provided the proposal includes a carve-out for a plurality voting standard when there are more director nominees than board seats (e.g., contested elections).
Declassified boards: MFS generally supports proposals to declassify a board (i.e., a board in which only a sub-set of board members is elected each year) for all issuers other than for certain closed-end investment companies. MFS generally opposes proposals to classify a board for issuers other than for certain closed-end investment companies.
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The right to call a special meeting or act by written consent:
MFS believes a threshold of 15-25% is an appropriate balance of shareholder and company interests, with thresholds of 15% for large and widely held companies.
MFS will generally support management proposals to establish these rights. MFS will generally support shareholder proposals to adjust existing rights to within the thresholds described above. MFS may also support shareholder proposals to establish the right at a threshold of 10% or above if no existing right exists and no right is presented for vote by management within the threshold range described above.
MFS will support shareholder proposals to establish the right to act by majority written consent if shareholders do not have the right to call a special meeting at the thresholds described above or lower.
Independent chairs: MFS believes boards should include some form of independent leadership responsible for amplifying the views of independent directors and setting meeting agendas, and this is often best positioned as an independent chair of the board or a lead independent director. We review the merits of a change in leadership structure on a case-by-case basis.
Proxy access: MFS believes that the ability of qualifying shareholders to nominate a certain number of directors on the company's proxy statement ("Proxy Access") may have corporate governance benefits. However, such potential benefits must be balanced by its potential misuse by shareholders. Therefore, MFS generally supports Proxy Access proposals at U.S. issuers that establish ownership criteria of 3% of the company held continuously for a period of 3 years. In our view, such qualifying shareholders should have the ability to nominate at least 2 directors. We also believe companies should be mindful of imposing any undue impediments within their bylaws that may render Proxy Access impractical, including re-submission thresholds for director nominees via Proxy Access.
Items related to shareholder rights:
Anti-takeover measures: In general, MFS votes against any measure that inhibits capital appreciation in a stock, including proposals that protect management from action by shareholders. These types of proposals take many forms, ranging from “poison pills” and “shark repellents” to super-majority requirements. While MFS may consider the adoption of a prospective “poison pill” or the continuation of an existing “poison pill" on a case-by- case basis, MFS generally votes against such anti-takeover devices.
MFS will consider any poison pills designed to protect a company’s net-operating loss carryforwards on a case-by-case basis, weighing the accounting and tax benefits of such a pill against the risk of deterring future acquisition candidates. MFS will also consider, on
acase-by-case basis, proposals designed to prevent tenders which are disadvantageous to
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shareholders such as tenders at below market prices and tenders for substantially less than all shares of an issuer.
MFS generally supports proposals that seek to remove governance structures that insulate management from shareholders. MFS generally votes for proposals to rescind existing “poison pills” and proposals that would require shareholder approval to adopt prospective “poison pills.”
Cumulative voting: MFS generally opposes proposals that seek to introduce cumulative voting and supports proposals that seek to eliminate cumulative voting. In either case, MFS will consider whether cumulative voting is likely to enhance the interests of MFS’ clients as minority shareholders.
One-share one-vote: As a general matter, MFS supports proportional alignment of voting rights with economic interest, and may not support a proposal that deviates from this approach. Where multiple share classes or other forms of disproportionate control are in place, we expect these to have sunset provisions of generally no longer than seven years after which the structure becomes single class one-share one-vote.
Reincorporation and reorganization proposals: When presented with a proposal to reincorporate a company under the laws of a different state, or to effect some other type of corporate reorganization, MFS considers the underlying purpose and ultimate effect of such a proposal in determining whether or not to support such a measure. MFS generally votes with management in regards to these types of proposals, however, if MFS believes the proposal is not in the best long-term economic interests of its clients, then MFS may vote against management (e.g., the intent or effect would be to create additional inappropriate impediments to possible acquisitions or takeovers).
Other business: MFS generally votes against "other business" proposals as the content of any such matter is not known at the time of our vote.
Items related to capitalization proposals, capital allocation and corporate actions:
Issuance of stock: There are many legitimate reasons for the issuance of stock. Nevertheless, as noted above under “Stock Plans,” when a stock option plan (either individually or when aggregated with other plans of the same company) would substantially dilute the existing equity (e.g., by more than approximately 10-15%), MFS generally votes against the plan.
MFS typically votes against proposals where management is asking for authorization to issue common or preferred stock with no reason stated (a “blank check”) because the unexplained authorization could work as a potential anti-takeover device. MFS may also vote against the authorization or issuance of common or preferred stock if MFS determines that the requested authorization is excessive or not warranted. MFS will consider the
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duration of the authority and the company’s history in using such authorities in making its decision.
Repurchase programs: MFS generally supports proposals to institute share repurchase plans in which all shareholders have the opportunity to participate on an equal basis. Such plans may include a company acquiring its own shares on the open market, or a company making a tender offer to its own shareholders.
Mergers, acquisitions & other special transactions: MFS considers proposals with respect to mergers, acquisitions, sale of company assets, share and debt issuances and other transactions that have the potential to affect ownership interests on a case-by-case basis. When analyzing such proposals, we use a variety of materials and information, including our own internal research as well as the research of third-party service providers.
Independent Auditors
MFS generally supports the election of auditors but may determine to vote against the election of a statutory auditor and/or members of the audit committee in certain markets if MFS reasonably believes that the statutory auditor is not truly independent, sufficiently competent or there are concerns related to the auditor’s work or opinion. To inform this view, MFS may evaluate the use of non-audit services in voting decisions when the percentage of non-audit fees to total auditor fees exceeds 40%, in particular if recurring.
Executive Compensation
MFS believes that competitive compensation packages are necessary to attract, motivate and retain executives. We seek compensation plans that are geared towards durable long- term value creation and aligned with shareholder interests and experience, such as where we believe:
∙The plan is aligned with the company’s current strategic priorities with a focused set of clear, suitably ambitious and measurable performance conditions;
oPractices of concern may include an incentive plan without financial performance conditions, without a substantial majority weighting to quantitative metrics or that vests substantially below median performance.
∙Meaningful portions of awards are paid in shares and based on long performance periods (e.g., at least three years);
∙Awards and potential future awards, reflect the nature of the business, value created and the executive’s performance;
oPractices of concern may include large windfall gains or award increases without justification.
∙Awards are fair, not detrimental to firm culture and reflect the policies approved by shareholders at previous meetings with appropriate use of discretion (positive and negative); and
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oPractices of concern may include one-off awards without justification or robust performance conditions, equity awards repriced without shareholder approval, substantial executive or director share pledging, egregious perks or substantial internal pay imbalances.
∙The calculation and justification for awards is sufficiently transparent for investors to appraise alignment with performance and future incentives.
MFS will analyze votes on executive compensation on a case-by-case basis. When analyzing compensation practices, MFS generally uses a two-step process. MFS first seeks to identify any compensation practices that are potentially of concern by using both internal research and the research of third-party service providers. Where such practices are identified, MFS will then analyze the compensation practices in light of relevant facts and circumstances. MFS will vote against an issuer's executive compensation practices if MFS determines that such practices are not geared towards durable long-term value creation and are misaligned with the best, long-term economic interest of our clients. When analyzing whether an issuer’s compensation practices are aligned with the best, long-term economic interest of our clients, MFS uses a variety of materials and information, including our own internal research and engagement with issuers as well as the research of third- party service providers.
MFS generally supports proposals to include an advisory shareholder vote on an issuer’s executive compensation practices on an annual basis.
MFS does not have formal voting guideline in regards to the inclusion of ESG incentives in a company’s compensation plan; however, where such incentives are included, we believe:
∙The incentives should be tied to issues that are financially material for the issuer in question.
∙They should predominantly include quantitative or other externally verifiable outcomes rather than qualitative measures.
∙The weighting of incentives should be appropriately balanced with other strategic priorities.
We believe non-executive directors may be compensated in cash or stock but these should not be performance-based.
Stock Plans
MFS may oppose stock option programs and restricted stock plans if they:
∙Provide unduly generous compensation for officers, directors or employees, or could result in excessive dilution to other shareholders. As a general guideline, MFS votes against restricted stock, stock option, non-employee director, omnibus stock plans and any other stock plan if all such plans for a particular company involve potential excessive dilution (which we typically consider to be, in the aggregate, of more than 15%). MFS will generally vote against stock plans that
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involve potential dilution, in aggregate, of more than 10% at U.S. issuers that are listed in the Standard and Poor’s 100 index as of December 31 of the previous year.
∙Allow the board or the compensation committee to re-price underwater options or to automatically replenish shares without shareholder approval.
∙Do not require an investment by the optionee, give “free rides” on the stock price, or permit grants of stock options with an exercise price below fair market value on the date the options are granted.
In the cases where a stock plan amendment is seeking qualitative changes and not additional shares, MFS will vote on a case-by-case basis.
MFS will consider proposals to exchange existing options for newly issued options, restricted stock or cash on a case-by-case basis, taking into account certain factors, including, but not limited to, whether there is a reasonable value-for-value exchange and whether senior executives are excluded from participating in the exchange.
From time to time, MFS may evaluate a separate, advisory vote on severance packages or “golden parachutes” to certain executives at the same time as a vote on a proposed merger or acquisition. MFS will vote on a severance package on a case- by-case basis, and MFS may vote against the severance package regardless of whether MFS supports the proposed merger or acquisition.
MFS supports the use of a broad-based employee stock purchase plans to increase company stock ownership by employees, provided that shares purchased under the plan are acquired for no less than 85% of their market value and do not result in excessive dilution.
MFS may also not support some or all nominees standing for election to a compensation/remuneration committee if:
∙MFS votes against consecutive pay votes;
∙MFS determines that a particularly egregious executive compensation practice has occurred. This may include use of discretion to award excessive payouts. MFS believes compensation committees should have flexibility to apply discretion to ensure final payments reflect long-term performance as long as this is used responsibly;
∙MFS believes the committee is inadequately incentivizing or rewarding executives, or is overseeing pay practices that we believe are detrimental the long-term success of the company; or
∙An advisory pay vote is not presented to shareholders, or the company has not implemented the advisory vote frequency supported by a plurality/majority of shareholders.
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Shareholder Proposals on Executive Compensation
MFS generally opposes shareholder proposals that seek to set rigid restrictions on executive compensation as MFS believes that compensation committees should retain flexibility to determine the appropriate pay package for executives.
MFS may support reasonably crafted shareholder proposals that:
∙Require shareholder approval of any severance package for an executive officer that exceeds a certain multiple of such officer’s annual compensation that is not determined in MFS’ judgment to be excessive;
∙Require the issuer to adopt a policy to recover the portion of performance-based bonuses and awards paid to senior executives that were not earned based upon a significant negative restatement of earnings, or other significant misconduct or corporate failure, unless the company already has adopted a satisfactory policy on the matter;
∙Expressly prohibit the backdating of stock options; or,
∙Prohibit the acceleration of vesting of equity awards upon a broad definition of a "change-in-control" (e.g., single or modified single-trigger).
Environmental and Social Proposals
Where management presents climate action/transition plans to shareholder vote, we will evaluate the level of ambition over time, scope, credibility and transparency of the plan in determining our support. Where companies present climate action progress reports to shareholder vote we will evaluate evidence of implementation of and progress against the plan and level of transparency in determining our support.
Most vote items related to environmental and social topics are presented by shareholders. As these proposals, even on the same topic, can vary significantly in scope and action requested, these proposals are typically assessed on a case-by-case basis.
For example, MFS may support reasonably crafted proposals:
∙On climate change: that seek disclosure consistent with the recommendations of a generally accepted global framework (e.g., Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) that is appropriately audited and that is presented in a way that enables shareholders to assess and analyze the company's data; or request appropriately robust and ambitious plans or targets.
∙Other environmental: that request the setting of targets for reduction of environmental impact or disclosure of key performance indicators or risks related to the impact, where materially relevant to the business. An example of such a proposal could be reporting on the impact of plastic use or waste stemming from company products or packaging.
∙On diversity: that seek to amend a company’s equal employment opportunity policy to prohibit discrimination; that request good practice employee-related DEI
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disclosure; or that seek external input and reviews on specific related areas of performance.
∙On lobbying: that request good practice disclosure regarding a company’s political contributions and lobbying payments and policy (including trade organizations and lobbying activity).
∙On tax: that request reporting in line with the GRI 207 Standard on Tax.
∙On corporate culture and/or human/worker rights: that request additional disclosure on corporate culture factors like employee turnover and/or management of human and labor rights.
MFS is unlikely to support a proposal if we believe that the proposal is unduly costly, restrictive, unclear, burdensome, has potential unintended consequences, is unlikely to lead to tangible outcomes or we don’t believe the issue is material or the action a priority for the business. MFS is also unlikely to support a proposal where the company already provides publicly available information that we believe is sufficient to enable shareholders to evaluate the potential opportunities and risks on the subject of the proposal, if the request of the proposal has already been substantially implemented, or if through engagement we gain assurances that it will be substantially implemented.
The laws of various states or countries may regulate how the interests of certain clients subject to those laws (e.g., state pension plans) are voted with respect to environmental, social and governance issues. Thus, it may be necessary to cast ballots differently for certain clients than MFS might normally do for other clients.
B. GOVERNANCE OF PROXY VOTING ACTIVITIES
From time to time, MFS may receive comments on the MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures from its clients. These comments are carefully considered by MFS when it reviews these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and revises them as appropriate, in MFS' sole judgment.
1. MFS Proxy Voting Committee
The administration of these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures is overseen by the MFS Proxy Voting Committee, which includes senior personnel from the MFS Legal and Global Investment and Client Support Departments as well as members of the investment team. The Proxy Voting Committee does not include individuals whose primary duties relate to client relationship management, marketing, or sales. The MFS Proxy Voting Committee:
a.Reviews these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures at least annually and recommends any amendments considered to be necessary or advisable;
b.Determines whether any potential material conflict of interest exists with respect to instances in which MFS (i) seeks to override these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and
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Procedures; (ii) votes on ballot items not governed by these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures; (iii) evaluates an excessive executive compensation issue in relation to the election of directors; or (iv) requests a vote recommendation from an MFS portfolio manager or investment analyst (e.g., mergers and acquisitions);
c.Considers special proxy issues as they may arise from time to time; and
d.Determines engagement priorities and strategies with respect to MFS' proxy voting activities
The day-to-day application of the MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are conducted by the MFS stewardship team led by MFS’ Director of Global Stewardship. The stewardship team are members of MFS’ investment team.
2. Potential Conflicts of Interest
These policies and procedures are intended to address any potential material conflicts of interest on the part of MFS or its subsidiaries that are likely to arise in connection with the voting of proxies on behalf of MFS’ clients. If such potential material conflicts of interest do arise, MFS will analyze, document and report on such potential material conflicts of interest (see below) and shall ultimately vote the relevant ballot items in what MFS believes to be the best long-term economic interests of its clients. The MFS Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for monitoring and reporting with respect to such potential material conflicts of interest.
The MFS Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for monitoring potential material conflicts of interest on the part of MFS or its subsidiaries that could arise in connection with the voting of proxies on behalf of MFS’ clients. Due to the client focus of our investment management business, we believe that the potential for actual material conflict of interest issues is small. Nonetheless, we have developed precautions to assure that all votes are cast in the best long-term economic interest of its clients.2 Other MFS internal policies require all MFS employees to avoid actual and potential conflicts of interests between personal activities and MFS’ client activities. If an employee (including investment professionals) identifies an actual or potential conflict of interest with respect to any voting decision (including the ownership of securities in their individual portfolio), then that employee must recuse himself/herself from participating in the voting process. Any significant attempt by an employee of MFS or its subsidiaries to unduly influence MFS’ voting on a particular proxy matter should also be reported to the MFS Proxy Voting Committee.
In cases where ballots are voted in accordance with these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, no material conflict of interest will be deemed to exist. In cases where (i) MFS
2For clarification purposes, note that MFS votes in what we believe to be the best, long-term economic interest of our clients entitled to vote at the shareholder meeting, regardless of whether other MFS clients hold “short” positions in the same issuer or whether other MFS clients hold an interest in the company that is not entitled to vote at the shareholder meeting (e.g., bond holder).
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is considering overriding these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures, (ii) matters presented for vote are not governed by these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures,
(iii)MFS identifies and evaluates a potentially concerning executive compensation issue in relation to an advisory pay or severance package vote, or (iv) a vote recommendation is requested from an MFS portfolio manager or investment analyst for proposals relating to a merger, an acquisition, a sale of company assets or other similar transactions (collectively, “Non-Standard Votes”); the MFS Proxy Voting Committee will follow these procedures:
a.Compare the name of the issuer of such ballot or the name of the shareholder (if identified in the proxy materials) making such proposal against a list of significant current (i) distributors of MFS Fund shares, and (ii) MFS institutional clients (the “MFS Significant Distributor and Client List”);
b.If the name of the issuer does not appear on the MFS Significant Distributor and Client List, then no material conflict of interest will be deemed to exist, and the proxy will be voted as otherwise determined by the MFS Proxy Voting Committee;
c.If the name of the issuer appears on the MFS Significant Distributor and Client List, then the MFS Proxy Voting Committee will be apprised of that fact and each member of the MFS Proxy Voting Committee (with the participation of MFS' Conflicts Officer) will carefully evaluate the proposed vote in order to ensure that the proxy ultimately is voted in what MFS believes to be the best long-term economic interests of MFS’ clients, and not in MFS' corporate interests; and
d.For all potential material conflicts of interest identified under clause (c) above, the MFS Proxy Voting Committee will document: the name of the issuer, the issuer’s relationship to MFS, the analysis of the matters submitted for proxy vote, the votes as to be cast and the reasons why the MFS Proxy Voting Committee determined that the votes were cast in the best long-term economic interests of MFS’ clients, and not in MFS' corporate interests. A copy of the foregoing documentation will be provided to MFS’ Conflicts Officer.
The members of the MFS Proxy Voting Committee are responsible for creating and maintaining the MFS Significant Distributor and Client List, in consultation with MFS’ distribution and institutional business units. The MFS Significant Distributor and Client List will be reviewed and updated periodically, as appropriate.
For instances where MFS is evaluating a director nominee who also serves as a director/trustee of the MFS Funds, then the MFS Proxy Voting Committee will adhere to the procedures described in section (c) above regardless of whether the portfolio company appears on our Significant Distributor and Client List. In doing so, the MFS Proxy Voting Committee will adhere to such procedures for all Non-Standard Votes at the company’s shareholder meeting at which the director nominee is standing for election.
If an MFS client has the right to vote on a matter submitted to shareholders by Sun Life Financial, Inc. or any of its affiliates (collectively "Sun Life"), MFS will cast a vote on
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behalf of such MFS client as such client instructs or in the event that a client instruction is unavailable pursuant to the recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.'s ("ISS") benchmark policy, or as required by law. Likewise, if an MFS client has the right to vote on a matter submitted to shareholders by a public company for which an MFS Fund director/trustee serves as an executive officer, MFS will cast a vote on behalf of such MFS client as such client instructs or in the event that client instruction is unavailable pursuant to the recommendations of ISS or as required by law.
Except as described in the MFS Fund's Prospectus, from time to time, certain MFS Funds (the “top tier fund”) may own shares of other MFS Funds (the “underlying fund”). If an underlying fund submits a matter to a shareholder vote, the top tier fund will generally vote its shares in the same proportion as the other shareholders of the underlying fund. If there are no other shareholders in the underlying fund, the top tier fund will vote in what MFS believes to be in the top tier fund’s best long-term economic interest. If an MFS client has the right to vote on a matter submitted to shareholders by a pooled investment vehicle advised by MFS (excluding those vehicles for which MFS' role is primarily portfolio management and is overseen by another investment adviser), MFS will cast a vote on behalf of such MFS client in the same proportion as the other shareholders of the pooled investment vehicle.
3. Review of Policy
The MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are available on www.mfs.com and may be accessed by both MFS’ clients and the companies in which MFS’ clients invest. The MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures are reviewed by the Proxy Voting Committee annually. From time to time, MFS may receive comments on the MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures from its clients. These comments are carefully considered by MFS when it reviews these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and revises them as appropriate, in MFS' sole judgment.
C. OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS & USE OF PROXY ADVISORY FIRMS
1. Use of Proxy Advisory Firms
MFS, on behalf of itself and certain of its clients (including the MFS Funds) has entered into an agreement with an independent proxy administration firm pursuant to which the proxy administration firm performs various proxy vote related administrative services such as vote processing and recordkeeping functions. Except as noted below, the proxy administration firm for MFS and its clients, including the MFS Funds, is ISS. The proxy administration firm for MFS Development Funds, LLC is Glass, Lewis & Co., Inc. (“Glass Lewis”; Glass Lewis and ISS are each hereinafter referred to as the “Proxy Administrator”).
The Proxy Administrator receives proxy statements and proxy ballots directly or indirectly from various custodians, logs these materials into its database and matches upcoming
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meetings with MFS Fund and client portfolio holdings, which are inputted into the Proxy Administrator’s system by an MFS holdings data-feed. The Proxy Administrator then reconciles a list of all MFS accounts that hold shares of a company’s stock and the number of shares held on the record date by these accounts with the Proxy Administrator’s list of any upcoming shareholder’s meeting of that company. If a proxy ballot has not been received, the Proxy Administrator and/or MFS may contact the client’s custodian requesting the reason as to why a ballot has not been received. Through the use of the Proxy Administrator system, ballots and proxy material summaries for all upcoming shareholders’ meetings are available on-line to certain MFS employees and members of the MFS Proxy Voting Committee.
MFS also receives research reports and vote recommendations from proxy advisory firms. These reports are only one input among many in our voting analysis, which includes other sources of information such as proxy materials, company engagement discussions, other third-party research and data. MFS has due diligence procedures in place to help ensure that the research we receive from our proxy advisory firms is materially accurate and that we address any material conflicts of interest involving these proxy advisory firms. This due diligence includes an analysis of the adequacy and quality of the advisory firm staff, its conflict of interest policies and procedures and independent audit reports. We also review the proxy policies, methodologies and peer-group-composition methodology of our proxy advisory firms at least annually. Additionally, we also receive reports from our proxy advisory firms regarding any violations or changes to conflict of interest procedures.
2. Analyzing and Voting Proxies
Proxies are voted in accordance with these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures. The Proxy Administrator, at the prior direction of MFS, automatically votes all proxy matters that do not require the particular exercise of discretion or judgment with respect to these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures as determined by MFS. In these circumstances, if the Proxy Administrator, based on MFS' prior direction, expects to vote against management with respect to a proxy matter and MFS becomes aware that the issuer has filed or will file additional soliciting materials sufficiently in advance of the deadline for casting a vote at the meeting, MFS will consider such information when casting its vote. With respect to proxy matters that require the particular exercise of discretion or judgment, the MFS Proxy Voting Committee or its representatives considers and votes on those proxy matters. In analyzing all proxy matters, MFS uses a variety of materials and information, including, but not limited to, the issuer's proxy statement and other proxy solicitation materials (including supplemental materials), our own internal research and research and recommendations provided by other third parties (including research of the Proxy Administrator). As described herein, MFS may also determine that it is beneficial in analyzing a proxy voting matter for members of the Proxy Voting Committee or its representatives to engage with the company on such matter. MFS also uses its own internal research, the research of Proxy Administrators and/or other third party research tools and vendors to identify (i) circumstances in which a board may have approved an executive compensation plan that is excessive or poorly aligned with the portfolio company's business or its shareholders, (ii) environmental, social and governance proposals that
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warrant further consideration, or (iii) circumstances in which a company is not in compliance with local governance or compensation best practices. Representatives of the MFS Proxy Voting Committee review, as appropriate, votes cast to ensure conformity with these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.
For certain types of votes (e.g., mergers and acquisitions, proxy contests and capitalization matters), MFS’ stewardship team will seek a recommendation from the MFS investment analyst that is responsible for analyzing the company and/or portfolio managers that holds the security in their portfolio.3 For certain other votes that require a case-by-case analysis per these policies (e.g., potentially excessive executive compensation issues, or certain shareholder proposals), the stewardship team will likewise consult with MFS investment analysts and/or portfolio managers.3 However, the MFS Proxy Voting Committee will ultimately be responsible for the manner in which all ballots are voted.
As noted above, MFS reserves the right to override the guidelines when such an override is, in MFS’ best judgment, consistent with the overall principle of voting proxies in the best long-term economic interests of MFS’ clients. Any such override of the guidelines shall be analyzed, documented and reported in accordance with the procedures set forth in these policies.
In accordance with its contract with MFS, the Proxy Administrator also generates a variety of reports for the MFS Proxy Voting Committee and makes available on-line various other types of information so that the MFS Proxy Voting Committee or its representatives may review and monitor the votes cast by the Proxy Administrator on behalf of MFS’ clients.
For those markets that utilize a "record date" to determine which shareholders are eligible to vote, MFS generally will vote all eligible shares pursuant to these guidelines regardless of whether all (or a portion of) the shares held by our clients have been sold prior to the meeting date.
3. Securities Lending
From time to time, certain MFS Funds may participate in a securities lending program. In the event MFS or its agent receives timely notice of a shareholder meeting for a U.S. security, MFS and its agent will attempt to recall any securities on loan before the meeting’s record date so that MFS will be entitled to vote these shares. However, there may be instances in which MFS is unable to timely recall securities on loan for a U.S. security, in which cases MFS will not be able to vote these shares. MFS will report to the appropriate board of the MFS Funds those instances in which MFS is not able to timely recall the loaned securities. MFS generally does not recall non-U.S. securities on loan because there may be insufficient advance notice of proxy materials, record dates, or vote
3From time to time, due to travel schedules and other commitments, an appropriate portfolio manager or research analyst may not be available to provide a vote recommendation. If such a recommendation cannot be obtained within a reasonable time prior to the cut-off date of the shareholder meeting, the MFS Proxy Voting Committee may determine to abstain from voting.
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cut-off dates to allow MFS to timely recall the shares in certain markets on an automated basis. As a result, non-U.S. securities that are on loan will not generally be voted. If MFS receives timely notice of what MFS determines to be an unusual, significant vote for a non- U.S. security whereas MFS shares are on loan and determines that voting is in the best long-term economic interest of shareholders, then MFS will attempt to timely recall the loaned shares.
4. Potential impediments to voting
In accordance with local law or business practices, some companies or custodians prevent the sale of shares that have been voted for a certain period beginning prior to the shareholder meeting and ending on the day following the meeting (“share blocking”). Depending on the country in which a company is domiciled, the blocking period may begin a stated number of days prior or subsequent to the meeting (e.g., one, three or five days) or on a date established by the company. While practices vary, in many countries the block period can be continued for a longer period if the shareholder meeting is adjourned and postponed to a later date. Similarly, practices vary widely as to the ability of a shareholder to have the “block” restriction lifted early (e.g., in some countries shares generally can be “unblocked” up to two days prior to the meeting whereas in other countries the removal of the block appears to be discretionary with the issuer’s transfer agent). Due to these restrictions, MFS must balance the benefits to its clients of voting proxies against the potentially serious portfolio management consequences of a reduced flexibility to sell the underlying shares at the most advantageous time. For companies in countries with share blocking periods or in markets where some custodians may block shares, the disadvantage of being unable to sell the stock regardless of changing conditions generally outweighs the advantages of voting at the shareholder meeting for routine items. Accordingly, MFS will not vote those proxies in the absence of an unusual, significant vote that outweighs the disadvantage of being unable to sell the stock.
From time to time, governments may impose economic sanctions which may prohibit us from transacting business with certain companies or individuals. These sanctions may also prohibit the voting of proxies at certain companies or on certain individuals. In such instances, MFS will not vote at certain companies or on certain individuals if it determines that doing so is in violation of the sanctions.
In limited circumstances, other market specific impediments to voting shares may limit our ability to cast votes, including, but not limited to, late delivery of proxy materials, untimely vote cut-off dates, power of attorney and share re-registration requirements, or any other unusual voting requirements. In these limited instances, MFS votes securities on a best- efforts basis in the context of the guidelines described above.
D. ENGAGEMENT
As part of its approach to stewardship MFS engages with companies in which it invests on a range of priority issues. Where sufficient progress has not been made on a particular issue of engagement, MFS may determine a vote against management may be warranted to
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reflect our concerns and influence for change in the best long-term economic interests of our clients.
MFS may determine that it is appropriate and beneficial to engage in a dialogue or written communication with a company or other shareholders specifically regarding certain matters on the company’s proxy statement that are of concern to shareholders, including environmental, social and governance matters. This may be to discuss and build our understanding of a certain proposal, or to provide further context to the company on our vote decision.
A company or shareholder may also seek to engage with members of the MFS Proxy Voting Committee or Stewardship Team in advance of the company’s formal proxy solicitation to review issues more generally or gauge support for certain contemplated proposals. For further information on requesting engagement with MFS on proxy voting issues or information about MFS' engagement priorities, please contact dlstewardshipteam@mfs.com.
E. RECORDS RETENTION
MFS will retain copies of these MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures in effect from time to time and will retain all proxy voting reports submitted to the Board of Trustees of the MFS Funds for the period required by applicable law. Proxy solicitation materials, including electronic versions of the proxy ballots completed by representatives of the MFS Proxy Voting Committee, together with their respective notes and comments, are maintained in an electronic format by the Proxy Administrator and are accessible on-line by the MFS Proxy Voting Committee and other MFS employees. All proxy voting materials and supporting documentation, including records generated by the Proxy Administrator’s system as to proxies processed, including the dates when proxy ballots were received and submitted, and the votes on each company’s proxy issues, are retained as required by applicable law.
F. REPORTS
U.S. Registered MFS Funds
MFS publicly discloses the proxy voting records of the U.S. registered MFS Funds on a quarterly basis. MFS will also report the results of its voting to the Board of Trustees of the U.S. registered MFS Funds. These reports will include: (i) a summary of how votes were cast (including advisory votes on pay and “golden parachutes”); (ii) a summary of votes against management’s recommendation; (iii) a review of situations where MFS did not vote in accordance with the guidelines and the rationale therefore; (iv) a review of the procedures used by MFS to identify material conflicts of interest and any matters identified as a material conflict of interest; (v) a review of these policies and the guidelines; (vi) a review of our proxy engagement activity; (vii) a report and impact assessment of instances in which the recall of loaned securities of a U.S. issuer was unsuccessful; and (viii) as necessary or appropriate, any proposed modifications thereto to reflect new developments
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in corporate governance and other issues. Based on these reviews, the Trustees of the U.S. registered MFS Funds will consider possible modifications to these policies to the extent necessary or advisable.
Other MFS Clients
MFS may publicly disclose the proxy voting records of certain other clients (including certain MFS Funds) or the votes it casts with respect to certain matters as required by law. A report can also be printed by MFS for each client who has requested that MFS furnish a record of votes cast. The report specifies the proxy issues which have been voted for the client during the year and the position taken with respect to each issue and, upon request, may identify situations where MFS did not vote in accordance with the MFS Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures.
Firm-wide Voting Records
MFS also publicly discloses its firm-wide proxy voting records on a quarterly basis.
Except as described above, MFS generally will not divulge actual voting practices to any party other than the client or its representatives because we consider that information to be confidential and proprietary to the client. However, as noted above, MFS may determine that it is appropriate and beneficial to engage in a dialogue with a company regarding certain matters. During such dialogue with the company, MFS may disclose the vote it intends to cast in order to potentially effect positive change at a company in regards to environmental, social or governance issues.
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MFS® Multimarket Income Trust
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Notice to shareholders — Source of distribution
Distribution period |
October-2024 |
Distribution amount per share |
$0.03456 |
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
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Current |
% Breakdown of |
Total cumulative |
% Breakdown of the total |
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distributions for the |
cumulative distributions |
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distribution |
current distribution |
fiscal year to date |
for the fiscal year to date |
Net Investment Income |
0.01313 |
38% |
0.18446 |
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46% |
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Net Realized ST Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
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0% |
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Net Realized LT Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
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0% |
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Return of Capital or |
0.02143 |
62% |
0.21654 |
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54% |
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Other Capital Source |
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Total (per common share) |
0.03456 |
100% |
0.40100 |
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100% |
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Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2024 |
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4.50% |
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Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2024 |
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7.98% |
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Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2024 |
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|
20.66% |
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Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2024 |
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7.71% |
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You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.
The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax- reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
MMTSN-1024
MFS® Multimarket Income Trust
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Notice to shareholders — Source of distribution
Distribution period |
September-2024 |
Distribution amount per share |
$0.03411 |
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
|
Current |
% Breakdown of |
Total cumulative |
% Breakdown of the total |
|
distributions for the |
cumulative distributions |
|
distribution |
current distribution |
fiscal year to date |
for the fiscal year to date |
Net Investment Income |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.17223 |
|
47% |
|
Net Realized ST Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Net Realized LT Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Return of Capital or |
0.03411 |
100% |
0.19421 |
|
53% |
|
Other Capital Source |
|
|
Total (per common share) |
0.03411 |
100% |
0.36644 |
|
100% |
|
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2024 |
|
|
4.13% |
|
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2024 |
|
7.96% |
|
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2024 |
|
|
18.44% |
|
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2024 |
|
|
7.13% |
|
You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.
The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax- reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
MMTSN-0924
MFS® Multimarket Income Trust
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Notice to shareholders — Source of distribution
Distribution period |
August-2024 |
Distribution amount per share |
$0.03374 |
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
|
Current |
% Breakdown of |
Total cumulative |
% Breakdown of the total |
|
distributions for the |
cumulative distributions |
|
distribution |
current distribution |
fiscal year to date |
for the fiscal year to date |
Net Investment Income |
0.01046 |
31% |
0.18943 |
|
57% |
|
Net Realized ST Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Net Realized LT Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Return of Capital or |
0.02328 |
69% |
0.14290 |
|
43% |
|
Other Capital Source |
|
|
Total (per common share) |
0.03374 |
100% |
0.33233 |
|
100% |
|
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 7-31-2024 |
|
|
4.06% |
|
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 7-31-2024 |
|
7.95% |
|
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 7-31-2024 |
|
|
16.48% |
|
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 7-31-2024 |
|
|
6.53% |
|
You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.
The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax- reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
MMTSN-0824
MFS® Multimarket Income Trust
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Notice to shareholders — Source of distribution
Distribution period |
July-2024 |
Distribution amount per share |
$0.03363 |
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
|
Current |
% Breakdown of |
Total cumulative |
% Breakdown of the total |
|
distributions for the |
cumulative distributions |
|
distribution |
current distribution |
fiscal year to date |
for the fiscal year to date |
Net Investment Income |
0.03161 |
94% |
0.17915 |
|
60% |
|
Net Realized ST Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Net Realized LT Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Return of Capital or |
0.00202 |
6% |
0.11944 |
|
40% |
|
Other Capital Source |
|
|
Total (per common share) |
0.03363 |
100% |
0.29859 |
|
100% |
|
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 6-30-2024 |
|
|
3.87% |
|
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 6-30-2024 |
|
8.04% |
|
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 6-30-2024 |
|
|
14.07% |
|
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 6-30-2024 |
|
|
5.95% |
|
You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.
The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax- reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
MMTSN-0724
MFS® Multimarket Income Trust
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Notice to shareholders — Source of distribution
Distribution period |
June-2024 |
Distribution amount per share |
$0.03351 |
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
|
Current |
% Breakdown of |
Total cumulative |
% Breakdown of the total |
|
distributions for the |
cumulative distributions |
|
distribution |
current distribution |
fiscal year to date |
for the fiscal year to date |
Net Investment Income |
0.00168 |
5% |
0.14573 |
|
55% |
|
Net Realized ST Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Net Realized LT Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Return of Capital or |
0.03183 |
95% |
0.11923 |
|
45% |
|
Other Capital Source |
|
|
Total (per common share) |
0.03351 |
100% |
0.26496 |
|
100% |
|
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 5-31-2024 |
|
|
4.37% |
|
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 5-31-2024 |
|
8.01% |
|
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 5-31-2024 |
|
|
13.27% |
|
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 5-31-2024 |
|
|
5.28% |
|
You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.
The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax- reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
MMTSN-0624
MFS® Multimarket Income Trust
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
Notice to shareholders — Source of distribution
Distribution period |
May-2024 |
Distribution amount per share |
$0.03338 |
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
|
Current |
% Breakdown of |
Total cumulative |
% Breakdown of the total |
|
distributions for the |
cumulative distributions |
|
distribution |
current distribution |
fiscal year to date |
for the fiscal year to date |
Net Investment Income |
0.03338 |
100% |
0.14581 |
|
63% |
|
Net Realized ST Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Net Realized LT Cap Gains |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.00000 |
|
0% |
|
Return of Capital or |
0.00000 |
0% |
0.08564 |
|
37% |
|
Other Capital Source |
|
|
Total (per common share) |
0.03338 |
100% |
0.23145 |
|
100% |
|
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 4-30-2024 |
|
|
4.01% |
|
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 4-30-2024 |
|
8.04% |
|
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 4-30-2024 |
|
|
11.56% |
|
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 4-30-2024 |
|
|
4.65% |
|
You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.
The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice are only estimates and are not being provided for tax- reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax-reporting purposes will depend upon the fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.
If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.
MMTSN-0524
Grafico Azioni MFS Multimarket Income (NYSE:MMT)
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