MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST N-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-5822

MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agents for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2012


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


QUARTERLY REPORT

August 31, 2012

 

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INCOME TRUST

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

8/31/12 (unaudited)

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 - 111.0%                 
Aerospace - 1.4%                 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2018 (n)    $ 2,115,000      $ 2,352,938   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      375,000        421,875   
CPI International, Inc., 8%, 2018      840,000        789,600   
Heckler & Koch GmbH, 9.5%, 2018 (z)    EUR 505,000        504,975   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 2021    $ 1,865,000        2,018,863   
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10%, 2017      1,495,000        1,592,175   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,680,426   
Agricultural Products - 0.0%                 
Corporacion Azucarera del Peru S.A., 6.375%, 2022 (n)    $ 100,000      $ 103,500   
Airlines - 0.0%                 
Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.25%, 2021    $ 198,384      $ 226,158   
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.6%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 8%, 2016    $ 660,000      $ 735,900   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 2020      390,000        423,150   
Jones Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      455,000        450,450   
Levi Strauss & Co., 6.875%, 2022      175,000        181,563   
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.375%, 2020      1,305,000        1,461,600   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,252,663   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 6.3%                 
Anthracite Ltd., “A”, CDO, FRN, 0.6%, 2019 (z)    $ 1,025,780      $ 892,429   
Anthracite Ltd., “BFL”, CDO, FRN, 1.24%, 2037 (z)      3,000,000        2,985,000   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.92%, 2051      1,500,000        1,761,875   
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041      180,612        180,769   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.84%, 2040 (z)      772,558        499,147   
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.366%, 2049      1,605,000        1,606,258   
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, FRN, 5.97%, 2046      230,000        243,390   
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 5.147%, 2035      797,779        751,768   
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, FRN, 5.866%, 2039      1,400,000        1,396,791   
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7%, 2040 (a)(p)      2,337,974        116,899   
First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.602%, 2035 (i)      13,919,055        230,861   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A3”, FRN, 6.002%, 2049      1,000,000        1,070,120   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A3”, FRN, 6.174%, 2051      6,000,000        6,379,584   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A4”, FRN, 6.002%, 2049      5,000,000        5,688,260   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “C”, FRN, 6.246%, 2051      185,000        39,110   
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 6.041%, 2050      1,350,000        1,523,305   
Multi Security Asset Trust, “A3”, CDO, 5%, 2035 (z)      746,410        752,008   
Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023 (z)      1,265,049        1,194,535   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, “A4”, FRN, 6.097%, 2051      7,250,000        8,437,797   
    

 

 

 
      $ 35,749,906   
Automotive - 2.9%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 2018    $ 1,935,000      $ 1,959,188   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 2019 (n)      945,000        999,338   
Automotores Gildemeister S.A., 8.25%, 2021 (n)      137,000        147,960   
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      235,000        247,925   
Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 2031      800,000        988,000   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, 2014      485,000        537,442   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 12%, 2015      4,290,000        5,341,050   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Automotive - continued                 
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.125%, 2020    $ 345,000      $ 427,164   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.75%, 2017 (z)      380,000        382,578   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 2018      795,000        881,451   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.25%, 2020      185,000        202,575   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 2022      350,000        364,000   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 7.75%, 2018 (n)      430,000        453,650   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 8.125%, 2021 (n)      2,065,000        2,194,063   
Lear Corp., 8.125%, 2020      1,071,000        1,204,875   
    

 

 

 
      $ 16,331,259   
Basic Industry - 0.1%                 
Trimas Corp., 9.75%, 2017    $ 636,000      $ 709,140   
Broadcasting - 3.5%                 
Allbritton Communications Co., 8%, 2018    $ 900,000      $ 969,750   
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 2021      548,000        620,610   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9%, 2021      1,068,000        915,810   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 2020      1,115,000        1,081,550   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 7.625%, 2020      50,000        47,750   
Hughes Network Systems LLC, 7.625%, 2021      765,000        845,325   
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)      790,000        859,125   
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.25%, 2017      1,435,000        1,506,750   
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.5%, 2017 (p)      1,870,000        1,963,500   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 11.25%, 2016      320,000        336,800   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 2029      675,000        715,500   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2030      355,000        374,969   
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015 (p)(z)      915,374        933,681   
Newport Television LLC, 13%, 2017 (n)(p)      1,086,949        1,176,622   
News America, Inc., 6.2%, 2034      325,000        391,487   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      320,000        344,000   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      1,425,000        1,585,313   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018      185,000        202,344   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 13%, 2013 (n)      195,000        216,694   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 8.75%, 2015 (n)      725,000        826,500   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 7.625%, 2018 (n)      975,000        1,077,375   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.25%, 2022 (z)      150,000        150,000   
Townsquare Radio LLC, 9%, 2019 (z)      380,000        401,850   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2019 (n)      730,000        753,725   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      535,000        573,788   
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (n)      710,000        718,875   
    

 

 

 
      $ 19,589,693   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.5%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 7.875%, 2015    $ 785,000      $ 798,738   
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 12.5%, 2017      1,815,000        2,071,369   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,870,107   
Building - 1.9%                 
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.875%, 2018 (n)    $ 985,000      $ 1,056,413   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2020 (n)      600,000        649,500   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2021 (n)      440,000        480,700   
CEMEX Finance LLC, 9.5%, 2016 (n)      1,275,000        1,300,500   
CEMEX S.A., 9.25%, 2020      525,000        511,875   
HD Supply, Inc., 8.125%, 2019 (n)      495,000        537,075   
Masonite International Corp., 8.25%, 2021 (n)      1,195,000        1,251,763   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Building - continued                 
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2021    $ 1,375,000      $ 1,460,938   
Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 5.125%, 2022 (n)      200,000        207,000   
Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 7.125%, 2042 (n)      200,000        219,000   
Owens Corning, 9%, 2019      1,880,000        2,367,606   
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc., 10%, 2020 (n)      355,000        379,850   
USG Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      480,000        510,600   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,932,820   
Business Services - 1.3%                 
Ceridian Corp., 12.25%, 2015 (p)    $ 365,000      $ 361,350   
Ceridian Corp., 8.875%, 2019 (z)      350,000        375,375   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 7.625%, 2017      320,000        352,000   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 2022      455,000        473,200   
iGate Corp., 9%, 2016      1,448,000        1,567,460   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 2021      1,360,000        1,502,800   
Legend Acquisition Sub, Inc., 10.75%, 2020 (z)      440,000        434,500   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 2015      915,000        936,731   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.375%, 2018      1,065,000        1,131,563   
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.375%, 2018 (z)      449,000        450,097   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,585,076   
Cable TV - 3.3%                 
Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC, 8%, 2018 (n)    $ 270,000      $ 286,200   
CCH II LLC, 13.5%, 2016      1,350,000        1,478,250   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.875%, 2018      1,995,000        2,164,575   
CCO Holdings LLC, 8.125%, 2020      1,085,000        1,220,625   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.375%, 2020      250,000        277,500   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 8.625%, 2017 (n)      990,000        1,063,013   
CSC Holdings LLC, 8.5%, 2014      845,000        928,444   
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 5.2%, 2020      1,240,000        1,400,078   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 2021      1,000,000        1,065,000   
EchoStar Corp., 7.125%, 2016      450,000        495,000   
Myriad International Holdings B.V., 6.375%, 2017 (n)      485,000        548,656   
Nara Cable Funding Ltd., 8.875%, 2018 (z)      475,000        431,063   
ONO Finance ll PLC, 10.875%, 2019 (n)      300,000        240,000   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 2020 (n)    EUR 250,000        327,028   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5%, 2020    $  1,150,000        1,330,382   
UPC Holding B.V., 9.875%, 2018 (n)      925,000        1,038,313   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 2020 (n)      1,104,000        1,167,480   
Videotron Ltee, 5%, 2022      485,000        514,100   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.5%, 2016      164,000        183,270   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019      475,000        536,750   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.25%, 2022      820,000        858,950   
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., 8%, 2018 (n)    EUR 635,000        876,576   
    

 

 

 
      $ 18,431,253   
Chemicals - 1.9%                 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 2018    $ 1,335,000      $ 1,471,838   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2018      1,105,000        1,113,288   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 9%, 2020      270,000        230,850   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 2021      1,275,000        1,459,875   
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019 (n)      800,000        842,000   
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, 8.5%, 2016 (n)      940,000        885,950   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 5%, 2019      270,000        286,200   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 6%, 2021      1,185,000        1,350,900   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Chemicals - continued                 
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 12.5%, 2014    $ 1,206,000      $ 1,243,688   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.5%, 2016      978,000        596,580   
Polypore International, Inc., 7.5%, 2017      920,000        989,000   
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 5.5%, 2020 (n)      414,000        470,102   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,940,271   
Computer Software - 0.8%   
Lawson Software, Inc., 11.5%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,235,000      $ 1,407,900   
Lawson Software, Inc., 9.375%, 2019 (n)      145,000        156,963   
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.375%, 2020 (z)      430,000        439,675   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      1,290,000        1,393,200   
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc., 9.625%, 2018 (n)(p)      355,000        385,175   
TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., 11.375%, 2018      580,000        684,400   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,467,313   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.0%                 
Audatex North America, Inc., 6.75%, 2018 (n)    $ 485,000      $ 520,163   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 12.535%, 2017      475,000        509,438   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 2019      1,300,000        1,423,500   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., REIT, 8.5%, 2017      1,380,000        1,524,900   
IBM Corp., 4%, 2042      1,694,000        1,870,869   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,848,870   
Conglomerates - 0.8%                 
Amsted Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,655,000      $ 1,787,400   
Dynacast International LLC, 9.25%, 2019      890,000        934,500   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 2018      1,635,000        1,714,706   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,436,606   
Construction - 0.0%                 
Corporacion GEO S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 2022 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 199,000   
Consumer Products - 0.7%                 
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 9.75%, 2016    $ 560,000      $ 611,100   
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 2021      1,215,000        1,348,650   
FGI Operating Co./FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (z)      85,000        89,675   
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2020      1,355,000        1,497,275   
Libbey Glass, Inc., 6.875%, 2020 (n)      355,000        378,519   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,925,219   
Consumer Services - 0.9%                 
Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 2015    $ 265,000      $ 289,513   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017      4,030,000        4,594,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,883,713   
Containers - 1.5%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (z)    $ 990,000      $ 1,060,538   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2020 (n)      1,645,000        1,710,800   
Ball Corp., 5%, 2022      93,000        97,650   
Consolidated Container Co. LLC/Consolidated Container Finance, Inc., 10.125%, 2020 (z)      390,000        407,550   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017      855,000        929,813   
Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 2019      1,000,000        1,145,000   
Reynolds Group, 7.75%, 2016      495,000        517,275   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 2019      1,135,000        1,222,963   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 2019      410,000        433,575   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Containers - continued                 
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2021    $ 880,000      $ 864,600   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,389,764   
Defense Electronics - 0.4%                 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.2%, 2015 (n)    $ 450,000      $ 491,703   
Ducommun, Inc., 9.75%, 2018      644,000        673,785   
ManTech International Corp., 7.25%, 2018      575,000        603,750   
MOOG, Inc., 7.25%, 2018      575,000        610,938   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,380,176   
Electrical Equipment - 0.1%   
Avaya, Inc., 9.75%, 2015    $ 600,000      $ 520,500   
Avaya, Inc., 7%, 2019 (n)      190,000        173,850   
    

 

 

 
      $ 694,350   
Electronics - 0.7%                 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,480,000      $ 1,602,100   
Nokia Corp., 5.375%, 2019      500,000        423,033   
NXP B.V., 9.75%, 2018 (n)      418,000        477,565   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 6.5%, 2019 (n)      1,130,000        1,192,150   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,694,848   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 4.0%                 
Banco do Estado Rio Grande do Sul S.A., 7.375%, 2022 (n)    $ 213,000      $ 232,170   
Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), 4.375%, 2019 (n)      658,000        662,113   
Bank of Ceylon, 6.875%, 2017 (n)      200,000        208,000   
Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A., 5.75%, 2021 (n)      509,000        571,353   
CEZ A.S., 4.25%, 2022 (n)      814,000        865,022   
CNOOC Finance (2012) Ltd., 3.875%, 2022 (n)      454,000        487,385   
CNOOC Finance (2012) Ltd., 5%, 2042 (n)      201,000        233,511   
CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 4.5%, 2021 (n)      897,000        997,881   
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 5.75%, 2042 (n)      1,184,000        1,329,040   
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 4.75%, 2022 (n)      221,000        243,100   
Development Bank of Kazakhstan, 5.5%, 2015 (n)      205,000        221,400   
Dolphin Energy Ltd., 5.5%, 2021 (n)      400,000        454,600   
Ecopetrol S.A., 7.625%, 2019      594,000        766,260   
Gaz Capital S.A., 9.25%, 2019      583,000        757,171   
Gaz Capital S.A., 5.999%, 2021 (n)      1,344,000        1,523,841   
Gaz Capital S.A., 4.95%, 2022 (n)      255,000        267,444   
Georgian Oil & Gas Corp., 6.875%, 2017 (n)      200,000        202,000   
JSC Georgian Railway, 7.75%, 2022 (n)      200,000        220,027   
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Co., 6.95%, 2042 (n)      200,000        235,500   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.25%, 2017 (n)      591,000        687,038   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 8%, 2019 (n)      380,000        468,350   
OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank, FRN, 5.298%, 2017 (n)      200,000        210,000   
OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank, FRN, 6%, 2021 (n)      558,000        566,370   
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 2018      642,000        741,510   
Pertamina PT, 5.25%, 2021 (n)      256,000        278,400   
Pertamina PT, 4.875%, 2022 (n)      272,000        290,360   
Pertamina PT, 6%, 2042 (n)      318,000        343,440   
Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019      1,361,000        1,687,535   
Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.75%, 2041      481,000        597,899   
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.25%, 2017      950,000        729,125   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 8%, 2019      1,101,000        1,434,053   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.875%, 2022 (n)      774,000        866,880   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - continued                 
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.5%, 2041 (n)    $ 315,000      $ 389,025   
PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd., 6.35%, 2042 (n)      200,000        222,621   
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (n)      721,000        894,040   
Sberbank of Russia, 6.125%, 2022 (n)      703,000        768,941   
Sinopec Group Overseas Development (2012) Ltd., 3.9%, 2022 (n)      279,000        299,691   
Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S., 4.875%, 2017 (n)      200,000        205,000   
Turkiye Ihracat Kredi Bankasi A.S., 5.375%, 2016 (n)      200,000        212,500   
Vnesheconombank, 6.025%, 2022 (n)      200,000        220,260   
    

 

 

 
      $ 22,590,856   
Emerging Market Sovereign - 3.8%   
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 2021 (n)    $ 548,000      $ 623,350   
Government of Ukraine, 6.875%, 2015      500,000        475,625   
Government of Ukraine, 9.25%, 2017 (n)      200,000        202,500   
Republic of Argentina, 2.5%, to 2019, 3.75% to 2029, 5.25% to 2038      1,848,000        609,840   
Republic of Colombia, 8.125%, 2024      664,000        996,000   
Republic of Colombia, 6.125%, 2041      437,000        595,413   
Republic of Guatemala, 5.75%, 2022 (n)      201,000        225,321   
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)      1,423,000        2,145,173   
Republic of Indonesia, 4.875%, 2021 (n)      348,000        388,455   
Republic of Indonesia, 7.75%, 2038 (n)      593,000        862,815   
Republic of Latvia, 5.25%, 2017 (n)      200,000        215,760   
Republic of Lithuania, 6.625%, 2022 (n)      752,000        893,000   
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 2029      1,062,000        1,826,640   
Republic of Peru, 7.35%, 2025      355,000        518,300   
Republic of Philippines, 5.5%, 2026      421,000        517,830   
Republic of Philippines, 6.375%, 2034      848,000        1,150,100   
Republic of Poland, 5%, 2022      181,000        208,150   
Republic of Romania, 6.75%, 2022 (n)      1,030,000        1,117,550   
Republic of Slovakia, 4.375%, 2022 (n)      1,375,000        1,425,270   
Republic of South Africa, 5.5%, 2020      751,000        889,935   
Republic of South Africa, 4.665%, 2024      783,000        879,896   
Republic of South Africa, 6.25%, 2041      437,000        587,765   
Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.25%, 2021 (n)      208,000        217,345   
Republic of Turkey, 5.625%, 2021      362,000        419,920   
Republic of Turkey, 6.25%, 2022      390,000        471,900   
Republic of Turkey, 6%, 2041      200,000        235,500   
Russian Federation, 4.5%, 2022 (n)      400,000        443,500   
Russian Federation, 5.625%, 2042 (n)      200,000        236,250   
United Mexican States, 3.625%, 2022      1,970,000        2,141,390   
    

 

 

 
      $ 21,520,493   
Energy - Independent - 5.3%                 
ATP Oil & Gas Corp., 11.875%, 2015 (a)    $ 520,000      $ 135,200   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 8.625%, 2020      330,000        354,750   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 2022 (n)      410,000        418,200   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 2018      435,000        464,363   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 2022 (n)      535,000        565,763   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2020      625,000        648,438   
Concho Resources, Inc., 8.625%, 2017      420,000        463,050   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      875,000        945,000   
Continental Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2019      1,170,000        1,322,100   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      1,545,000        1,753,575   
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 2017      1,585,000        1,767,275   
Everest Acquisition LLC/Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc., 9.375%, 2020 (n)      1,720,000        1,870,500   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Independent - continued                 
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.5%, 2018    $ 1,020,000      $ 928,200   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 2017      1,380,000        1,476,600   
Hess Corp., 8.125%, 2019      100,000        130,484   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 8%, 2020 (n)      265,000        293,488   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.5%, 2019      635,000        720,725   
LINN Energy LLC, 6.5%, 2019 (n)      440,000        437,800   
LINN Energy LLC, 8.625%, 2020      605,000        653,400   
LINN Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2021      788,000        821,490   
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.875%, 2020      1,615,000        1,764,388   
OGX Austria GmbH, 8.375%, 2022 (n)      200,000        170,000   
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A., 8.5%, 2018 (n)      786,000        697,575   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.875%, 2018      1,175,000        1,422,571   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.5%, 2020      1,015,000        1,269,430   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 8.625%, 2019      1,180,000        1,336,350   
QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 2021      1,690,000        1,909,700   
Range Resources Corp., 8%, 2019      1,045,000        1,154,725   
Range Resources Corp., 5%, 2022      240,000        249,900   
Samson Investment Co., 9.75%, 2020 (z)      195,000        200,850   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 2018 (n)      1,655,000        1,725,338   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 2021      700,000        731,500   
Talisman Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 2019      280,000        353,489   
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.5%, 2018      820,000        882,525   
    

 

 

 
      $ 30,038,742   
Energy - Integrated - 0.5%                 
Husky Energy, Inc., 5.9%, 2014    $ 306,000      $ 332,434   
Husky Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2019      324,000        413,086   
Listrindo Capital B.V., 6.95%, 2019 (n)      200,000        214,124   
LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 6.656%, 2022      306,000        357,041   
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2021 (n)      1,395,000        1,618,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,934,885   
Engineering - Construction - 0.1%                 
B-Corp. Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 650,000      $ 646,750   
Entertainment - 0.9%                 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2019    $ 1,460,000      $ 1,598,700   
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 2020      1,095,000        1,209,975   
Cedar Fair LP, 9.125%, 2018      450,000        510,750   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 8.625%, 2019      1,460,000        1,635,200   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 2017 (n)      333,000        371,295   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,325,920   
Financial Institutions - 3.7%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.5%, 2017    $ 2,775,000      $ 2,886,300   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2014 (n)      1,795,000        1,864,556   
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2017 (n)      591,223        591,814   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2018      70,000        72,975   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 2018 (n)      1,355,000        1,471,869   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2019 (n)      1,315,000        1,370,888   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.125%, 2017      875,000        962,500   
GMAC, Inc., 8%, 2031      135,000        159,638   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018 (z)      177,000        188,505   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018      1,844,000        1,963,860   
International Lease Finance Corp., 4.875%, 2015      440,000        451,550   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Financial Institutions - continued                 
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 2015    $ 320,000      $ 358,800   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      1,075,000        1,236,250   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 10.875%, 2015      1,505,000        1,644,213   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 9.625%, 2019 (n)      25,000        27,500   
PHH Corp., 9.25%, 2016      1,275,000        1,405,688   
PHH Corp., 7.375%, 2019      535,000        552,388   
SLM Corp., 8.45%, 2018      1,575,000        1,819,125   
SLM Corp., 8%, 2020      1,385,000        1,568,513   
SLM Corp., 7.25%, 2022      255,000        275,400   
    

 

 

 
      $ 20,872,332   
Food & Beverages - 1.6%   
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 6.875%, 2019    $ 1,300,000      $ 1,717,180   
ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2015      1,154,000        1,182,862   
B&G Foods, Inc., 7.625%, 2018      1,305,000        1,415,109   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 2016      1,020,000        1,162,800   
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., 4.5%, 2022 (n)      218,000        235,450   
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, 8.25%, 2020 (n)      320,000        305,600   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015      749,000        768,661   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 8.25%, 2017      190,000        201,400   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2018       1,045,000        1,139,050   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 6.85%, 2016      912,000        1,039,680   
    

 

 

 
      $ 9,167,792   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.7%                 
Boise, Inc., 8%, 2020    $ 820,000      $ 906,100   
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8%, 2024      41,000        56,022   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co., 7.875%, 2018      510,000        568,650   
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 8.5%, 2021      120,000        87,600   
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 7.75%, 2017 (n)      300,000        313,500   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    EUR 560,000        771,283   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018    $ 75,000        78,000   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018 (n)      300,000        312,000   
Xerium Technologies, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      815,000        707,013   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,800,168   
Gaming & Lodging - 2.8%                 
Caesars Operating Escrow LLC, 8.5%, 2020 (n)    $ 265,000      $ 261,356   
Choice Hotels International, Inc., 5.75%, 2022      175,000        187,688   
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (a)(d)(n)      460,000        288   
GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 2017      680,000        766,700   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 2017      1,570,000        1,691,675   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 9%, 2017      425,000        463,250   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 5.25%, 2022 (n)      185,000        197,719   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 2020 (z)      1,080,000        1,109,700   
MGM Mirage, 10.375%, 2014      30,000        34,050   
MGM Mirage, 6.625%, 2015      265,000        276,263   
MGM Mirage, 7.5%, 2016      105,000        109,594   
MGM Resorts International, 11.375%, 2018      2,620,000        3,019,550   
MGM Resorts International, 9%, 2020      655,000        731,144   
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      1,640,000        1,830,650   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      345,000        378,638   
Rivers Pittsburgh Borrower LP/Rivers Pittsburgh Finance Corp., 9.5%, 2019 (n)      175,000        185,500   
Seven Seas Cruises S. DE R.L., 9.125%, 2019      900,000        936,000   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 6.75%, 2018      1,485,000        1,754,186   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - continued                 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016    $ 8,000      $ 8,929   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 7.375%, 2020      405,000        486,230   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 7.75%, 2020      1,165,000        1,301,888   
    

 

 

 
      $ 15,730,998   
Industrial - 0.7%                 
Altra Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 2016    $ 313,000      $ 335,693   
Dematic S.A., 8.75%, 2016 (z)      1,120,000        1,192,800   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 2016 (n)      1,124,000        966,640   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      516,000        575,340   
Rexel S.A., 6.125%, 2019 (n)      520,000        533,000   
SPL Logistics Escrow, LLC, 8.875%, 2020 (z)      525,000        540,750   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,144,223   
Insurance - 1.8%                 
American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 2016    $ 1,480,000      $ 1,622,354   
American International Group, Inc., 8.25%, 2018      665,000        838,974   
American International Group, Inc., 8.175% to 2038, FRN to 2068      3,435,000        4,100,531   
MetLife, Inc., 9.25% to 2038, FRN to 2068 (n)      1,100,000        1,402,500   
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 5.125%, 2014 (n)      860,000        924,465   
Unum Group, 7.125%, 2016      1,171,000        1,363,573   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,252,397   
Insurance - Health - 0.1%                 
AMERIGROUP Corp., 7.5%, 2019    $ 420,000      $ 489,300   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 1.4%                 
Allstate Corp., 7.45%, 2019    $ 850,000      $ 1,111,996   
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014      1,013,000        1,089,904   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75% to 2038, FRN to 2088 (n)      1,635,000        2,284,913   
XL Group PLC, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2049      1,695,000        1,544,569   
ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45% to 2016, FRN to 2065 (n)      1,190,000        1,252,475   
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2067 (n)      627,000        659,134   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,942,991   
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.4%                 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.9%, 2014 (n)    $ 1,780,000      $ 1,862,699   
ING Bank N.V., 3.9%, 2014 (n)      1,390,000        1,457,027   
Irish Life & Permanent PLC, 3.6%, 2013 (e)(n)      1,900,000        1,885,625   
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.7%, 2017 (n)      588,000        629,895   
KFW International Finance, Inc., 4.875%, 2019      1,000,000        1,219,600   
Societe Financement de l’ Economie Francaise, 3.375%, 2014 (n)      1,000,000        1,045,926   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,100,772   
International Market Sovereign - 10.0%                 
Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado, 4%, 2015    EUR 526,000      $ 650,318   
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 2021    AUD 1,028,000        1,290,499   
Federal Republic of Germany, 3.75%, 2015    EUR 3,425,000        4,689,177   
Federal Republic of Germany, 4.25%, 2018    EUR 392,000        596,649   
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 2030    EUR 847,000        1,734,411   
Government of Canada, 4.5%, 2015    CAD 747,000        825,053   
Government of Canada, 4.25%, 2018    CAD 447,000        523,739   
Government of Canada, 3.25%, 2021    CAD 338,000        386,268   
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 2033    CAD 136,000        216,098   
Government of Japan, 1.7%, 2017    JPY  383,600,000        5,234,471   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
International Market Sovereign - continued                 
Government of Japan, 1.1%, 2020    JPY 351,000,000      $ 4,672,485   
Government of Japan, 2.1%, 2024    JPY 233,000,000        3,331,500   
Government of Japan, 2.2%, 2027    JPY  375,000,000        5,343,986   
Government of New Zealand, 6%, 2021    NZD 483,000        465,445   
Government of Norway, 3.75%, 2021    NOK 2,065,000        411,372   
Kingdom of Belgium, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 1,360,000        2,052,729   
Kingdom of Denmark, 3%, 2021    DKK 2,538,000        499,327   
Kingdom of Spain, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 240,000        297,495   
Kingdom of Spain, 4.6%, 2019    EUR 390,000        441,474   
Kingdom of Sweden, 5%, 2020    SEK 6,870,000        1,334,703   
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5.5%, 2028    EUR 454,000        822,600   
Republic of Austria, 4.65%, 2018    EUR 823,000        1,229,999   
Republic of Finland, 3.875%, 2017    EUR 264,000        385,986   
Republic of France, 6%, 2025    EUR 388,000        673,672   
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2035    EUR 1,370,000        2,211,778   
Republic of Iceland, 4.875%, 2016 (n)    $ 1,646,000        1,715,955   
Republic of Italy, 4.25%, 2015    EUR 1,702,000        2,191,640   
Republic of Italy, 5.25%, 2017    EUR 3,255,000        4,192,644   
Republic of Italy, 3.75%, 2021    EUR 650,000        723,844   
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2015    GBP 1,681,000        3,351,446   
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2021    GBP 953,000        2,354,120   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 2036    GBP 739,000        1,477,526   
    

 

 

 
      $ 56,328,409   
Machinery & Tools - 1.5%                 
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 6.5%, 2022 (z)    $ 235,000      $ 244,400   
Case Corp., 7.25%, 2016      710,000        798,750   
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 2017      2,235,000        2,626,125   
CNH Capital LLC, 6.25%, 2016 (n)      280,000        303,800   
H&E Equipment Services LLC, 7%, 2022 (z)      330,000        342,375   
NESCO LLC/NESCO Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2017 (z)      770,000        808,500   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      940,000        1,029,300   
UR Financing Escrow Corp., 5.75%, 2018 (n)      1,000,000        1,057,500   
UR Financing Escrow Corp., 7.625%, 2022 (n)      1,000,000        1,080,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,290,750   
Major Banks - 2.3%                 
Bank of America Corp., 7.375%, 2014    $ 1,000,000      $ 1,091,244   
Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018      545,000        608,861   
Bank of America Corp., 7.625%, 2019      370,000        451,857   
BNP Paribas, FRN, 3.217%, 2014      1,216,000        1,237,709   
Credit Suisse New York, 5.5%, 2014      1,000,000        1,067,109   
DBS Bank Ltd., 3.625% to 2017, FRN to 2022 (n)      738,000        757,883   
HSBC USA, Inc., 4.875%, 2020      460,000        488,446   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.3%, 2019      1,000,000        1,220,436   
Morgan Stanley, 5.75%, 2016      397,000        422,552   
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018      391,000        431,798   
Morgan Stanley, 7.3%, 2019      830,000        936,176   
Morgan Stanley, 5.625%, 2019      1,500,000        1,552,185   
RBS Capital Trust II, 6.425% to 2034, FRN to 2049 (a)(d)      530,000        416,050   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017, FRN to 2049 (a)(d)(n)      350,000        294,000   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 2031, FRN to 2049      2,085,000        1,959,900   
    

 

 

 
      $ 12,936,206   

 

10


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 4.0%                 
Biomet, Inc., 10%, 2017    $ 545,000      $ 576,678   
Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, 2017      2,440,000        2,607,750   
Biomet, Inc., 6.5%, 2020 (z)      260,000        269,750   
Davita, Inc., 6.375%, 2018      2,180,000        2,327,150   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 2020      575,000        613,813   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (n)      665,000        765,581   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 2019 (n)      495,000        529,031   
HCA, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      3,095,000        3,489,613   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2022      1,190,000        1,323,875   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2022      330,000        351,038   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2020      1,825,000        2,005,219   
Hologic, Inc., 6.25%, 2020 (z)      170,000        179,988   
Hospira, Inc., 6.05%, 2017      655,000        755,176   
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., 8.375%, 2019      635,000        605,631   
McKesson Corp., 7.5%, 2019      110,000        142,443   
Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.35%, 2016      970,000        1,061,727   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 2019 (z)      555,000        599,400   
Select Medical Corp., 7.625%, 2015      105,000        106,378   
Teleflex, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      595,000        636,650   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2015      605,000        676,088   
Truven Health Analytics, Inc., 10.625%, 2020 (z)      250,000        266,875   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7%, 2018      1,055,000        1,139,400   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 2020 (z)      585,000        615,713   
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 0%, 2016      5,000        3,538   
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 8%, 2018      405,000        425,250   
WP Rocket Merger Sub, Inc., 10.125%, 2019 (n)      515,000        513,713   
    

 

 

 
      $ 22,587,468   
Metals & Mining - 2.1%                 
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings Finance PLC, 5.375%, 2020    $ 535,000      $ 566,194   
AngloGold Ashanti Holdings PLC, 5.125%, 2022      1,079,000        1,102,743   
ArcelorMittal, 6.5%, 2014      520,000        541,860   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 2020      645,000        583,725   
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2017      2,255,000        2,446,675   
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      375,000        416,250   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017      1,425,000        1,535,438   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      480,000        517,200   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2019 (n)      295,000        293,525   
Peabody Energy Corp., 7.375%, 2016      1,070,000        1,195,725   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6%, 2018 (n)      445,000        455,013   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.25%, 2021 (n)      445,000        452,788   
Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 2040      553,000        642,929   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 4.625%, 2020      490,000        513,859   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 4.375%, 2022      500,000        512,440   
    

 

 

 
      $ 11,776,364   
Mortgage-Backed - 5.6%                 
Fannie Mae, 4.1%, 2013    $ 468,182      $ 474,633   
Fannie Mae, 4.19%, 2013      392,606        400,304   
Fannie Mae, 4.845%, 2013      132,839        134,544   
Fannie Mae, 4.561%, 2014      224,442        234,807   
Fannie Mae, 4.6%, 2014      405,785        422,022   
Fannie Mae, 4.607%, 2014      440,064        457,837   
Fannie Mae, 4.77%, 2014      315,189        332,149   
Fannie Mae, 4.56%, 2015      170,809        182,656   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Mortgage-Backed - continued                 
Fannie Mae, 4.665%, 2015    $ 138,611      $ 148,830   
Fannie Mae, 4.7%, 2015      132,344        142,186   
Fannie Mae, 4.74%, 2015      328,796        354,670   
Fannie Mae, 4.78%, 2015      382,321        414,901   
Fannie Mae, 4.815%, 2015      348,883        377,151   
Fannie Mae, 4.87%, 2015      280,167        303,092   
Fannie Mae, 4.89%, 2015      93,568        100,792   
Fannie Mae, 4.907%, 2015      448,843        489,896   
Fannie Mae, 6%, 2016 - 2037      2,061,824        2,278,122   
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2019 - 2037      7,525,984        8,275,007   
Fannie Mae, 4.88%, 2020      218,925        246,647   
Fannie Mae, 3%, 2027      1,524,610        1,611,149   
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2032 - 2033      487,641        564,317   
Fannie Mae, 5%, 2035      1,429,834        1,566,930   
Fannie Mae, TBA, 3.5%, 2042      2,200,000        2,332,344   
Freddie Mac, 6%, 2034      229,867        257,533   
Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2039      1,324,186        1,482,962   
Ginnie Mae, 4.5%, 2041      1,624,500        1,808,951   
Ginnie Mae, TBA, 3%, 2042      6,000,000        6,275,625   
    

 

 

 
      $ 31,670,057   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.4%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2020    $ 1,060,000      $ 1,128,900   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 2021      1,065,000        1,043,700   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,172,600   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 2.0%                 
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.75%, 2018    $ 1,095,000      $ 1,174,388   
Crosstex Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      1,705,000        1,820,088   
El Paso Corp., 7%, 2017      1,395,000        1,595,618   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 2032      1,481,000        1,743,673   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 2020      1,380,000        1,587,000   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 8.375% to 2016, FRN to 2066      1,426,000        1,597,120   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 7.034% to 2018, FRN to 2068      256,000        286,720   
Rockies Express Pipeline LLC, 5.625%, 2020 (n)      347,000        331,385   
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 2019      810,000        1,051,122   
    

 

 

 
      $ 11,187,114   
Network & Telecom - 1.7%                 
AT&T, Inc., 6.55%, 2039    $ 170,000      $ 228,186   
AT&T, Inc., 5.35%, 2040      1,108,000        1,329,583   
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 2042      325,000        338,817   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.25%, 2017      1,020,000        1,091,400   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 2031      840,000        882,000   
Eileme 2 AB, 11.625%, 2020 (n)      765,000        837,675   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2018      1,065,000        1,184,813   
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      1,075,000        1,143,263   
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U., 2.582%, 2013      995,000        995,995   
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 2018      380,000        404,700   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2020      1,090,000        1,144,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 9,580,932   
Oil Services - 0.7%                 
Afren PLC, 11.5%, 2016 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 224,000   
Afren PLC, 10.25%, 2019 (n)      212,000        233,200   

 

12


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Oil Services - continued                 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 2019 (n)    $ 370,000      $ 355,200   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2021      305,000        320,250   
Edgen Murray Corp., 12.25%, 2015      1,195,000        1,269,688   
Pioneer Energy Services Corp., 9.875%, 2018      630,000        681,975   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 2021      545,000        553,175   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 2021 (z)      340,000        345,100   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,982,588   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 2.5%                 
Banco de Credito del Peru, 6.125% to 2022, FRN to 2027 (n)    $ 301,000      $ 323,575   
Banco Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U., 3.781%, 2015 (n)      1,400,000        1,361,710   
Bancolombia S.A., 5.95%, 2021      819,000        902,948   
BBVA Banco Continental S.A., 5%, 2022 (z)      146,000        150,015   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. Texas, 6.5%, 2021 (n)      900,000        951,750   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. Texas, 6.75%, 2022 (n)      155,000        166,625   
Capital One Financial Corp., 8.8%, 2019      320,000        415,508   
Capital One Financial Corp., 10.25%, 2039      3,025,000        3,115,750   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 2019, FRN to 2049 (n)      2,137,000        2,299,968   
Grupo Aval Ltd., 5.25%, 2017 (n)      205,000        218,325   
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., 5.5%, 2022 (n)      1,183,000        1,204,886   
LBG Capital No. 1 PLC, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      1,440,000        1,393,108   
Santander UK PLC, 8.963% to 2030, FRN to 2049      1,485,000        1,522,125   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,026,293   
Pharmaceuticals - 0.7%                 
Capsugel FinanceCo. SCA, 9.875%, 2019 (n)    EUR 651,000      $ 915,040   
Endo Health Solutions, Inc., 7%, 2019    $ 60,000        64,800   
Roche Holdings, Inc., 6%, 2019 (n)       1,000,000        1,264,280   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.5%, 2016 (n)      810,000        854,550   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 2020 (n)      540,000        558,900   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,657,570   
Pollution Control - 0.1%                 
Heckmann Corp., 9.875%, 2018    $ 440,000      $ 415,800   
Printing & Publishing - 0.2%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018 (z)    $ 11,911      $ 11,286   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.5%, 2016      354,000        396,480   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 2018      645,000        725,625   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,133,391   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.1%                 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V., 6.125%, 2021    $ 360,000      $ 403,200   
Real Estate - 1.2%                 
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., 11.625%, 2017    $ 400,000      $ 450,000   
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 2019      320,000        298,000   
Entertainment Properties Trust, REIT, 7.75%, 2020      665,000        740,873   
Entertainment Properties Trust, REIT, 5.75%, 2022      750,000        757,091   
HRPT Properties Trust, REIT, 6.25%, 2016      1,053,000        1,139,492   
Kennedy Wilson, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      300,000        318,750   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 2021      680,000        739,500   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2022      495,000        522,225   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.875%, 2017      756,000        890,484   

 

13


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - continued                 
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 10.35%, 2019    $ 660,000      $ 944,251   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,800,666   
Retailers - 2.5%                 
Academy Ltd., 9.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 295,000      $ 323,025   
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 10%, 2019      810,000        872,775   
Dollar General Corp., 4.125%, 2017      827,000        860,080   
Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036      509,000        677,712   
J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125%, 2019      455,000        476,044   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.9%, 2017      480,000        546,000   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 2033      670,000        666,650   
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, 2015      855,000        877,452   
Pantry, Inc., 8.375%, 2020 (z)      385,000        397,994   
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020 (n)      485,000        540,421   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 2020      780,000        801,450   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      465,000        519,638   
Toys “R” Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.5%, 2017      1,725,000        1,867,313   
Toys “R” Us, Inc., 10.75%, 2017      1,040,000        1,146,600   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.625%, 2041      2,500,000        3,379,105   
Yankee Acquisition Corp., 8.5%, 2015      5,000        5,081   
YCC Holdings LLC/Yankee Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2016 (p)      285,000        296,756   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,254,096   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.1%                 
Koppers, Inc., 7.875%, 2019    $ 265,000      $ 289,513   
Specialty Stores - 0.3%                 
Gymboree Corp., 9.125%, 2018    $ 125,000      $ 118,750   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, 2016      635,000        667,550   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      1,080,000        1,150,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,936,500   
Steel - 0.0%                 
Evraz Group S.A., 7.4%, 2017 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 202,250   
Supermarkets - 0.2%                 
Delhaize Group, 5.7%, 2040    $ 834,000      $ 682,606   
SUPERVALU, Inc., 7.5%, 2014      275,000        264,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 946,606   
Supranational - 0.6%                 
European Investment Bank, 5.125%, 2017    $ 2,593,000      $ 3,088,185   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 2.5%                 
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 3.125%, 2022    $ 1,369,000      $ 1,403,272   
Clearwire Corp., 12%, 2015 (n)      995,000        985,050   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2016      560,000        590,800   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2020      720,000        698,400   
Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 2015      1,475,000        1,594,844   
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.75%, 2017 (n)      430,000        462,250   
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 2019      1,005,000        1,092,938   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      710,000        752,600   
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.5%, 2018 (n)      350,000        378,000   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.875%, 2018      355,000        381,625   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 2028      1,315,000        1,190,075   

 

14


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Telecommunications - Wireless - continued                 
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 2016    $ 1,005,000      $ 1,025,100   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2017      315,000        346,500   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 2018 (n)      415,000        489,700   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      1,940,000        1,775,100   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.25%, 2018 (n)      1,170,000        1,076,400   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,242,654   
Telephone Services - 0.5%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018 (n)    $ 445,000      $ 483,938   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 2019      475,000        520,125   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 2020      1,200,000        1,284,000   
Sable International Finance Ltd., 8.75%, 2020 (n)      200,000        220,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,508,563   
Tobacco - 0.2%                 
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017    $ 1,040,000      $ 1,259,849   
Transportation - 0.1%                 
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 9.25%, 2019    $ 748,000      $ 691,900   
Transportation - Services - 2.1%                 
ACL I Corp., 10.625%, 2016 (p)    $ 886,222      $ 842,677   
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 2018 (n)      1,155,000        1,217,081   
Atlas Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, “B”, 7.68%, 2014      239,767        228,977   
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 2019      315,000        340,200   
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 2019 (n)      220,000        237,555   
CEVA Group PLC, 8.375%, 2017 (n)      1,920,000        1,867,200   
Commercial Barge Line Co., 12.5%, 2017      1,525,000        1,708,000   
ERAC USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 2017 (n)      1,000,000        1,196,060   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.625%, 2017      1,460,000        1,368,750   
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      480,000        489,000   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2018      1,795,000        1,970,013   
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 6.875%, 2013      370,000        382,950   
    

 

 

 
      $ 11,848,463   
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 0.7%                 
Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2017    $ 3,060,000      $ 3,761,894   
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 3.0%                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.25%, 2023 (f)    $ 1,800,000      $ 2,633,344   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2031      286,200        421,608   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2036      95,000        129,630   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.75%, 2037      2,986,200        4,231,072   
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 2019      8,087,000        9,244,452   
    

 

 

 
      $ 16,660,106   
Utilities - Electric Power - 3.7%                 
AES Corp., 8%, 2017    $ 1,965,000      $ 2,294,138   
Atlantic Power Corp., 9%, 2018      620,000        647,900   
Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.85%, 2034      1,442,997        1,519,331   
Calpine Corp., 8%, 2016 (n)      1,800,000        1,946,250   
Calpine Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      560,000        630,000   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.5%, 2018      400,000        481,827   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 2020      905,000        1,010,068   
Dolphin Subsidiary ll, Inc., 7.25%, 2021 (n)      515,000        587,100   

 

15


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Utilities - Electric Power - continued                 
Edison Mission Energy, 7%, 2017    $ 610,000      $ 320,250   
EDP Finance B.V., 6%, 2018 (n)      2,548,000        2,419,581   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      1,125,000        1,240,313   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      2,610,000        2,929,725   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2022 (n)      550,000        585,750   
GenOn Energy, Inc., 9.5%, 2018      15,000        16,538   
GenOn Energy, Inc., 9.875%, 2020      1,515,000        1,660,819   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2017      390,000        405,600   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      750,000        808,125   
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014 (z)      684,519        676,517   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.5%, 2020 (n)      630,000        507,150   
Viridian Group FundCo II, 11.125%, 2017 (z)      410,000        392,575   
    

 

 

 
      $ 21,079,557   
Total Bonds      $ 626,600,294   
Preferred Stocks - 0.1%                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.1%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (z)      380      $ 346,026   
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%      22,000        546,040   
Total Preferred Stocks      $ 892,066   
Convertible Bonds - 0.2%                 
Network & Telecom - 0.2%                 
Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 2014 (a)(d)    $ 965,000      $ 948,113   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%   
Automotive - 0.1%   
General Motors Co., 4.75%      11,310      $ 403,767   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 0.1%                 
Broadcasting - 0.0%                 
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 2014    $ 52,111      $ 51,824   
Financial Institutions - 0.0%                 
Springleaf Finance Corp., Term Loan, 5.5%, 2017    $ 63,660      $ 61,329   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.1%                 
Dynegy Midwest Generation LLC, Term Loan, 9.25%, 2016    $ 70,200      $ 72,632   
Dynegy Power LLC, Term Loan, 9.25%, 2016      105,299        110,038   
    

 

 

 
      $ 182,670   
Total Floating Rate Loans      $ 295,823   
Common Stocks - 0.0%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      12,648      $ 63,493   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%                 
American Media Operations, Inc. (a)      3,053      $ 16,150   
Total Common Stocks      $ 79,643   

 

16


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Money Market Funds - 6.3%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.16%, at Net Asset Value (v)      35,828,044      $ 35,828,044   
Total Investments      $ 665,047,750   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (17.8)%        (100,630,494
Net Assets - 100.0%      $ 564,417,256   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default. Interest and/or scheduled principal payment(s) have been missed.
(e) Guaranteed by Minister for Finance of Ireland.
(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.
(g) The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.
(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 $138,974,080, representing 24.6% of net assets.
(p) Payment-in-kind security.
(r) Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.
(v) Underlying affiliated fund 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.
(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
  
Cost
     Value  
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (Preferred Stock)    4/13/11-4/14/11      $356,250         $346,026   
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018    12/22/10      12,073         11,286   
Anthracite Ltd., “A”, CDO, FRN, 0.6%, 2019    1/15/10      780,981         892,429   
Anthracite Ltd., “BFL”, CDO, FRN, 1.24%, 2037    12/09/10      2,744,961         2,985,000   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017    7/20/12-7/23/12      1,048,675         1,060,538   
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 6.5%, 2022    6/29/12      235,000         244,400   
BBVA Banco Continental S.A., 5%, 2022    5/24/11      146,000         150,015   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.84%, 2040    3/01/06      772,558         499,147   
Biomet, Inc., 6.5%, 2020    1/07/08-8/04/08      260,000         269,750   
Ceridian Corp., 8.875%, 2019    2/16/12-7/26/11      350,000         375,375   
Consolidated Container Co. LLC/Consolidated Container Finance, Inc., 10.125%, 2020    6/28/12-7/17/12      394,097         407,550   
Dematic S.A., 8.75%, 2016    4/19/11-10/21/11      1,117,523         1,192,800   
FGI Operating Co./FGI Finance, Inc., 7.875%, 2020    4/12/12      85,000         89,675   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.75%, 2017    11/18/10      380,000         382,578   
H&E Equipment Services LLC, 7%, 2022    8/10/12      331,871         342,375   
Heckler & Koch GmbH, 9.5%, 2018    5/06/11-7/11/11      702,247         504,975   
Hologic, Inc., 6.25%, 2020    7/19/12      170,000         179,988   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018    3/12/12-5/24/12      186,529         188,505   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 2020    7/26/12-8/30/12      1,110,822         1,109,700   
Legend Acquisition Sub, Inc., 10.75%, 2020    8/17/12      434,273         434,500   
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015    11/09/07-2/16/11      903,005         933,681   
Multi Security Asset Trust, “A3”, CDO, 5%, 2035    10/12/10      730,570         752,008   
NESCO LLC/NESCO Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2017    4/05/12      773,603         808,500   
Nara Cable Funding Ltd., 8.875%, 2018    1/26/12      461,354         431,063   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Restricted Securities – continued    Acquisition
Date
  
Cost
     Value  
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.375%, 2020    8/14/12      $430,000         $439,675   
Pantry, Inc., 8.375%, 2020    7/25/12      385,000         397,994   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 2019    1/13/12-1/30/12      561,859         599,400   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.25%, 2022    3/12/12-4/20/12      150,000         150,000   
SPL Logistics Escrow, LLC, 8.875%, 2020    7/24/12      525,000         540,750   
Samson Investment Co., 9.75%, 2020    8/20/12      201,323         200,850   
Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023    7/15/05      1,264,808         1,194,535   
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014    4/16/04      684,519         676,517   
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.375%, 2018    3/30/12      447,972         450,097   
Townsquare Radio LLC, 9%, 2019    3/30/12      376,364         401,850   
Truven Health Analytics, Inc., 10.625%, 2020    5/24/12-5/25/12      253,421         266,875   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 2021    5/11/11-3/05/12      335,788         345,100   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 7.625%, 2020    5/04/11-3/21/12      585,000         615,713   
Viridian Group FundCo II, 11.125%, 2017    3/01/12      397,549         392,575   
Total Restricted Securities            $21,263,795   
% of Net assets            3.8%   

The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:

 

CDO   Collateralized Debt Obligation
FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
TBA   To Be Announced

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
CAD   Canadian Dollar
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
JPY   Japanese Yen
MXN   Mexican Peso
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona

Derivative Contracts at 8/31/12

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 8/31/12

 

Type    Currency      Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver/Receive
   Settlement
Date Range
   In Exchange
For
     Contracts
at Value
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives            
SELL      MXN       Citibank N.A.    18,550,000    10/12/12    $ 1,403,157       $ 1,399,860       $ 3,297   
BUY      NOK       Barclays Bank PLC    8,412    10/12/12      1,377         1,450         73   
                    

 

 

 
                     $ 3,370   
                    

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Type    Currency      Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver/Receive
   Settlement
Date Range
   In Exchange
For
     Contracts
at Value
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives            
SELL      AUD       Westpac Banking Corp.    1,140,143    10/12/12    $ 1,154,190       $ 1,173,892       $ (19,702
SELL      CAD       Merrill Lynch International Bank    1,953,400    10/12/12      1,907,300         1,980,066         (72,766
SELL      DKK       Citibank N.A.    2,818,044    10/12/12      465,185         476,088         (10,903
SELL      EUR       Barclays Bank PLC    865,120    10/12/12      1,069,345         1,088,573         (19,228
SELL      EUR       Credit Suisse Group    535,000    10/12/12      670,174         673,185         (3,011
SELL      EUR       Deutsche Bank AG    239,270    10/12/12      297,449         301,071         (3,622
SELL      EUR       Goldman Sachs International    9,828,044    10/12/12      12,022,833         12,366,535         (343,702
SELL      EUR       UBS AG    9,828,044    10/12/12      12,028,465         12,366,535         (338,070
SELL      GBP       Barclays Bank PLC    2,278,977    10/12/12      3,536,767         3,618,194         (81,427
SELL      GBP       Deutsche Bank AG    2,278,977    10/12/12      3,536,607         3,618,193         (81,586
SELL      JPY       Citibank N.A.    719,953,585    10/12/12      9,064,400         9,198,081         (133,681
SELL      JPY       Merrill Lynch International Bank    719,953,585    10/12/12      9,057,080         9,198,081         (141,001
BUY      MXN       Citibank N.A.    18,531,000    10/12/12      1,407,300         1,398,426         (8,874
SELL      NOK       Citibank N.A.    2,383,618    10/12/12      389,219         410,731         (21,512
SELL      NZD       UBS AG    583,205    10/12/12      459,935         467,391         (7,456
SELL      SEK       Credit Suisse Group    8,911,999    10/12/12      1,272,633         1,343,788         (71,155
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (1,357,696
                    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 8/31/12

 

Description    Currency      Contracts      Value    Expiration Date    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives               
Interest Rate Futures               
U.S. Treasury Note 30 yr (Long)      USD         23       $3,482,344    December - 2012      $45,934   
              

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives               
Interest Rate Futures               
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)      USD         250       $33,429,688    December - 2012      $(250,875
              

 

 

 

At August 31, 2012, the fund had liquid securities with an aggregate value of $250,168 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts.

See attached supplemental information. For more information see notes to financial statements as disclosed in the most recent semiannual or annual report.

 

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Supplemental Information

8/31/12 (unaudited)

(1) Investment Valuations

Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which they are primarily traded. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. 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. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. 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. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. 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.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an 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 halting 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. 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 unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of August 31, 2012 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $1,013,300         $346,026         $16,150         $1,375,476   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents              20,422,000                 20,422,000   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              111,628,715                 111,628,715   
Corporate Bonds              348,831,787                 348,831,787   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities              32,602,594                 32,602,594   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              29,571,886                 29,571,886   
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)              5,245,483                 5,245,483   
Foreign Bonds              79,245,942                 79,245,942   
Floating Rate Loans              295,823                 295,823   
Mutual Funds      35,828,044                         35,828,044   
Total Investments      $36,841,344         $628,190,256         $16,150         $665,047,750   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $(204,941      $—         $—         $(204,941
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              (1,354,326              (1,354,326

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued

 

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 fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.

 

     Equity Securities  
Balance as of 11/30/11      $36,300   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (20,150
Balance as of 8/31/12      $16,150   

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as level 3 at August 31, 2012 is $(20,150).

(2) Portfolio Securities

The cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of the investments owned by the fund, as computed on a federal income tax basis, are as follows:

 

Aggregate cost      $629,850,923   
Gross unrealized appreciation      $44,350,081   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (9,153,254
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $35,196,827   

The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.

(3) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds – 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 fund assumes the following to be an affiliated issuer:

 

Underlying Affiliated Funds    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      22,776,160         124,710,614         (111,658,730      35,828,044   
Underlying Affiliated Funds    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $31,271         $35,828,044   

(4) Issuer Country Weightings

Issuer country weighting percentages of portfolio holdings based on net assets, as of August 31, 2012, are as follows:

 

United States     65.5%   
United Kingdom     4.0%   
Japan     3.3%   
Mexico     2.2%   
Canada     2.1%   
Italy     1.8%   
Germany     1.7%   
France     1.7%   
Brazil     1.3%   
Other Countries     16.4%   

The issuer country weighting percentages include both accrued interest amounts and the equivalent exposure from any derivative holdings, if applicable.

 

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ITEM 2. 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 Form N-Q, 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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

File as exhibits as part of this Form 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.


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 CHARTER INCOME TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
  John M. Corcoran, President

Date: October 17, 2012

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)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 17, 2012

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 17, 2012

 

* Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.