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)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington 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: November 30

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2013


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


QUARTERLY REPORT

August 31, 2013

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

8/31/13 (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 - 105.7%                 
Aerospace - 1.5%                 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2018 (n)    $ 2,115,000      $ 2,337,075   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      375,000        418,594   
CPI International, Inc., 8%, 2018      985,000        1,009,625   
Heckler & Koch GmbH, 9.5%, 2018 (n)    EUR 505,000        624,050   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 2021    $ 1,935,000        2,089,800   
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10%, 2017      1,790,000        1,933,200   
    

 

 

 
             $ 8,412,344   
Airlines - 0.0%                 
Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.25%, 2021    $ 187,299      $ 211,648   
Apparel Manufacturers – 0.7%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 2020    $ 875,000      $ 945,000   
Jones Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      1,155,000        1,179,544   
PVH Corp., 7.375%, 2020      1,305,000        1,409,400   
PVH Corp., 4.5%, 2022      580,000        537,225   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,071,169   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 4.6%                 
Anthracite Ltd., “A”, CDO, FRN, 0.543%, 2019 (z)    $ 332,064      $ 330,042   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.934%, 2051      1,500,000        1,668,030   
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041      136,514        139,187   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.784%, 2040 (z)      725,909        352,345   
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.366%, 2049      1,605,000        1,606,618   
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, FRN, 5.971%, 2046      230,000        245,873   
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 5.147%, 2033      682,893        692,847   
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7%, 2040 (a)(p)      2,505,979        125,299   
First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.678%, 2035 (i)      7,251,560        144,531   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A3”, FRN, 6.002%, 2049      1,000,000        1,044,715   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A3”, FRN, 6.124%, 2051      6,000,000        6,213,708   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A4”, FRN, 6.002%, 2049      5,000,000        5,569,315   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “C”, FRN, 6.196%, 2051      185,000        101,288   
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 6.044%, 2050      1,350,000        1,507,133   
Multi Security Asset Trust, “A3”, CDO, 5%, 2035 (z)      591,047        585,876   
Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023 (z)      1,133,880        1,145,219   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, “A4”, FRN, 6.122%, 2051      3,625,000        3,955,680   
    

 

 

 
             $ 25,427,706   
Automotive - 2.3%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 2018    $ 1,445,000      $ 1,488,350   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 2019 (n)      1,535,000        1,615,587   
Continental Rubber of America Corp., 4.5%, 2019 (n)      235,000        237,468   
Delphi Corp., 5%, 2023      675,000        685,969   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.125%, 2020      345,000        419,467   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.75%, 2017 (n)      380,000        391,875   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 2018      795,000        885,431   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.25%, 2023 (n)      385,000        346,500   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.25%, 2020      185,000        203,963   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.5%, 2021      1,150,000        1,167,250   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 2022      350,000        357,438   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 7.75%, 2018 (n)      430,000        465,475   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 8.125%, 2021 (n)      2,065,000        2,294,731   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Automotive - continued                 
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 5.625%, 2023 (n)    $ 465,000      $ 447,563   
Lear Corp., 8.125%, 2020      952,000        1,040,060   
Lear Corp., 4.75%, 2023 (n)      285,000        266,475   
LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 2023 (n)      155,000        142,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 12,456,202   
Broadcasting - 2.8%                 
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 2021    $ 843,000      $ 931,515   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9%, 2021      1,163,000        1,104,850   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      190,000        188,575   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      850,000        850,000   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 7.625%, 2020      50,000        49,625   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 7.625%, 2020      440,000        441,100   
Hughes Network Systems LLC, 7.625%, 2021      765,000        820,463   
IAC/InterActive Corp., 4.75%, 2022      300,000        276,750   
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)      790,000        821,600   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 2022 (n)      990,000        987,525   
Intelsat S.A., 8.125%, 2023 (n)      1,125,000        1,175,625   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 2029      820,000        877,400   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2030      210,000        221,550   
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 2021 (n)      755,000        758,775   
News America, Inc., 6.2%, 2034      325,000        348,825   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      320,000        344,800   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2020 (n)      235,000        237,350   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      925,000        978,188   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018      185,000        202,113   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 7.625%, 2018 (n)      975,000        1,060,313   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 2020 (n)      30,000        27,450   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.25%, 2022 (n)      150,000        139,125   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2019 (n)      855,000        902,025   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      535,000        579,806   
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (n)      710,000        768,575   
WPP Finance, 3.625%, 2022      138,000        129,246   
    

 

 

 
             $ 15,223,169   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.4%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 6.375%, 2019    $ 2,065,000      $ 2,168,250   
Building - 1.8%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.625%, 2021 (n)    $ 155,000      $ 150,350   
Boise Cascade Co., 6.375%, 2020      505,000        522,675   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.875%, 2018 (n)      985,000        1,046,561   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2020 (n)      600,000        637,500   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2021 (n)      440,000        466,400   
CEMEX Finance LLC, 9.5%, 2016 (n)      419,000        442,045   
CEMEX Finance LLC, 9.5%, 2016      216,000        227,880   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 5.875%, 2019 (n)      253,000        239,717   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 6.5%, 2019 (z)      284,000        275,480   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 9.25%, 2020      310,000        323,950   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2021      60,000        60,900   
HD Supply, Inc., 8.125%, 2019      495,000        550,688   
HD Supply, Inc., 11.5%, 2020      690,000        817,650   
Mohawk Industries, Inc., 3.85%, 2023      134,000        126,400   
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2021      1,375,000        1,488,438   
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc., 10%, 2020 (n)      760,000        832,200   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Building - continued                 
USG Corp., 6.3%, 2016    $ 1,328,000      $ 1,391,080   
USG Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      480,000        524,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 10,124,314   
Business Services - 0.9%                 
Cielo S.A., 3.75%, 2022 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 167,000   
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 2020      520,000        500,500   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 2022      700,000        719,633   
First Data Corp., 10.625%, 2021 (z)      250,000        248,438   
iGate Corp., 9%, 2016      1,608,000        1,732,620   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 2021      746,000        811,275   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 6%, 2023      125,000        124,063   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 2023      420,000        384,300   
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.375%, 2018 (n)      449,000        448,953   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,136,782   
Cable TV - 2.7%                 
CCO Holdings LLC, 8.125%, 2020    $ 845,000      $ 916,825   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.375%, 2020      250,000        267,500   
CCO Holdings LLC, 6.5%, 2021      1,460,000        1,478,250   
CCO Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 2023      400,000        359,000   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2024      395,000        366,362   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 2020 (n)      530,000        528,675   
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC, 5.125%, 2021 (z)      180,000        165,600   
DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 2019      240,000        270,600   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 2021      1,000,000        1,042,500   
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 2023      630,000        581,175   
EchoStar Corp., 7.125%, 2016      450,000        490,500   
Lynx I Corp., 5.375%, 2021 (n)      380,000        370,500   
Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 2023 (n)      295,000        292,788   
Myriad International Holdings B.V., 6.375%, 2017 (n)      340,000        365,500   
Myriad International Holdings B.V., 6%, 2020 (n)      1,051,000        1,070,759   
Nara Cable Funding Ltd., 8.875%, 2018 (z)      475,000        492,813   
ONO Finance ll PLC, 10.875%, 2019 (n)      300,000        311,250   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 2020 (n)    EUR 435,000        601,076   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5%, 2020    $ 1,150,000        1,159,404   
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 2023 (n)      230,000        209,300   
UPC Holding B.V., 9.875%, 2018 (n)      1,175,000        1,274,875   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 2020 (n)      1,104,000        1,153,680   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019      318,000        345,030   
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., 8%, 2018 (n)    EUR 635,000        896,694   
    

 

 

 
             $ 15,010,656   
Chemicals - 1.4%                 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 2018    $ 1,335,000      $ 1,425,112   
Flash Dutch 2 B.V./U.S. Coatings Acquisition, 7.375%, 2021 (n)      305,000        311,863   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 2020 (n)      310,000        306,125   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2018      830,000        848,675   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 2021      1,565,000        1,744,975   
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019 (n)      800,000        876,000   
INEOS Group Holdings S.A., 6.125%, 2018 (n)      515,000        498,263   
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 2023 (n)      100,000        99,750   
Polypore International, Inc., 7.5%, 2017      365,000        386,900   
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 5.5%, 2020 (n)      414,000        436,284   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Chemicals - continued                 
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 2020 (n)    $ 570,000      $ 544,350   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,478,297   
Computer Software - 0.7%                 
ACI Worldwide, Inc., 6.375%, 2020 (z)    $ 290,000      $ 292,900   
Infor U.S., Inc., 11.5%, 2018      995,000        1,154,200   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      1,225,000        1,316,875   
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc., 9.625%, 2018      355,000        383,400   
TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., 11.375%, 2018      580,000        645,250   
Verisign, Inc., 4.625%, 2023 (n)      85,000        79,475   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,872,100   
Computer Software - Systems - 0.8%                 
Audatex North America, Inc., 6.75%, 2018    $ 495,000      $ 525,937   
Audatex North America, Inc., 6%, 2021 (n)      855,000        865,687   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 12.535%, 2017      163,000        170,131   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 2019      1,060,000        1,164,675   
IBM Corp., 4%, 2042      1,694,000        1,551,565   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,277,995   
Conglomerates - 1.4%                 
Amsted Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,655,000      $ 1,746,025   
BC Mountain LLC, 7%, 2021 (n)      570,000        584,250   
Dynacast International LLC, 9.25%, 2019      890,000        970,100   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 2018      1,635,000        1,735,144   
Metalloinvest Finance Ltd., 5.625%, 2020 (n)      619,000        578,765   
Renaissance Acquisition, 6.875%, 2021 (n)      595,000        581,613   
Rexel S.A., 6.125%, 2019 (n)      520,000        530,400   
Rexel S.A., 5.25%, 2020 (n)      220,000        213,400   
Silver II Borrower, 7.75%, 2020 (n)      715,000        740,025   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,679,722   
Construction - 0.1%                 
Country Garden Holdings Co., 11.25%, 2017    $ 494,000      $ 539,078   
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2021      145,000        134,125   
    

 

 

 
             $ 673,203   
Consumer Products - 0.7%                 
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 2021    $ 1,215,000      $ 1,297,012   
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2020      1,355,000        1,449,850   
Libbey Glass, Inc., 6.875%, 2020      320,000        342,000   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 8.125%, 2020      257,000        282,700   
Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp., 6.375%, 2020 (n)      265,000        274,275   
Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp., 6.625%, 2022 (n)      80,000        82,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,727,837   
Consumer Services - 0.5%                 
ADT Corp., 4.125%, 2023    $ 60,000      $ 52,009   
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020 (n)      485,000        526,976   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017      1,955,000        2,145,613   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,724,598   
Containers - 1.9%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)    $ 990,000      $ 1,056,825   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2020 (n)      1,645,000        1,747,812   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Containers - continued                 
Ball Corp., 5%, 2022    $ 93,000      $ 91,372   
Ball Corp., 4%, 2023      15,000        13,387   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 9.5%, 2018      220,000        238,975   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 9.75%, 2021      390,000        451,425   
Crown Americas LLC, 4.5%, 2023 (n)      460,000        424,350   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017      1,300,000        1,423,500   
Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 2019      1,000,000        1,135,000   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 2019      1,135,000        1,207,356   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 2019      410,000        435,625   
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 2020      590,000        584,838   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2021      1,460,000        1,441,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 10,252,215   
Defense Electronics - 0.3%                 
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.2%, 2015 (n)    $ 450,000      $ 481,576   
Ducommun, Inc., 9.75%, 2018      644,000        711,620   
MOOG, Inc., 7.25%, 2018      590,000        612,125   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,805,321   
Electrical Equipment - 0.1%                 
Avaya, Inc., 9.75%, 2015    $ 460,000      $ 455,400   
Avaya, Inc., 7%, 2019 (n)      190,000        173,850   
    

 

 

 
             $ 629,250   
Electronics - 0.7%                 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018 (n)    $ 955,000      $ 1,031,400   
Nokia Corp., 5.375%, 2019      500,000        476,250   
Nokia Corp., 6.625%, 2039      190,000        161,975   
NXP B.V., 9.75%, 2018 (n)      108,000        119,340   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 2023 (n)      630,000        620,550   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 6.5%, 2019 (n)      1,130,000        1,203,450   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,612,965   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 4.7%                 
Banco de Reservas de La Republica Dominicana, 7%, 2023 (n)    $ 621,000      $ 608,580   
Banco do Brasil S.A., 3.875%, 2022      200,000        168,000   
Banco do Estado Rio Grande do Sul S.A., 7.375%, 2022 (n)      1,041,000        1,025,385   
Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), 4.375%, 2019 (n)      658,000        624,113   
Bank of Ceylon, 6.875%, 2017 (n)      200,000        197,000   
Caixa Economica Federal, 3.5%, 2022 (n)      151,000        120,422   
CNOOC Finance (2012) Ltd., 3.875%, 2022 (n)      227,000        219,293   
CNOOC Finance (2013) Ltd., 3%, 2023      233,000        207,012   
CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 4.5%, 2021 (n)      897,000        909,762   
CNPC General Capital Ltd., 3.4%, 2023 (n)      227,000        206,695   
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 4.75%, 2022 (n)      221,000        212,712   
Dolphin Energy Ltd., 5.5%, 2021 (n)      733,000        778,812   
Ecopetrol S.A., 7.625%, 2019      594,000        680,130   
El Fondo Mivivienda S.A., 3.5%, 2023 (n)      150,000        129,750   
Gaz Capital S.A., 3.85%, 2020 (n)      637,000        594,003   
Gaz Capital S.A., 5.999%, 2021 (n)      1,344,000        1,364,160   
Gaz Capital S.A., 4.95%, 2028 (n)      543,000        458,835   
Gazprom Neft, 4.375%, 2022 (n)      457,000        405,588   
Georgian Oil & Gas Corp., 6.875%, 2017 (n)      200,000        205,500   
JSC Georgian Railway, 7.75%, 2022 (n)      200,000        211,000   
KazAgro National Management Holding, 4.625%, 2023 (n)      230,000        201,250   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - continued                 
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Co., 6.95%, 2042 (n)    $ 1,167,000      $ 1,113,026   
KazMunayGas National Co., 4.4%, 2023 (n)      200,000        177,500   
KazMunayGas National Co., 5.75%, 2043 (n)      291,000        237,165   
Magyar Export-Import Bank, 5.5%, 2018 (n)      200,000        198,965   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.25%, 2017 (n)      591,000        635,325   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 8%, 2019 (n)      380,000        408,500   
Naftogaz Ukraine, 9.5%, 2014      1,117,000        1,097,453   
OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank, 5.298%, 2017 (n)      200,000        203,260   
OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank, 5.1%, 2018 (n)      200,000        198,974   
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 2018      642,000        704,595   
Pertamina PT, 5.25%, 2021 (n)      256,000        230,400   
Pertamina PT, 4.875%, 2022 (n)      272,000        236,640   
Pertamina PT, 4.3%, 2023 (n)      200,000        163,000   
Pertamina PT, 6%, 2042 (n)      318,000        246,450   
Pertamina PT, 5.625%, 2043 (n)      225,000        163,125   
Petrobras Global Finance Co., 4.375%, 2023      280,000        244,998   
Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019      1,361,000        1,532,027   
Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.25%, 2017      950,000        750,500   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 8%, 2019      1,101,000        1,325,054   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.875%, 2022      774,000        779,805   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.875%, 2024      162,000        159,570   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.5%, 2041      315,000        313,425   
PTT PLC, 3.375%, 2022 (n)      288,000        259,520   
PTT PLC, 4.5%, 2042 (n)      311,000        244,096   
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (n)      721,000        836,360   
Rosneft, 3.149%, 2017 (n)      375,000        369,375   
Rosneft, 4.199%, 2022 (n)      1,488,000        1,331,760   
Sberbank of Russia, 6.125%, 2022 (n)      703,000        718,818   
Sinopec Capital (2013) Ltd., 3.125%, 2023 (n)      470,000        421,300   
Sinopec Capital (2013) Ltd., 4.25%, 2043 (n)      386,000        321,467   
Sinopec Group Overseas Development (2012) Ltd., 3.9%, 2022 (n)      279,000        270,777   
Vnesheconombank, 6.025%, 2022 (n)      200,000        201,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 25,622,632   
Emerging Market Sovereign - 3.4%                 
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 2021 (n)    $ 548,000      $ 586,360   
Dominican Republic, 5.875%, 2024 (n)      121,000        112,530   
Government of Ukraine, 6.875%, 2015      500,000        482,000   
Government of Ukraine, 9.25%, 2017 (n)      200,000        195,282   
Republic of Argentina, 2.5% to 2019, 3.75% to 2029, 5.25% to 2038      753,000        246,607   
Republic of Colombia, 8.125%, 2024      664,000        849,920   
Republic of Croatia, 5.5%, 2023 (n)      1,153,000        1,101,115   
Republic of Guatemala, 5.75%, 2022 (n)      201,000        203,010   
Republic of Hungary, 5.375%, 2023      314,000        294,375   
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)      1,423,000        1,828,555   
Republic of Indonesia, 4.875%, 2021 (n)      348,000        321,030   
Republic of Indonesia, 3.375%, 2023 (n)      302,000        241,600   
Republic of Latvia, 5.25%, 2017 (n)      200,000        215,260   
Republic of Lithuania, 6.625%, 2022 (n)      752,000        858,220   
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 2029      1,062,000        1,484,145   
Republic of Peru, 7.35%, 2025      355,000        440,200   
Republic of Philippines, 5.5%, 2026      421,000        448,365   
Republic of Poland, 5%, 2022      181,000        189,326   
Republic of Romania, 6.75%, 2022 (n)      1,030,000        1,143,506   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Emerging Market Sovereign - continued                 
Republic of Romania, 4.375%, 2023 (n)    $ 226,000      $ 211,170   
Republic of Slovakia, 4.375%, 2022 (n)      1,375,000        1,368,125   
Republic of Turkey, 5.625%, 2021      362,000        362,996   
Republic of Turkey, 6.25%, 2022      390,000        400,823   
Republic of Turkey, 8%, 2034      920,000        1,039,830   
Republic of Turkey, 6%, 2041      200,000        178,750   
Republic of Uruguay, 4.5%, 2024      258,000        248,325   
Russian Federation, 4.5%, 2022 (n)      400,000        400,000   
United Mexican States, 3.625%, 2022      1,970,000        1,919,765   
United Mexican States, 8.5%, 2029    MXN 13,970,000        1,196,834   
    

 

 

 
             $ 18,568,024   
Energy - Independent - 5.1%                 
Berry Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 2020    $ 170,000      $ 172,550   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 8.625%, 2020      330,000        349,800   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 2022      1,285,000        1,272,150   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 2018      435,000        473,062   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.5%, 2020      355,000        374,525   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 2022      690,000        691,725   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2020      625,000        676,562   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      875,000        927,500   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 2023      410,000        397,700   
Continental Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2019      1,170,000        1,287,000   
Continental Resources, Inc., 7.375%, 2020      50,000        54,875   
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 2023      141,000        138,532   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      1,545,000        1,699,500   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625%, 2023      405,000        361,462   
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 2017      1,585,000        1,763,312   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 2020      1,160,000        1,276,000   
EP Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2022      1,815,000        1,942,050   
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.25%, 2018      470,000        494,675   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 2021      565,000        566,413   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 2017      1,380,000        1,490,400   
Hess Corp., 8.125%, 2019      100,000        124,554   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 8%, 2020 (n)      400,000        435,000   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.5%, 2019      1,080,000        1,201,500   
LINN Energy LLC, 8.625%, 2020      530,000        532,650   
LINN Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2021      788,000        764,360   
MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 2021 (n)      420,000        427,350   
QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 2021      1,690,000        1,833,650   
Range Resources Corp., 8%, 2019      1,045,000        1,123,375   
Range Resources Corp., 5%, 2022      310,000        303,025   
Samson Investment Co., 10.25%, 2020 (n)      1,380,000        1,442,100   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.125%, 2022      1,000,000        1,005,000   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 2021      1,200,000        1,260,000   
Talisman Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 2019      280,000        338,007   
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.5%, 2018      820,000        863,050   
    

 

 

 
             $ 28,063,414   
Energy - Integrated - 0.6%                 
Husky Energy, Inc., 5.9%, 2014    $ 306,000      $ 317,847   
Husky Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2019      324,000        394,829   
Listrindo Capital B.V., 6.95%, 2019 (n)      200,000        201,000   
LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 3.416%, 2018 (n)      518,000        508,935   
LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 4.563%, 2023 (n)      744,000        671,460   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Integrated - continued                 
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2021 (n)    $ 1,107,000      $ 1,145,745   
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 5.125%, 2023 (n)      201,000        177,885   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,417,701   
Engineering - Construction - 0.1%                 
BakerCorp International, Inc., 8.25%, 2019    $ 650,000      $ 648,375   
Entertainment - 0.8%                 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2019    $ 1,390,000      $ 1,494,250   
Cedar Fair LP, 9.125%, 2018      450,000        492,750   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 2021 (n)      405,000        386,775   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 2022      230,000        215,050   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 2023      590,000        542,800   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 2017 (n)      296,000        320,627   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 5%, 2018 (n)      55,000        55,688   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 2021 (n)      1,155,000        1,091,475   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,599,415   
Financial Institutions - 3.9%                 
Aviation Capital Group, 4.625%, 2018 (n)    $ 555,000      $ 553,895   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2018      1,070,000        1,104,775   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 2018 (n)      1,355,000        1,463,400   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2019 (n)      1,315,000        1,347,875   
CIT Group, Inc., 5%, 2022      340,000        321,300   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.125%, 2017      875,000        934,062   
General Electric Capital Corp., 3.1%, 2023      1,340,000        1,238,858   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 2016      170,000        176,163   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018      2,021,000        2,127,103   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 6%, 2020 (n)      70,000        69,650   
International Lease Finance Corp., 4.875%, 2015      440,000        452,100   
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 2015      320,000        351,200   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      1,075,000        1,193,250   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 10.875%, 2015      400,000        419,000   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 2018      335,000        338,350   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 9.625%, 2019      25,000        28,000   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 2020      1,770,000        1,867,350   
PHH Corp., 7.375%, 2019      685,000        727,813   
PHH Corp., 6.375%, 2021      395,000        389,075   
SLM Corp., 8.45%, 2018      1,575,000        1,795,500   
SLM Corp., 8%, 2020      1,385,000        1,506,188   
SLM Corp., 7.25%, 2022      460,000        470,350   
TMK Capital S.A., 6.75%, 2020 (n)      2,597,000        2,493,120   
    

 

 

 
             $ 21,368,377   
Food & Beverages - 1.4%                 
Ajecorp B.V., 6.5%, 2022 (n)    $ 1,043,000      $ 1,014,317   
Alicorp S.A.A., 3.875%, 2023 (n)      150,000        135,000   
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 6.875%, 2019      1,300,000        1,596,997   
ARAMARK Corp., 5.75%, 2020 (n)      320,000        326,400   
B&G Foods, Inc., 4.625%, 2021      465,000        431,869   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 2021      155,000        143,375   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.25%, 2023      310,000        284,425   
Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., 4.5%, 2022 (n)      218,000        215,753   
Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc., 4.25%, 2020 (n)      695,000        656,775   
Marfrig Holding Europe B.V., 9.875%, 2017 (n)      200,000        199,000   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 4.875%, 2021 (n)      225,000        209,250   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Food & Beverages - continued                 
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 2021 (n)    $ 425,000      $ 423,938   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      1,045,000        1,107,700   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 6.6%, 2016      912,000        1,021,622   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,766,421   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.7%                 
Boise, Inc., 8%, 2020    $ 820,000      $ 879,450   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co., 7.875%, 2018      510,000        554,625   
Sappi Papier Holding GmbH, 7.75%, 2017 (n)      300,000        312,750   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 4.875%, 2018 (n)      905,000        905,000   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    EUR 560,000        801,243   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018    $ 375,000        406,875   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,859,943   
Gaming & Lodging - 2.5%                 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 8.5%, 2020    $ 300,000      $ 286,500   
Chester Downs & Marina LLC, 9.25%, 2020 (n)      315,000        314,212   
CityCenter Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 2017 (p)      230,000        247,825   
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (a)(d)(n)      460,000        288   
GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 2017      680,000        756,840   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 2020      1,080,000        1,117,800   
MGM Resorts International, 11.375%, 2018      2,620,000        3,275,000   
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 2021      420,000        426,300   
NCL Corp., 5%, 2018 (n)      330,000        325,875   
Peninsula Gaming LLC, 8.375%, 2018 (n)      130,000        139,750   
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      1,465,000        1,604,175   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      905,000        977,400   
Playa Resorts Holdings B.V., 8%, 2020 (z)      310,000        316,200   
PNK Finance Corp., 6.375%, 2021 (n)      495,000        493,763   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 2021 (n)      300,000        279,000   
Seven Seas Cruises S. DE R.L., 9.125%, 2019      935,000        1,014,475   
Viking Cruises Ltd., 8.5%, 2022 (n)      580,000        633,650   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 7.75%, 2020      1,165,000        1,301,888   
    

 

 

 
             $ 13,510,941   
Industrial - 0.6%                 
Dematic S.A., 7.75%, 2020 (n)    $ 1,015,000      $ 1,047,987   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 2016 (n)      1,124,000        989,120   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      459,000        500,310   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 2020 (n)      670,000        703,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,240,917   
Insurance - 1.0%                 
American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 2016    $ 1,480,000      $ 1,614,588   
MetLife, Inc., 9.25% to 2038, FRN to 2068 (n)      1,100,000        1,424,500   
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 5.125%, 2014 (n)      860,000        890,625   
Unum Group, 7.125%, 2016      1,171,000        1,336,502   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,266,215   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 1.2%                 
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014    $ 1,013,000      $ 1,070,740   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75% to 2038, FRN to 2088 (n)      1,135,000        1,679,800   
XL Group PLC, FRN, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2049      1,695,000        1,639,913   
ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45% to 2016, FRN to 2065 (n)      1,190,000        1,267,350   
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2067 (n)      627,000        663,053   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,320,856   

 

9


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.9%                 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.9%, 2014 (n)    $ 1,780,000      $ 1,826,244   
Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.5%, 2016      250,000        260,625   
Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.5%, 2017      375,000        388,594   
Electricite de France, FRN, 5.25%, 2049 (n)      1,448,000        1,357,500   
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.7%, 2017 (n)      588,000        626,220   
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 5.625%, 2018 (n)      1,974,000        2,011,506   
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd., 6.875%, 2023 (n)      1,805,000        1,838,844   
KFW International Finance, Inc., 4.875%, 2019      1,000,000        1,147,600   
Societe Financement de l’ Economie Francaise, 3.375%, 2014 (n)      1,000,000        1,020,080   
    

 

 

 
             $ 10,477,213   
International Market Sovereign - 9.4%                 
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 2021    AUD 778,000      $ 787,672   
Federal Republic of Germany, 4.25%, 2018    EUR 354,000        543,752   
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 2030    EUR 942,000        1,879,194   
Government of Canada, 4.5%, 2015    CAD 747,000        749,730   
Government of Canada, 4.25%, 2018    CAD 447,000        469,458   
Government of Canada, 3.25%, 2021    CAD 338,000        340,541   
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 2033    CAD 196,000        261,229   
Government of Japan, 1.1%, 2020    JPY 646,000,000        6,865,049   
Government of Japan, 2.1%, 2024    JPY 244,000,000        2,818,558   
Government of Japan, 2.2%, 2027    JPY 392,000,000        4,548,865   
Government of Japan, 1.8%, 2043    JPY 81,000,000        829,091   
Kingdom of Belgium, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 1,836,000        2,841,465   
Kingdom of Denmark, 3%, 2021    DKK 2,538,000        493,881   
Kingdom of Spain, 4%, 2015    EUR 526,000        719,137   
Kingdom of Spain, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 240,000        346,093   
Kingdom of Spain, 4.6%, 2019    EUR 1,930,000        2,676,558   
Kingdom of Sweden, 5%, 2020    SEK 1,895,000        339,486   
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5.5%, 2028    EUR 615,000        1,088,115   
Republic of Austria, 4.65%, 2018    EUR 1,315,000        2,003,010   
Republic of Finland, 3.875%, 2017    EUR 264,000        389,983   
Republic of France, 6%, 2025    EUR 341,000        600,904   
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2035    EUR 1,278,000        2,055,259   
Republic of Iceland, 4.875%, 2016 (n)    $ 1,646,000        1,711,840   
Republic of Ireland, 4.6%, 2016    EUR 563,000        795,436   
Republic of Ireland, 4.5%, 2020    EUR 798,000        1,094,122   
Republic of Italy, 4.25%, 2015    EUR 1,817,000        2,493,648   
Republic of Italy, 5.25%, 2017    EUR 3,500,000        5,011,564   
Republic of Italy, 3.75%, 2021    EUR 1,837,000        2,432,484   
Republic of Portugal, 4.45%, 2018    EUR 450,000        548,662   
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2021    GBP 1,260,000        2,753,881   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 2036    GBP 515,000        897,711   
    

 

 

 
             $ 51,386,378   
Internet - 0.3%                 
Baidu, Inc., 3.25%, 2018    $ 1,318,000      $ 1,301,588   
Baidu, Inc., 3.5%, 2022      312,000        284,224   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,585,812   
Machinery & Tools - 1.8%                 
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 2017    $ 2,235,000      $ 2,570,250   
CNH America LLC, 7.25%, 2016      710,000        773,900   
CNH Capital LLC, 3.875%, 2015      205,000        209,100   
CNH Capital LLC, 6.25%, 2016      280,000        305,200   

 

10


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Machinery & Tools - continued                 
CNH Capital LLC, 3.625%, 2018    $ 100,000      $ 98,000   
Ferreycorp S.A.A., 4.875%, 2020 (n)      756,000        691,740   
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 2022      1,245,000        1,322,813   
NESCO LLC/NESCO Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      1,215,000        1,354,725   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      940,000        1,038,700   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.75%, 2018      500,000        533,750   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625%, 2022      1,000,000        1,075,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 9,973,178   
Major Banks - 2.8%                 
Banco Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U., 3.781%, 2015 (n)    $ 1,400,000      $ 1,430,415   
Bank of America Corp., 7.375%, 2014      1,000,000        1,046,034   
Bank of America Corp., 7.625%, 2019      370,000        445,342   
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 5.2%, 2049      775,000        687,812   
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.625%, 2022      985,000        961,606   
BNP Paribas, FRN, 3.022%, 2014      730,000        750,949   
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.5%, 2023 (n)      457,000        460,930   
Credit Suisse New York, 5.5%, 2014      1,000,000        1,032,772   
HSBC USA, Inc., 4.875%, 2020      460,000        490,629   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.3%, 2019      1,000,000        1,162,090   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.25%, 2022      478,000        447,561   
Morgan Stanley, 5.75%, 2016      397,000        440,439   
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018      391,000        448,111   
Morgan Stanley, 7.3%, 2019      830,000        982,545   
Morgan Stanley, 5.625%, 2019      1,500,000        1,651,155   
RBS Capital Trust II, 6.425% to 2034, FRN to 2049      530,000        445,200   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 2031, FRN to 2049      2,085,000        2,032,875   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017, FRN to 2049 (n)      350,000        342,125   
    

 

 

 
             $ 15,258,590   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 3.6%                 
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 2020    $ 705,000      $ 712,050   
Davita, Inc., 6.375%, 2018      2,180,000        2,289,000   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 2020      720,000        763,200   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (n)      665,000        740,644   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 2019 (n)      495,000        509,850   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.875%, 2022 (n)      335,000        340,863   
HCA, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      2,300,000        2,484,000   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2022      2,160,000        2,349,000   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2022      680,000        702,100   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2020      1,825,000        1,998,375   
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., 8.375%, 2019      990,000        1,037,025   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 12.5%, 2019      300,000        312,375   
McKesson Corp., 7.5%, 2019      110,000        135,765   
Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.35%, 2016      970,000        1,049,552   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2015      605,000        662,475   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 2020      620,000        644,025   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, 2021 (n)      550,000        506,000   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7%, 2018      1,055,000        1,109,069   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 2020      1,175,000        1,222,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 19,567,368   
Medical Equipment - 0.4%                 
Biomet, Inc., 6.5%, 2020    $ 915,000      $ 937,875   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 2019 (n)      527,000        582,335   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Medical Equipment - continued                 
Teleflex, Inc., 6.875%, 2019    $ 595,000      $ 624,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,144,960   
Metals & Mining - 2.1%                 
ArcelorMittal S.A., 6.25%, 2022    $ 235,000      $ 239,112   
ArcelorMittal S.A., 6.75%, 2041      555,000        498,112   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 2020      545,000        419,650   
Barrick International (Barbados) Corp., 5.75%, 2016 (n)      1,258,000        1,338,538   
Boart Longyear Ltd., 7%, 2021 (n)      160,000        129,600   
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 2021 (n)      580,000        543,750   
Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 2023      350,000        316,750   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017      925,000        975,875   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      645,000        683,700   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 2019 (n)      1,035,000        983,250   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2019 (n)      745,000        795,288   
Peabody Energy Corp., 7.375%, 2016      570,000        636,975   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6%, 2018      445,000        442,775   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.25%, 2021      445,000        429,425   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.125%, 2019      975,000        1,028,977   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.5%, 2020      390,000        415,169   
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) PLC, 2.25%, 2018      109,000        105,673   
Southern Copper Corp., 5.25%, 2042      300,000        231,261   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 4.625%, 2020      490,000        484,954   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 4.375%, 2022      500,000        465,277   
Walter Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (n)      650,000        510,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,674,361   
Mortgage-Backed - 4.1%                 
Fannie Mae, 4.607%, 2014    $ 429,464      $ 429,765   
Fannie Mae, 4.629%, 2014      166,082        167,641   
Fannie Mae, 4.77%, 2014      307,333        312,284   
Fannie Mae, 4.56%, 2015      166,899        174,897   
Fannie Mae, 4.665%, 2015      135,488        140,856   
Fannie Mae, 4.74%, 2015      321,944        336,021   
Fannie Mae, 4.78%, 2015      373,749        393,377   
Fannie Mae, 4.815%, 2015      343,301        359,520   
Fannie Mae, 4.87%, 2015      274,030        287,000   
Fannie Mae, 4.89%, 2015      91,530        95,342   
Fannie Mae, 4.908%, 2015      438,138        457,792   
Fannie Mae, 6%, 2016 - 2037      1,226,912        1,328,431   
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2019 - 2037      4,603,256        4,997,572   
Fannie Mae, 4.88%, 2020      194,818        212,365   
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2032 - 2033      334,499        369,250   
Fannie Mae, 5%, 2035      813,448        874,909   
Fannie Mae, TBA, 3%, 2028      1,180,000        1,201,387   
Fannie Mae, TBA, 3.5%, 2043      2,200,000        2,201,561   
Freddie Mac, 6%, 2034      138,017        152,467   
Ginnie Mae, 3%, 2043      5,968,529        5,797,488   
Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2039      758,570        827,773   
Ginnie Mae, 4.5%, 2041      1,239,141        1,327,678   
    

 

 

 
             $ 22,445,376   
Municipals - 0.1%                 
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.5%, 2023    $ 370,000      $ 333,281   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.4%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2020    $ 1,115,000      $ 1,181,900   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 2021      1,065,000        1,065,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,246,900   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 2.2%                 
Access Midstream Partners Co., 5.875%, 2021    $ 40,000      $ 41,100   
Access Midstream Partners Co., 4.875%, 2023      440,000        409,200   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 4.75%, 2021 (n)      310,000        275,900   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 5.875%, 2023 (n)      610,000        571,875   
Crosstex Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      1,705,000        1,811,562   
El Paso Corp., 7%, 2017      1,215,000        1,353,812   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 2032      1,656,000        1,738,230   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 2020      1,380,000        1,504,200   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 3.6%, 2023      533,000        495,008   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 7.034% to 2018, FRN to 2068      256,000        284,160   
Inergy Midstream LP, 6%, 2020 (n)      955,000        943,063   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 4.5%, 2023      100,000        91,000   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 5.625%, 2021 (n)      245,000        233,975   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 5.625%, 2023 (n)      585,000        542,588   
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 2019      810,000        975,958   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 7.5%, 2021 (n)      530,000        537,950   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,809,581   
Network & Telecom - 0.7%                 
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 2042    $ 700,000      $ 630,000   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 2031      1,135,000        1,100,950   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2018      470,000        517,000   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 2022 (z)      290,000        276,225   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 2022      515,000        490,538   
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 2018      380,000        407,550   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2020      345,000        352,763   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2021      270,000        276,075   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,051,101   
Oil Services - 1.7%                 
Afren PLC, 11.5%, 2016 (n)    $ 476,000      $ 543,830   
Afren PLC, 10.25%, 2019 (n)      463,000        525,505   
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 2022      1,020,000        1,045,500   
Chesapeake Oilfield Operating LLC, 6.625%, 2019      370,000        371,850   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2021      305,000        324,062   
Edgen Murray Corp., 8.75%, 2020 (n)      1,125,000        1,125,000   
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 2022 (n)      1,065,000        1,038,375   
Pacific Drilling S.A., 5.375%, 2020 (n)      50,000        48,250   
Qgog Constellation S.A., 6.25%, 2019 (n)      1,390,000        1,264,900   
Shale-Inland Holdings LLC/Finance Co., 8.75%, 2019 (n)      1,280,000        1,318,400   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 2021      1,515,000        1,545,300   
    

 

 

 
             $ 9,150,972   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 3.1%                 
Akbank T.A.S., 5%, 2022 (n)    $ 150,000      $ 126,562   
Alfa Bank, 7.5%, 2019 (n)      811,000        851,550   
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.5%, 2017      2,775,000        2,925,208   
Ally Financial, Inc., 6.25%, 2017      380,000        407,467   
Banco de Credito del Peru, 6.125% to 2022, FRN to 2027 (n)      779,000        765,367   
Banco de Credito e Inversiones, 3%, 2017 (n)      200,000        195,928   

 

13


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - continued                 
Banco GNB Sudameris S.A., 3.875%, 2018 (n)    $ 291,000      $ 266,265   
Banco Santander S.A., 4.125%, 2022 (n)      150,000        136,125   
Bancolombia S.A., 5.95%, 2021      819,000        830,261   
Bancolombia S.A., 5.125%, 2022      150,000        133,500   
BBVA Banco Continental S.A., 5%, 2022 (n)      146,000        137,240   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., 6.5%, 2021 (n)      900,000        911,250   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., 6.75%, 2022 (n)      1,004,000        1,027,092   
Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., 3.375%, 2023      384,000        357,252   
CorpBanca, 3.125%, 2018      220,000        194,887   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 2019, FRN to 2049 (n)      2,297,000        2,859,765   
Grupo Aval Ltd., 5.25%, 2017 (n)      795,000        822,825   
Grupo Aval Ltd., 4.75%, 2022 (n)      200,000        175,500   
Industrial Senior Trust, 5.5%, 2022 (n)      563,000        506,700   
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 3.875%, 2018      617,000        601,669   
LBG Capital No. 1 PLC, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      1,940,000        2,051,550   
PKO Finance AB, 4.63%, 2022 (n)      206,000        193,661   
Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S., 3.875%, 2017 (n)      201,000        184,920   
UBS AG, 7.625%, 2022      500,000        548,748   
    

 

 

 
             $ 17,211,292   
Pharmaceuticals - 1.0%                 
Capsugel FinanceCo. SCA, 9.875%, 2019 (n)    EUR 651,000      $ 950,736   
Hospira, Inc., 6.05%, 2017    $ 655,000        705,383   
Roche Holdings, Inc., 6%, 2019 (n)      911,000        1,079,876   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 2020 (n)      970,000        1,018,500   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 2022 (n)      855,000        906,300   
Vantage Point Imaging, 7.5%, 2021 (n)      525,000        561,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,222,545   
Pollution Control - 0.1%                 
Heckmann Corp., 9.875%, 2018    $ 570,000      $ 564,300   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.4%                 
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 2020 (n)    $ 875,000      $ 835,625   
IAMGOLD Corp., 6.75%, 2020 (n)      1,618,000        1,399,570   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,235,195   
Printing & Publishing - 0.3%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018 (z)    $ 11,911      $ 12,179   
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 2020 (n)      60,000        59,400   
Lamar Media Corp., 5%, 2023      280,000        259,700   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 2018      645,000        701,438   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 4.5%, 2020      850,000        807,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,840,217   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.1%                 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V., 6.125%, 2021    $ 64,000      $ 72,320   
Watco Cos. LLC, 6.375%, 2023 (n)      570,000        562,875   
    

 

 

 
             $ 635,195   
Real Estate - 1.2%                 
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 2019    $ 475,000      $ 481,531   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., REIT, 8.5%, 2017      1,380,000        1,455,900   
ERP Properties, REIT, 7.75%, 2020      665,000        749,525   
ERP Properties, REIT, 5.75%, 2022      750,000        752,605   
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 2023      160,000        148,800   

 

14


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - continued                 
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 2021    $ 680,000      $ 715,700   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2022      540,000        549,450   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.875%, 2017      756,000        850,812   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 10.35%, 2019      660,000        901,190   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,605,513   
Retailers - 2.3%                 
Academy Ltd., 9.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 295,000      $ 328,187   
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 10%, 2019      810,000        903,150   
CST Brands, Inc., 5%, 2023 (n)      90,000        85,500   
Dollar General Corp., 4.125%, 2017      827,000        868,440   
Gap, Inc., 5.95%, 2021      945,000        1,048,451   
Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036      509,000        586,343   
J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125%, 2019      605,000        636,763   
Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 2019 (n)(p)      295,000        303,850   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.9%, 2017      480,000        537,600   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 2033      670,000        659,950   
Pantry, Inc., 8.375%, 2020      385,000        408,100   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 2020      1,125,000        1,272,656   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      475,000        517,750   
Toys “R” Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.5%, 2017      975,000        1,026,188   
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.625%, 2041      2,500,000        2,857,575   
William Carter Co., 5.25%, 2021 (z)      30,000        30,150   
YCC Holdings LLC/Yankee Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2016 (p)      285,000        292,840   
    

 

 

 
             $ 12,363,493   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.3%                 
Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 2021    $ 30,000      $ 29,625   
Koppers, Inc., 7.875%, 2019      285,000        306,375   
SIBUR Securities Ltd., 3.914%, 2018 (n)      1,213,000        1,143,253   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,479,253   
Specialty Stores - 0.3%                 
Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, 2016    $ 414,000      $ 427,977   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      1,080,000        1,162,350   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,590,327   
Steel - 0.0%                 
Severstal, 5.9%, 2022 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 182,500   
Supermarkets - 0.1%                 
Delhaize Group, 5.7%, 2040    $ 834,000      $ 805,539   
Supranational - 0.6%                 
Eurasian Development Bank, 4.767%, 2022 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 186,040   
European Investment Bank, 5.125%, 2017      2,593,000        2,944,611   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,130,651   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 2.9%                 
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.5%, 2023    $ 215,000      $ 193,448   
Bharti Airtel International Co., 5.125%, 2023 (n)      200,000        167,500   
Clearwire Corp., 12%, 2015 (n)      1,125,000        1,186,875   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2020      415,000        471,544   
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 2019      1,005,000        1,080,375   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      710,000        738,400   
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.5%, 2018 (n)      350,000        377,125   

 

15


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Telecommunications - Wireless - continued                 
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2020 (n)    $ 811,000      $ 859,660   
Digicel Group Ltd., 6%, 2021 (n)      680,000        656,200   
Eileme 2 AB, 11.625%, 2020 (n)      765,000        887,400   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.875%, 2018      785,000        849,763   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.25%, 2021 (n)      775,000        773,063   
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 4.75%, 2020 (n)      390,000        369,038   
MTS International Funding Ltd., 5%, 2023 (n)      488,000        434,320   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 2028      1,315,000        1,186,788   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 2016      1,005,000        1,065,300   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2017      815,000        914,838   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 2018 (n)      415,000        484,513   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 2022      830,000        776,050   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.25%, 2018 (z)      50,000        50,500   
VimpelCom Ltd., 5.95%, 2023 (n)      200,000        178,874   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      1,090,000        1,139,050   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.25%, 2018 (n)      1,170,000        1,193,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 16,034,024   
Telephone Services - 0.3%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018 (n)    $ 445,000      $ 487,275   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 2019      475,000        521,313   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 2020      630,000        674,100   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,682,688   
Tobacco - 0.2%                 
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017    $ 1,040,000      $ 1,198,034   
Transportation - 0.2%                 
Far Eastern Shipping Co., 8%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,052,000      $ 938,910   
Transportation - Services - 1.8%                 
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,155,000      $ 1,209,862   
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 2019      535,000        581,812   
CEVA Group PLC, 8.375%, 2017 (n)      2,075,000        2,069,812   
ERAC USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 2017 (n)      1,000,000        1,149,728   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.625%, 2017      1,460,000        1,518,400   
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      290,000        301,963   
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 9.25%, 2019      748,000        807,840   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2018      1,940,000        2,143,700   
    

 

 

 
             $ 9,783,117   
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 0.6%                 
Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2017    $ 3,060,000      $ 3,538,051   
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 4.0%                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.25%, 2023 (f)    $ 1,800,000      $ 2,359,125   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.875%, 2025      3,750,000        5,238,281   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2031      286,200        362,669   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2036      95,000        109,695   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.75%, 2037      2,986,200        3,568,509   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 2043      7,420,000        6,665,245   
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 2019      3,336,000        3,573,430   
    

 

 

 
             $ 21,876,954   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.1%                 
AES Corp., 8%, 2017    $ 145,000      $ 166,750   
AES Corp., 7.375%, 2021      525,000        572,250   
Calpine Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      504,000        544,320   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 2020      905,000        966,898   
E.CL S.A., 5.625%, 2021      757,000        776,456   
EDP Finance B.V., 6%, 2018 (n)      930,000        966,037   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      2,378,000        2,505,817   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020 (n)      835,000        877,794   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 12.25%, 2022 (n)      550,000        611,875   
Exelon Generation Co., LLC, 4.25%, 2022      472,000        462,852   
InterGen N.V., 7%, 2023 (n)      515,000        507,919   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      1,250,000        1,371,875   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 2023      130,000        129,025   
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014 (z)      388,407        390,204   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.5%, 2020 (n)      630,000        438,638   
Viridian Group FundCo II, Ltd., 11.125%, 2017 (z)      373,000        397,245   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,685,955   
Utilities - Gas - 0.0%                 
Suburban Propane Partners LP, 7.5%, 2018    $ 25,000      $ 26,813   
Transport de Gas Peru, 4.25%, 2028 (n)      227,000        197,490   
    

 

 

 
             $ 224,303   
Total Bonds            $ 580,162,101   
Convertible Bonds - 0.1%                 
Network & Telecom - 0.1%                 
Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 2014 (a)(d)    $ 600,000      $ 585,375   
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.2%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (z)      380      $ 355,561   
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%      22,000        583,220   
Total Preferred Stocks            $ 938,781   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1%                 
Automotive - 0.1%                 
General Motors Co., 4.75%      9,430      $ 458,864   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 0.8%                 
Aerospace - 0.1%                 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2020    $ 398,280      $ 397,568   
Building - 0.0%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.5%, 2020    $ 149,379      $ 148,422   
Conglomerates - 0.1%                 
Silver II U.S. Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4%, 2019    $ 393,562      $ 390,794   
Consumer Services - 0.0%                 
Realogy Corp., Term Loan, 4.5%, 2020    $ 260,290      $ 261,591   
Energy - Independent - 0.1%                 
MEG Energy Corp., Term Loan, 3.75%, 2020    $ 539,019      $ 540,029   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - continued                 
Entertainment - 0.1%                 
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 2020    $ 337,842      $ 338,433   
Food & Beverages - 0.1%                 
Aramark Corp., Term Loan D, 4%, 2019    $ 400,649      $ 402,902   
H.J. Heinz Co., Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 2020      226,135        227,266   
    

 

 

 
             $ 630,168   
Retailers - 0.1%                 
Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan, 4.87%, 2021    $ 44,587      $ 44,810   
Toys “R” Us Property Co., Term Loan B, 2019 (o)      628,482        619,683   
    

 

 

 
             $ 664,493   
Transportation - Services - 0.2%                 
Commercial Barge Line Co., Term Loan, 7.5%, 2019    $ 1,240,099      $ 1,181,194   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.0%                 
Calpine Construction Finance Co., Term Loan B1, 3%, 2020    $ 124,697      $ 123,000   
Total Floating Rate Loans            $ 4,675,692   
Common Stocks - 0.0%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      12,648      $ 66,275   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%                 
American Media Operations, Inc. (a)      3,053      $ 15,906   
Total Common Stocks            $ 82,181   
Money Market Funds - 10.0%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.09%, at Net Asset Value (v)      54,795,919      $ 54,795,919   
Total Investments            $ 641,698,913   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (16.9)%              (92,833,972
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 548,864,941   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default. Interest and/or scheduled principal payment(s) have been missed.
(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 $174,155,695, representing 31.7% of net assets.
(o) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Upon settlement date, interest rates for unsettled amounts will be determined. The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon rate for settled amounts.
(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.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

(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  
ACI Worldwide, Inc., 6.375%, 2020    8/15/13      $290,000         $292,900   
Ally Financial, Inc.,7% (Preferred Stock)    4/13/11-4/14/11      356,250         355,561   
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018    12/22/10      12,102         12,179   
Anthracite Ltd., “A”, CDO, FRN, 0.543%, 2019    1/15/10      264,306         330,042   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.784%, 2040    3/01/06      725,909         352,345   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 6.5%, 2019    8/05/13      284,000         275,480   
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC, 5.125%, 2021    8/08/13      171,044         165,600   
First Data Corp., 10.625%, 2021    8/07/13      253,125         248,438   
Multi Security Asset Trust, “A3”, CDO, 5%, 2035    10/12/10      577,749         585,876   
Nara Cable Funding Ltd., 8.875%, 2018    1/26/12      463,044         492,813   
Playa Resorts Holdings B.V., 8%, 2020    8/05/13-8/19/13      314,125         316,200   
Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023    7/15/05      1,133,546         1,145,219   
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014    4/16/04      388,407         390,204   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.25%, 2018    8/14/13      50,000         50,500   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 2022    8/12/13      279,140         276,225   
Viridian Group FundCo II, Ltd., 11.125%, 2017    3/01/12      363,658         397,245   
William Carter Co., 5.25%, 2021    8/07/13-8/08/13      30,300         30,150   
Total Restricted Securities         $5,716,977   
% of Net assets         1.0%   

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
CHF   Swiss Franc
CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NOK   Norwegian Krone
PHP   Philippine Peso
SEK   Swedish Krona

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Derivative Contracts at 8/31/13

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 8/31/13

 

Type    Currency     Counterparty  

Contracts to

Deliver/Receive

  Settlement
Date Range
  In Exchange
For
   

Contracts

at Value

   

Net Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Asset Derivatives          
SELL      AUD      Westpac Banking Corp.   949,799   10/18/13   $ 869,104      $ 842,908      $ 26,196   
BUY      CHF      UBS AG   2,136   10/18/13     2,209        2,296        87   
BUY      CNY      Deutsche Bank AG   8,988,000   1/15/14     1,432,465        1,458,538        26,073   
BUY      EUR      Goldman Sachs International   636,000   10/18/13     832,368        840,698        8,330   
BUY      GBP      Goldman Sachs International   214,000   10/18/13     324,761        331,523        6,762   
SELL      JPY      Barclays Bank PLC   177,621,000   10/18/13     1,811,734        1,809,416        2,318   
BUY      KRW      JPMorgan Chase Bank   3,094,317,000   10/28/13     2,770,948        2,778,070        7,122   
SELL      MXN      Deutsche Bank AG   34,665,000   10/18/13     2,737,352        2,584,251        153,101   
SELL      MXN      JPMorgan Chase Bank   36,461,000   9/03/13     2,739,369        2,728,913        10,456   
SELL      NOK      Goldman Sachs International   15,774   10/18/13     2,576        2,573        3   
              

 

 

 
               $ 240,448   
              

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives          
SELL      CAD      Merrill Lynch International Bank   2,007,686   10/18/13   $ 1,903,795      $ 1,904,003      $ (208
SELL      CNY      Deutsche Bank AG   8,983,000   1/15/14     1,445,653        1,457,726        (12,073
SELL      DKK      Goldman Sachs International   2,818,044   10/18/13     492,863        499,484        (6,621
SELL      EUR      Barclays Bank PLC   1,557,013   10/18/13     1,996,433        2,058,141        (61,708
SELL      EUR      Citibank N.A.   431,000   10/18/13     553,820        569,718        (15,898
SELL      EUR      Deutsche Bank AG   11,233,317   10/18/13     14,422,455        14,848,784        (426,329
SELL      EUR      Goldman Sachs International   650,000   10/18/13     850,691        859,204        (8,513
SELL      EUR      JPMorgan Chase Bank   11,233,317   10/18/13     14,422,455        14,848,784        (426,329
SELL      GBP      Credit Suisse Group   1,223,696   10/18/13     1,827,100        1,895,717        (68,617
SELL      GBP      Goldman Sachs International   182,000   10/18/13     276,199        281,950        (5,751
SELL      GBP      Merrill Lynch International Bank   1,223,696   10/18/13     1,826,574        1,895,717        (69,143
BUY      JPY      Goldman Sachs International   268,527,000   10/18/13     2,740,267        2,735,471        (4,796
SELL      JPY      Merrill Lynch International Bank   1,843,304,869   10/18/13     18,590,698        18,777,656        (186,958
BUY      MXN      Goldman Sachs International   17,260,000   10/18/13     1,343,730        1,286,721        (57,009
BUY      MXN      JPMorgan Chase Bank   72,922,000   9/03/13-10/03/13     5,515,274        5,450,579        (64,695
SELL      MYR      Barclays Bank PLC   9,109,677   9/23/13     2,753,000        2,769,986        (16,986
BUY      PHP      Barclays Bank PLC   70,000   11/29/13     1,572        1,568        (4
SELL      SEK      Goldman Sachs International   2,343,819   10/18/13     348,574        353,304        (4,730
              

 

 

 
               $ (1,436,368
              

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 8/31/13

 

Description    Currency      Contracts      Value    Expiration Date    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives               
Interest Rate Futures Contracts               
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Long)      USD         23       $3,033,844    December - 2013      $21,496   
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)      USD         250       $31,070,313    December - 2013      87,252   
              

 

 

 
                 $108,748   
              

 

 

 

At August 31, 2013, the fund had cash collateral of $938,000 and other liquid securities with an aggregate value of $389,254 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

8/31/13 (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

 

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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, 2013 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $1,108,360         $355,561         $15,906         $1,479,827   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents              25,415,006                 25,415,006   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              109,184,900                 109,184,900   
Municipal Bonds              333,281                 333,281   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              297,888,233                 297,888,233   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities              23,277,412                 23,277,412   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              23,202,109                 23,202,109   
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)              1,393,561                 1,393,561   
Foreign Bonds              100,052,970                 100,052,970   
Floating Rate Loans              4,675,695                 4,675,695   
Mutual Funds      54,795,919                         54,795,919   
Total Investments      $55,904,279         $585,778,728         $15,906         $641,698,913   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures      $108,748         $—         $—         $108,748   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              (1,195,920              (1,195,920

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 11/30/12      $14,502   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     1,404   
Balance as of 8/31/13      $15,906   

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as level 3 at August 31, 2013 is $1,404.

(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      $636,165,168   
Gross unrealized appreciation      21,678,184   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (16,144,439
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $5,533,745   

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 Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      35,197,231         125,588,761         (105,990,073      54,795,919   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
    

Ending

Value

 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $39,579         $54,795,919   

 

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(4) Issuer Country Weightings

Issuer country weighting percentages of portfolio holdings based on net assets, as of August 31, 2013, are as follows:

 

United States     60.9%   
United Kingdom     3.4%   
Japan     2.8%   
Canada     2.7%   
Russia     2.6%   
Italy     2.4%   
Mexico     2.0%   
France     1.7%   
Luxembourg     1.5%   
Other Countries     20.0%   

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, 2013

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, 2013

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 17, 2013

 

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