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)

Christopher R. Bohane

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, 2018


ITEM 1.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


Quarterly Report
August 31, 2018
MFS®  Charter Income Trust


Portfolio of Investments
8/31/18 (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 – 120.6%
Aerospace – 1.4%
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (n)   $ 1,600,000 $ 1,572,000
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.483%, 12/01/2027      140,000 132,958
KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022 (n)     1,180,000 1,221,300
L3 Technologies, Inc., 3.85%, 6/15/2023      213,000 214,352
Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55%, 1/15/2026      263,000 261,449
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC, 0.875%, 5/09/2024    EUR 200,000 231,210
Transdigm Holdings UK PLC, 6.875%, 5/15/2026 (n)   $ 260,000 266,778
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024      925,000 940,031
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026      910,000 919,669
        $ 5,759,747
Airlines – 0.2%
Ryanair Ltd., 1.125%, 3/10/2023    EUR 600,000 $ 701,746
Apparel Manufacturers – 0.1%
Coach, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/2027    $ 385,000 $ 368,981
Asset-Backed & Securitized – 2.4%
ALM Loan Funding CLO, 2015-16A, “BR2”, FLR, 4.239% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.9%), 7/15/2027 (n)   $ 1,120,000 $ 1,117,729
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FLR, 3.664% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.6%), 12/28/2040 (z)     388,690 358,045
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-1A, “A2”, FLR, 3.213% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.15%), 3/15/2028 (n)     604,357 606,138
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-DC1, “A5”, 3.35%, 2/10/2048      500,000 494,682
Crest Ltd., CDO, 0.001%, (0.001% cash or 7% PIK) 1/28/2040 (a)(p)     3,545,405 425,448
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2013-26A, “AR”, CLO, FLR, 3.248% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.9%), 4/15/2029 (z)     592,000 588,018
Flatiron CLO Ltd., 2013-1A, “A2R”, FLR, 3.986% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.65%), 1/17/2026 (n)     929,626 929,235
HarbourView CLO VII Ltd., 7RA, “B”, FLR, 3.841% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.7%), 7/18/2031 (z)     940,000 939,959
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-LD11, “AM”, 6.184%, 6/15/2049      358,637 364,427
Loomis, Sayles & Co., CLO, 2015-2A, “A1R”, FLR, 3.239% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.9%), 4/15/2028 (n)     2,526,000 2,520,890
Octagon Investment Partners XVII Ltd., 2013-1A, “BR2”, FLR, 3.735% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.4%), 1/25/2031 (n)     1,050,000 1,036,908
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-NXS1, “A5”, 3.148%, 5/15/2048      768,632 753,212
        $ 10,134,691
Automotive – 1.3%
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/01/2024 (n)   $ 2,006,000 $ 1,975,910
Ferrari N.V., 1.5%, 3/16/2023    EUR 350,000 410,366
General Motors Co., 6.75%, 4/01/2046    $ 123,000 135,265
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.45%, 4/10/2022      256,000 251,700
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.35%, 1/17/2027      129,000 125,897
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.75%, (4.75% cash or 5.5% PIK) 9/15/2026 (n)(p)     1,230,000 1,168,500
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 3.875%, 3/01/2023    GBP 265,000 331,375
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 4.5%, 10/01/2027 (n)   $ 215,000 181,944
Lear Corp., 3.8%, 9/15/2027      238,000 224,521
LKQ European Holdings B.V., 3.625%, 4/01/2026 (n)   EUR 100,000 117,816
Volkswagen Bank GmbH, 0.75%, 6/15/2023      220,000 251,863
Volkswagen Financial Services AG, 0.875%, 4/12/2023      200,000 230,571
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., 2.7% to 12/14/2022, FLR (EUR Swap Rate-5yr. + 2.54%) to 12/14/2027, (EUR Swap Rate-5yr. + 2.79%) to 12/14/2042, (EUR Swap Rate-5yr. + 3.54%) to 12/31/2099      100,000 114,838
        $ 5,520,566
Banks & Diversified Financials (Covered Bonds) – 0.1%
CaixaBank S.A., 1.125%, 1/12/2023    EUR 200,000 $ 228,716
Broadcasting – 2.1%
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029    $ 720,000 $ 766,800
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030      680,000 724,200
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024      1,010,000 1,074,387
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Broadcasting – continued
MDC Partners, Inc., 6.5%, 5/01/2024 (z)   $ 200,000 $ 179,250
Meredith Corp., 6.875%, 2/01/2026 (n)     730,000 739,125
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025      925,000 955,062
Netflix, Inc., 3.625%, 5/15/2027    EUR 775,000 882,757
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/2028 (n)   $ 325,000 307,938
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/2028 (n)     450,000 451,040
RELX Finance B.V., 1%, 3/22/2024    EUR 150,000 175,920
SES S.A., 1.625%, 3/22/2026      200,000 233,016
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (n)   $ 210,000 208,425
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.125%, 11/01/2024    EUR 365,000 438,015
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n)   $ 1,120,000 1,087,800
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5.5%, 4/15/2026 (n)     225,000 221,063
WPP Finance 2016 Co., 1.375%, 3/20/2025    EUR 120,000 139,138
        $ 8,583,936
Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.2%
Charles Schwab Corp., 3.85%, 5/21/2025    $ 229,000 $ 233,196
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 2.95%, 8/24/2022      199,000 193,608
Euroclear Investments S.A., 2.625% to 4/11/2028, FLR (EUR Swap Rate-5yr. + 2.625%) to 4/11/2048    EUR 100,000 115,953
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/01/2020    $ 178,000 176,647
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/2025      292,000 294,268
        $ 1,013,672
Building – 2.9%
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n)   $ 1,155,000 $ 1,186,762
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/2026 (n)     1,295,000 1,296,554
Beacon Escrow Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2025 (n)     825,000 761,063
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023      335,000 344,213
CRH America Finance, Inc., 4.5%, 4/04/2048 (n)     205,000 193,366
Elementia S.A. de C.V., 5.5%, 1/15/2025 (n)     210,000 199,500
Imerys S.A., 1.5%, 1/15/2027    EUR 100,000 115,970
James Hardie International Finance Ltd., 4.75%, 1/15/2025 (n)   $ 205,000 198,723
James Hardie International Finance Ltd., 5%, 1/15/2028 (n)     930,000 873,619
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 3.45%, 6/01/2027      133,000 123,610
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 3.5%, 12/15/2027      179,000 166,219
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (n)     945,000 1,014,694
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2026 (n)     1,051,000 1,069,392
Owens Corning, 4.4%, 1/30/2048      175,000 147,404
PGT Escrow Issuer, Inc., 6.75%, 8/01/2026 (n)     510,000 523,229
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n)     387,000 401,513
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n)     1,675,000 1,677,094
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n)     665,000 680,082
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023      1,015,000 1,028,956
        $ 12,001,963
Business Services – 2.9%
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n)   $ 1,370,000 $ 1,400,825
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (n)     670,000 676,700
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027      1,265,000 1,242,863
Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.2%, 2/28/2021      350,000 344,254
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023      1,425,000 1,455,281
Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/01/2025      567,000 584,010
Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026      490,000 508,375
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.875%, 6/05/2024      146,000 146,332
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2025      39,000 41,338
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3%, 8/15/2026      267,000 248,855
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n)     2,055,000 2,059,213
MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/01/2026 (n)     940,000 932,950
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 2.985%, 1/19/2023 (n)     288,000 280,740
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Business Services – continued
Travelport Worldwide Ltd., 6%, 3/15/2026 (n)   $ 1,265,000 $ 1,287,137
Vantiv LLC/Vantiv Issuer Corp., 4.375%, 11/15/2025 (n)     900,000 857,250
        $ 12,066,123
Cable TV – 5.9%
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n)   $ 505,000 $ 508,151
Altice Financing S.A., 7.5%, 5/15/2026 (n)     340,000 324,700
Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/2026 (n)     705,000 692,663
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024      2,110,000 2,146,566
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n)     415,000 412,406
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n)     2,495,000 2,495,000
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.875%, 5/01/2027 (n)     895,000 884,931
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., 7.5%, 4/01/2028 (n)     500,000 521,250
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 6.384%, 10/23/2035      135,000 144,510
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/2027 (n)     2,135,000 2,078,956
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023      605,000 538,450
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024      845,000 735,150
Intelsat Connect Finance, 9.5%, 2/15/2023 (n)     310,000 308,977
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023      810,000 738,882
Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)     353,000 363,590
Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.65%, 10/01/2019    CAD 260,000 205,534
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n)   $ 740,000 737,410
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n)     1,500,000 1,558,650
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n)     705,000 715,575
Sky PLC, 2.5%, 9/15/2026    EUR 250,000 313,157
Telenet Finance Luxembourg S.A., 5.5%, 3/01/2028 (n)   $ 1,600,000 1,496,000
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.5%, 9/15/2042      119,000 100,493
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n)     1,370,000 1,431,650
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n)     350,000 359,625
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n)     1,840,000 1,821,600
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n)     200,000 192,750
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n)     1,100,000 1,069,970
VTR Finance B.V., 6.875%, 1/15/2024 (n)     480,000 490,080
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n)     1,155,000 1,078,481
        $ 24,465,157
Chemicals – 1.4%
Air Liquide Finance Co., 2.25%, 9/27/2023 (n)   $ 261,000 $ 245,824
Axalta Coating Systems Co., 4.875%, 8/15/2024 (n)     1,485,000 1,475,719
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.875%, 6/15/2025 (n)     610,000 629,368
OCI N.V., 5%, 4/15/2023    EUR 330,000 402,296
OCI N.V., 6.625%, 4/15/2023 (n)   $ 1,155,000 1,195,425
PolyOne Corp., 5.25%, 3/15/2023      865,000 890,128
SPCM S.A., 4.875%, 9/15/2025 (n)     1,250,000 1,194,912
        $ 6,033,672
Computer Software – 0.6%
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n)   $ 780,000 $ 802,554
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n)     670,000 710,286
Microsoft Corp., 4.1%, 2/06/2037      161,000 167,880
Oracle Corp., 3.4%, 7/08/2024      251,000 250,221
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., 1.289%, 1/30/2023    EUR 100,000 116,080
VeriSign, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025    $ 250,000 253,450
        $ 2,300,471
Computer Software - Systems – 1.2%
Apple, Inc., 4.5%, 2/23/2036    $ 217,000 $ 234,846
Apple, Inc., 3.6%, 7/31/2042    GBP 130,000 199,151
Apple, Inc., 4.25%, 2/09/2047    $ 84,000 87,023
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Computer Software - Systems – continued
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024    $ 140,000 $ 145,600
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025      695,000 690,656
Fair Isaac Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/2026 (n)     1,065,000 1,072,988
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n)     605,000 624,481
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)     1,950,000 1,964,625
        $ 5,019,370
Conglomerates – 2.6%
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n)   $ 2,335,000 $ 2,343,756
Apex Tool Group LLC, 9%, 2/15/2023 (n)     820,000 799,500
BWX Technologies, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026 (n)     1,300,000 1,313,000
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n)     1,965,000 1,984,650
Entegris, Inc., 4.625%, 2/10/2026 (n)     1,440,000 1,387,800
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n)     436,000 440,360
General Electric Co., 4.5%, 3/11/2044      154,000 149,385
Roper Technologies, Inc., 4.2%, 9/15/2028      152,000 151,973
Smiths Group PLC, 2%, 2/23/2027    EUR 200,000 235,303
SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.625%, 8/15/2024 (n)   $ 840,000 842,100
TriMas Corp., 4.875%, 10/15/2025 (n)     1,195,000 1,150,188
United Technologies Corp., 4.625%, 11/16/2048      115,000 116,398
        $ 10,914,413
Construction – 0.7%
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d)   $ 450,000 $ 68,625
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 5/29/2024 (a)(d)(n)     853,000 128,270
Mattamy Group Corp., 6.5%, 10/01/2025 (n)     1,370,000 1,349,724
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.875%, 11/15/2025      335,000 325,787
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/2028      1,280,000 1,171,200
        $ 3,043,606
Consumer Products – 1.0%
Coty, Inc., 4.75%, 4/15/2026 (n)   EUR 200,000 $ 224,058
Energizer Gamma Acquisition, Inc., 6.375%, 7/15/2026 (n)   $ 800,000 827,000
JAB Holdings B.V., 2%, 5/18/2028    EUR 300,000 348,190
Prestige Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/2024 (n)   $ 695,000 701,290
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3.625%, 9/21/2023 (n)     250,000 250,190
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3%, 6/26/2027 (n)     272,000 254,822
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024      170,000 173,825
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025      1,335,000 1,348,350
        $ 4,127,725
Consumer Services – 1.5%
Frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2026 (n)   $ 435,000 $ 445,331
G4S International Finance PLC, 1.5%, 1/09/2023    EUR 200,000 236,577
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 (z)   $ 870,000 876,525
Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/2025 (n)     845,000 813,312
NVA Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 4/01/2026 (n)     530,000 526,688
Priceline Group, Inc., 1.8%, 3/03/2027    EUR 900,000 1,065,439
Priceline Group, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2028    $ 141,000 136,149
Service Corp. International, 4.625%, 12/15/2027      535,000 513,600
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n)     1,055,000 1,036,537
Visa, Inc., 4.15%, 12/14/2035      234,000 245,089
Visa, Inc., 4.3%, 12/14/2045      150,000 157,815
        $ 6,053,062
Containers – 2.9%
ARD Finance S.A., 7.125%, 9/15/2023    $ 650,000 $ 658,938
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022      1,025,000 1,044,219
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022      565,000 581,244
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Containers – continued
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023    $ 875,000 $ 875,000
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp., 4.75%, 2/01/2026 (n)     815,000 782,400
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/2026      520,000 477,100
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2025 (n)     805,000 774,812
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n)     1,321,000 1,350,722
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020      494,245 494,863
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n)     1,200,000 1,195,500
San Miguel Industrias PET S.A., 4.5%, 9/18/2022 (n)     337,000 330,260
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n)     1,420,000 1,427,100
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n)     390,000 394,875
Sealed Air Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/2025 (n)     220,000 223,300
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025      855,000 818,662
W/S Packaging Group, Inc., 9%, 4/15/2023 (n)     695,000 710,638
        $ 12,139,633
Electrical Equipment – 0.6%
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 3.5%, 4/01/2022    $ 173,000 $ 170,502
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n)     2,305,000 2,241,612
        $ 2,412,114
Electronics – 1.0%
ASML Holding N.V., 1.375%, 7/07/2026    EUR 250,000 $ 296,750
Broadcom Corp./Broadcom Cayman Finance Ltd., 3.875%, 1/15/2027    $ 240,000 224,544
Qorvo, Inc., 5.5%, 7/15/2026 (n)     1,080,000 1,085,400
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)     520,000 538,200
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n)     1,555,000 1,551,112
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.375%, 12/17/2018      294,000 293,836
        $ 3,989,842
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 2.1%
Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline, 4.6%, 11/02/2047 (n)   $ 400,000 $ 388,416
Bank of China (Luxembourg), FLR, 3.337% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.00%), 7/12/2019      450,000 452,539
BPRL International Singapore Private Ltd., 4.375%, 1/18/2027      567,000 540,433
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 3.75%, 8/05/2026 (n)     207,000 196,650
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 3.75%, 8/05/2026      568,000 539,600
Export-Import Bank of India, 3.375%, 8/05/2026      576,000 533,478
Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Finance B.V., 4.85%, 11/17/2027 (n)     451,000 444,754
KazMunayGas National Co., 5.375%, 4/24/2030 (n)     800,000 806,000
NTPC Ltd., 4.25%, 2/26/2026      442,000 429,480
Office Cherifien des Phosphates, 6.875%, 4/25/2044 (n)     351,000 381,712
Pertamina PT, 6%, 5/03/2042      654,000 675,236
Pertamina PT, 6%, 5/03/2042 (n)     318,000 328,326
Petroleos del Peru S.A., 4.75%, 6/19/2032      475,000 463,481
PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara, 5.45%, 5/21/2028 (n)     750,000 775,642
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.875%, 3/24/2026      1,315,000 1,423,487
State Grid Overseas Investment (2016) Ltd., 2.75%, 5/04/2022 (n)     402,000 390,589
        $ 8,769,823
Emerging Market Sovereign – 5.6%
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 5/06/2021 (n)   $ 548,000 $ 576,770
Dominican Republic, 8.625%, 4/20/2027      758,000 856,540
Dominican Republic, 6%, 7/19/2028 (n)     550,000 559,625
Dominican Republic, 6.5%, 2/15/2048 (n)     150,000 146,250
Government of India, 7.17%, 1/08/2028    INR 70,000,000 936,952
Government of Ukraine, 7.75%, 9/01/2026    $ 617,000 567,282
Hellenic Republic, 3.375%, 2/15/2025    EUR 1,832,000 2,049,132
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 4.975%, 4/20/2055    $ 563,000 564,689
Republic of Argentina, 6.875%, 4/22/2021      344,000 306,679
Republic of Croatia, 5.5%, 4/04/2023 (n)     803,000 849,871
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Emerging Market Sovereign – continued
Republic of Hungary, 5.75%, 11/22/2023    $ 486,000 $ 527,917
Republic of Hungary, 7.625%, 3/29/2041      470,000 659,175
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 3/04/2019 (n)     571,000 595,220
Republic of Indonesia, 2.875%, 7/08/2021 (z)   EUR 175,000 215,426
Republic of Indonesia, 3.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)   $ 302,000 295,241
Republic of Indonesia, 2.15%, 7/18/2024 (z)   EUR 161,000 189,955
Republic of Indonesia, 4.125%, 1/15/2025    $ 1,368,000 1,357,562
Republic of Indonesia, 4.125%, 1/15/2025 (n)     342,000 339,391
Republic of Indonesia, 4.625%, 4/15/2043      1,349,000 1,307,366
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 4/01/2029      719,000 1,020,980
Republic of Paraguay, 6.1%, 8/11/2044 (n)     550,000 603,625
Republic of South Africa, 10.5%, 12/21/2026    ZAR 5,509,000 406,530
Republic of South Africa, 5.875%, 6/22/2030    $ 865,000 846,748
Republic of South Africa, 7%, 2/28/2031    ZAR 33,453,000 1,871,274
Republic of South Africa, 5.65%, 9/27/2047    $ 431,000 385,120
Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.125%, 6/03/2025      1,286,000 1,231,345
Republic of Turkey, 4.875%, 10/09/2026      829,000 646,620
Russian Federation, 4.75%, 5/27/2026      800,000 794,285
United Mexican States, 8%, 6/11/2020    MXN 40,000,000 2,096,576
United Mexican States, 4.15%, 3/28/2027    $ 428,000 422,222
United Mexican States, 4.6%, 2/10/2048      326,000 304,810
        $ 23,531,178
Energy - Independent – 4.1%
Afren PLC, 10.25%, 4/08/2019 (a)(d)(z)   $ 451,812 $ 565
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024      1,160,000 1,138,250
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.375%, 7/01/2026      285,000 292,125
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/2025 (n)     1,305,000 1,269,112
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025      2,270,000 2,321,075
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024      1,140,000 1,125,750
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025      685,000 679,006
Hunt Oil Co. of Peru LLC, 6.375%, 6/01/2028 (n)     428,000 444,093
Indigo Natural Resources LLC, 6.875%, 2/15/2026 (n)     805,000 776,825
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6%, 8/01/2026 (n)     680,000 681,700
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.25%, 5/01/2026 (z)     320,000 325,600
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/2025 (n)     245,000 243,163
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2027 (n)     1,785,000 1,807,312
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024      885,000 880,575
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2023      1,535,000 1,496,625
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 3/01/2026      875,000 836,719
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/2023      680,000 383,962
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026      1,465,000 1,518,106
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., 4%, 8/15/2026      987,000 932,715
        $ 17,153,278
Entertainment – 1.4%
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024    $ 340,000 $ 340,425
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022      1,430,000 1,437,150
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023      1,050,000 1,036,875
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/2026 (n)     725,000 728,625
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n)     2,315,000 2,274,488
        $ 5,817,563
Financial Institutions – 1.0%
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd., 3.65%, 7/21/2027    $ 379,000 $ 351,353
EXOR N.V., 1.75%, 1/18/2028    EUR 200,000 223,953
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022    $ 605,000 639,787
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/2023      735,000 775,425
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Financial Institutions – continued
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n)   $ 1,940,000 $ 1,993,350
        $ 3,983,868
Food & Beverages – 3.1%
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V., 1.5%, 4/18/2030    EUR 250,000 $ 282,210
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 6.875%, 11/15/2019    $ 300,000 313,548
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.7%, 2/01/2036      283,000 287,420
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026      1,225,000 1,206,625
Aramark Services, Inc., 5%, 2/01/2028 (n)     760,000 743,850
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., 1.151%, 9/19/2025    EUR 150,000 173,329
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 1.875%, 3/18/2030      200,000 239,403
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n)   $ 1,510,000 1,478,818
Danone S.A., 2.077%, 11/02/2021 (n)     236,000 226,428
Danone S.A., 2.589%, 11/02/2023 (n)     553,000 525,912
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/2028 (n)     215,000 206,400
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n)     1,560,000 1,501,500
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5.2%, 7/15/2045      31,000 30,202
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 4.375%, 6/01/2046      130,000 113,875
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)     890,000 874,425
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n)     520,000 512,200
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027 (n)     1,380,000 1,311,000
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024      760,000 798,000
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n)     1,590,000 1,601,925
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.9%, 10/21/2019 (n)     107,000 107,016
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.375%, 10/21/2020 (n)     300,000 301,117
        $ 12,835,203
Gaming & Lodging – 2.4%
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n)   $ 715,000 $ 725,725
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023      535,000 563,088
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.25%, 6/01/2025      940,000 977,600
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026      145,000 150,575
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.125%, 5/01/2026 (n)     950,000 951,187
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.625%, 4/01/2025      1,260,000 1,244,250
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC, 3.75%, 8/14/2025    GBP 100,000 137,601
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021    $ 445,000 470,588
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023      460,000 477,549
MGM Resorts International, 5.75%, 6/15/2025      930,000 936,510
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021      1,375,000 1,386,385
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023      725,000 724,782
Wyndham Hotels Group, LLC, 5.375%, 4/15/2026 (n)     1,200,000 1,191,000
        $ 9,936,840
Industrial – 0.6%
Cleaver Brooks, Inc., 7.875%, 3/01/2023 (n)   $ 855,000 $ 882,788
Grainger PLC, 3.375%, 4/24/2028    GBP 120,000 155,173
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n)   $ 1,615,000 1,582,700
        $ 2,620,661
Insurance – 0.3%
American International Group, Inc., 1.875%, 6/21/2027    EUR 110,000 $ 128,062
Argentum Zurich Insurance, 3.5%, 10/01/2046      200,000 248,768
AssuredPartners Inc., 7%, 8/15/2025 (n)   $ 810,000 793,800
NN Group N.V., 4.625%, 4/08/2044    EUR 200,000 252,514
        $ 1,423,144
7


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Insurance - Health – 0.7%
Aetna, Inc., 2.8%, 6/15/2023    $ 317,000 $ 305,695
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024      840,000 883,050
Centene Corp., 5.375%, 6/01/2026 (n)     1,220,000 1,259,443
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.7%, 7/15/2020      528,000 526,543
        $ 2,974,731
Insurance - Property & Casualty – 0.9%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/2023    $ 234,000 $ 230,377
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.3%, 11/03/2020      95,000 93,530
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.875%, 11/03/2022      221,000 217,474
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.5%, 3/15/2038    EUR 126,000 148,963
Hiscox Ltd., 6.125%, 11/24/2045    GBP 100,000 141,313
Hub International Ltd., 7%, 5/01/2026 (n)   $ 830,000 824,646
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/2023      365,000 371,354
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.5%, 6/03/2024      159,000 158,135
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.35%, 1/30/2047      131,000 132,768
QBE Capital Funding III Ltd., 7.5%, 5/24/2041    GBP 200,000 281,182
Wand Merger Corp., 8.125%, 7/15/2023 (n)   $ 805,000 835,187
XLIT Ltd., 3.25% to 6/29/2027, FLR (EURIBOR-3mo. + 2.9%) to 6/29/2047    EUR 230,000 264,981
        $ 3,699,910
International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 0.1%
Bank of Iceland, 1.75%, 9/07/2020    EUR 300,000 $ 356,924
Landsbanki Islands HF, 1.125% to 1/19/2023, FLR (EUR Swap Rate-1yr. + 0.75%) to 1/19/2024      150,000 171,825
        $ 528,749
International Market Sovereign – 13.5%
Bonos y Obligaciones del Estado, 5.75%, 7/30/2032    EUR 542,000 $ 934,687
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 5/15/2021    AUD 2,319,000 1,831,028
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.5%, 4/21/2023      490,000 404,117
Commonwealth of Australia, 3.25%, 4/21/2025      4,400,000 3,336,979
Commonwealth of Australia, 2.75%, 11/21/2027      1,031,000 755,014
Commonwealth of Australia, 3.75%, 4/21/2037      1,992,000 1,614,950
Federal Republic of Germany, 2.5%, 8/15/2046    EUR 76,000 121,480
Government of Canada, 1.5%, 6/01/2023    CAD 3,412,000 2,537,482
Government of Canada, 1.5%, 6/01/2026      1,148,000 835,471
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 6/01/2033      1,313,000 1,444,723
Government of Canada, 4%, 6/01/2041      925,000 925,035
Government of Canada, 2.75%, 12/01/2048      260,000 220,851
Government of Japan, 1.5%, 3/20/2034    JPY 332,250,000 3,480,716
Government of Japan, 2.4%, 3/20/2037      621,300,000 7,402,031
Government of New Zealand, 4.5%, 4/15/2027    NZD 3,036,000 2,339,239
Kingdom of Spain, 5.4%, 1/31/2023    EUR 746,000 1,058,384
Kingdom of Spain, 5.15%, 10/31/2028      2,200,000 3,434,751
Kingdom of Spain, 4.7%, 7/30/2041      788,000 1,296,852
Republic of France, 4.75%, 4/25/2035      279,000 505,909
Republic of France, 4.5%, 4/25/2041      1,173,000 2,201,209
Republic of France, 4%, 4/25/2055      520,000 987,497
Republic of Ireland, 0.9%, 5/15/2028      972,000 1,132,627
Republic of Italy, 3.75%, 3/01/2021      238,000 288,213
Republic of Italy, 5.5%, 9/01/2022      925,000 1,193,943
Republic of Italy, 2.5%, 12/01/2024      2,572,000 2,913,470
Republic of Portugal, 4.95%, 10/25/2023      1,894,000 2,666,029
Republic of Portugal, 4.125%, 4/14/2027      3,032,000 4,180,934
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 12/07/2027    GBP 313,000 510,438
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 3/07/2036      111,000 199,619
United Kingdom Treasury, 3.25%, 1/22/2044      2,533,000 4,251,055
United Kingdom Treasury, 3.75%, 7/22/2052      540,000 1,064,770
        $ 56,069,503
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Local Authorities – 0.1%
Province of Alberta, 4.5%, 12/01/2040    CAD 255,000 $ 240,145
Province of British Columbia, 2.3%, 6/18/2026      370,000 275,405
        $ 515,550
Machinery & Tools – 0.3%
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n)   $ 1,185,000 $ 1,229,438
Major Banks – 2.3%
Bank of America Corp., 2.625%, 4/19/2021    $ 370,000 $ 364,217
Bank of America Corp., 3.004%, 12/20/2023      399,000 388,614
Bank of America Corp., 3.5%, 4/19/2026      400,000 389,698
Bank of America Corp., 3.248%, 10/21/2027      462,000 434,273
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2.95%, 1/29/2023      414,000 406,929
Barclays Bank PLC, 6%, 1/14/2021    EUR 250,000 322,466
Credit Agricole S.A., 7.375%, 12/18/2023    GBP 100,000 160,658
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.5%, 8/08/2023 (n)   $ 200,000 213,830
Credit Suisse Group AG, 1.25% to 7/17/2024, FLR (EUR Swap Rate-1yr. + 0.75%) to 7/17/2025    EUR 150,000 171,864
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.625%, 4/25/2021    $ 360,000 353,480
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 1/24/2022      500,000 534,739
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.85%, 1/26/2027      314,000 305,762
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.375%, 11/23/2026      269,000 267,012
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.95%, 10/01/2026      601,000 562,884
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.54% to 5/01/2027, FLR (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.38%) to 5/01/2028      291,000 279,366
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.26% to 2/22/2047, FLR (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.58%) to 2/22/2048      153,000 147,624
Morgan Stanley, 3.125%, 7/27/2026      762,000 712,449
Morgan Stanley, 2.625%, 3/09/2027    GBP 200,000 255,596
PNC Bank N.A., 2.6%, 7/21/2020    $ 295,000 292,594
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.544%, 1/17/2028      439,000 427,088
UBS Group AG, 6.875%, 12/29/2049      1,420,000 1,450,979
UBS Group Funding (Jersey) Ltd., 1.5%, 11/30/2024    EUR 300,000 354,628
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 2.859% to 8/15/2022, FLR (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.954%) to 8/15/2023 (n)   $ 750,000 724,365
        $ 9,521,115
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 4.5%
Avantor, Inc., 9%, 10/01/2025 (n)   $ 635,000 $ 654,844
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 2.675%, 12/15/2019      379,000 377,083
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 1.401%, 5/24/2023    EUR 250,000 294,216
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.734%, 12/15/2024    $ 239,000 235,424
DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024      411,000 396,253
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025      1,075,000 1,018,563
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022      2,085,000 2,288,287
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024      890,000 910,025
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025      1,150,000 1,163,145
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026      1,855,000 1,917,606
HCA, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2026      215,000 221,450
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023      1,425,000 1,421,437
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/2024      30,000 30,375
Heartland Dental, LLC, 8.5%, 5/01/2026 (n)     675,000 639,563
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.2%, 2/01/2022      200,000 198,225
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.7%, 2/01/2045      310,000 305,897
Life Technologies Corp., 6%, 3/01/2020      200,000 207,804
Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 3.979%, 11/01/2046      40,000 36,698
Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 4.26%, 11/01/2047      307,000 296,015
Polaris, 8.5%, (0.001% cash or 8.5% PIK) 12/01/2022 (n)(p)     805,000 831,163
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2026 (n)     925,000 913,438
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022      765,000 808,031
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2023      685,000 685,000
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3%, 4/15/2023      360,000 350,373
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3.2%, 8/15/2027      476,000 449,425
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Medical & Health Technology & Services – continued
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020    $ 1,410,000 $ 1,413,525
West Street Merger Sub, Inc., 6.375%, 9/01/2025 (n)     800,000 784,000
        $ 18,847,865
Medical Equipment – 0.6%
Abbott Laboratories, 4.9%, 11/30/2046    $ 300,000 $ 326,806
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024      960,000 986,400
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026      610,000 600,850
Teleflex, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/2027      790,000 752,475
        $ 2,666,531
Metals & Mining – 3.5%
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp./Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 7/15/2026 (n)   $ 785,000 $ 781,075
Cameco Corp., 5.67%, 9/02/2019    CAD 262,000 205,856
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2021 (n)   $ 395,000 390,803
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n)     870,000 850,425
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023      445,000 427,756
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 5.4%, 11/14/2034      680,000 627,939
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023      2,525,000 2,695,437
Glencore Finance (Europe) S.A., 1.25%, 3/17/2021    EUR 330,000 387,773
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024    $ 1,735,000 1,778,375
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024      486,000 499,365
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/2027      384,000 348,480
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n)     630,000 658,350
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/01/2022 (n)     1,135,000 1,159,119
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (n)     1,730,000 1,684,674
Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.25%, 5/01/2022 (n)     705,000 678,562
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/2023      430,000 436,579
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024      410,000 420,250
TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/2025 (n)     655,000 659,913
        $ 14,690,731
Midstream – 3.9%
APT Pipelines Ltd., 5%, 3/23/2035 (n)   $ 280,000 $ 285,629
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n)     565,000 576,289
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.625%, 7/15/2026 (n)     590,000 594,425
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 3/31/2025      730,000 775,625
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022      651,000 660,765
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.875%, 3/15/2023      770,000 750,750
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.375%, 7/15/2025 (n)     700,000 717,500
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044      615,000 590,400
Enbridge, Inc., 5.5%, 12/01/2046      134,000 150,633
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.875%, 1/15/2024      1,430,000 1,519,375
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.5%, 6/01/2027      655,000 686,931
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.4%, 4/01/2024      1,095,000 1,067,580
MPLX LP, 4.5%, 4/15/2038      170,000 158,355
ONEOK, Inc., 4.95%, 7/13/2047      474,000 474,260
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.2%, 3/15/2028      333,000 325,006
Tallgrass Energy LP, 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n)     2,510,000 2,535,100
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023      860,000 870,750
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/01/2025 (n)     925,000 929,625
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027      2,485,000 2,472,575
        $ 16,141,573
Mortgage-Backed – 5.1%  
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 9/01/2019 - 7/01/2035   $ 190,189 $ 202,785
Fannie Mae, 2.409%, 4/25/2020     1,319,025 1,318,378
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 4/01/2032 - 1/01/2033     40,792 45,068
Fannie Mae, 6%, 8/01/2034 - 2/01/2037     77,513 85,381
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Mortgage-Backed – continued  
Freddie Mac, 3.064%, 8/25/2024   $ 1,141,916 $ 1,138,279
Freddie Mac, 2.811%, 1/25/2025     11,000,000 10,797,819
Freddie Mac, 0.24%, 2/25/2025 (i)     38,000,000 365,552
Freddie Mac, 2.673%, 3/25/2026     701,000 674,480
Freddie Mac, 3.243%, 4/25/2027     991,000 983,314
Freddie Mac, 3.117%, 6/25/2027     298,465 293,290
Freddie Mac, 3.194%, 7/25/2027     1,073,000 1,059,395
Freddie Mac, 3.244%, 8/25/2027     1,160,000 1,148,677
Freddie Mac, 3.187%, 9/25/2027     492,000 484,912
Freddie Mac, 3.286%, 11/25/2027     591,000 586,420
Freddie Mac, 3.35%, 1/25/2028     830,000 825,656
Freddie Mac, 0.261%, 2/25/2028 (i)     36,576,000 512,057
Freddie Mac, 0.427%, 2/25/2028 (i)     15,572,000 425,488
Freddie Mac, 0.249%, 4/25/2028 (i)     15,983,000 206,304
Freddie Mac, 6%, 8/01/2034     59,377 65,563
        $ 21,218,818
Municipal – 0.2%
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “C-7”, 6%, 7/01/2027    $ 20,000 $ 20,632
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Rev. (OU Medicine Project), “C”, 5.45%, 8/15/2028      346,000 363,815
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Rev. (OU Medicine Project), “C”, 4.65%, 8/15/2030      221,000 233,195
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “PP”, 5%, 7/01/2022      95,000 95,590
        $ 713,232
Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.2%
Boston Gas Co., 3.15%, 8/01/2027 (n)   $ 248,000 $ 235,725
GNL Quintero S.A., 4.634%, 7/31/2029 (n)     323,000 318,962
Infraestructura Energética Nova S.A.B. de C.V, 4.875%, 1/14/2048 (n)     500,000 431,250
        $ 985,937
Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.1%
Peru LNG, 5.375%, 3/22/2030    $ 540,000 $ 549,113
Network & Telecom – 0.8%
AT&T, Inc., 4.25%, 6/01/2043    GBP 100,000 $ 136,048
British Telecommunications PLC, 3.125%, 11/21/2031      150,000 190,888
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., 1.5%, 4/03/2028    EUR 200,000 233,096
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A., 6.75%, 12/13/2022    $ 517,000 527,438
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025      815,000 851,675
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n)     1,285,000 1,288,213
        $ 3,227,358
Oil Services – 1.0%
Apergy Corp., 6.375%, 5/01/2026 (n)   $ 990,000 $ 1,012,275
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022      976,000 688,080
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 7.875%, 8/15/2025      440,000 448,800
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 5.7%, 10/15/2039      945,000 751,275
Schlumberger Ltd., 2.65%, 11/20/2022 (n)     310,000 301,173
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/2025 (n)     990,000 980,100
        $ 4,181,703
Oils – 0.6%
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/2044    $ 200,000 $ 194,579
Neste Oyj, 1.5%, 6/07/2024    EUR 200,000 236,697
Parkland Fuel Corp., 6%, 4/01/2026 (n)   $ 1,880,000 1,880,000
Phillips 66, 4.875%, 11/15/2044      150,000 155,428
        $ 2,466,704
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.6%
BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., 6.75%, 9/30/2022 (n)   $ 1,004,000 $ 1,076,288
Belfius Bank S.A., 3.125%, 5/11/2026    EUR 200,000 245,334
BPCE S.A., 5.25%, 4/16/2029    GBP 100,000 148,148
Citizens Bank N.A., 2.55%, 5/13/2021    $ 250,000 244,066
Deutsche Bank AG, 1.875%, 2/28/2020    GBP 200,000 258,175
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 5.25%, 1/28/2022      100,000 139,855
JSC Kazkommertsbank, 5.5%, 12/21/2022    $ 342,000 341,631
KBC Group N.V., 0.875%, 6/27/2023    EUR 100,000 116,524
        $ 2,570,021
Pharmaceuticals – 0.8%
Celgene Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/2020    $ 524,000 $ 521,461
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.9%, 8/28/2028 (z)     205,000 206,419
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.35%, 2/01/2020      52,000 51,631
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n)     710,000 662,075
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.625%, 10/15/2023 (n)     315,000 280,744
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.5%, 3/01/2023 (n)     890,000 838,941
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2025 (n)     705,000 655,650
        $ 3,216,921
Pollution Control – 0.1%
Republic Services, Inc., 3.95%, 5/15/2028    $ 242,000 $ 243,237
Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.3%
Teck Resources Ltd., 6%, 8/15/2040    $ 130,000 $ 133,575
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/2041      890,000 936,992
        $ 1,070,567
Printing & Publishing – 0.2%
Nielsen Co. Lux S.A.R.L., 5%, 2/01/2025 (z)   $ 95,000 $ 92,150
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n)     714,000 693,330
        $ 785,480
Real Estate - Apartment – 0.1%
Grand City Properties S.A., 1.375%, 8/03/2026    EUR 300,000 $ 335,097
Real Estate - Healthcare – 0.7%
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026    $ 1,470,000 $ 1,470,000
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5%, 10/15/2027      1,460,000 1,430,800
        $ 2,900,800
Real Estate - Office – 0.2%
Boston Properties, Inc., REIT, 3.125%, 9/01/2023    $ 250,000 $ 245,006
Merlin Properties SOCIMI S.A., REIT, 2.225%, 4/25/2023    EUR 250,000 303,362
Merlin Properties SOCIMI S.A., REIT, 1.875%, 11/02/2026      150,000 169,733
        $ 718,101
Real Estate - Other – 0.6%
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024    $ 1,620,000 $ 1,640,250
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027      845,000 849,225
        $ 2,489,475
Restaurants – 0.6%
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2024 (n)   $ 690,000 $ 701,213
IRB Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2/15/2026 (n)     655,000 625,525
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n)     1,365,000 1,365,000
        $ 2,691,738
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Retailers – 0.7%
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/2021    $ 347,000 $ 364,883
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc./DT Acceptance Corp., 8%, 6/01/2021 (n)     660,000 670,725
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024 (n)     300,000 292,500
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n)     1,525,000 1,467,812
Home Depot, Inc., 3%, 4/01/2026      310,000 299,234
        $ 3,095,154
Specialty Chemicals – 0.5%
A Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2023    $ 775,000 $ 815,998
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n)     1,430,000 1,474,687
        $ 2,290,685
Specialty Stores – 0.1%
Penske Automotive Group Co., 5.375%, 12/01/2024    $ 125,000 $ 123,281
Penske Automotive Group Co., 5.5%, 5/15/2026      280,000 274,400
Richemont International S.A., 1.5%, 3/26/2030    EUR 200,000 234,773
        $ 632,454
Supermarkets – 0.5%
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway Co., 6.625%, 6/15/2024    $ 960,000 $ 926,400
Esselunga S.p.A., 0.875%, 10/25/2023    EUR 150,000 173,190
Esselunga S.p.A., 1.875%, 10/25/2027      150,000 174,045
Eurotorg LLC via Bonitron D.A.C., 8.75%, 10/30/2022    $ 427,000 421,107
Loblaw Cos. Ltd., 4.86%, 9/12/2023    CAD 262,000 214,794
        $ 1,909,536
Supranational – 0.1%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2.8%, 1/13/2021    AUD 170,000 $ 123,603
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 4.25%, 6/24/2025      210,000 164,692
International Finance Corp., 3.25%, 7/22/2019      305,000 221,295
        $ 509,590
Telecommunications - Wireless – 3.2%
Altice France S.A., 6.25%, 5/15/2024 (z)   $ 385,000 $ 380,187
Altice France S.A., 8.125%, 2/01/2027 (n)     675,000 685,125
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n)     665,000 640,894
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n)     935,000 864,211
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.5%, 1/31/2023      465,000 458,703
American Tower Corp., REIT, 1.95%, 5/22/2026    EUR 120,000 141,129
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.7%, 6/15/2026    $ 157,000 150,453
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n)     1,150,000 968,875
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 5.125%, 1/15/2028      448,000 417,984
SBA Communications Corp., 4%, 10/01/2022      1,190,000 1,163,511
SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/01/2024      770,000 759,759
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/15/2044 (n)     220,000 218,401
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023      1,065,000 1,146,206
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024      1,240,000 1,286,500
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022      975,000 986,885
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024      615,000 636,525
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025      815,000 821,487
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026      700,000 740,033
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027      695,000 698,614
Vodafone Group PLC, 4.125%, 5/30/2025      122,000 121,824
        $ 13,287,306
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Telephone Services – 0.4%
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024    $ 390,000 $ 390,000
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025      1,215,000 1,199,813
TELUS Corp., 5.05%, 7/23/2020    CAD 265,000 211,821
        $ 1,801,634
Tobacco – 0.2%
Imperial Brands Finance PLC, 1.375%, 1/27/2025    EUR 150,000 $ 173,094
Reynolds American, Inc., 8.125%, 6/23/2019    $ 92,000 95,783
Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/2025      415,000 420,928
        $ 689,805
Transportation - Services – 0.6%
Autostrade per l'Italia S.p.A., 6.25%, 6/09/2022    GBP 100,000 $ 138,431
Brambles Finance PLC, 1.5%, 10/04/2027    EUR 150,000 174,543
Compagnie Financial et Indus Unternehmensanleihe, 0.75%, 9/09/2028      200,000 218,828
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 7%, 10/15/2037 (n)   $ 250,000 315,893
Heathrow Funding Ltd., 1.875%, 7/12/2032    EUR 150,000 173,414
Heathrow Funding Ltd., 4.625%, 10/31/2046    GBP 100,000 160,412
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n)   $ 575,000 477,250
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022      130,000 123,175
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n)     670,000 582,900
Transurban Finance Co., 1.75%, 3/29/2028    EUR 200,000 231,764
        $ 2,596,610
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 15.7%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2/15/2036    $ 987,200 $ 1,203,266
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.75%, 2/15/2037 (f)     2,549,200 3,218,763
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.5%, 2/15/2039      107,000 116,137
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 2/15/2043 (f)     1,345,200 1,373,207
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.625%, 2/15/2044      771,000 855,780
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3%, 5/15/2047      3,064,000 3,058,494
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.75%, 10/31/2018      17,000,000 16,966,001
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.25%, 12/15/2018      9,000,000 8,977,412
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 5/15/2019      17,000,000 16,825,352
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 12/31/2022      3,482,000 3,395,086
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 5/31/2023      694,000 694,461
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 11/15/2025      1,486,000 1,431,668
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/2028      7,191,000 7,126,674
        $ 65,242,301
Utilities - Electric Power – 2.4%
Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n)   $ 615,000 $ 580,609
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022      310,000 315,813
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024      995,000 1,002,462
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/01/2025      1,215,000 1,211,319
Dominion Resources, Inc., 2.5%, 12/01/2019      250,000 248,258
Drax Finco PLC, 6.625%, 11/01/2025 (n)     750,000 763,125
Duke Energy Florida LLC, 3.2%, 1/15/2027      310,000 301,049
EDP Finance B.V., 5.25%, 1/14/2021 (n)     200,000 206,163
EDP Finance B.V., 2%, 4/22/2025    EUR 100,000 119,026
Emera U.S. Finance LP, 2.7%, 6/15/2021    $ 98,000 95,605
Emera U.S. Finance LP, 3.55%, 6/15/2026      112,000 106,517
Enel Finance International N.V., 1.125%, 9/16/2026    EUR 200,000 216,509
Engie Energia Chile S.A., 5.625%, 1/15/2021    $ 757,000 786,526
Exelon Corp., 3.497%, 6/01/2022      151,000 149,217
Innogy Finance B.V., 1.625%, 5/30/2026    EUR 170,000 202,751
Innogy Finance B.V., 4.75%, 1/31/2034    GBP 100,000 154,057
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 5/01/2027    $ 377,000 366,832
NextEra Energy Operating Co., 4.25%, 9/15/2024 (n)     1,380,000 1,345,500
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Utilities - Electric Power – continued
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 (n)   $ 1,150,000 $ 1,158,625
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 5.375%, 5/01/2021 (n)     250,000 259,180
Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.5%, 3/15/2027      475,000 470,577
        $ 10,059,720
Total Bonds   $502,315,557
Common Stocks – 0.2%
Energy - Independent – 0.1%  
Frontera Energy Corp. (a)   16,354 $ 232,554
Oil Services – 0.1%  
LTRI Holdings LP (a)(u)   615 $ 546,993
Total Common Stocks   $ 779,547
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) – 0.1%
Consumer Products – 0.0%    
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.348%, 6/23/2022 $ 128,253 $ 128,273
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.1%    
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.825%, 6/24/2021 $ 551,661 $ 553,533
Total Floating Rate Loans   $ 681,806
  Strike
Price
First
Exercise
   
Warrants – 0.0%
Forest & Paper Products – 0.0%        
Appvion Holdings Corp. - Tranche A (1 share for 1 warrant) (a) $27.17 8/24/18 274 $ 0
Appvion Holdings Corp. - Tranche B (1 share for 1 warrant) (a) $31.25 8/24/18 274 0
        $ 0
Investment Companies (h) – 1.6%
Money Market Funds – 1.6%  
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 2.03% (v)     6,552,379 $ 6,552,379
 
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (22.5)%   (93,715,388)
Net Assets – 100.0% $416,613,901
(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default.
(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.
(g) The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.
(h) An affiliated issuer, which may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund's investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $6,552,379 and $503,776,910, respectively.
(i) Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.
(n) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $173,328,935, representing 41.6% of net assets.
(p) Payment-in-kind (PIK) security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash.
(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.
(u) The security was valued using significant unobservable inputs and is considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy.
(v) Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
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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
Afren PLC, 10.25%, 4/08/2019 3/01/12-4/02/13 $482,712 $565
Altice France S.A., 6.25%, 5/15/2024 8/03/18 382,141 380,187
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FLR, 3.664% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.6%), 12/28/2040 3/01/06 388,690 358,045
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2013-26A, “AR”, CLO, FLR, 3.248% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.9%), 4/15/2029 4/09/18 592,000 588,018
Elanco Animal Health, Inc., 4.9%, 8/28/2028 8/14/18 205,000 206,419
HarbourView CLO VII Ltd., 7RA, “B”, FLR, 3.841% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.7%), 7/18/2031 5/17/18 940,000 939,959
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 4/02/15-2/10/16 868,747 876,525
MDC Partners, Inc., 6.5%, 5/01/2024 8/16/18 181,086 179,250
Nielsen Co. Lux S.A.R.L., 5%, 2/01/2025 8/16/18 90,270 92,150
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.25%, 5/01/2026 8/17/18-8/27/18 325,946 325,600
Republic of Indonesia, 2.875%, 7/08/2021 7/02/14 238,168 215,426
Republic of Indonesia, 2.15%, 7/18/2024 7/17/17 184,274 189,955
Total Restricted Securities     $4,352,099
% of Net assets     1.0%
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation
CJSC Closed Joint Stock Company
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
FLR Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate. All reference rates are USD unless otherwise noted.
JSC Joint Stock Company
PLC Public Limited Company
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
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
DKK Danish Krone
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
INR Indian Rupee
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
ZAR South African Rand
Derivative Contracts at 8/31/18
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives
CHF 74,082 USD 75,136 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 $1,576
EUR 2,477,481 USD 2,870,664 Brown Brothers Harriman 10/17/2018 14,255
EUR 905,364 USD 1,054,070 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 188
JPY 93,370,908 USD 842,829 Brown Brothers Harriman 10/17/2018 26
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts − continued
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives − continued
JPY 165,055,538 USD 1,485,821 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 $4,129
KRW 18,240,500 USD 16,050 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 9/17/2018 340
USD 4,394,596 AUD 5,916,257 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 141,301
USD 5,615,537 AUD 7,558,880 NatWest Markets PLC 10/17/2018 181,334
USD 400,434 CAD 522,045 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 67
USD 2,615,936 EUR 2,237,277 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 10,723
USD 46,760,561 EUR 39,792,158 Goldman Sachs International 10/17/2018 424,306
USD 418,347 EUR 356,346 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 3,398
USD 1,304,398 GBP 999,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 6,967
USD 10,103,409 GBP 7,661,615 Merrill Lynch International 10/17/2018 153,039
USD 1,048,578 HKD 8,222,000 Goldman Sachs International 10/18/2018 238
USD 543,285 HKD 4,260,000 UBS AG 10/18/2018 118
USD 1,012,204 IDR 14,682,108,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 9/07/2018 15,726
USD 10,574,712 JPY 1,169,938,508 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 13,724
USD 1,486,789 MXN 28,408,829 BNP Paribas S.A. 10/17/2018 9,694
USD 503,935 NZD 758,000 Citibank N.A. 10/17/2018 2,432
USD 4,304,329 NZD 6,331,059 Goldman Sachs International 10/17/2018 115,615
USD 520,338 NZD 783,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 2,295
USD 81,717 SEK 716,881 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 3,068
USD 2,550,577 ZAR 34,356,266 Barclays Bank PLC 10/17/2018 226,192
            $1,330,751
Liability Derivatives
CAD 3,008,608 USD 2,332,086 Brown Brothers Harriman 10/17/2018 $(24,724)
CAD 1,016,000 USD 783,921 Goldman Sachs International 10/17/2018 (4,730)
CAD 486,000 USD 375,052 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (2,329)
CAD 1,367,000 USD 1,055,175 NatWest Markets PLC 10/17/2018 (6,795)
DKK 31,438 USD 4,961 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (49)
EUR 229,308 USD 269,102 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 (2,082)
EUR 2,800,000 USD 3,261,282 Goldman Sachs International 10/17/2018 (803)
EUR 4,757,747 USD 5,578,905 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (38,713)
EUR 528,000 USD 618,724 UBS AG 10/17/2018 (3,890)
HKD 12,482,000 USD 1,592,633 NatWest Markets PLC 10/18/2018 (1,126)
IDR 14,800,000,000 USD 1,054,431 Barclays Bank PLC 9/07/2018 (49,952)
JPY 63,051,750 USD 571,720 Brown Brothers Harriman 10/17/2018 (2,554)
JPY 47,731,168 USD 432,434 Goldman Sachs International 10/17/2018 (1,568)
MXN 28,000,094 USD 1,474,900 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (19,056)
NOK 350,912 USD 43,061 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (1,147)
NZD 1,351,488 USD 918,175 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (24,013)
SGD 2,142 USD 1,573 NatWest Markets PLC 10/17/2018 (12)
USD 1,357,574 CAD 1,784,937 Citibank N.A. 10/17/2018 (11,330)
USD 747,277 CAD 975,000 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 (470)
USD 212,956 CAD 279,000 Goldman Sachs International 10/17/2018 (1,015)
USD 276,726 CAD 361,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (133)
USD 9,947,411 CAD 13,069,406 Merrill Lynch International 10/17/2018 (75,779)
USD 117,144 EUR 100,659 Citibank N.A. 10/17/2018 (69)
USD 1,041,421 EUR 900,995 Deutsche Bank AG 10/17/2018 (7,748)
USD 1,201,408 EUR 1,046,827 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (17,576)
USD 1,049,416 GBP 811,000 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 10/17/2018 (3,854)
USD 1,063,257 GBP 825,283 NatWest Markets PLC 10/17/2018 (8,563)
USD 141,859 GBP 109,641 UBS AG 10/17/2018 (536)
            $ (310,616)
    
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Futures Contracts
Description Long/
Short
Currency Contracts Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives
Interest Rate Futures 
German Euro-Buxl 30 yr Long EUR 5 $1,037,710 September – 2018 $22,507
Government of Canada Bond 10 yr Long CAD 2 206,575 December – 2018 791
Long Gilt 10 yr Long GBP 7 1,110,163 December – 2018 5,350
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr Long USD 113 23,883,610 December – 2018 12,068
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond Long USD 28 4,460,750 December – 2018 11,828
            $ 52,544
Liability Derivatives
Interest Rate Futures 
German Euro-Bobl 5 yr Short EUR 8 $1,228,074 September – 2018 $(4,832)
German Euro-Bund 10 yr Short EUR 17 3,221,766 September – 2018 (10,045)
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr Short USD 23 3,317,031 December – 2018 (8,391)
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr Short USD 354 42,574,031 December – 2018 (87,020)
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr Short USD 4 453,594 December – 2018 (651)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Note 10 yr Short USD 72 9,219,375 December – 2018 (24,368)
            $(135,307)
At August 31, 2018, the fund had liquid securities with an aggregate value of $540,151 to cover any collateral or margin obligations 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
8/31/18 (unaudited)
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.
(1) Investment Valuations
Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service.  Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. 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. In determining values, third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, 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).
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued
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, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of August 31, 2018 in valuing the fund's assets or liabilities:
Financial Instruments Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Equity Securities:        
United States $— $— $546,993 $546,993
Columbia 232,554 232,554
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents 65,242,301 65,242,301
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt 89,408,842 89,408,842
Municipal Bonds 713,232 713,232
U.S. Corporate Bonds 245,888,732 245,888,732
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 21,218,818 21,218,818
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 1,612,322 1,612,322
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs) 8,522,369 8,522,369
Foreign Bonds 69,708,941 69,708,941
Floating Rate Loans 681,806 681,806
Mutual Funds 6,552,379 6,552,379
Total $6,784,933 $502,997,363 $546,993 $510,329,289
Other Financial Instruments        
Futures Contracts - Assets $52,544 $— $— $52,544
Futures Contracts - Liabilities (135,307) (135,307)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Assets 1,330,751 1,330,751
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Liabilities (310,616) (310,616)
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.
  Equity
Securities
Balance as of 11/30/17 $546,993
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation 0
Balance as of 8/31/18 $546,993
The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation from investments held as level 3 at August 31, 2018 is $0. At August 31, 2018, the fund held one level 3 security.
(2) Investments in Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:
Affiliated Issuers Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio 5,804,640 143,803,415 (143,055,676) 6,552,379
Affiliated Issuers Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
Capital Gain
Distributions
Dividend
Income
Ending
Value
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio $1,287 $792 $— $94,153 $6,552,379
    
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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 as EX-99.CERT.


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)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, President

Date: October 16, 2018

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)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 16, 2018

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JAMES O. YOST
 

James O. Yost, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 16, 2018

 

*

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