UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05440
MFS INTERMEDIATE 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)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: April 30, 2018
ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
Semiannual Report
April 30, 2018
MFS® Intermediate Income Trust
MIN-SEM
MANAGED DISTRIBUTION POLICY DISCLOSURE
The MFS Intermediate Income Trusts (the fund) Board of Trustees adopted a managed distribution policy. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.50% of the funds average monthly net asset value. The primary purpose of the managed distribution policy is to provide shareholders with a constant, but not guaranteed, fixed minimum rate of distribution each month. You should not draw any conclusions about the funds investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the funds managed distribution policy. The Board may amend or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time without prior notice to fund shareholders. The amendment or termination of the managed distribution policy could have an adverse effect on the market price of the funds shares.
With each distribution, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the funds investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Please refer to Tax Matters and Distributions under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for information regarding the tax character of the funds distributions.
Under a managed distribution policy the fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. Any such returns of capital will decrease the funds total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the funds expense ratio. In addition, in order to make the level of distributions called for under its managed distribution policy, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the funds investment performance and should not be confused with yield or income. The funds total return in relation to changes in net asset value is presented in the Financial Highlights.
MFS® Intermediate Income Trust
New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MIN
NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Rising bond yields have led to a measurable uptick in market volatility a departure from the low-volatility environment that prevailed for much of 2017. In recent months,
against this backdrop, global markets have given back some of the strong gains recorded during 2017 and early 2018. Global economic growth remains robust, notwithstanding signs of a modest slowdown over the past few months, particularly in Europe.
Although the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to gradually raise interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, monetary policy remains accommodative around the world, with many central banks taking only tentative steps toward tighter policies. Newly enacted U.S. tax reforms have been welcomed by equity markets, while emerging market economies have benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar.
Around the world, inflation remains largely subdued, but tight labor markets and solid global demand have investors on the lookout for its potential resurgence. Increased U.S. protectionism is also a growing concern, as investors fear that trade friction could disrupt the synchronized rise in global growth.
As a global investment manager, MFS® strives to create long-term value and protect capital for clients through an active approach and an investment platform built on nearly a century of expertise. To make that long-term value meaningful for clients, we work to align with you on our beliefs, your needs and the time it takes to deliver on your desired outcomes.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
June 18, 2018
The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.
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(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moodys, Fitch, and Standard & Poors rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Federal Agencies includes rated and unrated U.S. Agency fixed-income securities, U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities. Not Rated includes fixed income securities and fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies. |
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Portfolio Composition continued
(d) | Duration is a measure of how much a bonds price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolios ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
(m) | In determining each instruments effective maturity for purposes of calculating the funds dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instruments stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening device (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instruments stated maturity. |
(o) | Less than 0.1%. |
Where the fund holds convertible bonds, they are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.
Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the funds cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Percentages are based on net assets as of April 30, 2018.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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Portfolio Manager | Primary Role | Since | Title and Five Year History | |||
Geoffrey Schechter | Lead Portfolio Manager |
2017 | Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1993. | |||
Alexander Mackey | Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager |
2017 | Investment Officer of MFS: employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2001. |
Note to Shareholders: Effective November 1, 2017, Erik Weisman is no longer a Portfolio Manager of the Fund.
The funds shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. When fund
shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid for them in the event of the funds concurrent liquidation.
The funds monthly distributions may include a return of capital to shareholders to the extent that the funds net investment income and net capital gains, determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, are insufficient to meet the funds target annual distribution rate. Distributions that are treated for federal income tax purposes as a return of capital will reduce each shareholders basis in his or her shares and, to the extent the return of capital exceeds such basis, will be treated as gain to the shareholder from a sale of shares. It may also result in a recharacterization of what economically represents a return of capital to ordinary income in those situations where a fund has long term capital gains and a capital loss carryforward. Returns of shareholder capital may have the effect of reducing the funds assets and increasing the funds expense ratio.
The funds target annual distribution rate is calculated based on an annual rate of 8.50% of the funds average monthly net asset value, not a fixed share price, and the funds dividend amount will fluctuate with changes in the funds average monthly net assets.
In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund hereby gives notice that it may from time to time repurchase shares of the fund in the open market at the option of the Board of Trustees and on such terms as the Trustees shall determine.
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4/30/18 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
Bonds - 96.7% | ||||||||
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 6.4% | ||||||||
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, 2016-A, A2, 1.82%, 7/15/2024 (n) | $ | 93,360 | $ | 93,182 | ||||
Calvary CLO III Ltd., FLR, 3.198% (LIBOR-3mo. + 8.5%), 10/15/2026 (n) | 1,998,000 | 1,997,227 | ||||||
Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust, 2016-A4, A4, 1.33%, 6/15/2022 | 1,440,000 | 1,414,543 | ||||||
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-1A, A2, FLR, 3.043% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.15%), 3/15/2028 (n) | 748,355 | 750,929 | ||||||
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2017-3A, A2, FLR, 2.237% (LIBOR-1mo. + 0.34%), 8/15/2029 (n) | 4,826,497 | 4,827,611 | ||||||
Colony Starwood Homes, 2016-2A, A, FLR, 3.147% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.25%), 12/17/2033 (n) | 1,863,189 | 1,877,493 | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-COR2, A3, 3.51%, 9/10/2050 | 1,676,352 | 1,645,590 | ||||||
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, 2015-2A, A, 2.4%, 2/15/2023 (n) | 504,782 | 504,671 | ||||||
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2014-34A, CR, CLO, FLR, 4.498% | ||||||||
(LIBOR-3mo. + 2.15%), 10/15/2026 (n) | 824,972 | 829,171 | ||||||
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 2017-1, A2, 2.13%, 7/20/2022 (n) | 701,779 | 698,035 | ||||||
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, 2017-1A, A, 1.96%, 3/15/2021 (n) | 257,672 | 256,903 | ||||||
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 7.966%, 1/05/2023 (i)(z) | 157,138 | 6,180 | ||||||
Flagship Credit Auto Trust, 2016-1, A, 2.77%, 12/15/2020 (n) | 114,267 | 114,294 | ||||||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-1,A, 2.26%, 11/15/2025 (n) | 339,000 | 337,353 | ||||||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-2,A, 2.31%, 4/15/2026 (n) | 1,247,000 | 1,237,799 | ||||||
GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust, 2017-A1, A, 2.22%, 1/18/2022 (n) | 1,290,000 | 1,274,026 | ||||||
GS Mortgage Securities Corp., 4.592%, 8/10/2043 (n) | 2,570,000 | 2,642,438 | ||||||
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, 2016-1, A2, 1.96%, 4/10/2030 (n) | 646,217 | 646,224 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.717%, 2/15/2046 (n) | 2,499,789 | 2,587,448 | ||||||
Loomis, Sayles & Co., 2015-2A, A1R, FLR, 3.253% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.9%), 4/15/2028 (n) | 1,117,883 | 1,117,883 | ||||||
Shackleton CLO Ltd., 2015-8A, A1R, FLR, 3.279% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.51%), 10/20/2027 (n) | 1,998,000 | 1,998,382 | ||||||
Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, 2015-1A, A, 2.4%, 3/22/2032 (n) | 408,343 | 404,863 | ||||||
SPS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, 2016-T1, AT1, 2.53%, 11/16/2048 (n) | 2,360,000 | 2,355,575 | ||||||
Tricon American Homes 2015-SFR1, Trust 1A, 2.589%, 11/17/2033 (n) | 1,298,957 | 1,258,772 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued | ||||||||
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C1, A4, 3.544%, 11/15/2050 | $ | 875,000 | $ | 857,973 | ||||
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$ | 31,734,565 | |||||||
Automotive - 1.2% | ||||||||
BMW US Capital LLC, 3.1%, 4/12/2021 (n) | $ | 1,770,000 | $ | 1,765,060 | ||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.95%, 4/13/2024 | 4,000,000 | 3,925,842 | ||||||
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$ | 5,690,902 | |||||||
Broadcasting - 0.2% | ||||||||
Time Warner, Inc., 3.8%, 2/15/2027 | $ | 1,231,000 | $ | 1,191,200 | ||||
Building - 0.6% | ||||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 3.5%, 12/15/2027 | $ | 2,946,000 | $ | 2,763,395 | ||||
Business Services - 0.2% | ||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2025 | $ | 751,000 | $ | 792,962 | ||||
Cable TV - 1.4% | ||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.908%, 7/23/2025 | $ | 1,350,000 | $ | 1,371,697 | ||||
Cox Communications, Inc., 3.25%, 12/15/2022 (n) | 2,925,000 | 2,852,549 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4%, 9/01/2021 | 2,770,000 | 2,778,693 | ||||||
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$ | 7,002,939 | |||||||
Chemicals - 1.4% | ||||||||
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 5/15/2019 | $ | 2,490,000 | $ | 2,636,750 | ||||
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 5%, 4/15/2019 | 336,000 | 340,852 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co., 3.125%, 6/01/2024 | 4,000,000 | 3,837,971 | ||||||
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$ | 6,815,573 | |||||||
Computer Software - 0.8% | ||||||||
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 3.48%, 6/01/2019 (n) | $ | 1,140,000 | $ | 1,142,556 | ||||
Microsoft Corp., 3.125%, 11/03/2025 | 3,110,000 | 3,027,108 | ||||||
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$ | 4,169,664 | |||||||
Computer Software - Systems - 0.5% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/09/2027 | $ | 2,700,000 | $ | 2,642,347 | ||||
Conglomerates - 0.1% | ||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc., 2.8%, 12/15/2021 | $ | 651,000 | $ | 636,407 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Consumer Products - 1.2% | ||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3.625%, 9/21/2023 (n) | $ | 2,274,000 | $ | 2,264,619 | ||||
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 2.75%, 6/26/2024 (n) | 4,000,000 | 3,780,713 | ||||||
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$ | 6,045,332 | |||||||
Consumer Services - 0.8% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 2.8%, 6/06/2023 | $ | 1,605,000 | $ | 1,542,186 | ||||
Priceline Group, Inc., 3.55%, 3/15/2028 | 2,737,000 | 2,603,987 | ||||||
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$ | 4,146,173 | |||||||
Defense Electronics - 0.3% | ||||||||
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2019 (n) | $ | 1,400,000 | $ | 1,450,524 | ||||
Electrical Equipment - 0.3% | ||||||||
Molex Electronic Technologies LLC, 2.878%, 4/15/2020 (n) | $ | 1,703,000 | $ | 1,686,185 | ||||
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.1% | ||||||||
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 3.25%, 7/15/2019 (n) | $ | 1,337,000 | $ | 1,337,000 | ||||
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 4.75%, 2/08/2022 (n) | 228,000 | 233,082 | ||||||
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6%, 3/05/2020 | 1,890,000 | 1,960,875 | ||||||
Sinopec Capital (2013) Ltd., 3.125%, 4/24/2023 (n) | 733,000 | 704,731 | ||||||
State Grid International Development Co. Ltd., 1.75%, 5/22/2018 (n) | 1,330,000 | 1,329,158 | ||||||
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$ | 5,564,846 | |||||||
Emerging Market Sovereign - 0.2% | ||||||||
Republic of Poland, 5%, 3/23/2022 | $ | 772,000 | $ | 819,123 | ||||
Energy - Integrated - 0.6% | ||||||||
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.5%, 10/01/2020 | $ | 853,000 | $ | 883,007 | ||||
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.742%, 3/11/2021 | 1,810,000 | 1,892,301 | ||||||
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$ | 2,775,308 | |||||||
Food & Beverages - 2.9% | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 2.65%, 2/01/2021 | $ | 6,000,000 | $ | 5,930,388 | ||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.3%, 2/01/2023 | 2,308,000 | 2,289,403 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc., 3.2%, 4/16/2021 | 592,000 | 591,760 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 6.125%, 8/23/2018 | 2,380,000 | 2,405,802 | ||||||
Want Want China Finance Co., 1.875%, 5/14/2018 (n) | 1,430,000 | 1,429,431 | ||||||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.375%, 10/21/2020 (n) | 1,876,000 | 1,886,415 | ||||||
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$ | 14,533,199 | |||||||
Insurance - 1.4% | ||||||||
American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025 | $ | 2,808,000 | $ | 2,749,988 | ||||
American International Group, Inc., 3.9%, 4/01/2026 | 2,850,000 | 2,786,577 | ||||||
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2%, 4/14/2020 (n) | 1,600,000 | 1,572,332 | ||||||
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$ | 7,108,897 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.6% | ||||||||
Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings Ltd., 4.35%, 10/29/2025 | $ | 3,110,000 | $ | 3,042,012 | ||||
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.2% | ||||||||
Dexia Credit Local S.A., 2.25%, 1/30/2019 (n) | $ | 3,280,000 | $ | 3,271,833 | ||||
Dexia Credit Local S.A., 1.875%, 9/15/2021 (n) | 2,510,000 | 2,413,428 | ||||||
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$ | 5,685,261 | |||||||
Internet - 0.6% | ||||||||
Baidu, Inc., 2.75%, 6/09/2019 | $ | 1,510,000 | $ | 1,501,814 | ||||
Baidu, Inc., 3.875%, 9/29/2023 | 1,361,000 | 1,349,694 | ||||||
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$ | 2,851,508 | |||||||
Machinery & Tools - 0.6% | ||||||||
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/2027 | $ | 3,066,000 | $ | 2,932,923 | ||||
Major Banks - 12.5% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp., 2.151%, 11/09/2020 | $ | 750,000 | $ | 732,214 | ||||
Bank of America Corp., 3.124% to 1/20/2022, FLR to 1/20/2023 | 5,400,000 | 5,315,562 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp., 4.125%, 1/22/2024 | 2,876,000 | 2,943,957 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 3.5%, 4/28/2023 | 3,446,000 | 3,450,275 | ||||||
Barclays PLC, 3.25%, 1/12/2021 | 3,848,000 | 3,813,226 | ||||||
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 5%, 10/15/2019 (n) | 2,560,000 | 2,631,313 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.574%, 1/09/2023 (n) | 1,500,000 | 1,479,438 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.5%, 8/08/2023 (n) | 915,000 | 990,487 | ||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, 3.869%, 1/12/2029 (n) | 2,076,000 | 1,971,989 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2%, 4/25/2019 | 260,000 | 258,370 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 1/24/2022 | 1,924,000 | 2,070,529 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3%, 4/26/2022 | 1,720,000 | 1,680,983 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.908% to 6/05/2022, FLR to 6/05/2023 | 1,750,000 | 1,692,100 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.262% to 3/13/2022, FLR to 3/13/2023 | 4,000,000 | 3,935,583 | ||||||
HSBC Holdings PLC, 3.033% to 3/13/2022, FLR to 11/22/2023 | 1,500,000 | 1,458,091 | ||||||
ING Bank N.V., 5.8%, 9/25/2023 (n) | 2,912,000 | 3,130,368 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.2%, 10/22/2019 | 2,090,000 | 2,071,046 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.625%, 5/10/2021 | 2,890,000 | 3,002,830 | ||||||
Lloyds Bank PLC, 3.75%, 1/11/2027 | 1,400,000 | 1,339,303 | ||||||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 2.95%, 3/01/2021 | 656,000 | 650,004 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 5.625%, 9/23/2019 | 640,000 | 662,587 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 3.7%, 10/23/2024 | 1,816,000 | 1,792,678 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 3.875%, 1/27/2026 | 5,400,000 | 5,322,192 | ||||||
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 2.45%, 5/27/2020 (n) | 1,810,000 | 1,783,194 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., 3.102%, 1/17/2023 | 1,145,000 | 1,116,749 | ||||||
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028 (n) | 2,449,000 | 2,434,265 | ||||||
UBS Group Funding Ltd., 3%, 4/15/2021 (n) | 2,505,000 | 2,472,016 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Major Banks - continued | ||||||||
UBS Group Funding Ltd., FLR, 3.726% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.44%), 9/24/2020 (n) | $ | 1,680,000 | $ | 1,720,389 | ||||
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$ | 61,921,738 | |||||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 1.2% | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp., 3.7%, 3/09/2023 | $ | 741,000 | $ | 736,990 | ||||
CVS Health Corp., 4.1%, 3/25/2025 | 3,000,000 | 2,989,204 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 2.625%, 2/01/2020 | 2,120,000 | 2,100,674 | ||||||
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$ | 5,826,868 | |||||||
Medical Equipment - 0.5% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories, 3.4%, 11/30/2023 | $ | 2,285,000 | $ | 2,255,710 | ||||
Metals & Mining - 1.6% | ||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.1%, 3/15/2020 | $ | 1,740,000 | $ | 1,718,250 | ||||
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.125%, 5/30/2023 (n) | 1,518,000 | 1,512,383 | ||||||
Glencore Funding LLC, 4%, 4/16/2025 (n) | 880,000 | 856,503 | ||||||
Glencore Funding LLC, 3.875%, 10/27/2027 (n) | 1,887,000 | 1,773,554 | ||||||
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024 | 1,897,000 | 1,977,623 | ||||||
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$ | 7,838,313 | |||||||
Midstream - 1.4% | ||||||||
Andeavor Logistics LP/Tesoro Logistics Finance Corp., 3.5%, 12/01/2022 | $ | 1,584,000 | $ | 1,558,297 | ||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.5%, 3/01/2021 | 1,854,000 | 1,850,141 | ||||||
MPLX LP, 4%, 3/15/2028 | 3,395,000 | 3,266,446 | ||||||
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$ | 6,674,884 | |||||||
Mortgage-Backed - 1.5% | ||||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.247%, 5/25/2018 | $ | 19,481 | $ | 19,482 | ||||
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 3/01/2019 | 104,602 | 105,372 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 5%, 5/01/2019 - 12/01/2020 | 30,646 | 31,158 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 11/01/2031 | 831,234 | 926,050 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 5%, 6/01/2019 - 6/01/2019 | 65,572 | 65,929 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 11/01/2019 - 6/01/2020 | 184,684 | 187,530 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 4.224%, 3/25/2020 | 2,239,065 | 2,289,693 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 6%, 5/01/2021 - 8/01/2034 | 28,728 | 30,461 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.064%, 8/25/2024 | 1,457,127 | 1,446,459 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.243%, 4/25/2027 | 935,000 | 923,224 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.187%, 9/25/2027 | 550,000 | 539,673 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 6%, 6/15/2033 - 10/15/2036 | 516,291 | 580,010 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 6.158%, 4/20/2058 | 50,698 | 53,911 | ||||||
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$ | 7,198,952 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Municipals - 1.0% | ||||||||
New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Pension Funding Rev., Capital Appreciation, B, 0%, 2/15/2023 | $ | 3,704,000 | $ | 3,072,801 | ||||
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., RR, 5%, 7/01/2022 | 1,675,000 | 1,675,553 | ||||||
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$ | 4,748,354 | |||||||
Network & Telecom - 1.3% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 3.4%, 5/15/2025 | $ | 5,400,000 | $ | 5,142,603 | ||||
British Telecommunications PLC, 2.35%, 2/14/2019 | 1,330,000 | 1,324,473 | ||||||
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$ | 6,467,076 | |||||||
Oils - 0.8% | ||||||||
Andeavor, 3.8%, 4/01/2028 | $ | 985,000 | $ | 948,170 | ||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.625%, 9/15/2024 | 1,003,000 | 985,343 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp., 3.4%, 9/15/2026 | 2,353,000 | 2,249,585 | ||||||
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$ | 4,183,098 | |||||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 1.7% | ||||||||
Citizens Bank N.A., 2.55%, 5/13/2021 | $ | 910,000 | $ | 890,350 | ||||
Compass Bank, 2.875%, 6/29/2022 | 1,826,000 | 1,757,831 | ||||||
First Republic Bank, 2.375%, 6/17/2019 | 578,000 | 573,806 | ||||||
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FLR to 8/29/2049 (n) | 2,556,000 | 2,853,135 | ||||||
Lloyds Bank PLC, 2.3%, 11/27/2018 | 780,000 | 778,539 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 2.7%, 1/27/2022 | 1,803,000 | 1,755,820 | ||||||
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$ | 8,609,481 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 2.1% | ||||||||
Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/2022 | $ | 3,000,000 | $ | 2,949,793 | ||||
Celgene Corp., 2.75%, 2/15/2023 | 2,628,000 | 2,508,844 | ||||||
Celgene Corp., 3.25%, 2/20/2023 | 1,250,000 | 1,219,369 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/01/2026 | 3,740,000 | 3,698,910 | ||||||
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$ | 10,376,916 | |||||||
Real Estate - Retail - 0.1% | ||||||||
Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 6.875%, 10/01/2019 | $ | 690,000 | $ | 724,516 | ||||
Retailers - 0.5% | ||||||||
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., 2.7%, 7/26/2022 (n) | $ | 2,700,000 | $ | 2,593,819 | ||||
Supranational - 0.6% | ||||||||
Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 4.375%, 6/15/2022 | $ | 2,950,000 | $ | 3,064,283 | ||||
Telecommunications - Wireless - 1.4% | ||||||||
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.55%, 7/15/2027 | $ | 4,000,000 | $ | 3,730,887 | ||||
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.65%, 9/01/2027 | 947,000 | 887,688 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Telecommunications - Wireless - continued | ||||||||
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/11/2044 (n) | $ | 1,920,000 | $ | 1,920,320 | ||||
SBA Tower Trust, 2.877%, 7/10/2046 (n) | 586,000 | 575,153 | ||||||
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$ | 7,114,048 | |||||||
Tobacco - 1.1% | ||||||||
B.A.T. Capital Corp., 3.557%, 8/15/2027 (n) | $ | 2,018,000 | $ | 1,888,032 | ||||
Reynolds American, Inc., 8.125%, 6/23/2019 | 1,316,000 | 1,390,013 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.875%, 5/01/2020 | 1,340,000 | 1,431,857 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/2020 | 614,000 | 614,361 | ||||||
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$ | 5,324,263 | |||||||
Transportation - Services - 0.5% | ||||||||
TTX Co., 2.6%, 6/15/2020 (n) | $ | 2,450,000 | $ | 2,418,514 | ||||
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 0.8% | ||||||||
AID-Ukraine, 1.847%, 5/29/2020 | $ | 2,500,000 | $ | 2,463,135 | ||||
Small Business Administration, 6.35%, 4/01/2021 | 57,626 | 59,549 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 6.34%, 5/01/2021 | 76,719 | 79,017 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 6.44%, 6/01/2021 | 88,371 | 91,417 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 6.625%, 7/01/2021 | 98,245 | 101,486 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 5.34%, 11/01/2021 | 293,819 | 300,397 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 4.93%, 1/01/2024 | 154,065 | 159,279 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 5.36%, 11/01/2025 | 233,379 | 243,030 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 5.39%, 12/01/2025 | 186,908 | 194,782 | ||||||
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$ | 3,692,092 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 38.7% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1%, 6/30/2019 | $ | 17,915,000 | $ | 17,640,676 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 1/31/2020 | 22,250,000 | 22,077,910 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 8/15/2020 | 18,025,000 | 18,055,980 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 3/15/2021 | 18,815,000 | 18,690,792 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 11/30/2021 | 14,000,000 | 13,546,094 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 2/28/2022 | 14,420,000 | 13,916,426 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 5/15/2022 | 13,500,000 | 12,996,387 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 12/31/2022 | 14,635,000 | 14,219,960 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.5%, 8/15/2023 | 9,210,000 | 9,067,533 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/2024 | 8,385,000 | 8,341,110 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 8/15/2024 | 9,230,000 | 8,964,277 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 2/15/2025 | 9,900,000 | 9,353,566 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 8/15/2025 | 5,225,000 | 4,913,337 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.25%, 11/15/2025 | 4,255,000 | 4,063,193 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 5/15/2026 | 4,080,000 | 3,700,687 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 11/15/2026 | 4,335,000 | 4,030,026 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - continued | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 5/15/2027 | $ | 4,075,000 | $ | 3,894,809 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/2028 | 3,650,000 | 3,592,684 | ||||||
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$ | 191,065,447 | |||||||
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.8% | ||||||||
Emera U.S. Finance LP, 2.15%, 6/15/2019 | $ | 670,000 | $ | 662,823 | ||||
Enel Finance International N.V., 2.75%, 4/06/2023 (n) | 3,500,000 | 3,348,731 | ||||||
Enersis Americas S.A., 4%, 10/25/2026 | 252,000 | 243,495 | ||||||
Eversource Energy, 2.5%, 3/15/2021 | 1,000,000 | 980,478 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp., 3.9%, 7/15/2027 | 2,827,000 | 2,766,066 | ||||||
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.3%, 4/01/2019 | 1,714,000 | 1,707,161 | ||||||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 4.1%, 6/01/2022 | 2,206,000 | 2,261,420 | ||||||
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 5.375%, 5/01/2021 (n) | 546,000 | 569,052 | ||||||
Transelec S.A., 4.625%, 7/26/2023 (n) | 927,000 | 952,567 | ||||||
Transelec S.A., 4.25%, 1/14/2025 (n) | 228,000 | 228,000 | ||||||
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$ | 13,719,793 | |||||||
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $483,432,331) | $ | 477,899,410 | ||||||
Investment Companies (h) - 2.7% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 2.7% | ||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.78% (v) (Identified Cost, $13,061,286) |
13,063,627 | $ | 13,062,321 | |||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.6% | 3,058,018 | |||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 494,019,749 |
(h) | 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. At period end, the aggregate values of the funds investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $13,062,321 and $477,899,410, 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 $97,033,117, representing 19.3% of net assets. |
(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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(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 | |||||||
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 7.966%, 1/05/2023 | 1/18/02 | $6,180 | $6,180 | |||||||
% of Net assets | 0.0% |
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
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. |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 4/30/18 (unaudited)
This statement represents your funds balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $483,432,331) |
$477,899,410 | |||
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $13,061,286) |
13,062,321 | |||
Cash |
1,894 | |||
Receivables for |
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Interest |
3,313,921 | |||
Other assets |
78,617 | |||
Total assets |
$494,356,163 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payables for |
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Distributions |
$125,758 | |||
Payable to affiliates |
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Investment adviser |
28,105 | |||
Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs |
5,413 | |||
Payable for independent Trustees compensation |
28,527 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
148,611 | |||
Total liabilities |
$336,414 | |||
Net assets |
$494,019,749 | |||
Net assets consist of | ||||
Paid-in capital |
$521,276,855 | |||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(5,531,886 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) |
(5,157,962 | ) | ||
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income |
(16,567,258 | ) | ||
Net assets |
$494,019,749 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding |
117,717,129 | |||
Net asset value per share (net assets of $494,019,749 / 117,717,129 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) |
$4.20 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Six months ended 4/30/18 (unaudited)
This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.
Net investment income (loss) | ||||
Income |
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Interest |
$6,963,078 | |||
Dividends from affiliated issuers |
74,676 | |||
Foreign taxes withheld |
(1,026 | ) | ||
Total investment income |
$7,036,728 | |||
Expenses |
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Management fee |
$1,214,910 | |||
Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs |
50,266 | |||
Administrative services fee |
42,555 | |||
Independent Trustees compensation |
53,807 | |||
Stock exchange fee |
56,914 | |||
Custodian fee |
17,988 | |||
Shareholder communications |
96,679 | |||
Audit and tax fees |
40,173 | |||
Legal fees |
5,925 | |||
Miscellaneous |
19,598 | |||
Total expenses |
$1,598,815 | |||
Net investment income (loss) |
$5,437,913 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) | ||||
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) |
||||
Unaffiliated issuers |
$(1,395,101 | ) | ||
Affiliated issuers |
(1,497 | ) | ||
Futures contracts |
(1,795,924 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) |
$(3,192,522 | ) | ||
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation |
||||
Unaffiliated issuers |
$(11,832,685 | ) | ||
Affiliated issuers |
1,035 | |||
Futures contracts |
651,086 | |||
Net unrealized gain (loss) |
$(11,180,564 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
$(14,373,086 | ) | ||
Change in net assets from operations |
$(8,935,173 | ) |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.
Six months ended 4/30/18 |
Year ended 10/31/17 |
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Change in net assets | (unaudited) | |||||||
From operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
$5,437,913 | $11,224,621 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) |
(3,192,522 | ) | (3,829,904 | ) | ||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) |
(11,180,564 | ) | (1,495,284 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets from operations |
$(8,935,173 | ) | $5,899,433 | |||||
Distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||
From net investment income |
$(5,640,899 | ) | $(2,596,573 | ) | ||||
From tax return of capital |
| (43,754,795 | ) | |||||
From other sources |
(16,206,639 | ) | | |||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders |
$(21,847,538 | ) | $(46,351,368 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets from fund share transactions |
$(61,787 | ) | $ | |||||
Total change in net assets |
$(30,844,498 | ) | $(40,451,935 | ) | ||||
Net assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period |
524,864,247 | 565,316,182 | ||||||
At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $16,567,258 and $157,633, respectively) |
$494,019,749 | $524,864,247 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the funds financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.
Six months (unaudited) |
Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10/31/17 | 10/31/16 | 10/31/15 | 10/31/14 | 10/31/13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of |
$4.46 | $4.80 | $5.05 | $5.44 | $5.76 | $6.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income |
$0.05 | $0.10 | (c) | $0.11 | $0.12 | $0.15 | $0.18 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized |
(0.12 | ) | (0.05 | ) | 0.06 | (0.06 | ) | 0.01 | (0.16 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations |
$(0.07 | ) | $0.05 | $0.17 | $0.06 | $0.16 | $0.02 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income |
$(0.05 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | $(0.08 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.21 | ) | $(0.18 | ) | ||||||||||||
From tax return of capital |
| (0.37 | ) | (0.34 | ) | (0.20 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.33 | ) | |||||||||||||
From other sources |
(0.14 | ) | | | | | | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to |
$(0.19 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.42 | ) | $(0.45 | ) | $(0.48 | ) | $(0.51 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net increase from repurchase of |
$0.00 | (w) | $ | $0.00 | (w) | $0.00 | (w) | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period (x) |
$4.20 | $4.46 | $4.80 | $5.05 | $5.44 | $5.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Market value, end of period |
$3.91 | $4.24 | $4.45 | $4.56 | $5.05 | $5.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return at market value (%) |
(3.44 | )(n) | 4.30 | 6.93 | (0.82 | ) | 4.78 | (11.67 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total return at net asset |
(1.40 | )(n) | 1.72 | (c) | 4.15 | 1.96 | 3.47 | 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: |
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Expenses before expense |
0.63 | (a) | 0.61 | (c) | 0.64 | 0.64 | 0.65 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.65 | 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) |
2.15 | (a) | 2.07 | (c) | 2.16 | 2.22 | 2.66 | 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover |
41 | (n) | 65 | 19 | 31 | 25 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period |
$494,020 | $524,864 | $565,316 | $594,492 | $641,942 | $679,162 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(a) | Annualized. |
(c) | Amount reflects a one-time reimbursement of expenses by the custodian (or former custodian) without which net investment income and performance would be lower and expenses would be higher. |
(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(j) | Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value. |
(n) | Not annualized. |
(r) | Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower. |
(s) | From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower. |
(w) | Per share amount was less than $0.01. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns at net asset value have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS Intermediate Income Trust (the fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each countrys market, economic, industrial, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions.
In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (ASU 2017-08). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has evaluated the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 and believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the funds overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
Balance Sheet Offsetting The funds accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement, or similar agreement, does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The funds right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the funds Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the funds in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
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. 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 funds 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 funds 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 investments 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 funds 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 funds 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 funds 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 funds 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 investments level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The funds assessment of the
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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 advisers own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2018 in valuing the funds assets or liabilities:
Financial Instruments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents | $ | $194,757,539 | $ | $194,757,539 | ||||||||||||
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt | | 15,133,513 | | 15,133,513 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | | 4,748,354 | | 4,748,354 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Corporate Bonds | | 148,572,110 | | 148,572,110 | ||||||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 10,335,218 | | 10,335,218 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | 7,739,630 | | 7,739,630 | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs) | | 20,858,670 | | 20,858,670 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Bonds | | 75,754,376 | | 75,754,376 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds | 13,062,321 | | | 13,062,321 | ||||||||||||
Total | $13,062,321 | $477,899,410 | $ | $490,961,731 |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
Foreign Currency Translation Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
Derivatives The fund uses derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivatives original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund during the period were futures contracts. Depending on the type of derivative, the fund may exit a derivative position by entering into an offsetting transaction with a counterparty or exchange, negotiating an agreement with the derivative counterparty, or novating the position to a third party. At April 30, 2018, the fund did not have any outstanding derivative instruments.
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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2018 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
Risk | Futures Contracts | |||
Interest Rate | $(1,795,924 | ) |
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2018 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
Risk | Futures Contracts | |||
Interest Rate | $651,086 |
Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a specified deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the funds credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. For cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options), margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house and collateral, in the form of cash or securities, is posted by the fund directly with the clearing broker. Collateral terms are counterparty agreement specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options) and collateral, in the form of cash and securities, is held in segregated accounts with the funds custodian in connection with these agreements. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a collateral support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such counterparty-specific agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated or delivered to cover the funds collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash for uncleared derivatives and/or deposits with brokers for cleared derivatives. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. The fund may be required to make payments of interest on uncovered collateral or margin obligations with the broker. Any such payments are included in Miscellaneous expense in the Statement of Operations.
Futures Contracts The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market exposure, interest rate exposure, currency
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exposure, or to manage duration. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.
Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a specified percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchanges clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The funds maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Indemnifications Under the funds organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The funds maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date.
The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
The fund invests a significant portion of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities. For these securities, the value of the debt instrument also depends on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral as well as whether there is a security interest in the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights, if any, against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult. U.S. Government securities not supported as to the payment of principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are subject to greater credit risk than are U.S. Government securities supported by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae.
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The fund purchased or sold debt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or in a To Be Announced (TBA) or forward commitment transaction with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time a fund enters into a commitment to purchase or sell a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security acquired is reflected in the funds net asset value. The price of such security and the date that the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the fund until payment takes place. At the time that a fund enters into this type of transaction, the fund is required to have sufficient cash and/or liquid securities to cover its commitments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contracts terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to declines in the value of the securities prior to settlement date.
To mitigate this risk of loss on TBA securities and other types of forward settling mortgage-backed securities, the fund whenever possible enters into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (MSFTA) on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The MSFTA gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a specified deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the MSFTA, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the MSFTA could result in a reduction of the funds credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
For mortgage-backed securities traded under a MSFTA, the collateral and margining requirements are contract specific. Collateral amounts across all transactions traded under such agreement are netted and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been pledged to cover the funds collateral or margin obligations under a MSFTA, if any, will be reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments.
Tax Matters and Distributions The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The funds federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the funds tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
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Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.50% of the funds average monthly net asset value. As a result, distributions may exceed actual earnings which may result in a tax return of capital or, to the extent the fund has long-term gains and a capital loss carryforward, distributions of current year long-term gains may be recharacterized as ordinary income. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities and derivative transactions.
For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $16,206,639 which is reported as distributions from other sources in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.
The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:
Year ended 10/31/17 |
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Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) |
$2,596,573 | |||
Tax return of capital (b) | 43,754,795 | |||
Total distributions | $46,351,368 |
(b) | Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a tax return of capital. |
The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
As of 4/30/18 | ||||
Cost of investments | $497,341,856 | |||
Gross appreciation | 1,844,094 | |||
Gross depreciation | (8,224,219 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $(6,380,125 | ) | ||
As of 10/31/17 | ||||
Capital loss carryforwards | (1,780,106 | ) | ||
Other temporary differences | (157,633 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 5,463,344 |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
As of October 31, 2017, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. These net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Such losses are characterized as follows:
Short-Term | $(997,941 | ) | ||
Long-Term | (782,165 | ) | ||
Total | $(1,780,106 | ) |
(3) Transactions with Affiliates
Investment Adviser The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.32% of the funds average daily net assets and 5.65% of gross income. Gross income is calculated based on tax elections that generally include the accretion of discount and exclude the amortization of premium, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reduce its management fee to the lesser of the contractual management fee as set forth above or 0.85% of the funds average daily net assets. This written agreement will continue until modified by the funds Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until October 31, 2018. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the funds average daily net assets and gross income fees did not meet the thresholds required to waive the management fee under this agreement. The management fee, from net assets and gross income, incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.48% of the funds average daily net assets.
Transfer Agent The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (Computershare) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $14,740.
Administrator MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0169% of the funds average daily net assets.
Trustees and Officers Compensation The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS and MFSC.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (DB plan) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent Trustees, such that the DB plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. The DB plan resulted in a pension expense of $2,340 and is included in Independent Trustees compensation in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2018. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to those former independent Trustees under the DB plan amounted to $18,850 at April 30, 2018, and is included in Payable for independent Trustees compensation in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Other This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $422 and is included in Miscellaneous expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.
The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended April 30, 2018, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
U.S. Government securities | $161,684,930 | $161,401,756 | ||||||
Non-U.S. Government securities | $40,647,455 | $67,555,202 |
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The funds Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The Trustees have authorized the repurchase by the fund of up to 10% annually of its own shares of beneficial interest. The fund repurchased 15,545 shares of beneficial interest during the six months ended April 30, 2018 at an average price per share of $3.97 and a weighted average discount of 7.75% per share. During the year ended October 31, 2017, there were no transactions in fund shares. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
Six months ended 4/30/18 |
Year ended 10/31/17 |
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Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Capital shares reacquired | (15,545 | ) | $(61,787 | ) | | $ |
(6) Line of Credit
The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended April 30, 2018, the funds commitment fee and interest expense were $1,704 and $0, respectively, and are included in Miscellaneous expense in the Statement of Operations.
(7) Investments in Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the 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 |
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MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio |
7,134,327 | 58,817,774 | (52,888,474 | ) | 13,063,627 | |||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuers | Realized Gain (Loss) |
Change in Depreciation |
Capital Gain Distributions |
Dividend Income |
Ending Value |
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MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio |
$(1,497) | $1,035 | $ | $74,676 | $13,062,321 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Intermediate Income Trust:
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Intermediate Income Trust (the Trust), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2018, and the related statements of operations and changes in net assets and financial highlights for the six-month period ended April 30, 2018, and the related notes. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements and financial highlights for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, as of October 31, 2017 (not presented herein), and the related statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2017 (not presented herein), and the statements of changes in net assets for the years ended October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 (2016 not presented herein) and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2017; and in our report dated December 15, 2017, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Review Results
These interim financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trusts management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 18, 2018
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION
MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SECs Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SECs Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE
The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The funds Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commissions Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:
Public Reference Room
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE, Room 1580
Washington, D.C. 20549
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the funds Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available at https://www.mfs.com/en-us/what-we-do/announcements.html or at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the funds name.
Additional information about the fund (e.g., performance, dividends and the funds price history) is also available by clicking on the funds name under Closed-End Funds in the Products section of mfs.com.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trusts By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR, AND
DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
CALL
1-800-637-2304
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time
WRITE
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, RI 02940-3078
New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MIN
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the Code) that relates to an element of the Codes definitions enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS |
A schedule of investments for MFS Intermediate Income Trust is included as part of the report to shareholders under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
There were no changes during the period.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
MFS Intermediate Income Trust
Period |
(a) Total number of Shares Purchased |
(b) Average Price Paid per Share |
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs |
(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs |
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11/01/17-11/30/17 |
0 | N/A | 0 | 11,773,267 | ||||||||||||
12/01/17-12/31/17 |
0 | N/A | 0 | 11,773,267 | ||||||||||||
1/01/18-1/31/18 |
0 | N/A | 0 | 11,773,267 | ||||||||||||
2/01/18-2/28/18 |
13,545 | 3.99 | 13,545 | 11,759,722 | ||||||||||||
3/01/18-3/31/18 |
2,000 | 3.91 | 2,000 | 11,757,722 | ||||||||||||
4/01/18-4/30/18 |
0 | N/A | 0 | 11,757,722 | ||||||||||||
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15,545 | 3.97 | 15,545 | |||||||||||||
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Note: The Board approved procedures to repurchase shares and reviews the results periodically. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on October 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (October 1 through the following September 30) to 10% of the Registrants outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (October 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the October 1, 2017 plan year is 11,773,267.
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may send recommendations to the Board for nominees to the Registrants Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | Based upon their evaluation of the registrants 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-CSR, the registrants 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 Commissions rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) | File the exhibits listed below as part of this form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated. |
(1) | Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit. |
(2) | A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto. |
(3) | Notices to Trusts common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1. Attached hereto. |
(b) | If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference: Attached hereto. |
Notice
A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust 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 INTERMEDIATE INCOME TRUST
By (Signature and Title)* | DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President |
Date: June 18, 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: June 18, 2018
By (Signature and Title)* | JAMES O. YOST | |
James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) |
Date: June 18, 2018
* | Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |