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 811-2794
MFS SERIES TRUST III
(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: January 31
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2017
ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2017
MFS® GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FUND
HYO-SEM
MFS® GLOBAL HIGH YIELD FUND
CONTENTS
The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Despite policy uncertainty accompanying a new presidential administration in the United States and unease over ongoing Brexit negotiations, most markets have proved
resilient. U.S. share prices have reached new highs although the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to gradually hike interest rates. However, rates in most developed markets remain very low, with major non-U.S. central banks just beginning to contemplate curbing accommodative monetary policies.
Globally, economic growth has shown signs of recovery, led by China, the U.S. and the eurozone. Despite better growth, there are few immediate signs of worrisome inflation as wage growth remains muted. Europe has benefited from diminishing event risks as establishment candidates won both the Dutch and French elections, averting fears of creeping populism. Emerging
market economies are experiencing a more tepid recovery amid concerns that restrictive U.S. trade policies could further hamper the restrained pace of global trade growth. Looking ahead, markets will have to contend with issues involving geopolitical hot spots on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, which could potentially lead to a clash of interests between the U.S. and other major powers such as China or Russia.
At MFS®, we believe time is an asset. A patient, long-term approach to investing can have a powerful impact on decision making and outcomes. Time arbitrage, as we call it, comes down to having the conviction and discipline to allow enough time for good investment ideas to play out. In our view, such an approach, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
September 15, 2017
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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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Portfolio structure (i)
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Top five industries (i) | |
Cable TV | | | 7.5% | |
Building | | | 5.1% | |
Telecommunications – Wireless | | | 4.7% | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services | | | 4.5% | |
Metals & Mining | | | 4.2% | |
|
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i) | |
BBB | | | 3.8% | |
BB | | | 47.2% | |
B | | | 39.8% | |
CCC | | | 6.7% | |
CC | | | 0.1% | |
C | | | 0.1% | |
Not Rated | | | (1.0)% | |
Non-Fixed Income | | | 0.2% | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | | | 2.3% | |
Other | | | 0.8% | |
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Portfolio facts (i) | |
Average Duration (d) | | | 3.7 | |
Average Effective Maturity (m) | | | 8.6 yrs. | |
|
Issuer country weightings (i)(x) | |
United States | | | 55.0% | |
United Kingdom | | | 5.6% | |
Brazil | | | 4.6% | |
Canada | | | 3.4% | |
France | | | 2.8% | |
Germany | | | 2.5% | |
Russia | | | 2.4% | |
Italy | | | 2.3% | |
Mexico | | | 2.3% | |
Other Countries | | | 19.1% | |
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Portfolio Composition – continued
(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. 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. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes any equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may or may not hold all of these instruments. The fund is not rated by these agencies. |
(d) | Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
(m) | In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening 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 instrument’s stated maturity. |
(x) | Represents the portfolio’s exposure to issuer countries as a percentage of the portfolio’s net assets. For purposes of this presentation, United States includes Cash & Cash Equivalents and Other. |
Where the fund holds convertible bonds, they are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.
The fund invests a portion of its assets in the MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio. Percentages reflect exposure to the underlying holdings, including Cash & Cash Equivalents and Other, of the MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio and not to the exposure from investing directly in the MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio itself.
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 fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.
Percentages are based on net assets as of July 31, 2017.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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EXPENSE TABLE
Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
In addition to the fees and expenses which the fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying MFS Pooled Portfolio in which the fund invests. MFS Pooled Portfolios are mutual funds advised by MFS that do not pay management fees to MFS but do incur investment and operating costs. If these transactional and indirect costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Table – continued
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Share Class | | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Beginning Account Value 2/01/17 | | | Ending Account Value 7/31/17 | | | Expenses Paid During Period (p) 2/01/17-7/31/17 | |
A | | Actual | | | 1.05% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,042.14 | | | | $5.32 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.05% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,019.59 | | | | $5.26 | |
B | | Actual | | | 1.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,039.89 | | | | $9.10 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,015.87 | | | | $9.00 | |
C | | Actual | | | 1.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,038.26 | | | | $9.10 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,015.87 | | | | $9.00 | |
I | | Actual | | | 0.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,045.08 | | | | $4.06 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 0.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,020.83 | | | | $4.01 | |
R1 | | Actual | | | 1.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,039.90 | | | | $9.10 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,015.87 | | | | $9.00 | |
R2 | | Actual | | | 1.30% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,042.48 | | | | $6.58 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.30% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,018.35 | | | | $6.51 | |
R3 | | Actual | | | 1.05% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,042.14 | | | | $5.32 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.05% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,019.59 | | | | $5.26 | |
R4 | | Actual | | | 0.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,043.35 | | | | $4.05 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 0.80% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,020.83 | | | | $4.01 | |
R6 | | Actual | | | 0.70% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,045.66 | | | | $3.55 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 0.70% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.32 | | | | $3.51 | |
(h) | 5% class return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. In addition to the fees and expenses which the fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. If these indirect costs were included, your costs would have been higher. |
Notes to Expense Table
Each class with a Rule 12b-1 service fee is subject to a rebate of a portion of such fee. Such rebates are included in the expense ratios above and are outside of the expense limitation arrangement. For Class R2 shares, this rebate reduced the expense ratio above by 0.01%. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
7/31/17 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
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Bonds - 38.1% | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Aerospace - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
TA Aerospace, 3.625%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | EUR | 1,225,000 | | | $ | 1,492,530 | |
| | |
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.691%, 12/10/2049 | | $ | 2,500,000 | | | $ | 156,250 | |
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7%, 1/28/2040 (a)(p) | | | 1,643,108 | | | | 262,897 | |
LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 0.987%, 2/18/2030 (i) | | | 40,192 | | | | 0 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.493%, 4/28/2039 (i)(z) | | | 400,464 | | | | 3,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 422,951 | |
Automotive - 2.4% | | | | | | | | |
Aston Martin Capital Holdings Ltd., 6.5%, 4/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 1,455,000 | | | $ | 1,513,200 | |
IHO Verwaltungs GbmH, 3.75%, 9/15/2026 (n) | | EUR | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,484,471 | |
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, 3.875%, 3/01/2023 | | GBP | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,530,834 | |
LKQ Italia Bondco S.p.A., 3.875%, 4/01/2024 | | EUR | 1,055,000 | | | | 1,353,130 | |
Nemak S.A.B. de C.V., 3.25%, 3/15/2024 | | EUR | 530,000 | | | | 635,570 | |
Nemak S.A.B. de C.V., 3.25%, 3/15/2024 (z) | | EUR | 905,000 | | | | 1,085,266 | |
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 3.25%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | EUR | 905,000 | | | | 1,144,994 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 4/29/2022 (n) | | $ | 400,000 | | | | 420,000 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025 (n) | | | 705,000 | | | | 736,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 9,904,190 | |
Broadcasting - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
United Group B.V., 4.375%, 7/01/2022 (z) | | EUR | 1,027,000 | | | $ | 1,215,690 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.125%, 11/01/2024 | | EUR | 550,000 | | | | 689,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,905,390 | |
Building - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Cimpor Financial Operations B.V., 5.75%, 7/17/2024 (n) | | $ | 918,000 | | | $ | 782,595 | |
Cimpor Financial Operations B.V., 5.75%, 7/17/2024 | | | 725,000 | | | | 618,063 | |
Elementia S.A. de C.V., 5.5%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,864,000 | | | | 1,957,014 | |
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua S.A.B. de C.V., 5.25%, 6/23/2024 (n) | | | 1,755,000 | | | | 1,809,844 | |
Titan Global Finance PLC, 4.25%, 7/10/2019 | | EUR | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,407,620 | |
Titan Global Finance PLC, 3.5%, 6/17/2021 | | EUR | 365,000 | | | | 462,307 | |
Union Andina de Cementos S.A.A., 5.875%, 10/30/2021 (n) | | $ | 1,627,000 | | | | 1,696,148 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,733,591 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | | | | | | | | |
Business Services - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Worldpay Finance PLC, 3.75%, 11/15/2022 (n) | | EUR | 479,000 | | | $ | 632,250 | |
Worldpay Finance PLC, 3.75%, 11/15/2022 | | EUR | 540,000 | | | | 712,766 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 1,345,016 | |
Cable TV - 3.0% | | | | | | | | |
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 400,000 | | | $ | 423,750 | |
Altice Financing S.A., 7.5%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 2,189,880 | |
Altice Finco S.A., 8.125%, 1/15/2024 (n) | | | 278,000 | | | | 301,630 | |
Cogeco Communications, Inc., 4.875%, 5/01/2020 (n) | | | 1,135,000 | | | | 1,163,375 | |
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 | | EUR | 380,000 | | | | 508,324 | |
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 755,000 | | | | 1,009,959 | |
Unitymedia Hessen NRW GmbH, 6.25%, 1/15/2029 | | EUR | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,565,237 | |
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | $ | 200,000 | | | | 215,000 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,695,338 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n) | | | 485,000 | | | | 504,400 | |
VTR Finance B.V., 6.875%, 1/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 1,727,325 | |
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., 3.75%, 1/15/2025 | | EUR | 900,000 | | | | 1,117,359 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 12,421,577 | |
Chemicals - 1.2% | | | | | | | | |
Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B.V., 3.75%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | EUR | 1,435,000 | | | $ | 1,807,049 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.875%, 6/15/2025 (n) | | $ | 1,664,000 | | | | 1,747,200 | |
SPCM S.A., 2.875%, 6/15/2023 | | EUR | 720,000 | | | | 870,448 | |
SPCM S.A., 2.875%, 6/15/2023 (n) | | EUR | 647,000 | | | | 782,194 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,206,891 | |
Conglomerates - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Colfax Corp., 3.25%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | EUR | 800,000 | | | $ | 969,816 | |
Grupo KUO S.A.B. de C.V., 5.75%, 7/07/2027 (n) | | $ | 1,755,000 | | | | 1,783,958 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,753,774 | |
Construction - 0.5% | | | | | | | | |
Buzzi Unicem S.p.A., 2.125%, 4/28/2023 | | EUR | 1,100,000 | | | $ | 1,364,836 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.375%, 7/24/2017 (a)(d)(n) | | $ | 150,000 | | | | 37,500 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.375%, 7/24/2017 (a)(d) | | | 291,000 | | | | 72,750 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d) | | | 1,639,000 | | | | 415,809 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 5/29/2024 (a)(d)(n) | | | 915,000 | | | | 231,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,121,933 | |
Consumer Services - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., 7.875%, 6/30/2022 (n) | | $ | 1,332,000 | | | $ | 1,395,137 | |
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Containers - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc., 4.125%, 5/15/2023 | | EUR | 1,260,000 | | | $ | 1,586,468 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | | | | | | | | |
Containers - continued | | | | | | | | |
San Miguel Industrias PET S.A., 7.75%, 11/06/2020 (n) | | $ | 1,211,000 | | | $ | 1,277,605 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,864,073 | |
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 2.9% | | | | | | | | |
Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana, 7%, 2/01/2023 (n) | | $ | 606,000 | | | $ | 630,240 | |
Banco do Brasil S.A., 9% to 6/18/2024, FRN to 12/31/2049 | | | 910,000 | | | | 943,852 | |
Gazprom OAO Via Gaz Capital S.A., 4.95%, 7/19/2022 | | | 1,640,000 | | | | 1,709,700 | |
KazAgro National Management Holding, 4.625%, 5/24/2023 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,377,748 | |
KazMunayGas National Co., 4.75%, 4/19/2027 (n) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,192,500 | |
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., 8.375%, 5/23/2021 | | | 1,211,000 | | | | 1,362,375 | |
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., 8.75%, 5/23/2026 | | | 71,000 | | | | 83,425 | |
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., 6.125%, 1/17/2022 | | | 113,000 | | | | 118,752 | |
Petrobras Global Finance B.V., 6.25%, 3/17/2024 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,125,900 | |
SB Capital S.A., 5.125%, 10/29/2022 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,151,942 | |
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC, 6.875%, 3/24/2026 (n) | | | 1,672,000 | | | | 1,838,364 | |
Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia LLC, 9.375%, 5/19/2020 (n) | | | 600,000 | | | | 646,523 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 12,181,321 | |
Emerging Market Sovereign - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 5/06/2021 (n) | | $ | 790,000 | | | $ | 874,925 | |
Dominican Republic, 5.875%, 4/18/2024 (n) | | | 111,000 | | | | 119,325 | |
Federative Republic of Brazil, 6%, 4/07/2026 | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 2,008,425 | |
Federative Republic of Brazil, 5.625%, 1/07/2041 | | | 1,280,000 | | | | 1,258,240 | |
Government of Ukraine, 7.75%, 9/01/2024 | | | 853,000 | | | | 852,121 | |
Republic of Argentina, 7.5%, 4/22/2026 | | | 1,354,000 | | | | 1,457,581 | |
Republic of Argentina, 6.875%, 1/26/2027 | | | 1,472,000 | | | | 1,513,216 | |
Republic of Ecuador, 10.5%, 3/24/2020 (n) | | | 1,446,000 | | | | 1,532,760 | |
Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.125%, 6/03/2025 | | | 1,143,000 | | | | 1,187,184 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,803,777 | |
Energy - Independent - 0.0% | | | | | | | | |
Afren PLC, 6.625%, 12/09/2020 (a)(d)(n) | | $ | 528,000 | | | $ | 158 | |
Afren PLC, 11.5%, 2/01/2016 (a)(d)(n) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 300 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 8.25%, 5/15/2020 (n) | | | 140,000 | | | | 146,300 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 146,758 | |
Energy - Integrated - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
Inkia Energy Ltd., 8.375%, 4/04/2021 | | $ | 1,597,000 | | | $ | 1,642,515 | |
LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 4.563%, 4/24/2023 | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 1,702,657 | |
Raizen Fuels Finance S.A., 5.3%, 1/20/2027 (n) | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,233,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,578,172 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | | | | | | | | |
Financial Institutions - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Arrow Global Finance PLC, 5.125%, 9/15/2024 | | GBP | 1,105,000 | | | $ | 1,512,610 | |
Intrum Justitia AB, 3.125%, 7/15/2024 (z) | | EUR | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,614,615 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,127,225 | |
Food & Beverages - 1.5% | | | | | | | | |
Central American Bottling Corp., 5.75%, 1/31/2027 (n) | | $ | 1,575,000 | | | $ | 1,672,461 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 570,000 | | | | 599,213 | |
JBS Investments GmbH, 7.75%, 10/28/2020 (n) | | | 979,000 | | | | 976,553 | |
JBS Investments GmbH, 7.25%, 4/03/2024 | | | 538,000 | | | | 523,205 | |
Marb Bondco PLC, 7%, 3/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,571,000 | | | | 1,556,547 | |
Marfrig Holdings (Europe) B.V., 8%, 6/08/2023 (n) | | | 760,000 | | | | 789,450 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 6,117,429 | |
Gaming & Lodging - 0.7% | | | | | | | | |
Cirsa Funding Luxembourg S.A., 5.875%, 5/15/2023 | | EUR | 1,350,000 | | | $ | 1,686,810 | |
Great Canadian Gaming Corp., 6.625%, 7/25/2022 (n) | | CAD | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,141,468 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 2,828,278 | |
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Electricite de France S.A., 5.375% to 1/29/2025, FRN to 12/31/2049 | | EUR | 1,100,000 | | | $ | 1,451,470 | |
| | |
Machinery & Tools - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 620,000 | | | $ | 666,500 | |
CNH Industrial Finance Europe S.A., 2.875%, 5/17/2023 | | EUR | 2,260,000 | | | | 2,899,371 | |
Loxam SAS, 7%, 7/23/2022 | | EUR | 1,700,000 | | | | 2,124,804 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,690,675 | |
Major Banks - 1.7% | | | | | | | | |
Barclays PLC, 8% to 12/15/2020, FRN to 12/31/2049 | | EUR | 1,445,000 | | | $ | 1,918,000 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6%, 12/19/2023 | | $ | 1,850,000 | | | | 2,058,486 | |
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 3.625% to 3/25/2019, FRN to 3/25/2024 | | EUR | 1,850,000 | | | | 2,274,718 | |
UBS AG, 6.875%, 12/31/2049 | | $ | 710,000 | | | | 778,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 7,029,542 | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.2% | | | | | | | | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., 3.25%, 3/15/2025 (n) | | EUR | 645,000 | | | $ | 784,444 | |
| | |
Metals & Mining - 1.3% | | | | | | | | |
Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.75%, 4/10/2027 (n) | | $ | 2,540,000 | | | $ | 2,705,100 | |
Bluescope Steel Finance Ltd./Bluescope Steel, 6.5%, 5/15/2021 (n) | | | 475,000 | | | | 501,125 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n) | | | 200,000 | | | | 206,000 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023 | | | 205,000 | | | | 222,425 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | | | | | | | | |
Metals & Mining - continued | | | | | | | | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/2020 (n) | | $ | 150,000 | | | $ | 157,350 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n) | | | 150,000 | | | | 163,500 | |
Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.25%, 5/01/2022 (n) | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 1,348,861 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 5,304,361 | |
Network & Telecom - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
Columbus International, Inc., 7.375%, 3/30/2021 (n) | | $ | 1,387,000 | | | $ | 1,480,623 | |
Columbus International, Inc., 7.375%, 3/30/2021 | | | 200,000 | | | | 213,500 | |
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/2024 (n) | | | 2,240,000 | | | | 2,469,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,163,723 | |
Oil Services - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 10/01/2022 (a)(d)(n) | | $ | 1,423,095 | | | $ | 502,353 | |
| | |
Oils - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 275,000 | | | $ | 289,438 | |
| | |
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 1.0% | | | | | | | | |
BBVA Subordinated Capital S.A.U., 3.5% to 4/11/2019, FRN to 4/11/2024 | | EUR | 900,000 | | | $ | 1,121,476 | |
Credit Bank of Moscow PJSC, 7.5% to 10/05/2022, FRN to 10/05/2027 (n) | | $ | 1,256,000 | | | | 1,236,999 | |
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FRN to 12/31/2049 (n) | | | 407,000 | | | | 492,979 | |
Kazkommertsbank JSC, 5.5%, 12/21/2022 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,365,112 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,216,566 | |
Pharmaceuticals - 0.8% | | | | | | | | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.75%, 12/15/2024 (n) | | EUR | 545,000 | | | $ | 690,337 | |
Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., 4.75%, 12/15/2024 | | EUR | 550,000 | | | | 696,670 | |
Grifols S.A., 3.2%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | EUR | 1,680,000 | | | | 2,018,616 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 3,405,623 | |
Pollution Control - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Paprec Holding S.A., 5.25%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | EUR | 920,000 | | | $ | 1,138,946 | |
| | |
Railroad & Shipping - 0.4% | | | | | | | | |
Rumo Luxembourg Sarl, “A”, 7.375%, 2/09/2024 (n) | | $ | 1,580,000 | | | $ | 1,643,042 | |
| | |
Restaurants - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Stonegate Pub Co. Financing PLC, 4.875%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | GBP | 1,085,000 | | | $ | 1,467,452 | |
| | |
Retailers - 1.1% | | | | | | | | |
AA Bond Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 7/31/2022 (n) | | GBP | 545,000 | | | $ | 744,241 | |
AA Bond Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 7/31/2022 | | GBP | 395,000 | | | | 539,404 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | | | | | | | | |
Retailers - continued | | | | | | | | |
Dufry Finance S.C.A., 4.5%, 8/01/2023 | | EUR | 1,080,000 | | | $ | 1,364,803 | |
Kirk Beauty Zero GmbH, 6.25%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | EUR | 600,000 | | | | 767,990 | |
Maxeda DIY Holding B.V., 6.125%, 7/15/2022 (z) | | EUR | 949,000 | | | | 1,151,753 | |
Parfümerie Douglas GmbH, 6.25%, 7/15/2022 | | EUR | 100,000 | | | | 127,998 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 4,696,189 | |
Supermarkets - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A., 4.87% to 1/31/2019, FRN to 12/31/2049 | | EUR | 1,200,000 | | | $ | 1,445,420 | |
| | |
Telecommunications - Wireless - 2.1% | | | | | | | | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 1,130,000 | | | $ | 1,200,625 | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 200,000 | | | | 219,000 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 6%, 4/15/2021 (n) | | | 1,436,000 | | | | 1,395,792 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 | | | 341,000 | | | | 326,081 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n) | | | 400,000 | | | | 382,500 | |
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 6.625%, 10/15/2021 (n) | | | 1,314,000 | | | | 1,366,836 | |
MTS International Funding Ltd., 5%, 5/30/2023 (n) | | | 2,138,000 | | | | 2,180,760 | |
VimpelCom Ltd., 5.95%, 2/13/2023 (n) | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,663,941 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 8,735,535 | |
Transportation - Services - 1.4% | | | | | | | | |
Delhi International Airport, 6.125%, 10/31/2026 | | $ | 1,470,000 | | | $ | 1,569,225 | |
Europcar Groupe S.A., 5.75%, 6/15/2022 | | EUR | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,353,885 | |
JSL Europe S.A., 7.75%, 7/26/2024 (n) | | $ | 914,000 | | | | 913,429 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 | | | 335,000 | | | | 326,206 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 (n) | | | 990,000 | | | | 964,013 | |
Topaz Marine S.A., 9.125%, 7/26/2022 (n) | | | 773,000 | | | | 768,656 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,895,414 | |
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.6% | | | | | | | | |
Azure Power Energy Ltd., 5.5%, 11/03/2022 (z) | | $ | 1,050,000 | | | $ | 1,050,555 | |
Drax Finco PLC, 4.25%, 5/01/2022 (n) | | GBP | 945,000 | | | | 1,274,947 | |
Enel S.p.A., 8.75% to 9/24/2023, FRN to 9/24/2073 (n) | | $ | 955,000 | | | | 1,150,775 | |
Genneia S.A., 8.75%, 1/20/2022 | | | 1,084,000 | | | | 1,144,617 | |
Greenko Dutch B.V., 8%, 8/01/2019 (n) | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,102,400 | |
Greenko Dutch B.V., 5.25%, 7/24/2024 (n) | | | 1,749,000 | | | | 1,747,251 | |
Stoneway Capital Corp., 10%, 3/01/2027 (n) | | | 1,261,000 | | | | 1,324,050 | |
TerraForm Global Operating LLC, 9.75%, 8/15/2022 (n) | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,924,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | $ | 10,719,220 | |
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $156,698,893) | | | | | | $ | 158,929,426 | |
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| | | | | | | | |
Common Stocks - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Energy - Independent - 0.1% | | | | | | | | |
Frontera Energy Corp. (Identified Cost, $463,979) (a) | | | 13,255 | | | $ | 365,838 | |
| | |
Underlying Affiliated Funds - 61.1% | | | | | | | | |
MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio (v) (Identified Cost, $273,154,871) | | | 27,048,018 | | | $ | 254,792,330 | |
| | |
Money Market Funds - 0.3% | | | | | | | | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.08% (v) (Identified Cost, $1,081,125) | | | 1,081,161 | | | $ | 1,081,161 | |
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $431,398,868) | | | | | | $ | 415,168,755 | |
| | |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.4% | | | | | | | 1,461,379 | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | | | | $ | 416,630,134 | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(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 $88,937,108, representing 21.3% of net assets. |
(p) | Payment-in-kind security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash. During the period, no interest income was received in additional securities and/or cash. |
(v) | Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(y) | The unaudited semiannual report for MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio as of July 31, 2017 has been included as Appendix A. |
(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: |
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Restricted Securities | | Acquisition Date | | Cost | | | Value | |
Azure Power Energy Ltd., 5.5%, 11/03/2022 | | 7/27/17 | | | $1,049,717 | | | | $1,050,555 | |
Intrum Justitia AB, 3.125%, 7/15/2024 | | 6/16/17 | | | 1,524,435 | | | | 1,614,615 | |
Maxeda DIY Holding B.V., 6.125%, 7/15/2022 | | 7/13/17 | | | 1,095,572 | | | | 1,151,753 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.493%, 4/28/2039 | | 7/20/04 | | | 50,299 | | | | 3,804 | |
Nemak S.A.B. de C.V., 3.25%, 3/15/2024 | | 3/09/17 | | | 957,716 | | | | 1,085,266 | |
United Group B.V., 4.375%, 7/01/2022 | | 7/13/17 | | | 1,173,959 | | | | 1,215,690 | |
Total Restricted Securities | | | | | | | | | $6,121,683 | |
% of Net assets | | | | | | | | | 1.5% | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
CDO | | Collateralized Debt Obligation |
FRN | | Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end. |
PJSC | | Public Joint Stock Company |
PLC | | Public Limited Company |
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:
Derivative Contracts at 7/31/17
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 7/31/17
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Asset Derivatives | | | | | | |
EUR 911,230 | | USD 1,044,965 | | Deutsche Bank AG | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | $34,206 | |
| | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | |
USD 53,188,671 | | EUR 46,986,350 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | $(2,457,345 | ) |
USD 534,956 | | GBP 417,972 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | (16,661 | ) |
USD 1,021,219 | | CAD 1,375,000 | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | (81,794 | ) |
USD 11,337,750 | | GBP 8,781,975 | | Merrill Lynch International | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | (252,226 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | $(2,808,026 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
At July 31, 2017, the fund had cash collateral of $260,000 to cover any collateral or margin obligations for derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Restricted cash” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 7/31/17 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investments | | | | |
Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $157,162,872) | | | $159,295,264 | |
Underlying affiliated funds, at value (identified cost, $274,235,996) | | | 255,873,491 | |
Total investments, at value (identified cost, $431,398,868) | | | $415,168,755 | |
Cash | | | 34,037 | |
Restricted cash for forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 260,000 | |
Receivables for | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 34,206 | |
Investments sold | | | 3,719,589 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 868,744 | |
Interest | | | 2,052,538 | |
Receivable from investment adviser | | | 12,530 | |
Other assets | | | 62,668 | |
Total assets | | | $422,213,067 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables for | | | | |
Distributions | | | $212,405 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 2,808,026 | |
Investments purchased | �� | | 1,049,717 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 1,168,886 | |
Payable to affiliates | | | | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 188,894 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 14,100 | |
Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation | | | 2,173 | |
Deferred country tax expense payable | | | 83,527 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 55,205 | |
Total liabilities | | | $5,582,933 | |
Net assets | | | $416,630,134 | |
Net assets consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $501,580,625 | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (net of $30,298 deferred country tax) | | | (19,007,850 | ) |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | (65,546,495 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (396,146 | ) |
Net assets | | | $416,630,134 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 66,407,237 | |
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) – continued
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| | Net assets | | | Shares outstanding | | | Net asset value per share (a) | |
Class A | | | $212,159,447 | | | | 33,817,557 | | | | $6.27 | |
Class B | | | 12,954,536 | | | | 2,061,276 | | | | 6.28 | |
Class C | | | 60,427,536 | | | | 9,640,857 | | | | 6.27 | |
Class I | | | 99,187,327 | | | | 15,804,984 | | | | 6.28 | |
Class R1 | | | 61,125 | | | | 9,728 | | | | 6.28 | |
Class R2 | | | 224,310 | | | | 35,693 | | | | 6.28 | |
Class R3 | | | 9,767,393 | | | | 1,556,994 | | | | 6.27 | |
Class R4 | | | 7,482,350 | | | | 1,187,106 | | | | 6.30 | |
Class R6 | | | 14,366,110 | | | | 2,293,042 | | | | 6.27 | |
(a) | Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A, for which the maximum offering price per share was $6.55 [100 / 95.75 x $6.27]. On sales of $100,000 or more, the maximum offering price of Class A shares is reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R6. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six months ended 7/31/17 (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 | | | | |
Dividends from underlying affiliated funds | | | $8,000,707 | |
Interest | | | 4,324,889 | |
Foreign taxes withheld | | | (608 | ) |
Total investment income | | | $12,324,988 | |
Expenses | | | | |
Management fee | | | $1,360,246 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 660,936 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 270,404 | |
Administrative services fee | | | 38,721 | |
Independent Trustees’ compensation | | | 5,679 | |
Custodian fee | | | 33,471 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 39,640 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 40,823 | |
Legal fees | | | 11,439 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 82,709 | |
Total expenses | | | $2,544,068 | |
Fees paid indirectly | | | (2,543 | ) |
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor | | | (213,101 | ) |
Net expenses | | | $2,328,424 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $9,996,564 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | |
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | | | | |
Investments: | | | | |
Non-affiliated issuers | | | $(308,168 | ) |
Underlying affiliated funds | | | (1,527,792 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | (2,384,285 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $(4,220,245 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | |
Investments (net of $5,747 decrease in deferred country tax) | | | $14,304,692 | |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | (2,548,869 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | $11,755,823 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $7,535,578 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $17,532,142 | |
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.
| | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| (unaudited) | | | | |
From operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $9,996,564 | | | | $22,515,092 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | (4,220,245 | ) | | | (6,447,787 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | 11,755,823 | | | | 47,656,940 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $17,532,142 | | | | $63,724,245 | |
Distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(10,558,670 | ) | | | $(23,939,460 | ) |
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | | | $(19,671,085 | ) | | | $(21,314,057 | ) |
Total change in net assets | | | $(12,697,613 | ) | | | $18,470,728 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | | 429,327,747 | | | | 410,857,019 | |
At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $396,146 and undistributed net investment income of $165,960, respectively) | | | 416,630,134 | | | | $429,327,747 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s 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.
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.17 | | | | $5.62 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.57 | | | | $6.64 | | | | $6.30 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.36 | | | | $0.38 | | | | $0.42 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.26 | | | | $0.89 | | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.77 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.34 | ) | | | $(0.37 | ) | | | $(0.38 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.27 | | | | $6.17 | | | | $5.62 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.57 | | | | $6.64 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 4.21 | (n) | | | 16.19 | | | | (5.54 | ) | | | 1.97 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 12.73 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.15 | (a) | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.12 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.14 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.05 | (a) | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.85 | (a) | | | 5.37 | | | | 5.38 | | | | 5.42 | | | | 5.84 | | | | 6.54 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $212,159 | | | | $235,889 | | | | $226,692 | | | | $281,874 | | | | $366,654 | | | | $412,834 | |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class B | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.18 | | | | $5.63 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.59 | | | | $6.65 | | | | $6.32 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.28 | | | | $0.29 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.37 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.23 | | | | $0.85 | | | | $(0.38 | ) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.28 | | | | $0.72 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.13 | ) | | | $(0.30 | ) | | | $(0.32 | ) | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $(0.34 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.28 | | | | $6.18 | | | | $5.63 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.59 | | | | $6.65 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.82 | (n) | | | 15.32 | | | | (6.23 | ) | | | 1.06 | | | | 4.37 | | | | 11.71 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.90 | (a) | | | 1.91 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 1.89 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.80 | (a) | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.09 | (a) | | | 4.62 | | | | 4.62 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 5.08 | | | | 5.77 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $12,955 | | | | $14,772 | | | | $16,518 | | | | $23,026 | | | | $27,959 | | | | $33,338 | |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.16 | | | | $5.61 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.56 | | | | $6.63 | | | | $6.30 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.28 | | | | $0.29 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.37 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.68 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.24 | | | | $0.85 | | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $0.09 | | | | $0.27 | | | | $0.72 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.13 | ) | | | $(0.30 | ) | | | $(0.32 | ) | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $(0.34 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.27 | | | | $6.16 | | | | $5.61 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.56 | | | | $6.63 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.99 | (n) | | | 15.35 | | | | (6.41 | ) | | | 1.36 | | | | 4.21 | | | | 11.73 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.90 | (a) | | | 1.91 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 1.89 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.80 | (a) | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.11 | (a) | | | 4.63 | | | | 4.64 | | | | 4.66 | | | | 5.10 | | | | 5.79 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $60,428 | | | | $65,782 | | | | $65,213 | | | | $81,975 | | | | $93,058 | | | | $99,786 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class I | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.17 | | | | $5.62 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.58 | | | | $6.65 | | | | $6.31 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.35 | | | | $0.37 | | | | $0.40 | | | | $0.44 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.58 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.28 | | | | $0.91 | | | | $(0.32 | ) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.79 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.36 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.40 | ) | | | $(0.41 | ) | | | $(0.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.28 | | | | $6.17 | | | | $5.62 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.58 | | | | $6.65 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.51 | (n) | | | 16.47 | | | | (5.45 | ) | | | 2.23 | | | | 5.26 | | | | 13.00 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 0.90 | (a) | | | 0.91 | | | | 0.88 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.86 | | | | 0.89 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 0.80 | (a) | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 5.08 | (a) | | | 5.59 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 5.61 | | | | 6.05 | | | | 6.74 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $99,187 | | | | $92,227 | | | | $84,620 | | | | $130,780 | | | | $85,542 | | | | $70,977 | |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R1 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.18 | | | | $5.63 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.58 | | | | $6.65 | | | | $6.32 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.28 | | | | $0.29 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.37 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.23 | | | | $0.85 | | | | $(0.38 | ) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.27 | | | | $0.72 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.13 | ) | | | $(0.30 | ) | | | $(0.32 | ) | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $(0.34 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.28 | | | | $6.18 | | | | $5.63 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.58 | | | | $6.65 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 3.82 | (n) | | | 15.32 | | | | (6.23 | ) | | | 1.21 | | | | 4.22 | | | | 11.71 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.90 | (a) | | | 1.91 | | | | 1.88 | | | | 1.87 | | | | 1.86 | | | | 1.89 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.80 | (a) | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.08 | (a) | | | 4.62 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 4.65 | | | | 5.07 | | | | 5.70 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $61 | | | | $103 | | | | $163 | | | | $227 | | | | $236 | | | | $207 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R2 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.18 | | | | $5.63 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.59 | | | | $6.65 | | | | $6.32 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.37 | | | | $0.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.25 | | | | $0.88 | | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $0.11 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.75 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.15 | ) | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $(0.37 | ) | | | $(0.37 | ) | | | $(0.42 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.28 | | | | $6.18 | | | | $5.63 | | | | $6.33 | | | | $6.59 | | | | $6.65 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.08 | (n) | | | 15.88 | | | | (5.75 | ) | | | 1.57 | | | | 4.90 | | | | 12.26 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.40 | (a) | | | 1.41 | | | | 1.38 | | | | 1.37 | | | | 1.36 | | | | 1.39 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.30 | (a) | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.30 | | | | 1.30 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.56 | (a) | | | 5.10 | | | | 5.16 | | | | 5.14 | | | | 5.57 | | | | 6.22 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $224 | | | | $211 | | | | $175 | | | | $248 | | | | $232 | | | | $253 | |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R3 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.17 | | | | $5.62 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.57 | | | | $6.64 | | | | $6.31 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.36 | | | | $0.38 | | | | $0.40 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.36 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.26 | | | | $0.89 | | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.76 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.34 | ) | | | $(0.37 | ) | | | $(0.38 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.43 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.27 | | | | $6.17 | | | | $5.62 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.57 | | | | $6.64 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.21 | (n) | | | 16.19 | | | | (5.54 | ) | | | 1.97 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 12.55 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.15 | (a) | | | 1.16 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.13 | | | | 1.11 | | | | 1.12 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 1.05 | (a) | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.83 | (a) | | | 5.35 | | | | 5.39 | | | | 5.41 | | | | 5.83 | | | | 6.06 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $9,767 | | | | $9,012 | | | | $7,153 | | | | $7,722 | | | | $7,751 | | | | $7,588 | |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R4 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.20 | | | | $5.65 | | | | $6.36 | | | | $6.62 | | | | $6.69 | | | | $6.30 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.35 | | | | $0.37 | | | | $0.40 | | | | $0.45 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.67 | ) | | | (0.23 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.39 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.27 | | | | $0.91 | | | | $(0.32 | ) | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.84 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.36 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.40 | ) | | | $(0.41 | ) | | | $(0.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.30 | | | | $6.20 | | | | $5.65 | | | | $6.36 | | | | $6.62 | | | | $6.69 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.33 | (n) | | | 16.42 | | | | (5.39 | ) | | | 2.09 | | | | 5.27 | | | | 13.85 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 0.90 | (a) | | | 0.90 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.87 | | | | 0.85 | | | | 0.89 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 0.80 | (a) | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | | | | 0.80 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 5.06 | (a) | | | 5.58 | | | | 5.58 | | | | 5.60 | | | | 6.05 | | | | 6.98 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $7,482 | | | | $6,996 | | | | $6,495 | | | | $3,690 | | | | $1,542 | | | | $1,431 | |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R6 (y) | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $6.16 | | | | $5.61 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.57 | | | | $6.63 | | | | $6.29 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.38 | | | | $0.40 | | | | $0.44 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.57 | | | | (0.66 | ) | | | (0.22 | ) | | | (0.05 | ) | | | 0.35 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.28 | | | | $0.91 | | | | $(0.32 | ) | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.35 | | | | $0.79 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.36 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.41 | ) | | | $(0.41 | ) | | | $(0.45 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $6.27 | | | | $6.16 | | | | $5.61 | | | | $6.32 | | | | $6.57 | | | | $6.63 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.57 | (n) | | | 16.61 | | | | (5.37 | ) | | | 2.33 | | | | 5.51 | | | | 13.03 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 0.80 | (a) | | | 0.81 | | | | 0.76 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.77 | | | | 0.97 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h) | | | 0.70 | (a) | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.90 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 5.14 | (a) | | | 5.72 | | | | 5.64 | | | | 5.74 | | | | 6.14 | | | | 6.89 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 15 | (n) | | | 16 | | | | 16 | | | | 18 | | | | 38 | | | | 48 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $14,366 | | | | $4,336 | | | | $3,829 | | | | $561 | | | | $381 | | | | $112 | |
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(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(h) | In addition to the fees and expenses which the fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying affiliated funds in which the fund invests. Accordingly, the expense ratio for the fund reflects only those fees and expenses borne directly by the fund. Because the underlying affiliated funds have varied expense and fee levels and the fund may own different proportions of the underlying affiliated funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the fund will vary. |
(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. |
(t) | Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns 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. |
(y) | On May 10, 2012, sales of Class W shares (including exchanges) were suspended. On May 11, 2012, certain Class W shares were automatically converted to Class I shares. Shareholders of certain Class W shares became shareholders of Class I and received Class I shares with a total net asset value equal to their Class W shares at the time of the conversion. On May 30, 2012, remaining Class W shares, which represented MFS seed money, were redesignated Class R5. Class R5 shares are generally available only to certain eligible retirement plans and to funds distributed by MFD. Class R5 shares do not pay a 12b-1 distribution fee or sub-accounting costs. On June 1, 2012, Class R5 shares were offered for sale to the public. Effective August 26, 2016, Class R5 shares were renamed Class R6 shares. Class R6 shares do not pay a 12b-1 distribution fee or sub-accounting costs. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS Global High Yield Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust III (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. As of July 31, 2017, 61.1% of the fund’s net assets was invested in the MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio (“High Yield Pooled Portfolio”). MFS does not receive a management fee from the High Yield Pooled Portfolio. The High Yield Pooled Portfolio’s investment objective is to seek total return with an emphasis on high current income, but also considering capital appreciation. The accounting policies of the High Yield Pooled Portfolio are outlined in its shareholder report. The accounting policies detailed in the Significant Accounting Policies note cover both the fund and the High Yield Pooled Portfolio. For purposes of this policy disclosure, “fund” refers to both the fund and the High Yield Pooled Portfolio in which the fund invests. The High Yield Pooled Portfolio’s shareholder report is not covered by this report. The current shareholder report for the High Yield Pooled Portfolio as of July 31, 2017 has been included as Appendix A, and should be read in conjunction with the fund’s financial statements. The fund and the High Yield Pooled Portfolio invest in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. The fund and the High Yield Pooled Portfolio invest in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s legal, political, and economic environment.
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative
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investments. Management has completed its evaluation of the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and believes that the fund’s financial statement presentation will be in compliance for reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017.
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 is still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 but believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – The investments of the fund and the High Yield Pooled Portfolio are valued as described below.
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. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and
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other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.
The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not
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reflected in total investments, such as forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | | $365,838 | | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $365,838 | |
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt | | | — | | | | 24,436,569 | | | | — | | | | 24,436,569 | |
U.S. Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 8,995,538 | | | | — | | | | 8,995,538 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 160,055 | | | | — | | | | 160,055 | |
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs) | | | — | | | | 262,896 | | | | — | | | | 262,896 | |
Foreign Bonds | | | — | | | | 125,074,368 | | | | — | | | | 125,074,368 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 255,873,491 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 255,873,491 | |
Total Investments | | | $256,239,329 | | | | $158,929,426 | | | | $— | | | | $415,168,755 | |
| | | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Assets | | | $— | | | | $34,206 | | | | $— | | | | $34,206 | |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Liabilities | | | — | | | | (2,808,026 | ) | | | — | | | | (2,808,026 | ) |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments. Please refer to the High Yield Pooled Portfolio’s shareholder report for further information regarding the levels used in valuing its assets or liabilities.
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 for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund were forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.
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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Fair Value | |
Risk | | Derivative Contracts | | Asset Derivatives | | | Liability Derivatives | |
Foreign Exchange | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange | | | $34,206 | | | | $(2,808,026) | |
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 July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | |
Risk | | Foreign Currency | |
Foreign Exchange | | | $(2,380,802 | ) |
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | |
Risk | | Translation of Assets and Liabilities in Foreign Currencies | |
Foreign Exchange | | | $(2,602,351 | ) |
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 certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). 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 agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations.
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Cash that has been segregated to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers.” 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 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 certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency.
Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked
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Settlement, a multicurrency cash settlement system for the centralized settlement of foreign transactions. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund invests in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which contractually obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The fund generally provides this financial support in order to preserve its existing investment or to obtain a more senior secured interest in the assets of the borrower. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – 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. The fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, commitment fees, facility fees, consent fees, and prepayment fees. Commitment fees are recorded on an accrual basis as income in the accompanying financial statements. Distributions of income and capital gains from the High Yield Pooled Portfolio are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date.
Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.
The fund and/or the High Yield Pooled Portfolio 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.
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Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended July 31, 2017, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to defaulted bonds, expiration of capital loss carryforwards, and amortization and accretion of debt securities.
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 1/31/17 | |
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | | | $23,939,460 | |
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The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | | | |
As of 7/31/17 | | | |
Cost of investments | | | $431,569,078 | |
Gross appreciation | | | 9,797,782 | |
Gross depreciation | | | (26,198,105 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | $(16,400,323 | ) |
| |
As of 1/31/17 | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 2,424,357 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (58,973,264 | ) |
Other temporary differences | | | (2,567,352 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (32,807,704 | ) |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after January 31, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.
As of January 31, 2017, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains as follows:
| | | | |
Pre-enactment losses which expire as follows: | | | |
1/31/18 | | | $(45,531,096 | ) |
| |
Post-enactment losses which are characterized as follows: | | | |
Short-Term | | | $(2,660,481 | ) |
Long-Term | | | (10,781,687 | ) |
Total | | | $(13,442,168 | ) |
Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. The fund’s income and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the value of settled shares outstanding of each class. The fund’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B shares will convert to Class A
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shares approximately eight years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | From net investment income | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
Class A | | | $5,434,061 | | | | $13,448,258 | |
Class B | | | 298,568 | | | | 789,546 | |
Class C | | | 1,369,603 | | | | 3,292,712 | |
Class I | | | 2,845,481 | | | | 5,293,379 | |
Class R1 | | | 2,146 | | | | 5,840 | |
Class R2 | | | 5,813 | | | | 10,660 | |
Class R3 | | | 237,258 | | | | 459,431 | |
Class R4 | | | 196,850 | | | | 396,171 | |
Class R6 | | | 168,890 | | | | 243,463 | |
Total | | | $10,558,670 | | | | $23,939,460 | |
(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. For the period February 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017, the management fee was computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
The investment adviser had agreed in writing to reduce its management fee to 0.60% of average daily net assets in excess of $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion and 0.55% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion. This written agreement terminated on May 30, 2017. For the period February 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017, the fund’s average daily net assets did not exceed $1.5 billion and therefore, the management fee was not reduced in accordance with this agreement.
Effective May 31, 2017, the management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
First $1.5 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.65 | % |
Next $1.0 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.60 | % |
Average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion | | | 0.55 | % |
MFS has also agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this management fee reduction amounted to $16,223, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.64% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
The investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s total annual operating expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs, and investment-related expenses (including fees and expenses
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associated with investments in investment companies and other similar investment vehicles), such that total fund operating expenses do not exceed the following rates annually of each class’s average daily net assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Classes | |
A | | B | | | C | | | I | | | R1 | | | R2 | | | R3 | | | R4 | | | R6 | |
1.05% | | | 1.80% | | | | 1.80% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 1.80% | | | | 1.30% | | | | 1.05% | | | | 0.80% | | | | 0.73% | |
This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until May 31, 2019. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this reduction amounted to $194,194, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $4,975 for the six months ended July 31, 2017, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund. The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.
Distribution Plan Fee Table:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Distribution
Fee Rate (d) | | | Service
Fee Rate (d) | | | Total
Distribution
Plan (d) | | | Annual
Effective
Rate (e) | | | Distribution
and Service
Fee | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | $265,680 | |
Class B | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 68,401 | |
Class C | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 314,137 | |
Class R1 | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 491 | |
Class R2 | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.50% | | | | 0.49% | | | | 599 | |
Class R3 | | | — | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 11,628 | |
Total Distribution and Service Fees | | | | $660,936 | |
(d) | In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below. |
(e) | The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended July 31, 2017 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this rebate amounted to $2,328, $31, $319, and $6 for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class R2, respectively, and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. |
Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of
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purchase. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended July 31, 2017, were as follows:
| | | | |
| | Amount | |
Class A | | | $607 | |
Class B | | | 9,342 | |
Class C | | | 1,463 | |
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, the fee was $36,379, which equated to 0.0174% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R6 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $234,025.
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 July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0185% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. 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, MFD, and MFSC.
Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent Trustees, such that the DB plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. Effective January 1, 2002, accrued benefits under the DB plan for then-current independent Trustees who continued were credited to an unfunded retirement deferral plan (the “Retirement Deferral plan”), which was established for and exists solely with respect to these credited amounts, and is not available for other deferrals by these or other independent Trustees. Although the Retirement Deferral plan is unfunded, amounts deferred under the plan are periodically adjusted for investment experience as if they had been invested in shares of the fund. The Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense of $95 and is included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the
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Statement of Operations for the six months ended July 31, 2017. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under the Retirement Deferral plan amounted to $2,158 at July 31, 2017, 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 July 31, 2017, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $392 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.
The fund invests in the High Yield Pooled Portfolio, which is a mutual fund advised by MFS that does not pay management fees to MFS but does incur investment and operating costs. The fund invests in the High Yield Pooled Portfolio to gain exposure to high income debt instruments, rather than investing in high income debt instruments directly (see Appendix A). Income earned on this investment is included in “Dividends from underlying affiliated funds” in the Statement of Operations. The High Yield Pooled Portfolio does not pay a management fee to MFS or distribution and/or service fee to MFD.
MFS redeemed the following shares of the fund for the amounts and dates noted below:
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Date | | Share Class | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
6/29/16 | | | Class R5 | | | | 8,637 | | | | $51,219 | |
MFS purchased the following shares of the fund for the amounts and dates noted below:
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Date | | Share Class | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
3/16/16 | | | Class I | | | | 138,221 | | | | $797,537 | |
At July 31, 2017, MFS held approximately 93% of the outstanding shares of Class R1.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended July 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $61,704,911 and $90,002,729, respectively.
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(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 4,388,696 | | | | $27,318,518 | | | | 7,727,768 | | | | $45,900,469 | |
Class B | | | 45,665 | | | | 284,497 | | | | 189,176 | | | | 1,132,729 | |
Class C | | | 352,150 | | | | 2,189,700 | | | | 711,729 | | | | 4,268,584 | |
Class I | | | 5,896,072 | | | | 36,638,617 | | | | 6,863,331 | | | | 41,039,813 | |
Class R1 | | | 308 | | | | 1,925 | | | | 842 | | | | 4,989 | |
Class R2 | | | 11,875 | | | | 73,591 | | | | 11,393 | | | | 68,779 | |
Class R3 | | | 162,224 | | | | 1,011,672 | | | | 329,521 | | | | 1,978,508 | |
Class R4 | | | 227,985 | | | | 1,416,407 | | | | 298,214 | | | | 1,804,867 | |
Class R6 | | | 1,676,687 | | | | 10,447,827 | | | | 167,958 | | | | 1,004,112 | |
| | | 12,761,662 | | | | $79,382,754 | | | | 16,299,932 | | | | $97,202,850 | |
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Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 712,432 | | | | $4,448,508 | | | | 1,890,792 | | | | $11,339,798 | |
Class B | | | 44,751 | | | | 279,998 | | | | 124,139 | | | | 745,498 | |
Class C | | | 189,484 | | | | 1,182,246 | | | | 442,726 | | | | 2,654,029 | |
Class I | | | 436,422 | | | | 2,726,311 | | | | 832,348 | | | | 5,000,080 | |
Class R1 | | | 343 | | | | 2,146 | | | | 973 | | | | 5,840 | |
Class R2 | | | 804 | | | | 5,032 | | | | 1,737 | | | | 10,450 | |
Class R3 | | | 37,992 | | | | 237,244 | | | | 76,457 | | | | 459,189 | |
Class R4 | | | 31,372 | | | | 196,842 | | | | 65,692 | | | | 396,168 | |
Class R6 | | | 12,493 | | | | 78,116 | | | | 8,536 | | | | 51,142 | |
| | | 1,466,093 | | | | $9,156,443 | | | | 3,443,400 | | | | $20,662,194 | |
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Shares reacquired | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (9,518,542 | ) | | | $(59,070,731 | ) | | | (11,735,267 | ) | | | $(70,310,675 | ) |
Class B | | | (419,065 | ) | | | (2,612,837 | ) | | | (858,012 | ) | | | (5,133,384 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,573,604 | ) | | | (9,800,578 | ) | | | (2,100,968 | ) | | | (12,518,844 | ) |
Class I | | | (5,471,632 | ) | | | (34,084,818 | ) | | | (7,806,820 | ) | | | (46,546,823 | ) |
Class R1 | | | (7,536 | ) | | | (47,285 | ) | | | (14,174 | ) | | | (82,088 | ) |
Class R2 | | | (11,074 | ) | | | (69,077 | ) | | | (10,179 | ) | | | (61,887 | ) |
Class R3 | | | (103,874 | ) | | | (647,636 | ) | | | (218,457 | ) | | | (1,309,490 | ) |
Class R4 | | | (200,606 | ) | | | (1,254,778 | ) | | | (385,543 | ) | | | (2,304,856 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (100,105 | ) | | | (622,542 | ) | | | (155,165 | ) | | | (911,054 | ) |
| | | (17,406,038 | ) | | | $(108,210,282 | ) | | | (23,284,585 | ) | | | $(139,179,101 | ) |
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Net change | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (4,417,414 | ) | | | $(27,303,705 | ) | | | (2,116,707 | ) | | | $(13,070,408 | ) |
Class B | | | (328,649 | ) | | | (2,048,342 | ) | | | (544,697 | ) | | | (3,255,157 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,031,970 | ) | | | (6,428,632 | ) | | | (946,513 | ) | | | (5,596,231 | ) |
Class I | | | 860,862 | | | | 5,280,110 | | | | (111,141 | ) | | | (506,930 | ) |
Class R1 | | | (6,885 | ) | | | (43,214 | ) | | | (12,359 | ) | | | (71,259 | ) |
Class R2 | | | 1,605 | | | | 9,546 | | | | 2,951 | | | | 17,342 | |
Class R3 | | | 96,342 | | | | 601,280 | | | | 187,521 | | | | 1,128,207 | |
Class R4 | | | 58,751 | | | | 358,471 | | | | (21,637 | ) | | | (103,821 | ) |
Class R6 | | | 1,589,075 | | | | 9,903,401 | | | | 21,329 | | | | 144,200 | |
| | | (3,178,283 | ) | | | $(19,671,085 | ) | | | (3,541,253 | ) | | | $(21,314,057 | ) |
Class T shares were not publicly available for sale during the period. Please see the fund’s prospectus for details.
(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 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 at the end of each calendar quarter. 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 July 31, 2017, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $1,491 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
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(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:
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Underlying Affiliated Funds | | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | | | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | | | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | | | Ending Shares/Par Amount | |
MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio | | | 30,764,069 | | | | 1,598,661 | | | | (5,314,712 | ) | | | 27,048,018 | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | 6,785,401 | | | | 53,151,957 | | | | (58,856,197 | ) | | | 1,081,161 | |
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Underlying Affiliated Funds | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Capital Gain Distributions | | | Dividend Income | | | Ending Value | |
MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio | | | $(1,528,262 | ) | | | $— | | | | $7,980,471 | | | | $254,792,330 | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | 470 | | | | — | | | | 20,236 | | | | 1,081,161 | |
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Total | | | $(1,527,792 | ) | | | $— | | | | $8,000,707 | | | | $255,873,491 | |
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(8) Legal Proceedings
In May 2015, the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (hereafter, “AAT”) served upon the fund a complaint in an adversary proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. (No. 09-00504 (REG)). The complaint, which was originally filed in 2009 but not served on the fund until 2015, names as defendants over 500 entities (including the fund) that held an interest in a $1.5 billion General Motors (GM) term loan in 2009, when GM filed for bankruptcy. The AAT alleges that the fund and the other term loan lenders were improperly treated as secured lenders with respect to the term loan shortly before and immediately after GM’s bankruptcy, receiving full principal and interest payments under the loan. The AAT alleges that the fund and other term loan lenders should have been treated as unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditors because the main lien securing the collateral was allegedly not perfected at the time of GM’s bankruptcy due to an erroneous filing in October 2008 that terminated the financing statement perfecting the lien. The AAT seeks to claw back payments made to the fund and the other term loan lenders after, and during the 90 days before, GM’s June 2009 bankruptcy petition. During that time period, the fund received term loan payments of approximately $3,030,000. The fund cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding. Among other things, it is unclear whether the AAT’s claims will succeed; what the fund would be entitled to as an unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditor, given the existence of other collateral not impacted by the erroneous October 2008 filing; whether third parties responsible for the erroneous October 2008 filing would bear some or all of any liability; and the degree to which the fund may be entitled to indemnification from a third party for any amount required to be disgorged. The fund has and will continue to incur legal expenses associated with the defense of this action and in related claims against third parties.
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING
(unaudited)
At a special meeting of shareholders of MFS Series Trust III, which was held on March 23, 2017, the following action was taken:
Item 1: To elect the following individuals as Trustees:
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| | Number of Dollars | |
Nominee | | For | | | Withheld Authority | |
Steven E. Buller | | | 5,143,292,292.602 | | | | 81,666,809.253 | |
John A. Caroselli | | | 5,142,083,705.059 | | | | 82,875,402.956 | |
Maureen R. Goldfarb | | | 5,147,580,093.111 | | | | 77,379,008.774 | |
David H. Gunning | | | 5,130,747,244.761 | | | | 94,211,877.094 | |
Michael Hegarty | | | 5,138,308,267.148 | | | | 86,650,840.867 | |
John P. Kavanaugh | | | 5,145,198,911.798 | | | | 79,760,196.217 | |
Robert J. Manning | | | 5,144,882,738.176 | | | | 80,076,369.839 | |
Clarence Otis, Jr. | | | 5,141,028,114.888 | | | | 83,931,001.158 | |
Maryanne L. Roepke | | | 5,153,606,820.921 | | | | 71,352,280.935 | |
Robin A. Stelmach | | | 5,150,556,155.639 | | | | 74,402,946.216 | |
Laurie J. Thomsen | | | 5,146,363,456.901 | | | | 78,595,644.954 | |
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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2017 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by the MFS Funds’ Independent Senior Officer, a senior officer appointed by and reporting to the independent Trustees.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.
In connection with their contract review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party, on the investment performance of the Fund for various time periods ended December 31, 2016 and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Lipper performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Broadridge on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses and the advisory fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Broadridge (the “Broadridge expense group”), (iii) information provided by MFS on the advisory fees of portfolios of other clients of MFS, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (v) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (vi) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vii) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (viii) information regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory, administrative and
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other services to the Fund and the other MFS Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Broadridge was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to them by MFS.
The Trustees’ conclusion as to the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years.
Based on information provided by Broadridge and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of peer groups of funds over various time periods. The Trustees placed particular emphasis on the total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares in comparison to the performance of funds in its Lipper performance universe over the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, which the Trustees believed was a long enough period to reflect differing market conditions. The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 3rd quintile relative to the other funds in the universe for this three-year period (the 1st quintile being the best performers and the 5th quintile being the worst performers). The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 3rd quintile for each of the one- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2016 relative to the Lipper performance universe. Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding the Fund’s performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees considered, among other information, the Fund’s advisory fee and the total expense ratio of the Fund’s Class A shares as a percentage of average daily net assets and the advisory fee and total expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Broadridge. The Trustees considered that MFS currently observes an expense limitation for the Fund, which may not be changed without the Trustees’ approval. The Trustees also considered that, according to the data provided by Broadridge (which takes into account any fee reductions or expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s last fiscal year), the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate and total expense ratio were each approximately at the Broadridge expense group median.
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The Trustees also considered the advisory fees charged by MFS to any institutional separate accounts advised by MFS (“separate accounts”) and unaffiliated investment companies for which MFS serves as subadviser (“subadvised funds”) that have comparable investment strategies to the Fund. In comparing these fees, the Trustees considered information provided by MFS as to the generally broader scope of services provided by MFS to the Fund, as well as the more extensive regulatory burdens imposed on MFS in managing the Fund, in comparison to separate accounts and subadvised funds. The Trustees also considered the higher demands placed on MFS’ investment personnel and trading infrastructure as a result of the daily cash in-flows and out-flows of the Fund in comparison to separate accounts.
The Trustees also considered whether the Fund may benefit from any economies of scale in the management of the Fund in the event of growth in assets of the Fund and/or growth in assets of the MFS Funds as a whole. They noted that the Fund’s advisory fee rate schedule is subject to contractual breakpoints that reduce the Fund’s advisory fee rate on average daily net assets over $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion. The Trustees also noted that MFS has agreed in writing to waive a portion of the management fees of certain MFS Funds, including the Fund, if the total combined assets of certain funds within the MFS Funds’ complex increase above agreed upon thresholds (the “group fee waiver”), enabling the Fund’s shareholders to share in the benefits from any economies of scale at the complex level. The group fee waiver is reviewed and renewed annually between the Board and MFS. The Trustees concluded that the breakpoints and the group fee waiver were sufficient to allow the Fund to benefit from economies of scale as its assets and overall complex assets grow.
The Trustees also considered information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’ methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.
After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund represent reasonable compensation in light of the services being provided by MFS to the Fund.
In addition, the Trustees considered MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.
The Trustees also considered the nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative, transfer agency, and distribution services provided to the Fund by MFS and its affiliates under agreements and plans other than the investment advisory agreement, including
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any 12b-1 fees the Fund pays to MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of MFS. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’ interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund were satisfactory.
The Trustees also considered benefits to MFS from the use of the Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions, if applicable, to pay for investment research and various other factors. Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Fund.
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2017.
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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 (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s 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 fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s 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 fund’s 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: (1) Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select the “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down, or (2) Click on “Products & Services” and “Mutual Funds” and then choose the fund’s name in the “Select a fund” menu.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES
The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.
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APPENDIX A
SEMIANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2017
MFS® HIGH YIELD
POOLED PORTFOLIO
HYP-SEM
MFS® HIGH YIELD POOLED PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS
The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Despite policy uncertainty accompanying a new presidential administration in the United States and unease over ongoing Brexit negotiations, most markets have proved
resilient. U.S. share prices have reached new highs although the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to gradually hike interest rates. However, rates in most developed markets remain very low, with major non-U.S. central banks just beginning to contemplate curbing accommodative monetary policies.
Globally, economic growth has shown signs of recovery, led by China, the U.S. and the eurozone. Despite better growth, there are few immediate signs of worrisome inflation as wage growth remains muted. Europe has benefited from diminishing event risks as establishment candidates won both the Dutch and French elections, averting fears of creeping populism. Emerging
market economies are experiencing a more tepid recovery amid concerns that restrictive U.S. trade policies could further hamper the restrained pace of global trade growth. Looking ahead, markets will have to contend with issues involving geopolitical hot spots on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, which could potentially lead to a clash of interests between the U.S. and other major powers such as China or Russia.
At MFS®, we believe time is an asset. A patient, long-term approach to investing can have a powerful impact on decision making and outcomes. Time arbitrage, as we call it, comes down to having the conviction and discipline to allow enough time for good investment ideas to play out. In our view, such an approach, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
September 15, 2017
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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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Portfolio structure (i)
| | | | |
Top five industries (i) | | | | |
Cable TV | | | 7.4% | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services | | | 7.1% | |
Energy – Independent | | | 5.9% | |
Building | | | 4.9% | |
Metals & Mining | | | 4.8% | |
| | | | |
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i) | |
BBB | | | 3.1% | |
BB | | | 43.8% | |
B | | | 40.8% | |
CCC | | | 9.1% | |
Not Rated | | | (1.7)% | |
Non-Fixed Income | | | 0.2% | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | | | 2.4% | |
Other | | | 2.3% | |
| |
Portfolio facts (i) | | | | |
Average Duration (d) | | | 3.5 | |
Average Effective Maturity (m) | | | 6.8 yrs. | |
(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. 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. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies. |
(d) | Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
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Portfolio Composition – continued
(m) | In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening 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 instrument’s stated maturity. |
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 fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.
Percentages are based on net assets as of July 31, 2017.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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EXPENSE TABLE
Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, including fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Annualized Expense Ratio | | Beginning Account Value 2/01/17 | | Ending Account Value 7/31/17 | | Expenses Paid During Period (p) 2/01/17-7/31/17 |
Actual | | 0.02% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,045.56 | | $0.10 |
Hypothetical (h) | | 0.02% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,024.70 | | $0.10 |
(h) | 5% fund return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
7/31/17 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
| | | | | | | | |
Bonds - 93.4% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Aerospace - 1.5% | |
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (z) | | $ | 5,380,000 | | | $ | 5,494,300 | |
KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 5,650,000 | | | | 5,939,563 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2022 | | | 875,000 | | | | 914,375 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024 | | | 3,345,000 | | | | 3,541,519 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026 | | | 3,420,000 | | | | 3,573,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 19,463,657 | |
Automotive - 2.0% | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 6,064,000 | | | $ | 6,276,240 | |
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | | 5,510,000 | | | | 5,627,088 | |
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.75%, 9/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,765,000 | | | | 5,873,094 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 4/29/2022 (n) | | | 3,825,000 | | | | 4,016,250 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025 (n) | | | 3,295,000 | | | | 3,443,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 25,235,947 | |
Broadcasting - 2.8% | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022 | | $ | 1,675,000 | | | $ | 1,725,250 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022 | | | 4,665,000 | | | | 4,834,106 | |
E. W. Scripps Co., 5.125%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | | 4,165,000 | | | | 4,310,775 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029 | | | 3,220,000 | | | | 3,574,200 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,324,350 | |
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 | | | 4,115,000 | | | | 4,480,206 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025 | | | 6,360,000 | | | | 7,123,200 | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.375%, 11/15/2026 (n) | | | 2,315,000 | | | | 2,343,938 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (z) | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,588,725 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | | 4,625,000 | | | | 4,752,188 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 36,056,938 | |
Building - 4.3% | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 4,115,000 | | | $ | 4,372,188 | |
Allegion PLC, 5.875%, 9/15/2023 | | | 2,530,000 | | | | 2,723,545 | |
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/2021 | | | 4,185,000 | | | | 4,321,013 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023 | | | 5,200,000 | | | | 5,603,000 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021 | | | 3,675,000 | | | | 3,799,031 | |
HD Supply, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n) | | | 4,695,000 | | | | 5,029,519 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (z) | | | 5,010,000 | | | | 5,437,904 | |
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n) | | | 5,475,000 | | | | 5,803,500 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n) | | | 3,840,000 | | | | 4,041,600 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,355,000 | | | | 5,723,156 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Building - continued | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023 | | $ | 6,650,000 | | | $ | 6,965,875 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 1,515,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 55,335,894 | |
Business Services - 2.7% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n) | | $ | 5,455,000 | | | $ | 5,673,200 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/01/2022 (n) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,518,750 | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (z) | | | 2,995,000 | | | | 3,107,313 | |
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027 (n) | | | 5,115,000 | | | | 5,255,663 | |
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/2020 | | | 3,450,000 | | | | 3,543,150 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 1,911,688 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023 | | | 2,605,000 | | | | 2,709,200 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/01/2025 | | | 1,020,000 | | | | 1,096,500 | |
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n) | | | 9,125,000 | | | | 9,490,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 34,305,464 | |
Cable TV - 7.3% | |
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 7,355,000 | | | $ | 7,791,703 | |
Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,565,000 | | | | 4,838,900 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n) | | | 9,070,000 | | | | 9,523,500 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024 | | | 7,330,000 | | | | 7,714,825 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,409,469 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,310,000 | | | | 4,633,250 | |
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/2020 (n) | | | 2,474,000 | | | | 2,517,295 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 7,325,000 | | | | 7,801,125 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023 | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,852,273 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024 | | | 3,560,000 | | | | 3,861,710 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,552,500 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,363,244 | |
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,895,000 | | | | 2,534,930 | |
Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,341,500 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n) | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,569,850 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,905,000 | | | | 6,370,019 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 2,068,500 | |
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/2023 (n) | | | 3,222,000 | | | | 3,342,825 | |
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 3,182,000 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,418,113 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 5,397,200 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,285,350 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Cable TV - continued | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n) | | $ | 3,060,000 | | | $ | 3,182,400 | |
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,940,000 | | | | 4,077,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 93,630,381 | |
Chemicals - 2.1% | |
Axalta Coating Systems Co., 4.875%, 8/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 4,030,000 | | | $ | 4,160,975 | |
Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023 | | | 3,855,000 | | | | 4,139,730 | |
Chemours Co., 7%, 5/15/2025 | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,772,850 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.875%, 6/15/2025 (n) | | | 2,708,000 | | | | 2,843,400 | |
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n) | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,625,425 | |
Tronox Finance LLC, 7.5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,205,350 | |
W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 (n) | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 5,418,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 27,165,730 | |
Computer Software - 1.7% | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n) | | $ | 3,945,000 | | | $ | 4,394,059 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n) | | | 4,070,000 | | | | 4,268,413 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.625%, 12/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,745,000 | | | | 5,053,425 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 (z) | | | 1,402,000 | | | | 1,423,030 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023 | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,075,850 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025 | | | 1,345,000 | | | | 1,432,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,647,202 | |
Computer Software - Systems - 1.9% | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024 | | $ | 2,195,000 | | | $ | 2,403,525 | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,634,455 | |
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,215,000 | | | | 5,449,675 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | | 5,615,000 | | | | 5,867,675 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2023 | | | 4,380,000 | | | | 4,653,750 | |
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024 | | | 4,010,000 | | | | 4,746,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 24,755,918 | |
Conglomerates - 2.5% | |
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 7,855,000 | | | $ | 8,129,925 | |
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n) | | | 7,975,000 | | | | 8,194,313 | |
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 (n) | | | 710,000 | | | | 741,063 | |
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 | | | 5,185,000 | | | | 5,411,844 | |
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | | 4,579,000 | | | | 4,794,854 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.625%, 8/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,205,000 | | | | 5,387,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 32,659,174 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Construction - 0.1% | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d) | | $ | 2,120,000 | | | $ | 537,837 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 5/29/2024 (a)(d)(n) | | | 1,723,000 | | | | 435,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 972,895 | |
Consumer Products - 1.0% | |
NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/2021 (n) | | $ | 4,120,000 | | | $ | 4,439,300 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,390,750 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,139,550 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025 | | | 4,145,000 | | | | 4,435,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 13,404,750 | |
Consumer Services - 2.4% | |
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/2021 | | $ | 5,125,000 | | | $ | 5,599,063 | |
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 7,635,000 | | | | 7,940,400 | |
Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/2024 | | | 4,385,000 | | | | 4,582,325 | |
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/2020 | | | 4,105,000 | | | | 3,848,438 | |
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/2024 | | | 2,735,000 | | | | 2,902,519 | |
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,075,000 | | | | 6,211,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 31,084,433 | |
Containers - 4.3% | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022 | | $ | 5,535,000 | | | $ | 5,770,238 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 | | | 3,685,000 | | | | 3,915,313 | |
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023 | | | 4,163,000 | | | | 4,402,373 | |
Crown American LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/2026 (n) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,123,250 | |
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 6,067,000 | | | | 6,355,183 | |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 10/01/2021 (n) | | | 5,622,000 | | | | 5,818,770 | |
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020 | | | 2,550,000 | | | | 2,607,375 | |
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n) | | | 3,445,000 | | | | 3,625,863 | |
Reynolds Group, 7%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 3,310,000 | | | | 3,578,938 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,236,400 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n) | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,480,219 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,253,500 | |
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n) | | | 3,425,000 | | | | 3,579,125 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2022 | | | 565,000 | | | | 579,125 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,195,000 | | | | 3,290,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 54,616,522 | |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% | |
CommScope Holding Company, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 1,475,000 | | | $ | 1,554,281 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n) | | | 4,355,000 | | | | 4,365,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,920,169 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
| | | | | | | | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Electronics - 0.6% | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 3,185,000 | | | $ | 3,463,688 | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | | | 3,690,000 | | | | 3,883,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,347,413 | |
Energy - Independent - 5.8% | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 5,450,000 | | | $ | 5,722,500 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/2023 | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 6,812,156 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022 | | | 2,470,000 | | | | 2,480,806 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 4/01/2023 | | | 4,475,000 | | | | 4,754,688 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 4/15/2023 | | | 8,665,000 | | | | 8,448,375 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 | | | 5,855,000 | | | | 6,059,925 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024 (n) | | | 4,370,000 | | | | 4,315,375 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,662,919 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2023 | | | 5,400,000 | | | | 5,568,750 | |
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,345,000 | | | | 6,511,556 | |
Rice Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2023 | | | 2,815,000 | | | | 3,022,606 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 8.25%, 5/15/2020 (n) | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 2,952,125 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 (z) | | | 4,005,000 | | | | 4,205,250 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026 | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 6,820,725 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/01/2023 | | | 5,085,000 | | | | 4,792,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 74,130,369 | |
Entertainment - 1.6% | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024 | | $ | 2,490,000 | | | $ | 2,614,500 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,233,575 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022 | | | 3,135,000 | | | | 3,232,969 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023 | | | 3,660,000 | | | | 3,722,220 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n) | | | 8,070,000 | | | | 8,211,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,014,489 | |
Financial Institutions - 2.8% | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021 | | $ | 1,465,000 | | | $ | 1,552,900 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022 | | | 4,345,000 | | | | 4,714,325 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018 | | | 3,080,000 | | | | 3,076,150 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020 | | | 5,715,000 | | | | 5,861,304 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,845,000 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022 | | | 6,465,000 | | | | 7,079,175 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/2023 | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,571,018 | |
Navient Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/2024 | | | 2,196,000 | | | | 2,278,350 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n) | | | 7,045,000 | | | | 7,172,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 36,150,913 | |
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Food & Beverages - 2.7% | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026 | | $ | 4,655,000 | | | $ | 4,874,204 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 5,125,000 | | | | 5,387,656 | |
JBS Investments GmbH, 7.25%, 4/03/2024 | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 2,304,825 | |
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,505,000 | | | | 6,456,213 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | | 2,680,000 | | | | 2,797,250 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n) | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,771,970 | |
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024 | | | 5,265,000 | | | | 5,646,713 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,670,000 | | | | 5,918,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 35,156,894 | |
Forest & Paper Products - 0.1% | |
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/2020 (n) | | $ | 2,069,000 | | | $ | 1,065,535 | |
|
Gaming & Lodging - 2.4% | |
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 4,805,000 | | | $ | 5,034,919 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023 | | | 4,675,000 | | | | 5,050,169 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026 | | | 750,000 | | | | 817,500 | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 3,990,000 | | | | 4,134,638 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021 | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,803,750 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023 | | | 3,185,000 | | | | 3,527,388 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021 | | | 4,875,000 | | | | 4,978,594 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023 | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 2,858,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 31,205,208 | |
Industrial - 0.4% | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | | $ | 5,330,000 | | | $ | 5,556,525 | |
|
Insurance - Health - 0.5% | |
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021 | | $ | 2,075,000 | | | $ | 2,158,000 | |
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 | | | 3,770,000 | | | | 4,099,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,257,875 | |
Machinery & Tools - 1.6% | |
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 5,095,000 | | | $ | 5,477,125 | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 4.375%, 11/06/2020 | | | 6,635,000 | | | | 6,950,163 | |
CNH Industrial N.V., 4.5%, 8/15/2023 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,233,000 | |
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/2022 | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 5,123,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 20,783,538 | |
Major Banks - 1.2% | |
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.1%, 12/29/2049 | | $ | 4,172,000 | | | $ | 4,599,630 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/2023, FRN to 12/29/2049 | | | 3,785,000 | | | | 4,106,725 | |
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Major Banks - continued | |
UBS AG, 6.875%, 12/29/2049 | | $ | 5,590,000 | | | $ | 6,128,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 14,834,393 | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 6.7% | |
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/2022 | | $ | 3,820,000 | | | $ | 3,963,250 | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022 | | | 5,230,000 | | | | 4,484,725 | |
DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,130,938 | |
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025 | | | 5,590,000 | | | | 5,672,732 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022 | | | 5,845,000 | | | | 6,750,975 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022 | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,722,620 | |
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024 | | | 8,140,000 | | | | 8,640,610 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025 | | | 8,055,000 | | | | 8,578,575 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026 | | | 2,030,000 | | | | 2,212,700 | |
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,385,000 | | | | 4,494,625 | |
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/2024 | | | 4,015,000 | | | | 4,095,300 | |
MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/2023 (n) | | | 3,390,000 | | | | 3,491,700 | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,342,250 | |
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 3,735,000 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/2020 | | | 2,538,000 | | | | 2,579,243 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022 | | | 6,095,000 | | | | 6,558,220 | |
THC Escrow Corp. III, 5.125%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | | 4,245,000 | | | | 4,271,531 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020 | | | 4,930,000 | | | | 5,016,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 85,741,269 | |
Medical Equipment - 0.8% | |
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 4,090,000 | | | $ | 4,320,063 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024 | | | 2,965,000 | | | | 3,098,425 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026 | | | 2,525,000 | | | | 2,600,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,019,238 | |
Metals & Mining - 4.7% | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2021 (n) | | $ | 1,580,000 | | | $ | 1,639,250 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n) | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,532,000 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.5%, 11/15/2020 | | | 845,000 | | | | 869,294 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023 | | | 7,372,000 | | | | 7,998,620 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,545,000 | | | | 4,391,606 | |
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020 | | | 3,735,000 | | | | 3,398,850 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 | | | 4,870,000 | | | | 5,174,375 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/2027 (n) | | | 3,740,000 | | | | 3,725,975 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021 | | | 2,535,000 | | | | 2,692,643 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024 | | | 2,985,000 | | | | 3,253,650 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/2020 (n) | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,746,585 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n) | | | 2,045,000 | | | | 2,229,050 | |
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (z) | | | 6,825,000 | | | | 7,183,313 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Metals & Mining - continued | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 | | $ | 1,725,000 | | | $ | 1,776,750 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/2023 | | | 720,000 | | | | 749,700 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024 | | | 4,135,000 | | | | 4,424,450 | |
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/2019 | | | 472,000 | | | | 471,410 | |
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/2021 (n) | | | 4,030,000 | | | | 4,221,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 60,478,946 | |
Midstream - 4.7% | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 6,835,000 | | | $ | 6,988,788 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022 | | | 2,122,000 | | | | 2,177,703 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,368,000 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 2,554,500 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/2020 | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 7,746,150 | |
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2032 | | | 4,933,000 | | | | 6,313,816 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/2021 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 5,651,623 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 6,390,000 | | | | 7,115,297 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/15/2019 | | | 2,555,000 | | | | 2,590,131 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,887,500 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027 (n) | | | 8,850,000 | | | | 9,181,875 | |
Williams Cos., Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/2024 | | | 5,585,000 | | | | 5,787,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 60,362,839 | |
Network & Telecom - 1.7% | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/2021 | | $ | 2,105,000 | | | $ | 2,272,747 | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042 | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,549,745 | |
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/2034 | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,697,710 | |
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/2024 (n) | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,945,750 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,514,300 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n) | | | 5,570,000 | | | | 5,904,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,884,452 | |
Oil Services - 0.9% | |
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022 | | $ | 2,629,000 | | | $ | 1,702,278 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 5.7%, 10/15/2039 | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 3,805,200 | |
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 4,806,750 | |
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.25%, 6/15/2023 | | | 959,000 | | | | 973,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 11,287,613 | |
Oils - 0.6% | |
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 3,425,000 | | | $ | 3,604,813 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/2022 (n) | | | 4,330,000 | | | | 4,405,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 8,010,588 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.3% | |
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FRN to 8/29/2049 (n) | | $ | 3,208,000 | | | $ | 3,885,690 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9% | |
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 3,815,000 | | | $ | 3,757,775 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n) | | | 3,985,000 | | | | 3,895,338 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/2020 (n) | | | 4,490,000 | | | | 4,433,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 12,086,988 | |
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.5% | |
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 6,605,000 | | | $ | 6,737,100 | |
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.8% | |
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 6,485,000 | | | $ | 6,687,656 | |
Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2024 | | | 3,775,000 | | | | 3,940,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,627,812 | |
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.7% | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/2022 | | $ | 3,730,000 | | | $ | 3,851,225 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 5,413,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 9,264,325 | |
Real Estate - Other - 1.8% | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 (z) | | $ | 1,405,000 | | | $ | 1,484,031 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,405,000 | | | | 6,661,200 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/2021 | | | 4,685,000 | | | | 4,855,417 | |
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023 | | | 4,335,000 | | | | 4,502,981 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5%, 12/15/2021 | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 5,087,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 22,591,029 | |
Restaurants - 0.2% | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n) | | $ | 2,835,000 | | | $ | 3,005,100 | |
|
Retailers - 1.4% | |
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/2023 | | $ | 5,270,000 | | | $ | 5,579,613 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,312,306 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,370,000 | | | | 5,477,400 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025 | | | 5,175,000 | | | | 5,278,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 17,647,819 | |
Specialty Chemicals - 1.5% | |
A Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2023 | | $ | 6,340,000 | | | $ | 6,625,300 | |
Koppers, Inc., 6%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,310,000 | | | | 5,655,150 | |
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n) | | | 6,840,000 | | | | 7,164,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 19,445,350 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Specialty Stores - 0.8% | |
Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 5,425,000 | | | $ | 4,909,625 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022 | | | 5,735,000 | | | | 5,849,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,759,325 | |
Supermarkets - 0.5% | |
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 6,640,000 | | | $ | 6,241,600 | |
|
Telecommunications - Wireless - 4.2% | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 3,070,000 | | | $ | 3,261,875 | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 4,840,000 | | | | 5,299,800 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | | 1,731,000 | | | | 1,537,128 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n) | | | 5,833,000 | | | | 5,577,806 | |
SFR Group S.A., 7.375%, 5/01/2026 (n) | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 5,672,300 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028 | | | 3,190,000 | | | | 3,477,100 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023 | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,769,400 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 | | | 9,240,000 | | | | 10,129,350 | |
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022 | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,228,300 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2022 | | | 475,000 | | | | 497,563 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,402,625 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025 | | | 2,795,000 | | | | 2,962,700 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026 | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,448,750 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027 | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,304,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 53,569,497 | |
Telephone Services - 0.6% | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024 | | $ | 1,900,000 | | | $ | 1,999,750 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,099,750 | |
Transportation - Services - 0.4% | |
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 2,710,000 | | | $ | 2,113,800 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,080,863 | |
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n) | | | 3,185,000 | | | | 2,548,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,742,663 | |
Utilities - Electric Power - 1.9% | |
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024 | | $ | 3,075,000 | | | $ | 2,886,656 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2025 | | | 3,505,000 | | | | 3,272,794 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022 | | | 2,185,000 | | | | 2,239,625 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024 | | | 3,290,000 | | | | 3,207,750 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/01/2025 | | | 3,035,000 | | | | 2,962,919 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,625,000 | | | | 4,789,766 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2026 | | | 3,855,000 | | | | 4,076,663 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 (z) | | | 685,000 | | | | 722,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 24,158,848 | |
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $1,162,470,152) | | | $ | 1,200,406,067 | |
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Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 2.5% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Aerospace - 0.2% | |
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 4.29%, 2/28/2020 | | $ | 2,909,375 | | | $ | 2,918,830 | |
|
Building - 0.5% | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 3.81%, 10/31/2023 | | $ | 5,002,165 | | | $ | 5,026,040 | |
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.05%, 8/13/2021 | | | 1,453,518 | | | | 1,455,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,481,830 | |
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3% | |
CDW LLC, Term Loan B, 3.42%, 8/17/2023 | | $ | 2,268,288 | | | $ | 2,279,187 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.94%, 2/22/2024 | | | 1,782,244 | | | | 1,795,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,074,479 | |
Conglomerates - 0.2% | |
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 4/30/2021 | | $ | 2,330,589 | | | $ | 2,342,242 | |
|
Consumer Products - 0.1% | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.18%, 6/23/2022 | | $ | 1,681,560 | | | $ | 1,688,917 | |
|
Entertainment - 0.2% | |
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.55%, 4/13/2024 | | $ | 1,024,367 | | | $ | 1,031,282 | |
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.53%, 6/30/2022 | | | 1,791,200 | | | | 1,802,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 2,834,238 | |
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1% | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.27%, 10/25/2023 | | $ | 1,762,038 | | | $ | 1,769,087 | |
|
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.3% | |
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.04%, 6/24/2021 | | $ | 3,364,661 | | | $ | 3,389,896 | |
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.2% | |
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3.52%, 3/16/2024 | | $ | 1,867,035 | | | $ | 1,875,982 | |
|
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.4% | |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, Term Loan B1, 3.47%, 5/03/2020 | | $ | 4,880,026 | | | $ | 4,880,026 | |
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $32,117,369) | | | $ | 32,255,527 | |
|
Common Stocks - 0.2% | |
Oil Services - 0.2% | |
LTRI Holdings LP (a) (Identified Cost, $1,188,000) | | | 3,300 | | | $ | 2,935,086 | |
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Money Market Funds - 2.6% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.08% (v) (Identified Cost, $32,909,368) | | | 32,910,334 | | | $ | 32,910,334 | |
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $1,228,684,889) | | | | | | $ | 1,268,507,014 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.3% | | | | 17,264,812 | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | $ | 1,285,771,826 | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(g) | The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated. |
(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 $563,849,890, representing 43.9% of net assets. |
(r) | Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. |
(v) | Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(z) | Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities: |
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Restricted Securities | | Acquisition Date | | Cost | | | Value | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 | | 6/28/17-7/06/17 | | | $3,047,231 | | | | $3,107,313 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 | | 6/22/17-6/23/17 | | | 1,464,258 | | | | 1,484,031 | |
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 | | 7/21/17-7/26/17 | | | 5,441,437 | | | | 5,494,300 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 | | 3/09/17-6/28/17 | | | 5,244,265 | | | | 5,437,904 | |
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 | | 5/12/17-6/14/17 | | | 7,071,118 | | | | 7,183,313 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 | | 7/19/17 | | | 720,859 | | | | 722,675 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 | | 4/20/17-7/21/17 | | | 4,237,692 | | | | 4,205,250 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 | | 6/29/17 | | | 1,402,000 | | | | 1,423,030 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 | | 5/11/17-5/12/17 | | | 1,570,492 | | | | 1,588,725 | |
Total Restricted Securities | | | | $30,646,541 | |
% of Net assets | | | | 2.4% | |
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The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
FRN | | Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end. |
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:
Derivative Contracts at 7/31/17
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 7/31/17
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| | Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | |
| | USD 2,301,788 | | EUR 2,033,642 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | $(106,658 | ) |
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Futures Contracts at 7/31/17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Long/ Short | | | Currency | | | Contracts | | Notional Amount | | | Expiration Date | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Futures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr | | | Short | | | | USD | | | 233 | | | $29,332,516 | | | | September - 2017 | | | | $(10,016 | ) |
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At July 31, 2017, the fund had cash collateral of $267,950 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Deposits with brokers” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 7/31/17 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investments | | | | |
Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $1,195,775,521) | | | $1,235,596,680 | |
Underlying affiliated funds, at value (identified cost, $32,909,368) | | | 32,910,334 | |
Total investments, at value (identified cost, $1,228,684,889) | | | $1,268,507,014 | |
Cash | | | 2,516,750 | |
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts | | | 267,950 | |
Receivables for | | | | |
Daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 14,568 | |
Investments sold | | | 9,666,102 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 78,452 | |
Interest | | | 18,969,724 | |
Other assets | | | 2,380 | |
Total assets | | | $1,300,022,940 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables for | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | $106,658 | |
Investments purchased | | | 10,199,724 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 3,873,700 | |
Payable to affiliates | | | | |
Administrator | | | 192 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 11 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 70,829 | |
Total liabilities | | | $14,251,114 | |
Net assets | | | $1,285,771,826 | |
Net assets consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $1,310,480,160 | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | 39,706,887 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | (61,547,369 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (2,867,852 | ) |
Net assets | | | $1,285,771,826 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 136,455,191 | |
Net asset value per share (net assets of $1,285,771,826 / 136,455,191 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | | $9.42 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six months ended 7/31/17 (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 | | | | |
Interest | | | $38,729,635 | |
Dividends from underlying affiliated funds | | | 133,130 | |
Total investment income | | | $38,862,765 | |
Expenses | | | | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 20 | |
Administrative services fee | | | 8,679 | |
Custodian fee | | | 71,443 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 3,609 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 20,879 | |
Legal fees | | | 8,585 | |
Pricing service fees | | | 9,751 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 15,282 | |
Total expenses | | | $138,248 | |
Fees paid indirectly | | | (4,835 | ) |
Net expenses | | | $133,413 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $38,729,352 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | |
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | | | | |
Investments: | | | | |
Non-affiliated issuers | | | $4,040,857 | |
Underlying affiliated funds | | | (2,724 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (391,157 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | (94,202 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $3,552,774 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | |
Investments | | | $18,601,874 | |
Futures contracts | | | (10,016 | ) |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | (96,385 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | $18,495,473 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $22,048,247 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $60,777,599 | |
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.
| | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
From operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $38,729,352 | | | | $89,909,538 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 3,552,774 | | | | (39,199,293 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | 18,495,473 | | | | 184,016,060 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $60,777,599 | | | | $234,726,305 | |
Distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(40,636,181 | ) | | | $(93,907,378 | ) |
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | | | $(156,166,609 | ) | | | $(69,688,168 | ) |
Total change in net assets | | | $(136,025,191 | ) | | | $71,130,759 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | | 1,421,797,017 | | | | 1,350,666,258 | |
At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $2,867,852 and $961,023, respectively) | | | $1,285,771,826 | | | | $1,421,797,017 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). 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.
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | | | Period ended 1/31/14 (c) | |
| | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.28 | | | | $8.41 | | | | $9.47 | | | | $9.85 | | | | $10.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.27 | | | | $0.56 | | | | $0.57 | | | | $0.61 | | | | $0.55 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.42 | | | | $1.46 | | | | $(0.46 | ) | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.51 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.28 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) | | | $(0.63 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) |
From net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Total distributions declared to shareholders | | | $(0.28 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) | | | $(0.60 | ) | | | $(0.70 | ) | | | $(0.66 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $9.42 | | | | $9.28 | | | | $8.41 | | | | $9.47 | | | | $9.85 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.56 | (n) | | | 17.77 | | | | (5.23 | ) | | | 3.28 | | | | 5.26 | (n) |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.02 | (a) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | (a) |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | (a) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 5.73 | (a) | | | 6.28 | | | | 6.19 | | | | 6.18 | | | | 6.54 | (a) |
Portfolio turnover | | | 22 | (n) | | | 44 | | | | 33 | | | | 43 | | | | 42 | (n) |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $1,285,772 | | | | $1,421,797 | | | | $1,350,666 | | | | $1,337,532 | | | | $1,113,709 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(c) | For the period from the commencement of the fund’s investment operations, March 25, 2013, through the stated period end. |
(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(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. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust III (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. This fund is available only to certain U.S. registered investment companies managed by MFS. MFS does not receive a management fee from this fund.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. 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 country’s legal, political, and economic environment.
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Management has completed its evaluation of the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and believes that the fund’s financial statement presentation will be in compliance for reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017.
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 is still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 but believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
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Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – 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. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.
The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) – continued
events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $2,935,086 | | | | $2,935,086 | |
U.S. Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,023,075,463 | | | | — | | | | 1,023,075,463 | |
Foreign Bonds | | | — | | | | 177,330,604 | | | | — | | | | 177,330,604 | |
Floating Rate Loans | | | — | | | | 32,255,527 | | | | — | | | | 32,255,527 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 32,910,334 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32,910,334 | |
Total Investments | | | $32,910,334 | | | | $1,232,661,594 | | | | $2,935,086 | | | | $1,268,507,014 | |
| | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts – Liabilities | | | $(10,016 | ) | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $(10,016 | ) |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Liabilities | | | — | | | | (106,658 | ) | | | — | | | | (106,658 | ) |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
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The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.
| | | | |
| | Equity Securities | |
Balance as of 1/31/17 | | | $— | |
Received as part of a corporate action | | | 2,935,086 | |
Balance as of 7/31/17 | | | $2,935,086 | |
At July 31, 2017, the fund held one level 3 security.
Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement 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 for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
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| | | | Fair Value (a) | |
Risk | | Derivative Contracts | | Liability Derivatives | |
Interest Rate | | Interest Rate Futures | | | $(10,016 | ) |
Foreign Exchange | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange | | | (106,658 | ) |
Total | | | | | $(116,674 | ) |
(a) | The value of futures contracts includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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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 July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
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Risk | | Futures Contracts | | | Foreign Currency | |
Interest Rate | | | $(391,157 | ) | | | $— | |
Foreign Exchange | | | — | | | | (96,220 | ) |
Total | | | $(391,157 | ) | | | $(96,220 | ) |
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Risk | | Futures Contracts | | | Translation of Assets and Liabilities in Foreign Currencies | |
Interest Rate | | | $(10,016 | ) | | | $— | |
Foreign Exchange | | | — | | | | (97,238 | ) |
Total | | | $(10,016 | ) | | | $(97,238 | ) |
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 certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). 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 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 fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers”, respectively. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are
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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 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 certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency.
Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement, a multicurrency cash settlement system for the centralized settlement of foreign transactions. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described
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above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund invests in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which contractually obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The fund generally provides this financial support in order to preserve its existing investment or to obtain a more senior secured interest in the assets of the borrower. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – 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. The fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, commitment fees, facility fees, consent fees, and prepayment fees. Commitment fees are recorded on an accrual basis as income in the accompanying financial statements. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.
The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended July 31, 2017, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
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Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to defaulted bonds and amortization and accretion of debt securities.
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:
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| | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | | | $93,907,378 | |
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The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | | | |
As of 7/31/17 | | | |
Cost of investments | | | $1,228,684,888 | |
Gross appreciation | | | 50,528,717 | |
Gross depreciation | | | (10,706,591 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | $39,822,126 | |
| |
As of 1/31/17 | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 7,265,610 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (60,242,707 | ) |
Other temporary differences | | | (8,235,470 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 16,362,815 | |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
As of January 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 | | | $(6,907,045 | ) |
Long-Term | | | (53,335,662 | ) |
Total | | | $(60,242,707 | ) |
(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. MFS receives no compensation under this agreement; however MFS receives management fees from MFS funds that invest in the fund.
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, provides transfer agent and recordkeeping functions in connection with the issuance, transfer, and redemption of shares of the fund under a Shareholder Servicing Agent Agreement. MFSC is not paid a fee for providing these services. MFSC receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses paid by MFSC on behalf of the fund. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, these costs amounted to $20. The fund may also pay shareholder servicing related costs to non-related parties.
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. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0013% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund may pay 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
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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, MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), and MFSC. The independent Trustees do not currently receive compensation from the fund.
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 July 31, 2017, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $1,284 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 July 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $286,506,929 and $453,275,110, respectively.
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 6,829,199 | | | | $63,688,913 | | | | 16,824,911 | | | | $150,909,641 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 4,334,611 | | | | 40,636,181 | | | | 10,438,896 | | | | 93,907,378 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (27,847,571 | ) | | | (260,491,703 | ) | | | (34,707,692 | ) | | | (314,505,187 | ) |
Net change | | | (16,683,761 | ) | | | $(156,166,609 | ) | | | (7,443,885 | ) | | | $(69,688,168 | ) |
The fund is an MFS Pooled Portfolio, which is designed to be used by certain MFS funds to invest in a particular security type rather than invest in the security type directly. The fund is solely invested in by other MFS funds for the purpose of gaining exposure to high income debt instruments, rather than investing in high income debt instruments directly. The MFS funds do not invest in this fund for the purpose of exercising management or control. At the end of the period, the MFS Diversified Income Fund, the MFS Global High Yield Fund, the MFS Strategic Income Fund, and the MFS Strategic Income Portfolio were the owners of record of approximately 72%, 20%, 7%, and 1%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund.
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(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 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 at the end of each calendar quarter. 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 July 31, 2017, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $4,918 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be an affiliated issuer:
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Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | | | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | | | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | | | Ending Shares/Par Amount | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | 26,194,325 | | | | 250,277,950 | | | | (243,561,941 | ) | | | 32,910,334 | |
| | | | |
Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Capital Gain Distributions | | | Dividend Income | | | Ending Value | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | $(2,724 | ) | | | $— | | | | $133,130 | | | | $32,910,334 | |
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING
(unaudited)
At a special meeting of shareholders of MFS Series Trust III, which was held on March 23, 2017, the following action was taken:
Item 1: To elect the following individuals as Trustees:
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| | Number of Dollars | |
Nominee | | For | | | Withheld Authority | |
Steven E. Buller | | | 5,143,292,292.602 | | | | 81,666,809.253 | |
John A. Caroselli | | | 5,142,083,705.059 | | | | 82,875,402.956 | |
Maureen R. Goldfarb | | | 5,147,580,093.111 | | | | 77,379,008.744 | |
David H. Gunning | | | 5,130,747,224.761 | | | | 94,211,877.094 | |
Michael Hegarty | | | 5,138,308,267.148 | | | | 86,650,840.867 | |
John P. Kavanaugh | | | 5,145,198,911.798 | | | | 79,760,196.217 | |
Robert J. Manning | | | 5,144,882,738.176 | | | | 80,076,369.839 | |
Clarence Otis, Jr. | | | 5,141,028,114.888 | | | | 83,931,001.158 | |
Maryanne L. Roepke | | | 5,153,606,820.921 | | | | 71,352,280.935 | |
Robin A. Stelmach | | | 5,150,556,155.639 | | | | 74,402,946.216 | |
Laurie J. Thomsen | | | 5,146,363,456.901 | | | | 78,595,644.954 | |
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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2017 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by the MFS Funds’ Independent Senior Officer, a senior officer appointed by and reporting to the independent Trustees.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.
As part of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account that the Fund was formed solely to act as a vehicle to pool the portions of other MFS funds invested in high yielding debt instruments, and that shares of the Fund are not distributed or sold to the public. The Trustees gave substantial consideration to the fact that MFS does not charge a separate advisory fee to the Fund under the investment advisory agreement or charge transfer agency fees, administrative services fees, sales loads or distribution and service fees to the Fund, but that MFS receives advisory and other fees from the MFS funds that invest a portion of their assets in the Fund.
In connection with their contract review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party, on the investment performance of the Fund for various time periods ended December 31, 2016 and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Lipper performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Broadridge on the Fund’s fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of comparable funds identified by Broadridge (the “Broadridge expense group”), (iii) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (iv) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the
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Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (v) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vi) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (vii) information regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund and the other MFS Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Broadridge was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to them by MFS.
The Trustees’ conclusion as to the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years.
Based on information provided by Broadridge and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of peer groups of funds over various time periods. The Trustees placed particular emphasis on the total return performance of the Fund’s shares in comparison to the performance of funds in its Lipper performance universe over the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, which the Trustees believed was a long enough period to reflect differing market conditions. The total return performance of the Fund’s shares was in the 1st quintile relative to the other funds in the universe for this three-year period (the 1st quintile being the best performers and the 5th quintile being the worst performers). The total return performance of the Fund’s shares was in the 2nd quintile for the one-year period ended December 31, 2016 relative to the Lipper performance universe. The Fund commenced operations on March 25, 2013 and has a limited operating history and performance record; therefore, no performance data for the five-year period was available. Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding the Fund’s performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s expenses, the Trustees considered, among other information, the total expense ratio of the Fund’s shares as a percentage
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of average daily net assets and the total expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Broadridge noting that the Fund’s total expense ratio was expected to be relatively low because, as noted above, the Fund does not bear advisory expenses. The Trustees considered that, according to the data provided by Broadridge (which takes into account any expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s last fiscal year), the Fund’s total expense ratio was lower than the Broadridge expense group median. Because the Fund does not pay an advisory fee, the Trustees did not consider the extent to which economies of scale would be realized due to the Fund’s growth of assets, whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for shareholders, or the fees paid by similar funds to other investment advisers or by similar clients of MFS.
The Trustees also considered information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’ methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.
In addition, the Trustees considered MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.
The Trustees also considered the nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative and transfer agency services provided to the Fund by MFS and its affiliates under agreements other than the investment advisory agreement. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’ interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund were satisfactory.
The Trustees also considered benefits to MFS from the use of the Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions, if applicable, to pay for investment research and various other factors. Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Fund.
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2017.
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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 (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s 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. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s 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 fund’s 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select the “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2017
MFS® HIGH INCOME FUND
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MFS® HIGH INCOME FUND
CONTENTS
The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Despite policy uncertainty accompanying a new presidential administration in the United States and unease over ongoing Brexit negotiations, most markets have proved
resilient. U.S. share prices have reached new highs although the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to gradually hike interest rates. However, rates in most developed markets remain very low, with major non-U.S. central banks just beginning to contemplate curbing accommodative monetary policies.
Globally, economic growth has shown signs of recovery, led by China, the U.S. and the eurozone. Despite better growth, there are few immediate signs of worrisome inflation as wage growth remains muted. Europe has benefited from diminishing event risks as establishment candidates won both the Dutch and French elections, averting fears of creeping populism. Emerging
market economies are experiencing a more tepid recovery amid concerns that restrictive U.S. trade policies could further hamper the restrained pace of global trade growth. Looking ahead, markets will have to contend with issues involving geopolitical hot spots on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, which could potentially lead to a clash of interests between the U.S. and other major powers such as China or Russia.
At MFS®, we believe time is an asset. A patient, long-term approach to investing can have a powerful impact on decision making and outcomes. Time arbitrage, as we call it, comes down to having the conviction and discipline to allow enough time for good investment ideas to play out. In our view, such an approach, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
September 15, 2017
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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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Portfolio structure (i)
| | | | |
Top five industries (i) | | | | |
Cable TV | | | 7.3% | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services | | | 7.0% | |
Energy-Independent | | | 5.8% | |
Building | | | 4.8% | |
Midstream | | | 4.8% | |
| | | | |
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i) | |
BBB | | | 3.1% | |
BB | | | 43.4% | |
B | | | 40.5% | |
CCC | | | 8.8% | |
C (o) | | | 0.0% | |
Not Rated | | | (1.4)% | |
Non-Fixed Income | | | 0.2% | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | | | 3.4% | |
Other | | | 2.0% | |
| |
Portfolio facts (i) | | | | |
Average Duration (d) | | | 3.4 | |
Average Effective Maturity (m) | | | 6.8 yrs. | |
(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. 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. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes any equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies. |
(d) | Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
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Portfolio Composition – continued
(m) | In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening 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 instrument’s stated maturity. |
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 fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.
Percentages are based on net assets as of 7/31/17.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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EXPENSE TABLE
Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017.
The expenses include the payment of a portion of the transfer-agent-related expenses of MFS funds that invest in the fund. For further information, please see the Notes to the Financial Statements.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Table – continued
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Share Class | | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | Beginning Account Value 2/01/17 | | Ending Account Value 7/31/17 | | Expenses Paid During Period (p) 2/01/17-7/31/17 | |
A | | Actual | | 0.93% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,041.90 | | | $4.71 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 0.93% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,020.18 | | | $4.66 | |
B | | Actual | | 1.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,035.03 | | | $8.48 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 1.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,016.46 | | | $8.40 | |
C | | Actual | | 1.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,035.01 | | | $8.48 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 1.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,016.46 | | | $8.40 | |
I | | Actual | | 0.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,040.21 | | | $3.44 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 0.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.42 | | | $3.41 | |
R1 | | Actual | | 1.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,035.01 | | | $8.48 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 1.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,016.46 | | | $8.40 | |
R2 | | Actual | | 1.18% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,037.63 | | | $5.96 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 1.18% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,018.94 | | | $5.91 | |
R3 | | Actual | | 0.94% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,038.91 | | | $4.75 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 0.94% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,020.13 | | | $4.71 | |
R4 | | Actual | | 0.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,040.18 | | | $3.44 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 0.68% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.42 | | | $3.41 | |
R6 | | Actual | | 0.59% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,040.67 | | | $2.99 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 0.59% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,021.87 | | | $2.96 | |
529A | | Actual | | 0.97% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,038.72 | | | $4.90 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 0.97% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,019.98 | | | $4.86 | |
529B | | Actual | | 1.73% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,034.80 | | | $8.73 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 1.73% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,016.22 | | | $8.65 | |
529C | | Actual | | 1.73% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,034.77 | | | $8.73 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | 1.73% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,016.22 | | | $8.65 | |
(h) | 5% class return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. |
Notes to Expense Table
Each class with a Rule 12b-1 service fee is subject to a rebate of a portion of such fee. Such rebates are included in the expense ratios above. For Class A and Class 529A shares, this rebate reduced the expense ratios above by 0.01%. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
7/31/17 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
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Bonds - 92.8% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Aerospace - 1.5% | |
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (z) | | $ | 6,720,000 | | | $ | 6,862,800 | |
KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 6,620,000 | | | | 6,959,275 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2022 | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 1,144,275 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024 | | | 4,015,000 | | | | 4,250,881 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026 | | | 4,110,000 | | | | 4,294,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 23,512,181 | |
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 0.0% | |
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.691%, 12/10/2049 | | $ | 2,948,120 | | | $ | 184,258 | |
CW Capital Cobalt Commercial Mortgage Trust, “F”, CDO, FRN, 2.614%, 4/26/2050 (a)(p)(z) | | | 693,546 | | | | 69 | |
CW Capital Cobalt Commercial Mortgage Trust, “G”, CDO, FRN, 2.814%, 4/26/2050 (a)(p)(z) | | | 2,196,359 | | | | 220 | |
LB Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 0.987%, 2/18/2030 (i) | | | 273,838 | | | | 3 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.493%, 4/28/2039 (i)(z) | | | 1,909,276 | | | | 18,138 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 202,688 | |
Automotive - 1.9% | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 7,118,000 | | | $ | 7,367,130 | |
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | | 6,445,000 | | | | 6,581,956 | |
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.75%, 9/15/2026 (n) | | | 7,240,000 | | | | 7,375,750 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 4/29/2022 (n) | | | 4,445,000 | | | | 4,667,250 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025 (n) | | | 4,005,000 | | | | 4,185,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 30,177,311 | |
Broadcasting - 2.8% | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022 | | $ | 1,810,000 | | | $ | 1,864,300 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022 | | | 6,030,000 | | | | 6,248,588 | |
E. W. Scripps Co., 5.125%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 5,050,800 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029 | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 5,328,000 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030 | | | 690,000 | | | | 752,100 | |
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 | | | 5,135,000 | | | | 5,590,731 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025 | | | 8,160,000 | | | | 9,139,200 | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.375%, 11/15/2026 (n) | | | 2,735,000 | | | | 2,769,188 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (z) | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 1,842,300 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | | 5,990,000 | | | | 6,154,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 44,739,932 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Building - 4.3% | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 5,555,000 | | | $ | 5,902,188 | |
Allegion PLC, 5.875%, 9/15/2023 | | | 2,480,000 | | | | 2,669,720 | |
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/2021 | | | 5,671,000 | | | | 5,855,308 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023 | | | 6,270,000 | | | | 6,755,925 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021 | | | 4,755,000 | | | | 4,915,481 | |
HD Supply, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,600,000 | | | | 7,070,250 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (z) | | | 6,325,000 | | | | 6,865,218 | |
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n) | | | 5,950,000 | | | | 6,307,000 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n) | | | 4,855,000 | | | | 5,109,888 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n) | | | 6,525,000 | | | | 6,973,594 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023 | | | 8,450,000 | | | | 8,851,375 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,731,338 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 69,007,285 | |
Business Services - 2.7% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n) | | $ | 6,100,000 | | | $ | 6,344,000 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/01/2022 (n) | | | 2,975,000 | | | | 3,012,188 | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (z) | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,890,625 | |
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027 (n) | | | 6,340,000 | | | | 6,514,350 | |
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/2020 | | | 3,670,000 | | | | 3,769,090 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022 | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 1,696,950 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023 | | | 3,135,000 | | | | 3,260,400 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/01/2025 | | | 2,475,000 | | | | 2,660,625 | |
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n) | | | 11,465,000 | | | | 11,923,600 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 43,071,828 | |
Cable TV - 7.2% | |
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 9,260,000 | | | $ | 9,809,813 | |
Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,510,000 | | | | 5,840,600 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.25%, 9/30/2022 | | | 500,000 | | | | 515,625 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n) | | | 11,175,000 | | | | 11,733,750 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024 | | | 9,195,000 | | | | 9,677,738 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | | 1,395,000 | | | | 1,483,931 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,490,000 | | | | 5,901,750 | |
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/2020 (n) | | | 2,722,000 | | | | 2,769,635 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 9,315,000 | | | | 9,920,475 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023 | | | 2,975,000 | | | | 3,085,640 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024 | | | 4,735,000 | | | | 5,136,291 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023 | | | 1,955,000 | | | | 1,686,188 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Cable TV - continued | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 1,215,000 | | | $ | 1,319,794 | |
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | | 2,225,000 | | | | 2,976,369 | |
Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | | 2,635,000 | | | | 2,766,750 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n) | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,832,500 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 7,865,000 | | | | 8,484,369 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n) | | | 2,785,000 | | | | 2,924,250 | |
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/2023 (n) | | | 3,811,500 | | | | 3,954,431 | |
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,762,500 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,636,694 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 7,105,000 | | | | 7,318,150 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,175,625 | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,450,000 | | | | 4,628,000 | |
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 4,570,000 | | | | 4,729,950 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 116,070,818 | |
Chemicals - 2.1% | |
Axalta Coating Systems Co., 4.875%, 8/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 5,040,000 | | | $ | 5,203,800 | |
Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023 | | | 4,645,000 | | | | 4,988,080 | |
Chemours Co., 7%, 5/15/2025 | | | 1,645,000 | | | | 1,834,175 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.875%, 6/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,174,000 | | | | 3,332,700 | |
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n) | | | 6,155,000 | | | | 7,009,006 | |
Tronox Finance LLC, 7.5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | | 3,830,000 | | | | 4,011,925 | |
W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 (n) | | | 6,335,000 | | | | 6,810,125 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 33,189,811 | |
Computer Software - 1.6% | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n) | | $ | 4,680,000 | | | $ | 5,212,724 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n) | | | 5,440,000 | | | | 5,705,200 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.625%, 12/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,455,000 | | | | 5,809,575 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 (z) | | | 1,735,000 | | | | 1,761,025 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023 | | | 5,800,000 | | | | 5,959,500 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,076,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 26,524,774 | |
Computer Software - Systems - 1.9% | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024 | | $ | 2,940,000 | | | $ | 3,219,300 | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025 | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,765,002 | |
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,575,000 | | | | 6,870,875 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | | 7,225,000 | | | | 7,550,125 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2023 | | | 5,265,000 | | | | 5,594,063 | |
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024 | | | 5,390,000 | | | | 6,380,413 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 31,379,778 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Conglomerates - 2.5% | |
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 9,170,000 | | | $ | 9,490,950 | |
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n) | | | 10,105,000 | | | | 10,382,888 | |
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 (n) | | | 885,000 | | | | 923,719 | |
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 | | | 6,525,000 | | | | 6,810,469 | |
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | | 6,287,000 | | | | 6,583,369 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.625%, 8/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,455,000 | | | | 6,680,925 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 40,872,320 | |
Construction - 0.1% | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d) | | $ | 2,555,000 | | | $ | 648,195 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 5/29/2024 (a)(d)(n) | | | 1,546,000 | | | | 390,365 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 1,038,560 | |
Consumer Products - 1.1% | |
NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/2021 (n) | | $ | 5,165,000 | | | $ | 5,565,288 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n) | | | 4,920,000 | | | | 5,055,300 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024 | | | 710,000 | | | | 759,700 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025 | | | 5,215,000 | | | | 5,580,050 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 16,960,338 | |
Consumer Services - 2.4% | |
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/2021 | | $ | 6,485,000 | | | $ | 7,084,834 | |
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 9,810,000 | | | | 10,202,400 | |
Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/2024 | | | 5,608,000 | | | | 5,860,360 | |
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/2020 | | | 4,885,000 | | | | 4,579,688 | |
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/2024 | | | 3,295,000 | | | | 3,496,819 | |
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n) | | | 7,590,000 | | | | 7,760,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 38,984,876 | |
Containers - 4.2% | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022 | | $ | 5,470,000 | | | $ | 5,702,475 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 | | | 4,140,000 | | | | 4,398,750 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2023 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,459,500 | |
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023 | | | 5,430,000 | | | | 5,742,225 | |
Crown American LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/2026 (n) | | | 3,755,000 | | | | 3,783,163 | |
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 7,761,000 | | | | 8,129,648 | |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 10/01/2021 (n) | | | 7,022,000 | | | | 7,267,770 | |
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020 | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,822,100 | |
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n) | | | 4,280,000 | | | | 4,504,700 | |
Reynolds Group, 7%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 4,570,000 | | | | 4,941,313 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,678,000 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n) | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,448,156 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,445,000 | | | | 1,575,050 | |
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n) | | | 3,985,000 | | | | 4,164,325 | |
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Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2022 | | $ | 615,000 | | | $ | 630,375 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,560,000 | | | | 3,666,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 66,914,350 | |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% | |
CommScope Holding Company, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 1,705,000 | | | $ | 1,796,644 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n) | | | 5,665,000 | | | | 5,679,163 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,475,807 | |
Electronics - 0.6% | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 3,945,000 | | | $ | 4,290,188 | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | | | 4,630,000 | | | | 4,873,075 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 9,163,263 | |
Energy - Independent - 5.7% | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 6,860,000 | | | $ | 7,203,000 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/2023 | | | 8,120,000 | | | | 8,069,250 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022 | | | 3,230,000 | | | | 3,244,131 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 4/01/2023 | | | 5,670,000 | | | | 6,024,375 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 4/15/2023 | | | 10,900,000 | | | | 10,627,500 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 | | | 7,350,000 | | | | 7,607,250 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,465,000 | | | | 5,396,688 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | | 2,115,000 | | | | 2,112,356 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2023 | | | 6,795,000 | | | | 7,007,344 | |
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024 (n) | | | 7,790,000 | | | | 7,994,488 | |
Rice Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2023 | | | 3,660,000 | | | | 3,929,925 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 8.25%, 5/15/2020 (n) | | | 2,970,000 | | | | 3,103,650 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 (z) | | | 5,420,000 | | | | 5,691,000 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026 | | | 8,290,000 | | | | 8,248,550 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/01/2023 | | | 6,250,000 | | | | 5,890,625 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 92,150,132 | |
Entertainment - 1.6% | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024 | | $ | 2,955,000 | | | $ | 3,102,750 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 3,705,000 | | | | 3,908,775 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022 | | | 3,780,000 | | | | 3,898,125 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023 | | | 4,615,000 | | | | 4,693,455 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n) | | | 10,680,000 | | | | 10,866,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 26,470,005 | |
Financial Institutions - 2.8% | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021 | | $ | 1,050,000 | | | $ | 1,113,000 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022 | | | 6,210,000 | | | | 6,737,850 | |
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Financial Institutions - continued | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018 | | $ | 3,450,000 | | | $ | 3,445,688 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020 | | | 7,280,000 | | | | 7,466,368 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021 | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,285,750 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022 | | | 8,705,000 | | | | 9,531,975 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/2023 | | | 2,395,000 | | | | 2,620,250 | |
Navient Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/2024 | | | 2,246,000 | | | | 2,330,225 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n) | | | 9,170,000 | | | | 9,336,206 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 44,867,312 | |
Food & Beverages - 2.8% | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026 | | $ | 5,980,000 | | | $ | 6,261,598 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 6,465,000 | | | | 6,796,331 | |
JBS Investments GmbH, 7.25%, 4/03/2024 | | | 2,885,000 | | | | 2,805,663 | |
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 8,215,000 | | | | 8,153,388 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | | 3,425,000 | | | | 3,574,844 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n) | | | 2,420,000 | | | | 2,529,892 | |
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024 | | | 6,640,000 | | | | 7,121,400 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 7,330,000 | | | | 7,650,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 44,893,804 | |
Forest & Paper Products - 0.1% | |
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/2020 (n) | | $ | 2,155,000 | | | $ | 1,109,825 | |
|
Gaming & Lodging - 2.4% | |
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 5,755,000 | | | $ | 6,030,377 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023 | | | 5,845,000 | | | | 6,314,061 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026 | | | 730,000 | | | | 795,700 | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 4,870,000 | | | | 5,046,538 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021 | | | 5,660,000 | | | | 6,367,500 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,205,000 | | | | 4,657,038 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021 | | | 6,215,000 | | | | 6,347,069 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023 | | | 3,270,000 | | | | 3,368,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 38,926,383 | |
Industrial - 0.4% | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | | $ | 6,705,000 | | | $ | 6,989,963 | |
|
Insurance - Health - 0.5% | |
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021 | | $ | 2,805,000 | | | $ | 2,917,200 | |
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,785,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,702,200 | |
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Machinery & Tools - 1.6% | |
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 5,925,000 | | | $ | 6,369,375 | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 4.375%, 11/06/2020 | | | 7,905,000 | | | | 8,280,488 | |
CNH Industrial N.V., 4.5%, 8/15/2023 | | | 3,945,000 | | | | 4,181,700 | |
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/2022 | | | 6,250,000 | | | | 6,468,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 25,300,313 | |
Major Banks - 1.1% | |
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.1%, 12/29/2049 | | $ | 5,175,000 | | | $ | 5,705,438 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/2023, FRN to 12/29/2049 | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 5,099,500 | |
UBS AG, 6.875%, 12/29/2049 | | | 7,030,000 | | | | 7,706,638 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 18,511,576 | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 6.7% | |
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/2022 | | $ | 4,775,000 | | | $ | 4,954,063 | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022 | | | 6,585,000 | | | | 5,646,638 | |
DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024 | | | 1,645,000 | | | | 1,691,266 | |
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025 | | | 7,235,000 | | | | 7,342,078 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022 | | | 7,880,000 | | | | 9,101,400 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022 | | | 5,855,000 | | | | 6,475,630 | |
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024 | | | 9,510,000 | | | | 10,094,865 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025 | | | 9,940,000 | | | | 10,586,100 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026 | | | 2,275,000 | | | | 2,479,750 | |
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023 | | | 5,825,000 | | | | 5,970,625 | |
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/2024 | | | 4,835,000 | | | | 4,931,700 | |
MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/2023 (n) | | | 4,340,000 | | | | 4,470,200 | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,965,000 | | | | 6,248,338 | |
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 5,485,000 | | | | 4,552,550 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/2020 | | | 3,120,000 | | | | 3,170,700 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022 | | | 7,630,000 | | | | 8,209,880 | |
THC Escrow Corp. III, 5.125%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | | 5,255,000 | | | | 5,287,844 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020 | | | 6,165,000 | | | | 6,272,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 107,486,515 | |
Medical Equipment - 0.8% | |
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 5,230,000 | | | $ | 5,524,188 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024 | | | 4,885,000 | | | | 5,104,825 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026 | | | 2,475,000 | | | | 2,549,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 13,178,263 | |
Metals & Mining - 4.6% | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2021 (n) | | $ | 2,095,000 | | | $ | 2,173,563 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n) | | | 4,865,000 | | | | 5,010,950 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.5%, 11/15/2020 | | | 825,000 | | | | 848,719 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023 | | | 9,631,000 | | | | 10,449,635 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Metals & Mining - continued | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | | $ | 5,305,000 | | | $ | 5,125,956 | |
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020 | | | 4,680,000 | | | | 4,258,800 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 | | | 6,550,000 | | | | 6,959,375 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/2027 (n) | | | 4,620,000 | | | | 4,602,675 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021 | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,255,602 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024 | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,716,900 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/2020 (n) | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 2,003,590 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n) | | | 2,870,000 | | | | 3,128,300 | |
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (z) | | | 8,490,000 | | | | 8,935,725 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,720,100 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/2023 | | | 2,110,000 | | | | 2,197,038 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024 | | | 4,330,000 | | | | 4,633,100 | |
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/2019 | | | 600,000 | | | | 599,250 | |
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/2021 (n) | | | 4,675,000 | | | | 4,897,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 74,516,341 | |
Midstream - 4.7% | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 8,385,000 | | | $ | 8,573,663 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022 | | | 2,671,000 | | | | 2,741,114 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044 | | | 1,805,000 | | | | 1,714,750 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,217,500 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/2020 | | | 8,185,000 | | | | 9,249,050 | |
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2032 | | | 6,095,000 | | | | 7,801,076 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/2021 | | | 6,475,000 | | | | 7,064,529 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 8,195,000 | | | | 9,125,173 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/15/2019 | | | 2,670,000 | | | | 2,706,713 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023 | | | 3,775,000 | | | | 3,892,969 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027 (n) | | | 11,790,000 | | | | 12,232,125 | |
Williams Cos., Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/2024 | | | 6,905,000 | | | | 7,155,306 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 75,473,968 | |
Network & Telecom - 1.7% | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/2021 | | $ | 2,890,000 | | | $ | 3,120,304 | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042 | | | 3,305,000 | | | | 3,064,330 | |
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/2034 | | | 1,515,000 | | | | 1,675,590 | |
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/2024 (n) | | | 8,385,000 | | | | 9,244,463 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 | | | 3,025,000 | | | | 3,278,344 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n) | | | 6,880,000 | | | | 7,292,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 27,675,831 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Oil Services - 0.8% | |
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022 | | $ | 3,315,000 | | | $ | 2,146,463 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 5.7%, 10/15/2039 | | | 6,275,000 | | | | 4,737,625 | |
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,920,000 | | | | 5,579,600 | |
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.25%, 6/15/2023 | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,273,825 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 13,737,513 | |
Oils - 0.6% | |
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 4,390,000 | | | $ | 4,620,475 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/2022 (n) | | | 5,470,000 | | | | 5,565,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,186,200 | |
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.3% | |
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FRN to 8/29/2049 (n) | | $ | 3,895,000 | | | $ | 4,717,819 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9% | |
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 4,215,000 | | | $ | 4,151,775 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n) | | | 5,305,000 | | | | 5,185,638 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/2020 (n) | | | 5,195,000 | | | | 5,130,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 14,467,476 | |
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.5% | |
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 8,195,000 | | | $ | 8,358,900 | |
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.8% | |
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 8,225,000 | | | $ | 8,482,031 | |
Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2024 | | | 5,025,000 | | | | 5,244,844 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 13,726,875 | |
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.7% | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/2022 | | $ | 4,995,000 | | | $ | 5,157,338 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026 | | | 6,355,000 | | | | 6,640,975 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 11,798,313 | |
Real Estate - Other - 1.8% | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 (z) | | $ | 1,775,000 | | | $ | 1,874,844 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024 (n) | | | 8,580,000 | | | | 8,923,200 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/2021 | | | 5,910,000 | | | | 6,124,976 | |
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023 | | | 5,810,000 | | | | 6,035,138 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5%, 12/15/2021 | | | 5,980,000 | | | | 6,234,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 29,192,308 | |
Restaurants - 0.2% | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n) | | $ | 3,165,000 | | | $ | 3,354,900 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Retailers - 1.4% | |
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/2023 | | $ | 6,705,000 | | | $ | 7,098,919 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,930,000 | | | | 1,971,013 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 6,220,000 | | | | 6,344,400 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025 | | | 6,435,000 | | | | 6,563,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,978,032 | |
Specialty Chemicals - 1.5% | |
A Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2023 | | $ | 7,960,000 | | | $ | 8,318,200 | |
Koppers, Inc., 6%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 6,540,000 | | | | 6,965,100 | |
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n) | | | 8,185,000 | | | | 8,573,788 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 23,857,088 | |
Specialty Stores - 0.8% | |
Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 6,275,000 | | | $ | 5,678,875 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022 | | | 7,135,000 | | | | 7,277,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 12,956,575 | |
Supermarkets - 0.5% | |
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 7,895,000 | | | $ | 7,421,300 | |
|
Telecommunications - Wireless - 4.2% | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 3,990,000 | | | $ | 4,239,375 | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,945,000 | | | | 6,509,775 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | | 2,189,000 | | | | 1,943,832 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n) | | | 7,337,000 | | | | 7,016,006 | |
SFR Group S.A., 7.375%, 5/01/2026 (n) | | | 6,660,000 | | | | 7,209,450 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028 | | | 4,245,000 | | | | 4,627,050 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023 | | | 3,980,000 | | | | 4,517,300 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 | | | 9,860,000 | | | | 10,809,025 | |
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022 | | | 4,350,000 | | | | 4,589,250 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2022 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,115,588 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 3,042,250 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025 | | | 3,825,000 | | | | 4,054,500 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026 | | | 3,610,000 | | | | 4,016,125 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027 | | | 3,255,000 | | | | 3,515,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 67,204,926 | |
Telephone Services - 0.6% | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024 | | $ | 3,305,000 | | | $ | 3,478,513 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 | | | 5,385,000 | | | | 5,721,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 9,200,076 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Transportation - Services - 0.4% | |
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 2,950,000 | | | $ | 2,301,000 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,051,650 | |
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n) | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 2,880,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,232,650 | |
Utilities - Electric Power - 1.9% | |
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024 | | $ | 4,015,000 | | | $ | 3,769,081 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2025 | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,229,888 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022 | | | 2,985,000 | | | | 3,059,625 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024 | | | 4,295,000 | | | | 4,187,625 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/01/2025 | | | 3,625,000 | | | | 3,538,906 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2023 | | | 5,625,000 | | | | 5,825,391 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2026 | | | 5,005,000 | | | | 5,292,788 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 (z) | | | 855,000 | | | | 902,025 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 30,805,329 | |
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $1,463,409,496) | | | $ | 1,493,734,631 | |
|
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 2.2% | |
Aerospace - 0.2% | |
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 4.28%, 2/28/2020 | | $ | 3,442,148 | | | $ | 3,453,335 | |
|
Building - 0.4% | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 3.73%, 10/31/2023 | | $ | 5,421,524 | | | $ | 5,447,401 | |
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.05%, 8/13/2021 | | | 1,534,340 | | | | 1,536,738 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,984,139 | |
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3% | |
CDW LLC, Term Loan B, 3.3%, 8/17/2023 | | $ | 2,394,414 | | | $ | 2,405,919 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.98%, 2/22/2024 | | | 1,853,785 | | | | 1,867,356 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,273,275 | |
Conglomerates - 0.2% | |
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.48%, 4/30/2021 | | $ | 2,458,686 | | | $ | 2,470,979 | |
|
Consumer Products - 0.1% | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.27%, 6/23/2022 | | $ | 1,749,054 | | | $ | 1,756,706 | |
|
Entertainment - 0.2% | |
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.48%, 4/13/2024 | | $ | 1,434,927 | | | $ | 1,444,613 | |
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.24%, 6/30/2022 | | | 1,863,100 | | | | 1,875,328 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,319,941 | |
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1% | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.23%, 10/25/2023 | | $ | 2,244,501 | | | $ | 2,253,479 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - continued | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.2% | |
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.98%, 6/24/2021 | | $ | 3,632,056 | | | $ | 3,659,297 | |
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.1% | |
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3.48%, 3/16/2024 | | $ | 2,226,044 | | | $ | 2,236,711 | |
|
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.4% | |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, Term Loan B1, 3.49%, 5/03/2020 | | $ | 5,565,386 | | | $ | 5,565,386 | |
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $35,867,253) | | | $ | 35,973,248 | |
|
Common Stocks - 0.2% | |
Oil Services - 0.2% | |
LTRI Holdings LP (Identified Cost, $1,170,000) (a) | | | 3,250 | | | $ | 2,890,615 | |
|
Money Market Funds - 3.5% | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.08% (v) (Identified Cost, $56,827,401) | | | 56,829,238 | | | $ | 56,829,238 | |
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $1,557,274,150) | | | $ | 1,589,427,732 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.3% | | | | 20,364,094 | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | $ | 1,609,791,826 | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(g) | The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated. |
(i) | Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security. |
(n) | Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $699,103,746 representing 43.4% of net assets. |
(p) | Payment-in-kind 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. |
(v) | Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
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(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: |
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Restricted Securities | | Acquisition Date | | Cost | | | Value | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 | | 6/28/2017-7/06/2017 | | | $3,815,473 | | | | $3,890,625 | |
CW Capital Cobalt Commercial Mortgage Trust, “F”, CDO, FRN, 2.614%, 4/26/2050 | | 4/12/06-4/28/17 | | | 657,150 | | | | 69 | |
CW Capital Cobalt Commercial Mortgage Trust, “G”, CDO, FRN, 2.814%, 4/26/2050 | | 4/12/06-7/26/17 | | | 2,054,697 | | | | 220 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 | | 6/22/17-6/23/17 | | | 1,849,864 | | | | 1,874,844 | |
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 | | 7/21/17-7/26/17 | | | 6,796,831 | | | | 6,862,800 | |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.493%, 4/28/2039 | | 7/20/04 | | | 239,807 | | | | 18,138 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 | | 3/09/17-6/28/17 | | | 6,653,003 | | | | 6,865,218 | |
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 | | 5/12/17-6/14/17 | | | 8,797,650 | | | | 8,935,725 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 | | 7/19/17 | | | 899,758 | | | | 902,025 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 | | 4/20/17-7/21/17 | | | 5,733,017 | | | | 5,691,000 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 | | 6/29/17 | | | 1,735,000 | | | | 1,761,025 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 | | 5/11/17-5/12/17 | | | 1,821,157 | | | | 1,842,300 | |
Total Restricted Securities | | | | $38,643,989 | |
% of Net assets | | | | 2.4% | |
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
CDO | | Collateralized Debt Obligation |
FRN | | Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end. |
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:
Derivative Contracts at 7/31/17
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 7/31/17
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Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | |
USD 2,816,070 | | EUR 2,488,013 | | | Goldman Sachs International | | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | $(130,488 | ) |
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Futures Contracts at 7/31/17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Long/ Short | | | Currency | | | Contracts | | Notional Amount | | | Expiration Date | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Futures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr | | | Short | | | | USD | | | 257 | | | $32,353,891 | | | | September - 2017 | | | | $(11,048 | ) |
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At July 31, 2017, the fund had cash collateral of $295,550 to cover any collateral or margin obligations for derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Deposits with brokers for futures contracts “ on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 7/31/17 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investments | |
Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $1,500,446,749) | | | $1,532,598,494 | |
Underlying affiliated funds, at value (identified cost, $56,827,401) | | | 56,829,238 | |
Total investments, at value (identified cost, $1,557,274,150) | | | $1,589,427,732 | |
Cash | | | 2,744,399 | |
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts | | | 295,550 | |
Receivables for | |
Daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 16,069 | |
Investments sold | | | 12,184,412 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 1,756,336 | |
Interest | | | 23,549,171 | |
Other assets | | | 2,508 | |
Total assets | | | $1,629,976,177 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables for | |
Distributions | | | $223,653 | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | 130,488 | |
Investments purchased | | | 12,550,129 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 6,576,459 | |
Payable to affiliates | |
Investment adviser | | | 82,190 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 531,519 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 21,608 | |
Program manager fees | | | 29 | |
Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation | | | 25,409 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 42,867 | |
Total liabilities | | | $20,184,351 | |
Net assets | | | $1,609,791,826 | |
Net assets consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $1,694,733,823 | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | 32,013,732 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | (114,301,421 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | �� | (2,654,308 | ) |
Net assets | | | $1,609,791,826 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 463,298,696 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Net assets | | | Shares outstanding | | | Net asset value per share (a) | |
Class A | | | $516,521,965 | | | | 148,610,867 | | | | $3.48 | |
Class B | | | 20,929,006 | | | | 6,014,896 | | | | 3.48 | |
Class C | | | 63,175,417 | | | | 18,128,494 | | | | 3.48 | |
Class I | | | 111,591,102 | | | | 32,189,222 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class R1 | | | 1,112,881 | | | | 320,008 | | | | 3.48 | |
Class R2 | | | 15,981,956 | | | | 4,602,227 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class R3 | | | 6,219,937 | | | | 1,790,663 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class R4 | | | 376,841 | | | | 108,467 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class R6 | | | 868,358,332 | | | | 249,943,424 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class 529A | | | 3,956,756 | | | | 1,139,728 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class 529B | | | 360,488 | | | | 103,744 | | | | 3.47 | |
Class 529C | | | 1,207,145 | | | | 346,956 | | | | 3.48 | |
(a) | Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Classes A and 529A, for which the maximum offering prices per share were $3.63 [100 / 95.75 x $3.48] and $3.62 [100 / 95.75 x $3.47], respectively. On sales of $100,000 or more, the maximum offering prices of Class A and Class 529A shares are reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class 529B, and Class 529C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, and 529A. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six months ended 7/31/17 (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 | |
Interest | | | $42,841,086 | |
Dividends | | | 334,601 | |
Dividends from underlying affiliated funds | | | 249,064 | |
Total investment income | | | $43,424,751 | |
Expenses | |
Management fee | | | $3,583,202 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 1,130,684 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 945,799 | |
Program manager fees | | | 2,721 | |
Administrative services fee | | | 132,159 | |
Independent Trustees’ compensation | | | 22,284 | |
Custodian fee | | | 90,708 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 73,714 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 39,647 | |
Legal fees | | | 26,166 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 125,653 | |
Total expenses | | | $6,172,737 | |
Fees paid indirectly | | | (4,969 | ) |
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor | | | (83,150 | ) |
Net expenses | | | $6,084,618 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $37,340,133 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | |
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | |
Investments: | |
Non-affiliated issuers | | | $350,791 | |
Underlying affiliated funds | | | (3,861 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (431,448 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | (115,348 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $(199,866 | ) |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | |
Investments | | | $25,526,314 | |
Futures contracts | | | (11,048 | ) |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | (117,963 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | $25,397,303 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $25,197,437 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $62,537,570 | |
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.
| | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| (unaudited) | | | | |
From operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $37,340,133 | | | | $77,705,596 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | (199,866 | ) | | | (37,836,528 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | 25,397,303 | | | | 180,815,613 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $62,537,570 | | | | $220,684,681 | |
Distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(38,721,618 | ) | | | $(82,560,069 | ) |
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | | | $41,102,663 | | | | $96,742,580 | |
Total change in net assets | | | $64,918,615 | | | | $234,867,192 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | | 1,544,873,211 | | | | 1,310,006,019 | |
At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $2,654,308 and $1,272,823, respectively) | | | $1,609,791,826 | | | | $1,544,873,211 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). 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.
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.17 | (c) | | | $0.18 | | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.18 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.49 | | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $0.09 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.40 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.08 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $(0.23 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 4.19 | (n) | | | 16.18 | (c) | | | (5.87 | ) | | | 2.45 | | | | 5.71 | | | | 12.05 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.94 | (a) | | | 0.97 | (c) | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.93 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.93 | (a) | | | 0.96 | (c) | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.92 | | | | 0.93 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.62 | (a) | | | 5.16 | (c) | | | 5.20 | | | | 5.25 | | | | 5.64 | | | | 6.39 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $516,522 | �� | | | $514,238 | | | | $398,206 | | | | $452,587 | | | | $457,198 | | | | $504,600 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class B | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.15 | (c) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.18 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.48 | | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $0.06 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.38 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.07 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.50 | (n) | | | 15.65 | (c) | | | (6.57 | ) | | | 1.68 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 11.22 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.69 | (a) | | | 1.72 | (c) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.67 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.68 | (a) | | | 1.71 | (c) | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.67 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.86 | (a) | | | 4.43 | (c) | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.49 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 5.59 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $20,929 | | | | $21,515 | | | | $20,420 | | | | $27,034 | | | | $31,175 | | | | $31,656 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.12 | | | | $3.50 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.62 | | | | $3.45 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.15 | (c) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.18 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.47 | | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $0.06 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.38 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.07 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.12 | | | | $3.50 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.62 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.50 | (n) | | | 15.29 | (c) | | | (6.55 | ) | | | 1.69 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 11.21 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.69 | (a) | | | 1.72 | (c) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.67 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.68 | (a) | | | 1.71 | (c) | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.67 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.86 | (a) | | | 4.41 | (c) | | | 4.42 | | | | 4.48 | | | | 4.86 | | | | 5.61 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $63,175 | | | | $66,241 | | | | $57,442 | | | | $69,162 | | | | $76,490 | | | | $81,710 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class I | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.10 | | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.59 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.18 | (c) | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.21 | | | | $0.24 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.09 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.16 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.51 | | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $0.10 | | | | $0.21 | | | | $0.40 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.09 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $(0.24 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.10 | | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.59 | | | | $3.60 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.02 | (n) | | | 16.83 | (c) | | | (5.66 | ) | | | 2.70 | | | | 5.98 | | | | 12.02 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.69 | (a) | | | 0.73 | (c) | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.67 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.68 | (a) | | | 0.72 | (c) | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.67 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.86 | (a) | | | 5.31 | (c) | | | 5.43 | | | | 5.44 | | | | 5.88 | | | | 6.86 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $111,591 | | | | $122,732 | | | | $49,917 | | | | $95,887 | | | | $67,027 | | | | $70,506 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R1 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.15 | (c) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.18 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.48 | | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $0.06 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.38 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.07 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 3.50 | (n) | | | 15.65 | (c) | | | (6.58 | ) | | | 1.68 | | | | 4.93 | | | | 11.22 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.69 | (a) | | | 1.72 | (c) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.68 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.68 | (a) | | | 1.71 | (c) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.68 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.86 | (a) | | | 4.43 | (c) | | | 4.44 | | | | 4.47 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 5.65 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $1,113 | | | | $1,134 | | | | $1,007 | | | | $1,317 | | | | $1,199 | | | | $1,137 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R2 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.16 | (c) | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.18 | | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.17 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.48 | | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.39 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.08 | ) | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $(0.22 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 3.76 | (n) | | | 15.89 | (c) | | | (6.11 | ) | | | 2.19 | | | | 5.45 | | | | 11.77 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.19 | (a) | | | 1.22 | (c) | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.18 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.18 | (a) | | | 1.21 | (c) | | | 1.20 | | | | 1.19 | | | | 1.18 | | | | 1.18 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.37 | (a) | | | 4.88 | (c) | | | 4.94 | | | | 5.00 | | | | 5.38 | | | | 6.18 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $15,982 | | | | $15,156 | | | | $2,618 | | | | $3,036 | | | | $3,469 | | | | $4,103 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R3 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.17 | (c) | | | $0.18 | | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.18 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.49 | | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $0.09 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.40 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.08 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $(0.23 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 3.89 | (n) | | | 16.17 | (c) | | | (5.87 | ) | | | 2.45 | | | | 5.71 | | | | 12.05 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.94 | (a) | | | 0.97 | (c) | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.93 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.94 | (a) | | | 0.96 | (c) | | | 0.95 | | | | 0.94 | | | | 0.93 | | | | 0.93 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.62 | (a) | | | 5.19 | (c) | | | 5.20 | | | | 5.26 | | | | 5.63 | | | | 6.39 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $6,220 | | | | $6,369 | | | | $6,359 | | | | $6,755 | | | | $8,046 | | | | $8,183 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class R4 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.18 | (c) | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.21 | | | | $0.23 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.38 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.18 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.50 | | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $0.10 | | | | $0.21 | | | | $0.41 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | �� | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.09 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $(0.24 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.02 | (n) | | | 16.46 | (c) | | | (5.63 | ) | | | 2.71 | | | | 5.98 | | | | 12.33 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.69 | (a) | | | 0.72 | (c) | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.68 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.68 | (a) | | | 0.72 | (c) | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.68 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.87 | (a) | | | 5.40 | (c) | | | 5.44 | | | | 5.47 | | | | 5.86 | | | | 6.65 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $377 | | | | $398 | | | | $300 | | | | $571 | | | | $464 | | | | $302 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | | | Period ended 1/31/13 (i) | |
Class R6 | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.41 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.18 | (c) | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.21 | | | | $0.15 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.06 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.21 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.50 | | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $0.10 | | | | $0.21 | | | | $0.36 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.09 | ) | | | $(0.19 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.07 | (n) | | | 16.58 | (c) | | | (5.55 | ) | | | 2.79 | | | | 6.06 | | | | 10.74 | (n) |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.60 | (a) | | | 0.62 | (c) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.62 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.63 | (a) |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.59 | (a) | | | 0.61 | (c) | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.61 | | | | 0.63 | (a) |
Net investment income | | | 4.96 | (a) | | | 5.55 | (c) | | | 5.54 | | | | 5.57 | | | | 5.93 | | | | 6.37 | (a) |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $868,358 | | | | $791,825 | | | | $769,246 | | | | $784,830 | | | | $699,123 | | | | $516,399 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class 529A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.10 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.43 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.08 | | | | $0.17 | (c) | | | $0.18 | | | | $0.19 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.22 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.39 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.19 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.13 | | | | $0.50 | | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $0.09 | | | | $0.20 | | | | $0.41 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.08 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) | | | $(0.21 | ) | | | $(0.23 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.10 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.87 | (n) | | | 16.51 | (c) | | | (6.20 | ) | | | 2.41 | | | | 5.69 | | | | 12.33 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.04 | (a) | | | 1.07 | (c) | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.05 | | | | 1.03 | | | | 1.03 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.97 | (a) | | | 1.00 | (c) | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.98 | | | | 0.96 | | | | 0.98 | |
Net investment income | | | 4.58 | (a) | | | 5.13 | (c) | | | 5.16 | | | | 5.21 | | | | 5.60 | | | | 6.31 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $3,957 | | | | $3,549 | | | | $2,925 | | | | $3,270 | | | | $3,164 | | | | $2,748 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class 529B | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.15 | (c) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.32 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.17 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.47 | | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $0.06 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.37 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.07 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.47 | | | | $3.42 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.48 | (n) | | | 15.26 | (c) | | | (6.63 | ) | | | 1.63 | | | | 4.87 | | | | 11.17 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.79 | (a) | | | 1.82 | (c) | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.78 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.73 | (a) | | | 1.76 | (c) | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 1.73 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.82 | (a) | | | 4.38 | (c) | | | 4.40 | | | | 4.45 | | | | 4.83 | | | | 5.60 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $360 | | | | $355 | | | | $308 | | | | $334 | | | | $337 | | | | $375 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class 529C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | | | | $3.44 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.07 | | | | $0.15 | (c) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.16 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.20 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.05 | | | | 0.33 | | | | (0.37 | ) | | | (0.10 | ) | | | (0.00 | )(w) | | | 0.17 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.48 | | | | $(0.22 | ) | | | $0.06 | | | | $0.17 | | | | $0.37 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.07 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.16 | ) | | | $(0.17 | ) | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.20 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $3.48 | | | | $3.43 | | | | $3.11 | | | | $3.49 | | | | $3.60 | | | | $3.61 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 3.48 | (n) | | | 15.60 | (c) | | | (6.62 | ) | | | 1.63 | | | | 4.88 | | | | 11.17 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.79 | (a) | | | 1.82 | (c) | | | 1.80 | | | | 1.79 | | | | 1.78 | | | | 1.77 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.73 | (a) | | | 1.76 | (c) | | | 1.75 | | | | 1.74 | | | | 1.73 | | | | 1.72 | |
Net investment income | | | 3.82 | (a) | | | 4.37 | (c) | | | 4.38 | | | | 4.43 | | | | 4.81 | | | | 5.56 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 26 | (n) | | | 43 | | | | 36 | | | | 43 | | | | 46 | | | | 38 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $1,207 | | | | $1,360 | | | | $1,257 | | | | $1,593 | | | | $1,758 | | | | $1,311 | |
(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. |
(i) | For Class R6, the period is from inception, June 1, 2012, through the stated period end. |
(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. |
(t) | Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges. |
(w) | Per share amount was less than $0.01. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS High Income Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust III (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. 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 country’s legal, political, and economic environment.
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Management has completed its evaluation of the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and believes that the fund’s financial statement presentation will be in compliance for reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017.
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 is still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 but believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
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Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – 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. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.
The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by
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events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not
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reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
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Investments at Value | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $2,890,615 | | | | $2,890,615 | |
U.S. Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,275,231,497 | | | | — | | | | 1,275,231,497 | |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | | | — | | | | 202,399 | | | | — | | | | 202,399 | |
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs) | | | — | | | | 289 | | | | — | | | | 289 | |
Foreign Bonds | | | — | | | | 218,300,446 | | | | — | | | | 218,300,446 | |
Floating Rate Loans | | | — | | | | 35,973,248 | | | | — | | | | 35,973,248 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 56,829,238 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 56,829,238 | |
Total Investments | | | $56,829,238 | | | | $1,529,707,879 | | | | $2,890,615 | | | | $1,589,427,732 | |
| | | |
Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts – Liabilities | | | $(11,048 | ) | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $(11,048 | ) |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Liabilities | | | — | | | | (130,488 | ) | | | — | | | | (130,488 | ) |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.
| | | | |
| | Investments in Securities | |
Balance as of 1/31/17 | | | $— | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 1,720,615 | |
Received as part of a corporate action | | | 1,170,000 | |
Balance as of 7/31/17 | | | $2,890,615 | |
The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments held as level 3 at July 31, 2017 is $1,720,615. At July 31, 2017, the fund held one level 3 security.
Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement 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.
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Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | |
| | | | Fair Value (a) | |
Risk | | Derivative Contracts | | Liability Derivatives | |
Interest Rate | | Interest Rate Futures | | | $(11,048 | ) |
Foreign Exchange | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange | | | (130,488 | ) |
Total | | | | | $(141,536 | ) |
(a) | The value of futures contracts includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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 July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Risk | | Futures Contracts | | | Foreign Currency | |
Interest Rate | | | $(431,448 | ) | | | $— | |
Foreign Exchange | | | | (117,718 | ) |
Total | | | $(431,448 | ) | | | $(117,718 | ) |
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Risk | | Futures Contracts | | | Translation of Assets and Liabilities in Foreign Currencies | |
Interest Rate | | | $(11,048 | ) | | | $— | |
Foreign Exchange | | | — | | | | (118,964 | ) |
Total | | | $(11,048 | ) | | | $(118,964 | ) |
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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 certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). 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 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 fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers”, respectively. 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 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 certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to
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counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency.
Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement, a multicurrency cash settlement system for the centralized settlement of foreign transactions. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund invests in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which contractually obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The fund generally provides this financial support in order to preserve its existing investment or to obtain a more senior secured interest in the assets of the borrower. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – 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.
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generally accepted accounting principles. The fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, commitment fees, facility fees, consent fees, and prepayment fees. Commitment fees are recorded on an accrual basis as income in the accompanying financial statements. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.
The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended July 31, 2017, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Distributions in excess of net
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investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to expiration of capital loss carryforwards and amortization and accretion of debt securities.
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 1/31/17 | |
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | | | $82,560,069 | |
The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | | | |
As of 7/31/17 | | | |
Cost of investments | | | $1,562,975,465 | |
Gross appreciation | | | 47,936,989 | |
Gross depreciation | | | (21,484,722 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | $26,452,267 | |
| |
As of 1/31/17 | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 6,433,973 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (107,327,164 | ) |
Other temporary differences | | | (7,717,635 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | (147,123 | ) |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after January 31, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.
As of July 31, 2017, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains as follows:
| | | | |
Pre-enactment losses which expire as follows: | | | |
1/31/18 | | | $(46,635,154 | ) |
| |
Post-enactment losses which are characterized as follows: | | | |
Short-Term | | | $(890,036 | ) |
Long-Term | | | (59,801,974 | ) |
Total | | | $(60,692,010 | ) |
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Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution, service, and program manager fees. The fund’s income and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the value of settled shares outstanding of each class. The fund’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B and Class 529B shares will convert to Class A and Class 529A shares, respectively, approximately eight years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | From net investment income | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
Class A | | | $12,231,184 | | | | $25,362,461 | |
Class B | | | 430,944 | | | | 1,015,085 | |
Class C | | | 1,297,998 | | | | 3,019,248 | |
Class I | | | 3,506,893 | | | | 4,232,238 | |
Class R1 | | | 23,636 | | | | 51,210 | |
Class R2 | | | 349,555 | | | | 690,396 | |
Class R3 | | | 148,703 | | | | 376,815 | |
Class R4 | | | 9,619 | | | | 18,211 | |
Class R6 | | | 20,600,265 | | | | 47,535,896 | |
Class 529A | | | 89,062 | | | | 180,097 | |
Class 529B | | | 7,070 | | | | 15,992 | |
Class 529C | | | 26,689 | | | | 62,420 | |
Total | | | $38,721,618 | | | | $82,560,069 | |
(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. For the period February 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017, the management fee was computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
First $1.4 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.46 | % |
Average daily net assets in excess of $1.4 billion | | | 0.44 | % |
The investment adviser had agreed in writing to reduce its management fee to 0.42% of average daily net assets in excess of $3 billion. This written agreement terminated on May 30, 2017. For the period February 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017, the fund’s average daily net assets did not exceed $3 billion and therefore, the management fee was not reduced in accordance with this agreement.
Effective May 31, 2017, the management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
First $1.4 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.46 | % |
Next $1.6 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.44 | % |
Average daily net assets in excess of $3 billion | | | 0.42 | % |
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MFS has also agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this management fee reduction amounted to $60,725, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.45% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $32,189 and $301 for the six months ended July 31, 2017, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A and Class 529A shares of the fund, respectively.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.
Distribution Plan Fee Table:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Distribution Fee Rate (d) | | | Service Fee Rate (d) | | | Total Distribution Plan (d) | | | Annual Effective Rate (e) | | | Distribution and Service Fee | |
Class A | | | — | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.24% | | | | $638,054 | |
Class B | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 106,505 | |
Class C | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 320,869 | |
Class R1 | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 5,852 | |
Class R2 | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.50% | | | | 0.50% | | | | 38,509 | |
Class R3 | | | — | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 7,754 | |
Class 529A | | | — | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 0.24% | | | | 4,688 | |
Class 529B | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1,772 | |
Class 529C | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 6,681 | |
Total Distribution and Service Fees | | | | $1,130,684 | |
(d) | In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below. |
(e) | The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended July 31, 2017 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this rebate amounted to $20,630, $118, $98, $11, $194, and $14 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R2, Class 529A, and Class 529C, respectively, and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. |
Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C and
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Class 529C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B and Class 529B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended July 31, 2017, were as follows:
| | | | |
| | Amount | |
Class A | | | $11,339 | |
Class B | | | 22,421 | |
Class C | | | 7,420 | |
Class 529B | | | — | |
Class 529C | | | 108 | |
The fund has entered into and may from time to time enter into contracts with program managers and other parties which administer the tuition programs through which an investment in the fund’s 529 share classes is made. The fund has entered into an agreement with MFD pursuant to which MFD receives an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. MFD has agreed to waive a portion of this fee in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets for each 529 share class. This waiver agreement will expire on May 31, 2019, unless MFD elects to extend the waiver. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this waiver amounted to $1,360 and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The program manager fee incurred for the six months ended July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. The services provided by MFD, or a third party with which MFD contracts, include recordkeeping and tax reporting and account services, as well as services designed to maintain the program’s compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and other regulatory requirements. Program manager fees and waivers for the six months ended July 31, 2017, were as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Fee | | | Waiver | |
Class 529A | | | $1,876 | | | | $937 | |
Class 529B | | | 177 | | | | 89 | |
Class 529C | | | 668 | | | | 334 | |
Total Program Manager Fees and Waivers | | | $2,721 | | | | $1,360 | |
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, the fee was $124,750, which equated to 0.0159% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R6 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $419,394.
Under a Special Servicing Agreement among MFS, certain MFS funds which invest in other MFS funds (“MFS fund-of-funds”) and certain underlying funds in which a
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MFS fund-of-funds invests (“underlying funds”), each underlying fund may pay a portion of each MFS fund-of-funds’ transfer agent-related expenses, including sub-accounting fees payable to financial intermediaries, to the extent such payments do not exceed the benefits realized or expected to be realized by the underlying fund from the investment in the underlying fund by the MFS fund-of-funds. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, these costs for the fund amounted to $401,655 and are included in “Shareholder servicing costs” in the Statement of Operations.
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 July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0169% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. 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, MFD, and MFSC.
Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent Trustees, such that the DB plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. Effective January 1, 2002, accrued benefits under the DB plan for then-current independent Trustees who continued were credited to an unfunded retirement deferral plan (the “Retirement Deferral plan”), which was established for and exists solely with respect to these credited amounts, and is not available for other deferrals by these or other independent Trustees. Although the Retirement Deferral plan is unfunded, amounts deferred under the plan are periodically adjusted for investment experience as if they had been invested in shares of the fund. The DB plan resulted in a pension expense of $2,186 and the Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense of $652. Both amounts are included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended July 31, 2017. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under both plans amounted to $25,394 at July 31, 2017, 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
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ISO Agreement. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $1,438 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.
The fund is permitted to engage in purchase and sale transactions with funds and accounts for which MFS serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser (“cross-trades”) pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board of Trustees. This policy has been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the fund comply with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under this policy, cross-trades are effected at current market prices with no remuneration paid in connection with the transaction. During the six months ended July 31, 2017, the fund engaged in purchase transactions pursuant to this policy, which amounted to $190,804.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended July 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $420,728,786 and $388,867,713, respectively.
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 19,343,935 | | | | $66,678,094 | | | | 48,298,887 | | | | $160,969,247 | |
Class B | | | 394,390 | | | | 1,359,719 | | | | 1,015,792 | | | | 3,371,628 | |
Class C | | | 1,136,307 | | | | 3,933,125 | | | | 4,141,083 | | | | 13,674,280 | |
Class I | | | 18,064,088 | | | | 62,135,413 | | | | 28,729,751 | | | | 96,468,450 | |
Class R1 | | | 33,594 | | | | 115,603 | | | | 101,470 | | | | 339,643 | |
Class R2 | | | 693,053 | | | | 2,386,406 | | | | 4,852,341 | | | | 15,682,876 | |
Class R3 | | | 112,129 | | | | 386,470 | | | | 386,313 | | | | 1,284,826 | |
Class R4 | | | 20,541 | | | | 70,520 | | | | 38,913 | | | | 130,505 | |
Class R6 | | | 23,520,877 | | | | 81,114,459 | | | | 6,679,973 | | | | 21,985,513 | |
Class 529A | | | 155,356 | | | | 534,076 | | | | 397,707 | | | | 1,336,655 | |
Class 529B | | | 1,316 | | | | 4,540 | | | | 12,709 | | | | 41,848 | |
Class 529C | | | 29,042 | | | | 100,301 | | | | 59,251 | | | | 197,941 | |
| | | 63,504,628 | | | | $218,818,726 | | | | 94,714,190 | | | | $315,483,412 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,307,578 | | | | $11,443,578 | | | | 7,049,598 | | | | $23,439,276 | |
Class B | | | 116,125 | | | | 401,950 | | | | 285,897 | | | | 950,570 | |
Class C | | | 336,033 | | | | 1,165,371 | | | | 805,150 | | | | 2,681,811 | |
Class I | | | 962,132 | | | | 3,320,132 | | | | 1,164,021 | | | | 3,882,738 | |
Class R1 | | | 6,804 | | | | 23,552 | | | | 15,353 | | | | 51,004 | |
Class R2 | | | 99,755 | | | | 344,479 | | | | 203,534 | | | | 680,149 | |
Class R3 | | | 43,041 | | | | 148,699 | | | | 113,526 | | | | 376,815 | |
Class R4 | | | 2,782 | | | | 9,619 | | | | 5,479 | | | | 18,209 | |
Class R6 | | | 5,884,925 | | | | 20,351,794 | | | | 14,158,239 | | | | 46,977,416 | |
Class 529A | | | 25,733 | | | | 88,865 | | | | 53,344 | | | | 177,124 | |
Class 529B | | | 2,045 | | | | 7,070 | | | | 4,811 | | | | 15,974 | |
Class 529C | | | 7,665 | | | | 26,530 | | | | 18,707 | | | | 62,206 | |
| | | 10,794,618 | | | | $37,331,639 | | | | 23,877,659 | | | | $79,313,292 | |
| | | |
Shares reacquired | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (24,256,100 | ) | | | $(83,627,341 | ) | | | (33,306,991 | ) | | | $(111,306,625 | ) |
Class B | | | (773,100 | ) | | | (2,672,223 | ) | | | (1,588,285 | ) | | | (5,261,126 | ) |
Class C | | | (2,641,708 | ) | | | (9,143,371 | ) | | | (4,083,537 | ) | | | (13,535,424 | ) |
Class I | | | (22,751,052 | ) | | | (78,429,250 | ) | | | (10,073,194 | ) | | | (33,607,628 | ) |
Class R1 | | | (51,318 | ) | | | (177,597 | ) | | | (109,740 | ) | | | (366,472 | ) |
Class R2 | | | (621,760 | ) | | | (2,141,496 | ) | | | (1,467,167 | ) | | | (4,902,716 | ) |
Class R3 | | | (225,832 | ) | | | (777,830 | ) | | | (686,472 | ) | | | (2,313,961 | ) |
Class R4 | | | (31,277 | ) | | | (107,056 | ) | | | (24,506 | ) | | | (79,430 | ) |
Class R6 | | | (10,852,398 | ) | | | (37,385,806 | ) | | | (37,158,088 | ) | | | (125,154,674 | ) |
Class 529A | | | (79,255 | ) | | | (272,813 | ) | | | (355,492 | ) | | | (1,198,882 | ) |
Class 529B | | | (3,381 | ) | | | (11,661 | ) | | | (12,986 | ) | | | (43,242 | ) |
Class 529C | | | (86,643 | ) | | | (301,258 | ) | | | (85,176 | ) | | | (283,944 | ) |
| | | (62,373,824 | ) | | | $(215,047,702 | ) | | | (88,951,634 | ) | | | $(298,054,124 | ) |
| | | |
Net change | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (1,604,587 | ) | | | $(5,505,669 | ) | | | 22,041,494 | | | | $73,101,898 | |
Class B | | | (262,585 | ) | | | (910,554 | ) | | | (286,596 | ) | | | (938,928 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,169,368 | ) | | | (4,044,875 | ) | | | 862,696 | | | | 2,820,667 | |
Class I | | | (3,724,832 | ) | | | (12,973,705 | ) | | | 19,820,578 | | | | 66,743,560 | |
Class R1 | | | (10,920 | ) | | | (38,442 | ) | | | 7,083 | | | | 24,175 | |
Class R2 | | | 171,048 | | | | 589,389 | | | | 3,588,708 | | | | 11,460,309 | |
Class R3 | | | (70,662 | ) | | | (242,661 | ) | | | (186,633 | ) | | | (652,320 | ) |
Class R4 | | | (7,954 | ) | | | (26,917 | ) | | | 19,886 | | | | 69,284 | |
Class R6 | | | 18,553,404 | | | | 64,080,447 | | | | (16,319,876 | ) | | | (56,191,745 | ) |
Class 529A | | | 101,834 | | | | 350,128 | | | | 95,559 | | | | 314,897 | |
Class 529B | | | (20 | ) | | | (51 | ) | | | 4,534 | | | | 14,580 | |
Class 529C | | | (49,936 | ) | | | (174,427 | ) | | | (7,218 | ) | | | (23,797 | ) |
| | | 11,925,422 | | | | $41,102,663 | | | | 29,640,215 | | | | $96,742,580 | |
Class T shares were not publicly available for sale during the period. Please see the fund’s prospectus for details.
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The fund is one of several mutual funds in which certain MFS funds may invest. The MFS funds do not invest in the underlying funds for the purpose of exercising management or control. At the end of the period, the MFS Moderate Allocation Fund, the MFS Growth Allocation Fund, the MFS Conservative Allocation Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2020 Fund, and the MFS Lifetime Income Fund were the owners of record of approximately 18%, 16%, 9%, 2%, 1%, and 1%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund. In addition, the MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund, and the MFS Lifetime 2040 Fund were each the owners of record of less than 1% of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund.
(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 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 at the end of each calendar quarter. 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 July 31, 2017, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $5,160 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be an affiliated issuer:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | | | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | | | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | | | Ending Shares/Par Amount | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | 54,009,759 | | | | 210,533,108 | | | | (207,713,629 | ) | | | 56,829,238 | |
| | | | |
Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Capital Gain Distributions | | | Dividend Income | | | Ending Value | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | $(3,861 | ) | | | $— | | | | $249,064 | | | | $56,829,238 | |
(8) Legal Proceedings
In May 2015, the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (hereafter, “AAT”) served upon the fund a complaint in an adversary proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. (No. 09-00504 (REG)). The complaint, which was originally filed in 2009 but not served on the fund
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until 2015, names as defendants over 500 entities (including the fund) that held an interest in a $1.5 billion General Motors (GM) term loan in 2009, when GM filed for bankruptcy. The AAT alleges that the fund and the other term loan lenders were improperly treated as secured lenders with respect to the term loan shortly before and immediately after GM’s bankruptcy, receiving full principal and interest payments under the loan. The AAT alleges that the fund and other term loan lenders should have been treated as unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditors because the main lien securing the collateral was allegedly not perfected at the time of GM’s bankruptcy due to an erroneous filing in October 2008 that terminated the financing statement perfecting the lien. The AAT seeks to claw back payments made to the fund and the other term loan lenders after, and during the 90 days before, GM’s June 2009 bankruptcy petition. During that time period, the fund received term loan payments of approximately $6,084,000. The fund cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding. Among other things, it is unclear whether the AAT’s claims will succeed; what the fund would be entitled to as an unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditor, given the existence of other collateral not impacted by the erroneous October 2008 filing; whether third parties responsible for the erroneous October 2008 filing would bear some or all of any liability; and the degree to which the fund may be entitled to indemnification from a third party for any amount required to be disgorged. The fund has and will continue to incur legal expenses associated with the defense of this action and in related claims against third parties.
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING
(unaudited)
At a special meeting of shareholders of MFS Series Trust III, which was held on March 23, 2017, the following action was taken:
Item 1: To elect the following individuals as Trustees:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Dollars | |
Nominee | | For | | | Withheld Authority | |
Steven E. Buller | | | 5,143,292,292.602 | | | | 81,666,809.253 | |
John A. Caroselli | | | 5,142,083,705.059 | | | | 82,875,402.956 | |
Maureen R. Goldfarb | | | 5,147,580,093.111 | | | | 77,379,008.774 | |
David H. Gunning | | | 5,130,747,244.761 | | | | 94,211,877.094 | |
Michael Hegarty | | | 5,138,308,267.148 | | | | 86,650,840.867 | |
John P. Kavanaugh | | | 5,145,198,911.798 | | | | 79,760,196.217 | |
Robert J. Manning | | | 5,144,882,738.176 | | | | 80,076,369.839 | |
Clarence Otis, Jr. | | | 5,141,028,114.888 | | | | 83,931,001.158 | |
Maryanne L. Roepke | | | 5,153,606,820.921 | | | | 71,352,280.935 | |
Robin A. Stelmach | | | 5,150,556,155.639 | | | | 74,402,946.216 | |
Laurie J. Thomsen | | | 5,146,363,456.901 | | | | 78,595,644.954 | |
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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2017 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by the MFS Funds’ Independent Senior Officer, a senior officer appointed by and reporting to the independent Trustees.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.
In connection with their contract review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party, on the investment performance of the Fund for various time periods ended December 31, 2016 and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Lipper performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Broadridge on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses and the advisory fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Broadridge (the “Broadridge expense group”), (iii) information provided by MFS on the advisory fees of portfolios of other clients of MFS, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (v) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (vi) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vii) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (viii) information regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory, administrative and
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other services to the Fund and the other MFS Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Broadridge was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to them by MFS.
The Trustees’ conclusion as to the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years.
Based on information provided by Broadridge and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of peer groups of funds over various time periods. The Trustees placed particular emphasis on the total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares in comparison to the performance of funds in its Lipper performance universe over the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, which the Trustees believed was a long enough period to reflect differing market conditions. The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 2nd quintile relative to the other funds in the universe for this three-year period (the 1st quintile being the best performers and the 5th quintile being the worst performers). The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 3rd quintile for each of the one- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2016 relative to the Lipper performance universe. Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding the Fund’s performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees considered, among other information, the Fund’s advisory fee and the total expense ratio of the Fund’s Class A shares as a percentage of average daily net assets and the advisory fee and total expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Broadridge. The Trustees considered that, according to the data provided by Broadridge (which takes into account any fee reductions or expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s last fiscal year), the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate and total expense ratio were each lower than the Broadridge expense group median.
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The Trustees also considered the advisory fees charged by MFS to any institutional separate accounts advised by MFS (“separate accounts”) and unaffiliated investment companies for which MFS serves as subadviser (“subadvised funds”) that have comparable investment strategies to the Fund. In comparing these fees, the Trustees considered information provided by MFS as to the generally broader scope of services provided by MFS to the Fund, as well as the more extensive regulatory burdens imposed on MFS in managing the Fund, in comparison to separate accounts and subadvised funds. The Trustees also considered the higher demands placed on MFS’ investment personnel and trading infrastructure as a result of the daily cash in-flows and out-flows of the Fund in comparison to separate accounts.
The Trustees also considered whether the Fund may benefit from any economies of scale in the management of the Fund in the event of growth in assets of the Fund and/or growth in assets of the MFS Funds as a whole. They noted that the Fund’s advisory fee rate schedule is subject to contractual breakpoints that reduce the Fund’s advisory fee rate on average daily net assets over $1.4 billion and $3 billion. The Trustees also noted that MFS has agreed in writing to waive a portion of the management fees of certain MFS Funds, including the Fund, if the total combined assets of certain funds within the MFS Funds’ complex increase above agreed upon thresholds (the “group fee waiver”), enabling the Fund’s shareholders to share in the benefits from any economies of scale at the complex level. The group fee waiver is reviewed and renewed annually between the Board and MFS. The Trustees concluded that the breakpoints and the group fee waiver were sufficient to allow the Fund to benefit from economies of scale as its assets and overall complex assets grow.
The Trustees also considered information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’ methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.
After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund represent reasonable compensation in light of the services being provided by MFS to the Fund.
In addition, the Trustees considered MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.
The Trustees also considered the nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative, transfer agency, and distribution services provided to the Fund by MFS and its affiliates under agreements and plans other than the investment advisory agreement, including
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any 12b-1 fees the Fund pays to MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of MFS. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’ interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund were satisfactory.
The Trustees also considered benefits to MFS from the use of the Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions, if applicable, to pay for investment research and various other factors. Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Fund.
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2017.
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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 (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s 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 fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s 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 fund’s 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: (1) Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select the “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down, or (2) Click on “Products & Services” and “Mutual Funds” and then choose the fund’s name in the “Select a fund” menu.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2017
MFS® HIGH YIELD POOLED PORTFOLIO
HYP-SEM
MFS® HIGH YIELD POOLED PORTFOLIO
CONTENTS
The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Despite policy uncertainty accompanying a new presidential administration in the United States and unease over ongoing Brexit negotiations, most markets have proved
resilient. U.S. share prices have reached new highs although the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to gradually hike interest rates. However, rates in most developed markets remain very low, with major non-U.S. central banks just beginning to contemplate curbing accommodative monetary policies.
Globally, economic growth has shown signs of recovery, led by China, the U.S. and the eurozone. Despite better growth, there are few immediate signs of worrisome inflation as wage growth remains muted. Europe has benefited from diminishing event risks as establishment candidates won both the Dutch and French elections, averting fears of creeping populism. Emerging
market economies are experiencing a more tepid recovery amid concerns that restrictive U.S. trade policies could further hamper the restrained pace of global trade growth. Looking ahead, markets will have to contend with issues involving geopolitical hot spots on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, which could potentially lead to a clash of interests between the U.S. and other major powers such as China or Russia.
At MFS®, we believe time is an asset. A patient, long-term approach to investing can have a powerful impact on decision making and outcomes. Time arbitrage, as we call it, comes down to having the conviction and discipline to allow enough time for good investment ideas to play out. In our view, such an approach, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
September 15, 2017
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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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Portfolio structure (i)
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Top five industries (i) | | | | |
Cable TV | | | 7.4% | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services | | | 7.1% | |
Energy – Independent | | | 5.9% | |
Building | | | 4.9% | |
Metals & Mining | | | 4.8% | |
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Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i) | |
BBB | | | 3.1% | |
BB | | | 43.8% | |
B | | | 40.8% | |
CCC | | | 9.1% | |
Not Rated | | | (1.7)% | |
Non-Fixed Income | | | 0.2% | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | | | 2.4% | |
Other | | | 2.3% | |
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Portfolio facts (i) | | | | |
Average Duration (d) | | | 3.5 | |
Average Effective Maturity (m) | | | 6.8 yrs. | |
(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. 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. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies. |
(d) | Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
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(m) | In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening 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 instrument’s stated maturity. |
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 fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.
Percentages are based on net assets as of July 31, 2017.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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EXPENSE TABLE
Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur ongoing costs, including fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses
The first line of the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line of the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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| | Annualized Expense Ratio | | Beginning Account Value 2/01/17 | | Ending Account Value 7/31/17 | | Expenses Paid During Period (p) 2/01/17-7/31/17 |
Actual | | 0.02% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,045.56 | | $0.10 |
Hypothetical (h) | | 0.02% | | $1,000.00 | | $1,024.70 | | $0.10 |
(h) | 5% fund return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to the fund’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
7/31/17 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
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Bonds - 93.4% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Aerospace - 1.5% | |
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (z) | | $ | 5,380,000 | | | $ | 5,494,300 | |
KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 5,650,000 | | | | 5,939,563 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2022 | | | 875,000 | | | | 914,375 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024 | | | 3,345,000 | | | | 3,541,519 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026 | | | 3,420,000 | | | | 3,573,900 | |
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| | | $ | 19,463,657 | |
Automotive - 2.0% | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 6,064,000 | | | $ | 6,276,240 | |
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | | 5,510,000 | | | | 5,627,088 | |
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.75%, 9/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,765,000 | | | | 5,873,094 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 4/29/2022 (n) | | | 3,825,000 | | | | 4,016,250 | |
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025 (n) | | | 3,295,000 | | | | 3,443,275 | |
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| | | $ | 25,235,947 | |
Broadcasting - 2.8% | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022 | | $ | 1,675,000 | | | $ | 1,725,250 | |
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022 | | | 4,665,000 | | | | 4,834,106 | |
E. W. Scripps Co., 5.125%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | | 4,165,000 | | | | 4,310,775 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029 | | | 3,220,000 | | | | 3,574,200 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,324,350 | |
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 | | | 4,115,000 | | | | 4,480,206 | |
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025 | | | 6,360,000 | | | | 7,123,200 | |
Netflix, Inc., 4.375%, 11/15/2026 (n) | | | 2,315,000 | | | | 2,343,938 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (z) | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,588,725 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | | 4,625,000 | | | | 4,752,188 | |
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| | | $ | 36,056,938 | |
Building - 4.3% | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 4,115,000 | | | $ | 4,372,188 | |
Allegion PLC, 5.875%, 9/15/2023 | | | 2,530,000 | | | | 2,723,545 | |
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/2021 | | | 4,185,000 | | | | 4,321,013 | |
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023 | | | 5,200,000 | | | | 5,603,000 | |
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021 | | | 3,675,000 | | | | 3,799,031 | |
HD Supply, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n) | | | 4,695,000 | | | | 5,029,519 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (z) | | | 5,010,000 | | | | 5,437,904 | |
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n) | | | 5,475,000 | | | | 5,803,500 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n) | | | 3,840,000 | | | | 4,041,600 | |
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,355,000 | | | | 5,723,156 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Building - continued | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023 | | $ | 6,650,000 | | | $ | 6,965,875 | |
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 1,515,563 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 55,335,894 | |
Business Services - 2.7% | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n) | | $ | 5,455,000 | | | $ | 5,673,200 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/01/2022 (n) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,518,750 | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (z) | | | 2,995,000 | | | | 3,107,313 | |
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027 (n) | | | 5,115,000 | | | | 5,255,663 | |
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/2020 | | | 3,450,000 | | | | 3,543,150 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 1,911,688 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023 | | | 2,605,000 | | | | 2,709,200 | |
Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/01/2025 | | | 1,020,000 | | | | 1,096,500 | |
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n) | | | 9,125,000 | | | | 9,490,000 | |
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| | | $ | 34,305,464 | |
Cable TV - 7.3% | |
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 7,355,000 | | | $ | 7,791,703 | |
Altice U.S. Finance I Corp., 5.5%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,565,000 | | | | 4,838,900 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n) | | | 9,070,000 | | | | 9,523,500 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024 | | | 7,330,000 | | | | 7,714,825 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,409,469 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,310,000 | | | | 4,633,250 | |
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/2020 (n) | | | 2,474,000 | | | | 2,517,295 | |
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 7,325,000 | | | | 7,801,125 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023 | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,852,273 | |
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024 | | | 3,560,000 | | | | 3,861,710 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,552,500 | |
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,255,000 | | | | 1,363,244 | |
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,895,000 | | | | 2,534,930 | |
Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,341,500 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n) | | | 2,495,000 | | | | 2,569,850 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,905,000 | | | | 6,370,019 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 2,068,500 | |
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/2023 (n) | | | 3,222,000 | | | | 3,342,825 | |
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 3,182,000 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,418,113 | |
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 5,397,200 | |
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,230,000 | | | | 1,285,350 | |
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Cable TV - continued | |
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n) | | $ | 3,060,000 | | | $ | 3,182,400 | |
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,940,000 | | | | 4,077,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 93,630,381 | |
Chemicals - 2.1% | |
Axalta Coating Systems Co., 4.875%, 8/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 4,030,000 | | | $ | 4,160,975 | |
Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023 | | | 3,855,000 | | | | 4,139,730 | |
Chemours Co., 7%, 5/15/2025 | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,772,850 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.875%, 6/15/2025 (n) | | | 2,708,000 | | | | 2,843,400 | |
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n) | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,625,425 | |
Tronox Finance LLC, 7.5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,205,350 | |
W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 (n) | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 5,418,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 27,165,730 | |
Computer Software - 1.7% | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n) | | $ | 3,945,000 | | | $ | 4,394,059 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n) | | | 4,070,000 | | | | 4,268,413 | |
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.625%, 12/15/2026 (n) | | | 4,745,000 | | | | 5,053,425 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 (z) | | | 1,402,000 | | | | 1,423,030 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023 | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,075,850 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025 | | | 1,345,000 | | | | 1,432,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,647,202 | |
Computer Software - Systems - 1.9% | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024 | | $ | 2,195,000 | | | $ | 2,403,525 | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025 | | | 1,565,000 | | | | 1,634,455 | |
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,215,000 | | | | 5,449,675 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | | | 5,615,000 | | | | 5,867,675 | |
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2023 | | | 4,380,000 | | | | 4,653,750 | |
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024 | | | 4,010,000 | | | | 4,746,838 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 24,755,918 | |
Conglomerates - 2.5% | |
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 7,855,000 | | | $ | 8,129,925 | |
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n) | | | 7,975,000 | | | | 8,194,313 | |
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 (n) | | | 710,000 | | | | 741,063 | |
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 | | | 5,185,000 | | | | 5,411,844 | |
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | | 4,579,000 | | | | 4,794,854 | |
SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.625%, 8/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,205,000 | | | | 5,387,175 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 32,659,174 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Construction - 0.1% | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d) | | $ | 2,120,000 | | | $ | 537,837 | |
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 5/29/2024 (a)(d)(n) | | | 1,723,000 | | | | 435,058 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 972,895 | |
Consumer Products - 1.0% | |
NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/2021 (n) | | $ | 4,120,000 | | | $ | 4,439,300 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n) | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,390,750 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,139,550 | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025 | | | 4,145,000 | | | | 4,435,150 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 13,404,750 | |
Consumer Services - 2.4% | |
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/2021 | | $ | 5,125,000 | | | $ | 5,599,063 | |
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 7,635,000 | | | | 7,940,400 | |
Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/2024 | | | 4,385,000 | | | | 4,582,325 | |
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/2020 | | | 4,105,000 | | | | 3,848,438 | |
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/2024 | | | 2,735,000 | | | | 2,902,519 | |
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,075,000 | | | | 6,211,688 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 31,084,433 | |
Containers - 4.3% | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022 | | $ | 5,535,000 | | | $ | 5,770,238 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 | | | 3,685,000 | | | | 3,915,313 | |
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023 | | | 4,163,000 | | | | 4,402,373 | |
Crown American LLC, 4.25%, 9/30/2026 (n) | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,123,250 | |
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 6,067,000 | | | | 6,355,183 | |
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 10/01/2021 (n) | | | 5,622,000 | | | | 5,818,770 | |
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020 | | | 2,550,000 | | | | 2,607,375 | |
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n) | | | 3,445,000 | | | | 3,625,863 | |
Reynolds Group, 7%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 3,310,000 | | | | 3,578,938 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,236,400 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n) | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,480,219 | |
Sealed Air Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,253,500 | |
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n) | | | 3,425,000 | | | | 3,579,125 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2022 | | | 565,000 | | | | 579,125 | |
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 (n) | | | 3,195,000 | | | | 3,290,850 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 54,616,522 | |
Electrical Equipment - 0.5% | |
CommScope Holding Company, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 1,475,000 | | | $ | 1,554,281 | |
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n) | | | 4,355,000 | | | | 4,365,888 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,920,169 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Electronics - 0.6% | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 3,185,000 | | | $ | 3,463,688 | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | | | 3,690,000 | | | | 3,883,725 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,347,413 | |
Energy - Independent - 5.8% | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 5,450,000 | | | $ | 5,722,500 | |
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/2023 | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 6,812,156 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022 | | | 2,470,000 | | | | 2,480,806 | |
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 4/01/2023 | | | 4,475,000 | | | | 4,754,688 | |
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 4/15/2023 | | | 8,665,000 | | | | 8,448,375 | |
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 | | | 5,855,000 | | | | 6,059,925 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024 (n) | | | 4,370,000 | | | | 4,315,375 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 (n) | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,662,919 | |
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2023 | | | 5,400,000 | | | | 5,568,750 | |
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,345,000 | | | | 6,511,556 | |
Rice Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2023 | | | 2,815,000 | | | | 3,022,606 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 8.25%, 5/15/2020 (n) | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 2,952,125 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 (z) | | | 4,005,000 | | | | 4,205,250 | |
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026 | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 6,820,725 | |
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/01/2023 | | | 5,085,000 | | | | 4,792,613 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 74,130,369 | |
Entertainment - 1.6% | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024 | | $ | 2,490,000 | | | $ | 2,614,500 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 (n) | | | 3,065,000 | | | | 3,233,575 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022 | | | 3,135,000 | | | | 3,232,969 | |
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023 | | | 3,660,000 | | | | 3,722,220 | |
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n) | | | 8,070,000 | | | | 8,211,225 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,014,489 | |
Financial Institutions - 2.8% | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021 | | $ | 1,465,000 | | | $ | 1,552,900 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022 | | | 4,345,000 | | | | 4,714,325 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018 | | | 3,080,000 | | | | 3,076,150 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020 | | | 5,715,000 | | | | 5,861,304 | |
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 1,845,000 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022 | | | 6,465,000 | | | | 7,079,175 | |
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/2023 | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,571,018 | |
Navient Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/2024 | | | 2,196,000 | | | | 2,278,350 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n) | | | 7,045,000 | | | | 7,172,691 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 36,150,913 | |
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Food & Beverages - 2.7% | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026 | | $ | 4,655,000 | | | $ | 4,874,204 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 5,125,000 | | | | 5,387,656 | |
JBS Investments GmbH, 7.25%, 4/03/2024 | | | 2,370,000 | | | | 2,304,825 | |
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,505,000 | | | | 6,456,213 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | | | 2,680,000 | | | | 2,797,250 | |
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n) | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,771,970 | |
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024 | | | 5,265,000 | | | | 5,646,713 | |
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | | 5,670,000 | | | | 5,918,063 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 35,156,894 | |
Forest & Paper Products - 0.1% | |
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/2020 (n) | | $ | 2,069,000 | | | $ | 1,065,535 | |
|
Gaming & Lodging - 2.4% | |
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 4,805,000 | | | $ | 5,034,919 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023 | | | 4,675,000 | | | | 5,050,169 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026 | | | 750,000 | | | | 817,500 | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 4.625%, 4/01/2025 (n) | | | 3,990,000 | | | | 4,134,638 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021 | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,803,750 | |
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023 | | | 3,185,000 | | | | 3,527,388 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021 | | | 4,875,000 | | | | 4,978,594 | |
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023 | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 2,858,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 31,205,208 | |
Industrial - 0.4% | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | | $ | 5,330,000 | | | $ | 5,556,525 | |
|
Insurance - Health - 0.5% | |
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021 | | $ | 2,075,000 | | | $ | 2,158,000 | |
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 | | | 3,770,000 | | | | 4,099,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,257,875 | |
Machinery & Tools - 1.6% | |
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | $ | 5,095,000 | | | $ | 5,477,125 | |
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 4.375%, 11/06/2020 | | | 6,635,000 | | | | 6,950,163 | |
CNH Industrial N.V., 4.5%, 8/15/2023 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,233,000 | |
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/2022 | | | 4,950,000 | | | | 5,123,250 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 20,783,538 | |
Major Banks - 1.2% | |
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.1%, 12/29/2049 | | $ | 4,172,000 | | | $ | 4,599,630 | |
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/2023, FRN to 12/29/2049 | | | 3,785,000 | | | | 4,106,725 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Major Banks - continued | |
UBS AG, 6.875%, 12/29/2049 | | $ | 5,590,000 | | | $ | 6,128,038 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 14,834,393 | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 6.7% | |
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/2022 | | $ | 3,820,000 | | | $ | 3,963,250 | |
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022 | | | 5,230,000 | | | | 4,484,725 | |
DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,130,938 | |
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025 | | | 5,590,000 | | | | 5,672,732 | |
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022 | | | 5,845,000 | | | | 6,750,975 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022 | | | 4,270,000 | | | | 4,722,620 | |
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024 | | | 8,140,000 | | | | 8,640,610 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025 | | | 8,055,000 | | | | 8,578,575 | |
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026 | | | 2,030,000 | | | | 2,212,700 | |
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,385,000 | | | | 4,494,625 | |
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/2024 | | | 4,015,000 | | | | 4,095,300 | |
MEDNAX, Inc., 5.25%, 12/01/2023 (n) | | | 3,390,000 | | | | 3,491,700 | |
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 5,342,250 | |
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 4,500,000 | | | | 3,735,000 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/2020 | | | 2,538,000 | | | | 2,579,243 | |
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022 | | | 6,095,000 | | | | 6,558,220 | |
THC Escrow Corp. III, 5.125%, 5/01/2025 (n) | | | 4,245,000 | | | | 4,271,531 | |
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020 | | | 4,930,000 | | | | 5,016,275 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 85,741,269 | |
Medical Equipment - 0.8% | |
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 4,090,000 | | | $ | 4,320,063 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024 | | | 2,965,000 | | | | 3,098,425 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026 | | | 2,525,000 | | | | 2,600,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,019,238 | |
Metals & Mining - 4.7% | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2021 (n) | | $ | 1,580,000 | | | $ | 1,639,250 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n) | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,532,000 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.5%, 11/15/2020 | | | 845,000 | | | | 869,294 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023 | | | 7,372,000 | | | | 7,998,620 | |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,545,000 | | | | 4,391,606 | |
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020 | | | 3,735,000 | | | | 3,398,850 | |
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 | | | 4,870,000 | | | | 5,174,375 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/2027 (n) | | | 3,740,000 | | | | 3,725,975 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021 | | | 2,535,000 | | | | 2,692,643 | |
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024 | | | 2,985,000 | | | | 3,253,650 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/2020 (n) | | | 1,665,000 | | | | 1,746,585 | |
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n) | | | 2,045,000 | | | | 2,229,050 | |
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (z) | | | 6,825,000 | | | | 7,183,313 | |
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Bonds - continued | |
Metals & Mining - continued | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 | | $ | 1,725,000 | | | $ | 1,776,750 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/2023 | | | 720,000 | | | | 749,700 | |
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024 | | | 4,135,000 | | | | 4,424,450 | |
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/2019 | | | 472,000 | | | | 471,410 | |
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/2021 (n) | | | 4,030,000 | | | | 4,221,425 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 60,478,946 | |
Midstream - 4.7% | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 6,835,000 | | | $ | 6,988,788 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022 | | | 2,122,000 | | | | 2,177,703 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044 | | | 1,440,000 | | | | 1,368,000 | |
DCP Midstream LP, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 2,554,500 | |
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/2020 | | | 6,855,000 | | | | 7,746,150 | |
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2032 | | | 4,933,000 | | | | 6,313,816 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/2021 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 5,651,623 | |
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | | | 6,390,000 | | | | 7,115,297 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/15/2019 | | | 2,555,000 | | | | 2,590,131 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,887,500 | |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027 (n) | | | 8,850,000 | | | | 9,181,875 | |
Williams Cos., Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/2024 | | | 5,585,000 | | | | 5,787,456 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 60,362,839 | |
Network & Telecom - 1.7% | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/2021 | | $ | 2,105,000 | | | $ | 2,272,747 | |
CenturyLink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042 | | | 2,750,000 | | | | 2,549,745 | |
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/2034 | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,697,710 | |
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/2024 (n) | | | 6,300,000 | | | | 6,945,750 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,514,300 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n) | | | 5,570,000 | | | | 5,904,200 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,884,452 | |
Oil Services - 0.9% | |
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022 | | $ | 2,629,000 | | | $ | 1,702,278 | |
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc., 5.7%, 10/15/2039 | | | 5,040,000 | | | | 3,805,200 | |
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,100,000 | | | | 4,806,750 | |
Weatherford International Ltd., 8.25%, 6/15/2023 | | | 959,000 | | | | 973,385 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 11,287,613 | |
Oils - 0.6% | |
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 3,425,000 | | | $ | 3,604,813 | |
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/2022 (n) | | | 4,330,000 | | | | 4,405,775 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 8,010,588 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.3% | |
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FRN to 8/29/2049 (n) | | $ | 3,208,000 | | | $ | 3,885,690 | |
|
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9% | |
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 3,815,000 | | | $ | 3,757,775 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n) | | | 3,985,000 | | | | 3,895,338 | |
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/2020 (n) | | | 4,490,000 | | | | 4,433,875 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 12,086,988 | |
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.5% | |
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/2020 (n) | | $ | 6,605,000 | | | $ | 6,737,100 | |
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.8% | |
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 6,485,000 | | | $ | 6,687,656 | |
Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2024 | | | 3,775,000 | | | | 3,940,156 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,627,812 | |
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.7% | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/2022 | | $ | 3,730,000 | | | $ | 3,851,225 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 5,413,100 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 9,264,325 | |
Real Estate - Other - 1.8% | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 (z) | | $ | 1,405,000 | | | $ | 1,484,031 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024 (n) | | | 6,405,000 | | | | 6,661,200 | |
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/2021 | | | 4,685,000 | | | | 4,855,417 | |
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023 | | | 4,335,000 | | | | 4,502,981 | |
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5%, 12/15/2021 | | | 4,880,000 | | | | 5,087,400 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 22,591,029 | |
Restaurants - 0.2% | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n) | | $ | 2,835,000 | | | $ | 3,005,100 | |
|
Retailers - 1.4% | |
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/2023 | | $ | 5,270,000 | | | $ | 5,579,613 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024 (n) | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,312,306 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n) | | | 5,370,000 | | | | 5,477,400 | |
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025 | | | 5,175,000 | | | | 5,278,500 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 17,647,819 | |
Specialty Chemicals - 1.5% | |
A Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2023 | | $ | 6,340,000 | | | $ | 6,625,300 | |
Koppers, Inc., 6%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 5,310,000 | | | | 5,655,150 | |
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n) | | | 6,840,000 | | | | 7,164,900 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 19,445,350 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Bonds - continued | |
Specialty Stores - 0.8% | |
Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n) | | $ | 5,425,000 | | | $ | 4,909,625 | |
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022 | | | 5,735,000 | | | | 5,849,700 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,759,325 | |
Supermarkets - 0.5% | |
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 (n) | | $ | 6,640,000 | | | $ | 6,241,600 | |
|
Telecommunications - Wireless - 4.2% | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 3,070,000 | | | $ | 3,261,875 | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | | | 4,840,000 | | | | 5,299,800 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n) | | | 1,731,000 | | | | 1,537,128 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n) | | | 5,833,000 | | | | 5,577,806 | |
SFR Group S.A., 7.375%, 5/01/2026 (n) | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 5,672,300 | |
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028 | | | 3,190,000 | | | | 3,477,100 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023 | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,769,400 | |
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 | | | 9,240,000 | | | | 10,129,350 | |
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022 | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,228,300 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2022 | | | 475,000 | | | | 497,563 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,402,625 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025 | | | 2,795,000 | | | | 2,962,700 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026 | | | 3,100,000 | | | | 3,448,750 | |
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027 | | | 3,060,000 | | | | 3,304,800 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 53,569,497 | |
Telephone Services - 0.6% | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024 | | $ | 1,900,000 | | | $ | 1,999,750 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 | | | 4,800,000 | | | | 5,100,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 7,099,750 | |
Transportation - Services - 0.4% | |
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n) | | $ | 2,710,000 | | | $ | 2,113,800 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,080,863 | |
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n) | | | 3,185,000 | | | | 2,548,000 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 5,742,663 | |
Utilities - Electric Power - 1.9% | |
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024 | | $ | 3,075,000 | | | $ | 2,886,656 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2025 | | | 3,505,000 | | | | 3,272,794 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022 | | | 2,185,000 | | | | 2,239,625 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024 | | | 3,290,000 | | | | 3,207,750 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/01/2025 | | | 3,035,000 | | | | 2,962,919 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2023 | | | 4,625,000 | | | | 4,789,766 | |
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2026 | | | 3,855,000 | | | | 4,076,663 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 (z) | | | 685,000 | | | | 722,675 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 24,158,848 | |
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $1,162,470,152) | | | $ | 1,200,406,067 | |
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Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 2.5% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Aerospace - 0.2% | |
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 4.29%, 2/28/2020 | | $ | 2,909,375 | | | $ | 2,918,830 | |
|
Building - 0.5% | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan B, 3.81%, 10/31/2023 | | $ | 5,002,165 | | | $ | 5,026,040 | |
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.05%, 8/13/2021 | | | 1,453,518 | | | | 1,455,790 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 6,481,830 | |
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3% | |
CDW LLC, Term Loan B, 3.42%, 8/17/2023 | | $ | 2,268,288 | | | $ | 2,279,187 | |
Sabre GLBL, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.94%, 2/22/2024 | | | 1,782,244 | | | | 1,795,292 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 4,074,479 | |
Conglomerates - 0.2% | |
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 4/30/2021 | | $ | 2,330,589 | | | $ | 2,342,242 | |
|
Consumer Products - 0.1% | |
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.18%, 6/23/2022 | | $ | 1,681,560 | | | $ | 1,688,917 | |
|
Entertainment - 0.2% | |
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.55%, 4/13/2024 | | $ | 1,024,367 | | | $ | 1,031,282 | |
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.53%, 6/30/2022 | | | 1,791,200 | | | | 1,802,956 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 2,834,238 | |
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1% | |
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.27%, 10/25/2023 | | $ | 1,762,038 | | | $ | 1,769,087 | |
|
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.3% | |
DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.04%, 6/24/2021 | | $ | 3,364,661 | | | $ | 3,389,896 | |
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.2% | |
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3.52%, 3/16/2024 | | $ | 1,867,035 | | | $ | 1,875,982 | |
|
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.4% | |
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, Term Loan B1, 3.47%, 5/03/2020 | | $ | 4,880,026 | | | $ | 4,880,026 | |
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $32,117,369) | | | $ | 32,255,527 | |
|
Common Stocks - 0.2% | |
Oil Services - 0.2% | |
LTRI Holdings LP (a) (Identified Cost, $1,188,000) | | | 3,300 | | | $ | 2,935,086 | |
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Money Market Funds - 2.6% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.08% (v) (Identified Cost, $32,909,368) | | | 32,910,334 | | | $ | 32,910,334 | |
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $1,228,684,889) | | | | | | $ | 1,268,507,014 | |
| |
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 1.3% | | | | 17,264,812 | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | $ | 1,285,771,826 | |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(g) | The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated. |
(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 $563,849,890, representing 43.9% of net assets. |
(r) | Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. |
(v) | Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(z) | Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities: |
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Restricted Securities | | Acquisition Date | | Cost | | | Value | |
Alpine Finance Merger Sub LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 | | 6/28/17-7/06/17 | | | $3,047,231 | | | | $3,107,313 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 | | 6/22/17-6/23/17 | | | 1,464,258 | | | | 1,484,031 | |
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 | | 7/21/17-7/26/17 | | | 5,441,437 | | | | 5,494,300 | |
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 | | 3/09/17-6/28/17 | | | 5,244,265 | | | | 5,437,904 | |
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 | | 5/12/17-6/14/17 | | | 7,071,118 | | | | 7,183,313 | |
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 | | 7/19/17 | | | 720,859 | | | | 722,675 | |
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 | | 4/20/17-7/21/17 | | | 4,237,692 | | | | 4,205,250 | |
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 | | 6/29/17 | | | 1,402,000 | | | | 1,423,030 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 | | 5/11/17-5/12/17 | | | 1,570,492 | | | | 1,588,725 | |
Total Restricted Securities | | | | $30,646,541 | |
% of Net assets | | | | 2.4% | |
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The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
FRN | | Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end. |
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:
Derivative Contracts at 7/31/17
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 7/31/17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Currency Purchased | | Currency Sold | | Counterparty | | Settlement Date | | | Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | |
| | Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | |
| | USD 2,301,788 | | EUR 2,033,642 | | Goldman Sachs International | | | 8/10/2017 | | | | $(106,658 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts at 7/31/17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Description | | Long/ Short | | | Currency | | | Contracts | | Notional Amount | | | Expiration Date | | | Value/ Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | |
Liability Derivatives | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Rate Futures | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr | | | Short | | | | USD | | | 233 | | | $29,332,516 | | | | September - 2017 | | | | $(10,016 | ) |
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At July 31, 2017, the fund had cash collateral of $267,950 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Deposits with brokers” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 7/31/17 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
| | | | |
Assets | | | | |
Investments | | | | |
Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $1,195,775,521) | | | $1,235,596,680 | |
Underlying affiliated funds, at value (identified cost, $32,909,368) | | | 32,910,334 | |
Total investments, at value (identified cost, $1,228,684,889) | | | $1,268,507,014 | |
Cash | | | 2,516,750 | |
Deposits with brokers for futures contracts | | | 267,950 | |
Receivables for | | | | |
Daily variation margin on open futures contracts | | | 14,568 | |
Investments sold | | | 9,666,102 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 78,452 | |
Interest | | | 18,969,724 | |
Other assets | | | 2,380 | |
Total assets | | | $1,300,022,940 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payables for | | | | |
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | | | $106,658 | |
Investments purchased | | | 10,199,724 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 3,873,700 | |
Payable to affiliates | | | | |
Administrator | | | 192 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 11 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 70,829 | |
Total liabilities | | | $14,251,114 | |
Net assets | | | $1,285,771,826 | |
Net assets consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $1,310,480,160 | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | 39,706,887 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | (61,547,369 | ) |
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | | | (2,867,852 | ) |
Net assets | | | $1,285,771,826 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 136,455,191 | |
Net asset value per share (net assets of $1,285,771,826 / 136,455,191 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) | | | $9.42 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six months ended 7/31/17 (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 | | | | |
Interest | | | $38,729,635 | |
Dividends from underlying affiliated funds | | | 133,130 | |
Total investment income | | | $38,862,765 | |
Expenses | | | | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 20 | |
Administrative services fee | | | 8,679 | |
Custodian fee | | | 71,443 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 3,609 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 20,879 | |
Legal fees | | | 8,585 | |
Pricing service fees | | | 9,751 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 15,282 | |
Total expenses | | | $138,248 | |
Fees paid indirectly | | | (4,835 | ) |
Net expenses | | | $133,413 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $38,729,352 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | |
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | | | | |
Investments: | | | | |
Non-affiliated issuers | | | $4,040,857 | |
Underlying affiliated funds | | | (2,724 | ) |
Futures contracts | | | (391,157 | ) |
Foreign currency | | | (94,202 | ) |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $3,552,774 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | | |
Investments | | | $18,601,874 | |
Futures contracts | | | (10,016 | ) |
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | | | (96,385 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | $18,495,473 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | $22,048,247 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $60,777,599 | |
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.
| | | | | | | | |
Change in net assets | | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
From operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $38,729,352 | | | | $89,909,538 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 3,552,774 | | | | (39,199,293 | ) |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation | | | 18,495,473 | | | | 184,016,060 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $60,777,599 | | | | $234,726,305 | |
Distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(40,636,181 | ) | | | $(93,907,378 | ) |
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | | | $(156,166,609 | ) | | | $(69,688,168 | ) |
Total change in net assets | | | $(136,025,191 | ) | | | $71,130,759 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | | 1,421,797,017 | | | | 1,350,666,258 | |
At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $2,867,852 and $961,023, respectively) | | | $1,285,771,826 | | | | $1,421,797,017 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). 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.
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Years ended 1/31 | | | Period ended 1/31/14 (c) | |
| | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | |
| | (unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $9.28 | | | | $8.41 | | | | $9.47 | | | | $9.85 | | | | $10.00 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.27 | | | | $0.56 | | | | $0.57 | | | | $0.61 | | | | $0.55 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency | | | 0.15 | | | | 0.90 | | | | (1.03 | ) | | | (0.29 | ) | | | (0.04 | ) |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.42 | | | | $1.46 | | | | $(0.46 | ) | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.51 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.28 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) | | | $(0.63 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) |
From net realized gain on investments | | | — | | | | — | | | | (0.01 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) | | | (0.07 | ) |
Total distributions declared to shareholders | | | $(0.28 | ) | | | $(0.59 | ) | | | $(0.60 | ) | | | $(0.70 | ) | | | $(0.66 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $9.42 | | | | $9.28 | | | | $8.41 | | | | $9.47 | | | | $9.85 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 4.56 | (n) | | | 17.77 | | | | (5.23 | ) | | | 3.28 | | | | 5.26 | (n) |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.02 | (a) | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.02 | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | (a) |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | N/A | | | | 0.03 | | | | 0.02 | (a) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 5.73 | (a) | | | 6.28 | | | | 6.19 | | | | 6.18 | | | | 6.54 | (a) |
Portfolio turnover | | | 22 | (n) | | | 44 | | | | 33 | | | | 43 | | | | 42 | (n) |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $1,285,772 | | | | $1,421,797 | | | | $1,350,666 | | | | $1,337,532 | | | | $1,113,709 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(c) | For the period from the commencement of the fund’s investment operations, March 25, 2013, through the stated period end. |
(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(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. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns 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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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust III (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. This fund is available only to certain U.S. registered investment companies managed by MFS. MFS does not receive a management fee from this fund.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. 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 country’s legal, political, and economic environment.
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Management has completed its evaluation of the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and believes that the fund’s financial statement presentation will be in compliance for reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017.
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 is still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 but believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
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Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – 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. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.
The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by
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events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
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Investments at Value | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Equity Securities | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $2,935,086 | | | | $2,935,086 | |
U.S. Corporate Bonds | | | — | | | | 1,023,075,463 | | | | — | | | | 1,023,075,463 | |
Foreign Bonds | | | — | | | | 177,330,604 | | | | — | | | | 177,330,604 | |
Floating Rate Loans | | | — | | | | 32,255,527 | | | | — | | | | 32,255,527 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 32,910,334 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 32,910,334 | |
Total Investments | | | $32,910,334 | | | | $1,232,661,594 | | | | $2,935,086 | | | | $1,268,507,014 | |
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Other Financial Instruments | | | | | | | | | | |
Futures Contracts – Liabilities | | | $(10,016 | ) | | | $— | | | | $— | | | | $(10,016 | ) |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Liabilities | | | — | | | | (106,658 | ) | | | — | | | | (106,658 | ) |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
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The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.
| | | | |
| | Equity Securities | |
Balance as of 1/31/17 | | | $— | |
Received as part of a corporate action | | | 2,935,086 | |
Balance as of 7/31/17 | | | $2,935,086 | |
At July 31, 2017, the fund held one level 3 security.
Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement 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 for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
| | | | | | |
| | | | Fair Value (a) | |
Risk | | Derivative Contracts | | Liability Derivatives | |
Interest Rate | | Interest Rate Futures | | | $(10,016 | ) |
Foreign Exchange | | Forward Foreign Currency Exchange | | | (106,658 | ) |
Total | | | | | $(116,674 | ) |
(a) | The value of futures contracts includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
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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 July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Risk | | Futures Contracts | | | Foreign Currency | |
Interest Rate | | | $(391,157 | ) | | | $— | |
Foreign Exchange | | | — | | | | (96,220 | ) |
Total | | | $(391,157 | ) | | | $(96,220 | ) |
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended July 31, 2017 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
| | | | | | | | |
Risk | | Futures Contracts | | | Translation of Assets and Liabilities in Foreign Currencies | |
Interest Rate | | | $(10,016 | ) | | | $— | |
Foreign Exchange | | | — | | | | (97,238 | ) |
Total | | | $(10,016 | ) | | | $(97,238 | ) |
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 certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). 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 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 fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers”, respectively. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are
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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 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 certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency.
Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement, a multicurrency cash settlement system for the centralized settlement of foreign transactions. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described
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above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund invests in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which contractually obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The fund generally provides this financial support in order to preserve its existing investment or to obtain a more senior secured interest in the assets of the borrower. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – 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. The fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, commitment fees, facility fees, consent fees, and prepayment fees. Commitment fees are recorded on an accrual basis as income in the accompanying financial statements. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.
The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended July 31, 2017, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
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Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to defaulted bonds and amortization and accretion of debt securities.
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 1/31/17 | |
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | | | $93,907,378 | |
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The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | | | |
As of 7/31/17 | | | |
Cost of investments | | | $1,228,684,888 | |
Gross appreciation | | | 50,528,717 | |
Gross depreciation | | | (10,706,591 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | $39,822,126 | |
| |
As of 1/31/17 | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 7,265,610 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (60,242,707 | ) |
Other temporary differences | | | (8,235,470 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 16,362,815 | |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
As of January 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 | | | $(6,907,045 | ) |
Long-Term | | | (53,335,662 | ) |
Total | | | $(60,242,707 | ) |
(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. MFS receives no compensation under this agreement; however MFS receives management fees from MFS funds that invest in the fund.
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, provides transfer agent and recordkeeping functions in connection with the issuance, transfer, and redemption of shares of the fund under a Shareholder Servicing Agent Agreement. MFSC is not paid a fee for providing these services. MFSC receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses paid by MFSC on behalf of the fund. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, these costs amounted to $20. The fund may also pay shareholder servicing related costs to non-related parties.
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. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0013% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund may pay 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
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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, MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), and MFSC. The independent Trustees do not currently receive compensation from the fund.
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 July 31, 2017, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $1,284 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 July 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $286,506,929 and $453,275,110, respectively.
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | 6,829,199 | | | | $63,688,913 | | | | 16,824,911 | | | | $150,909,641 | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | 4,334,611 | | | | 40,636,181 | | | | 10,438,896 | | | | 93,907,378 | |
Shares reacquired | | | (27,847,571 | ) | | | (260,491,703 | ) | | | (34,707,692 | ) | | | (314,505,187 | ) |
Net change | | | (16,683,761 | ) | | | $(156,166,609 | ) | | | (7,443,885 | ) | | | $(69,688,168 | ) |
The fund is an MFS Pooled Portfolio, which is designed to be used by certain MFS funds to invest in a particular security type rather than invest in the security type directly. The fund is solely invested in by other MFS funds for the purpose of gaining exposure to high income debt instruments, rather than investing in high income debt instruments directly. The MFS funds do not invest in this fund for the purpose of exercising management or control. At the end of the period, the MFS Diversified Income Fund, the MFS Global High Yield Fund, the MFS Strategic Income Fund, and the MFS Strategic Income Portfolio were the owners of record of approximately 72%, 20%, 7%, and 1%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund.
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(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 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 at the end of each calendar quarter. 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 July 31, 2017, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $4,918 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be an affiliated issuer:
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Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | | | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | | | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | | | Ending Shares/Par Amount | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | 26,194,325 | | | | 250,277,950 | | | | (243,561,941 | ) | | | 32,910,334 | |
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Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Capital Gain Distributions | | | Dividend Income | | | Ending Value | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | $(2,724 | ) | | | $— | | | | $133,130 | | | | $32,910,334 | |
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING
(unaudited)
At a special meeting of shareholders of MFS Series Trust III, which was held on March 23, 2017, the following action was taken:
Item 1: To elect the following individuals as Trustees:
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| | Number of Dollars | |
Nominee | | For | | | Withheld Authority | |
Steven E. Buller | | | 5,143,292,292.602 | | | | 81,666,809.253 | |
John A. Caroselli | | | 5,142,083,705.059 | | | | 82,875,402.956 | |
Maureen R. Goldfarb | | | 5,147,580,093.111 | | | | 77,379,008.744 | |
David H. Gunning | | | 5,130,747,224.761 | | | | 94,211,877.094 | |
Michael Hegarty | | | 5,138,308,267.148 | | | | 86,650,840.867 | |
John P. Kavanaugh | | | 5,145,198,911.798 | | | | 79,760,196.217 | |
Robert J. Manning | | | 5,144,882,738.176 | | | | 80,076,369.839 | |
Clarence Otis, Jr. | | | 5,141,028,114.888 | | | | 83,931,001.158 | |
Maryanne L. Roepke | | | 5,153,606,820.921 | | | | 71,352,280.935 | |
Robin A. Stelmach | | | 5,150,556,155.639 | | | | 74,402,946.216 | |
Laurie J. Thomsen | | | 5,146,363,456.901 | | | | 78,595,644.954 | |
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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2017 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by the MFS Funds’ Independent Senior Officer, a senior officer appointed by and reporting to the independent Trustees.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.
As part of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account that the Fund was formed solely to act as a vehicle to pool the portions of other MFS funds invested in high yielding debt instruments, and that shares of the Fund are not distributed or sold to the public. The Trustees gave substantial consideration to the fact that MFS does not charge a separate advisory fee to the Fund under the investment advisory agreement or charge transfer agency fees, administrative services fees, sales loads or distribution and service fees to the Fund, but that MFS receives advisory and other fees from the MFS funds that invest a portion of their assets in the Fund.
In connection with their contract review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party, on the investment performance of the Fund for various time periods ended December 31, 2016 and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Lipper performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Broadridge on the Fund’s fees and expenses and the fees and expenses of comparable funds identified by Broadridge (the “Broadridge expense group”), (iii) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (iv) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the
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Board Review of Investment Advisory Agreement – continued
Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (v) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vi) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (vii) information regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory, administrative and other services to the Fund and the other MFS Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Broadridge was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to them by MFS.
The Trustees’ conclusion as to the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years.
Based on information provided by Broadridge and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of peer groups of funds over various time periods. The Trustees placed particular emphasis on the total return performance of the Fund’s shares in comparison to the performance of funds in its Lipper performance universe over the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, which the Trustees believed was a long enough period to reflect differing market conditions. The total return performance of the Fund’s shares was in the 1st quintile relative to the other funds in the universe for this three-year period (the 1st quintile being the best performers and the 5th quintile being the worst performers). The total return performance of the Fund’s shares was in the 2nd quintile for the one-year period ended December 31, 2016 relative to the Lipper performance universe. The Fund commenced operations on March 25, 2013 and has a limited operating history and performance record; therefore, no performance data for the five-year period was available. Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding the Fund’s performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s expenses, the Trustees considered, among other information, the total expense ratio of the Fund’s shares as a percentage
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Board Review of Investment Advisory Agreement – continued
of average daily net assets and the total expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Broadridge noting that the Fund’s total expense ratio was expected to be relatively low because, as noted above, the Fund does not bear advisory expenses. The Trustees considered that, according to the data provided by Broadridge (which takes into account any expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s last fiscal year), the Fund’s total expense ratio was lower than the Broadridge expense group median. Because the Fund does not pay an advisory fee, the Trustees did not consider the extent to which economies of scale would be realized due to the Fund’s growth of assets, whether fee levels reflect economies of scale for shareholders, or the fees paid by similar funds to other investment advisers or by similar clients of MFS.
The Trustees also considered information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’ methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.
In addition, the Trustees considered MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.
The Trustees also considered the nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative and transfer agency services provided to the Fund by MFS and its affiliates under agreements other than the investment advisory agreement. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’ interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund were satisfactory.
The Trustees also considered benefits to MFS from the use of the Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions, if applicable, to pay for investment research and various other factors. Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Fund.
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2017.
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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 (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s 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. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s 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 fund’s 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select the “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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SEMIANNUAL REPORT
July 31, 2017
MFS® MUNICIPAL
HIGH INCOME FUND
MMH-SEM
MFS® MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME FUND
CONTENTS
The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Despite policy uncertainty accompanying a new presidential administration in the United States and unease over ongoing Brexit negotiations, most markets have proved
resilient. U.S. share prices have reached new highs although the U.S. Federal Reserve has continued to gradually hike interest rates. However, rates in most developed markets remain very low, with major non-U.S. central banks just beginning to contemplate curbing accommodative monetary policies.
Globally, economic growth has shown signs of recovery, led by China, the U.S. and the eurozone. Despite better growth, there are few immediate signs of worrisome inflation as wage growth remains muted. Europe has benefited from diminishing event risks as establishment candidates won both the Dutch and French elections, averting fears of creeping populism. Emerging
market economies are experiencing a more tepid recovery amid concerns that restrictive U.S. trade policies could further hamper the restrained pace of global trade growth. Looking ahead, markets will have to contend with issues involving geopolitical hot spots on the Korean peninsula and in the Middle East, which could potentially lead to a clash of interests between the U.S. and other major powers such as China or Russia.
At MFS®, we believe time is an asset. A patient, long-term approach to investing can have a powerful impact on decision making and outcomes. Time arbitrage, as we call it, comes down to having the conviction and discipline to allow enough time for good investment ideas to play out. In our view, such an approach, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
September 15, 2017
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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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Portfolio structure (i)
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Top ten industries (i) | | | | |
Healthcare Revenue-Long Term Care | | | 14.6% | |
Healthcare Revenue-Hospitals | | | 13.9% | |
Tobacco | | | 8.9% | |
Universities-Secondary Schools | | | 7.3% | |
Universities-Colleges | | | 5.9% | |
General Obligations-General Purpose | | | 4.5% | |
Miscellaneous Revenue-Other | | | 4.1% | |
General Obligations-Schools | | | 3.6% | |
Industrial Revenue-Airlines | | | 3.6% | |
Tax Assessment | | | 3.1% | |
| | | | |
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i) | |
AAA | | | 1.4% | |
AA | | | 5.6% | |
A | | | 19.5% | |
BBB | | | 24.7% | |
BB | | | 13.6% | |
B | | | 7.5% | |
CCC | | | 2.5% | |
CC | | | 0.4% | |
C | | | 0.1% | |
D | | | 2.7% | |
Not Rated | | | 21.1% | |
Cash & Cash Equivalents | | | 1.3% | |
Other | | | (0.4)% | |
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Portfolio facts (i) | | | | |
Average Duration (d) | | | 7.2 | |
Average Effective Maturity (m) | | | 17.5 yrs. | |
(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. 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. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including 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 bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
(m) | In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening 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 instrument’s stated maturity. |
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 fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions and/or the leverage created through the issuance of self-deposited inverse floaters and may be negative.
Percentages are based on net assets as of July 31, 2017.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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EXPENSE TABLE
Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period February 1, 2017 through July 31, 2017.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Expense Table – continued
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Share Class | | | | Annualized Expense Ratio | | | Beginning Account Value 2/01/17 | | | Ending Account Value 7/31/17 | | | Expenses Paid During Period (p) 2/01/17-7/31/17 | |
A | | Actual | | | 0.65% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,047.63 | | | | $3.30 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 0.65% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.57 | | | | $3.26 | |
B | | Actual | | | 1.42% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,042.33 | | | | $7.19 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.42% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,017.75 | | | | $7.10 | |
C | | Actual | | | 1.65% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,041.13 | | | | $8.35 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 1.65% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,016.61 | | | | $8.25 | |
I | | Actual | | | 0.65% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,046.27 | | | | $3.30 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 0.65% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,021.57 | | | | $3.26 | |
R6 | | Actual (i) | | | 0.56% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,005.04 | | | | $0.92 | |
| Hypothetical (h) | | | 0.56% | | | | $1,000.00 | | | | $1,022.02 | | | | $2.81 | |
(h) | 5% class return per year before expenses. |
(i) | For the period from the class inception, June 2, 2017, through the stated period end. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period), except for Actual Expenses of class R6, which is multiplied by 60/365 (to reflect the period from the commencement of the class’s investment operations, June 2, 2017, through July 31, 2017). For Hypothetical Expenses paid, it is assumed that class R6 was in existence for the entire six month period ended July 31, 2017. Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. |
Notes to Expense Table
Expense ratios include 0.01% of investment related expenses from self-deposited inverse floaters (as described in Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements) that are outside of the expense limitation arrangement (See Note 3 of the Notes to Financial Statements).
Changes to the fund’s fee arrangements occurred during the six month period. Had these fee changes been in effect throughout the entire six month period, the annualized expense ratios, the actual expenses paid during the period, and the hypothetical expenses paid during the period would have been approximately 1.40%, $7.09, and $7.00 for Class B. For further information about the fund’s fee arrangements and changes to those fee arrangements, please see Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
7/31/17 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by jurisdiction.
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Municipal Bonds - 98.1% | |
Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Alabama - 1.1% | |
Birmingham, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Methodist Home for the Aging), 5.5%, 6/01/2030 | | $ | 1,630,000 | | | $ | 1,801,025 | |
Birmingham, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Methodist Home for the Aging), 5.75%, 6/01/2035 | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,872,035 | |
Birmingham, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Methodist Home for the Aging), 5.75%, 6/01/2045 | | | 3,945,000 | | | | 4,340,171 | |
Birmingham, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Methodist Home for the Aging), 6%, 6/01/2050 | | | 2,565,000 | | | | 2,864,515 | |
Cullman County, AL, Health Care Authority (Cullman Regional Medical Center), “A”, 6.25%, 2/01/2023 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,462,020 | |
Cullman County, AL, Health Care Authority (Cullman Regional Medical Center), “A”, 6.75%, 2/01/2029 | | | 4,790,000 | | | | 4,958,225 | |
Cullman County, AL, Health Care Authority (Cullman Regional Medical Center), “A”, 7%, 2/01/2036 | | | 1,505,000 | | | | 1,560,956 | |
Huntsville-Redstone Village, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2028 | | | 1,595,000 | | | | 1,569,751 | |
Huntsville-Redstone Village, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2043 | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1,488,131 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/2026 | | | 805,000 | | | | 582,015 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/2029 | | | 1,130,000 | | | | 669,638 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/2034 | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 669,173 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/2035 | | | 3,080,000 | | | | 1,199,167 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/2017 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,171,093 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/2018 | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,245,659 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/2021 | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,457,199 | |
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/2023 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 2,157,293 | |
Pell City, AL, Special Care Facilities, Financing Authority Rev. (Noland Health Services, Inc.), 5%, 12/01/2039 | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,812,484 | |
Selma, AL, Industrial Development Board Rev., Gulf Opportunity Zone (International Paper Co.), “A”, 6.25%, 11/01/2033 | | | 6,750,000 | | | | 7,405,088 | |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Municipal Bonds - continued | |
Alabama - continued | |
Selma, AL, Industrial Development Board Rev., Gulf Opportunity Zone (International Paper Co.), “A”, 5.375%, 12/01/2035 | | $ | 1,635,000 | | | $ | 1,821,014 | |
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| | | $ | 42,106,652 | |
Alaska - 0.3% | |
Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority Power Rev. (Snettisham Hydroelectric Project), 5%, 1/01/2030 | | $ | 875,000 | | | $ | 970,148 | |
Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority Power Rev. (Snettisham Hydroelectric Project), 5%, 1/01/2031 | | | 1,270,000 | | | | 1,398,854 | |
Koyukuk, AK, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Healthcare Facilities Project, 7.75%, 10/01/2041 (Prerefunded 10/01/2019) | | | 3,315,000 | | | | 3,783,708 | |
Northern Tobacco Securitization Corp., AK, Asset Backed, “A”, 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 4,745,000 | | | | 4,512,637 | |
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| | | $ | 10,665,347 | |
Arizona - 1.8% | |
Florence, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Legacy Traditional School Project - Queen Creek & Casa Grande Campuses), 6%, 7/01/2043 | | $ | 3,150,000 | | | $ | 3,382,785 | |
Maricopa County, AZ, Pollution Control Rev. (El Paso Electric), “B”, 7.25%, 4/01/2040 | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,956,721 | |
Maricopa County, AZ, Pollution Control Rev. (Southern California Edison Co.), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2035 | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 5,111,391 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Basis Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 2,035,000 | | | | 2,124,113 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Basis Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 700,000 | | | | 730,653 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Basis Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2045 | | | 3,015,000 | | | | 3,112,324 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Basis Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 1,735,000 | | | | 1,789,843 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Choice Academies, Inc. Project), 5.625%, 9/01/2042 | | | 2,205,000 | | | | 2,330,861 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Eagle College Prep Project), 5%, 7/01/2033 | | | 855,000 | | | | 873,639 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Eagle College Prep Project), 5%, 7/01/2043 | | | 1,715,000 | | | | 1,734,277 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 6,355,000 | | | | 6,830,799 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2036 | | | 815,000 | | | | 881,300 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2041 | | | 660,000 | | | | 709,018 | |
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Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2044 | | $ | 3,970,000 | | | $ | 4,224,953 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 1,235,000 | | | | 1,322,389 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 6.5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 2,231,872 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 1,473,286 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 6.75%, 7/01/2044 | | | 3,155,000 | | | | 3,604,367 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 5%, 7/01/2045 | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,599,736 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Facility Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 3,935,000 | | | | 4,014,999 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Guam Facilities Foundation, Inc.), 5.125%, 2/01/2034 | | | 4,545,000 | | | | 4,314,478 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Guam Facilities Foundation, Inc.), 5.375%, 2/01/2041 | | | 4,785,000 | | | | 4,602,979 | |
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Guam Facilities Foundation, Inc.), 5%, 2/01/2018 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,509,165 | |
Pima County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Tucson Electric Power Co.), “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/2040 | | | 4,755,000 | | | | 5,092,795 | |
Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Rev., 5%, 12/01/2032 | | | 2,940,000 | | | | 3,490,574 | |
Tempe, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Friendship Village), “A”, 6.25%, 12/01/2042 | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,781,664 | |
Tempe, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Friendship Village), “A”, 6.25%, 12/01/2046 | | | 1,275,000 | | | | 1,354,139 | |
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| | | $ | 72,185,120 | |
Arkansas - 0.2% | |
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Washington Regional Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 2/01/2035 | | $ | 365,000 | | | $ | 405,672 | |
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Washington Regional Medical Center), “C”, 5%, 2/01/2033 | | | 540,000 | | | | 602,451 | |
Arkansas Development Finance Authority, Tobacco Settlement Rev. (Cancer Research Center Project), Capital Appreciation, AMBAC, 0%, 7/01/2046 | | | 6,455,000 | | | | 1,875,629 | |
Pulaski County, AR, Public Facilities Board Healthcare Rev. (Baptist Health), 5%, 12/01/2039 | | | 4,510,000 | | | | 5,052,328 | |
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| | | $ | 7,936,080 | |
California - 7.6% | |
ABAG Finance Authority for Non-Profit Corps., CA, Rev. (Episcopal Senior Communities), 6.125%, 7/01/2041 | | $ | 4,000,000 | | | $ | 4,411,880 | |
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Acton-Agua Dulce, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, AGM, 0%, 5/01/2039 | | $ | 7,550,000 | | | $ | 3,315,281 | |
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 8/01/2031 | | | 2,060,000 | | | | 1,339,144 | |
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 8/01/2032 | | | 2,095,000 | | | | 1,299,361 | |
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 8/01/2033 | | | 4,185,000 | | | | 2,490,619 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (California Lutheran University), 5.75%, 10/01/2038 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,429,620 | |
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Stanford University), “U-7”, 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 13,795,000 | | | | 18,670,153 | |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (St. Joseph Health System), “A”, 5.75%, 7/01/2039 | | | 2,765,000 | | | | 2,999,334 | |
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Sutter Health), “A”, 5%, 11/15/2046 | | | 3,525,000 | | | | 4,024,951 | |
California Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Home Mortgage), “L”, 5.45%, 8/01/2033 | | | 8,400,000 | | | | 8,532,216 | |
California M-S-R Energy Authority Gas Rev., “A”, 7%, 11/01/2034 | | | 1,135,000 | | | | 1,622,097 | |
California M-S-R Energy Authority Gas Rev., “A”, 6.5%, 11/01/2039 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 5,703,200 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Nova Academy Project), “A”, 5%, 6/15/2036 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,110,142 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Nova Academy Project), “A”, 5%, 6/15/2046 | | | 2,425,000 | | | | 2,422,017 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (Biola University), 5.8%, 10/01/2028 (Prerefunded 10/01/2018) | | | 1,915,000 | | | | 2,023,159 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 5%, 11/01/2046 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,625,335 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (Community Medical Centers), “A”, 5%, 2/01/2042 | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,561,227 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (NorthBay Healthcare Group), 5%, 11/01/2035 | | | 475,000 | | | | 525,056 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (NorthBay Healthcare Group), “A”, 5.25%, 11/01/2036 | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,576,678 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (NorthBay Healthcare Group), “A”, 5.25%, 11/01/2041 | | | 1,265,000 | | | | 1,445,022 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (NorthBay Healthcare Group), “A”, 5.25%, 11/01/2047 | | | 210,000 | | | | 237,529 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (Partnerships to Uplift Communities Project), “A”, 5%, 8/01/2032 | | | 1,585,000 | | | | 1,635,879 | |
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (University of La Verne), “A”, 6.25%, 6/01/2040 (Prerefunded 6/01/2020) | | | 900,000 | | | | 1,031,832 | |
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California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Calplant I Project), 8%, 7/01/2039 | | $ | 8,405,000 | | | $ | 9,191,792 | |
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Water Facilities Rev. (American Water Capital Corp. Project), 5.25%, 8/01/2040 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,815,910 | |
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Water Furnishing Rev. (Poseidon Resources Desalination Project), 5%, 11/21/2045 | | | 4,080,000 | | | | 4,354,706 | |
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Water Furnishing Rev. (San Diego County Water Desalination Project Pipeline), 5%, 11/21/2045 | | | 2,975,000 | | | | 2,980,087 | |
California Public Finance Authority Rev. (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5%, 10/15/2033 | | | 215,000 | | | | 240,002 | |
California Public Finance Authority Rev. (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5%, 10/15/2037 | | | 435,000 | | | | 481,619 | |
California Public Finance Authority Rev. (Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital), 5%, 10/15/2047 | | | 435,000 | | | | 474,850 | |
California Public Works Board Lease Rev. (Various Capital Projects), “G-1”, 5.75%, 10/01/2030 (Prerefunded 10/01/2019) | | | 3,380,000 | | | | 3,726,653 | |
California School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group), 5%, 8/01/2041 | | | 675,000 | | | | 736,263 | |
California School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Aspire Public Schools - Obligated Group), 5%, 8/01/2036 | | | 865,000 | | | | 949,787 | |
California School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Downtown Prep - Obligated Group), 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,343,060 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Projects), “A”, 4%, 7/01/2024 | | | 730,000 | | | | 792,860 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Projects), “A”, 4%, 7/01/2025 | | | 760,000 | | | | 821,537 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2030 | | | 435,000 | | | | 481,349 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2045 | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,234,606 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (ICEF View Park Elementary and Middle Schools), “A”, 4.75%, 10/01/2024 | | | 425,000 | | | | 448,464 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (ICEF View Park Elementary and Middle Schools), “A”, 5.625%, 10/01/2034 | | | 575,000 | | | | 612,042 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (ICEF View Park Elementary and Middle Schools), “A”, 5.875%, 10/01/2044 | | | 545,000 | | | | 584,398 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (ICEF View Park Elementary and Middle Schools), “A”, 6%, 10/01/2049 | | | 620,000 | | | | 667,517 | |
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Kipp LA Projects), “A”, 4.125%, 7/01/2024 | | | 250,000 | | | | 264,878 | |
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California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Kipp LA Projects), “A”, 5.125%, 7/01/2044 | | $ | 430,000 | | | $ | 463,003 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Environmental Facilities Rev. (Microgy Holdings Project), 9%, 12/01/2038 (a)(d) | | | 100,980 | | | | 505 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (899 Charleston Project), “A”, 5.25%, 11/01/2044 | | | 760,000 | | | | 780,436 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (899 Charleston Project), “A”, 5.375%, 11/01/2049 | | | 945,000 | | | | 975,476 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (American Baptist Homes of the West), 6.25%, 10/01/2039 | | | 2,985,000 | | | | 3,243,949 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 5.125%, 11/01/2023 | | | 540,000 | | | | 590,117 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 5.4%, 11/01/2027 | | | 1,385,000 | | | | 1,417,991 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 6.125%, 11/01/2033 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,801,328 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 6.375%, 11/01/2043 | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,518,189 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Enloe Medical Center), CALHF, 5%, 8/15/2038 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,902,750 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Enloe Medical Center), CALHF, 5%, 8/15/2031 | | | 440,000 | | | | 518,549 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Educational Student Housing Project), 7.5%, 6/01/2042 (Prerefunded 6/01/2019) | | | 1,465,000 | | | | 1,625,725 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Plaza Project), 5.125%, 11/01/2023 | | | 555,000 | | | | 598,257 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Plaza Project), 5.625%, 11/01/2033 | | | 780,000 | | | | 836,940 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Plaza Project), 5.875%, 11/01/2043 | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 1,415,045 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Loma Linda University Medical Center), “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/2034 | | | 3,400,000 | | | | 3,765,500 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Loma Linda University Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2041 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,244,440 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Loma Linda University Medical Center), “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/2044 | | | 6,155,000 | | | | 6,692,455 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Loma Linda University Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2046 | | | 11,360,000 | | | | 12,241,536 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Loma Linda University Medical Center), “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/2056 | | | 11,040,000 | | | | 12,014,942 | |
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California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Los Angeles Jewish Home for The Aging - Fountainview at Gonda), “A”, CALHF, 5%, 8/01/2034 | | $ | 1,000,000 | | | $ | 1,142,120 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Los Angeles Jewish Home for The Aging - Fountainview at Gonda), “A”, CALHF, 5%, 8/01/2044 | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,734,968 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Los Angeles Jewish Home for The Aging - Fountainview at Gonda), “B”, CALHF, 3%, 8/01/2021 | | | 1,540,000 | | | | 1,542,017 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Los Angeles Jewish Home for The Aging - Fountainview at Gonda), “C”, CALHF, 2.5%, 8/01/2020 | | | 470,000 | | | | 471,020 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Southern California Presbyterian Homes), 7%, 11/15/2029 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,548,778 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Southern California Presbyterian Homes), 7.25%, 11/15/2041 | | | 560,000 | | | | 618,128 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Student Housing, SUCI East Campus), 6%, 5/15/2040 (Prerefunded 5/15/2018) | | | 2,125,000 | | | | 2,212,274 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens), “A”, 5.625%, 10/01/2032 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,064,310 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (The Terraces at San Joaquin Gardens), “A”, 6%, 10/01/2042 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,065,550 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (University of California, Irvine East Campus Apartments), 5.375%, 5/15/2038 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,321,870 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority School Facility Rev. (Aspire Public Schools), 6.125%, 7/01/2046 (Prerefunded 1/01/2019) | | | 7,630,000 | | | | 8,191,034 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority School Facility Rev. (Aspire Public Schools), 6%, 7/01/2030 (Prerefunded 1/01/2019) | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,132,822 | |
California Statewide Communities Development Authority School Facility Rev. (Aspire Public Schools), 6.375%, 7/01/2045 (Prerefunded 1/01/2019) | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 2,520,274 | |
California Statewide Financing Authority, Tobacco Settlement, 5.625%, 5/01/2029 | | | 2,440,000 | | | | 2,454,982 | |
Chula Vista, CA, Industrial Development Rev. (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), “E”, 5.875%, 1/01/2034 | | | 1,940,000 | | | | 2,096,985 | |
Escondido, CA, Union High School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, “A”, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2030 | | | 4,785,000 | | | | 3,183,604 | |
Escondido, CA, Union High School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, “A”, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2031 | | | 4,280,000 | | | | 2,721,652 | |
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Escondido, CA, Union High School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, “A”, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2032 | | $ | 3,010,000 | | | $ | 1,799,258 | |
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Enhanced, “A”, AGM, 5%, 6/01/2040 | | | 2,735,000 | | | | 3,136,854 | |
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Enhanced, “A-1”, AMBAC, 4.6%, 6/01/2023 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,220,242 | |
Hartnell , CA, Community College District (Monterey and San Benito Counties), Election of 2002 General Obligation, Capital Appreciation, “D”, 0%, 8/01/2039 (Prerefunded 8/01/2019) | | | 10,355,000 | | | | 2,359,076 | |
Hollister, CA, (Community Development Project), BAM, 5%, 10/01/2029 | | | 1,480,000 | | | | 1,722,128 | |
Hollister, CA, (Community Development Project), BAM, 5%, 10/01/2031 | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,931,510 | |
Inland Valley, CA, Development Successor Agency Tax Allocation, “A”, AGM, 5%, 9/01/2044 | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,968,709 | |
Irvine, CA, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 2013-3, 5%, 9/01/2039 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,096,640 | |
Irvine, CA, Special Tax Bonds, Community Facilities District No. 2013-3, 5%, 9/01/2044 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,635,450 | |
Jurupa, CA, Public Financing Authority, Special Tax Rev., “A”, 5%, 9/01/2042 | | | 1,535,000 | | | | 1,738,986 | |
La Verne, CA, COP (Brethren Hillcrest Homes), 5%, 5/15/2036 | | | 455,000 | | | | 481,449 | |
Lake Tahoe, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, AGM, 0%, 8/01/2045 | | | 4,240,000 | | | | 3,043,726 | |
Long Beach, CA, Marina Rev. (Alamitos Bay Marina Project), 5%, 5/15/2035 | | | 450,000 | | | | 499,208 | |
Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Financing Authority Rev. (Montecedro Inc. Project), “A”, CALHF, 5%, 11/15/2034 | | | 330,000 | | | | 373,243 | |
Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Financing Authority Rev. (Montecedro Inc. Project), “A”, CALHF, 5%, 11/15/2044 | | | 555,000 | | | | 626,251 | |
Los Angeles County, CA, Rio Hondo Community College District, “C”, Convertible Capital Appreciation, 0% to 8/01/2024, 6.85% to 8/01/2042 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,453,200 | |
Los Angeles, CA, Community Facilities District No. 4 Special Tax Refunding (Playa Vista- Phase 1), 5%, 9/01/2029 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,130,380 | |
Los Angeles, CA, Community Facilities District No. 4 Special Tax Refunding (Playa Vista- Phase 1), 5%, 9/01/2030 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,123,810 | |
Los Angeles, CA, Community Facilities District No. 4 Special Tax Refunding (Playa Vista- Phase 1), 5%, 9/01/2031 | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,856,926 | |
Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, “D”, 5%, 1/01/2034 | | | 525,000 | | | | 564,454 | |
Madera, CA, Irrigation Financing Authority Water Rev., 6.5%, 1/01/2040 (Prerefunded 1/01/2020) | | | 5,970,000 | | | | 6,759,712 | |
Merced, CA, Union High School District, Capital Appreciation, “A”, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2030 | | | 645,000 | | | | 420,218 | |
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Mount San Antonio, CA, Community College District Rev. (Election of 2008), Convertible Capital Appreciation, “A”, 0% to 8/01/2028, 6.25% to 8/01/2043 | | $ | 7,025,000 | | | $ | 5,720,879 | |
Newport Mesa, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2005), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 8/01/2041 | | | 12,965,000 | | | | 3,010,732 | |
Oceanside, CA, Unified School District, Capital Appreciation, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2024 | | | 3,110,000 | | | | 2,688,440 | |
Oceanside, CA, Unified School District, Capital Appreciation, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2027 | | | 2,070,000 | | | | 1,585,806 | |
Oceanside, CA, Unified School District, Capital Appreciation, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2029 | | | 4,025,000 | | | | 2,802,125 | |
Oceanside, CA, Unified School District, Capital Appreciation, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2030 | | | 4,455,000 | | | | 2,948,898 | |
Oxnard, CA, Financing Authority, Wastewater Rev., AGM, 5%, 6/01/2030 | | | 1,360,000 | | | | 1,566,706 | |
Palomar Pomerado Health Care District, CA, COP, 6.75%, 11/01/2039 (Prerefunded 11/01/2019) | | | 4,080,000 | | | | 4,608,401 | |
Pittsburg, CA, Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tax Allocation (Los Medanos Community Development Project), AGM, 5%, 8/01/2025 | | | 865,000 | | | | 1,035,500 | |
Pittsburg, CA, Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tax Allocation (Los Medanos Community Development Project), AGM, 5%, 8/01/2026 | | | 905,000 | | | | 1,077,520 | |
Pittsburg, CA, Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tax Allocation (Los Medanos Community Development Project), AGM, 5%, 8/01/2028 | | | 635,000 | | | | 742,290 | |
San Buenaventura, CA, Rev. (Community Memorial Health System), 7.5%, 12/01/2041 | | | 6,000,000 | | | | 7,022,580 | |
San Francisco, CA, City & County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Community Facilities District No. 6 (Mission Bay South Public Improvements), Capital Appreciation, “A”, 0%, 8/01/2043 | | | 8,725,000 | | | | 2,128,028 | |
San Francisco, CA, City & County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tax Allocation (Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project), “A”, 5%, 8/01/2043 | | | 225,000 | | | | 253,071 | |
San Jose, CA, Airport Rev., “A-2”, 5.25%, 3/01/2034 | | | 6,545,000 | | | | 7,307,100 | |
San Jose, CA, Airport Rev., “C”, 5%, 3/01/2030 | | | 885,000 | | | | 1,019,210 | |
State of California, 5%, 5/01/2044 | | | 3,710,000 | | | | 4,265,276 | |
Upland, CA, COP (San Antonio Community Hospital), 6.375%, 1/01/2032 | | | 600,000 | | | | 674,622 | |
West Contra Costa, CA, Healthcare District, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2029 | | | 700,000 | | | | 704,312 | |
West Contra Costa, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2005), Capital Appreciation, “C”, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/2029 | | | 3,665,000 | | | | 2,560,552 | |
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Whittier, CA, Union High School District, Capital Appreciation, 0%, 8/01/2034 (Prerefunded 8/01/2019) | | $ | 2,270,000 | | | $ | 857,175 | |
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| | | $ | 304,424,286 | |
Colorado - 2.6% | |
Arvada, CO, Cimarron Metropolitan District, Rev., 6%, 12/01/2022 | | $ | 2,000,000 | | | $ | 1,988,120 | |
Central Platte Valley, CO, General Obligation, 5%, 12/01/2043 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,289,175 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Liberty Common Project), 5%, 1/15/2029 | | | 305,000 | | | | 341,265 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Liberty Common Project), 5%, 1/15/2039 | | | 560,000 | | | | 608,154 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Liberty Common Project), 5%, 1/15/2044 | | | 395,000 | | | | 426,596 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Littleton Preparatory Charter School Project), 5%, 12/01/2033 | | | 450,000 | | | | 460,535 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Littleton Preparatory Charter School Project), 5%, 12/01/2042 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,131,402 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Montessori Charter School Project), 5%, 7/15/2037 | | | 490,000 | | | | 525,471 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Peak to Peak Charter School Project), 5%, 8/15/2030 | | | 350,000 | | | | 388,696 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Peak to Peak Charter School Project), 5%, 8/15/2034 | | | 350,000 | | | | 383,184 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School Project), 5%, 11/01/2044 | | | 885,000 | | | | 895,664 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math School Project), 5.125%, 11/01/2049 | | | 765,000 | | | | 778,020 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (The Classical Academy Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2038 | | | 895,000 | | | | 985,995 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (University Lab School Project), 5%, 12/15/2035 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,046,580 | |
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (University Lab School Project), 5%, 12/15/2045 | | | 2,675,000 | | | | 2,705,870 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (American Baptist Homes), 8%, 8/01/2043 | | | 2,975,000 | | | | 3,389,239 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (American Baptist Homes), “A”, 5.9%, 8/01/2037 | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,189,891 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Christian Living Communities Project), 6.375%, 1/01/2041 | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 1,758,591 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2021 | | | 105,000 | | | | 117,669 | |
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Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2033 | | $ | 4,295,000 | | | $ | 4,601,448 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 1,710,000 | | | | 1,863,541 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society), 5.625%, 6/01/2043 | | | 825,000 | | | | 887,420 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Total Longterm Care, Inc.),“A”, 6%, 11/15/2030 (Prerefunded 11/15/2020) | | | 700,000 | | | | 809,312 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Total Longterm Care, Inc.),“A”, 6.25%, 11/15/2040 (Prerefunded 11/15/2020) | | | 1,150,000 | | | | 1,338,842 | |
Colorado Health Facilities Hospital Authority Rev. (Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Obligated Group), “2014-E”, 5%, 11/15/2034 | | | 6,530,000 | | | | 7,408,024 | |
Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise Senior Rev. (C-470 Express Lanes), 5%, 12/31/2056 | | | 2,890,000 | | | | 3,160,793 | |
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, Solid Waste Rev. (Waste Management, Inc.), 5.7%, 7/01/2018 | | | 540,000 | | | | 562,183 | |
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Private Activity Rev. (Denver Transportation Partners), 6%, 1/15/2034 | | | 8,490,000 | | | | 9,373,045 | |
Denver, CO, City & County Airport Rev. (United Airlines), 5.25%, 10/01/2032 | | | 14,295,000 | | | | 14,368,190 | |
Denver, CO, City & County Airport Rev. (United Airlines), 5.75%, 10/01/2032 | | | 4,705,000 | | | | 4,732,948 | |
Denver, CO, Convention Center Hotel Authority Rev., 5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,215,049 | |
Denver, CO, Convention Center Hotel Authority Rev., 5%, 12/01/2036 | | | 675,000 | | | | 764,762 | |
Denver, CO, Convention Center Hotel Authority Rev., 5%, 12/01/2040 | | | 1,800,000 | | | | 2,027,052 | |
Denver, CO, Health & Hospital Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 12/01/2039 | | | 3,660,000 | | | | 3,885,932 | |
Denver, CO, Health & Hospital Authority Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/2045 | | | 795,000 | | | | 853,751 | |
E-470 Public Highway Authority Rev., CO, Capital Appreciation, “B”, NATL, 0%, 9/01/2027 | | | 12,305,000 | | | | 7,893,165 | |
Fruita, CO, Rev. (Family Health West Project), 7%, 1/01/2018 | | | 210,000 | | | | 212,778 | |
Fruita, CO, Rev. (Family Health West Project), 8%, 1/01/2043 | | | 4,440,000 | | | | 4,741,121 | |
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Purchase Rev., 6.25%, 11/15/2028 | | | 6,860,000 | | | | 8,687,161 | |
Stone Ridge, CO, Metropolitan District No. 2, 7.25%, 12/01/2031 (a)(d) | | | 2,396,000 | | | | 359,328 | |
Tallyn’s Reach, CO, Metropolitan District No. 3, CO, 5%, 12/01/2033 | | | 404,000 | | | | 421,606 | |
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Tallyn’s Reach, CO, Metropolitan District No. 3, CO, 5.125%, 11/01/2038 | | $ | 824,000 | | | $ | 860,874 | |
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| | | $ | 103,438,442 | |
Connecticut - 1.1% | |
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “B-2”, 2.875%, 9/01/2020 | | $ | 1,525,000 | | | $ | 1,517,177 | |
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Masonicare), “F”, 5%, 7/01/2037 | | | 3,730,000 | | | | 3,975,621 | |
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Masonicare), “F”, 5%, 7/01/2043 | | | 8,535,000 | | | | 9,005,705 | |
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Trinity Health Credit Group), 5%, 12/01/2041 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,720,650 | |
Connecticut Housing Finance Authority Rev., (Housing Mortgage Finance Program), “D-1”, 4%, 11/15/2044 | | | 2,010,000 | | | | 2,113,555 | |
Hartford County, CT, “C”, AGM, 5%, 11/01/2030 | | | 3,300,000 | | | | 3,816,516 | |
Hartford County, CT, “C”, AGM, 5%, 11/01/2031 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 3,252,038 | |
Hartford County, CT, “C”, AGM, 5%, 11/01/2029 | | | 3,325,000 | | | | 3,873,592 | |
Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority, CT, Economic Development Bonds, 7%, 2/01/2045 (n) | | | 7,180,000 | | | | 7,596,009 | |
Mohegan Tribe Indians, CT, Gaming Authority Rev., “C”, 4.75%, 2/01/2020 (n) | | | 4,210,000 | | | | 4,244,522 | |
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| | | $ | 45,115,385 | |
Delaware - 0.2% | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Charter School Rev. (Aspira of Delaware Charter Operations, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2036 | | $ | 920,000 | | | $ | 945,732 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Charter School Rev. (Aspira of Delaware Charter Operations, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,663,286 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Delaware Military Academy, Inc. Project), 4.625%, 9/01/2034 | | | 915,000 | | | | 941,407 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Delaware Military Academy, Inc. Project), 5%, 9/01/2044 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,071,674 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Delaware Military Academy, Inc. Project), 5%, 9/01/2049 | | | 1,210,000 | | | | 1,255,218 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Newark Charter School, Inc.), 5%, 9/01/2036 | | | 285,000 | | | | 311,514 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Newark Charter School, Inc.), 5%, 9/01/2042 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 1,498,966 | |
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Newark Charter School, Inc.), 5%, 9/01/2046 | | | 300,000 | | | | 324,552 | |
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| | | $ | 8,012,349 | |
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District of Columbia - 0.6% | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Friendship Public Charter School), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2036 | | $ | 2,845,000 | | | $ | 3,067,991 | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Friendship Public Charter School), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 755,000 | | | | 805,464 | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Kipp, D.C. Charter School), “A”, 6%, 7/01/2033 | | | 420,000 | | | | 491,555 | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Kipp, D.C. Charter School), “A”, 6%, 7/01/2043 | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 1,268,634 | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Issue), 4.5%, 1/01/2025 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,156,040 | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Issue), “A”, 5.125%, 1/01/2035 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,156,064 | |
District of Columbia Rev. (Methodist Home of the District of Columbia Issue), “A”, 5.25%, 1/01/2039 | | | 765,000 | | | | 759,132 | |
District of Columbia Student Dormitory Rev. (Provident Group - Howard Properties LLC), 5%, 10/01/2030 | | | 1,475,000 | | | | 1,448,126 | |
District of Columbia Student Dormitory Rev. (Provident Group - Howard Properties LLC), 5%, 10/01/2035 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 4,758,850 | |
District of Columbia Student Dormitory Rev. (Provident Group - Howard Properties LLC), 5%, 10/01/2045 | | | 8,820,000 | | | | 8,108,843 | |
District of Columbia, Tobacco Settlement, 6.75%, 5/15/2040 | | | 885,000 | | | | 955,676 | |
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| | | $ | 23,976,375 | |
Florida - 6.7% | |
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Rev. (East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.), 6%, 11/15/2034 | | $ | 1,180,000 | | | $ | 1,265,373 | |
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Rev. (East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.), 6.25%, 11/15/2044 | | | 2,955,000 | | | | 3,176,182 | |
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Rev. (East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.), 6.375%, 11/15/2049 | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 2,119,878 | |
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Continuing Care Rev. (Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Inc.), “A”, 8%, 10/01/2032 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,487,338 | |
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Continuing Care Rev. (Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Inc.), “A”, 8%, 10/01/2042 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,375,620 | |
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Continuing Care Rev. (Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, Inc.), “A”, 8%, 10/01/2046 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,185,750 | |
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev. (Centex Homes Project), “A-3”, 5.5%, 5/01/2036 | | | 255,000 | | | | 255,028 | |
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Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev. (Master Infrastructure Projects), “A-2”, 5.35%, 5/01/2036 | | $ | 1,185,000 | | | $ | 1,185,095 | |
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “A-1”, 6.9%, 5/01/2036 | | | 295,000 | | | | 325,680 | |
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “B”, 6.9%, 5/01/2025 | | | 315,000 | | | | 351,531 | |
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “B”, “A-2”, 6.9%, 5/01/2036 | | | 35,000 | | | | 38,640 | |
Baker, FL, Correctional Development Corp. (Baker County Detention Center), 8%, 2/01/2030 (Put Date 1/01/1900) | | | 1,591,200 | | | | 1,272,801 | |
Bellalago, FL, Educational Facilities Benefit District (Osceola County) Capital Improvement Refunding Rev., 4.375%, 5/01/2030 | | | 690,000 | | | | 741,377 | |
Bellalago, FL, Educational Facilities Benefit District (Osceola County) Capital Improvement Refunding Rev., 4.5%, 5/01/2033 | | | 320,000 | | | | 344,054 | |
Bellalago, FL, Educational Facilities Benefit District (Osceola County) Capital Improvement Refunding Rev., 4.6%, 5/01/2034 | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,462,790 | |
Brevard County, FL, Industrial Development Rev. (TUFF Florida Tech LLC Project), 6.75%, 11/01/2039 | | | 4,720,000 | | | | 5,034,022 | |
Cape Coral, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Senior Housing Rev. (Gulf Care, Inc. Project), 5.875%, 7/01/2040 | | | 3,590,000 | | | | 3,808,775 | |
Capital Region Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “A”, 7%, 5/01/2039 | | | 2,390,000 | | | | 2,396,955 | |
Century Gardens Village Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, 5.1%, 5/01/2037 | | | 915,000 | | | | 879,150 | |
Collier County, FL, Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Ave Maria University, Inc. Project), “A”, 6.125%, 6/01/2043 | | | 5,910,000 | | | | 6,655,428 | |
Collier County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Continuing Care Community Rev. (The Arlington of Naples Project), “A”, 5.5%, 5/15/2025 | | | 300,000 | | | | 301,311 | |
Collier County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Continuing Care Community Rev. (The Arlington of Naples Project), “A”, 6.25%, 5/15/2035 | | | 300,000 | | | | 301,800 | |
Collier County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Continuing Care Community Rev. (The Arlington of Naples Project), “A”, 8.125%, 5/15/2044 | | | 4,970,000 | | | | 5,527,485 | |
Collier County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Continuing Care Community Rev. (The Arlington of Naples Project), “A”, 6.5%, 5/15/2049 | | | 805,000 | | | | 817,212 | |
Collier County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Continuing Care Community Rev. (The Arlington of Naples Project), “B”, 5.25%, 5/15/2022 | | | 1,740,000 | | | | 1,739,983 | |
Creekside Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, 5.2%, 5/01/2038 (a)(d) | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 559,384 | |
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Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/2020 | | $ | 395,000 | | | $ | 433,295 | |
Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/2024 | | | 575,000 | | | | 679,880 | |
Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/2025 | | | 670,000 | | | | 797,494 | |
Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/2035 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,840,955 | |
Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 2,245,000 | | | | 2,470,645 | |
Escambia County, FL, Health Facilities Authority (Baptist Hospital, Inc.), “A”, 5.75%, 8/15/2029 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,103,060 | |
Escambia County, FL, Health Facilities Authority (Baptist Hospital, Inc.), “A”, 6%, 8/15/2036 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,372,751 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Bay Area Charter Foundation LLC), “A”, 7.75%, 6/15/2042 | | | 3,480,000 | | | | 3,829,810 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Florida Charter Educational Foundation Project), “A”, 6.25%, 6/15/2036 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,191,764 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Florida Charter Educational Foundation Project), “A”, 6.375%, 6/15/2046 | | | 1,980,000 | | | | 2,044,073 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6%, 9/15/2030 | | | 2,575,000 | | | | 2,671,743 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6%, 6/15/2032 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,093,325 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6%, 9/15/2040 | | | 5,490,000 | | | | 5,659,312 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 7.625%, 6/15/2041 | | | 13,110,000 | | | | 14,718,335 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6.125%, 6/15/2043 | | | 4,070,000 | | | | 4,363,569 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6.125%, 6/15/2044 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,096,300 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Southwest Charter Foundation, Inc. Project), “A”, 6%, 6/15/2037 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,533,465 | |
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Southwest Charter Foundation, Inc. Project), “A”, 6.125%, 6/15/2047 | | | 3,860,000 | | | | 3,919,637 | |
Florida Housing Finance Corp, Homeowner Mortgage Rev. (Special Program), “A”, FHLMC, 3.5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 1,445,000 | | | | 1,545,659 | |
Florida Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 10/01/2035 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,649,750 | |
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Hillsborough County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (University Community Hospital), “A”, 5.625%, 8/15/2029 (Prerefunded 8/15/2018) | | $ | 4,700,000 | | | $ | 4,928,091 | |
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL, Special Assessment Rev. (Lakewood Centre North Project), 4.25%, 5/01/2025 | | | 790,000 | | | | 807,238 | |
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL, Special Assessment Rev. (Lakewood Centre North Project), 4.875%, 5/01/2035 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,408,014 | |
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL, Special Assessment Rev. (Lakewood Centre North Project), 4.875%, 5/01/2045 | | | 2,520,000 | | | | 2,555,708 | |
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District, FL, Special Assessment Rev. (Lakewood National and Polo Run Projects), 5.375%, 5/01/2047 | | | 2,825,000 | | | | 2,907,942 | |
Lee County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Healthcare Facilities Rev. (Shell Point Alliance), “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/2031 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,831,328 | |
Legends Bay Community Development District, FL, “A”, 5.875%, 5/01/2038 | | | 1,765,000 | | | | 1,765,035 | |
Live Oak Lake Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 4.5%, 5/01/2036 | | | 4,830,000 | | | | 4,692,587 | |
Live Oak Lake Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 4.625%, 5/01/2047 | | | 2,720,000 | | | | 2,632,280 | |
Main Street, FL, Community Development District Rev., “A”, 6.8%, 5/01/2038 (Prerefunded 5/01/2018) | | | 690,000 | | | | 720,229 | |
Main Street, FL, Community Development District Rev., “A”, 6.8%, 5/01/2038 | | | 855,000 | | | | 856,488 | |
Marshall Creek, FL, Community Development District Rev. (St. John’s County), “A”, 5%, 5/01/2032 | | | 1,560,000 | | | | 1,587,456 | |
Miami-Dade County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Miami Children’s Hospital), 6%, 8/01/2046 (Prerefunded 8/01/2021) | | | 7,250,000 | | | | 8,614,450 | |
Miami-Dade County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Pinecrest Academy Project), 5.25%, 9/15/2044 | | | 2,895,000 | | | | 3,056,599 | |
Miami-Dade County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Pinecrest Academy Project), 5%, 9/15/2024 | | | 345,000 | | | | 384,026 | |
Miami-Dade County, FL, Rickenbacker Causeway Rev., 5%, 10/01/2043 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,215,340 | |
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Rev., FL, Springing Lien, “A”, 7.25%, 10/01/2034 (Prerefunded 10/01/2021) | | | 300,000 | | | | 372,297 | |
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Rev., FL, Springing Lien, “A”, 7.25%, 10/01/2040 (Prerefunded 10/01/2021) | | | 8,365,000 | | | | 10,380,881 | |
Middle Village Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “A”, 5.8%, 5/01/2022 | | | 330,000 | | | | 296,584 | |
Midtown Miami, FL, Community Development District Special Assessment (Infrastructure Project), “B”, 5%, 5/01/2029 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,294,254 | |
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Midtown Miami, FL, Community Development District Special Assessment (Infrastructure Project), “B”, 5%, 5/01/2037 | | $ | 740,000 | | | $ | 783,083 | |
Midtown Miami, FL, Community Development District Special Assessment (Parking Garage Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/2037 | | | 1,055,000 | | | | 1,116,422 | |
Miromar Lakes, FL, Community Development District, Capital Improvement Rev., 4.875%, 5/01/2022 | | | 555,000 | | | | 583,682 | |
Miromar Lakes, FL, Community Development District, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.375%, 5/01/2032 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,040,035 | |
Naturewalk Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “B”, 5.3%, 5/01/2016 (d)(q) | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 865,510 | |
OTC Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “A”, 5.3%, 5/01/2038 | | | 4,140,000 | | | | 4,139,752 | |
Palm Beach County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (BRRH Corp. Obligated Group), 5%, 12/01/2031 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,106,450 | |
Palm Beach County, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton Project), 7.5%, 6/01/2049 | | | 2,030,000 | | | | 2,414,360 | |
Palm River, FL, Community Development District, Special Assessment Rev., “A”, 5.375%, 5/01/2036 (a)(d) | | | 895,000 | | | | 352,809 | |
Palm River, FL, Community Development District, Special Assessment Rev., “B”, 5.15%, 5/01/2013 (a)(d) | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 393,590 | |
Parkway Center Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “B”, 7%, 5/01/2023 | | | 705,000 | | | | 708,560 | |
Pasco County, FL, Bexley Community Development District, Special Assessment Rev., 3.5%, 5/01/2021 | | | 390,000 | | | | 386,334 | |
Pasco County, FL, Bexley Community Development District, Special Assessment Rev., 4.1%, 5/01/2026 | | | 500,000 | | | | 490,530 | |
Pasco County, FL, Bexley Community Development District, Special Assessment Rev., 4.7%, 5/01/2036 | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,326,256 | |
Pasco County, FL, Bexley Community Development District, Special Assessment Rev., 4.875%, 5/01/2047 | | | 2,530,000 | | | | 2,488,812 | |
Pasco County, FL, Concord Station Community Development District, “A-1”, 3.625%, 5/01/2035 | | | 865,000 | | | | 825,080 | |
Pasco County, FL, Concord Station Community Development District, “A-1”, 3.5%, 5/01/2032 | | | 1,435,000 | | | | 1,378,820 | |
Pasco County, FL, Concord Station Community Development District, “A-1”, 3.75%, 5/01/2046 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 920,540 | |
Pasco County, FL, Estancia At Wiregrass Community Development District, Capital Improvement, 5.25%, 11/01/2035 | | | 500,000 | | | | 514,055 | |
Pasco County, FL, Estancia At Wiregrass Community Development District, Capital Improvement, 7%, 11/01/2045 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 2,354,519 | |
Pasco County, FL, Estancia At Wiregrass Community Development District, Capital Improvement, 5.375%, 11/01/2046 | | | 435,000 | | | | 444,861 | |
Paseo Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “B”, 4.875%, 5/01/2010 (a)(d) | | | 1,415,000 | | | | 14 | |
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Paseo Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A-2”, 0%, 5/01/2036 | | $ | 1,710,000 | | | $ | 664,797 | |
Paseo Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “A-1”, 5.4%, 5/01/2036 | | | 230,000 | | | | 230,025 | |
Pinellas County, FL, Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Barry University), 6%, 10/01/2041 | | | 5,330,000 | | | | 5,964,963 | |
Sarasota County, FL, Health Facility Authority Rev. (Sarasota Manatee), 5.75%, 7/01/2037 | | | 3,240,000 | | | | 3,243,046 | |
Sarasota County, FL, Health Facility Authority Rev. (Sarasota Manatee), 5.75%, 7/01/2045 | | | 395,000 | | | | 395,328 | |
Seminole County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Choices in Learning, Inc.),“A”, 7.375%, 11/15/2041 | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 4,328,220 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, Special Obligation Rev., “A”, 5.75%, 10/01/2022 (n) | | | 4,150,000 | | | | 4,172,701 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, Special Obligation Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 10/01/2024 (n) | | | 2,505,000 | | | | 2,517,675 | |
Seminole Tribe, FL, Special Obligation Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/2027 (n) | | | 1,840,000 | | | | 1,848,078 | |
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District Rev. (South Lake Hospital), “A”, 6%, 4/01/2029 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,235,700 | |
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District Rev. (South Lake Hospital), “A”, 6.25%, 4/01/2039 | | | 1,715,000 | | | | 1,834,707 | |
St. John’s County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Bayview Project), “A”, 5.2%, 10/01/2027 | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,485,712 | |
St. John’s County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Bayview Project), “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/2041 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 2,447,004 | |
St. John’s County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement), “A”, 6%, 8/01/2045 (Prerefunded 8/01/2020) | | | 7,715,000 | | | | 8,807,521 | |
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “B”, 5.5%, 11/01/2010 (d) | | | 525,000 | | | | 366,975 | |
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2026 | | | 155,000 | | | | 177,594 | |
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2029 | | | 145,000 | | | | 161,766 | |
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5.125%, 7/01/2034 | | | 315,000 | | | | 347,417 | |
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/2044 | | | 935,000 | | | | 1,028,846 | |
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Tallahassee, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2040 | | $ | 5,935,000 | | | $ | 6,451,048 | |
Tallahassee, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2044 | | | 2,695,000 | | | | 2,914,104 | |
Tallahassee, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2055 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,763,725 | |
Tampa, FL (University of Tampa Project), 5%, 4/01/2040 | | | 965,000 | | | | 1,099,106 | |
Trout Creek Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.5%, 5/01/2035 | | | 2,280,000 | | | | 2,299,973 | |
Trout Creek Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.625%, 5/01/2045 | | | 4,175,000 | | | | 4,204,559 | |
Tuscany Reserve Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “B”, 5.25%, 5/01/2021 | | | 320,000 | | | | 323,245 | |
University of South Florida Financing Corp, Refunding Certificates of Participation, “A”, 5%, 7/01/2028 | | | 4,380,000 | | | | 5,090,261 | |
University of South Florida Financing Corp, Refunding Certificates of Participation, “A”, 5%, 7/01/2031 | | | 5,420,000 | | | | 6,199,233 | |
Villa Portofino East Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, 5.2%, 5/01/2037 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,680,588 | |
Villa Vizcaya Community Development District, FL, “A”, 5.55%, 5/01/2039 (a)(d) | | | 790,000 | | | | 434,216 | |
Watergrass Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “B”, 6.96%, 11/01/2017 | | | 150,000 | | | | 149,817 | |
Wiregrass Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.625%, 5/01/2045 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,031,560 | |
Wiregrass Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.375%, 5/01/2035 | | | 470,000 | | | | 482,540 | |
Wiregrass Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 4.875%, 5/01/2036 | | | 915,000 | | | | 916,546 | |
Wiregrass Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 5%, 5/01/2047 | | | 1,695,000 | | | | 1,702,628 | |
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| | | $ | 268,565,589 | |
Georgia - 1.3% | |
Americus and Sumter County, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Magnolia Manor Obligated Group), “A”, 6.25%, 5/15/2033 | | $ | 1,060,000 | | | $ | 1,168,841 | |
Americus and Sumter County, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Magnolia Manor Obligated Group), “A”, 6.375%, 5/15/2043 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,169,572 | |
Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Rev., “A”, 6%, 11/01/2022 (Prerefunded 11/01/2019) | | | 2,895,000 | | | | 3,216,635 | |
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.), “A”, 8.75%, 6/01/2029 | | | 4,070,000 | | | | 4,758,563 | |
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Cobb County, GA, Development Authority Student Housing Rev. (Kennesaw State University Real Estate Foundations), “C”, 5%, 7/15/2030 | | $ | 580,000 | | | $ | 645,621 | |
Cobb County, GA, Development Authority Student Housing Rev. (Kennesaw State University Real Estate Foundations), “C”, 5%, 7/15/2033 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,125,717 | |
Cobb County, GA, Development Authority Student Housing Rev. (Kennesaw State University Real Estate Foundations), “C”, 5%, 7/15/2038 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,197,757 | |
DeKalb County, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (DeKalb Medical Center, Inc.), 6.125%, 9/01/2040 | | | 7,170,000 | | | | 7,809,492 | |
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority Rev., Single Family Mortgage, “A-1”, 4%, 6/01/2044 | | | 1,130,000 | | | | 1,193,845 | |
Georgia Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 9/15/2028 | | | 2,245,000 | | | | 2,729,628 | |
Georgia Medical Center Hospital Authority Rev. (Spring Harbor Green Island Project), 5.25%, 7/01/2037 | | | 4,610,000 | | | | 4,610,415 | |
Glynn-Brunswick, GA, Memorial Hospital Authority Rev., 5.625%, 8/01/2034 (Prerefunded 8/01/2018) | | | 1,235,000 | | | | 1,292,749 | |
Glynn-Brunswick, GA, Memorial Hospital Authority Rev., Unrefunded Balance, 5.625%, 8/01/2034 | | | 140,000 | | | | 145,013 | |
Hall County and Gainesville, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Northeast Georgia Health System, Inc.), “A”, 5.5%, 8/15/2054 | | | 3,465,000 | | | | 4,086,309 | |
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University, Inc. Project), 7%, 6/15/2030 (Prerefunded 6/15/2018) | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,451,113 | |
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University, Inc. Project), 7%, 6/15/2039 (Prerefunded 6/15/2018) | | | 4,360,000 | | | | 4,586,633 | |
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 11/01/2037 | | | 2,880,000 | | | | 3,025,987 | |
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 11/01/2047 | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 2,034,735 | |
Private Colleges & Universities, GA, Authority Rev. (Mercer University), “C”, 5.25%, 10/01/2027 | | | 920,000 | | | | 1,020,795 | |
Rockdale County, GA, Development Authority Project Rev. (Visy Paper Project), “A”, 6.125%, 1/01/2034 | | | 4,835,000 | | | | 4,844,332 | |
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| | | $ | 53,113,752 | |
Guam - 0.5% | |
Guam Education Financing Foundation, COP (Guam Public School Facilities Project), “B”, 5%, 10/01/2026 | | $ | 12,905,000 | | | $ | 12,773,369 | |
Guam Government Business Privilege Tax Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 1/01/2036 | | | 970,000 | | | | 1,030,305 | |
Guam Government Department of Education (John F. Kennedy High School), “A”, COP, 6.875%, 12/01/2040 | | | 3,055,000 | | | | 3,220,917 | |
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Guam Government, “A”, 7%, 11/15/2039 (Prerefunded 11/15/2019) | | $ | 1,115,000 | | | $ | 1,264,700 | |
Guam Waterworks Authority Rev. (Water and Wastewater System), 5%, 7/01/2036 | | | 355,000 | | | | 392,041 | |
Guam Waterworks Authority Rev. (Water and Wastewater System), 5%, 1/01/2046 | | | 1,620,000 | | | | 1,767,096 | |
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| | | $ | 20,448,428 | |
Hawaii - 0.5% | |
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (15 Craigside Project), “A”, 8.75%, 11/15/2029 (Prerefunded 11/15/2019) | | $ | 945,000 | | | $ | 1,092,722 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (15 Craigside Project), “A”, 9%, 11/15/2044 (Prerefunded 11/15/2019) | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,402,260 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (Chaminade University), 5%, 1/01/2030 | | | 2,015,000 | | | | 2,075,289 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (Chaminade University), 5%, 1/01/2035 | | | 1,125,000 | | | | 1,139,558 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (Chaminade University), 5%, 1/01/2045 | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 1,138,267 | |
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (Hawaiian Electric Co. & Subsidiary), 6.5%, 7/01/2039 | | | 10,580,000 | | | | 11,382,387 | |
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| | | $ | 18,230,483 | |
Idaho - 0.0% | |
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Madison Memorial Hospital Project), 5%, 9/01/2037 | | $ | 830,000 | | | $ | 906,883 | |
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Illinois - 9.4% | |
Burbank, IL, Educational Facility Rev. (Intercultural Montessori Language School Project), “A”, 6%, 9/01/2035 | | $ | 2,170,000 | | | $ | 2,234,210 | |
Burbank, IL, Educational Facility Rev. (Intercultural Montessori Language School Project), “A”, 6.25%, 9/01/2045 | | | 3,565,000 | | | | 3,688,028 | |
Chicago, IL (Modern Schools Program), “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2024 | | | 4,115,000 | | | | 4,125,329 | |
Chicago, IL (Modern Schools Program), “G”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2023 | | | 840,000 | | | | 842,134 | |
Chicago, IL (Modern Schools Program), “H”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2020 | | | 2,880,000 | | | | 2,887,574 | |
Chicago, IL (Modern Schools Program), “H”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2021 | | | 1,675,000 | | | | 1,679,389 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, 5.5%, 1/01/2039 | | | 2,380,000 | | | | 2,455,851 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 4.625%, 1/01/2031 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,504,620 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, 5%, 1/01/2026 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,044,560 | |
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Chicago, IL, “A”, 5.25%, 1/01/2028 | | $ | 2,095,000 | | | $ | 2,181,649 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, 5%, 1/01/2034 | | | 5,405,000 | | | | 5,425,377 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, 5%, 1/01/2036 | | | 1,920,000 | | | | 1,923,053 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, 5%, 1/01/2040 | | | 2,775,000 | | | | 2,774,889 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,169 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 785,000 | | | | 790,495 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2023 | | | 20,000 | | | | 20,147 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2023 | | | 505,000 | | | | 508,535 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2024 | | | 25,000 | | | | 25,084 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2025 | | | 70,000 | | | | 70,490 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2026 | | | 50,000 | | | | 50,238 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2027 | | | 295,000 | | | | 299,817 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2028 | | | 15,070,000 | | | | 15,806,772 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 4.75%, 1/01/2030 | | | 815,000 | | | | 817,584 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2034 | | | 4,585,000 | | | | 4,647,860 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/2037 | | | 4,935,000 | | | | 5,015,589 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 5,070,000 | | | | 5,083,081 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 1/01/2024 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,503,765 | |
Chicago, IL, “A”, Capital Appreciation, NATL, 0%, 1/01/2027 | | | 2,610,000 | | | | 1,732,414 | |
Chicago, IL, “B”, 5.25%, 1/01/2029 | | | 3,150,000 | | | | 3,257,289 | |
Chicago, IL, “B”, AGM, 4.75%, 1/01/2032 | | | 2,190,000 | | | | 2,196,942 | |
Chicago, IL, “C”, 5%, 1/01/2026 | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 2,070,132 | |
Chicago, IL, “C”, NATL, 5%, 1/01/2023 | | | 640,000 | | | | 647,616 | |
Chicago, IL, “C”, NATL, 5%, 1/01/2028 | | | 315,000 | | | | 318,128 | |
Chicago, IL, “C”, NATL, 5%, 1/01/2029 | | | 5,915,000 | | | | 5,972,730 | |
Chicago, IL, “D”, 5.5%, 1/01/2033 | | | 1,630,000 | | | | 1,694,238 | |
Chicago, IL, “D”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2022 | | | 4,465,000 | | | | 4,476,520 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “B-1”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2023 | | | 1,020,000 | | | | 787,042 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “B-1”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2022 | | | 835,000 | | | | 678,538 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “B-1”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2026 | | | 4,335,000 | | | | 2,818,140 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, “B”, AGM, 5%, 12/01/2027 | | | 4,345,000 | | | | 4,439,591 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, “B”, AGM, 5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 5,655,000 | | | | 5,778,109 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, “B”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2020 | | | 4,575,000 | | | | 4,635,527 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, “B”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2021 | | | 2,550,000 | | | | 2,557,599 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, “C”, AGM, 5%, 12/01/2032 | | | 14,335,000 | | | | 14,775,801 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, “C”, ASSD GTY, 5.25%, 12/01/2025 | | | 10,350,000 | | | | 10,787,288 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2019 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,023,042 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2028 | | | 12,640,000 | | | | 7,353,194 | |
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Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2022 | | $ | 1,810,000 | | | $ | 1,470,842 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2023 | | | 1,540,000 | | | | 1,188,279 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2029 | | | 4,250,000 | | | | 2,333,760 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, (School Reform), Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 12/01/2030 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 895,984 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Dedicated Capital Improvement Tax Bond, 6%, 4/01/2046 | | | 14,215,000 | | | | 15,406,501 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Dedicated Rev., “A”, 7%, 12/01/2046 | | | 7,105,000 | | | | 7,287,812 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Dedicated Rev., “A”, FRN, 9%, 3/01/2032 | | | 2,340,000 | | | | 2,336,771 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Dedicated Rev., “A-2”, FRN, 7.5%, 3/01/2035 | | | 5,025,000 | | | | 5,022,488 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Dedicated Rev., “B”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2021 | | | 6,890,000 | | | | 6,981,361 | |
Chicago, IL, Board of Education, Unlimited Tax General Obligation Refunding Dedicated Rev., “B”, AMBAC, 5%, 12/01/2023 | | | 1,630,000 | | | | 1,651,500 | |
Chicago, IL, Capital Appreciation, NATL, 0%, 1/01/2027 | | | 3,180,000 | | | | 2,110,757 | |
Chicago, IL, General Obligation, “A”, 6%, 1/01/2038 | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,861,972 | |
Chicago, IL, General Obligation, “A”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 12/01/2019 | | | 450,000 | | | | 465,071 | |
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Customer Facility Charge, AGM, 5.25%, 1/01/2032 | | | 675,000 | | | | 766,280 | |
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Customer Facility Charge, AGM, 5.25%, 1/01/2033 | | | 335,000 | | | | 379,940 | |
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Customer Facility Charge, AGM, 5.5%, 1/01/2043 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,536,341 | |
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Senior Lien, “B”, 5%, 1/01/2030 | | | 4,970,000 | | | | 5,762,516 | |
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Third Lien, “A”, 5.625%, 1/01/2035 (Prerefunded 1/01/2021) | | | 4,590,000 | | | | 5,281,208 | |
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Third Lien, “A”, 5.625%, 1/01/2035 | | | 1,055,000 | | | | 1,190,747 | |
Chicago, IL, Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Rev., 5.25%, 12/01/2031 | | | 540,000 | | | | 588,087 | |
Du Page County, IL, Special Service Area No. 31 Special Tax (Monarch Landing Project), 5.625%, 3/01/2036 | | | 913,000 | | | | 912,973 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Charter School Rev. (Uno Charter School Network, Inc.), “A”, 7.125%, 10/01/2041 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,199,660 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Educational Facility Rev. (Rogers Park Montessori School Project), 6%, 2/01/2034 | | | 700,000 | | | | 738,444 | |
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Illinois Finance Authority Educational Facility Rev. (Rogers Park Montessori School Project), 6.125%, 2/01/2045 | | $ | 1,800,000 | | | $ | 1,889,838 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev., 7.75%, 8/15/2034 (Prerefunded 8/15/2019) | | | 35,000 | | | | 39,724 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Christian Homes, Inc.), 6.125%, 5/15/2027 (Prerefunded 5/15/2020) | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,671,655 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Christian Homes, Inc.), 6.125%, 5/15/2027 | | | 2,680,000 | | | | 2,911,070 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Christian Homes, Inc.), 5%, 5/15/2036 | | | 760,000 | | | | 790,081 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Christian Homes, Inc.), 5%, 5/15/2040 | | | 1,690,000 | | | | 1,748,964 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2034 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,225,260 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2035 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,220,200 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Evangelical Retirement Homes of Greater Chicago, Inc.), 7.25%, 2/15/2045 | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,754,188 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Franciscan Communities, Inc.), “A”, 4.75%, 5/15/2033 | | | 2,745,000 | | | | 2,848,871 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Franciscan Communities, Inc.), “A”, 5.125%, 5/15/2043 | | | 3,410,000 | | | | 3,550,833 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Friendship Village), “A”, 5.375%, 2/15/2025 | | | 3,890,000 | | | | 3,891,206 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (KishHealth Systems Obligated Group), 5.75%, 10/01/2028 (Prerefunded 10/01/2018) | | | 3,770,000 | | | | 3,980,517 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Lutheran Home & Services), 5.5%, 5/15/2027 | | | 680,000 | | | | 720,140 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Lutheran Home & Services), 5.625%, 5/15/2042 | | | 3,505,000 | | | | 3,652,210 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Mercy Health Corp.), 5%, 12/01/2040 | | | 3,020,000 | | | | 3,303,850 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (OSF Healthcare), “A”, 7%, 11/15/2029 (Prerefunded 5/15/2019) | | | 3,025,000 | | | | 3,344,803 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (OSF Healthcare), “A”, 7.125%, 11/15/2037 (Prerefunded 5/15/2019) | | | 2,555,000 | | | | 2,830,761 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), “A”, 5%, 11/01/2030 | | | 740,000 | | | | 840,699 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), “A”, 5%, 11/01/2031 | | | 550,000 | | | | 621,643 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presbyterian Homes Obligated Group), “B”, FRN, 2.209%, 5/01/2036 (Put Date 5/01/2021) | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,075,553 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presence Health Network), “A”, 7.75%, 8/15/2034 (Prerefunded 8/15/2019) | | | 3,830,000 | | | | 4,346,897 | |
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Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presence Health Network), “C”, 5%, 2/15/2036 | | $ | 2,625,000 | | | $ | 2,822,794 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presence Health Network), “C”, 4%, 2/15/2041 | | | 15,240,000 | | | | 14,182,344 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Presence Health Network), “C”, 5%, 2/15/2041 | | | 5,515,000 | | | | 5,894,542 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Provena Health), “A”, 6%, 5/01/2028 (Prerefunded 5/01/2020) | | | 4,125,000 | | | | 4,669,376 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), “A”, 6%, 7/01/2043 | | | 1,305,000 | | | | 1,505,057 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Resurrection Health Care Corp.), 6.125%, 5/15/2025 (Prerefunded 5/15/2019) | | | 2,455,000 | | | | 2,677,497 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Roosevelt University Project), 6.25%, 4/01/2029 | | | 6,045,000 | | | | 6,417,191 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), 6.875%, 8/15/2038 (Prerefunded 8/15/2019) | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,675,230 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), 7%, 8/15/2044 (Prerefunded 8/15/2019) | | | 2,545,000 | | | | 2,848,440 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Rev. (Illinois State University), 6.75%, 4/01/2031 | | | 1,875,000 | | | | 2,065,894 | |
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Rev. (Northern Illinois University Project), 6.625%, 10/01/2031 | | | 5,785,000 | | | | 6,308,774 | |
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.5%, 6/01/2023 | | | 560,000 | | | | 638,098 | |
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 6.25%, 6/01/2024 | | | 3,110,000 | | | | 3,173,226 | |
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 6%, 6/01/2028 | | | 14,375,000 | | | | 16,378,156 | |
Illinois Sports Facilities Authority, AMBAC, 5.5%, 6/15/2030 | | | 1,600,000 | | | | 1,622,992 | |
Illinois Toll Highway Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 1/01/2037 | | | 7,500,000 | | | | 8,490,600 | |
Lincolnshire, IL, Special Service Area No. 1 (Sedgebrook Project), 6.25%, 3/01/2034 | | | 2,778,000 | | | | 2,784,973 | |
Romeoville, IL, Rev. (Lewis University Project), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2042 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,587,924 | |
State of Illinois, 5%, 1/01/2028 | | | 550,000 | | | | 575,218 | |
State of Illinois, 5.25%, 7/01/2028 | | | 2,700,000 | | | | 2,884,950 | |
State of Illinois, 5%, 11/01/2028 | | | 2,595,000 | | | | 2,808,750 | |
State of Illinois, 5%, 2/01/2029 | | | 2,820,000 | | | | 3,046,446 | |
State of Illinois, 4.125%, 11/01/2031 | | | 485,000 | | | | 474,820 | |
State of Illinois, AGM, 5%, 2/01/2027 | | | 2,040,000 | | | | 2,235,432 | |
State of Illinois, NATL, 6%, 11/01/2026 | | | 5,955,000 | | | | 6,818,892 | |
Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority (Pleasant View Lutheran Home), 7.25%, 11/15/2040 | | | 1,080,000 | | | | 1,131,408 | |
Upper Illinois River Valley Development Authority (Pleasant View Lutheran Home), 7.375%, 11/15/2045 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,307,450 | |
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| | | $ | 375,110,900 | |
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Indiana - 1.7% | |
Carmel, IN, Rev. (Barrington of Carmel Project), “A”, 7.125%, 11/15/2042 | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 3,276,180 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group), 5%, 8/15/2051 | | | 6,955,000 | | | | 7,513,347 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (I-69 Section 5 Project), 5.25%, 9/01/2034 | | | 3,205,000 | | | | 3,406,595 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (I-69 Section 5 Project), 5.25%, 9/01/2040 | | | 3,005,000 | | | | 3,171,747 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), 4.75%, 3/01/2032 | | | 1,790,000 | | | | 1,811,981 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), 5%, 3/01/2039 | | | 1,215,000 | | | | 1,249,482 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), “A”, 5%, 3/01/2030 | | | 460,000 | | | | 502,453 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), “A”, 5%, 3/01/2039 | | | 1,155,000 | | | | 1,221,355 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 2,095,000 | | | | 2,241,336 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2040 | | | 5,350,000 | | | | 5,723,698 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2044 | | | 3,260,000 | | | | 3,487,711 | |
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2048 | | | 4,020,000 | | | | 4,315,189 | |
Knox County, IN, Economic Development Rev. (Good Samaritan Hospital), “A”, 5%, 4/01/2042 | | | 1,430,000 | | | | 1,489,016 | |
Richmond, IN, Hospital Authority Rev. (Reid Hospital & Health Center Services), “A”, 6.625%, 1/01/2039 (Prerefunded 1/01/2019) | | | 4,760,000 | | | | 5,135,278 | |
Terre Haute, IN, Rev. (Westminster Village), 6%, 8/01/2039 | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,637,404 | |
University of Southern Indiana Rev. (Student Fee), “J”, ASSD GTY, 5.75%, 10/01/2028 (Prerefunded 10/01/2019) | | | 1,445,000 | | | | 1,591,566 | |
Valparaiso, IN, Exempt Facilities Rev. (Pratt Paper LLC Project), 6.75%, 1/01/2034 | | | 4,370,000 | | | | 5,194,969 | |
Valparaiso, IN, Exempt Facilities Rev. (Pratt Paper LLC Project), 7%, 1/01/2044 | | | 10,875,000 | | | | 13,048,586 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 68,017,893 | |
Iowa - 0.7% | |
Altoona, IA, Urban Renewal Tax Increment Rev., 6%, 6/01/2043 (Prerefunded 6/01/2018) | | $ | 3,000,000 | | | $ | 3,127,350 | |
Iowa Finance Authority Health Facilities Rev. (UnityPoint Health), “C”, 5%, 2/15/2030 | | | 800,000 | | | | 907,752 | |
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Iowa Finance Authority Health Facilities Rev. (UnityPoint Health), “C”, 5%, 2/15/2031 | | $ | 1,480,000 | | | $ | 1,670,476 | |
Iowa Finance Authority Health Facilities Rev. (UnityPoint Health), “C”, 5%, 2/15/2032 | | | 715,000 | | | | 803,839 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., “A-1”, 4.625%, 12/01/2019 | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,062,297 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., “A-1”, 4.875%, 12/01/2020 | | | 370,000 | | | | 385,374 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., “A-2”, 5.5%, 12/01/2025 | | | 905,000 | | | | 972,739 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., “A-2”, 5.6%, 12/01/2026 | | | 905,000 | | | | 972,993 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., “A-2”, 5.7%, 12/01/2027 | | | 105,000 | | | | 112,214 | |
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., “A-2”, 5.75%, 12/01/2028 | | | 1,835,000 | | | | 1,960,092 | |
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Rev., Asset Backed, “B”, 5.6%, 6/01/2034 | | | 4,295,000 | | | | 4,247,626 | |
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Rev., Asset Backed, “C”, 5.625%, 6/01/2046 | | | 12,365,000 | | | | 12,154,424 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 29,377,176 | |
Kansas - 0.7% | |
Atchison, KS, Hospital Rev. (Atchison Hospital Assn.), “A”, 6.75%, 9/01/2030 | | $ | 2,600,000 | | | $ | 2,612,688 | |
Coffeyville, KS, Electric Utility System Rev., “B”, NATL, 5%, 6/01/2038 | | | 3,600,000 | | | | 3,956,652 | |
Coffeyville, KS, Electric Utility System Rev., “B”, NATL, 5%, 6/01/2042 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,640,025 | |
Hutchinson, KS, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc.), 5%, 12/01/2036 | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,531,759 | |
Hutchinson, KS, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Hutchinson Regional Medical Center, Inc.), 5%, 12/01/2041 | | | 615,000 | | | | 666,469 | |
Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Lakeview Village, Inc.), 5.375%, 5/15/2027 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,186,078 | |
Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Lakeview Village, Inc.), 7.125%, 5/15/2029 (Prerefunded 5/15/2019) | | | 1,555,000 | | | | 1,720,779 | |
Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Lakeview Village, Inc.), 5.5%, 5/15/2039 | | | 2,325,000 | | | | 2,326,511 | |
Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Lakeview Village, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 5/15/2043 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,099,320 | |
Wichita, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Kansas Masonic Home), “II-A”, 5%, 12/01/2031 | | | 620,000 | | | | 645,773 | |
Wichita, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.), “A”, 6.375%, 5/15/2043 | | | 4,165,000 | | | | 4,454,801 | |
Wichita, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.), “IV-A”, 5%, 5/15/2029 | | | 500,000 | | | | 506,470 | |
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Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS, Unified Government Utility System Improvement Rev., “A”, 5%, 9/01/2044 | | $ | 1,740,000 | | | $ | 1,956,995 | |
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| | | $ | 27,304,320 | |
Kentucky - 2.0% | |
Glasgow, KY, Healthcare Rev. (TJ Samson Community Hospital), 6.375%, 2/01/2035 | | $ | 2,840,000 | | | $ | 3,160,238 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health Care Rev. (Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc.), 5.375%, 11/15/2042 | | | 2,915,000 | | | | 2,918,731 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health Care Rev. (Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc.), 5.5%, 11/15/2045 | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,329,094 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Baptist Life Communities Project), “A”, 6.25%, 11/15/2046 | | | 5,105,000 | | | | 5,129,402 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Baptist Life Communities Project), “A”, 6.375%, 11/15/2051 | | | 4,855,000 | | | | 4,880,392 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System, Inc.), “A”, 6.375%, 6/01/2040 (Prerefunded 6/01/2020) | | | 6,255,000 | | | | 7,169,669 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System, Inc.), “A”, 6.5%, 3/01/2045 (Prerefunded 6/01/2020) | | | 1,955,000 | | | | 2,247,683 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc. - The Meadow Project and Grove Pointe Project), “A”, 5%, 5/15/2036 | | | 2,505,000 | | | | 2,526,092 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc. - The Meadow Project and Grove Pointe Project), “A”, 5%, 5/15/2046 | | | 6,945,000 | | | | 6,944,444 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc. - The Meadow Project and Grove Pointe Project), “A”, 5%, 5/15/2051 | | | 1,755,000 | | | | 1,704,684 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc. - The Miralea Project), 7.25%, 5/15/2041 (Prerefunded 5/15/2021) | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,668,430 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II, Inc. - The Miralea Project), 7.375%, 5/15/2046 (Prerefunded 5/15/2021) | | | 1,495,000 | | | | 1,835,008 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System), “A”, 5.625%, 8/15/2027 | | | 815,000 | | | | 847,315 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 6%, 6/01/2030 (Prerefunded 6/01/2020) | | | 3,460,000 | | | | 3,929,868 | |
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Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group), “B”, 5%, 8/15/2037 | | $ | 1,250,000 | | | $ | 1,376,400 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group), “B”, 5%, 8/15/2041 | | | 8,475,000 | | | | 9,265,294 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System Obligated Group), “B”, 5%, 8/15/2046 | | | 5,245,000 | | | | 5,706,770 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2037 | | | 3,040,000 | | | | 3,352,603 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2041 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 2,182,949 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 5.25%, 6/01/2041 | | | 1,555,000 | | | | 1,738,490 | |
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2045 | | | 2,490,000 | | | | 2,713,926 | |
Owen County, KY, Waterworks System Rev. (American Water Co. Project), “A”, 6.25%, 6/01/2039 | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,755,189 | |
Owen County, KY, Waterworks System Rev. (American Water Co. Project), “B”, 5.625%, 9/01/2039 | | | 1,830,000 | | | | 1,957,551 | |
University of Kentucky, General Receipts, “A”, 5%, 4/01/2036 | | | 1,460,000 | | | | 1,661,655 | |
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| | | $ | 80,001,877 | |
Louisiana - 1.5% | |
Jefferson Parish, LA, Hospital Service District No. 1 (West Jefferson Medical Center), “A”, 6%, 1/01/2039 (Prerefunded 1/01/2021) | | $ | 1,500,000 | | | $ | 1,743,045 | |
Jefferson Parish, LA, Hospital Service District No. 2 (East Jefferson General Hospital), 6.25%, 7/01/2031 | | | 3,200,000 | | | | 3,494,880 | |
Jefferson Parish, LA, Hospital Service District No. 2 (East Jefferson General Hospital), 6.375%, 7/01/2041 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,192,020 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Refunding Bonds Rev. (Westside Habilitation Center Project), “A”, 5.75%, 2/01/2032 | | | 900,000 | | | | 919,881 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (CDF Healthcare), “A”, 5.625%, 6/01/2045 | | | 6,355,000 | | | | 6,394,401 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (St. James Place of Baton Rouge Project), “A”, 6%, 11/15/2035 | | | 1,145,000 | | | | 1,188,762 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (St. James Place of Baton Rouge Project), “A”, 6.25%, 11/15/2045 | | | 4,435,000 | | | | 4,638,567 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westlake Chemical), 6.75%, 11/01/2032 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,056,150 | |
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Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westlake Chemical), “A”, 6.5%, 8/01/2029 | | $ | 2,990,000 | | | $ | 3,381,002 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westlake Chemical), “A-2”, 6.5%, 11/01/2035 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,542,000 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westside Rehab Center Project), “A”, 6.125%, 2/01/2037 | | | 3,480,000 | | | | 3,555,620 | |
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westside Rehab Center Project), “A”, 6.25%, 2/01/2047 | | | 2,830,000 | | | | 2,891,156 | |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital), 6.375%, 12/01/2034 | | | 6,470,000 | | | | 6,843,448 | |
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Rev., (Loyola University Project), Convertible Capital Appreciation, 0% to 10/01/2023, 5.25% to 10/01/2046 | | | 4,725,000 | | | | 3,879,509 | |
New Orleans, LA, Aviation Board Gulf Opportunity Zone CFC Rev. (Consolidated Rental Car), “A”, 6.25%, 1/01/2030 | | | 2,050,000 | | | | 2,169,577 | |
New Orleans, LA, Sewerage Service Rev., 5%, 12/01/2040 | | | 875,000 | | | | 992,110 | |
New Orleans, LA, Sewerage Service Rev., 5%, 6/01/2045 | | | 2,405,000 | | | | 2,693,913 | |
New Orleans, LA, Sewerage Service Rev., 5%, 12/01/2045 | | | 1,095,000 | | | | 1,233,857 | |
Shreveport, LA, Water and Sewer Rev., AGM, 5%, 12/01/2030 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,498,120 | |
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| | | $ | 61,308,018 | |
Maine - 0.2% | |
Maine Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), “R-3”, 5.25%, 1/01/2025 | | $ | 6,170,000 | | | $ | 6,460,422 | |
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Maryland - 1.0% | |
Anne Arundel County, MD, Special Obligation (National Business Park-North Project), 6.1%, 7/01/2040 | | $ | 1,320,000 | | | $ | 1,362,570 | |
Anne Arundel County, MD, Special Obligation (VLG South Waugh Chapel Project), 6.25%, 7/01/2040 | | | 4,700,000 | | | | 4,851,716 | |
Baltimore, MD, Convention Center Hotel Rev., 5%, 9/01/2039 | | | 1,465,000 | | | | 1,645,019 | |
Baltimore, MD, Convention Center Hotel Rev., 5%, 9/01/2042 | | | 1,300,000 | | | | 1,452,724 | |
Baltimore, MD, Convention Center Hotel Rev., 5%, 9/01/2046 | | | 2,090,000 | | | | 2,329,911 | |
Baltimore, MD, Special Obligation (East Baltimore Research Park Project), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2038 | | | 1,755,000 | | | | 1,867,899 | |
Baltimore, MD, Special Obligation (East Baltimore Research Park Project), “A”, 7%, 9/01/2038 (Prerefunded 9/01/2018) | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,768,506 | |
Howard County, MD, Retirement Community Rev. (Vantage House Facility), 5%, 4/01/2036 | | | 1,225,000 | | | | 1,213,191 | |
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Howard County, MD, Retirement Community Rev. (Vantage House Facility), 5%, 4/01/2036 | | $ | 2,930,000 | | | $ | 3,005,711 | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp. Adjustable Mode Rev. Refunding (Constellation Energy Group, Inc. Project), “B”, 2.55%, 12/01/2025 (Put Date 6/01/2020) | | | 3,155,000 | | | | 3,150,394 | |
Maryland Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Port America Chesapeake Terminal Project), “B”, 5.375%, 6/01/2025 | | | 885,000 | | | | 951,756 | |
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Adventist Healthcare Issue), “A”, 5.5%, 1/01/2036 | | | 2,290,000 | | | | 2,638,767 | |
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Charlestown Community Project), 6.25%, 1/01/2041 (Prerefunded 1/01/2021) | | | 2,360,000 | | | | 2,757,754 | |
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Doctors Community Hospital), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2033 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,536,230 | |
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Doctors Community Hospital), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 860,000 | | | | 955,090 | |
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Doctors Community Hospital), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2038 | | | 3,835,000 | | | | 4,235,527 | |
Westminster, MD, Refunding Rev. (Carroll Lutheran Village, Inc.), 5.125%, 7/01/2040 | | | 2,600,000 | | | | 2,716,792 | |
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| | | $ | 39,439,557 | |
Massachusetts - 2.7% | |
Massachusetts College Building Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 5/01/2031 | | $ | 2,535,000 | | | $ | 2,955,050 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Adventcare), “A”, 6.75%, 10/15/2037 | | | 9,250,000 | | | | 9,289,868 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2021 | | | 685,000 | | | | 748,965 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 685,000 | | | | 764,378 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2023 | | | 510,000 | | | | 576,137 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2024 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,427,813 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2029 | | | 1,450,000 | | | | 1,639,457 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2030 | | | 3,015,000 | | | | 3,394,016 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2031 | | | 835,000 | | | | 934,098 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emerson College), 5%, 1/01/2035 | | | 9,160,000 | | | | 10,119,693 | |
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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emmanuel College), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2034 | | $ | 3,235,000 | | | $ | 3,636,852 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Emmanuel College), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2035 | | | 1,745,000 | | | | 1,957,384 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A”, 4.68%, 11/15/2021 | | | 840,000 | | | | 848,030 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-1”, 6.25%, 11/15/2031 | | | 869,621 | | | | 904,049 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-1”, 6.25%, 11/15/2039 | | | 218,601 | | | | 226,473 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-1”, 6.25%, 11/15/2046 | | | 525,000 | | | | 542,535 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-2”, 5.5%, 11/15/2046 | | | 58,153 | | | | 56,340 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 11/15/2056 | | | 289,249 | | | | 6,812 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (North Hill Communities), “A”, 6.25%, 11/15/2033 | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,513,337 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (North Hill Communities), “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/2043 | | | 2,080,000 | | | | 2,341,830 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Sabis International Charter School Issue), 4%, 4/15/2020 | | | 65,000 | | | | 67,274 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Sabis International Charter School Issue), 5%, 4/15/2025 | | | 170,000 | | | | 190,126 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), “H”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 10/01/2033 | | | 430,000 | | | | 512,852 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), “K-1”, 5%, 10/01/2024 | | | 1,400,000 | | | | 1,646,358 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), “K-1”, 5%, 10/01/2025 | | | 800,000 | | | | 943,328 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Suffolk University), 5%, 7/01/2033 | | | 480,000 | | | | 547,214 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Suffolk University), 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 445,000 | | | | 505,302 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Suffolk University), 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 325,000 | | | | 368,160 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group), “I”, 5%, 7/01/2036 | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,889,458 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (UMass Memorial Health Care Obligated Group), “K”, 5%, 7/01/2038 | | | 1,120,000 | | | | 1,250,894 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Wentworth Institute of Technology Issue), 5%, 10/01/2046 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,090,996 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Western New England University), 5%, 9/01/2028 | | | 960,000 | | | | 1,098,115 | |
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Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Rev. (Covanta Energy Project), “A”, 4.875%, 11/01/2027 | | $ | 3,585,000 | | | $ | 3,589,445 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Rev. (Covanta Energy Project), “C”, 5.25%, 11/01/2042 | | | 11,780,000 | | | | 11,805,445 | |
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Dominion Energy Brayton), 5.75%, 12/01/2042 (Prerefunded 5/01/2019) | | | 685,000 | | | | 741,506 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev, “A”, 4.25%, 1/01/2030 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,030,868 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev, “A”, 4.25%, 1/01/2031 | | | 665,000 | | | | 697,312 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “H”, ASSD GTY, 6.35%, 1/01/2030 | | | 1,200,000 | | | | 1,255,608 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “I-A”, 5.5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 250,000 | | | | 270,970 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “J”, 4.7%, 7/01/2026 | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,219,912 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “J”, 4.9%, 7/01/2028 | | | 1,220,000 | | | | 1,275,791 | |
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “J”, 3.5%, 7/01/2033 (u) | | | 20,650,000 | | | | 20,230,897 | |
Massachusetts Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Refunding Bonds Rev. (Suffolk University), 6.25%, 7/01/2030 (Prerefunded 7/01/2019) | | | 3,900,000 | | | | 4,286,139 | |
Massachusetts Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Refunding Bonds Rev. (Suffolk University) , 6.25%, 7/01/2030 | | | 2,230,000 | | | | 2,430,254 | |
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Rev., “169”, 4%, 12/01/2029 | | | 60,000 | | | | 63,741 | |
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Rev., “177”, 4%, 6/01/2039 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,174,814 | |
Massachusetts Port Authority Special Facilities Rev. (ConRAC Project), “A”, 5.125%, 7/01/2041 | | | 340,000 | | | | 369,781 | |
Massachusetts Port Authority Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Air Lines Project, Inc.), “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 1/01/2027 | | | 2,760,000 | | | | 2,786,386 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 107,222,063 | |
Michigan - 2.3% | |
Detroit, MI, Water & Sewerage Department, Senior Lien Sewage Disposal System Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2019 | | $ | 3,270,000 | | | $ | 3,489,908 | |
Detroit, MI, Water & Sewerage Department, Senior Lien Sewage Disposal System Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2020 | | | 3,275,000 | | | | 3,583,178 | |
Detroit, MI, Water & Sewerage Department, Senior Lien Sewage Disposal System Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/2039 | | | 9,635,000 | | | | 10,707,376 | |
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Detroit, MI, Water & Sewerage Department, Senior Lien Sewage Disposal System Rev., “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/2039 | | $ | 3,190,000 | | | $ | 3,504,024 | |
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “A”, 5%, 7/01/2036 | | | 375,000 | | | | 401,936 | |
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/2041 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,231,730 | |
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “C”, 5%, 7/01/2041 | | | 535,000 | | | | 569,968 | |
Great Lakes Water Authority, Michigan Sewage Disposal System Rev., “B”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 5,180,000 | | | | 5,954,565 | |
Kalamazoo, MI, Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Heritage Community), 5.375%, 5/15/2027 | | | 750,000 | | | | 750,390 | |
Kalamazoo, MI, Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Heritage Community), 5.5%, 5/15/2036 | | | 3,050,000 | | | | 3,050,976 | |
Michigan Finance Authority (City of Detroit Financial Recovery Income Tax Rev.), “F”, 3.875%, 10/01/2023 | | | 635,000 | | | | 664,953 | |
Michigan Finance Authority (City of Detroit Financial Recovery Income Tax Rev.), “F”, 4%, 10/01/2024 | | | 800,000 | | | | 841,192 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Beaumont Health Credit Group), “A”, 5%, 8/01/2033 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,247,324 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Sparrow Obligated Group), 5%, 11/15/2045 | | | 7,000,000 | | | | 7,800,940 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Rev. Refunding Second Lien Local Project), “C”, 5%, 7/01/2033 | | | 875,000 | | | | 969,509 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Rev. Refunding Second Lien Local Project), “C”, 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 2,070,000 | | | | 2,286,025 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Rev. Refunding Second Lien Local Project), “C”, 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,493,454 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Sewage Disposal System Rev. Senior Lien Local Project), “C-1”, 5%, 7/01/2044 | | | 2,375,000 | | | | 2,581,506 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Water Supply System Rev. Refunding Second Lien Local Project), “D-2”, 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 885,000 | | | | 977,359 | |
Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), “C-2”, 5%, 7/01/2044 | | | 1,365,000 | | | | 1,458,612 | |
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Michigan Finance Authority Local Government Loan Program Rev. (Detroit Water and Sewerage Department), “C-6”, 5%, 7/01/2033 | | $ | 2,280,000 | | | $ | 2,553,805 | |
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (Henry Ford Health System), 5.75%, 11/15/2039 (Prerefunded 11/15/2019) | | | 4,405,000 | | | | 4,873,252 | |
Michigan Housing Development Authority, “A”, 4%, 6/01/2046 | | | 6,185,000 | | | | 6,565,687 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. (Canterbury Health Care, Inc.), 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 1,635,000 | | | | 1,562,766 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. (Canterbury Health Care, Inc.), 5%, 7/01/2051 | | | 900,000 | | | | 853,578 | |
Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Rev. (Detroit Edison Co.), 5.625%, 7/01/2020 | | | 1,050,000 | | | | 1,168,356 | |
Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (William Beaumont Hospital), “V”, 8.25%, 9/01/2039 (Prerefunded 9/01/2018) | | | 6,945,000 | | | | 7,491,572 | |
Waterford Township, MI, Economic Development Corp. (Canterbury Health Care, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 2,070,000 | | | | 1,978,547 | |
Waterford Township, MI, Economic Development Corp. (Canterbury Health Care, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2051 | | | 2,070,000 | | | | 1,963,229 | |
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “B”, 5%, 12/01/2044 | | | 2,215,000 | | | | 2,456,878 | |
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “B”, BAM, 5%, 12/01/2039 | | | 750,000 | | | | 841,755 | |
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “C”, 5%, 12/01/2039 | | | 575,000 | | | | 636,606 | |
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “C”, 5%, 12/01/2044 | | | 1,240,000 | | | | 1,365,228 | |
Western Michigan University Rev., “A”, 5%, 11/15/2040 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,400,313 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 90,276,497 | |
Minnesota - 0.3% | |
Deephaven, MN, Charter School Lease Rev. (Eagle Ridge Academy Project), “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/2040 | | $ | 500,000 | | | $ | 526,765 | |
Deephaven, MN, Charter School Lease Rev. (Eagle Ridge Academy Project), “A”, 5.5%, 7/01/2050 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,179,370 | |
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Residential Housing, “A”, 4%, 1/01/2041 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,607,365 | |
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Great River School Project), “A”, 5.5%, 7/01/2052 | | | 705,000 | | | | 704,958 | |
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Great River School Project), “A”, 4.75%, 7/01/2029 | | | 250,000 | | | | 252,948 | |
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Great River School Project), “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/2033 | | | 420,000 | | | | 424,733 | |
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Nova Classical Academy), “A”, 6.375%, 9/01/2031 | | | 630,000 | | | | 695,816 | |
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St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Nova Classical Academy), “A”, 6.625%, 9/01/2042 (Prerefunded 9/01/2021) | | $ | 1,260,000 | | | $ | 1,525,104 | |
St. Paul, MN, Port Authority Rev. (Energy Park Utility Co. Project), 5.45%, 8/01/2028 | | | 250,000 | | | | 257,933 | |
St. Paul, MN, Port Authority Rev. (Energy Park Utility Co. Project), 5.7%, 8/01/2036 | | | 1,250,000 | | | | 1,288,350 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,463,342 | |
Mississippi - 0.3% | |
Mississippi Home Corp. Rev. (Kirkwood Apartments Project), 6.8%, 11/01/2037 (d)(q) | | $ | 3,660,000 | | | $ | 2,776,622 | |
Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Rev. (Baptist Memorial Healthcare), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2022 | | | 1,845,000 | | | | 2,104,204 | |
Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Rev. (Baptist Memorial Healthcare), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2023 | | | 4,810,000 | | | | 5,570,846 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 10,451,672 | |
Missouri - 0.8% | |
Dardenne, MO, Town Square Transportation Development District, “A”, 5%, 5/01/2026 (d)(q) | | $ | 2,495,000 | | | $ | 897,377 | |
Grundy County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Wright Memorial Hospital), 6.125%, 9/01/2025 | | | 1,070,000 | | | | 1,141,626 | |
Grundy County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Wright Memorial Hospital), 6.75%, 9/01/2034 | | | 1,590,000 | | | | 1,691,903 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (A.T. Still University Health Services), 5%, 10/01/2039 | | | 465,000 | | | | 518,094 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5%, 8/01/2040 | | | 1,650,000 | | | | 1,738,968 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Bethesda Health Group, Inc.), 5%, 8/01/2045 | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,413,436 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (SSM Health Care), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2031 | | | 1,735,000 | | | | 1,969,676 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Senior Living Facilities Rev. (Lutheran Senior Service Projects), “A”, 5%, 2/01/2035 | | | 3,190,000 | | | | 3,442,935 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Senior Living Facilities Rev. (Lutheran Senior Services Project), “A”, 5%, 2/01/2036 | | | 495,000 | | | | 545,742 | |
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Senior Living Facilities Rev. (Lutheran Senior Services Project), “A”, 5%, 2/01/2044 | | | 795,000 | | | | 846,667 | |
Missouri Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Rev. (First Place Homeownership Loan Program), “A”, GNMA, 3.75%, 5/01/2038 | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,243,710 | |
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Missouri Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Rev. (Special Home Ownership Loan Program), “B”, GNMA, 4%, 11/01/2040 | | $ | 1,040,000 | | | $ | 1,103,887 | |
Osage Beach, MO, Tax Increment Rev. (Prewitts), 5%, 5/01/2023 | | | 1,340,000 | | | | 1,337,253 | |
St. Louis County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Nazareth Living Center), “A”, 5%, 8/15/2030 | | | 695,000 | | | | 706,551 | |
St. Louis County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Nazareth Living Center), “A”, 5%, 8/15/2035 | | | 490,000 | | | | 496,135 | |
St. Louis County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Nazareth Living Center), “A”, 5.125%, 8/15/2045 | | | 1,320,000 | | | | 1,316,066 | |
St. Louis County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Ranken-Jordan Project), 5%, 11/15/2041 | | | 1,195,000 | | | | 1,211,921 | |
St. Louis County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Health Facilities Rev. (Ranken-Jordan Project), 4%, 11/15/2036 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,074,782 | |
St. Louis County, MO, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors Obligated Group), “A”, 5.125%, 12/01/2045 | | | 3,620,000 | | | | 3,663,802 | |
St. Louis, MO, Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority, Facilities Improvement Special Rev. (Kiel Opera House), “B”, 7%, 9/01/2035 | | | 3,915,000 | | | | 3,999,525 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 31,360,056 | |
Nebraska - 0.1% | |
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Single Family Housing Rev., “A”, 3%, 3/01/2044 | | $ | 675,000 | | | $ | 686,840 | |
Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Single Family Housing Rev., “A”, 4%, 9/01/2044 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,827,935 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 2,514,775 | |
Nevada - 0.1% | |
Director of the State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry, Charter School Lease Rev. (Somerset Academy), “A”, 5%, 12/15/2035 | | $ | 1,715,000 | | | $ | 1,750,175 | |
Director of the State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry, Charter School Lease Rev. (Somerset Academy), “A”, 5.125%, 12/15/2045 | | | 2,205,000 | | | | 2,236,333 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 3,986,508 | |
New Hampshire - 0.6% | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Rev. (Elliot Hospital Obligated Group), “A”, 6%, 10/01/2027 (Prerefunded 10/01/2019) | | $ | 4,935,000 | | | $ | 5,456,284 | |
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Rev. (Huggins Hospital), 6.875%, 10/01/2039 (Prerefunded 10/01/2019) | | | 790,000 | | | | 887,217 | |
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New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project), 4%, 4/01/2029 (Put Date 10/01/2019) | | $ | 985,000 | | | $ | 982,429 | |
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Elliot Hospital), 5%, 10/01/2033 | | | 3,475,000 | | | | 3,906,665 | |
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Elliot Hospital), 5%, 10/01/2038 | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 3,885,315 | |
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Memorial Hospital), 5.5%, 6/01/2031 | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 2,002,874 | |
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Memorial Hospital), 5.5%, 6/01/2036 | | | 1,825,000 | | | | 1,983,027 | |
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Rivermead), “A”, 6.875%, 7/01/2041 | | | 2,625,000 | | | | 2,944,279 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 22,048,090 | |
New Jersey - 6.4% | |
Atlantic City, NJ, Tax Appeal Refunding Bonds (Qualified Pursuant to the Provisions of the Municipal Qualified Bond Act), “A”, BAM, 5%, 3/01/2032 | | $ | 295,000 | | | $ | 337,471 | |
Atlantic City, NJ, Tax Appeal Refunding Bonds (Qualified Pursuant to the Provisions of the Municipal Qualified Bond Act), “A”, BAM, 5%, 3/01/2037 | | | 390,000 | | | | 439,979 | |
Atlantic City, NJ, Tax Appeal Refunding Bonds (Qualified Pursuant to the Provisions of the Municipal Qualified Bond Act), “A”, BAM, 5%, 3/01/2042 | | | 490,000 | | | | 548,545 | |
Bayonne, NJ, Redevelopment Agency (Royal Caribbean Project), “A”, 5.375%, 11/01/2035 | | | 2,500,000 | | | | 2,500,350 | |
New Jersey Building Authority Rev., Unrefunded Balance, “A”, BAM, 5%, 6/15/2028 | | | 365,000 | | | | 417,118 | |
New Jersey Building Authority Rev., Unrefunded Balance, “A”, BAM, 5%, 6/15/2029 | | | 430,000 | | | | 487,874 | |
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Luxury Tax Rev., AGM, 5%, 11/01/2029 | | | 445,000 | | | | 489,834 | |
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Luxury Tax Rev., AGM, 5%, 11/01/2030 | | | 690,000 | | | | 755,729 | |
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Luxury Tax Rev., AGM, 5%, 11/01/2031 | | | 2,570,000 | | | | 2,802,791 | |
New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Luxury Tax Rev., AGM, 5%, 11/01/2032 | | | 1,305,000 | | | | 1,417,126 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Kapkowski Road Landfill Project), 5.75%, 10/01/2021 | | | 170,000 | | | | 179,115 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Kapkowski Road Landfill Project), 6.5%, 4/01/2028 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,767,165 | |
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Kapkowski Road Landfill Project), 6.5%, 4/01/2031 | | $ | 9,985,000 | | | $ | 11,537,168 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Kapkowski Road Landfill Project), “B”, 6.5%, 4/01/2018 | | | 630,000 | | | | 643,362 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 5.125%, 1/01/2039 | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,677,796 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 4.375%, 1/01/2024 | | | 650,000 | | | | 677,859 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 4.875%, 1/01/2029 | | | 2,300,000 | | | | 2,379,580 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 5%, 1/01/2034 | | | 4,350,000 | | | | 4,474,758 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 5.25%, 1/01/2044 | | | 4,625,000 | | | | 4,785,025 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2021 | | | 105,000 | | | | 114,118 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 615,000 | | | | 679,987 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2023 | | | 705,000 | | | | 787,316 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2030 | | | 985,000 | | | | 1,079,402 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2035 | | | 1,510,000 | | | | 1,630,166 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2027 | | | 325,000 | | | | 370,468 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 1/01/2028 | | | 325,000 | | | | 360,074 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), AGM, 5%, 1/01/2031 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,074,265 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), AGM, 5.125%, 1/01/2039 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,174,703 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), AGM, 5.125%, 7/01/2042 | | | 530,000 | | | | 583,095 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev., School Facilities Construction, “N-1”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 9/01/2026 | | | 4,490,000 | | | | 5,152,051 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 4.875%, 9/15/2019 | | | 6,590,000 | | | | 6,935,118 | |
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 5.125%, 9/15/2023 | | $ | 7,870,000 | | | $ | 8,512,035 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 5.25%, 9/15/2029 | | | 5,770,000 | | | | 6,280,299 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), “A”, 5.625%, 11/15/2030 | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 2,054,434 | |
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 5.625%, 11/15/2030 | | | 8,595,000 | | | | 9,702,122 | |
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Medicine & Dentistry), “B”, 7.5%, 12/01/2032 (Prerefunded 6/01/2019) | | | 4,280,000 | | | | 4,786,709 | |
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Medicine & Dentistry), “B”, ETM, 6%, 12/01/2017 | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,357,922 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities, Financing Authority Rev. (St. Joseph’s Healthcare System), 6.625%, 7/01/2038 (Prerefunded 7/01/2018) | | | 8,000,000 | | | | 8,418,960 | |
New Jersey Health Care Facilities, Financing Authority Rev. (University Hospital), “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 10,225,000 | | | | 11,480,119 | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Senior Student Loan Rev., “1A”, 2.75%, 12/01/2027 | | | 7,250,000 | | | | 6,975,370 | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Senior Student Loan Rev., “1A”, 3.5%, 12/01/2029 | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 2,961,066 | |
New Jersey Higher Education Assistance Authority Student Loan Rev., “A”, ASSD GTY, 6.125%, 6/01/2030 | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,912,824 | |
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.5%, 6/01/2023 | | | 17,035,000 | | | | 17,098,881 | |
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.75%, 6/01/2034 | | | 31,335,000 | | | | 29,730,335 | |
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 5%, 6/01/2041 | | | 77,205,000 | | | | 73,693,717 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Federal Highway Reimbursement Rev., “A-1”, 5%, 6/15/2027 | | | 4,395,000 | | | | 4,821,403 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Systems, Capital Appreciation, “C”, AMBAC, 0%, 12/15/2035 | | | 4,750,000 | | | | 2,052,380 | |
New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, Transportation Systems, Capital Appreciation, “C”, AMBAC, 0%, 12/15/2036 | | | 12,405,000 | | | | 5,091,632 | |
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| | | $ | 255,189,616 | |
New Mexico - 0.4% | |
Farmington, NM, Pollution Control Rev. (Public Service New Mexico), “D”, 5.9%, 6/01/2040 | | $ | 11,915,000 | | | $ | 13,067,776 | |
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Rev. (Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital), “A”, 5.25%, 8/15/2026 | | | 1,580,000 | | | | 1,580,885 | |
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| | | $ | 14,648,661 | |
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New York - 4.9% | |
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp. (Barclays Center Project), 6%, 7/15/2030 (Prerefunded 1/15/2020) | | $ | 2,265,000 | | | $ | 2,543,051 | |
Build NYC Resource Corp Rev. (International Leadership Charter High School Project), “A”, 6.25%, 7/01/2046 | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 1,239,716 | |
Build NYC Resource Corp. Rev. (Federally Taxable, International Leadership Charter High School Project), “B”, 5%, 7/01/2021 | | | 200,000 | | | | 197,546 | |
Build NYC Resource Corp. Rev. (International Leadership Charter School Project), 5.75%, 7/01/2033 | | | 3,860,000 | | | | 3,629,867 | |
Build NYC Resource Corp. Rev. (International Leadership Charter School Project), 6%, 7/01/2043 | | | 4,025,000 | | | | 3,726,828 | |
Build NYC Resource Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Pratt Paper, Inc. Project), 5%, 1/01/2035 | | | 3,360,000 | | | | 3,616,133 | |
East Rochester, NY, Housing Authority Rev. (Woodland Village Project), 5.5%, 8/01/2033 | | | 580,000 | | | | 581,676 | |
Glen Cove, NY, Local Economic Assistance Corp. (Garvies Point Public Improvement Project), Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 1/01/2045 | | | 7,565,000 | | | | 1,906,910 | |
Glen Cove, NY, Local Economic Assistance Corp. (Garvies Point Public Improvement Project), Convertible Capital Appreciation, “C”, 0% to 1/01/2024, 5.625% to 1/01/2055 | | | 8,890,000 | | | | 6,539,751 | |
Hudson Yards, NY, Infrastructure Corp. Rev., “A”, 5.75%, 2/15/2047 (Prerefunded 2/15/2021) | | | 1,945,000 | | | | 2,255,480 | |
Hudson Yards, NY, Infrastructure Corp. Rev., “A”, 5.75%, 2/15/2047 | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,477,750 | |
New Rochelle, NY, Corp. for Local Development Rev. (Iona College Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 785,000 | | | | 868,069 | |
New Rochelle, NY, Corp. for Local Development Rev. (Iona College Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2040 | | | 2,130,000 | | | | 2,333,777 | |
New Rochelle, NY, Corp. for Local Development Rev. (Iona College Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2045 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,078,308 | |
New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (Orange Regional Medical Center Obligated Group Rev.), 5%, 12/01/2033 | | | 800,000 | | | | 885,040 | |
New York Dormitory Authority Rev., Non-State Supported Debt (Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center), LOC, 6.5%, 8/15/2030 | | | 1,570,000 | | | | 1,680,716 | |
New York Dormitory Authority Rev., Non-State Supported Debt (Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center), LOC, 6.25%, 2/15/2035 | | | 975,000 | | | | 1,038,707 | |
New York Dormitory Authority Rev., Non-State Supported Debt (Orange Regional Medical Center), 5%, 12/01/2040 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,089,080 | |
New York Dormitory Authority Rev., Non-State Supported Debt (Orange Regional Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,647,765 | |
New York Energy Research & Development Authority Pollution Control Rev. (New York Electric & Gas Corp. Project), “C”, 2%, 6/01/2029 (Put Date 5/01/2020) | | | 3,015,000 | | | | 3,028,387 | |
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New York Liberty Development Corp. Rev. (Goldman Sachs Headquarters), 5.25%, 10/01/2035 | | $ | 23,140,000 | | | $ | 29,085,823 | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (3 World Trade Center Project), “1”, 5%, 11/15/2044 | | | 12,985,000 | | | | 14,062,755 | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (3 World Trade Center Project), “2”, 5.375%, 11/15/2040 | | | 5,850,000 | | | | 6,490,400 | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (3 World Trade Center Project), “3”, 7.25%, 11/15/2044 | | | 3,970,000 | | | | 4,730,057 | |
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (One Bryant Park LLC), 6.375%, 7/15/2049 | | | 4,760,000 | | | | 5,158,079 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., Special Facility Rev. (American Airlines, Inc. John F. Kennedy International Airport Project), 5%, 8/01/2026 | | | 8,280,000 | | | | 8,899,841 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., Special Facility Rev. (American Airlines, Inc. John F. Kennedy International Airport Project), 5%, 8/01/2031 | | | 5,185,000 | | | | 5,542,247 | |
New York Transportation Development Corp., Special Facility Rev. (LaGuardia Airport Terminal B Redevelopment Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 9,970,000 | | | | 10,781,458 | |
New York, NY, City Housing Development Corp., Multifamily Housing Rev. (8 Spruce Street), “F”, 4.5%, 2/15/2048 | | | 10,911,318 | | | | 11,424,150 | |
New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agency Rev. (Yankee Stadium Project), “A”, ASSD GTY, 7%, 3/01/2049 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 10,924,600 | |
Niagara County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Covanta Energy Project), “A”, 5.25%, 11/01/2042 | | | 12,055,000 | | | | 12,091,647 | |
Onondaga, NY, Civic Development Corp. Rev. (St. Joseph���s Hospital Health Center), 5%, 7/01/2025 (Prerefunded 7/01/2019) | | | 505,000 | | | | 543,047 | |
Onondaga, NY, Civic Development Corp. Rev. (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5.125%, 7/01/2031 (Prerefunded 7/01/2019) | | | 510,000 | | | | 549,632 | |
Onondaga, NY, Civic Development Corp. Rev. (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5%, 7/01/2042 (Prerefunded 7/01/2022) | | | 3,110,000 | | | | 3,658,791 | |
Orange County, NY, Funding Corp. Assisted Living Residence Rev. (The Hamlet at Wallkill Assisted Living Project), 6.5%, 1/01/2046 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,982,450 | |
Port Authority of NY & NJ, Special Obligation Rev. (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), 6%, 12/01/2036 | | | 2,435,000 | | | | 2,736,015 | |
Port Authority of NY & NJ, Special Obligation Rev. (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), 6%, 12/01/2042 | | | 2,780,000 | | | | 3,116,686 | |
Seneca Nation of Indians, NY, Capital Improvements Authority, Special Obligation, 5%, 12/01/2023 (n) | | | 6,070,000 | | | | 6,079,894 | |
Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corp., NY, “A”, 5%, 6/01/2034 | | | 825,000 | | | | 922,358 | |
Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corp., NY, “A”, 5%, 6/01/2035 | | | 410,000 | | | | 454,653 | |
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Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corp., NY, “A”, 5%, 6/01/2041 | | $ | 3,020,000 | | | $ | 3,305,813 | |
Ulster County, NY, Capital Resource Corp Rev. (Health Alliance Senior Living- Woodland Pond at New Paltz), “B”, 7%, 9/15/2044 | | | 2,010,000 | | | | 2,043,507 | |
Ulster County, NY, Capital Resource Corp Rev. (Health Alliance Senior Living- Woodland Pond at New Paltz), Convertible Capital Appreciation, “A”, 0% to 9/15/2019, 7.5% to 9/15/2044 | | | 3,615,000 | | | | 3,210,915 | |
Ulster County, NY, Industrial Development Agency (Woodland Pond), “A”, 6%, 9/15/2037 | | | 5,620,000 | | | | 5,620,112 | |
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| | | $ | 195,779,487 | |
North Carolina - 0.4% | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Rev. (Salemtowne), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2026 | | $ | 3,585,000 | | | $ | 3,924,105 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Rev. (Salemtowne), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2030 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,542,795 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Rev. (United Church Homes and Services), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2037 | | | 1,260,000 | | | | 1,310,589 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Rev. (United Methodist Retirement Homes), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2030 | | | 355,000 | | | | 404,874 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Rev. (United Methodist Retirement Homes), “A”, 5%, 10/01/2031 | | | 120,000 | | | | 136,222 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Pennybyrn at Maryfield), 5%, 10/01/2025 | | | 1,030,000 | | | | 1,125,100 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Pennybyrn at Maryfield), 5%, 10/01/2030 | | | 1,310,000 | | | | 1,365,767 | |
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Pennybyrn at Maryfield), 5%, 10/01/2035 | | | 750,000 | | | | 774,098 | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2047 | | | 990,000 | | | | 1,102,068 | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2051 | | | 2,015,000 | | | | 2,228,449 | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2054 | | | 805,000 | | | | 883,793 | |
North Carolina Turnpike Authority, Monroe Expressway Toll Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2042 | | | 505,000 | | | | 563,398 | |
University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Student Housing Projects), 5%, 6/01/2029 | | | 1,190,000 | | | | 1,383,946 | |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Rev., 5%, 4/01/2039 | | | 955,000 | | | | 1,076,361 | |
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| | | $ | 17,821,565 | |
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North Dakota - 0.1% | |
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Home Mortgage Finance Program), “A”, 4%, 7/01/2034 | | $ | 670,000 | | | $ | 702,234 | |
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Rev., (Home Mortgage Finance Program), “B”, 4%, 1/01/2036 | | | 1,460,000 | | | | 1,567,967 | |
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| | | $ | 2,270,201 | |
Ohio - 7.3% | |
American Municipal Power, Inc. (Prairie State Energy Campus Project), “A”, 5%, 2/15/2042 | | $ | 3,440,000 | | | $ | 3,828,445 | |
Bowling Green, OH, Student Housing Rev. (State University Project), 6%, 6/01/2045 | | | 5,990,000 | | | | 6,792,660 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-2”, 5.125%, 6/01/2024 | | | 24,530,000 | | | | 22,935,550 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-2”, 5.375%, 6/01/2024 | | | 17,075,000 | | | | 16,545,504 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-2”, 5.875%, 6/01/2030 | | | 26,600,000 | | | | 25,136,202 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-2”, 5.75%, 6/01/2034 | | | 4,485,000 | | | | 4,238,370 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-2”, 6%, 6/01/2042 | | | 21,225,000 | | | | 19,792,737 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-2”, 6.5%, 6/01/2047 | | | 79,705,000 | | | | 78,610,650 | |
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Rev., “A-3”, 6.25%, 6/01/2037 | | | 11,535,000 | | | | 11,534,193 | |
Butler County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (UC Health), 5.5%, 11/01/2040 (Prerefunded 11/01/2020) | | | 1,820,000 | | | | 2,069,922 | |
Butler County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (UC Health), 5.75%, 11/01/2040 (Prerefunded 11/01/2020) | | | 2,210,000 | | | | 2,531,047 | |
Butler County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev., Unrefunded Balance, (UC Health), 5.5%, 11/01/2040 | | | 3,615,000 | | | | 4,001,444 | |
Centerville, OH, Health Care Improvement and Refunding Rev. (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.25%, 11/01/2037 | | | 920,000 | | | | 980,766 | |
Centerville, OH, Health Care Improvement and Refunding Rev. (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.25%, 11/01/2047 | | | 2,480,000 | | | | 2,614,540 | |
Centerville, OH, Health Care Improvement and Refunding Rev. (Graceworks Lutheran Services), 5.25%, 11/01/2050 | | | 915,000 | | | | 962,342 | |
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority Development Rev. (Euclid Avenue Development Corp. Project), 5%, 8/01/2044 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,082,687 | |
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority Development Rev. (Flats East Development Project), “B”, 7%, 5/15/2040 | | | 1,115,000 | | | | 1,219,487 | |
Cuyahoga County OH, Hospital Rev. (The Metrohealth System), 4.75%, 2/15/2047 | | | 5,240,000 | | | | 5,397,986 | |
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Cuyahoga County OH, Hospital Rev. (The Metrohealth System), 5.5%, 2/15/2052 | | $ | 875,000 | | | $ | 973,814 | |
Cuyahoga County OH, Hospital Rev. (The Metrohealth System), 5.5%, 2/15/2057 | | | 13,520,000 | | | | 15,012,473 | |
Franklin County, OH, Health Care Facilities Improvement Rev. (Friendship Village of Dublin, OH, Inc.), 5%, 11/15/2034 | | | 1,380,000 | | | | 1,513,018 | |
Franklin County, OH, Health Care Facilities Improvement Rev. (Friendship Village of Dublin, OH, Inc.), 5%, 11/15/2044 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,216,030 | |
Gallia County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Holzer Health Systems), “A”, 8%, 7/01/2042 | | | 8,265,000 | | | | 9,521,445 | |
Lake County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev., 6%, 8/15/2043 (Prerefunded 8/15/2018) | | | 2,410,000 | | | | 2,536,284 | |
Lake County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev., 6%, 8/15/2043 | | | 460,000 | | | | 479,453 | |
Montgomery County, OH, Health Care & Multifamily Housing Rev. (St. Leonard), 6.375%, 4/01/2030 | | | 2,235,000 | | | | 2,399,340 | |
Montgomery County, OH, Health Care & Multifamily Housing Rev. (St. Leonard), 6.625%, 4/01/2040 | | | 3,230,000 | | | | 3,462,076 | |
Ohio Tax Exempt Private Activity (Portsmouth Bypass Project), AGM, 5%, 12/31/2035 | | | 7,865,000 | | | | 8,789,609 | |
Riversouth, OH, Authority Rev. (Lazarus Building), “A”, 5.75%, 12/01/2027 | | | 3,975,000 | | | | 4,012,604 | |
Scioto County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Southern Ohio Medical Center), 5.625%, 2/15/2031 (Prerefunded 2/15/2018) | | | 1,370,000 | | | | 1,404,880 | |
Scioto County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Southern Ohio Medical Center), 5.75%, 2/15/2038 (Prerefunded 2/15/2018) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,207,133 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5.5%, 12/01/2029 | | | 690,000 | | | | 747,049 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5.75%, 12/01/2032 | | | 3,725,000 | | | | 4,084,910 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 1,520,000 | | | | 1,566,938 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5%, 12/01/2043 | | | 1,715,000 | | | | 1,755,045 | |
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5.5%, 12/01/2043 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,265,144 | |
Summit County, OH, Port Authority Building Rev. (Flats East Development Recovery Zone Facility Bonds), 6.875%, 5/15/2040 | | | 415,000 | | | | 449,067 | |
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The Ohio State University, Special Purpose Rev., “A”, 5%, 6/01/2038 (u) | | $ | 3,355,000 | | | $ | 3,832,551 | |
The Ohio State University, Special Purpose Rev., “A”, 5%, 6/01/2043 (u) | | | 8,150,000 | | | | 9,257,748 | |
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| | | $ | 290,761,143 | |
Oklahoma - 1.0% | |
Fort Sill Apache Tribe, OK, Economic Development Authority, Gaming Enterprise., “A”, 8.5%, 8/25/2026 (n) | | $ | 2,710,000 | | | $ | 3,160,077 | |
Norman, OK, Regional Hospital Authority Rev., 5%, 9/01/2027 (Prerefunded 9/01/2017) | | | 1,350,000 | | | | 1,354,644 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Rev. (Provident Oklahoma Education Resources, Inc. - Cross Village Student Housing Project), 5.25%, 8/01/2057 | | | 4,400,000 | | | | 4,832,168 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Rev. (Provident Oklahoma Education Resources, Inc. - Cross Village Student Housing Project), 5%, 8/01/2052 | | | 3,825,000 | | | | 4,154,141 | |
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, First Mortgage Rev. (Sommerset Project), 5%, 7/01/2042 | | | 1,390,000 | | | | 1,451,813 | |
Tulsa County, OK, Industrial Authority, Senior Living Community Rev. (Montereau, Inc.), “A”, 7.25%, 11/01/2045 (Prerefunded 5/01/2020) | | | 3,500,000 | | | | 4,071,725 | |
Tulsa, OK, Airport Improvement Trust Rev., “A”, 5%, 6/01/2045 | | | 660,000 | | | | 722,192 | |
Tulsa, OK, Industrial Authority Rev. (University of Tulsa), 6%, 10/01/2027 | | | 4,795,000 | | | | 5,276,993 | |
Tulsa, OK, Municipal Airport Trust Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), 5%, 6/01/2035 (Put Date 6/01/2025) | | | 2,005,000 | | | | 2,166,864 | |
Tulsa, OK, Municipal Airport Trust Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 5.5%, 6/01/2035 | | | 5,260,000 | | | | 5,582,543 | |
Tulsa, OK, Municipal Airport Trust Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 5.5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 6,615,000 | | | | 7,092,537 | |
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| | | $ | 39,865,697 | |
Oregon - 0.4% | |
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 4.5%, 5/01/2029 | | $ | 655,000 | | | $ | 706,811 | |
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/2030 | | | 215,000 | | | | 242,838 | |
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/2036 | | | 1,100,000 | | | | 1,217,392 | |
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/2040 | | | 815,000 | | | | 867,290 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority Rev. (College Housing Northwest Project), 5%, 10/01/2036 | | | 650,000 | | | | 689,189 | |
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Oregon Facilities Authority Rev. (College Housing Northwest Project), 5%, 10/01/2048 | | $ | 2,805,000 | | | $ | 2,947,943 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority Rev. (Concordia University Project), “A”, 6.125%, 9/01/2030 (Prerefunded 9/01/2020) | | | 2,295,000 | | | | 2,638,860 | |
Oregon Facilities Authority Rev. (Concordia University Project), “A”, 6.375%, 9/01/2040 (Prerefunded 9/01/2020) | | | 4,100,000 | | | | 4,745,258 | |
Port of Portland, OR, International Airport Rev., “24B”, 5%, 7/01/2042 | | | 1,160,000 | | | | 1,330,613 | |
Port of Portland, OR, International Airport Rev., “24B”, 5%, 7/01/2047 | | | 465,000 | | | | 529,998 | |
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Pennsylvania - 5.4% | |
Allegheny County, PA, Higher Education Building Authority Rev. (Robert Morris University), “A”, 5.9%, 10/15/2028 (Prerefunded 10/15/2018) | | $ | 1,305,000 | | | $ | 1,369,206 | |
Allegheny County, PA, Higher Education Building Authority Rev. (Robert Morris University), “A”, 6%, 10/15/2038 (Prerefunded 10/15/2018) | | | 2,025,000 | | | | 2,148,586 | |
Allentown, PA, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Rev. (City Center Refunding Project), 5%, 5/01/2032 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,458,421 | |
Allentown, PA, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Rev. (City Center Refunding Project), 5%, 5/01/2042 | | | 1,990,000 | | | | 2,071,948 | |
Allentown, PA, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Rev., “A”, 5%, 5/01/2035 | | | 1,110,000 | | | | 1,171,283 | |
Allentown, PA, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Rev., “A”, 5%, 5/01/2042 | | | 4,605,000 | | | | 4,828,527 | |
Berks County, PA, Reading School District, AGM, 5%, 3/01/2035 | | | 445,000 | | | | 510,976 | |
Berks County, PA, Reading School District, AGM, 5%, 3/01/2036 | | | 460,000 | | | | 526,981 | |
Berks County, PA, Reading School District, AGM, 5%, 3/01/2037 | | | 390,000 | | | | 446,098 | |
Berks County, PA, Reading School District, AGM, 5%, 3/01/2038 | | | 175,000 | | | | 199,866 | |
Chartiers Valley, PA, Industrial & Commercial Development Authority (Asbury Health Center Project), 5.75%, 12/01/2022 | | | 500,000 | | | | 500,880 | |
Chester County, PA, Health & Education Facilities Authority Health System Rev. (Main Line Health System), “A”, 5%, 12/15/2047 | | | 505,000 | | | | 523,599 | |
Chester County, PA, Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Simpson Senior Services Project), “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/2045 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,754,341 | |
Chester County, PA, Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Simpson Senior Services Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2030 | | | 815,000 | | | | 836,875 | |
Chester County, PA, Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Simpson Senior Services Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2035 | | | 815,000 | | | | 825,473 | |
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Chester County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Educational Facilities Rev. (Avon Grove Charter School Project), “A”, 4.75%, 12/15/2037 | | $ | 885,000 | | | $ | 901,665 | |
Chester County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Educational Facilities Rev. (Avon Grove Charter School Project), “A”, 5%, 12/15/2051 | | | 610,000 | | | | 626,366 | |
Clairton, PA, Municipal Authority Sewer Rev., “B”, 5%, 12/01/2037 | | | 1,735,000 | | | | 1,897,622 | |
Clarion County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, Student Housing Rev. (Clarion University Foundation, Inc.), 5%, 7/01/2034 | | | 330,000 | | | | 350,576 | |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Public School Building Authority Lease Rev. (School District of Philadelphia Project), 5%, 4/01/2028 | | | 1,740,000 | | | | 1,856,615 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Asbury Atlantic, Inc.), 6%, 1/01/2030 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,080,012 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Asbury Atlantic, Inc.), 6%, 1/01/2040 | | | 4,300,000 | | | | 4,473,935 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Asbury Atlantic, Inc.), 5.25%, 1/01/2041 | | | 965,000 | | | | 983,017 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Asbury Atlantic, Inc.), 6.125%, 1/01/2045 | | | 7,220,000 | | | | 7,519,919 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project), 5%, 1/01/2022 | | | 1,660,000 | | | | 1,869,492 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project), 5%, 1/01/2023 | | | 855,000 | | | | 978,479 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project), 6.125%, 1/01/2029 (Prerefunded 1/01/2019) | | | 815,000 | | | | 873,965 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project), 6.375%, 1/01/2039 (Prerefunded 1/01/2019) | | | 6,355,000 | | | | 6,837,027 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev., Unrefunded Balance, (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project), 6.375%, 1/01/2039 | | | 705,000 | | | | 754,639 | |
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev., Unrefunded Balance, (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries Project), 6.125%, 1/01/2029 | | | 90,000 | | | | 96,101 | |
Dallas, PA, Area Municipal Authority Rev. (Misericordia University Project), 5%, 5/01/2029 | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,435,272 | |
Delaware County, PA, Authority College Rev. (Neumann College), 6%, 10/01/2025 (Prerefunded 10/01/2018) | | | 510,000 | | | | 539,927 | |
Delaware County, PA, Authority University Rev. (Neumann University), 6.125%, 10/01/2034 (Prerefunded 10/01/2018) | | | 250,000 | | | | 265,030 | |
Delaware Valley, PA, Regional Finance Authority, AMBAC, 5.5%, 8/01/2018 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,751,652 | |
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East Hempfield Township, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Student Services, Inc., Student Housing Project at Millersville University of Pennsylvania), 5%, 7/01/2030 | | $ | 330,000 | | | $ | 358,020 | |
East Hempfield Township, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Student Services, Inc., Student Housing Project at Millersville University of Pennsylvania), 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 420,000 | | | | 448,245 | |
East Hempfield Township, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Student Services, Inc., Student Housing Project at Millersville University of Pennsylvania), 5%, 7/01/2039 | | | 325,000 | | | | 343,252 | |
East Hempfield Township, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Student Services, Inc., Student Housing Project at Millersville University of Pennsylvania), 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 180,000 | | | | 189,221 | |
Fulton County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Medical Center Project), 5%, 7/01/2040 | | | 5,045,000 | | | | 5,165,071 | |
Fulton County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Medical Center Project), “B”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 3,450,000 | | | | 3,511,962 | |
Fulton County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Medical Center Project), “B”, 5%, 7/01/2051 | | | 3,125,000 | | | | 3,151,688 | |
Lancaster County, PA, Hospital Authority Health System Rev. (Masonic Villages Project), 5%, 11/01/2027 | | | 580,000 | | | | 676,442 | |
Lancaster County, PA, Hospital Authority Health System Rev. (Masonic Villages Project), 5%, 11/01/2035 | | | 210,000 | | | | 235,295 | |
Lehigh County, PA, Water and Sewer Authority Rev. (Allentown Concession), “A”, 5%, 12/01/2043 | | | 7,735,000 | | | | 8,588,016 | |
Luzerne County, PA, “A”, AGM, 5%, 11/15/2029 | | | 6,760,000 | | | | 7,612,639 | |
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Pollution Control Rev. (Peco Energy Company Project), “A”, 2.55%, 6/01/2029 (Put Date 6/01/2020) | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,023,504 | |
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Issue), “A”, 5.25%, 1/15/2036 | | | 8,510,000 | | | | 9,229,691 | |
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community Project), 5.375%, 1/01/2050 | | | 8,275,000 | | | | 8,380,589 | |
Moon Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Baptist Homes Society), 6.125%, 7/01/2050 | | | 3,915,000 | | | | 4,203,810 | |
Northampton County, PA, General Purpose Authority Hospital Rev. (St. Luke’s Hospital), “A”, 5.5%, 8/15/2040 (Prerefunded 8/15/2018) | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,125,439 | |
Northeastern PA, Hospital & Education Authority Rev. (Wilkes University Project), “A”, 5%, 3/01/2037 | | | 1,355,000 | | | | 1,480,365 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev. (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 6/30/2026 | | | 590,000 | | | | 699,752 | |
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Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev. (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 12/31/2030 | | $ | 2,010,000 | | | $ | 2,303,802 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev. (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 12/31/2034 | | | 12,950,000 | | | | 14,606,305 | |
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Sewer Sludge Disposal Rev. (Philadelphia Biosolids Facility), 6.25%, 1/01/2032 | | | 3,415,000 | | | | 3,627,413 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (East Stroudsburg University), 5%, 7/01/2042 | | | 2,525,000 | | | | 2,616,304 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Edinboro University Foundation), 5.8%, 7/01/2030 (Prerefunded 7/01/2020) | | | 740,000 | | | | 838,642 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Saint Francis University Project), “JJ2”, 6.25%, 11/01/2041 | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,700,427 | |
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Shippensburg University Student Services), 6.25%, 10/01/2043 | | | 5,500,000 | | | | 6,076,895 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Discovery Charter School Project), 6.25%, 4/01/2037 | | | 1,065,000 | | | | 1,113,852 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Discovery Charter School Project), 6.25%, 4/01/2042 | | | 1,950,000 | | | | 2,035,761 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (KIPP Charter School Project), “B”, 4%, 4/01/2026 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,042,504 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (KIPP Charter School Project), “B”, 5%, 4/01/2046 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,025,300 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (MaST Charter School Project), 6%, 8/01/2035 (Prerefunded 8/01/2020) | | | 470,000 | | | | 537,906 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (MaST Charter School Project), “A”, 5.25%, 8/01/2046 | | | 2,620,000 | | | | 2,684,740 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (MaST Charter School Project), “A”, 5.375%, 8/01/2051 | | | 1,910,000 | | | | 1,955,038 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (MaST Charter School Project), “B”, 5.625%, 8/01/2036 | | | 885,000 | | | | 907,284 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (MaST Charter School Project), “B”, 5.75%, 8/01/2046 | | | 4,790,000 | | | | 4,905,247 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (MaST Charter School Project), “B”, 6%, 8/01/2051 | | | 3,310,000 | | | | 3,414,033 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School Project), 6.5%, 6/15/2033 | | | 2,780,000 | | | | 2,973,655 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School Project), 6.75%, 6/15/2043 | | | 5,820,000 | | | | 6,248,236 | |
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Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), 6.875%, 6/15/2033 | | $ | 1,145,000 | | | $ | 1,268,179 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), 7.375%, 6/15/2043 | | | 1,975,000 | | | | 2,228,649 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), “A-1”, 6.75%, 6/15/2033 | | | 850,000 | | | | 949,765 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), “A-1”, 7%, 6/15/2043 | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,879,568 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Thomas Jefferson University), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2035 | | | 895,000 | | | | 1,032,624 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Thomas Jefferson University), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2042 | | | 3,135,000 | | | | 3,561,454 | |
Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Authority Rev., 6.5%, 4/01/2034 | | | 1,060,000 | | | | 1,156,661 | |
Philadelphia, PA, School District, “F”, 5%, 9/01/2037 | | | 980,000 | | | | 1,083,870 | |
Philadelphia, PA, School District, “F”, 5%, 9/01/2038 | | | 245,000 | | | | 270,568 | |
Scranton-Lackawanna, PA, Health and Welfare Authority, University Rev. (Marywood University Project), 5%, 6/01/2046 | | | 3,340,000 | | | | 3,346,880 | |
Southcentral, PA, General Authority Rev. (WellSpan Health Obligated Group), “A”, 5%, 6/01/2044 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,327,030 | |
State Public School Building Authority, PA, School Lease Rev. (The School District of Philadelphia Project)., “A”, AGM, 5%, 6/01/2033 | | | 19,350,000 | | | | 21,708,765 | |
Washington County, PA, Redevelopment Authority (Victory Centre Project), “A”, 5.45%, 7/01/2035 | | | 680,000 | | | | 680,116 | |
West Shore, PA, Area Authority Rev. (Messiah Village Project) “A”, 5%, 7/01/2030 | | | 395,000 | | | | 430,661 | |
West Shore, PA, Area Authority Rev. (Messiah Village Project) “A”, 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 390,000 | | | | 418,692 | |
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| | | $ | 215,644,198 | |
Puerto Rico - 6.9% | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Rev., “A”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 7/01/2028 | | $ | 810,000 | | | $ | 826,589 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Rev., “A”, 6%, 7/01/2044 | | | 10,000,000 | | | | 8,337,700 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Rev., “A”, ASSD GTY, 5.125%, 7/01/2047 | | | 3,355,000 | | | | 3,418,275 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “A”, NATL, 4.75%, 7/01/2038 | | | 3,810,000 | | | | 3,818,230 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “BB”, AMBAC, 5.25%, 7/01/2018 | | | 1,305,000 | | | | 1,332,483 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “CC”, AGM, 5.5%, 7/01/2029 | | | 1,085,000 | | | | 1,239,146 | |
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “CC”, AGM, 5.25%, 7/01/2032 | | $ | 1,080,000 | | | $ | 1,200,906 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “CC”, AGM, 5.25%, 7/01/2033 | | | 2,800,000 | | | | 3,107,636 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “CC”, AGM, 5.25%, 7/01/2036 | | | 2,960,000 | | | | 3,268,610 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “D”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/2032 | | | 8,365,000 | | | | 8,447,563 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “J”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/2029 | | | 630,000 | | | | 630,731 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “L”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2035 | | | 11,750,000 | | | | 12,122,593 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “L”, AMBAC, 5.25%, 7/01/2038 | | | 27,110,000 | | | | 28,560,656 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “M”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 7/01/2032 | | | 1,130,000 | | | | 1,131,910 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “N”, AMBAC, 5.25%, 7/01/2030 | | | 5,390,000 | | | | 5,733,559 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “N”, AMBAC, 5.25%, 7/01/2031 | | | 3,090,000 | | | | 3,281,549 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “N”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2033 | | | 3,175,000 | | | | 3,303,842 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “N”, ASSD GTY, 5.25%, 7/01/2034 | | | 6,615,000 | | | | 7,330,875 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., “N”, ASSD GTY, 5.25%, 7/01/2036 | | | 8,025,000 | | | | 8,861,687 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AMBAC, 0%, 7/01/2018 | | | 165,000 | | | | 159,859 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “N”, AMBAC, 0%, 7/01/2019 | | | 875,000 | | | | 814,748 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “N”, AMBAC, 0%, 7/01/2020 | | | 1,545,000 | | | | 1,367,356 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2025 | | | 1,045,000 | | | | 1,134,922 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, “A”, NATL, 5.5%, 7/01/2020 | | | 2,320,000 | | | | 2,478,085 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, “A”, NATL, 5.5%, 7/01/2021 | | | 875,000 | | | | 945,490 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, “A”, AGM, 5.375%, 7/01/2025 | | | 750,000 | | | | 793,710 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “A”, AGM, 5.125%, 7/01/2030 | | | 7,405,000 | | | | 7,418,551 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/2035 | | | 12,830,000 | | | | 13,373,864 | |
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “A-4”, AGM, 5.25%, 7/01/2030 | | $ | 1,345,000 | | | $ | 1,417,832 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “C”, AGM, 5.25%, 7/01/2027 | | | 465,000 | | | | 465,925 | |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “C-7”, NATL, 6%, 7/01/2027 | | | 3,540,000 | | | | 3,652,147 | |
Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, Hotel Occupancy Tax Rev., “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 7/01/2020 | | | 840,000 | | | | 841,520 | |
Puerto Rico Convention Center District Authority, Hotel Occupancy Tax Rev., “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 7/01/2031 | | | 11,405,000 | | | | 11,424,046 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “DDD”, AGM, 3.625%, 7/01/2023 | | | 555,000 | | | | 555,422 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “DDD”, AGM, 3.65%, 7/01/2024 | | | 2,345,000 | | | | 2,346,782 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “MM”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/2020 | | | 65,000 | | | | 68,510 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “NN”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2022 | | | 2,165,000 | | | | 2,329,648 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “NN”, NATL, 4.75%, 7/01/2033 | | | 380,000 | | | | 380,084 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “PP”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/2024 | | | 240,000 | | | | 240,374 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “RR”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 7/01/2028 | | | 185,000 | | | | 186,835 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “SS”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/2019 | | | 3,825,000 | | | | 3,867,917 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “SS”, ASSD GTY, 4.375%, 7/01/2030 | | | 280,000 | | | | 280,207 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “TT”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/2026 | | | 65,000 | | | | 65,091 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, NATL, 4.5%, 7/01/2018 | | | 155,000 | | | | 157,959 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/2019 | | | 885,000 | | | | 922,250 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/2022 | | | 490,000 | | | | 490,931 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, ASSD GTY, 4.25%, 7/01/2027 | | | 1,705,000 | | | | 1,706,603 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “V”, AGM, 5.25%, 7/01/2027 | | | 160,000 | | | | 179,155 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “VV”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2025 | | | 475,000 | | | | 503,681 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “VV”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2029 | | | 2,815,000 | | | | 2,957,552 | |
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Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “VV”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2030 | | $ | 4,615,000 | | | $ | 4,840,212 | |
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “VV”, NATL, 5.25%, 7/01/2032 | | | 485,000 | | | | 505,933 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority (Cogeneration Facilities - AES Puerto Rico Project), 6.625%, 6/01/2026 | | | 4,530,000 | | | | 4,270,295 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Educational Facilities Rev. (University Plaza Project), NATL, 5%, 7/01/2033 | | | 4,780,000 | | | | 4,846,107 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/2018 | | | 320,000 | | | | 321,354 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 4%, 4/01/2020 | | | 165,000 | �� | | | 162,900 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 3/01/2021 | | | 80,000 | | | | 80,017 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/2021 | | | 570,000 | | | | 577,193 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5.375%, 12/01/2021 | | | 570,000 | | | | 570,279 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/2022 | | | 645,000 | | | | 652,172 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 3/01/2026 | | | 200,000 | | | | 196,842 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/2027 | | | 2,645,000 | | | | 2,599,903 | |
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Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5.5%, 12/01/2031 | | $ | 980,000 | | | $ | 972,248 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5.125%, 4/01/2032 | | | 1,330,000 | | | | 1,263,434 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 3/01/2036 | | | 1,015,000 | | | | 920,118 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5.375%, 4/01/2042 | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,514,711 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (University of Sacred Heart), 4.375%, 10/01/2031 | | | 525,000 | | | | 366,056 | |
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (University of Sacred Heart), 5%, 10/01/2042 | | | 260,000 | | | | 179,387 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Special Tax Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2018 | | | 715,000 | | | | 731,681 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Special Tax Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2023 | | | 5,200,000 | | | | 5,576,012 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Special Tax Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2024 | | | 11,460,000 | | | | 12,374,393 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Special Tax Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2026 | | | 5,775,000 | | | | 6,256,866 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Special Tax Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2027 | | | 17,780,000 | | | | 19,322,415 | |
Puerto Rico Infrastructure Financing Authority Special Tax Rev., “C”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/2028 | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,170,750 | |
Puerto Rico Municipal Finance Agency, “A”, AGM, 5%, 8/01/2027 | | | 325,000 | | | | 330,545 | |
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Government Facilities Rev., “M-3”, NATL, 6%, 7/01/2027 | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,516,570 | |
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Government Facilities Rev., “M-3”, NATL, 6%, 7/01/2028 | | | 490,000 | | | | 505,210 | |
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Government Facilities Rev., “N”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 7/01/2032 | | | 690,000 | | | | 691,166 | |
Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Rev., “M-2”, AMBAC, 10%, 7/01/2035 | | | 6,225,000 | | | | 6,257,744 | |
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Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority, Government Facilities Rev., “I”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 7/01/2036 | | $ | 735,000 | | | $ | 736,205 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., “A”, AGM, 5%, 8/01/2040 | | | 1,940,000 | | | | 2,001,110 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., “C”, 5%, 8/01/2040 (a)(d) | | | 5,570,000 | | | | 3,446,438 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2040 | | | 5,990,000 | | | | 1,603,823 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2041 | | | 4,815,000 | | | | 1,179,434 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2043 | | | 4,660,000 | | | | 1,026,784 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2044 | | | 2,995,000 | | | | 624,757 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2042 | | | 12,770,000 | | | | 2,970,813 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2045 | | | 2,145,000 | | | | 424,517 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 8/01/2046 | | | 43,880,000 | | | | 8,240,225 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AMBAC, 0%, 8/01/2047 | | | 14,305,000 | | | | 2,651,432 | |
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AMBAC, 0%, 8/01/2054 | | | 12,535,000 | | | | 1,591,193 | |
University of Puerto Rico Rev., “P”, NATL, 5%, 6/01/2025 | | | 595,000 | | | | 595,655 | |
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| | | $ | 276,146,495 | |
Rhode Island - 0.1% | |
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Student Loan Rev., “A”, 3.8%, 12/01/2031 | | $ | 1,990,000 | | | $ | 2,057,421 | |
Rhode Island Student Loan Authority, Student Loan Rev., “A”, 3.625%, 12/01/2034 | | | 3,620,000 | | | | 3,627,168 | |
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| | | $ | 5,684,589 | |
South Carolina - 0.4% | |
Richland County, SC, Environmental Improvement Rev. (International Paper), “A”, 3.875%, 4/01/2023 | | $ | 4,130,000 | | | $ | 4,437,231 | |
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Palmetto Health), 5.75%, 8/01/2039 | | | 940,000 | | | | 989,820 | |
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority, Health Facilities Rev. (Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc.), 5.125%, 5/01/2048 | | | 805,000 | | | | 816,737 | |
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority, Health Facilities Rev. (Wesley Commons), 5%, 10/01/2036 | | | 5,735,000 | | | | 5,827,391 | |
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South Carolina Ports Authority, 5.25%, 7/01/2050 | | $ | 1,485,000 | | | $ | 1,669,853 | |
South Carolina Public Service Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 12/01/2049 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,891,750 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 15,632,782 | |
South Dakota - 0.0% | |
South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Sanford Obligated Group), “B”, 5%, 11/01/2034 | | $ | 1,520,000 | | | $ | 1,704,072 | |
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Tennessee - 0.7% | |
Blount County, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Rev. (Asbury, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2037 | | $ | 750,000 | | | $ | 785,543 | |
Blount County, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Rev. (Asbury, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2047 | | | 1,575,000 | | | | 1,631,180 | |
Chattanooga, TN, Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Rev. (Catholic Health Initiatives), “A”, 5.25%, 1/01/2045 | | | 2,270,000 | | | | 2,398,959 | |
Claiborne County, TN, Industrial Development Board Rev. (Lincoln Memorial University Project), 6.125%, 10/01/2040 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,317,350 | |
Hardeman County, TN, Correctional Facilities Rev., 7.75%, 8/01/2017 | | | 790,000 | | | | 790,000 | |
Johnson City, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Rev. (Appalachian Christian Village Project), “A”, 5%, 2/15/2043 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 2,909,880 | |
Johnson City, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board, Hospital Rev. (Mountain States Health Alliance), 6%, 7/01/2038 | | | 1,700,000 | | | | 1,856,791 | |
Knox County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board Knox Rev. (University Health System, Inc.), 5%, 4/01/2030 | | | 680,000 | | | | 777,260 | |
Knox County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board Knox Rev. (University Health System, Inc.), 5%, 4/01/2031 | | | 800,000 | | | | 908,200 | |
Knox County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board Knox Rev. (University Health System, Inc.), 5%, 4/01/2036 | | | 500,000 | | | | 559,295 | |
Metropolitan Government of Nashville, TN, Airport Authority Improvement Rev., “B”, 5%, 7/01/2040 | | | 3,000,000 | | | | 3,350,490 | |
Shelby County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board Residential Care Facility Mortgage Rev. (Village at Germantown), 5%, 12/01/2034 | | | 500,000 | | | | 511,050 | |
Shelby County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facility Board Residential Care Facility Mortgage Rev. (Village at Germantown), 5.25%, 12/01/2044 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,028,720 | |
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/2022 | | | 2,105,000 | | | | 2,430,770 | |
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/2024 | | | 3,625,000 | | | | 4,268,365 | |
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| | | $ | 29,523,853 | |
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Texas - 7.9% | |
Arlington, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Education Rev. (Newman International Academy), “A”, 5.375%, 8/15/2036 | | $ | 820,000 | | | $ | 806,552 | |
Arlington, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Education Rev. (Newman International Academy), “A”, 5.5%, 8/15/2046 | | | 3,680,000 | | | | 3,556,389 | |
Arlington, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Education Rev. (Wayside Schools), “A”, 4.375%, 8/15/2036 | | | 555,000 | | | | 531,451 | |
Arlington, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Education Rev. (Wayside Schools), “A”, 4.625%, 8/15/2046 | | | 1,040,000 | | | | 999,034 | |
Austin, TX, (Travis, Williamson and Hays Counties) Airport System Rev., “B”, 5%, 11/15/2041 | | | 930,000 | | | | 1,056,350 | |
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2029 | | | 870,000 | | | | 1,018,805 | |
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2031 | | | 1,295,000 | | | | 1,493,433 | |
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “B”, 5%, 1/01/2026 | | | 600,000 | | | | 695,430 | |
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “B”, 5%, 1/01/2028 | | | 390,000 | | | | 450,107 | |
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “B”, 5%, 1/01/2030 | | | 575,000 | | | | 654,051 | |
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “B”, 5%, 1/01/2034 | | | 250,000 | | | | 278,158 | |
Bell County, TX, Health Facility Development Corp. (Advanced Living Technologies, Inc.), 8%, 12/15/2036 (a)(d) | | | 4,650,000 | | | | 47 | |
Brazos River, TX, Brazoria County Environmental Rev. (Dow Chemical, Co.), “A-3”, 5.125%, 5/15/2033 | | | 4,685,000 | | | | 4,789,663 | |
Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District (Dow Chemical Co.), “A”, 5.95%, 5/15/2033 | | | 8,455,000 | | | | 8,878,596 | |
Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District (Dow Chemical Co.), “B-2”, 4.95%, 5/15/2033 | | | 1,625,000 | | | | 1,661,091 | |
Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Senior Lien Rev., “A”, 5%, 1/01/2045 | | | 1,315,000 | | | | 1,471,538 | |
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 6%, 8/15/2033 | | | 845,000 | | | | 973,972 | |
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 5.75%, 8/15/2041 | | | 695,000 | | | | 750,961 | |
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 6%, 8/15/2043 | | | 1,850,000 | | | | 2,126,890 | |
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 3.375%, 12/01/2024 | | | 470,000 | | | | 477,478 | |
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 6.125%, 12/01/2040 (Prerefunded 12/01/2020) | | | 4,940,000 | | | | 5,734,599 | |
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Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 6.25%, 12/01/2045 (Prerefunded 12/01/2020) | | $ | 1,670,000 | | | $ | 1,945,416 | |
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Rev., “A”, 5%, 11/01/2038 | | | 4,430,000 | | | | 4,844,294 | |
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Rev., “B”, 5%, 11/01/2044 | | | 4,370,000 | | | | 4,874,604 | |
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/01/2045 | | | 9,175,000 | | | | 10,213,518 | |
Deaf Smith County, TX, Hospital District, “A”, 6.5%, 3/01/2040 | | | 3,800,000 | | | | 4,153,894 | |
Decatur Hospital Authority Rev. (Wise Regional Health System), “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/2044 | | | 1,860,000 | | | | 1,968,587 | |
Gulf Coast, TX, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (CITGO Petroleum Corp.), 4.875%, 5/01/2025 | | | 2,345,000 | | | | 2,450,150 | |
Gulf Coast, TX, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Microgy Holdings Project), 7%, 12/01/2036 (a)(d) | | | 746,831 | | | | 3,734 | |
Harris County, TX, 5.625%, 5/01/2020 | | | 564,091 | | | | 565,241 | |
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Rev. (Brazos Presbyterian Homes Inc. Project), 7%, 1/01/2043 (Prerefunded 1/01/2023) | | | 2,265,000 | | | | 2,920,287 | |
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Medical Facilities Rev. (Baylor College of Medicine), “D”, 5.625%, 11/15/2032 (Prerefunded 11/15/2018) | | | 4,535,000 | | | | 4,805,876 | |
Harris County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Hospital Rev. (Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems), “B”, 7.25%, 12/01/2035 (Prerefunded 12/01/2018) | | | 2,400,000 | | | | 2,600,976 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/15/2031 | | | 1,425,000 | | | | 1,622,291 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/15/2032 | | | 185,000 | | | | 209,833 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/15/2033 | | | 450,000 | | | | 509,139 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AGM, 0%, 11/15/2034 | | | 4,580,000 | | | | 2,202,247 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AGM, 0%, 11/15/2038 | | | 40,280,000 | | | | 15,096,541 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AGM, 0%, 11/15/2041 | | | 745,000 | | | | 262,113 | |
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AGM, 0%, 11/15/2046 | | | 1,865,000 | | | | 507,578 | |
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., “B”, 5%, 7/01/2026 | | | 1,335,000 | | | | 1,515,345 | |
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 6.625%, 7/15/2038 | | | 7,680,000 | | | | 8,535,245 | |
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Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), 4.5%, 7/01/2020 | | $ | 3,075,000 | | | $ | 3,253,135 | |
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), 4.75%, 7/01/2024 | | | 9,305,000 | | | | 10,103,648 | |
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), 5%, 7/01/2029 | | | 9,905,000 | | | | 10,643,517 | |
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvement Projects), “B-1”, 5%, 7/15/2030 | | | 6,515,000 | | | | 7,061,283 | |
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal Improvement Projects), “B-2”, 5%, 7/15/2020 | | | 7,970,000 | | | | 8,574,285 | |
Houston, TX, Industrial Development Corp. (United Parcel Service, Inc.), 6%, 3/01/2023 | | | 145,000 | | | | 145,112 | |
La Vernia, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (KIPP, Inc.), “A”, 6.25%, 8/15/2039 (Prerefunded 8/15/2019) | | | 1,670,000 | | | | 1,843,196 | |
La Vernia, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Lifeschool of Dallas), “A”, 7.5%, 8/15/2041 (Prerefunded 8/15/2019) | | | 4,385,000 | | | | 4,948,078 | |
Lufkin, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Memorial Health System), 6.25%, 2/15/2037 (Prerefunded 2/15/2019) | | | 4,340,000 | | | | 4,690,542 | |
Matagorda County, TX, Pollution Control Rev. (Central Power & Light Co.), “A”, 6.3%, 11/01/2029 | | | 2,680,000 | | | | 2,973,648 | |
Mesquite, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Christian Care Centers, Inc.), 5%, 2/15/2024 | | | 300,000 | | | | 334,680 | |
Mesquite, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Christian Care Centers, Inc.), 5%, 2/15/2030 | | | 905,000 | | | | 966,115 | |
Mesquite, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Christian Care Centers, Inc.), 5.125%, 2/15/2030 | | | 750,000 | | | | 804,525 | |
Mesquite, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Christian Care Centers, Inc.), 5%, 2/15/2036 | | | 500,000 | | | | 520,915 | |
Mesquite, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Christian Care Centers, Inc.), 5.125%, 2/15/2042 | | | 1,750,000 | | | | 1,817,358 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Wesleyan Homes, Inc. Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2035 | | | 1,325,000 | | | | 1,378,888 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Wesleyan Homes, Inc. Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2043 | | | 1,420,000 | | | | 1,467,030 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Carillon Lifecare Community Project), 5%, 7/01/2036 | | | 1,035,000 | | | | 1,057,366 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Carillon Lifecare Community Project), 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 1,655,000 | | | | 1,679,196 | |
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New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (MRC Senior Living - The Langford Project), “A”, 5%, 11/15/2026 | | $ | 295,000 | | | $ | 294,652 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (MRC Senior Living - The Langford Project), “A”, 5.375%, 11/15/2036 | | | 420,000 | | | | 403,402 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (MRC Senior Living - The Langford Project), “A”, 5.5%, 11/15/2046 | | | 835,000 | | | | 794,753 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (MRC Senior Living - The Langford Project), “A”, 5.5%, 11/15/2052 | | | 960,000 | | | | 897,139 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (MRC Senior Living- The Langford Project), “B-1”, 3.25%, 11/15/2022 | | | 1,140,000 | | | | 1,126,799 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (MRC Senior Living- The Langford Project), “B-2”, 3%, 11/15/2021 | | | 650,000 | | | | 640,068 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Wesleyan Homes, Inc. Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2049 | | | 1,470,000 | | | | 1,510,425 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Westminster Project), 5%, 11/01/2031 | | | 550,000 | | | | 609,076 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Retirement Facility Rev. (Westminster Project), 4%, 11/01/2036 | | | 810,000 | | | | 799,251 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (4-K Housing, Inc. - Stoney Brook Project), “A-1”, 4.5%, 7/01/2042 | | | 445,000 | | | | 455,360 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (4-K Housing, Inc. - Stoney Brook Project), “A-1”, 5%, 7/01/2047 | | | 445,000 | | | | 473,987 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (4-K Housing, Inc. - Stoney Brook Project), “A-1”, 4.75%, 7/01/2052 | | | 665,000 | | | | 690,024 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (4-K Housing, Inc. - Stoney Brook Project), “A-1”, 4.25%, 7/01/2037 | | | 445,000 | | | | 451,105 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “A-1”, 5%, 7/01/2031 | | | 230,000 | | | | 263,810 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “A-1”, 4%, 7/01/2036 | | | 1,170,000 | | | | 1,208,107 | |
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New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “A-1”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | $ | 2,330,000 | | | $ | 2,584,343 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “A-1”, 5%, 7/01/2051 | | | 2,330,000 | | | | 2,578,495 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “B”, 4%, 7/01/2031 | | | 525,000 | | | | 538,461 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “B”, 4.25%, 7/01/2036 | | | 790,000 | | | | 807,641 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “B”, 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 2,105,000 | | | | 2,261,507 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (Cardinal Bay, Inc. - Village on the Park/Carriage Inn Project), “B”, 4.75%, 7/01/2051 | | | 1,845,000 | | | | 1,925,350 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (MRC Crestview Project), 5%, 11/15/2031 | | | 610,000 | | | | 632,906 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Senior Living Rev. (MRC Crestview Project), 5%, 11/15/2036 | | | 400,000 | | | | 416,256 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (CHF - Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, L.L.C. - Tarleton State University Project), 5%, 4/01/2030 | | | 310,000 | | | | 338,402 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (CHF - Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, L.L.C. - Tarleton State University Project), 5%, 4/01/2035 | | | 310,000 | | | | 333,030 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (CHF - Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, L.L.C. - Tarleton State University Project), 5%, 4/01/2047 | | | 770,000 | | | | 817,755 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II LLC - Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Project), 5%, 4/01/2031 | | | 330,000 | | | | 362,828 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (Collegiate Housing Corpus Christi II LLC - Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi Project), 5%, 4/01/2036 | | | 360,000 | | | | 389,693 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (Texas A&M University Project), “A”, AGM, 5%, 4/01/2046 | | | 1,295,000 | | | | 1,406,344 | |
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (Texas A&M University Project), “A”, 5%, 4/01/2044 | | | 5,000,000 | | | | 5,245,050 | |
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Texas - continued | |
Newark, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Authority Rev. (A+ Charter Schools, Inc.), “A”, 5.5%, 8/15/2035 | | $ | 1,530,000 | | | $ | 1,552,782 | |
Newark, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Authority Rev. (A+ Charter Schools, Inc.), “A”, 5.75%, 8/15/2045 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,046,105 | |
North Texas Tollway Authority Rev., 6%, 1/01/2043 | | | 1,280,000 | | | | 1,459,635 | |
Red River, TX, Education Finance Corp., Higher Education Rev. (Houston Baptist University Project), 5.5%, 10/01/2046 | | | 6,020,000 | | | | 6,698,635 | |
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “A”, 7.5%, 11/15/2034 | | | 1,075,000 | | | | 1,217,094 | |
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “A”, 7.75%, 11/15/2044 | | | 1,970,000 | | | | 2,240,717 | |
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “A”, 8%, 11/15/2049 | | | 1,680,000 | | | | 1,932,588 | |
SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp. (Tex Gas Supply), 5.5%, 8/01/2027 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,912,800 | |
San Juan, TX, Higher Education Finance Authority Education Rev. (Idea Public Schools), “A”, 6.7%, 8/15/2040 (Prerefunded 8/15/2020) | | | 2,955,000 | | | | 3,448,160 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Northwest Senior Housing Corporation Edgemere Project), “B”, 5%, 11/15/2036 | | | 3,840,000 | | | | 4,014,605 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Air Force Village Foundation, Inc.), ETM, 5.75%, 11/15/2019 | | | 475,000 | | | | 501,011 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Air Force Village Obligated Group Project), 6.125%, 11/15/2029 (Prerefunded 11/15/2019) | | | 520,000 | | | | 578,672 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Air Force Village Obligated Group Project), 6.375%, 11/15/2044 (Prerefunded 11/15/2019) | | | 8,515,000 | | | | 9,523,772 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Barton Creek Senior Living Center, Inc., Querencia Project), 5%, 11/15/2030 | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 1,590,330 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Barton Creek Senior Living Center, Inc., Querencia Project), 5%, 11/15/2035 | | | 3,345,000 | | | | 3,497,097 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Barton Creek Senior Living Center, Inc., Querencia Project), 5%, 11/15/2040 | | | 4,210,000 | | | | 4,401,808 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project), 3.875%, 11/15/2020 | | | 2,785,000 | | | | 2,785,668 | |
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Texas - continued | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project), 5.625%, 11/15/2041 | | $ | 2,750,000 | | | $ | 2,876,748 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project), “A”, 5.25%, 11/15/2035 | | | 845,000 | | | | 879,484 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckingham Senior Living Community, Inc. Project), “A”, 5.5%, 11/15/2045 | | | 3,750,000 | | | | 3,932,700 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. Project), “B”, 5%, 11/15/2040 | | | 5,250,000 | | | | 5,790,803 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckner Retirement Services, Inc. Project), “B”, 5%, 11/15/2046 | | | 7,180,000 | | | | 7,860,377 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Buckner Senior Living - Ventana Project), “B-3”, 3.875%, 11/15/2022 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,756,711 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Northwest Senior Housing Corporation Edgemere Project), “A”, 5%, 11/15/2030 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,098,580 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Northwest Senior Housing Corporation Edgemere Project), “A”, 5%, 11/15/2035 | | | 2,350,000 | | | | 2,460,192 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Northwest Senior Housing Corporation Edgemere Project), “B”, 5%, 11/15/2030 | | | 2,055,000 | | | | 2,156,291 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Stayton at Museum Way), 8%, 11/15/2028 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,054,980 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Stayton at Museum Way), 8.25%, 11/15/2044 | | | 12,255,000 | | | | 12,950,104 | |
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility Rev. (Trinity Terrace Project), “A-1”, 5%, 10/01/2044 | | | 660,000 | | | | 698,630 | |
Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Senior Lien Rev. (NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segments 3A & 3B Facility), 7%, 12/31/2038 | | | 1,375,000 | | | | 1,593,240 | |
Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Senior Lien Rev. (NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segments 3A & 3B Facility), 6.75%, 6/30/2043 | | | 1,105,000 | | | | 1,280,198 | |
Texas Transportation Commission, Central Texas Turnpike System Rev., Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 8/15/2036 | | | 4,605,000 | | | | 2,080,493 | |
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Texas - continued | |
Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Westminster Manor Health), 7%, 11/01/2030 (Prerefunded 11/01/2020) | | $ | 3,165,000 | | | $ | 3,747,582 | |
Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Westminster Manor Health), 7.125%, 11/01/2040 (Prerefunded 11/01/2020) | | | 3,560,000 | | | | 4,229,422 | |
Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev., Unrefunded Balance, (Westminster Manor Health), 7%, 11/01/2030 | | | 775,000 | | | | 875,866 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 315,453,920 | |
Utah - 0.6% | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Early Light Academy Project), 8.25%, 7/15/2035 | | $ | 3,615,000 | | | $ | 3,874,485 | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Hawthorn Academy Project), 8.25%, 7/15/2035 (Prerefunded 7/15/2018) | | | 3,895,000 | | | | 4,206,912 | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Reagan Academy Project), 5%, 2/15/2046 | | | 1,285,000 | | | | 1,301,063 | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Reagan Academy Project), 5%, 2/15/2036 | | | 715,000 | | | | 730,937 | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Reagan Academy Project), “A”, 3.5%, 2/15/2026 | | | 595,000 | | | | 573,651 | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Spectrum Academy), 5%, 4/15/2030 | | | 745,000 | | | | 754,909 | |
Utah Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Spectrum Academy), 6%, 4/15/2045 | | | 1,765,000 | | | | 1,830,234 | |
Utah County, UT, Charter School Rev. (Renaissance Academy), “A”, 5.625%, 7/15/2037 | | | 2,405,000 | | | | 2,405,529 | |
Utah County, UT, Charter School Rev. (Ronald Wilson Reagan Academy), “A”, 6%, 2/15/2038 (Prerefunded 2/15/2018) | | | 6,070,000 | | | | 6,234,072 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 21,911,792 | |
Vermont - 0.3% | |
Burlington, VT, Airport Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/2022 | | $ | 3,785,000 | | | $ | 4,160,056 | |
Burlington, VT, Airport Rev., “A”, 4%, 7/01/2028 | | | 4,645,000 | | | | 4,812,731 | |
Vermont Economic Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), 4.75%, 4/01/2036 (Put Date 4/02/2018) | | | 3,275,000 | | | | 3,291,441 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 12,264,228 | |
Virginia - 0.8% | |
Embrey Mill Community Development Authority, VA, Special Assessment Rev., 7.25%, 3/01/2043 | | $ | 4,775,000 | | | $ | 5,194,197 | |
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Virginia - continued | |
James City County, VA, Economic Development Authority, Residential Care Facilities Rev. (Virginia United Methodist Homes of Williamsburg), “A”, 2%, 10/01/2048 | | $ | 981,912 | | | $ | 46,346 | |
Norfolk, VA, Redevelopment & Housing Authority Rev. (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community), 5%, 1/01/2046 | | | 995,000 | | | | 998,015 | |
Norfolk, VA, Redevelopment & Housing Authority Rev. (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community), 5.375%, 1/01/2046 | | | 2,390,000 | | | | 2,454,554 | |
Prince William County, VA, Cherry Hill Community Development Authority Rev. (Potomac Shores Project), 5.4%, 3/01/2045 | | | 1,780,000 | | | | 1,857,252 | |
Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities Rev. (Marymount University), “B”, 5.25%, 7/01/2030 | | | 2,810,000 | | | | 3,068,155 | |
Virginia College Building Authority, Educational Facilities Rev. (Marymount University), “B”, 5.25%, 7/01/2035 | | | 2,590,000 | | | | 2,783,732 | |
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Rev. (Elizabeth River Crossings Opco LLC Project), 6%, 1/01/2037 | | | 4,975,000 | | | | 5,637,819 | |
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Rev. (Elizabeth River Crossings Opco LLC Project), 5.5%, 1/01/2042 | | | 9,705,000 | | | | 10,731,401 | |
West Point, VA, Industrial Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Chesapeake Corp.), “A”, 6.375%, 3/01/2019 (a)(d) | | | 769,496 | | | | 77 | |
West Point, VA, Industrial Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Chesapeake Corp.), “B”, 6.25%, 3/01/2019 (a)(d) | | | 6,569,571 | | | | 657 | |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | $ | 32,772,205 | |
Washington - 1.4% | |
Port of Seattle, WA, Intermediate Lien Rev., “C”, 5%, 5/01/2042 | | $ | 3,500,000 | | | $ | 4,014,955 | |
Port Seattle, WA, Industrial Development Corp., Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.), 5%, 4/01/2030 | | | 4,000,000 | | | | 4,364,840 | |
Skagit County, WA, Public Hospital District No. 001 Rev. (Skagit Valley Hospital), 5.75%, 12/01/2032 (Prerefunded 12/01/2017) | | | 2,205,000 | | | | 2,241,096 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Central Washington Health Services), 6.75%, 7/01/2029 (Prerefunded 7/01/2019) | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,719,384 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Central Washington Health Services), 7%, 7/01/2039 (Prerefunded 7/01/2019) | | | 3,665,000 | | | | 4,082,114 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Highline Medical Center), FHA, 6.25%, 8/01/2036 (Prerefunded 8/01/2018) | | | 5,670,000 | | | | 5,968,582 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Virginia Mason Medical Center), “A”, 6.25%, 8/15/2042 | | | 5,075,000 | | | | 5,092,204 | |
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Virginia Mason Medical Center), “B”, ACA, 5.75%, 8/15/2037 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,003,030 | |
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Whitworth University), 5.875%, 10/01/2034 (Prerefunded 10/01/2019) | | | 2,435,000 | | | | 2,683,492 | |
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Washington - continued | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Projects), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2036 | | $ | 2,460,000 | | | $ | 2,584,328 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Projects), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2046 | | | 4,675,000 | | | | 4,845,357 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest Projects), “A”, 5%, 1/01/2051 | | | 2,970,000 | | | | 3,043,864 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill Project), 5%, 7/01/2036 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,023,070 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill Project), 5%, 7/01/2041 | | | 2,000,000 | | | | 2,015,660 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill Project), 5%, 7/01/2046 | | | 2,385,000 | | | | 2,393,419 | |
Washington Housing Finance Commission Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Wesley Homes at Lea Hill Project), 5%, 7/01/2051 | | | 3,635,000 | | | | 3,617,116 | |
Washington Housing Finance Community Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Heron’s Key Senior Living), “B-2”, 4.875%, 1/01/2022 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,095,380 | |
Washington Housing Finance Community Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Heron’s Key Senior Living), “B-3”, 4.375%, 1/01/2021 | | | 3,490,000 | | | | 3,451,226 | |
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| | | $ | 56,239,117 | |
West Virginia - 0.3% | |
Monongalia County, WV, Building Commission Improvement Rev. (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 7/01/2028 | | $ | 1,285,000 | | | $ | 1,482,003 | |
Monongalia County, WV, Building Commission Improvement Rev. (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 7/01/2029 | | | 515,000 | | | | 588,465 | |
Monongalia County, WV, Building Commission Improvement Rev. (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 7/01/2030 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,136,997 | |
Ohio County, WV, Commission Tax Increment Rev. (Fort Henry Centre), 4.75%, 6/01/2031 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,042,530 | |
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Charleston Area Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2027 | | | 2,100,000 | | | | 2,387,679 | |
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Charleston Area Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2028 | | | 1,000,000 | | | | 1,129,690 | |
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Thomas Health System), 6.5%, 10/01/2038 | | | 3,450,000 | | | | 3,524,141 | |
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| | | $ | 11,291,505 | |
Wisconsin - 3.5% | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (American Eagle Nursing Home), 7.15%, 6/01/2028 | | $ | 2,850,000 | | | $ | 2,935,158 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Beloit College), 5%, 7/01/2039 | | | 1,550,000 | | | | 1,670,063 | |
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Wisconsin - continued | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Beloit College), 5%, 7/01/2036 | | $ | 625,000 | | | $ | 676,338 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Beloit College), “A”, 6.125%, 6/01/2035 (Prerefunded 6/01/2020) | | | 710,000 | | | | 809,528 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Beloit College), “A”, 6.125%, 6/01/2039 (Prerefunded 6/01/2020) | | | 1,435,000 | | | | 1,636,158 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Meritor Hospital), “A”, 5.5%, 5/01/2031 (Prerefunded 5/01/2021) | | | 1,855,000 | | | | 2,149,574 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Meritor Hospital), “A”, 6%, 5/01/2041 (Prerefunded 5/01/2021) | | | 1,405,000 | | | | 1,653,811 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Sauk-Prairie Memorial Hospital), 5.25%, 2/01/2043 | | | 4,870,000 | | | | 4,954,835 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Sauk-Prairie Memorial Hospital), “A”, 5.125%, 2/01/2038 | | | 5,110,000 | | | | 5,293,040 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (St. John’s Community, Inc.), “A”, 7.25%, 9/15/2029 (Prerefunded 9/15/2019) | | | 485,000 | | | | 548,147 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (St. John’s Community, Inc.), “A”, 7.625%, 9/15/2039 (Prerefunded 9/15/2019) | | | 1,960,000 | | | | 2,230,598 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (St. John’s Community, Inc.), “B”, 5%, 9/15/2037 | | | 290,000 | | | | 306,324 | |
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (St. John’s Community, Inc.), “B”, 5%, 9/15/2045 | | | 435,000 | | | | 455,976 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Education Rev. (North Carolina Charter), “A”, 5%, 6/15/2036 | | | 5,065,000 | | | | 4,849,889 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Education Rev. (North Carolina Charter), “A”, 5%, 6/15/2046 | | | 4,130,000 | | | | 3,821,448 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Education Rev. (Pine Lake Preparatory), 4.95%, 3/01/2030 | | | 1,025,000 | | | | 1,058,979 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Education Rev. (Pine Lake Preparatory), 5.25%, 3/01/2035 | | | 1,005,000 | | | | 1,037,934 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Education Rev. (Pine Lake Preparatory), 5.5%, 3/01/2045 | | | 2,770,000 | | | | 2,875,869 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A”, 4%, 9/01/2020 | | | 605,000 | | | | 626,169 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2025 | | | 520,000 | | | | 566,207 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2030 | | | 895,000 | | | | 933,986 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 9/01/2038 | | | 1,185,000 | | | | 1,218,381 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Municipal Bonds - continued | |
Wisconsin - continued | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Limited Obligation Grant Rev. (American Dreams at Meadowlands Project), “A”, 6.25%, 8/01/2027 | | $ | 12,340,000 | | | $ | 12,836,685 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Limited Obligation Pilot Rev. (American Dreams at Meadowlands Project), 6.5%, 12/01/2037 | | | 8,145,000 | | | | 8,735,268 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Limited Obligation Pilot Rev. (American Dreams at Meadowlands Project), 7%, 12/01/2050 | | | 14,980,000 | | | | 16,380,480 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Rev. (Celanese Corp.), “B”, 5%, 12/01/2025 | | | 3,055,000 | | | | 3,458,382 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Rev. (Roseman University of Health Sciences Project), 5.75%, 4/01/2035 | | | 2,805,000 | | | | 2,951,982 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Refunding Bonds Rev. (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Project), “A”, 5.25%, 5/15/2042 | | | 2,105,000 | | | | 2,256,307 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Refunding Bonds Rev. (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Project), “A”, 5.25%, 5/15/2047 | | | 3,830,000 | | | | 4,089,559 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Refunding Bonds Rev. (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Project), “A”, 5.25%, 5/15/2052 | | | 6,500,000 | | | | 6,913,855 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Refunding Bonds Rev. (Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst Project), “A”, 5.25%, 5/15/2037 | | | 1,995,000 | | | | 2,145,004 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 5.125%, 11/15/2029 | | | 1,905,000 | | | | 1,989,601 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 5.5%, 11/15/2034 | | | 1,730,000 | | | | 1,828,662 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 5.75%, 11/15/2044 | | | 1,685,000 | | | | 1,791,930 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 6%, 11/15/2049 | | | 3,465,000 | | | | 3,731,424 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Student Housing Rev., (Western Carolina University Project), 5.25%, 7/01/2047 | | | 2,480,000 | | | | 2,662,379 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “B”, 5%, 7/01/2022 | | | 1,165,000 | | | | 1,254,181 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “B”, 5.25%, 7/01/2028 | | | 3,815,000 | | | | 4,117,606 | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “B”, 5%, 7/01/2042 | | | 17,610,000 | | | | 18,288,866 | |
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Issuer | | Shares/Par | | | Value ($) | |
Municipal Bonds - continued | |
Wisconsin - continued | |
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “C”, 5%, 7/01/2042 | | $ | 2,870,000 | | | $ | 2,966,432 | |
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| | | $ | 140,707,015 | |
Total Municipal Bonds (Identified Cost, $3,732,528,049) | | | $ | 3,911,696,670 | |
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Money Market Funds - 1.4% | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.08% (v) (Identified Cost, $55,906,466) | | | 55,907,671 | | | $ | 55,907,671 | |
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $3,788,434,515) | | | $ | 3,967,604,341 | |
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Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.5% | | | | 21,629,421 | |
Net Assets - 100.0% | | | $ | 3,989,233,762 | |
(a) | Non-income producing 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 $29,618,956 representing 0.7% of net assets. |
(q) | Interest received was less than stated coupon rate. |
(u) | Underlying security deposited into special purpose trust (“the trust”) upon creation of self-deposited inverse floaters. |
(v) | Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
COP | | Certificate of Participation |
FRN | | Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end. |
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Insurers |
ACA | | ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. |
AGM | | Assured Guaranty Municipal |
AMBAC | | AMBAC Indemnity Corp. |
ASSD GTY | | Assured Guaranty Insurance Co. |
BAM | | Build America Mutual |
CALHF | | California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Program |
FHA | | Federal Housing Administration |
FHLMC | | Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. |
GNMA | | Government National Mortgage Assn. |
NATL | | National Public Finance Guarantee Corp. |
SYNCORA | | Syncora Guarantee Inc. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 7/31/17 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
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Assets | | | | |
Investments | |
Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $3,732,528,049) | | | $3,911,696,670 | |
Underlying affiliated funds, at value (identified cost, $55,906,466) | | | 55,907,671 | |
Total investments, at value (identified cost, $3,788,434,515) | | | $3,967,604,341 | |
Receivables for | |
Investments sold | | | 19,110,437 | |
Fund shares sold | | | 12,313,387 | |
Interest | | | 40,844,967 | |
Other assets | | | 6,369 | |
Total assets | | | $4,039,879,501 | |
Liabilities | | | | |
Payable to custodian | | | $118,587 | |
Payables for | |
Distributions | | | 1,842,551 | |
Investments purchased | | | 23,933,026 | |
Interest expense and fees | | | 28,100 | |
Fund shares reacquired | | | 8,121,605 | |
Payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets | | | 14,768,820 | |
Payable to affiliates | |
Investment adviser | | | 196,762 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 1,483,656 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 32,630 | |
Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation | | | 6,869 | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | | | 113,133 | |
Total liabilities | | | $50,645,739 | |
Net assets | | | $3,989,233,762 | |
Net assets consist of | | | | |
Paid-in capital | | | $3,891,427,723 | |
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | 179,169,826 | |
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | (89,291,043 | ) |
Undistributed net investment income | | | 7,927,256 | |
Net assets | | | $3,989,233,762 | |
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | | | 485,677,700 | |
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| | Net assets | | | Shares outstanding | | | Net asset value per share (a) | |
Class A | | | $1,525,531,647 | | | | 185,680,498 | | | | $8.22 | |
Class B | | | 24,499,913 | | | | 2,979,107 | | | | 8.22 | |
Class C | | | 279,536,922 | | | | 33,989,943 | | | | 8.22 | |
Class I | | | 2,159,615,015 | | | | 263,022,031 | | | | 8.21 | |
Class R6 | | | 50,265 | | | | 6,121 | | | | 8.21 | |
(a) | Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A, for which the maximum offering price per share was $8.58 [100 / 95.75 x $8.22]. On sales of $100,000 or more, the maximum offering price of Class A shares is reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I and R6. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Six months ended 7/31/17 (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.
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Net investment income (loss) | |
Income | |
Interest | | | $95,594,236 | |
Dividends from underlying affiliated funds | | | 157,335 | |
Total investment income | | | $95,751,571 | |
Expenses | |
Management fee | | | $10,267,761 | |
Distribution and service fees | | | 1,531,404 | |
Shareholder servicing costs | | | 1,893,841 | |
Administrative services fee | | | 312,422 | |
Independent Trustees’ compensation | | | 28,196 | |
Custodian fee | | | 125,159 | |
Shareholder communications | | | 84,186 | |
Audit and tax fees | | | 31,937 | |
Legal fees | | | 21,802 | |
Interest expense and fees | | | 115,012 | |
Miscellaneous | | | 185,734 | |
Total expenses | | | $14,597,454 | |
Fees paid indirectly | | | (224 | ) |
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser | | | (770,541 | ) |
Net expenses | | | $13,826,689 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $81,924,882 | |
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | |
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | |
Investments: | |
Non-affiliated issuers | | | $1,151,204 | |
Underlying affiliated funds | | | 2,808 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | $1,154,012 | |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | $88,735,523 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | $89,889,535 | |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $171,814,417 | |
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.
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Change in net assets | | Six months ended 7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
From operations | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | $81,924,882 | | | | $165,795,632 | |
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | | | 1,154,012 | | | | 7,620,562 | |
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 88,735,523 | | | | (131,082,621 | ) |
Change in net assets from operations | | | $171,814,417 | | | | $42,333,573 | |
Distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(82,005,675 | ) | | | $(157,382,960 | ) |
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | | | $258,158,782 | | | | $159,756,388 | |
Total change in net assets | | | $347,967,524 | | | | $44,707,001 | |
Net assets | | | | | | | | |
At beginning of period | | | 3,641,266,238 | | | | 3,596,559,237 | |
At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $7,927,256 and $8,008,049, respectively) | | | $3,989,233,762 | | | | $3,641,266,238 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). 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.
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| | Six months ended
7/31/17
(unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class A | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.02 | | | | $8.25 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $7.61 | | | | $8.34 | | | | $7.89 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.18 | | | | $0.37 | (c) | | | $0.37 | | | | $0.39 | | | | $0.40 | | | | $0.39 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.20 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.65 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 0.44 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.38 | | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $1.04 | | | | $(0.34 | ) | | | $0.83 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $(0.36 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.38 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $8.22 | | | | $8.02 | | | | $8.25 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $7.61 | | | | $8.34 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 4.76 | (n) | | | 1.38 | (c) | | | 3.86 | | | | 14.01 | | | | (4.05 | ) | | | 10.72 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.69 | (a) | | | 0.71 | (c) | | | 0.70 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.72 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.65 | (a) | | | 0.66 | (c) | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.70 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.43 | (a) | | | 4.41 | (c) | | | 4.54 | | | | 4.85 | | | | 5.03 | | | | 4.83 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6 | (n) | | | 23 | | | | 17 | | | | 12 | | | | 18 | | | | 18 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $1,525,532 | | | | $1,781,515 | | | | $1,974,564 | | | | $1,583,324 | | | | $1,445,607 | | | | $2,161,677 | |
Supplemental Ratios (%): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after expense reductions and excluding interest expense and fees (f)(l) | | | 0.65 | (a) | | | 0.65 | (c) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.67 | |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended
7/31/17
(unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class B | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.03 | | | | $8.26 | | | | $8.30 | | | | $7.61 | | | | $8.35 | | | | $7.90 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.15 | | | | $0.30 | (c) | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.33 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.66 | | | | (0.74 | ) | | | 0.43 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.34 | | | | $0.05 | | | | $0.25 | | | | $0.99 | | | | $(0.41 | ) | | | $0.76 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.15 | ) | | | $(0.28 | ) | | | $(0.29 | ) | | | $(0.30 | ) | | | $(0.33 | ) | | | $(0.31 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $8.22 | | | | $8.03 | | | | $8.26 | | | | $8.30 | | | | $7.61 | | | | $8.35 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 4.23 | (n) | | | 0.59 | (c) | | | 3.06 | | | | 13.27 | | | | (4.92 | ) | | | 9.82 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.69 | (a) | | | 1.71 | (c) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.71 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.42 | (a) | | | 1.44 | (c) | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.45 | | | | 1.48 | | | | 1.51 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 3.65 | (a) | | | 3.62 | (c) | | | 3.78 | | | | 4.08 | | | | 4.25 | | | | 4.02 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6 | (n) | | | 23 | | | | 17 | | | | 12 | | | | 18 | | | | 18 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $24,500 | | | | $26,528 | | | | $30,537 | | | | $33,622 | | | | $34,969 | | | | $52,886 | |
Supplemental Ratios (%): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after expense reductions excluding interest expense and fees (f)(l) | | | 1.42 | (a) | | | 1.43 | (c) | | | 1.43 | | | | 1.44 | | | | 1.46 | | | | 1.48 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended
7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class C | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.03 | | | | $8.26 | | | | $8.30 | | | | $7.61 | | | | $8.35 | | | | $7.90 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.14 | | | | $0.28 | (c) | | | $0.29 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $0.32 | | | | $0.31 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.24 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.66 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 0.44 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.33 | | | | $0.04 | | | | $0.23 | | | | $0.97 | | | | $(0.43 | ) | | | $0.75 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.14 | ) | | | $(0.27 | ) | | | $(0.27 | ) | | | $(0.28 | ) | | | $(0.31 | ) | | | $(0.30 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $8.22 | | | | $8.03 | | | | $8.26 | | | | $8.30 | | | | $7.61 | | | | $8.35 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 4.11 | (n) | | | 0.37 | (c) | | | 2.83 | | | | 13.01 | | | | (5.12 | ) | | | 9.61 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 1.69 | (a) | | | 1.71 | (c) | | | 1.70 | | | | 1.71 | | | | 1.72 | | | | 1.71 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 1.65 | (a) | | | 1.66 | (c) | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.68 | | | | 1.69 | | | | 1.70 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 3.42 | (a) | | | 3.41 | (c) | | | 3.55 | | | | 3.84 | | | | 4.05 | | | | 3.82 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6 | (n) | | | 23 | | | | 17 | | | | 12 | | | | 18 | | | | 18 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $279,537 | | | | $285,224 | | | | $271,643 | | | | $254,973 | | | | $221,393 | | | | $299,381 | |
Supplemental Ratios (%): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after expense reductions excluding interest expense and fees (f)(l) | | | 1.65 | (a) | | | 1.65 | (c) | | | 1.65 | | | | 1.66 | | | | 1.67 | | | | 1.67 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended
7/31/17 (unaudited) | | | Years ended 1/31 | |
Class I | | | 2017 | | | 2016 | | | 2015 | | | 2014 | | | 2013 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.02 | | | | $8.25 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $7.60 | | | | $8.34 | | | | $7.89 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.18 | | | | $0.37 | (c) | | | $0.37 | | | | $0.38 | | | | $0.40 | | | | $0.39 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | 0.19 | | | | (0.25 | ) | | | (0.06 | ) | | | 0.67 | | | | (0.75 | ) | | | 0.44 | |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.37 | | | | $0.12 | | | | $0.31 | | | | $1.05 | | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $0.83 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.18 | ) | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $(0.35 | ) | | | $(0.36 | ) | | | $(0.39 | ) | | | $(0.38 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $8.21 | | | | $8.02 | | | | $8.25 | | | | $8.29 | | | | $7.60 | | | | $8.34 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | | | 4.63 | (n) | | | 1.38 | (c) | | | 3.86 | | | | 14.14 | | | | (4.18 | ) | | | 10.71 | |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.68 | (a) | | | 0.71 | (c) | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.71 | | | | 0.72 | | | | 0.72 | |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.65 | (a) | | | 0.66 | (c) | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.68 | | | | 0.69 | | | | 0.70 | |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.40 | (a) | | | 4.42 | (c) | | | 4.55 | | | | 4.78 | | | | 5.04 | | | | 4.82 | |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6 | (n) | | | 23 | | | | 17 | | | | 12 | | | | 18 | | | | 18 | |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $2,159,615 | | | | $1,547,999 | | | | $1,319,815 | | | | $1,032,069 | | | | $386,421 | | | | $445,195 | |
Supplemental Ratios (%): | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after expense reductions excluding interest expense and fees (f)(l) | | | 0.65 | (a) | | | 0.65 | (c) | | | 0.65 | | | | 0.66 | | | | 0.67 | | | | 0.67 | |
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Financial Highlights – continued
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| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (i) (unaudited) | |
Class R6 | |
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Net asset value, beginning of period | | | $8.23 | |
Income (loss) from investment operations | | | | |
Net investment income (loss) (d) | | | $0.06 | |
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments | | | (0.02 | )(g) |
Total from investment operations | | | $0.04 | |
Less distributions declared to shareholders | | | | |
From net investment income | | | $(0.06 | ) |
Net asset value, end of period (x) | | | $8.21 | |
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x) | | | 0.50 | (n) |
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | | | | |
Expenses before expense reductions (f) | | | 0.58 | (a) |
Expenses after expense reductions (f) | | | 0.56 | (a) |
Net investment income (loss) | | | 4.53 | (a) |
Portfolio turnover | | | 6 | (n) |
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) | | | $50 | |
Supplemental Ratios (%): | | | | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets after expense reductions excluding interest expense and fees (f)(l) | | | 0.56 | (a) |
(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. |
(g) | The per share amount varies from the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of sales of fund shares and the amount of per share realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time. |
(i) | For the period from the class inception date, June 2, 2017 through the stated period end. |
(l) | Interest expense and fees relate to payments made to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets. |
(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. |
(t) | Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns 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. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS Municipal High Income Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust III which is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests primarily in municipal instruments. The value of municipal instruments can be affected by changes in their actual or perceived credit quality. The credit quality of municipal instruments can be affected by, among other things, the financial condition of the issuer or guarantor, the issuer’s future borrowing plans and sources of revenue, the economic feasibility of the revenue bond project or general borrowing purpose, and political or economic developments in the region where the instrument is issued. Municipal instruments generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Municipal instruments backed by current and anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the projects or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If the Internal Revenue Service determines an issuer of a municipal instrument has not complied with the applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable, the security could decline in value, and distributions made by the fund could be taxable to shareholders. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions.
In October 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its Final Rule on Investment Company Reporting Modernization (the “Rule”). The Rule, which introduces two new regulatory reporting forms for investment companies – Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN – also contains amendments to Regulation S-X which impact financial statement presentation, particularly the presentation of derivative investments. Management has completed its evaluation of the Rule’s Regulation S-X amendments and believes that the fund’s financial statement presentation will be in compliance for reporting periods ending after August 1, 2017.
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) – continued
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 is still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 but believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – 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. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data.
The 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
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or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2017 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Investments at Value | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Total | |
Municipal Bonds | | | $— | | | | $3,911,696,670 | | | | $— | | | | $3,911,696,670 | |
Mutual Funds | | | 55,907,671 | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 55,907,671 | |
Total Investments | | | $55,907,671 | | | | $3,911,696,670 | | | | $— | | | | $3,967,604,341 | |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
Inverse Floaters – The fund invests in municipal inverse floating rate securities which are structured by the issuer (known as primary market inverse floating rate securities) or by the fund utilizing the fund’s municipal bonds which have already been issued (known as self-deposited secondary market inverse floating rate securities) to have variable rates of interest which typically move in the opposite direction of short-term interest rates. A self-deposited secondary market inverse floating rate security is created when the fund transfers a fixed rate municipal bond to a special purpose trust, and causes the trust to (a) issue floating rate certificates to third parties, in an amount equal to a fraction of the par amount of the deposited bonds (these certificates usually pay tax-exempt interest at short-term interest rates that typically reset weekly; and the certificate holders typically, on seven days notice, have the option to tender their certificates to the trust or another party for redemption at par plus accrued interest), and (b) issue inverse floating rate certificates (sometimes referred to as “inverse floaters”) which are held by the fund. Such self-deposited inverse floaters held by the fund are accounted for as secured borrowings, with the municipal bonds reflected in
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the investments of the fund and amounts owed to the holders of the floating rate certificates under the provisions of the trust, which amounts are paid solely from the assets of the trust, reflected as liabilities of the fund in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption, “Payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets”. The carrying value of the fund’s payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets as reported in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. The value of the payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets as of the reporting date is considered level 2 under the fair value hierarchy disclosure. At July 31, 2017, the fund’s payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets was $14,768,820 and the weighted average interest rate on the floating rate certificates issued by the trust was 1.00%. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, the average payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets was $14,768,049 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.98%. Interest expense and fees relate to interest payments made to the holders of certain floating rate certificates and associated fees, both of which are made from trust assets. Interest expense and fees are recorded as incurred. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, interest expense and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters amounted to $114,725 and are included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – 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. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.
The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
Legal fees and other related expenses incurred to preserve and protect the value of a security owned are added to the cost of the security; other legal fees are expensed. Capital infusions made directly to the security issuer, which are generally non-recurring, incurred to protect or enhance the value of high-yield debt securities, are reported as
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additions to the cost basis of the security. Costs that are incurred to negotiate the terms or conditions of capital infusions or that are expected to result in a plan of reorganization are reported as realized losses. Ongoing costs incurred to protect or enhance an investment, or costs incurred to pursue other claims or legal actions, are expensed.
Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended July 31, 2017, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
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 and tax-exempt income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. 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. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to expiration of capital loss carryforwards and amortization and accretion of debt securities.
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 1/31/17 | |
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | | | $2,786,932 | |
Tax-exempt income | | | 154,596,028 | |
Total distributions | | | $157,382,960 | |
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The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
| | | | |
As of 7/31/17 | | | |
Cost of investments | | | $3,751,602,723 | |
Gross appreciation | | | 234,393,971 | |
Gross depreciation | | | (33,161,173 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | $201,232,798 | |
| |
As of 1/31/17 | | | |
Undistributed ordinary income | | | 3,138,957 | |
Undistributed tax-exempt income | | | 20,382,743 | |
Capital loss carryforwards | | | (114,689,610 | ) |
Other temporary differences | | | (15,513,651 | ) |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | | | 114,678,858 | |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after January 31, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.
As of January 31, 2017, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains as follows:
| | | | |
Pre-enactment losses which expire as follows: | |
1/31/18 | | | $(28,497,487 | ) |
1/31/19 | | | (16,085,714 | ) |
Total | | | $(44,583,201 | ) |
|
Post-enactment losses which are characterized as follows: | |
Short-Term | | | $(23,739,405 | ) |
Long-Term | | | (46,367,004 | ) |
Total | | | $(70,106,409 | ) |
Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. The fund’s income and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the value of settled shares outstanding of each class. The fund’s realized and unrealized gain (loss) are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B shares will convert to Class A
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shares approximately eight years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
| | | | | | | | |
| | From net investment income | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (i) | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
Class A | | | $33,912,808 | | | | $81,301,576 | |
Class B | | | 466,680 | | | | 1,010,276 | |
Class C | | | 4,807,045 | | | | 9,330,316 | |
Class I | | | 42,818,769 | | | | 65,740,792 | |
Class R6 | | | 373 | | | | — | |
Total | | | $82,005,675 | | | | $157,382,960 | |
(i) | For Class R6, the period is from inception, June 2, 2017, through the stated period end. |
(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. For the period February 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017, the management fee was computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.55% of the fund’s average daily net assets. The investment adviser had agreed in writing to reduce its management fee to 0.50% of average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion. This written agreement terminated on May 30, 2017. For the period February 1, 2017 to May 30, 2017, this management fee reduction amounted to $202,338, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. For the period May 31, 2017 to July 31, 2017, the management fee was computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
First $2.5 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.55 | % |
Average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion | | | 0.50 | % |
MFS has also agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this management fee reduction amounted to $146,605 which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.52% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Effective August 1, 2017, the management fee will be computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates:
| | | | |
First $2.5 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.55 | % |
Next $2.5 billion of average daily net assets | | | 0.50 | % |
Average daily net assets in excess of $5 billion | | | 0.45 | % |
For the period February 1, 2017 through May 30, 2017, the investment adviser had agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s operating expenses, excluding management fee, distribution and service fee, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs and investment related expenses (such as interest
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expenses and fees associated with investments in inverse floating rate instruments), such that fund operating expenses did not exceed 0.12% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. This written agreement terminated on May 30, 2017. For the period February 1, 2017 to May 30, 2017, this reduction amounted to $316,427, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective May 31, 2017, the investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s operating expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs and investment related expenses (such as interest expenses and fees associated with investments in inverse floating rate instruments), such that total fund operating expenses do not exceed the following rates annually of each class’s average daily net assets:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | Class B | | | Class C | | | Class I | | | Class R6 | |
| 0.65% | | | | 1.40 | % | | | 1.65 | % | | | 0.65 | % | | | 0.56 | % |
This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until May 31, 2019. For the period May 31, 2017 to July 31, 2017 this reduction amounted to $75,467, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $65,413 for the six months ended July 31, 2017, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.
Distribution Plan Fee Table:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Distribution Fee Rate (d) | | | Service Fee Rate (d) | | | Total Distribution Plan (d) | | | Annual Effective Rate (e) | | | Distribution and Service Fee | |
Class B | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 0.77% | | | | $127,515 | |
Class C | | | 0.75% | | | | 0.25% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1.00% | | | | 1,403,889 | |
Total Distribution and Service Fees | | | | | | | | | | | | $1,531,404 | |
(d) | In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below. |
(e) | The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended July 31, 2017 based on each class’s average daily net assets. For one year from the date of sale of Class B shares, assets attributable to such Class B shares are subject to the 0.25% annual Class B service fee. On assets attributable to all other Class B shares, MFD had agreed in writing to waive the service fee. This agreement terminated on May 30, 2017. For the period February 1, 2017 to May 30, 2017, this waiver amounted to $18,557 which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective May 31, 2017, MFD has agreed in writing to reduce the Class B service fee rate to 0.00% for |
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| all Class B shares. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until May 31, 2018. For the period May 31, 2017 to July 31, 2017, this waiver amounted to $10,681, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, this rebate amounted to $466 for Class C shares which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. |
Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended July 31, 2017, were as follows:
| | | | |
| | Amount | |
Class A | | | $15,848 | |
Class B | | | 18,923 | |
Class C | | | 21,674 | |
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, the fee was $97,315, which equated to 0.0052% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R6 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended July 31, 2017, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $1,796,526.
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 July 31, 2017 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0165% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. 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, MFD, and MFSC.
Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent
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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 $1,779 and is included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended July 31, 2017. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under the DB plan amounted to $6,857 at July 31, 2017, 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 July 31, 2017, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $3,356 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.
On June 1, 2017, MFS purchased 6,075 shares of Class R6 for an aggregate amount of $50,000 as an initial investment in the class. At July 31, 2017, MFS held 100% of the outstanding shares of Class R6.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended July 31, 2017, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $411,830,612 and $217,906,419, respectively.
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (i) | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares sold | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 23,630,675 | | | | $192,383,638 | | | | 63,209,881 | | | | $525,260,745 | |
Class B | | | 68,311 | | | | 555,597 | | | | 401,133 | | | | 3,347,028 | |
Class C | | | 2,385,389 | | | | 19,430,659 | | | | 7,091,908 | | | | 59,267,870 | |
Class I | | | 97,679,235 | | | | 790,098,444 | | | | 129,950,125 | | | | 1,078,639,788 | |
Class R6 | | | 6,075 | | | | 50,000 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | 123,769,685 | | | | $1,002,518,338 | | | | 200,653,047 | | | | $1,666,515,431 | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Six months ended 7/31/17 (i) | | | Year ended 1/31/17 | |
| | Shares | | | Amount | | | Shares | | | Amount | |
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | 3,804,943 | | | | $31,021,417 | | | | 9,108,444 | | | | $75,576,786 | |
Class B | | | 46,070 | | | | 375,982 | | | | 97,997 | | | | 813,785 | |
Class C | | | 483,483 | | | | 3,946,488 | | | | 903,739 | | | | 7,498,459 | |
Class I | | | 4,406,505 | | | | 35,950,867 | | | | 6,020,133 | | | | 49,867,916 | |
Class R6 | | | 46 | | | | 373 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | 8,741,047 | | | | $71,295,127 | | | | 16,130,313 | | | | $133,756,946 | |
| | | | |
Shares reacquired | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (63,833,861 | ) | | | $(515,139,531 | ) | | | (89,506,890 | ) | | | $(745,668,136 | ) |
Class B | | | (439,074 | ) | | | (3,581,625 | ) | | | (892,049 | ) | | | (7,403,308 | ) |
Class C | | | (4,400,171 | ) | | | (35,884,801 | ) | | | (5,357,945 | ) | | | (44,242,214 | ) |
Class I | | | (32,169,718 | ) | | | (261,048,726 | ) | | | (102,912,141 | ) | | | (843,202,331 | ) |
| | | (100,842,824 | ) | | | $(815,654,683 | ) | | | (198,669,025 | ) | | | $(1,640,515,989 | ) |
| | | | |
Net change | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Class A | | | (36,398,243 | ) | | | $(291,734,476 | ) | | | (17,188,565 | ) | | | $(144,830,605 | ) |
Class B | | | (324,693 | ) | | | (2,650,046 | ) | | | (392,919 | ) | | | (3,242,495 | ) |
Class C | | | (1,531,299 | ) | | | (12,507,654 | ) | | | 2,637,702 | | | | 22,524,115 | |
Class I | | | 69,916,022 | | | | 565,000,585 | | | | 33,058,117 | | | | 285,305,373 | |
Class R6 | | | 6,121 | | | | 50,373 | | | | — | | | | — | |
| | | 31,667,908 | | | | $258,158,782 | | | | 18,114,335 | | | | $159,756,388 | |
Class T shares were not publicly available for sale during the period. Please see the fund’s prospectus for details.
(i) | For Class R6, the period is from inception, June 2, 2017, through the stated period end. |
(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 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 at the end of each calendar quarter. 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 July 31, 2017, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $13,160 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
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(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be an affiliated issuer:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | | | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | | | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | | | Ending Shares/Par Amount | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | 17,575,369 | | | | 325,379,212 | | | | (287,046,910 | ) | | | 55,907,671 | |
| | | | |
Underlying Affiliated Fund | | Realized Gain (Loss) | | | Capital Gain Distributions | | | Dividend Income | | | Ending Value | |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | | | $2,808 | | | | $— | | | | $157,335 | | | | $55,907,671 | |
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RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER MEETING
(unaudited)
At a special meeting of shareholders of MFS Series Trust III, which was held on March 23, 2017, the following action was taken:
Item 1: To elect the following individuals as Trustees:
| | | | | | | | |
| | Number of Dollars | |
Nominee | | For | | | Withheld Authority | |
Steven E. Buller | | | 5,143,292,292.602 | | | | 81,666,809.253 | |
John A. Caroselli | | | 5,142,083,705.059 | | | | 82,875,402.956 | |
Maureen R. Goldfarb | | | 5,147,580,093.111 | | | | 77,379,008.744 | |
David H. Gunning | | | 5,130,747,224.761 | | | | 94,211,877.094 | |
Michael Hegarty | | | 5,138,308,267.148 | | | | 86,650,840.867 | |
John P. Kavanaugh | | | 5,145,198,911.798 | | | | 79,760,196.217 | |
Robert J. Manning | | | 5,144,882,738.176 | | | | 80,076,369.839 | |
Clarence Otis, Jr. | | | 5,141,028,114.888 | | | | 83,931,001.158 | |
Maryanne L. Roepke | | | 5,153,606,820.921 | | | | 71,352,280.935 | |
Robin A. Stelmach | | | 5,150,556,155.639 | | | | 74,402,946.216 | |
Laurie J. Thomsen | | | 5,146,363,456.901 | | | | 78,595,644.954 | |
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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2017 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by the MFS Funds’ Independent Senior Officer, a senior officer appointed by and reporting to the independent Trustees.
In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.
In connection with their contract review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”), an independent third party, on the investment performance of the Fund for various time periods ended December 31, 2016 and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Lipper performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Broadridge on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses and the advisory fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Broadridge (the “Broadridge expense group”), (iii) information provided by MFS on the advisory fees of portfolios of other clients of MFS, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (v) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (vi) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vii) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (viii) information regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory,
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administrative and other services to the Fund and the other MFS Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Broadridge was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to them by MFS.
The Trustees’ conclusion as to the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years.
Based on information provided by Broadridge and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of peer groups of funds over various time periods. The Trustees placed particular emphasis on the total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares in comparison to the performance of funds in its Lipper performance universe over the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, which the Trustees believed was a long enough period to reflect differing market conditions. The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 2nd quintile relative to the other funds in the universe for this three-year period (the 1st quintile being the best performers and the 5th quintile being the worst performers). The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 1st quintile for the one-year period and the 2nd quintile for the five-year period ended December 31, 2016 relative to the Lipper performance universe. Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.
In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding the Fund’s performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.
In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees considered, among other information, the Fund’s advisory fee and the total expense ratio of the Fund’s Class A shares as a percentage of average daily net assets and the advisory fee and total expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Broadridge. The Trustees considered that MFS currently observes an expense limitation for the Fund, which may not be changed without the Trustees’ approval. The Trustees also considered that, according to the data provided by Broadridge (which takes into account any fee reductions or expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s
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last fiscal year), the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate was approximately at the Broadridge expense group median, and the Fund’s total expense ratio was lower than the Broadridge expense group median.
The Trustees also considered the advisory fees charged by MFS to any institutional separate accounts advised by MFS (“separate accounts”) and unaffiliated investment companies for which MFS serves as subadviser (“subadvised funds”) that have comparable investment strategies to the Fund. In comparing these fees, the Trustees considered information provided by MFS as to the generally broader scope of services provided by MFS to the Fund, as well as the more extensive regulatory burdens imposed on MFS in managing the Fund, in comparison to separate accounts and subadvised funds. The Trustees also considered the higher demands placed on MFS’ investment personnel and trading infrastructure as a result of the daily cash in-flows and out-flows of the Fund in comparison to separate accounts.
The Trustees also considered whether the Fund may benefit from any economies of scale in the management of the Fund in the event of growth in assets of the Fund and/or growth in assets of the MFS Funds as a whole. They noted that the Fund’s advisory fee rate schedule is subject to a contractual breakpoint that reduces the Fund’s advisory fee rate on average daily net assets over $2.5 billion. They noted that MFS has agreed to implement an additional contractual breakpoint that reduces its advisory fee rate on the Fund’s average daily net assets over $5 billion effective August 1, 2017. The Trustees also noted that MFS has agreed in writing to waive a portion of the management fees of certain MFS Funds, including the Fund, if the total combined assets of certain funds within the MFS Funds’ complex increase above agreed upon thresholds (the “group fee waiver”), enabling the Fund’s shareholders to share in the benefits from any economies of scale at the complex level. The group fee waiver is reviewed and renewed annually between the Board and MFS. The Trustees concluded that the breakpoint and the group fee waiver were sufficient to allow the Fund to benefit from economies of scale as its assets and overall complex assets grow.
The Trustees also considered information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’ methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.
After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund represent reasonable compensation in light of the services being provided by MFS to the Fund.
In addition, the Trustees considered MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent,
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Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.
The Trustees also considered the nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative, transfer agency, and distribution services provided to the Fund by MFS and its affiliates under agreements and plans other than the investment advisory agreement, including any 12b-1 fees the Fund pays to MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of MFS. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain other services MFS performs or arranges for on the Fund’s behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’ interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund were satisfactory.
The Trustees also considered benefits to MFS from the use of the Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions, if applicable, to pay for investment research and various other factors. Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Fund.
Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2017.
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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 (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s 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 fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s 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 fund’s 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: (1) Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select the “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down, or (2) Click on “Products & Services” and “Mutual Funds” and then choose the fund’s name in the “Select a fund” menu.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES
The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.
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CONTACT
WEB SITE
mfs.com
MFS TALK
1-800-637-8255
24 hours a day
ACCOUNT SERVICE AND LITERATURE
Shareholders
1-800-225-2606
Financial advisors
1-800-343-2829
Retirement plan services
1-800-637-1255
MAILING ADDRESS
MFS Service Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 55824
Boston, MA 02205-5824
OVERNIGHT MAIL
MFS Service Center, Inc.
c/o Boston Financial Data Services
30 Dan Road
Canton, MA 02021-2809
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 Code’s definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.
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 to the Registrant.
A schedule of investments for each series of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of such series 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 to the Registrant.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
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 Registrant’s Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the registrant’s principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
(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. |
(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, 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 SERIES TRUST III
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By (Signature and Title)* | | DAVID L. DILORENZO |
| | David L. DiLorenzo, President |
Date: September 15, 2017
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.
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By (Signature and Title)* | | DAVID L. DILORENZO |
| | David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: September 15, 2017
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By (Signature and Title)* | | JAMES O. YOST |
| | James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) |
Date: September 15, 2017
* | Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |