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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 811-04975

MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2011


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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MFS® Multimarket

Income Trust

 

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

April 30, 2011

 

MMT-SEM


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MFS® MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MMT

 

Letter from the CEO     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Portfolio managers’ profiles     4   
Other notes     4   
Portfolio of investments     5   
Statement of assets and liabilities     30   
Statement of operations     31   
Statements of changes in net assets     32   
Statement of cash flows     33   
Financial highlights     34   
Notes to financial statements     36   
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     51   
Board review of investment advisory agreement     52   
Proxy voting policies and information     52   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     52   
Further information     52   
MFS® privacy notice     53   
Contact information    back cover   

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED Ÿ MAY LOSE VALUE Ÿ NO BANK GUARANTEE


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LETTER FROM THE CEO

 

Dear Shareholders:

After an extended rebound in the financial markets, uncertainty returned in 2010 as investors began to question the durability of the recovery for global economies and markets. That uncertainty led to increased risk aversion, especially as investors saw the eurozone struggle with the debt

woes of many of its members and amid a weakening trend in the global macroeconomic data. Last September, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s promises to further loosen monetary policy helped assuage market fears and drive asset prices off their recent lows. A combination of solid earnings and improving economic data gave an additional boost to investor sentiment. For 2011, we are cautiously optimistic that economic growth will continue to improve and that the global economies will recover

from the shocks of the past few years. We expect the pace of recovery worldwide to be uneven and volatile and acknowledge the elevated uncertainty created by events in Japan, Europe, and the Middle East.

As always, we continue to be mindful of the many economic challenges faced at the local, national, and international levels. It is in times such as these that we want to remind investors of the merits of maintaining a long-term view, adhering to basic investing principles such as asset allocation and diversification, and working closely with their advisors to research and identify appropriate investment opportunities.

Respectfully,

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

MFS Investment Management®

June 17, 2011

The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change, may not be relied upon for investment advice, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)

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Fixed income sectors (i)  
High Yield Corporates     57.1%   
Emerging Markets Bonds     23.7%   
High Grade Corporates     14.4%   
Non-U.S. Government Bonds     9.3%   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     4.8%   
Mortgage-Backed Securities     1.8%   
Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.8%   
Asset-Backed Securities     0.5%   
Floating Rate Loans     0.4%   
U.S. Treasury Securities     (8.1)%   
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)  
AAA     6.2%   
AA     4.9%   
A     8.1%   
BBB     21.8%   
BB     29.1%   
B     29.6%   
CCC     9.5%   
CC     0.6%   
C     0.2%   
U.S. Government     2.0%   
Federal Agencies     1.9%   
Not Rated     (9.2)%   
Non-Fixed Income     0.6%   
Cash & Other     (5.3)%   
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)     5.4   
Average Effective Maturity (m)     8.1 yrs.   
Issuer country weightings (i)  
United States     56.4%   
Canada     3.5%   
United Kingdom     2.9%   
Brazil     2.7%   
Russia     2.6%   
Japan     2.6%   
Mexico     2.2%   
Indonesia     2.2%   
Italy     1.8%   
Other Countries     23.1%   
 

 

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(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). All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Federal Agencies includes rated and unrated U.S. Agency fixed-income securities, U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities. Not Rated includes fixed income securities which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and commodities. Cash & Other includes cash, other assets less liabilities, offsets to derivative positions, and short-term securities. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund itself has not been rated.

 

(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 market value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if applicable. These amounts may be negative from time to time. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. 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 market value. Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.

 

(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.

From time to time “Cash & Other Net Assets” may be negative due to borrowings for leverage transactions, timing of cash receipts, and/or equivalent exposure from any derivative holdings.

Percentages are based on net assets as of 4/30/11.

The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ PROFILES

 

Richard Hawkins     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1988. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since April 2006.
William Adams     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2009. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since May 2011.
David Cole     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2004. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since October 2006.
Matthew Ryan     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1997. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since September 2004.

Note to Shareholders: Effective May 1, 2011, William Adams replaced John Addeo as a co-manager of the fund.

OTHER NOTES

The fund’s shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. Shareholders do not have the right to cause the fund to repurchase their shares at net asset value. When fund shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid for them in the event of the fund’s liquidation. As a result, the total return that is calculated based on the net asset value and New York Stock Exchange price can be different.

The fund’s monthly distributions may include a return of capital to shareholders to the extent that distributions are in excess of the fund’s net investment income and net capital gains, determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations. Distributions that are treated for federal income tax purposes as a return of capital will reduce each shareholder’s basis in his or her shares and, to the extent the return of capital exceeds such basis, will be treated as gain to the shareholder from a sale of shares. Returns of shareholder capital have the effect of reducing the fund’s assets and increasing the fund’s expense ratio.

 

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund hereby gives notice that it may from time to time repurchase shares of the fund in the open market at the option of the Board of Trustees and on such terms as the Trustees shall determine.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

4/30/11 (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 - 112.4%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Aerospace - 0.9%                 
BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.5%, 2018    $ 1,135,000      $ 1,265,479   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2018 (n)      1,285,000        1,424,744   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      445,000        495,619   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.45%, 2034 (n)      210,000        208,950   
CPI International Acquisition, Inc., 8%, 2018 (z)      315,000        316,575   
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, 8.5%, 2015      915,000        775,463   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 2021 (n)      815,000        857,788   
          
             $ 5,344,618   
Airlines - 0.1%                 
Atlas Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, “B”, 7.68%, 2014    $ 484,838      $ 475,141   
Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.25%, 2021      189,613        202,886   
          
             $ 678,027   
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.5%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 8%, 2016    $ 820,000      $ 890,725   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 2020      500,000        495,000   
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.375%, 2020      1,185,000        1,282,763   
          
             $ 2,668,488   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 6.0%                 
ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, FRN, 6.064%, 2045 (q)(z)    $ 2,000,000      $ 55,000   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.932%, 2051      2,000,000        2,205,395   
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041      795,355        798,559   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.811%, 2040 (z)      2,915,899        1,644,529   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.886%, 2049      390,311        245,258   
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.366%, 2049      1,160,000        1,142,066   
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7%, 2040      2,143,718        107,186   
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp., FRN, 7.5%, 2031      997,608        1,021,504   
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.633%, 2025 (i)(z)      5,017,006        395,340   
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.328%, 2043 (i)(z)      2,254,122        1,345   
First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.584%, 2035 (i)      16,121,663        274,055   
First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust, 7%, 2029 (n)      955,806        988,699   
G-Force LLC, CDO, “A2”, 4.83%, 2036 (z)      2,104,516        2,093,994   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued                 
GMAC LLC, FRN, 6.02%, 2033 (z)    $ 1,240,947      $ 1,286,138   
GMAC LLC, FRN, 7.936%, 2034 (n)      1,853,000        1,853,000   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.552%, 2045      1,590,000        1,732,163   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.42%, 2049      2,130,000        2,308,430   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.475%, 2043      1,590,000        1,743,575   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 6.061%, 2045      1,590,000        1,767,511   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 6.005%, 2049      2,000,000        2,182,046   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, “C”, 6.258%, 2051      270,000        210,298   
Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.067%, 2030 (i)      3,885,266        80,934   
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, “B”, FRN, 6.02%, 2050      270,000        169,584   
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.388%, 2039 (i)(z)      8,577,300        235,876   
Multi Security Asset Trust, “A3”, 5%, 2035 (z)      2,458,764        2,491,036   
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., 7.1%, 2032 (z)      531,847        531,855   
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.316%, 2013 (z)      2,581,000        2,599,274   
Structured Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 4.67%, 2035      206,831        206,575   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.118%, 2042      1,375,626        1,499,392   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.883%, 2047      1,496,845        789,344   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.943%, 2047      229,557        98,908   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 6.096%, 2051      2,000,000        2,183,883   
          
             $ 34,942,752   
Automotive - 2.1%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 2018    $ 855,000      $ 953,325   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 11%, 2015 (n)      1,720,000        1,870,500   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 2019 (z)      185,000        187,313   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, 2014      620,000        700,044   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 12%, 2015      5,855,000        7,472,051   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10.5%, 2016      540,000        611,550   
RCI Banque S.A., 4.6%, 2016 (z)      266,000        270,279   
UCI International, Inc., 8.625%, 2019 (z)      280,000        297,500   
          
             $ 12,362,562   
Basic Industry - 0.2%                 
Trimas Corp., 9.75%, 2017    $ 1,045,000      $ 1,149,500   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Broadcasting - 2.9%                 
Allbritton Communications Co., 8%, 2018    $ 790,000      $ 837,400   
Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 2018 (z)      185,000        200,263   
Entravision Communications Corp., 8.75%, 2017      300,000        321,750   
Gray Television, Inc., 10.5%, 2015      250,000        269,375   
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)      1,590,000        1,681,425   
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.25%, 2017      815,000        889,369   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 9.5%, 2016      4,430,000        4,662,575   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 11.25%, 2016      350,000        371,875   
Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 2015      340,000        347,650   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 2029      805,000        788,900   
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015 (p)(z)      1,335,561        1,322,205   
Newport Television LLC, 13%, 2017 (n)(p)      390,493        397,828   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 7%, 2014      175,000        174,781   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 7%, 2014 (p)      534,998        534,329   
Salem Communications Corp., 9.625%, 2016      172,000        184,900   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      570,000        636,975   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018      195,000        208,650   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 13%, 2013 (n)      250,000        296,875   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 8.75%, 2015 (n)      1,010,000        1,131,200   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 7.625%, 2018 (n)      630,000        670,950   
Univision Communications, Inc., 12%, 2014 (n)      208,000        224,120   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2019 (z)      295,000        296,106   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      445,000        473,925   
Young Broadcasting, Inc., 8.75%, 2014 (d)      215,000        0   
          
             $ 16,923,426   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.7%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 7.875%, 2015    $ 690,000      $ 710,700   
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 12.5%, 2017      1,050,000        1,253,438   
Janus Capital Group, Inc., 6.7%, 2017      2,020,000        2,211,631   
          
             $ 4,175,769   
Building - 1.5%                 
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.875%, 2018 (n)    $ 755,000      $ 779,538   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2020 (n)      470,000        489,975   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2021 (z)      455,000        461,256   
CEMEX Finance LLC, 9.5%, 2016 (n)      1,341,000        1,428,165   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 9%, 2018 (n)      337,000        349,216   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., FRN, 5.301%, 2015 (z)      552,000        547,308   
Masonite International Corp., 8.25%, 2021 (z)      455,000        464,953   
Nortek, Inc., 10%, 2018 (n)      325,000        347,750   
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (z)      1,100,000        1,097,250   
Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 6%, 2023 (z)      423,000        421,943   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Building - continued                 
Owens Corning, 9%, 2019    $ 2,070,000      $ 2,468,514   
          
             $ 8,855,868   
Business Services - 0.9%                 
First Data Corp., 12.625%, 2021 (z)    $ 410,000      $ 449,463   
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 2018 (n)      1,115,000        1,243,225   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 6.625%, 2016      1,250,000        1,251,563   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 2015      1,020,000        1,071,000   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.375%, 2018 (n)      470,000        485,275   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.625%, 2020 (n)      515,000        536,888   
          
             $ 5,037,414   
Cable TV - 4.5%                 
Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC, 8%, 2018 (z)    $ 280,000      $ 297,500   
Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.625%, 2017      630,000        705,600   
CCH II LLC, 13.5%, 2016      1,410,000        1,700,813   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.875%, 2018      715,000        774,881   
CCO Holdings LLC, 8.125%, 2020      1,000,000        1,112,500   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 8.625%, 2017 (z)      370,000        396,825   
Charter Communications Operating LLC, 10.875%, 2014 (n)      580,000        648,150   
CSC Holdings LLC, 8.5%, 2014      1,325,000        1,482,344   
CSC Holdings LLC, 8.5%, 2015      2,515,000        2,744,494   
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 5.2%, 2020      3,340,000        3,504,926   
Insight Communications Co., Inc., 9.375%, 2018 (n)      895,000        1,000,163   
Mediacom LLC, 9.125%, 2019      950,000        1,030,750   
Myriad International Holdings B.V., 6.375%, 2017 (n)      1,181,000        1,263,670   
TCI Communications, Inc., 9.8%, 2012      1,135,000        1,210,590   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 2020 (z)    EUR 240,000        348,367   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5%, 2020    $ 2,630,000        2,718,805   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 2020 (z)      1,294,000        1,272,973   
Videotron LTEE, 6.875%, 2014      1,520,000        1,540,900   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2016      1,720,000        1,825,350   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.5%, 2016      680,000        779,450   
          
             $ 26,359,051   
Chemicals - 3.7%                 
Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 2017    $ 2,490,000      $ 2,879,063   
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 2018      1,125,000        1,184,063   
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019      1,500,000        1,923,137   
Fufeng Group Ltd., 7.625%, 2016 (z)      238,000        230,563   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp/Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2018      1,515,000        1,643,775   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Chemicals - continued                 
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp/Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 9%, 2020 (n)    $ 280,000      $ 302,400   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 2021 (n)      1,795,000        2,014,888   
Linde Finance B.V., 6% to 2013, FRN to 2049    EUR     101,000        156,702   
Lyondell Chemical Co., 8%, 2017 (n)    $ 387,000        431,505   
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11%, 2018      4,382,686        4,952,435   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 12.5%, 2014      1,438,000        1,594,383   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.5%, 2016      1,704,000        1,848,840   
Mosaic Co., 7.625%, 2016 (n)      695,000        748,863   
Polypore International, Inc., 7.5%, 2017 (n)      190,000        201,281   
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 5.5%, 2020 (n)      568,000        584,294   
Solutia, Inc., 7.875%, 2020      920,000        1,009,700   
          
             $ 21,705,892   
Computer Software - 0.1%                 
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 2019 (z)    $ 660,000      $ 707,850   
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3%                 
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., REIT, 8.5%, 2017    $ 1,785,000      $ 1,972,425   
Conglomerates - 0.9%                 
Actuant Corp., 6.875%, 2017    $ 1,495,000      $ 1,541,719   
Amsted Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 2018 (n)      905,000        968,350   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (z)      925,000        958,531   
Pinafore LLC, 9%, 2018 (n)      1,550,000        1,693,375   
          
             $ 5,161,975   
Construction - 0.1%                 
Corporacion GEO S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 2014 (n)    $ 477,000      $ 527,085   
Consumer Products - 0.8%                 
ACCO Brands Corp., 10.625%, 2015    $ 140,000      $ 157,850   
ACCO Brands Corp., 7.625%, 2015      435,000        445,875   
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 9.75%, 2016      735,000        823,200   
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 2021      590,000        620,975   
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2017      895,000        961,006   
Libbey Glass, Inc., 10%, 2015      666,000        727,605   
Visant Corp., 10%, 2017      965,000        1,042,200   
          
             $ 4,778,711   
Consumer Services - 0.9%                 
KAR Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2015    $ 607,000      $ 638,868   
Realogy Corp., 10.5%, 2014      420,000        426,300   
Realogy Corp., 11.5%, 2017 (z)      325,000        338,813   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Consumer Services - continued                 
Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 2015    $ 265,000      $ 284,875   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017      3,300,000        3,588,750   
          
             $ 5,277,606   
Containers - 1.2%                 
Graham Packaging Co. LP/GPC Capital Corp., 9.875%, 2014    $ 970,000      $ 1,012,438   
Graham Packaging Co. LP/GPC Capital Corp., 8.25%, 2018      195,000        213,038   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017      1,515,000        1,605,900   
Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.375%, 2016      550,000        606,375   
Packaging Dynamics Corp., 8.75%, 2016 (z)      330,000        341,963   
Reynolds Group, 7.75%, 2016 (n)      940,000        996,400   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 2019 (n)      570,000        594,225   
Reynolds Group, 9%, 2019 (n)      885,000        932,569   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2021 (n)      460,000        467,475   
          
             $ 6,770,383   
Defense Electronics - 0.2%                 
ManTech International Corp., 7.25%, 2018    $ 835,000      $ 885,100   
MOOG, Inc., 7.25%, 2018      445,000        472,813   
          
             $ 1,357,913   
Electronics - 0.5%                 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 2018 (n)    $ 500,000      $ 568,125   
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018 (n)      710,000        788,100   
Jabil Circuit, Inc., 7.75%, 2016      1,345,000        1,526,575   
NXP B.V., 9.75%, 2018 (n)      107,000        123,853   
          
             $ 3,006,653   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 7.2%                 
Banco del Estado de Chile, 4.125%, 2020 (n)    $ 470,000      $ 440,823   
Banco do Brasil (Cayman Branch), FRN, 8.5%, 2049      738,000        866,228   
Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), 3.625%, 2015 (n)      1,332,000        1,303,207   
BNDES Participacoes S.A., 6.5%, 2019 (n)      607,000        667,700   
BNDES Participacoes S.A., 5.5%, 2020 (n)      277,000        282,956   
CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 4.5%, 2021 (z)      1,242,000        1,225,587   
CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 5.95%, 2041 (z)      293,000        294,674   
Development Bank of Kazakhstan, 5.5%, 2015 (n)      1,930,000        2,021,675   
Ecopetrol S.A., 7.625%, 2019      821,000        964,675   
Franshion Development Ltd., 6.75%, 2021 (z)      438,000        434,715   
Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014 (n)      1,540,000        1,766,226   
Gaz Capital S.A., 9.25%, 2019      744,000        928,140   
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 8.375%, 2013      1,078,000        1,199,275   
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015 (n)      2,793,000        3,491,250   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - continued                 
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 9.125%, 2018 (n)    $ 713,000      $ 864,513   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.25%, 2017 (n)      1,469,000        1,656,298   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 8%, 2019 (n)      1,197,000        1,397,498   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      1,741,000        2,010,855   
Novatek Finance Ltd., 5.326%, 2016 (n)      295,000        305,226   
Novatek Finance Ltd., 6.604%, 2021 (n)      439,000        462,048   
OAO Gazprom, 6.212%, 2016      1,886,000        2,046,310   
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 2018      1,341,000        1,436,277   
Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019      1,583,000        1,868,225   
Petrobras International Finance Co., 6.75%, 2041      657,000        683,823   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 8%, 2019      1,382,000        1,670,838   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6%, 2020      1,610,000        1,721,895   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.5%, 2021      994,000        1,018,353   
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., 9.75%, 2019 (n)      476,000        568,820   
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., 6%, 2022      625,792        636,743   
PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd., 5.692%, 2021 (z)      1,695,000        1,713,661   
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 8.294%, 2014 (n)      1,506,000        1,646,811   
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (n)      1,230,000        1,398,145   
SCF Capital Ltd., 5.375%, 2017 (n)      1,134,000        1,118,464   
Transnet Ltd., 4.5%, 2016 (n)      377,000        385,991   
VEB Finance Ltd., 6.902%, 2020 (n)      1,177,000        1,262,333   
VTB Capital S.A., 6.465%, 2015 (n)      407,000        434,473   
          
             $ 42,194,731   
Emerging Market Sovereign - 8.0%                 
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 2021 (n)    $ 453,000      $ 474,291   
Government of Ukraine, 6.875%, 2015 (n)      698,000        728,363   
Government of Ukraine, 7.75%, 2020 (n)      485,000        506,825   
Republic of Argentina, 2.5% to 2019, 3.75% to 2029, 5.25% to 2038      1,888,000        818,448   
Republic of Argentina, FRN, 8.28%, 2033      4,003,027        3,562,694   
Republic of Colombia, 7.375%, 2019      716,000        869,940   
Republic of Colombia, 8.125%, 2024      679,000        875,231   
Republic of Croatia, 6.375%, 2021 (z)      629,000        639,787   
Republic of Georgia, 6.875%, 2021 (z)      216,000        213,840   
Republic of Hungary, 6.375%, 2021      1,542,000        1,599,825   
Republic of Indonesia, 6.875%, 2018      1,676,000        1,921,115   
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)      872,000        1,270,940   
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019      733,000        1,068,348   
Republic of Indonesia, 4.875%, 2021 (z)      671,000        671,000   
Republic of Indonesia, 7.75%, 2038 (n)      1,559,000        1,901,980   
Republic of Lithuania, 6.125%, 2021 (z)      212,000        220,480   
Republic of Panama, 8.875%, 2027      1,273,000        1,749,739   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Emerging Market Sovereign - continued                 
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 2029    $ 1,746,000      $ 2,515,113   
Republic of Panama, 6.7%, 2036      265,000        298,788   
Republic of Peru, 7.35%, 2025      544,000        631,040   
Republic of Peru, 8.75%, 2033      1,966,000        2,527,293   
Republic of Philippines, 6.5%, 2020      489,000        563,573   
Republic of Philippines, 5.5%, 2026      802,000        798,993   
Republic of Philippines, 6.375%, 2032      540,000        574,425   
Republic of Philippines, 6.375%, 2034      2,781,000        2,972,194   
Republic of Serbia, 6.75%, 2024      383,600        387,436   
Republic of South Africa, 5.5%, 2020      999,000        1,061,438   
Republic of South Africa, 6.25%, 2041      1,151,000        1,191,285   
Republic of Sri Lanka, 6.25%, 2020 (n)      285,000        286,083   
Republic of Turkey, 7%, 2019      790,000        908,500   
Republic of Turkey, 5.625%, 2021      670,000        695,460   
Republic of Ukraine, 7.95%, 2021 (n)      1,154,000        1,207,084   
Republic of Venezuela, 5.75%, 2016      3,742,000        2,871,985   
Republic of Venezuela, 7.65%, 2025      1,345,000        823,813   
Republic of Vietnam, 6.75%, 2020      1,074,000        1,122,330   
Russian Federation, 7.5%, 2030      1,947,980        2,274,267   
Ukraine Government International, 6.58%, 2016      1,418,000        1,441,043   
United Mexican States, 5.625%, 2017      1,364,000        1,520,860   
United Mexican States, 5.95%, 2019      268,000        301,098   
United Mexican States, 5.75%, 2110      408,000        371,280   
          
             $ 46,438,227   
Energy - Independent - 4.7%                 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 2036    $ 270,000      $ 278,196   
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.2%, 2040      590,000        588,372   
Bill Barrett Corp., 9.875%, 2016      805,000        915,688   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 2018 (n)      730,000        779,275   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      1,105,000        1,171,300   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2020      854,000        930,860   
Concho Resources, Inc., 8.625%, 2017      540,000        596,700   
Continental Resources, 8.25%, 2019      815,000        904,650   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      855,000        953,325   
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      850,000        926,500   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 2017 (n)      1,120,000        1,171,800   
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 9%, 2016 (n)      1,415,000        1,478,675   
LINN Energy LLC, 8.625%, 2020      160,000        176,800   
LINN Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2021 (n)      792,000        848,430   
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2014      435,000        444,244   
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2016      845,000        873,519   
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.875%, 2020      330,000        348,975   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Independent - continued                 
OPTI Canada, Inc., 9.75%, 2013 (n)    $ 685,000      $ 691,850   
OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 2014      1,540,000        820,050   
Penn Virginia Corp., 10.375%, 2016      665,000        754,775   
Petrohawk Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2018      330,000        350,625   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.875%, 2018      1,400,000        1,523,424   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.5%, 2020      1,015,000        1,150,192   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7%, 2017      2,510,000        2,597,850   
QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 2021      1,189,000        1,281,148   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2015      1,120,000        1,187,200   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      875,000        960,313   
Range Resources Corp., 8%, 2019      560,000        617,400   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 2018 (n)      1,470,000        1,554,525   
Whiting Petroleu Corp., 6.5%, 2018      495,000        517,275   
          
             $ 27,393,936   
Energy - Integrated - 0.8%                 
CCL Finance Ltd., 9.5%, 2014 (n)    $ 2,118,000      $ 2,467,470   
CCL Finance Ltd., 9.5%, 2014      471,000        548,715   
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 8.75%, 2016 (n)      1,327,000        1,502,828   
          
             $ 4,519,013   
Entertainment - 0.6%                 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2019    $ 890,000      $ 965,650   
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 2020 (z)      570,000        607,050   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 8.625%, 2019      1,220,000        1,335,900   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 2017 (z)      440,000        475,200   
          
             $ 3,383,800   
Financial Institutions - 3.5%                 
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2014 (z)    $ 1,245,000      $ 1,275,066   
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2014      1,090,000        1,110,438   
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2016      1,570,000        1,581,775   
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2017      4,445,000        4,481,116   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 2018 (z)      1,212,000        1,301,887   
General Electric Capital Corp., 6.375% to 2017, FRN to 2067      1,325,000        1,376,344   
GMAC, Inc., 8%, 2031      1,150,000        1,296,625   
International Lease Finance Corp., 9%, 2017 (n)      1,475,000        1,659,375   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      932,000        1,001,900   
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.25%, 2020      280,000        312,200   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 10.875%, 2015 (z)      1,220,000        1,259,650   
SLM Corp., 8.45%, 2018      405,000        459,675   
SLM Corp., 8%, 2020      1,625,000        1,799,406   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Financial Institutions - continued                 
Springleaf Finance Corp., 6.9%, 2017    $ 1,720,000      $ 1,612,500   
          
             $ 20,527,957   
Food & Beverages - 1.6%                 
ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2015    $ 1,495,000      $ 1,560,406   
B&G Foods, Inc., 7.625%, 2018      1,020,000        1,095,225   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 2016      1,615,000        1,760,350   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015      1,115,000        1,165,175   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 10.625%, 2017      330,000        354,750   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 8.25%, 2017      245,000        259,088   
Sigma Alimentos S.A., 5.625%, 2018 (z)      462,000        463,155   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      710,000        764,138   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 6.85%, 2016      1,520,000        1,698,600   
          
             $ 9,120,887   
Forest & Paper Products - 1.8%                 
Boise, Inc., 8%, 2020    $ 1,100,000      $ 1,193,500   
Cascades, Inc., 7.75%, 2017      1,025,000        1,094,188   
Fibria Overseas Finance, 6.75%, 2021 (n)      530,000        557,825   
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.125%, 2017 (n)      2,395,000        2,544,688   
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8%, 2024      420,000        489,300   
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.25%, 2028      270,000        285,863   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co., 7.875%, 2018      615,000        669,581   
Inversiones CMPC S.A., 4.75%, 2018 (n)      1,682,000        1,659,576   
JSG Funding PLC, 7.75%, 2015      65,000        66,625   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    EUR 600,000        933,125   
UPM-Kymmene Corp., 6.125%, 2012    EUR 100,000        152,006   
Votorantim Participacoes S.A., 6.75%, 2021 (n)    $ 883,000        940,395   
          
             $ 10,586,672   
Gaming & Lodging - 3.6%                 
American Casinos, Inc., 7.5%, 2021 (z)    $ 795,000      $ 813,881   
Firekeepers Development Authority, 13.875%, 2015 (n)      760,000        894,900   
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (d)(n)      405,000        211   
Gaylord Entertainment Co., 6.75%, 2014      1,710,000        1,744,200   
GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 2017      405,000        436,388   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 2017      1,745,000        1,989,300   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018      2,000        1,878   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018      1,005,000        943,444   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 6.75%, 2016      3,260,000        3,365,950   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 9%, 2017      1,220,000        1,372,500   
MGM Mirage, 10.375%, 2014      190,000        219,688   
MGM Mirage, 11.125%, 2017      930,000        1,081,125   
MGM Resorts International, 11.375%, 2018      550,000        627,000   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - continued                 
MGM Resorts International, 9%, 2020    $ 860,000      $ 958,900   
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      1,555,000        1,706,613   
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 6.75%, 2018      990,000        1,081,575   
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.5%, 2014 (d)      325,000        33   
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 2016 (d)      1,450,000        145   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016      1,175,000        1,257,688   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 7.375%, 2020      850,000        941,356   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 7.75%, 2020      1,370,000        1,496,725   
          
             $ 20,933,500   
Industrial - 0.6%                 
Altra Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 2016    $ 595,000      $ 647,063   
Diversey, Inc., 8.25%, 2019      720,000        777,600   
Hillman Group, Inc., 10.875%, 2018 (z)      570,000        632,700   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 2016 (z)      445,000        457,872   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 7.375%, 2017      620,000        615,350   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      499,000        555,138   
          
             $ 3,685,723   
Insurance - 2.1%                 
AIG SunAmerica Global Financing X, 6.9%, 2032 (n)    $ 2,384,000      $ 2,665,567   
Allianz AG, 5.5% to 2014, FRN to 2049    EUR 140,000        205,806   
ING Groep N.V., 5.775% to 2015, FRN to 2049    $ 6,000,000        5,610,000   
MetLife, Inc., 9.25% to 2038, FRN to 2038 (n)      1,500,000        1,875,000   
Unum Group, 7.125%, 2016      1,829,000        2,108,603   
          
             $ 12,464,976   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 1.4%                 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75% to 2038, FRN to 2088 (n)    $ 1,615,000      $ 2,196,400   
USI Holdings Corp., FRN, 4.137%, 2014 (n)      1,495,000        1,446,413   
XL Group PLC, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2049      1,230,000        1,168,500   
ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45% to 2016, FRN to 2065 (n)      2,310,000        2,419,725   
ZFS Finance USA Trust IV, 5.875% to 2012, FRN to 2032 (n)      146,000        145,553   
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2067 (n)      680,000        703,800   
          
             $ 8,080,391   
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.7%                 
Bank of Ireland, 2.75%, 2012 (n)    $ 1,520,000      $ 1,442,249   
Canada Housing Trust, 4.6%, 2011 (n)    CAD 294,000        314,689   
Irish Life & Permanent PLC, 3.6%, 2013 (e)(n)    $ 2,500,000        2,152,163   
          
             $ 3,909,101   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
International Market Sovereign - 8.2%                 
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 2021    AUD 214,000      $ 240,127   
Federal Republic of Germany, 3.75%, 2015    EUR 1,954,000        3,040,873   
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 2030    EUR 489,000        967,113   
Government of Canada, 4.5%, 2015    CAD 531,000        607,921   
Government of Canada, 4.25%, 2018    CAD 8,251,000        9,459,240   
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 2033    CAD 96,000        132,269   
Government of Japan, 1.5%, 2012    JPY 318,000,000        3,977,923   
Government of Japan, 1.3%, 2014    JPY 131,000,000        1,669,182   
Government of Japan, 1.7%, 2017    JPY 372,600,000        4,884,769   
Government of Japan, 2.2%, 2027    JPY 358,200,000        4,649,950   
Kingdom of Belgium, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 610,000        988,476   
Kingdom of Spain, 4.6%, 2019    EUR 912,000        1,312,108   
Kingdom of Sweden, 4.5%, 2015    SEK 1,965,000        345,492   
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5.5%, 2028    EUR 262,000        468,250   
Republic of Austria, 4.65%, 2018    EUR 774,000        1,238,421   
Republic of Finland, 3.875%, 2017    EUR 531,000        821,560   
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2012    EUR 406,000        627,740   
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2035    EUR 789,000        1,290,106   
Republic of Ireland, 4.5%, 2020    EUR 445,000        441,934   
Republic of Ireland, 5.4%, 2025    EUR 475,000        484,743   
Republic of Italy, 4.75%, 2013    EUR 2,812,000        4,301,773   
Republic of Italy, 5.25%, 2017    EUR 1,784,000        2,797,611   
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2015    GBP 943,000        1,971,382   
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2021    GBP 304,000        700,918   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 2036    GBP 432,000        727,342   
          
             $ 48,147,223   
Machinery & Tools - 0.8%                 
Case Corp., 7.25%, 2016    $ 1,065,000      $ 1,163,513   
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 2017 (n)      1,960,000        2,190,300   
Rental Service Corp., 9.5%, 2014      702,000        735,345   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      440,000        464,200   
          
             $ 4,553,358   
Major Banks - 3.0%                 
Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018    $ 2,000,000      $ 2,130,098   
Bank of America Corp., 8% to 2018, FRN to 2049      2,970,000        3,212,738   
BNP Paribas, 5.186% to 2015, FRN to 2049 (n)      2,099,000        2,067,515   
BNP Paribas Capital Trust III, 6.625% to 2011, FRN to 2049    EUR 100,000        148,115   
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 6%, 2018    $ 1,500,000        1,626,992   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.5%, 2019      1,200,000        1,424,981   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.9% to 2018, FRN to 2049      500,000        549,365   
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXII, 6.45%, 2037      324,000        329,320   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Major Banks - continued                 
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII, 7%, 2039    $ 85,000      $ 88,567   
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018      2,000,000        2,232,764   
National Westminster Bank PLC, FRN, 3.399%, 2049    EUR 330,000        386,136   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 2031, FRN to 2049    $ 2,225,000        2,116,531   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017, FRN to 2049 (d)(n)      435,000        402,375   
UniCredito Luxembourg Finance S.A., 6%, 2017 (n)      990,000        1,009,404   
          
             $ 17,724,901   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 3.5%                 
Biomet, Inc., 10%, 2017    $ 560,000      $ 618,800   
Biomet, Inc., 10.375%, 2017 (p)      420,000        466,725   
Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, 2017      925,000        1,049,875   
Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, 2015      625,000        639,063   
Davita, Inc., 6.375%, 2018      1,275,000        1,305,281   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 2020      480,000        492,600   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (n)      875,000        1,002,969   
HCA, Inc., 9.25%, 2016      1,470,000        1,576,575   
HCA, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      2,395,000        2,658,450   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2020      2,200,000        2,403,500   
Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.35%, 2016      1,420,000        1,479,081   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2015      910,000        996,450   
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      560,000        589,400   
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (p)      650,000        688,188   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.5%, 2015 (p)      1,640,000        1,707,650   
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 8%, 2018      1,225,000        1,280,125   
VWR Funding, Inc., 10.25%, 2015 (p)      1,415,000        1,485,750   
          
             $ 20,440,482   
Metals & Mining - 3.4%                 
ArcelorMittal, 6.5%, 2014    $ 1,300,000      $ 1,445,558   
ArcelorMittal, 9.85%, 2019      1,790,000        2,306,046   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 2020      490,000        528,588   
Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2013      668,000        672,175   
Bumi Investment Pte Ltd., 10.75%, 2017 (n)      500,000        578,750   
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2017      1,475,000        1,615,125   
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      1,135,000        1,262,688   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017      1,255,000        1,386,775   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      505,000        563,075   
Ferrexpo Finance PLC, 7.875%, 2016 (z)      1,465,000        1,512,702   
Gold Fields Orogen Holdings Ltd., 4.875%, 2020 (n)      2,352,000        2,270,548   
Metinvest B.V., 8.75%, 2018 (n)      320,000        343,200   
Novelis, Inc., 8.375%, 2017      530,000        585,650   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Metals & Mining - continued                 
Novelis, Inc., 8.75%, 2020    $ 280,000      $ 312,900   
Southern Copper Corp., 7.5%, 2035      1,648,000        1,735,474   
Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 2040      744,000        729,418   
Teck Resources Ltd., 9.75%, 2014      366,000        445,434   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 5.625%, 2019      218,000        232,001   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 4.625%, 2020      681,000        673,728   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 2039      474,000        512,729   
Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd., 8.5%, 2016 (z)      440,000        437,272   
          
             $ 20,149,836   
Mortgage-Backed - 1.8%                 
Fannie Mae, 6%, 2037    $ 958,521      $ 1,049,591   
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2038      9,000,000        9,695,851   
          
             $ 10,745,442   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.1%                 
Ferrellgas Partners LP, 8.625%, 2020    $ 582,000      $ 631,470   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 1.4%                 
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.75%, 2018    $ 375,000      $ 406,875   
Crosstex Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      1,030,000        1,125,275   
El Paso Corp., 7%, 2017      1,770,000        1,964,502   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 2032      749,000        857,496   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 2020      1,445,000        1,582,275   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 8.375% to 2016, FRN to 2066      527,000        572,454   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 7.034% to 2018, FRN to 2068      340,000        358,700   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, 2014      1,147,000        1,261,200   
          
             $ 8,128,777   
Network & Telecom - 2.3%                 
BellSouth Corp., 6.55%, 2034    $ 3,213,000      $ 3,445,159   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.25%, 2017      1,350,000        1,370,250   
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.75%, 2018      1,070,000        1,027,200   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 2031      1,230,000        1,266,900   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, 2017      290,000        314,288   
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 8%, 2015      1,480,000        1,624,300   
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      1,500,000        1,635,000   
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U., 2.582%, 2013      1,050,000        1,065,819   
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 2018      220,000        237,050   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2020      825,000        874,500   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2021 (z)      445,000        470,588   
          
             $ 13,331,054   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Oil Services - 0.7%                 
Afren PLC, 11.5%, 2016 (n)    $ 335,000      $ 359,288   
Edgen Murray Corp., 12.25%, 2015      530,000        533,975   
Expro Finance Luxembourg, 8.5%, 2016 (n)      935,000        913,963   
McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp., 9.5%, 2016 (n)      840,000        863,100   
Pioneer Drilling Co., 9.875%, 2018      1,140,000        1,231,200   
          
             $ 3,901,526   
Oils - 0.5%                 
LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 6.125%, 2020 (n)    $ 2,005,000      $ 2,040,088   
Petroplus Holdings AG, 9.375%, 2019 (n)      650,000        659,750   
          
             $ 2,699,838   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 4.1%                 
Alfa Bank, 7.75%, 2021 (z)    $ 1,449,000      $ 1,470,735   
Banco PanAmericano S.A., 8.5%, 2020 (n)      665,000        716,538   
Banco Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U., 3.781%, 2015 (n)      1,500,000        1,490,667   
Banco Votorantim S.A., 5.25%, 2016 (n)      816,000        824,160   
Bangkok Bank (Hong Kong), 4.8%, 2020 (n)      1,293,000        1,236,382   
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., 5.55%, 2020 (n)      1,957,000        2,016,107   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. Texas, 6.5%, 2021 (z)      1,207,000        1,232,646   
Bosphorus Financial Services Ltd., FRN, 2.113%, 2012      500,000        494,909   
Capital One Financial Corp., 10.25%, 2039      1,110,000        1,198,800   
Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 2018      1,500,000        1,656,344   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 2019, FRN to 2049 (n)      2,583,000        3,009,557   
Isbank GmbH, 5.1%, 2016 (n)      1,808,000        1,817,923   
LBG Capital No.1 PLC, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      1,225,000        1,220,100   
Santander UK PLC, 8.963% to 2030, FRN to 2049      1,729,000        1,910,545   
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S., 6.25%, 2021 (z)      2,074,000        2,058,445   
Woori Bank, 6.125% to 2011, FRN to 2016 (n)      1,510,000        1,509,944   
          
             $ 23,863,802   
Pharmaceuticals - 0.1%                 
Hypermarcas S.A., 6.5%, 2021 (z)    $ 452,000      $ 456,520   
Pollution Control - 0.1%                 
Allied Waste North America, Inc., 7.125%, 2016    $ 625,000      $ 648,438   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.1%                 
ALROSA Finance S.A., 7.75%, 2020 (n)    $ 384,000      $ 413,760   
Printing & Publishing - 0.3%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018 (z)    $ 32,653      $ 35,265   
McClatchy Co., 11.5%, 2017      500,000        546,250   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Printing & Publishing - continued                 
Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.5%, 2016    $ 471,000      $ 556,958   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 2018 (n)      475,000        511,813   
          
             $ 1,650,286   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.3%                 
Kansas City Southern Railway, 8%, 2015    $ 1,580,000      $ 1,714,300   
Real Estate - 1.4%                 
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., 11.625%, 2017    $ 545,000      $ 644,463   
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 2019 (z)      410,000        399,750   
Country Garden Holding Co., 11.125%, 2018 (n)      319,000        334,153   
Entertainment Properties Trust, REIT, 7.75%, 2020 (n)      990,000        1,061,775   
Kennedy Wilson, Inc., 8.75%, 2019 (z)      745,000        761,763   
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd., 9.5%, 2016 (z)      553,000        572,355   
MPT Operating Partnership, 6.875%, 2021 (z)      610,000        613,050   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 10.35%, 2019      2,200,000        3,060,754   
Yanlord Land Group Ltd., 10.625%, 2018 (z)      640,000        656,000   
          
             $ 8,104,063   
Restaurants - 0.1%                 
Dunkin Finance Corp., 9.625%, 2018 (n)    $ 342,000      $ 348,840   
Retailers - 1.6%                 
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 10%, 2019 (n)    $ 230,000      $ 235,175   
Chinos Acquisition Corp., 8.125%, 2019 (n)      450,000        445,500   
Express LLC/Express Finance Corp., 8.75%, 2018      550,000        601,563   
Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036      846,000        861,165   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.9%, 2017      630,000        675,675   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 2033      360,000        333,900   
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, 2015      1,650,000        1,740,750   
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020 (n)      620,000        651,000   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 10.5%, 2016      1,255,000        1,366,381   
Toys “R” Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.5%, 2017      660,000        709,500   
Toys “R” Us, Inc., 10.75%, 2017      1,545,000        1,751,644   
Yankee Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 2016 (p)(z)      260,000        267,800   
          
             $ 9,640,053   
Specialty Stores - 0.3%                 
GSC Holdings Corp., 8%, 2012    $ 259,000      $ 264,180   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, 2016      625,000        681,250   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75%, 2018 (n)      725,000        748,563   
          
             $ 1,693,993   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Supermarkets - 0.2%                 
Delhaize Group, 5.7%, 2040    $ 1,395,000      $ 1,333,719   
Supranational - 0.3%                 
European Investment Bank, 5.125%, 2017    $ 1,500,000      $ 1,711,905   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 4.3%                 
Clearwire Corp., 12%, 2015 (n)    $ 2,055,000      $ 2,234,813   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2016      735,000        784,613   
Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 2015      2,330,000        2,586,300   
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 2019      370,000        395,438   
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 2020 (n)      420,000        454,556   
Digicel Group Ltd., 12%, 2014 (n)      400,000        469,000   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      1,330,000        1,409,800   
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.5%, 2018 (n)      880,000        1,003,200   
Globo Comunicacoes e Participacoes S.A., 6.25% to 2015,
9.375% to 2049 (n)
     322,000        335,685   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.875%, 2018      1,060,000        1,142,150   
Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A., 7.5%, 2020      1,055,000        1,202,700   
Nextel Communications, Inc., 7.375%, 2015      845,000        851,338   
NII Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2016      820,000        940,950   
NII Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2019      495,000        546,975   
NII Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 2021      445,000        470,588   
SBA Communications Corp., 8%, 2016      340,000        368,475   
SBA Communications Corp., 8.25%, 2019      590,000        651,213   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 2028      2,210,000        2,118,838   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2017      3,060,000        3,431,025   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.75%, 2032      350,000        383,250   
Telefonica Moviles Chile, 2.875%, 2015 (n)      348,000        340,627   
VimpelCom Ltd., 7.748%, 2021 (n)      593,000        625,615   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      970,000        1,127,625   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.25%, 2018 (n)      940,000        994,050   
          
             $ 24,868,824   
Telephone Services - 0.3%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018 (z)    $ 460,000      $ 477,250   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2018      985,000        1,065,031   
          
             $ 1,542,281   
Tobacco - 0.4%                 
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017    $ 2,016,000      $ 2,325,412   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Transportation - 0.1%                 
Navios S.A. Logistics, Inc., 9.25%, 2019 (z)    $ 405,000      $ 413,100   
Transportation - Services - 1.7%                 
ACL I Corp., 10.625%, 2016 (p)(z)    $ 745,000      $ 739,441   
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 2018 (z)      590,000        603,275   
American Petroleum Tankers LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (n)      457,000        484,420   
Commercial Barge Line Co., 12.5%, 2017      1,695,000        1,966,200   
Dematic S.A., 8.75%, 2016 (z)      790,000        806,788   
Erac USA Finance Co., 7%, 2037 (n)      878,000        976,180   
Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 2014      216,000        221,400   
Hertz Corp., 7.5%, 2018 (n)      655,000        687,750   
Hertz Corp., 7.375%, 2021 (n)      845,000        887,250   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.625%, 2017      475,000        492,813   
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      445,000        481,156   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2018 (z)      930,000        1,020,675   
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 6.875%, 2013      795,000        838,725   
          
             $ 10,206,073   
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 1.9%                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2039 (f)    $ 11,103,000      $ 11,276,484   
Utilities - Electric Power - 3.5%                 
AES Corp., 8%, 2017    $ 2,810,000      $ 3,055,875   
Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 8.25%, 2012 (n)      805,000        851,308   
Calpine Corp., 8%, 2016 (n)      940,000        1,029,300   
Calpine Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      1,150,000        1,239,125   
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.5%, 2018      600,000        679,096   
Colbun S.A., 6%, 2020 (n)      997,000        1,033,352   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 2020      990,000        1,058,362   
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, 2015      330,000        290,400   
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 2019      1,015,000        791,700   
Edison Mission Energy, 7%, 2017      1,480,000        1,172,900   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      1,370,000        1,466,010   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      2,270,000        2,440,432   
Genon Escrow Corp., 9.875%, 2020 (n)      1,410,000        1,508,700   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2017      815,000        852,694   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      320,000        336,800   
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014 (z)      804,460        826,228   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.5%, 2020 (z)      355,000        364,763   
Waterford 3 Funding Corp., 8.09%, 2017      1,245,420        1,251,659   
          
             $ 20,248,704   
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $616,953,886)            $ 655,917,346   

 

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Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 0.4%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Aerospace - 0.1%                 
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, Term Loan, 10.5%, 2014    $ 446,657      $ 453,357   
Automotive - 0.1%                 
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.99%, 2014    $ 719,268      $ 717,110   
Broadcasting - 0.1%                 
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 2014    $ 196,159      $ 194,504   
Local TV Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 2.36%, 2013      82,120        80,169   
          
             $ 274,673   
Building - 0.0%                 
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc., 2nd Lien Term Loan, 9%, 2017    $ 56,408      $ 58,289   
Financial Institutions - 0.0%                 
Springleaf Finance Corp., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 2015    $ 146,115      $ 146,216   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1%                 
MGM Mirage, Term Loan, 7%, 2014    $ 599,177      $ 592,137   
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $1,997,795)            $ 2,241,782   
Common Stocks - 0.1%                 
Automotive - 0.1%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      20,680      $ 286,418   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%                 
American Media Operations, Inc. (a)      8,368      $ 145,101   
Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc. (a)      19,975        0   
          
             $ 145,101   
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $399,733)            $ 431,519   
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.2%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (n)      480      $ 446,490   
Citigroup Capital XIII, 7.875%      7,275        201,954   
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%      28,250        733,370   
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost, $1,346,986)            $ 1,381,814   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.3%                 
Automotive - 0.2%                 
General Motors Co., 4.75%      21,770      $ 1,084,364   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Convertible Preferred Stocks - continued                 
Insurance - 0.1%                 
MetLife, Inc., 5% (a)      11,590      $ 1,014,589   
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost, $2,046,045)            $ 2,098,953   
Money Market Funds (v) - 3.5%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.16%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value
     20,636,462      $ 20,636,462   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $643,380,907)            $ 682,707,876   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (16.9)%              (98,946,836
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 583,761,040   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(d) Non-income producing security - in default.

 

(e) Guaranteed by Minister for Finance of Ireland.

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(g) The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.

 

(i) Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.

 

(n) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $153,630,239, representing 26.32% of net assets.

 

(p) Payment-in-kind security.

 

(q) Interest received was less than stated coupon rate.

 

(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 is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
   Cost      Value  
ACL I Corp., 10.625%, 2016    2/10/11      $732,381         $739,441   
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 2020    12/01/10      570,000         607,050   
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 2018    1/24/11-1/25/11      600,066         603,275   
Alfa Bank, 7.75%, 2021    4/19/11-4/20/11      1,456,706         1,470,735   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 2019    4/27/11      185,000         187,313   

 

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Restricted Securities - continued    Acquisition
Date
   Cost      Value  
American Casinos, Inc., 7.5%, 2021    4/01/11      $798,962         $813,881   
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018    12/22/10      33,160         35,265   
ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, FRN, 6.064%, 2045    9/21/04      1,757,016         55,000   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. Texas, 6.5%, 2021    3/03/11      1,190,811         1,232,646   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.811%, 2040    3/01/06      2,915,899         1,644,529   
Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC, 8%, 2018    12/01/10      280,000         297,500   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2021    4/26/11      450,934         461,256   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., FRN, 5.301%, 2015    3/29/11      546,564         547,308   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2014    3/23/11      1,245,000         1,275,066   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 2018    3/23/11      1,212,000         1,301,887   
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 2019    4/01/11      397,778         399,750   
CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 4.5%, 2021    4/20/11      1,213,664         1,225,587   
CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 5.95%, 2041    4/20/11      286,590         294,674   
CPI International Acquisition, Inc., 8%, 2018    2/03/11      315,000         316,575   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 8.625%, 2017    1/13/11      380,299         396,825   
Citadel Broadcasting Corp., 7.75%, 2018    12/06/10      185,000         200,263   
Cogent Communications Group, Inc.,
8.375%, 2018
   1/11/11      460,000         477,250   
Dematic S.A., 8.75%, 2016    4/19/11-4/20/11      799,350         806,788   
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.633%, 2025    1/29/03      450,873         395,340   
Ferrexpo Finance PLC, 7.875%, 2016    3/31/11      1,465,000         1,512,702   
First Data Corp., 12.625%, 2021    4/21/11      450,461         449,463   
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.328%, 2043    12/11/03      0         1,345   
Franshion Development Ltd., 6.75%, 2021    4/08/11      438,000         434,715   
Fufeng Group Ltd., 7.625%, 2016    4/06/11      238,000         230,563   
G-Force LLC, CDO, “A2”, 4.83%, 2036    1/20/11      2,041,870         2,093,994   
GMAC LLC, FRN, 6.02%, 2033    11/17/00      768,102         1,286,138   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 2018    3/14/11-4/28/11      944,529         958,531   
Hillman Group, Inc., 10.875%, 2018    3/11/11      622,051         632,700   
Hypermarcas S.A., 6.5%, 2021    4/14/11      443,895         456,520   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 2016    3/17/11      445,000         457,872   
Kennedy Wilson, Inc., 8.75%, 2019    3/31/11-4/07/11      741,330         761,763   
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015    11/09/07-2/16/11      1,300,931         1,322,205   
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd., 9.5%, 2016    3/31/11      553,000         572,355   
MPT Operating Partnership, 6.875%, 2021    4/19/11-4/29/11      613,675         613,050   
Masonite International Corp., 8.25%, 2021    4/08/11      455,000         464,953   
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.388%, 2039    7/20/04      188,848         235,876   
Multi Security Asset Trust, “A3”, 5%, 2035    10/12/10      2,404,339         2,491,036   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 2017    12/02/10-12/20/10      452,797         475,200   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 10.875%, 2015    3/23/10-4/19/11      1,232,095         1,259,650   
Navios S.A. Logistics, Inc., 9.25%, 2019    4/06/11-4/19/11      409,044         413,100   

 

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Restricted Securities - continued    Acquisition
Date
     Cost      Value  
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2021      4/12/11         $1,100,000         $1,097,250   
Odebrecht Finance Ltd., 6%, 2023      3/25/11         423,000         421,943   
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., 7.1%, 2032      3/25/08         531,847         531,855   
PTTEP Canada International Finance Ltd., 5.692%, 2021      3/29/11         1,695,000         1,713,661   
Packaging Dynamics Corp., 8.75%, 2016      1/25/11-2/01/11         334,334         341,963   
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.316%, 2013      12/06/04         2,652,951         2,599,274   
RCI Banque S.A., 4.6%, 2016      4/05/11         265,850         270,279   
Realogy Corp., 11.5%, 2017      4/21/11-4/26/11         342,057         338,813   
Republic of Croatia, 6.375%, 2021      3/16/11         618,074         639,787   
Republic of Georgia, 6.875%, 2021      4/07/11         212,197         213,840   
Republic of Indonesia, 4.875%, 2021      4/27/11         659,284         671,000   
Republic of Lithuania, 6.125%, 2021      3/02/11         208,165         220,480   
Sigma Alimentos S.A., 5.625%, 2018      4/07/11         458,154         463,155   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2018      12/15/10-4/25/11         946,562         1,020,675   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      12/16/10         672,042         707,850   
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014      4/16/04         804,460         826,228   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 2020      4/26/11         345,322         348,367   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.5%, 2020      4/14/11-4/15/11         355,183         364,763   
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi A.S., 6.25%, 2021      4/14/11         2,055,085         2,058,445   
UCI International, Inc., 8.625%, 2019      1/11/11         280,000         297,500   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 2020      2/07/11-4/21/11         1,289,629         1,272,973   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      4/25/11         295,000         296,106   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2021      3/14/11         441,089         470,588   
Winsway Coking Coal Holdings Ltd., 8.5%, 2016      4/01/11         440,000         437,272   
Yankee Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 2016      2/10/11         265,656         267,800   
Yanlord Land Group Ltd., 10.625%, 2018      3/22/11         640,000         656,000   
Total Restricted Securities            $51,456,802   
% of Net Assets            8.8%   

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

 

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

Abbreviations indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. A list of abbreviations is shown below:

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR   Euro

 

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GBP   British Pound
HUF   Hungarian Forint
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
ILS   Israeli Sheqel
JPY   Japanese Yen
MXN   Mexican Peso
NOK   Norwegian Krone
PHP   Philippine Peso
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thailand Baht

Derivative Contracts at 4/30/11

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 4/30/11

 

Type   Currency   Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
For
    Contracts  at
Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives                            
BUY   BRL   HSBC Bank     2,312,000      10/11/11   $ 1,421,894      $ 1,435,647      $ 13,753   
BUY   CAD   HSBC Bank     1,456,000      7/12/11     1,519,135        1,536,290        17,155   
BUY   CNY   Deutsche Bank AG     6,082,000      6/15/11     935,404        940,752        5,348   
BUY   CNY   HSBC Bank     12,127,000      6/15/11     1,867,272        1,875,782        8,510   
BUY   EUR   Citibank N.A.     2,048,000      6/15/11     2,903,859        3,029,831        125,972   
BUY   EUR   Credit Suisse Group     1,033,000      7/12/11     1,492,096        1,527,077        34,981   
BUY   EUR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     1,021,000      6/15/11     1,450,402        1,510,478        60,076   
BUY   EUR   UBS AG     753,653      7/12/11     1,085,779        1,114,121        28,342   
BUY   HUF   Citibank N.A.     268,840,000      7/12/11     1,453,142        1,494,202        41,060   
BUY   IDR   HSBC Bank     25,812,809,000      5/11/11     2,864,907        3,009,799        144,892   
BUY   IDR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12,554,086,000      5/26/11     1,454,703        1,459,906        5,203   
BUY   ILS   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     10,403,000      6/13/11     2,913,026        3,071,316        158,290   
BUY   JPY   Citibank N.A.     125,300,000      7/12/11     1,532,765        1,545,229        12,464   
BUY   MXN   Credit Suisse Group     17,127,000      6/13/11     1,449,794        1,482,282        32,488   
BUY   NOK   Deutsche Bank AG     24,798,000      7/12/11     4,509,629        4,706,728        197,099   
BUY   PHP   Barclays Bank PLC     63,149,500      5/03/11     1,456,568        1,475,111        18,543   
BUY   PHP   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     125,813,000      5/03/11-6/24/11     2,908,330        2,934,795        26,465   

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 4/30/11 - continued

 

Type   Currency   Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
For
    Contracts  at
Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives - continued                            
SELL   PHP   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     63,244,500      5/03/11   $ 1,481,136      $ 1,477,330      $ 3,806   
BUY   SGD   Deutsche Bank AG     2,846,500      7/12/11     2,257,327        2,325,519        68,192   
BUY   SGD   HSBC Bank     2,846,500      7/12/11     2,257,801        2,325,519        67,718   
                   
              $ 1,070,357   
                   
Liability Derivatives                                 
SELL   AUD   Westpac Banking Corp.     218,798      7/12/11   $ 227,665      $ 237,706      $ (10,041
SELL   CAD   Goldman Sachs International     8,602,733      7/12/11     8,895,115        9,077,125        (182,010
BUY   CNY   Deutsche Bank AG     19,661,000      10/25/11     3,069,873        3,069,087        (786
SELL   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     200,138      7/12/11     283,972        295,863        (11,891
SELL   EUR   HSBC Bank     4,919,066      7/12/11     6,984,945        7,271,825        (286,880
SELL   EUR   UBS AG     16,238,082      6/15/11     22,411,703        24,022,778        (1,611,075
SELL   GBP   Barclays Bank PLC     1,015,551      7/12/11     1,654,749        1,694,799        (40,050
SELL   GBP   Deutsche Bank AG     1,015,551      7/12/11     1,655,363        1,694,799        (39,436
SELL   ILS   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     10,404,000      6/13/11     2,917,146        3,071,612        (154,466
SELL   JPY   Credit Suisse Group     1,358,416,334      7/12/11     16,000,004        16,752,304        (752,300
BUY   PHP   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     63,244,500      6/24/11     1,486,357        1,473,227        (13,130
SELL   PHP   Barclays Bank PLC     62,911,000      5/03/11     1,449,896        1,469,540        (19,644
SELL   SEK   Credit Suisse Group     2,136,895      7/12/11     341,330        352,316        (10,986
BUY   THB   HSBC Bank     43,446,000      7/25/11     1,453,530        1,452,841        (689
                   
              $ (3,133,384
                   

 

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Futures Contracts Outstanding at 4/30/11

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration Date     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives          
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)     USD        477      $57,784,078     June - 2011        $(1,123,365
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Short)     USD        8      979,000     June - 2011        (19,341
               
            $(1,142,706
               

At April 30, 2011, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 4/30/11 (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, $622,744,445)

     $662,071,414      

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     20,636,462            

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $643,380,907)

              $682,707,876   

Cash

     1,012,562      

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $356,625)

     360,779      

Receivables for

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,070,357      

Investments sold

     10,201,636      

Interest and dividends

     11,548,224      

Other assets

     111,814            

Total assets

              $707,013,248   
Liabilities                  

Notes payable

     $100,000,000      

Payables for

     

Distributions

     254,698      

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     3,133,384      

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     91,438      

Investments purchased

     19,235,199      

Payable to affiliates

     

Investment adviser

     38,168      

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     10,091      

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     243,119      

Accrued interest expense

     107,529      

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     138,582            

Total liabilities

              $123,252,208   

Net assets

              $583,761,040   
Net assets consist of                  

Paid-in capital

     $560,249,381      

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     36,150,931      

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (11,874,535   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

     (764,737         

Net assets

              $583,761,040   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

              78,378,104   

Net asset value per share (net assets of
$583,761,040 / 78,378,104 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

              $7.45   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 4/30/11 (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                  

Income

     

Interest

     $22,991,886      

Dividends

     19,185      

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     28,881            

Total investment income

              $23,039,952   

Expenses

     

Management fee

     $2,260,766      

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     83,141      

Administrative services fee

     43,594      

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     44,653      

Stock exchange fee

     34,229      

Custodian fee

     50,584      

Interest expense

     612,653      

Shareholder communications

     64,081      

Auditing fees

     33,773      

Legal fees

     6,131      

Miscellaneous

     16,105            

Total expenses

              $3,249,710   

Fees paid indirectly

     (493   

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser

     (1,098         

Net expenses

              $3,248,119   

Net investment income

              $19,791,833   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
                 

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

     

Investment transactions

     $12,511,908      

Futures contracts

     2,072,771      

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,498,224         

Net realized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions

              $12,086,455   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     

Investments

     $(10,392,621   

Futures contracts

     (711,565   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     1,301,805            

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency translation

              $(9,802,381

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency

              $2,284,074   

Change in net assets from operations

              $22,075,907   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.

 

 

   

Six months ended

4/30/11

(unaudited)

    

Year ended

10/31/10

 
Change in net assets             
From operations                 

Net investment income

    $19,791,833         $40,887,550   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign
currency transactions

    12,086,455         30,872,706   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation

    (9,802,381      18,431,787   

Change in net assets from operations

    $22,075,907         $90,192,043   
Distributions declared to shareholders                 

From net investment income

    $(21,632,360      $(42,324,144

Total change in net assets

    $443,547         $47,867,899   
Net assets                 

At beginning of period

    583,317,493         535,449,594   

At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $764,737 and undistributed net investment income of $1,075,790, respectively)

    $583,761,040         $583,317,493   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Six months ended 4/30/11 (unaudited)

This statement provides a summary of cash flows from investment activity for the fund.

 

Cash flows from operating activities:         

Net increase in net assets from operations

     $22,075,907   
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:         

Purchase of investment securities

     (215,908,642

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     231,683,860   

Proceeds from futures transactions

     2,072,771   

Purchases of short-term investments, net

     (11,180,470

Realized gain/loss on investments

     (12,511,908

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     10,392,621   

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     (1,297,262

Net amortization/accretion of income

     (169,399

Decrease in dividends and interest receivable

     36,609   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (54,930

Decrease in payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     (109,796

Decrease in restricted cash

     90,000   

Increase in other assets

     (37,232

Realized gain/loss on futures transactions

     (2,072,771

Net cash provided by operating activities

     $23,009,358   
Cash flows from financing activities:         

Distributions paid in cash

     (21,608,408

Decrease in interest payable

     (40,048

Net cash used by financing activities

     $(21,648,456

Net increase in cash

     $1,360,902   
Cash:         

Beginning of period

     $12,439   

End of period (including foreign currency of $360,779)

     $1,373,341   

Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information: cash paid during the period for interest $652,701.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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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 by which an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.

 

   

Six months
ended
4/30/11

(unaudited)

    Years ended 10/31  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.44        $6.83        $5.48        $6.68        $6.74        $6.74   
Income (loss) from investment operations                                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.25        $0.52        $0.47        $0.34        $0.35        $0.33   

Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments and foreign
currency

    0.04        0.63        1.38        (1.16     (0.05     0.03   

Total from investment operations

    $0.29        $1.15        $1.85        $(0.82     $0.30        $0.36   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                                   

From net investment income

    $(0.28     $(0.54     $(0.51     $(0.38     $(0.36     $(0.38

Net increase from repurchase of
capital shares

    $—        $—        $0.01        $0.00 (w)      $—        $0.02   

Net asset value, end of period

    $7.45        $7.44        $6.83        $5.48        $6.68        $6.74   

Per share market value, end of period

    $6.72        $7.11        $6.06        $4.71        $5.84        $6.00   

Total return at market value (%)

    (1.60 )(n)      27.18        41.15        (13.80     3.30        3.82   

Total return at net asset
value (%) (j)(r)(s)

    4.25 (n)      18.08        36.73        (12.32     5.19        6.42   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                                               

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.14 (a)      1.25        1.07        0.88        0.84        0.88   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.14 (a)      1.25        1.06        0.88        0.84        0.88   

Net investment income

    6.92 (a)      7.39        7.76        5.22        5.29        4.93   

Portfolio turnover

    29        65        67        47        61        70   

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $583,761        $583,317        $535,450        $431,749        $528,058        $533,146   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                                

Ratio of expenses to average net
assets after expense reductions and
excluding interest expense and
fees (f)

    0.92 (a)      0.97        1.02        N/A        N/A        N/A   
Senior Securities:                                                

Total notes payable outstanding
(000 omitted)

    $100,000        $100,000        $100,000        N/A        N/A        N/A   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of
indebtedness (k)

    $6,838        $6,833        $6,354        N/A        N/A        N/A   

 

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(a) Annualized.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(j) Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value.
(k) Calculated by subtracting the fund’s total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the fund’s total assets and dividing this number by the notes payable outstanding and then multiplying by 1,000.
(n) Not annualized.
(r) Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower.
(s) From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
(w) Per share amount was less than $0.01.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

(1)   Business and Organization

MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company.

 

(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 revenues and expenses 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, 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. The markets of emerging markets countries are generally more volatile than the markets of developed countries with more mature economies. All of the risks of investing in foreign securities previously described are heightened when investing in emerging markets countries.

Investment Valuations – Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which they are primarily traded. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Equity securities held short, for which there were no sales reported for that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily ask quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term

 

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instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the exchange on which such options are primarily traded. Exchange-traded options for which there were no sales reported that day are generally valued at the last daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the exchange on which such options are primarily traded. Options not traded on an exchange are generally valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Foreign currency options are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially effected 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

 

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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 and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2011 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $3,320,695         $446,490         $145,101         $3,912,286   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents              11,276,484                 11,276,484   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              137,677,206                 137,677,206   
Corporate Bonds              348,374,035         0         348,374,035   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities              11,750,576                 11,750,576   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              27,545,874                 27,545,874   

 

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Investments at Value - continued    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)      $—         $6,391,745         $—         $6,391,745   
Foreign Bonds              112,901,426                 112,901,426   
Floating Rate Loans              2,241,782                 2,241,782   
Mutual Funds      20,636,462                         20,636,462   
Total Investments      $23,957,157         $658,605,618         $145,101         $682,707,876   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures      $(1,142,706      $—         $—         $(1,142,706
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              (2,063,027              (2,063,027

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.

 

     Equity
Securities
     Corporate
Bonds
 
Balance as of 10/31/10      $33,385         $0   

Realized gain (loss)

     (11,674        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (21,711        

Sales

     0           

Transfers into level 3

     145,101           
Balance as of 4/30/11      $145,101         $0   

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as level 3 at April 30, 2011 is $0.

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, including to earn income and enhance returns, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the fund, or as

 

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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 purchased options, 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 April 30, 2011 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  

Interest Rate

  Interest Rate Futures     $—        $(1,142,706)   

Foreign Exchange

  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     1,070,357        (3,133,384)   
Total       $1,070,357        $(4,276,090)   

 

(a) The value of futures contracts outstanding 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 April 30, 2011 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Transactions
     Investment
Transactions
(Purchased
Options)
 
Interest Rate      $2,072,771         $—         $—   
Foreign Exchange              (2,502,533      (75,608
Total      $2,072,771         $(2,502,533      $(75,608

 

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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 April 30, 2011 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
    

Translation

of Assets and

Liabilities in

Foreign

Currencies

     Investments
(Purchased
Options)
 
Interest Rate      $(711,565      $—         $—   
Foreign Exchange              1,297,262         73,147   
Total      $(711,565      $1,297,262         $73,147   

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain over-the-counter derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. 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. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the fund the right, upon an event of default by the applicable counterparty or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the 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. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the ISDA Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives (i.e., futures and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives (i.e., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps and over-the-counter options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, 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 collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

Purchased Options – The fund purchased call and put options for a premium. Purchased call and put options entitle the holder to buy and sell a specified number of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index at a specified price at a specified date or within a specified period of time. Purchasing call options may be used to hedge against an anticipated increase in the dollar cost of securities or currency to be acquired or to increase the fund’s exposure to an underlying instrument. Purchasing put options may hedge against a decline in the value of portfolio securities or currency.

The premium paid is initially recorded as an investment in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. That investment is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium paid and the market value of the purchased option being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Premiums paid for purchased call and put options which have expired are treated as realized losses on investments in the Statement of Operations. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased call option, the premium paid is added to the cost of the security or financial instrument. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased put option, the premium paid is offset against the proceeds on the sale of the underlying security or financial instrument in order to determine the realized gain or loss on investments.

The risk in purchasing an option is that the fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is limited to the market value of the option. For over-the-counter options, 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 for posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Futures Contracts – The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market, interest rate or currency exposure. 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 is realized.

 

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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 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 transactions.

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 our use of Continuous Linked Settlement, an industry accepted settlement system. 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 for 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 obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan

 

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participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.

Statement of Cash Flows – Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt or disbursement of cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is the amount included within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and includes cash on hand at its custodian bank and does not include any short term investments.

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.

 

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The fund entered into “TBA” (to be announced) purchase commitments to purchase securities for a fixed unit price at a future date. Although the unit price has been established, the principal value has not been finalized. However, the principal amount of the commitments will not fluctuate more than 0.01%. The fund holds, and maintains until settlement date, cash or high-grade debt obligations in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or the fund may enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities it owns. Income on the securities will not be earned until settlement date. TBA purchase commitments may be considered securities in themselves, and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to settlement date, which is in addition to the risk of decline in the value of the fund’s other assets. Unsettled TBA purchase commitments are valued at the current market value of the underlying securities.

The fund entered into “TBA” (to be announced) sale commitments to hedge its portfolio positions or to sell mortgage-backed securities it owns under delayed delivery arrangements. Proceeds of TBA sale commitments are not received until the contractual settlement date. During the time a TBA sale commitment is outstanding, equivalent deliverable securities, or an offsetting TBA purchase commitment deliverable on or before the sale commitment date, are held as “cover” for the transaction.

Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced according to an arrangement that measures the value of cash deposited with the custodian by the fund. This amount, for the six months ended April 30, 2011, is shown as a reduction of total expenses on 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 for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements.

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

 

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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, amortization and accretion of debt securities, straddle loss deferrals, and derivative transactions.

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:

 

     10/31/10  
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains)      $42,324,144   

The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:

 

As of 4/30/11       
Cost of investments      $645,863,717   
Gross appreciation      47,932,160   
Gross depreciation      (11,088,001
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $36,844,159   
As of 10/31/10       
Undistributed ordinary income      2,875,403   
Capital loss carryforwards      (22,029,895
Other temporary differences      (5,256,030
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      47,478,634   

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

As of October 31, 2010, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such losses expire as follows:

 

10/31/14      $(7,878,924
10/31/15      (2,289,608
10/31/16      (9,141,808
10/31/17      (2,719,555
     $(22,029,895

 

(3)   Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Adviser – The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.34% of the fund’s average daily net assets and 5.40% of gross income. Gross income is calculated based on tax elections

 

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that generally include the accretion of discount and exclude the amortization of premium, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. The management fee, from net assets and gross income, incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2011 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.79% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Transfer Agent – The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2011, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $30,462.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund partially reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2011 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0152% 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 to officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS and MFSC.

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 $3,607 and the Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense of $4,874. Both amounts are included in independent Trustees’ compensation for the six months ended April 30, 2011. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain

 

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independent Trustees under both plans amounted to $178,009 at April 30, 2011, and is included in payable for independent Trustees’ compensation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Deferred Trustee Compensation – Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), independent Trustees previously were allowed to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of their annual compensation. Effective January 1, 2005, the Board elected to no longer allow Trustees to defer receipt of future compensation under the Plan. Amounts deferred under the Plan are invested in shares of certain MFS Funds selected by the independent Trustees as notional investments. Deferred amounts represent an unsecured obligation of the fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. Included in other assets and payable for independent Trustees’ compensation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is $56,200 of deferred Trustees’ compensation. There is no current year expense associated with the Plan.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into services agreements (the Agreements) which provide for payment of fees by the funds to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Chief Compliance Officer (ICCO) and Assistant ICCO, respectively, for the funds. The ICCO and Assistant ICCO are officers of the funds and the sole members of Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC, respectively. The funds can terminate the Agreements with Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC at any time under the terms of the Agreements. For the six months ended April 30, 2011, the aggregate fees paid by the fund to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC were $3,219 and are included in miscellaneous expense on the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reimburse the fund for a portion of the payments made by the fund in the amount of $1,098, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Additionally, MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ICCO and Assistant ICCO.

The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. Income earned on this investment is included in dividends from underlying affiliated funds on the Statement of Operations. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.

 

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(4)   Portfolio Securities

Purchases and sales of investments, other than purchased option transactions, and short-term obligations, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
U.S. Government securities      $10,696,753         $0   
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)      $176,987,097         $197,081,160   

 

(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. The Trustees have authorized the repurchase by the fund of up to 10% annually of its own shares of beneficial interest. During the six months ended April 30, 2011 and the year ended October 31, 2010, the fund did not repurchase any shares.

 

(6)   Loan Agreement

The fund has a credit agreement with a bank for a revolving secured line of credit that can be drawn upon up to $100,000,000. At April 30, 2011, the fund had outstanding borrowings under this agreement in the amount of $100,000,000, which are secured by a lien on the fund’s assets. The loan’s carrying value on the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. The credit agreement matures on August 26, 2011. Borrowing under the agreement can be made for liquidity or leverage purposes. Interest is charged at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread or an alternate rate, at the option of the borrower, stated as the greater of Overnight LIBOR or the Federal Funds Rate each plus an agreed upon spread. The fund incurred interest expense of $612,653 during the period. The fund may also be charged a commitment fee based on the average daily unused portion of the line of credit. The fund did not incur a commitment fee during the period. For the six months ended April 30, 2011, the average loan balance was $100,000,000 at a weighted average annual interest rate of 1.24%. The fund is subject to certain covenants including, but not limited to, requirements with respect to asset coverage, portfolio diversification and liquidity.

 

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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:

 

Underlying Affiliated Funds    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     9,455,992         99,364,400         (88,183,930      20,636,462   
Underlying Affiliated Funds    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     $—         $—         $28,881         $20,636,462   

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Multimarket Income Trust:

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2011, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, cash flows, and financial highlights for the six-month period ended April 30, 2011. These interim financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements and financial highlights for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2010, and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2010, and in our report dated December 16, 2010, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights.

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

June 17, 2011

 

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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

A discussion regarding the Board’s most recent review and renewal of the fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with MFS is available by clicking on the fund’s name under “Closed End Funds” in the “Products and Performance” section of the MFS Web site (mfs.com).

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

A general description of the MFS funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com 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 twelve-month period ended June 30, 2010 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com 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 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. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information 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.

A shareholder can also obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com.

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 by visiting the “News & Commentary” section of mfs.com or by clicking on the fund’s name under “Closed End Funds” in the “Products and Performance” section of mfs.com.

 

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FACTS   WHAT DOES MFS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?   LOGO

 

Why?   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

•Social Security number and account balances

•Account transactions and transaction history

•Checking account information and wire transfer instructions

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How?   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons MFS chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information   Does MFS share?   Can you limit
this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

  Yes   No

For our marketing purposes –

to offer our products and services to you

  No   We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies   No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your transactions and experiences

  No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

  No   We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you   No   We don’t share

 

Questions?   Call 800-225-2606 or go to mfs.com.

 

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Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   MFS Funds, MFS Investment Management, MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., MFS Heritage Trust Company, and MFS Service Center, Inc.

 

What we do
How does MFS protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include procedural, electronic, and physical safeguards for the protection of the personal information we collect about you.
How does MFS
collect my personal information?
 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

•open an account or provide account information

•direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

•make a wire transfer

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates and other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

•sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

•affiliates from using your information to market to you

•sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

•MFS does not share personal information with affiliates, except for everyday business purposes as described on page one of this notice.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

•MFS does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint Marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

•MFS doesnt jointly market.

 

 

Other important information
If you own an MFS product or receive an MFS service in the name of a third party such as a bank or broker-dealer, their privacy policy may apply to you instead of ours.

 

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CONTACT US

Transfer agent, Registrar, and

Dividend Disbursing Agent

Call

1-800-637-2304

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time

Write

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MMT

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that relates to an element of the Code’s definitions enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for 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 for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

General. Information regarding the portfolio manager(s) of the MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the “Fund”) is set forth below. As of May 1, 2011, John F. Addeo was no longer a manager of the fund.

 

Portfolio Manager

  

Primary Role

  

Since

  

Title and Five Year History

Richard O. Hawkins    Lead Portfolio
Manager
   2006    Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area of MFS since 1988.


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Matthew W. Ryan    Emerging Markets
Debt Securities
Portfolio Manager
   2004    Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area of MFS since 1997.
David P. Cole    High Yield Debt
Securities Portfolio Manager
   2006    Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area of MFS since 2004.
William J. Adams   

High Yield
Corporate Debt

Securities Portfolio Manager

   May 2011    Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area of MFS since 2009; Credit Analyst at MFS from 1997 to 2005

Compensation. Portfolio manager compensation is reviewed annually. As of December 31, 2010, portfolio manager total cash compensation is a combination of base salary and performance bonus:

Base Salary – Base salary represents a smaller percentage of portfolio manager total cash compensation than performance bonus.

Performance Bonus – Generally, the performance bonus represents more than a majority of portfolio manager total cash compensation.

The performance bonus is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative factors, generally with more weight given to the former and less weight given to the latter.

The quantitative portion is based on the pre-tax performance of assets managed by the portfolio manager over one-, three-, and five-year periods relative to peer group universes and/or indices (“benchmarks”). As of December 31, 2010*, the following benchmarks were used to measure performance for the Fund:


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Portfolio Manager

  

Benchmark(s)

Richard O. Hawkins    Citigroup World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index
   JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global
   Barclays Capital U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index
   Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate Bond Index
   Barclays Capital U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index

 

* For any Portfolio Managers not listed in the table below, as of December 31, 2010, such portfolio manager’s performance bonus was not based on the pre-tax performance of the Fund relative to a benchmark.

Additional or different benchmarks, including versions of indices and custom indices may also be used. Primary weight is given to portfolio performance over a three-year time period with lesser consideration given to portfolio performance over one-year and five-year periods (adjusted as appropriate if the portfolio manager has served for less than five years).

The qualitative portion is based on the results of an annual internal peer review process (conducted by other portfolio managers, analysts, and traders) and management’s assessment of overall portfolio manager contributions to investor relations and the investment process (distinct from fund and other account performance).

Portfolio managers also typically benefit from the opportunity to participate in the MFS Equity Plan. Equity interests and/or options to acquire equity interests in MFS or its parent company are awarded by management, on a discretionary basis, taking into account tenure at MFS, contribution to the investment process, and other factors.

Finally, portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans (including a defined contribution plan and health and other insurance plans) and programs available generally to other employees of MFS. The percentage such benefits represent of any portfolio manager’s compensation depends upon the length of the individual’s tenure at MFS and salary level, as well as other factors.

Ownership of Fund Shares. The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Fund’s portfolio manager(s) as of May 2, 2011. The following dollar ranges apply:


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N. None

A. $1 – $10,000

B. $10,001 – $50,000

C. $50,001 – $100,000

D. $100,001 – $500,000

E. $500,001 – $1,000,000

F. Over $1,000,000

 

Name of Portfolio Manager

   Dollar Range of Equity
Securities in Fund

Richard O. Hawkins

   N

Matthew W. Ryan

   N

David P. Cole

   N

William J. Adams

   N

Other Accounts. In addition to the Fund, the Fund’s portfolio manager is named as a portfolio manager of certain other accounts managed or subadvised by MFS or an affiliate, the number and assets of which, as of the Fund’s fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, were as follows:

 

     Registered Investment
Companies
   Other Pooled Investment
Vehicles
   Other Accounts

Name

   Number of
Accounts*
   Total
Assets*
   Number of
Accounts
   Total
Assets
   Number of
Accounts
   Total
Assets

Richard O. Hawkins

   13    $17.7 billion    2    $1.1 billion    6    $698.0 million

Matthew W. Ryan

   11    $6.0 billion    9    $3.0 billion    7    $5.9 billion

David P. Cole

   10    $3.9 billion    2    $661.4 million    0    N/A

William J. Adams**

   13    $4.5 billion    7    $2.0 billion    0    N/A

 

* Includes the Fund.
** As of May 2, 2011.

Advisory fees are not based upon performance of any of the accounts identified in the table above.

Potential Conflicts of Interest.

The Adviser seeks to identify potential conflicts of interest resulting from a portfolio manager’s management of both the Fund and other accounts, and has adopted policies and procedures designed to address such potential conflicts.


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The management of multiple funds and accounts (including proprietary accounts) gives rise to potential conflicts of interest if the funds and accounts have different objectives and strategies, benchmarks, time horizons and fees as a portfolio manager must allocate his or her time and investment ideas across multiple funds and accounts. In certain instances there are securities which are suitable for the Fund’s portfolio as well as for accounts of the Adviser or its subsidiaries with similar investment objectives. A Fund’s trade allocation policies may give rise to conflicts of interest if the Fund’s orders do not get fully executed or are delayed in getting executed due to being aggregated with those of other accounts of the Adviser or its subsidiaries. A portfolio manager may execute transactions for another fund or account that may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investments. Investments selected for funds or accounts other than the Fund may outperform investments selected for the Fund.

When two or more clients are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the securities are allocated among clients in a manner believed by the Adviser to be fair and equitable to each. It is recognized that in some cases this system could have a detrimental effect on the price or volume of the security as far as the Fund is concerned. In most cases, however, the Adviser believes that the Fund’s ability to participate in volume transactions will produce better executions for the Fund.

The Adviser and/or a portfolio manager may have a financial incentive to allocate favorable or limited opportunity investments or structure the timing of investments to favor accounts other than the Fund, for instance, those that pay a higher advisory fee and/or have a performance adjustment and/or include an investment by the portfolio manager of a significant percentage of the portfolio manager’s assets.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

MFS Multimarket Income Trust

 

Period

   (a) Total number
of Shares
Purchased
     (b)
Average
Price
Paid  per
Share
     (c) Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
     (d) Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
under the Plans
or Programs
 

11/01/10-11/30/10

     0         N/A         0         7,837,810   

12/01/10-12/31/10

     0         N/A         0         7,837,810   

1/01/11-1/31/11

     0         N/A         0         7,837,810   

2/01/11-2/28/11

     0         N/A         0         7,837,810   

3/01/11-3/31/11

     0         N/A         0         7,837,810   

4/01/11-4/30/11

     0         N/A         0         7,837,810   
                       

Total

     0            0      
                       


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Note: The Board of Trustees approves procedures to repurchase shares annually. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on March 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (March 1 through the following February 28) to 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (March 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the March 1, 2011 plan year is 7,837,810.

 

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 registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-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 covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

  (1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

 

  (2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto.


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(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.


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Notice

A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.


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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 MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*    MARIA F. DIORIODWYER
  Maria F. DiOrioDwyer, President

Date: June 17, 2011

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*    MARIA F. DIORIODWYER
  Maria F. DiOrioDwyer, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 17, 2011

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
  John M. Corcoran, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 17, 2011

 

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