MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST N-CSRS
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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 811-05822

MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kristin V. Collins

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2016


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

May 31, 2016

 

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MFS® CHARTER INCOME TRUST

 

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MCR-SEM

 


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MANAGED DISTRIBUTION POLICY DISCLOSURE

The MFS Charter Income Trust’s (the fund) Board of Trustees adopted a managed distribution policy. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. The goal of the managed distribution policy is to provide shareholders with consistent and predictable cash flows. Such distributions, under certain circumstances, may exceed the fund’s total return performance. The fund’s total return in relation to changes in net asset value is presented in the Financial Highlights. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the fund’s total assets and net asset value per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the fund has available for long term investment. In order to make these distributions, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at less than opportune times. You should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution policy. The Board may amend or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time without prior notice to fund shareholders.

With each distribution, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Under a managed distribution policy the fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. Please refer to “Tax Matters and Distributions” under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for information regarding the tax character of the fund’s distributions.


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MFS® CHARTER INCOME TRUST

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MCR

 

Letter from the Chairman     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Portfolio managers’ profiles     4   
Other notes     5   
Portfolio of investments     6   
Statement of assets and liabilities     36   
Statement of operations     37   
Statements of changes in net assets     38   
Statement of cash flows     39   
Financial highlights     40   
Notes to financial statements     42   
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     55   
Proxy voting policies and information     56   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     56   
Further information     56   
Information about fund contracts and legal claims     56   
Contact information    back cover   

 

NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE



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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

 

Dear Shareholders:

While economic growth remains subpar on a global basis, markets had largely recovered after a bout of volatility early this year only to be blindsided by the

unexpected vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. Central bank policy remains accommodative globally, with the U.S. Federal Reserve recently signaling it will move slowly in tightening monetary policy as the labor market cools and inflation remains in check. This suggests a continuation of the “lower for longer” interest rate environment.

Overcapacity in the manufacturing sector has been restraining prices and profits around the world. China continues to grapple with challenges posed by its attempt to shift from an investment-led, export-driven model to a consumer-driven

economy, amplifying the global manufacturing glut. Emerging markets have been mixed of late, supported by firmer commodity prices but constrained by the prospect of tighter financial conditions in the wake of the Brexit vote.

At MFS®, we believe it is best to view markets through a long lens and not react to short-term swings. That makes it possible to filter out market noise and focus on long-term fundamentals.

In our view, the professional guidance of a financial advisor, along with a patient, long-term approach, will help you reach your investment objectives.

Respectfully,

 

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman

MFS Investment Management

July 18, 2016

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

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)

 

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Fixed income sectors (i)  
High Yield Corporates     69.7%   
Non-U.S. Government Bonds     21.1%   
Investment Grade Corporates     15.1%   
Emerging Markets Bonds     8.2%   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     3.5%   
U.S. Government Agencies     2.7%   
Mortgage-Backed Securities     1.3%   
Asset-Backed Securities     1.3%   
Floating Rate Loans     1.2%   
Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.6%   
U.S. Treasury Securities     (14.0)%   
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)    
AAA     8.3%   
AA     2.2%   
A     9.1%   
BBB     16.5%   
BB     33.0%   
B     31.8%   
CCC     10.5%   
CC     0.3%   
C     0.1%   
D     0.3%   
U.S. Government     3.3%   
Federal Agencies     4.0%   
Not Rated     (8.7)%   
Non-Fixed Income     0.8%   
Cash & Cash Equivalents     (20.9)%   
Other     9.4%   
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)     5.2   
Average Effective Maturity (m)     7.3 yrs.   
Issuer country weightings (i)(x)   
United States     55.7%   
Germany     8.8%   
Canada     4.5%   
United Kingdom     4.3%   
Japan     4.1%   
Italy     2.4%   
Mexico     2.1%   
Luxembourg     2.1%   
Supranational     1.8%   
Other Countries     14.2%   
 

 

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Portfolio Composition – continued

 

(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. 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, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund is not rated by these agencies.
(d) Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move.
(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
(m) In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening device (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instrument’s stated maturity.
(x) Represents the portfolio’s exposure to issuer countries as a percentage of a portfolio’s net assets. For purposes of this presentation, United States includes Cash & Cash Equivalents and Other.

From time to time Cash & Cash Equivalents may be negative due to borrowings for leverage transactions and/or timing of cash receipts.

Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.

Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.

Other includes currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.

Percentages are based on net assets as of 5/31/16.

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

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ PROFILES

 

Portfolio Manager   Primary Role   Since   Title and Five Year History
Richard Hawkins   Lead Portfolio
Manager
  2004   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1988.
William Adams   Below Investment
Grade Debt
Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2011   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2009; Credit Analyst at MFS from 1997 to 2005.
Ward Brown   Emerging
Markets Debt
Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2012   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2005.
David Cole   Below Investment
Grade Debt
Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2006   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2004.
Pilar Gomez-Bravo   Investment Grade
Debt Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2013   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2013; Managing Director of Imperial Capital from May 2012 to March 2013; Portfolio Manager and Head of Research of Negentropy Capital from June 2011 to April 2012.
Joshua Marston   Structured
Securities
Portfolio Manager
  2012   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1999.
Robert Persons   Investment Grade
Debt Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2013   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2000.
Matthew Ryan   Emerging
Markets Debt
Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2004   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1997.
Robert Spector   Global Debt
Instruments
  2015  

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in

the investment Management area of MFS since 2011; Portfolio Manager and Chief Economist of McLean Budden from March 2005 to September 2011.

Erik Weisman   Sovereign Debt
Instruments
Portfolio Manager
  2012   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2002.

 

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OTHER NOTES

The fund’s shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. When fund shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid for them in the event of the fund’s concurrent liquidation.

The fund’s monthly distributions may include a return of capital to shareholders to the extent that the fund’s net investment income and net capital gains, determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, are insufficient to meet the fund’s target annual distribution rate. 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. It may also result in a recharacterization of what economically represents a return of capital to ordinary income in those situations where a fund has long term capital gains and a capital loss carryforward. Returns of shareholder capital have the effect of reducing the fund’s assets and increasing the fund’s expense ratio.

The fund’s target annual distribution rate is calculated based on an annual rate of 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value, not a fixed share price, and the fund’s dividend amount will fluctuate with changes in the fund’s average monthly net assets.

 

 

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

5/31/16 (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 - 117.1%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Aerospace - 1.3%                 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2021    $ 1,805,000      $ 1,899,763   
Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2023 (n)      1,260,000        1,079,669   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/2025 (n)      560,000        492,800   
CPI International, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/2018      1,495,000        1,480,050   
Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55%, 1/15/2026      263,000        279,232   
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2022      275,000        279,813   
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024      800,000        816,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,327,327   
Airlines - 0.0%                 
Ryanair Ltd., 1.125%, 3/10/2023    EUR 175,000      $ 194,583   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 5.4%                 
Atrium CDO Corp., FRN, 1.42%, 11/16/2022 (z)    $ 1,894,766      $ 1,882,704   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.74%, 2/10/2051      1,009,169        1,037,775   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 2.033%, 12/28/2040 (z)      577,098        419,552   
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-1A, “A2”, FRN, 1.584%, 3/15/2028 (n)      1,643,000        1,643,082   
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.366%, 12/11/2049      1,605,000        1,626,620   
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, FRN, 5.822%, 6/10/2046      22,384        22,366   
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-DC1, “A5”, 3.35%, 2/10/2048      500,000        520,606   
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7%, 1/28/2040 (a)(d)(p)      3,032,886        267,622   
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2013-26A, “A”, CLO, FRN, 1.728%, 7/15/2025 (n)      722,000        714,144   
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 0.91%, 9/20/2018 (z)      1,333,957        1,333,477   
First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 1.03%, 11/18/2035 (i)      3,249,693        47,401   
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., 5.475%, 3/10/2039      954,545        972,923   
John Deere Owner Trust , “A2”, 1.15%, 10/15/2018      1,464,000        1,464,010   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A3”, FRN, 5.742%, 6/15/2049      156,312        158,453   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A3”, FRN, 5.937%, 2/15/2051      123,796        123,644   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued                 
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A4”, FRN, 5.742%, 6/15/2049    $ 2,346,110      $ 2,389,520   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-LD11, “AM”, FRN, 5.742%, 6/15/2049      2,142,300        2,149,226   
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, 2015-B, “A2B”, 0.954%, 1/16/2018      1,420,485        1,421,131   
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.831%, 6/12/2050      1,350,000        1,382,146   
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, “AM”, FRN, 5.68%, 4/15/2049      2,137,000        2,124,915   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, “A4”, FRN, 5.948%, 2/15/2051      3,389,897        3,458,562   
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-NXS1, “A5”, 3.148%, 5/15/2048      768,632        791,556   
    

 

 

 
      $ 25,951,435   
Automotive - 2.5%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 8/01/2018    $ 1,735,000      $ 1,466,075   
Delphi Automotive PLC, 1.5%, 3/10/2025    EUR 200,000        214,593   
Delphi Automotive PLC, 4.25%, 1/15/2026    $ 313,000        332,784   
Ferrari N.V., 1.5%, 3/16/2023    EUR 250,000        273,978   
FGA Capital Ireland PLC, 2%, 10/23/2019    EUR 450,000        514,311   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.461%, 3/27/2017    $ 252,000        252,483   
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n)      195,000        171,064   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.45%, 4/10/2022      256,000        253,969   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.5%, 3/01/2021      1,540,000        1,615,075   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/2022      350,000        374,611   
Grupo Antolin Dutch B.V., 5.125%, 6/30/2022 (n)    EUR 100,000        118,291   
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc., 2.7%, 3/15/2017 (n)    $ 370,000        374,439   
Lear Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/2023      1,015,000        1,042,913   
Lear Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2025      888,000        945,720   
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 3.25%, 5/15/2019    EUR 230,000        260,059   
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 4.75%, 5/15/2021 (n)    $ 1,160,000        1,196,540   
Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.25%, 11/15/2019 (n)(p)      470,000        491,150   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1%, 3/09/2021    EUR 210,000        240,725   
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., 3.875% to 9/04/2018, FRN to 9/29/2049    EUR 200,000        224,827   
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., FRN, 2.5%, 12/29/2049    EUR 152,000        152,285   
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 4/29/2022 (n)    $ 1,085,000        1,090,968   
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025 (n)      600,000        600,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 12,206,860   
Biotechnology - 0.1%                 
Life Technologies Corp., 6%, 3/01/2020    $ 200,000      $ 223,888   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Broadcasting - 2.2%                 
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2023 (n)    $ 1,590,000      $ 1,731,113   
AMC Networks, Inc., 5%, 4/01/2024      780,000        781,950   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022      190,000        185,250   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 7.625%, 3/15/2020      515,000        494,400   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022      850,000        853,188   
Discovery Communications, Inc., 1.9%, 3/19/2027    EUR 425,000        416,864   
Grupo Televisa S.A.B., 6.125%, 1/31/2046    $ 200,000        210,456   
iHeartMedia, Inc., 9%, 3/01/2021      1,018,000        759,683   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 7/15/2029      820,000        850,750   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2/01/2030      210,000        216,825   
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 (n)      455,000        464,100   
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2021      1,680,000        1,789,200   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/2020      1,005,000        1,050,225   
Omnicom Group, Inc., 3.6%, 4/15/2026      290,000        297,581   
Omnicom Group, Inc., 3.65%, 11/01/2024      77,000        79,915   
ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, 2.625%, 4/15/2021    EUR 240,000        281,544   
SES Global Americas Holdings GP, 2.5%, 3/25/2019 (n)    $ 181,000        180,695   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,643,739   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.1%                 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/01/2020    $ 178,000      $ 182,719   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/2025      292,000        304,923   
    

 

 

 
      $ 487,642   
Building - 2.7%                 
Allegion PLC, 5.875%, 9/15/2023    $ 501,000      $ 529,808   
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/2021      1,630,000        1,707,425   
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023      880,000        932,800   
Building Materials Corp. of America, 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n)      1,250,000        1,278,125   
Building Materials Corp. of America, 6%, 10/15/2025 (n)      710,000        754,375   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 7.25%, 1/15/2021 (n)      423,000        441,993   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 5.7%, 1/11/2025      600,000        567,000   
Elementia S.A. de C.V., 5.5%, 1/15/2025 (n)      210,000        207,375   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021      1,045,000        1,061,250   
HD Supply, Inc, 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n)      300,000        312,000   
HD Supply, Inc., 7.5%, 7/15/2020      1,180,000        1,244,900   
Headwaters, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/2019      362,000        374,670   
HeidelbergCement AG, 2.25%, 3/30/2023    EUR 250,000        284,074   
Masco Corp., 4.375%, 4/01/2026    $ 322,000        333,270   
Masco Corp., 4.45%, 4/01/2025      85,000        88,188   
Mohawk Industries, Inc., 3.85%, 2/01/2023      134,000        138,348   
Owens Corning, Inc., 4.2%, 12/15/2022      127,000        130,995   
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n)      845,000        792,188   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Building - continued                 
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023    $ 1,125,000      $ 1,130,625   
U.S. Concrete, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 (n)      180,000        180,000   
Union Andina de Cementos S.A.A., 5.875%, 10/30/2021 (n)      492,000        494,706   
    

 

 

 
      $ 12,984,115   
Business Services - 1.6%                 
Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.2%, 2/28/2021    $ 350,000      $ 354,709   
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/2020      565,000        586,188   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022      305,000        314,150   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023      925,000        951,594   
Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/01/2025      202,000        210,080   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.875%, 6/05/2024      537,000        555,013   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2025      138,000        153,643   
Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT, 6%, 10/01/2020 (n)      510,000        538,050   
Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT, 6%, 8/15/2023      1,540,000        1,605,450   
MSCI, Inc., 5.75%, 8/15/2025 (n)      347,000        365,218   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/2023      1,260,000        1,080,450   
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.375%, 3/05/2018 (n)      449,000        459,267   
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.8%, 2/11/2025 (n)      485,000        503,189   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,677,001   
Cable TV - 5.4%                 
Altice Financing S.A., 6.5%, 1/15/2022 (n)    $ 2,005,000      $ 2,040,088   
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n)      2,145,000        2,145,000   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n)      780,000        789,750   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024      1,220,000        1,268,800   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n)      335,000        340,025   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/2020 (n)      1,875,000        1,908,769   
Charter Operating/CCO Capital Corp., 6.384%, 10/23/2035 (n)      217,000        248,348   
Comcast Corp., 2.75%, 3/01/2023      880,000        898,596   
Comcast Corp., 4.75%, 3/01/2044      223,000        247,018   
DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/2019      240,000        264,900   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/01/2021      1,000,000        1,035,800   
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023      1,065,000        969,150   
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024      380,000        351,694   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 7.25%, 4/01/2019      395,000        294,275   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 12/15/2022      1,200,000        807,000   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023      1,330,000        854,525   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n)      245,000        249,594   
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 8.125%, 6/01/2023      1,140,000        339,150   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Cable TV - continued                 
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 (n)    EUR 520,000      $ 637,882   
Lynx I Corp., 5.375%, 4/15/2021 (n)    $ 342,000        355,680   
Lynx II Corp., 6.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)      555,000        572,827   
Neptune Finco Corp., 10.875%, 10/15/2025 (n)      765,000        870,188   
Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.65%, 10/01/2019    CAD 260,000        219,805   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/2020 (n)    $ 90,000        91,688   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.875%, 10/01/2020 (n)      120,000        124,050   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.75%, 8/01/2021 (n)      185,000        193,556   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n)      740,000        727,050   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n)      1,065,000        1,115,588   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n)      705,000        707,644   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026 (z)      235,000        233,825   
Sky PLC, 2.5%, 9/15/2026    EUR 350,000        410,655   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.75%, 6/02/2031    GBP 100,000        156,532   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2042    GBP 100,000        143,348   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.5%, 9/15/2042    $ 119,000        106,099   
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/2023 (n)      1,350,000        1,392,188   
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n)      770,000        790,213   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n)      200,000        199,500   
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n)      800,000        800,000   
VTR Finance B.V., 6.875%, 1/15/2024 (n)      480,000        473,400   
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n)      400,000        396,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 25,770,200   
Chemicals - 1.7%                 
Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023    $ 630,000      $ 565,425   
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.75%, 10/15/2019 (n)      380,000        355,300   
Flash Dutch 2 B.V./U.S. Coatings Acquisition, 7.375%, 5/01/2021 (n)      1,080,000        1,144,044   
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n)      630,000        699,300   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 4/15/2020      525,000        446,250   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2/01/2018      780,000        663,000   
Huntsman International LLC, 5.125%, 4/15/2021    EUR 165,000        189,003   
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 1.75%, 3/14/2024    EUR 230,000        263,202   
LYB International Finance B.V., 4%, 7/15/2023    $ 135,000        142,398   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 4.625%, 2/26/2055      400,000        354,030   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88%, 10/24/2021      450,000        360,000   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/2020      1,890,000        1,455,300   
Tronox Finance LLC, 7.5%, 3/15/2022 (n)      795,000        592,275   
W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 (n)      800,000        829,496   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,059,023   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Computer Software - 0.6%                 
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 8.1%, 7/15/2036 (n)    $ 960,000      $ 982,196   
Oracle Corp., 3.4%, 7/08/2024      251,000        265,871   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/2019      362,000        177,380   
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023      1,405,000        1,422,563   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,848,010   
Computer Software - Systems - 0.9%                 
Apple, Inc., 2.7%, 5/13/2022    $ 400,000      $ 410,977   
Apple, Inc., 3.6%, 7/31/2042    GBP 230,000        340,812   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 6%, 8/15/2022    $ 275,000        288,750   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024      395,000        405,863   
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)      1,865,000        1,906,963   
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024 (n)      840,000        869,400   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,222,765   
Conglomerates - 2.2%                 
Accudyne Industries Borrower S.C.A., 7.75%, 12/15/2020 (n)    $ 655,000      $ 543,650   
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n)      2,335,000        2,346,675   
BC Mountain LLC, 7%, 2/01/2021 (n)      1,270,000        1,130,300   
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n)      1,720,000        1,709,250   
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022      1,685,000        1,701,850   
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/2022 (n)      1,575,000        1,626,188   
General Electric Capital Corp., 3.1%, 1/09/2023      215,000        226,342   
General Electric Co., 1.25%, 5/26/2023    EUR 100,000        116,252   
Renaissance Acquisition, 6.875%, 8/15/2021 (n)    $ 1,345,000        1,153,338   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,553,845   
Construction - 0.1%                 
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d)    $ 450,000      $ 97,875   
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 5/29/2024 (a)(d)(n)      853,000        143,771   
    

 

 

 
      $ 241,646   
Consumer Products - 1.1%   
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 3/15/2021    $ 290,000      $ 217,500   
NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/2021 (n)      765,000        780,300   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2036      108,000        120,179   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 3.85%, 4/01/2023      279,000        290,513   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 4%, 12/01/2024      400,000        412,530   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n)      1,050,000        1,063,125   
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3.625%, 9/21/2023 (n)      250,000        263,365   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 11/15/2020      820,000        859,975   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024      170,000        179,775   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025      460,000        480,700   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Consumer Products - continued   
Sun Products Corp., 7.75%, 3/15/2021 (n)    $ 495,000      $ 478,913   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,146,875   
Consumer Services - 2.2%                 
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/2021    $ 2,155,000      $ 2,257,363   
ADT Corp., 4.125%, 6/15/2023      60,000        55,800   
CEB, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/2023 (n)      645,000        640,163   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/2021 (n)      860,000        698,750   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/2021 (n)      660,000        536,250   
Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., 7.875%, 6/30/2022 (n)      800,000        796,000   
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 (n)      2,065,000        2,106,300   
Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/2024 (n)      670,000        686,750   
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/2020      1,360,000        1,115,200   
Priceline Group, Inc., 2.15%, 11/25/2022    EUR 110,000        126,191   
Priceline Group, Inc., 1.8%, 3/03/2027    EUR 500,000        508,446   
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/2024    $ 873,000        903,555   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,430,768   
Containers - 3.3%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance Holdings USA, 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 199,000   
Ardagh Packaging Finance Holdings USA, 7.25%, 5/15/2024 (n)      205,000        209,100   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 10/15/2020 (n)      2,195,000        2,300,360   
Ball Corp., 5%, 3/15/2022      1,176,000        1,228,920   
Ball Corp., 5.25%, 7/01/2025      165,000        171,806   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022      1,025,000        1,053,188   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 (n)      380,000        390,450   
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023      1,179,000        1,192,264   
Crown European Holdings S.A., 3.375%, 5/15/2025 (z)    EUR 350,000        393,205   
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n)    $ 1,255,000        1,275,394   
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 10/01/2021 (n)      1,178,000        1,208,923   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 8/15/2019      123,000        127,766   
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020      510,000        525,938   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2/15/2021      2,145,000        2,228,226   
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n)      1,495,000        1,528,638   
Sealed Air Corp., 4.5%, 9/15/2023 (n)    EUR 225,000        265,187   
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n)    $ 390,000        400,725   
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n)      1,360,000        1,297,100   
    

 

 

 
      $ 15,996,190   
Defense Electronics - 0.1%                 
BAE Systems PLC, 4.125%, 6/08/2022    GBP 150,000      $ 236,315   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Electrical Equipment - 0.0%                 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 3.5%, 4/01/2022    $ 173,000      $ 173,811   
Avaya, Inc., 10.5%, 3/01/2021 (n)      140,000        39,550   
    

 

 

 
      $ 213,361   
Electronics - 1.4%                 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/2019    $ 850,000      $ 765,000   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7%, 7/01/2024      575,000        454,250   
Flextronics International Ltd., 4.625%, 2/15/2020      112,000        116,760   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2022      890,000        809,900   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2025      815,000        682,563   
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/2023 (n)      1,730,000        1,812,175   
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC, 4.625%, 6/01/2023 (z)      222,000        223,112   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)      520,000        544,700   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n)      835,000        837,088   
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.375%, 12/17/2018      294,000        296,039   
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 1.1%, 3/01/2023    EUR 350,000        390,649   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,932,236   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.2%                 
CNPC General Capital Ltd., 3.4%, 4/16/2023 (n)    $ 293,000      $ 295,948   
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 4.875%, 1/15/2024      234,000        239,850   
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., FRN, 5.25%, 7/15/2029 (n)      819,000        835,380   
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 4.375%, 10/30/2024 (n)      425,000        436,532   
Gaz Capital S.A., 4.95%, 2/06/2028      383,000        361,891   
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.25%, 6/28/2017 (n)      591,000        623,505   
Office Cherifien des Phosphates, 6.875%, 4/25/2044 (n)      351,000        354,510   
ONGC Videsh Ltd., 4.625%, 7/15/2024      511,000        534,557   
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 3/01/2018      642,000        668,643   
Pertamina PT, 6%, 5/03/2042 (n)      318,000        305,087   
Pertamina PT, 5.625%, 5/20/2043 (n)      375,000        344,773   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 4.875%, 1/24/2022      246,000        245,846   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.875%, 8/04/2026 (n)      233,000        253,178   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,499,700   
Emerging Market Sovereign - 3.0%                 
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 5/06/2021 (n)    $ 548,000      $ 601,430   
Dominican Republic, 5.875%, 4/18/2024 (n)      121,000        123,420   
Dominican Republic, 8.625%, 4/20/2027      1,075,000        1,247,000   
Republic of Angola, 7%, 8/16/2019      391,625        396,540   
Republic of Argentina, 6.875%, 4/22/2021 (n)      592,000        620,120   
Republic of Argentina, 7.5%, 4/22/2026 (n)      591,000        620,255   
Republic of Croatia, 5.5%, 4/04/2023 (n)      1,669,000        1,752,450   
Republic of Hungary, 5.375%, 2/21/2023      672,000        739,294   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Emerging Market Sovereign - continued                 
Republic of Hungary, 5.375%, 3/25/2024    $ 172,000      $ 190,490   
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 3/04/2019 (n)      571,000        708,809   
Republic of Indonesia, 2.875%, 7/08/2021 (z)    EUR 175,000        201,938   
Republic of Indonesia, 3.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)    $ 302,000        297,214   
Republic of Indonesia, 4.125%, 1/15/2025 (n)      342,000        347,246   
Republic of Kazakhstan, 5.125%, 7/21/2025 (n)      341,000        358,817   
Republic of Panama, 3.75%, 3/16/2025      204,000        207,570   
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 4/01/2029      719,000        1,056,930   
Republic of Paraguay, 6.1%, 8/11/2044 (n)      550,000        561,000   
Republic of Romania, 6.75%, 2/07/2022 (n)      592,000        698,234   
Republic of Turkey, 3.25%, 3/23/2023      633,000        591,292   
Russian Federation, 4.875%, 9/16/2023 (n)      400,000        424,000   
United Mexican States, 6.5%, 6/10/2021    MXN 38,500,000        2,167,162   
United Mexican States, 3.625%, 3/15/2022    $ 506,000        522,445   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,433,656   
Energy - Independent - 2.9%                 
Afren PLC, 0%, 4/25/2017 (a)(d)(p)    $ 388,334      $ 108,811   
Afren PLC, 10.25%, 4/08/2019 (a)(d)(n)      463,000        2,315   
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/2024 (n)      505,000        391,375   
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/2021      875,000        332,500   
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/01/2023      180,000        66,600   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/2022 (a)(d)      1,830,000        864,675   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/2023      990,000        603,900   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2023      1,455,000        1,455,000   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 5/01/2020      435,000        279,488   
EP Energy LLC, 7.75%, 9/01/2022      2,360,000        1,239,000   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 5/15/2021      509,000        100,528   
Northern Blizzard Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/2022 (n)      587,000        525,365   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022      895,000        823,400   
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2023      2,170,000        1,996,400   
Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025      705,000        666,225   
RSP Permian, Inc., 6.625%, 10/01/2022      1,205,000        1,244,163   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/2023      1,430,000        1,029,600   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 11/15/2021      1,345,000        1,257,575   
SM Energy Co., 6.125%, 11/15/2022      645,000        590,175   
WPX Energy, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2022      565,000        508,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,085,595   
Energy - Integrated - 0.6%                 
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/2039    $ 422,000      $ 405,517   
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.45%, 9/15/2042      525,000        385,806   
Inkia Energy Ltd., 8.375%, 4/04/2021      754,000        773,981   
Listrindo Capital B.V., 6.95%, 2/21/2019 (n)      200,000        207,000   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Integrated - continued                 
LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 4.563%, 4/24/2023 (n)    $ 544,000      $ 536,197   
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., 7.25%, 12/12/2021 (n)      1,107,000        168,818   
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., 5.125%, 3/28/2023 (n)      201,000        30,653   
Pacific Exploration and Production Corp., 5.625%, 1/19/2025 (n)      173,000        26,383   
TOTAL S.A., 2.625% to 2/26/2025, FRN to 12/29/2049    EUR 200,000        203,615   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,737,970   
Entertainment - 1.3%                 
Carmike Cinemas, Inc., 6%, 6/15/2023 (n)    $ 650,000      $ 685,750   
Carnival Corp., 1.875%, 11/07/2022    EUR 330,000        379,134   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 3/15/2021    $ 1,215,000        1,263,600   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024      405,000        421,200   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022      1,430,000        1,465,750   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023      780,000        772,200   
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/2019 (n)      121,000        123,420   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2021 (n)      1,255,000        1,299,703   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,410,757   
Financial Institutions - 4.2%                 
Aircastle Ltd., 4.625%, 12/15/2018    $ 130,000      $ 134,550   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021      1,470,000        1,550,850   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022      870,000        917,850   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/2018      1,270,000        1,311,275   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 4/01/2018 (n)      1,305,000        1,376,370   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2019 (n)      1,560,000        1,630,200   
CIT Group, Inc., 5%, 8/15/2022      275,000        281,531   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2021      108,000        104,220   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 7.375%, 3/15/2023      1,180,000        1,135,750   
GE Capital International Funding Co., 3.373%, 11/15/2025 (n)      558,000        592,632   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 6%, 8/01/2020      1,200,000        1,161,382   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.875%, 2/01/2022      1,560,000        1,435,200   
Lincoln Finance Ltd., 7.375%, 4/15/2021 (n)      790,000        845,300   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018      615,000        599,625   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020      2,155,000        2,041,863   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021      260,000        225,061   
Navient Corp., 8%, 3/25/2020      1,135,000        1,166,213   
Navient Corp., 5.875%, 3/25/2021      405,000        380,700   
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022      2,235,000        2,151,188   
Navient Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/2024      515,000        453,683   
PHH Corp., 6.375%, 8/15/2021      875,000        761,250   
    

 

 

 
      $ 20,256,693   
Food & Beverages - 2.1%   
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V., 1.5%, 4/18/2030    EUR 250,000      $ 271,570   
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 6.875%, 11/15/2019    $ 300,000        350,933   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Food & Beverages - continued   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.3%, 2/01/2023    $ 408,000      $ 419,547   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.7%, 2/01/2036      533,000        577,000   
Coca-Cola Co., 0.75%, 3/09/2023    EUR 175,000        196,178   
Coca-Cola Co., 1.125%, 3/09/2027    EUR 125,000        137,735   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 1.875%, 3/18/2030    EUR 200,000        216,223   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.25%, 5/01/2023    $ 189,000        194,670   
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2022      1,045,000        1,081,575   
Gruma S.A.B. de C.V., 4.875%, 12/01/2024 (n)      202,000        215,130   
J.M. Smucker Co., 2.5%, 3/15/2020      365,000        371,864   
J.M. Smucker Co., 4.375%, 3/15/2045      70,000        73,474   
JBS Investments GmbH, 7.25%, 4/03/2024      200,000        204,500   
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n)      260,000        255,450   
Kraft Heinz Co., 5%, 7/15/2035 (n)      102,000        112,383   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.5%, 7/15/2022 (n)      202,000        210,684   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3%, 6/01/2026 (n)      178,000        176,005   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., 3%, 11/15/2020      287,000        294,873   
Minerva Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 1/31/2023 (n)      204,000        206,040   
PepsiCo, Inc., 2.15%, 10/14/2020      858,000        871,733   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024 (n)      550,000        577,500   
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 1.875%, 1/20/2020    EUR 100,000        118,036   
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2021 (n)    $ 1,735,000        1,808,738   
SYSCO Corp., 2.5%, 7/15/2021      797,000        802,579   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 5.15%, 8/15/2044      81,000        91,866   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.9%, 10/21/2019 (n)      107,000        110,253   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.375%, 10/21/2020 (n)      300,000        314,782   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,261,321   
Food & Drug Stores - 0.4%                 
CVS Health Corp., 3.375%, 8/12/2024    $ 340,000      $ 354,098   
CVS Health Corp., 3.5%, 7/20/2022      667,000        703,839   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 2.7%, 11/18/2019      333,000        340,301   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 2.875%, 11/20/2020    GBP 250,000        367,175   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 4.5%, 11/18/2034    $ 326,000        330,570   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,095,983   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.2%                 
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/2020 (n)    $ 595,000      $ 345,100   
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions, 2.75%, 2/01/2025 (z)    EUR 275,000        308,197   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 9%, 12/15/2019 (n)    $ 475,000        370,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,023,797   
Gaming & Lodging - 2.3%                 
CCM Merger, Inc., 9.125%, 5/01/2019 (n)    $ 1,055,000      $ 1,106,431   
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023      1,280,000        1,337,600   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - continued                 
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026    $ 175,000      $ 182,438   
Greektown Holdings LLC, 8.875%, 3/15/2019 (n)      1,025,000        1,073,688   
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2021      1,890,000        1,957,299   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/2020      300,000        314,625   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2021      1,070,000        1,116,813   
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021      960,000        1,035,600   
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023      1,205,000        1,259,225   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021      1,260,000        1,285,200   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023      345,000        346,080   
    

 

 

 
      $ 11,014,999   
Industrial - 0.9%                 
Anixter, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021    $ 765,000      $ 780,300   
Dematic S.A., 7.75%, 12/15/2020 (n)      1,515,000        1,492,275   
Howard Hughes Corp., 6.875%, 10/01/2021 (n)      1,790,000        1,816,850   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,089,425   
Insurance - 0.6%                 
Allianz SE, 2.241%, 7/07/2045    EUR 300,000      $ 314,314   
American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2022    $ 187,000        204,397   
American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025      400,000        401,936   
Aviva PLC, 3.375%, 12/04/2045    EUR 260,000        266,053   
CNP Assurances S.A., 6% to 9/14/2020, FRN to 9/14/2040    EUR 200,000        247,155   
Delta Lloyd N.V., FRN, 9%, 8/29/2042    EUR 250,000        322,466   
Old Mutual PLC, 7.875%, 11/03/2025    GBP 250,000        369,978   
Unum Group, 7.125%, 9/30/2016    $ 500,000        509,180   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,635,479   
Insurance - Health - 0.3%                 
Centene Escrow Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021 (n)    $ 495,000      $ 514,800   
Centene Escrow Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 (n)      495,000        521,299   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 2.7%, 7/15/2020      528,000        546,566   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,582,665   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.6%                 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/2023    $ 234,000      $ 239,981   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.15%, 3/15/2028    EUR 130,000        152,075   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 1.625%, 3/16/2035    EUR 150,000        155,437   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 4.5%, 2/11/2043    $ 250,000        278,243   
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.3%, 11/03/2020      95,000        96,681   
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.875%, 11/03/2022      221,000        227,192   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.25%, 6/15/2023      365,000        382,319   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 2.75%, 5/04/2026 (z)    EUR 100,000        111,613   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Insurance - Property & Casualty - continued                 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.85%, 8/01/2044 (n)    $ 125,000      $ 122,323   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.5%, 6/03/2024      159,000        161,857   
QBE Capital Funding III Ltd., 7.5% to 5/24/2021, FRN to 5/24/2041    GBP 200,000        323,099   
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.5% to 5/09/2017, FRN to 5/09/2067 (n)    $ 627,000        628,568   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,879,388   
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.1%                 
Electricite de France S.A., 5.375% to 1/29/2025, FRN to 1/29/2049    EUR 200,000      $ 218,145   
Electricite de France S.A., 6% to 1/29/26, FRN to 12/29/2049    GBP 100,000        131,313   
    

 

 

 
      $ 349,458   
International Market Sovereign - 10.9%                 
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 5/15/2021    AUD 4,365,000      $ 3,737,844   
Commonwealth of Australia, 3.75%, 4/21/2037    AUD 600,000        488,169   
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 1/04/2030    EUR 442,000        879,689   
Federal Republic of Germany, 2.5%, 7/04/2044    EUR 120,000        188,550   
Government of Canada, 3.25%, 6/01/2021    CAD 187,000        159,969   
Government of Canada, 2.5%, 6/01/2024    CAD 5,700,000        4,814,802   
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 6/01/2033    CAD 948,000        1,137,557   
Government of Japan, 0.8%, 6/20/2023    JPY 500,000,000        4,849,596   
Government of Japan, 2.1%, 9/20/2024    JPY 7,300,000        78,561   
Government of Japan, 0.3%, 12/20/2025    JPY 16,400,000        154,225   
Government of Japan, 2.2%, 9/20/2027    JPY 667,000,000        7,575,737   
Government of Japan, 2.4%, 3/20/2037    JPY 444,400,000        5,737,048   
Government of Japan, 1.8%, 3/20/2043    JPY 81,000,000        1,013,160   
Government of New Zealand, 5.5%, 4/15/2023    NZD 2,369,000        1,932,646   
Government of Norway, 3.75%, 5/25/2021    NOK 31,200,000        4,246,551   
Government of Norway, 3%, 3/14/2024    NOK 2,445,000        331,076   
Kingdom of Spain, 4.6%, 7/30/2019    EUR 1,130,000        1,435,642   
Kingdom of Spain, 5.4%, 1/31/2023    EUR 1,416,000        2,047,807   
Republic of France, 4.75%, 4/25/2035    EUR 468,000        844,702   
Republic of Ireland, 4.5%, 4/18/2020    EUR 222,000        291,529   
Republic of Italy, 3.75%, 3/01/2021    EUR 3,142,000        4,051,243   
Republic of Italy, 5.5%, 9/01/2022    EUR 925,000        1,330,101   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 12/07/2027    GBP 938,000        1,733,216   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 3/07/2036    GBP 1,415,000        2,748,589   
United Kingdom Treasury, 3.25%, 1/22/2044    GBP 350,000        612,037   
    

 

 

 
      $ 52,420,046   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Local Authorities - 0.1%                 
Province of Alberta, 1.25%, 6/01/2020    CAD 188,000      $ 143,070   
Province of Manitoba, 4.15%, 6/03/2020    CAD 166,000        140,586   
    

 

 

 
      $ 283,656   
Machinery & Tools - 1.0%                 
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n)    $ 1,185,000      $ 1,196,850   
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 4.375%, 11/06/2020      1,500,000        1,488,750   
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/2022      1,740,000        1,792,200   
Light Tower Rentals, Inc., 8.125%, 8/01/2019 (n)      815,000        484,925   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,962,725   
Major Banks - 3.0%                 
ABN AMRO North America Finance, Inc., 7.125%, 7/06/2022    EUR 150,000      $ 212,176   
Bank of America Corp., 7.625%, 6/01/2019    $ 370,000        426,961   
Bank of America Corp., 2.625%, 4/19/2021      370,000        371,694   
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.1%, 12/29/2049      3,467,000        3,550,423   
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.3%, 12/29/2049      390,000        413,888   
Barclays Bank PLC, 6%, 1/14/2021    EUR 250,000        325,643   
Barclays Bank PLC, 6.75% to 1/16/2018, FRN to 1/16/2023    GBP 100,000        152,195   
Credit Agricole S.A., 7.375%, 12/18/2023    GBP 100,000        181,642   
Credit Agricole S.A., 7.875% to 10/26/2019, FRN to 10/29/2049    EUR 200,000        260,155   
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.5%, 8/08/2023 (n)    $ 200,000        212,099   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.625%, 4/25/2021      360,000        360,987   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 1/24/2022      500,000        573,369   
Governor & Co. of the Bank of Ireland, 4.25% to 6/11/2019, FRN to 6/11/2024    EUR 200,000        222,516   
Huntington National Bank, 2.4%, 4/01/2020    $ 286,000        285,772   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.3%, 4/23/2019      500,000        560,832   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.25%, 9/23/2022      478,000        491,875   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/01/2024, FRN to 1/29/2049      215,000        238,650   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/2023, FRN to 12/29/2049      2,320,000        2,394,681   
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 4/01/2018      391,000        424,797   
Morgan Stanley, 2.2%, 12/07/2018      238,000        240,032   
Morgan Stanley, 3.95%, 4/23/2027      229,000        228,072   
Nationwide Building Society, 1.25%, 3/03/2025    EUR 240,000        265,792   
PNC Bank N.A., 2.6%, 7/21/2020    $ 295,000        301,618   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 3.625% to 3/25/2019, FRN to 3/25/2024    EUR 250,000        279,198   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.5% to 8/10/2020, FRN to 12/29/2049    $ 1,440,000        1,377,000   
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.1%, 6/03/2026      100,000        105,513   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,457,580   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 4.6%                 
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 2.675%, 12/15/2019    $ 434,000      $ 443,287   
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.734%, 12/15/2024      516,000        547,104   
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022      2,250,000        1,933,628   
Davita Healthcare Partners, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025      1,115,000        1,105,244   
Davita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024      935,000        947,623   
Fresenius US Finance II, Inc., 4.25%, 2/01/2021 (n)      32,000        33,600   
HCA, Inc. , 5.25%, 6/15/2026      215,000        220,913   
HCA, Inc., 4.25%, 10/15/2019      145,000        150,438   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022      2,660,000        3,015,775   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022      1,665,000        1,798,200   
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024      690,000        708,113   
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025      520,000        527,800   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026      415,000        429,525   
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023      1,180,000        1,150,500   
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/2024      910,000        922,513   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.2%, 2/01/2022      200,000        202,313   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.7%, 2/01/2045      310,000        316,900   
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.5%, 12/01/2021      655,000        681,200   
McKesson Corp., 7.5%, 2/15/2019      110,000        125,780   
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023 (n)      630,000        630,000   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/2020      2,015,000        2,059,078   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, 4/01/2021      920,000        925,750   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022      685,000        689,281   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2023      610,000        573,400   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3%, 4/15/2023      360,000        361,385   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020      1,325,000        1,237,219   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2026 (z)      239,000        240,195   
    

 

 

 
      $ 21,976,764   
Medical Equipment - 1.0%                 
Alere, Inc., 6.375%, 7/01/2023 (n)    $ 269,000      $ 280,535   
DJO Finco, Inc., 8.125%, 6/15/2021 (n)      865,000        776,338   
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n)      1,065,000        1,114,256   
Medtronic, Inc., 3.5%, 3/15/2025      615,000        655,983   
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024      1,220,000        1,262,700   
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026      360,000        360,900   
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/2035      145,000        146,040   
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 4.45%, 8/15/2045      91,000        91,175   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,687,927   
Metals & Mining - 3.5%                 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.95%, 1/15/2021    $ 310,000      $ 251,875   
Barrick North America Finance LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/2043      235,000        229,866   
Cameco Corp., 5.67%, 9/02/2019    CAD 262,000        218,093   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Metals & Mining - continued                 
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 6/01/2021 (n)    $ 915,000      $ 837,225   
Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 5/15/2023      1,065,000        1,017,075   
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022      1,315,000        1,071,725   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 4/01/2023      830,000        713,800   
Constellium N.V., 7.875%, 4/01/2021 (n)      400,000        406,000   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 10/15/2019 (n)      1,575,000        1,323,000   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/2022 (n)      1,032,000        789,480   
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023      705,000        579,863   
Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas LLC, 6.875%, 2/15/2023      189,000        175,770   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/2043      485,000        366,025   
Glencore Finance (Europe) S.A., 6.5%, 2/27/2019    GBP 50,000        75,857   
Glencore Finance (Europe) S.A., 1.25%, 3/17/2021    EUR 330,000        333,027   
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020    $ 1,235,000        821,275   
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 9.5%, 10/01/2020      960,000        796,800   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 (n)      505,000        518,332   
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021      265,000        257,275   
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024      700,000        660,556   
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/2020 (n)      455,000        462,963   
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n)      805,000        827,138   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.5%, 11/15/2020      135,000        129,600   
Southern Copper Corp., 5.25%, 11/08/2042      250,000        206,276   
Southern Copper Corp., 5.875%, 4/23/2045      238,000        207,338   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021      430,000        438,333   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/2023      755,000        774,479   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024      430,000        441,911   
Suncoke Energy Partners LP/Suncoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/2020      1,290,000        1,035,225   
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/2019      127,000        121,920   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/2021 (n)      675,000        472,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 16,560,602   
Midstream - 5.1%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 5/20/2020    $ 1,810,000      $ 1,871,088   
APT Pipelines Ltd., 5%, 3/23/2035 (n)      280,000        279,111   
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n)      1,160,000        1,044,000   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6%, 12/15/2020      1,035,000        1,003,950   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.125%, 3/01/2022      505,000        477,074   
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 2.8%, 11/15/2020      270,000        275,812   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/2020      2,035,000        2,075,700   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 3.6%, 2/01/2023      300,000        273,607   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.15%, 3/15/2045      280,000        238,122   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.4%, 4/01/2024      830,000        725,193   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 1.65%, 5/07/2018      296,000        295,529   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Midstream - continued                 
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/2044    $ 74,000      $ 72,841   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 6.3%, 9/15/2017      180,000        190,354   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 5/01/2021      1,165,000        1,100,925   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/2022      1,250,000        1,175,000   
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2032      2,511,000        2,716,530   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.4%, 9/01/2044      140,000        125,395   
Kinder Morgan, Inc., 2.25%, 3/16/2027    EUR 125,000        123,124   
MPLX LP, 5.5%, 2/15/2023 (n)    $ 665,000        653,769   
MPLX LP, 4.5%, 7/15/2023 (n)      1,150,000        1,089,647   
Pembina Pipeline Corp., 4.81%, 3/25/2044    CAD 306,000        216,626   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/2021    $ 1,305,000        1,332,731   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/2023      1,755,000        1,772,550   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/2024      575,000        577,875   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/01/2025      1,074,000        1,074,000   
Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 10/01/2019      250,000        284,351   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 7.5%, 7/01/2021      530,000        491,575   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.5%, 8/15/2022      925,000        758,500   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5%, 1/15/2018      345,000        351,900   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/15/2019      1,050,000        1,023,750   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023      410,000        385,400   
Williams Cos., Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/2024      565,000        492,963   
    

 

 

 
      $ 24,568,992   
Mortgage-Backed - 1.3%                 
Fannie Mae, 6%, 7/01/2016 - 2/01/2037    $ 129,612      $ 145,677   
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 9/01/2019 - 7/01/2035      438,974        478,213   
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 4/01/2032 - 1/01/2033      59,893        69,468   
Fannie Mae, FRN, 0.682%, 5/25/2018      5,611,410        5,610,049   
Freddie Mac, 6%, 8/01/2034      92,301        106,185   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,409,592   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.2%                 
Gas Natural SDG S.A., 1.375%, 1/21/2025    EUR 200,000      $ 226,086   
GNL Quintero S.A., 4.634%, 7/31/2029 (n)    $ 523,000        531,504   
    

 

 

 
      $ 757,590   
Network & Telecom - 2.1%                 
AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/2020    $ 277,000      $ 277,859   
AT&T, Inc., 5.65%, 2/15/2047      456,000        511,747   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Network & Telecom - continued                 
British Telecom PLC, 5.75%, 12/07/2028    GBP 150,000      $ 276,114   
Centurylink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/2021    $ 1,215,000        1,233,225   
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042      960,000        784,800   
Columbus International, Inc., 7.375%, 3/30/2021 (n)      200,000        209,650   
Frontier Communications Corp., 6.25%, 9/15/2021      315,000        293,738   
Frontier Communications Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/2023      535,000        477,488   
Frontier Communications Corp., 11%, 9/15/2025 (n)      1,130,000        1,149,775   
Frontier Communications Corp., 9%, 8/15/2031      1,135,000        970,425   
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/2034      305,000        288,988   
Telecom Italia Finance S.A., 7.75%, 1/24/2033    EUR 85,000        127,081   
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.375%, 1/29/2019    EUR 200,000        247,886   
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/2024 (n)    $ 1,200,000        1,208,256   
Telefonica Celular del Paraguay S.A., 6.75%, 12/13/2022      517,000        515,708   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 4.5%, 9/15/2020      503,000        551,965   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.15%, 9/15/2023      250,000        286,742   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.625%, 12/01/2031    EUR 225,000        268,565   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.4%, 9/15/2033    $ 300,000        373,840   
    

 

 

 
      $ 10,053,852   
Oil Services - 0.4%                 
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022    $ 2,348,000      $ 1,753,674   
Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd., 6.75%, 10/01/2022 (n)      936,561        126,436   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/2021      195,000        140,888   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,020,998   
Oils - 0.4%                 
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/2020 (n)    $ 640,000      $ 640,000   
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/2022 (n)      1,345,000        1,297,925   
Valero Energy Corp., 4.9%, 3/15/2045      232,000        201,942   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,139,867   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 1.4%                 
Banco Inbursa S.A. Institucion de Banca Multiple Grupo Financiero Inbursa, 4.125%, 6/06/2024 (n)    $ 310,000      $ 305,350   
Banco Popolare Societa Cooperativa, 3.5%, 3/14/2019    EUR 320,000        370,329   
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., 3%, 5/21/2024    EUR 200,000        237,586   
BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., 6.75%, 9/30/2022 (n)    $ 1,004,000        1,106,910   
Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., 3.375%, 2/15/2023      384,000        385,112   
Capital One Financial Corp., 2.35%, 8/17/2018      806,000        814,142   
Citizens Bank N.A., 2.55%, 5/13/2021      250,000        249,452   
Discover Bank, 7%, 4/15/2020      250,000        282,398   
Discover Bank, 4.25%, 3/13/2026      148,000        153,704   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FRN to 8/29/2049 (n)      1,513,000        1,879,267   
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 5.25%, 1/28/2022    GBP 100,000        159,638   

 

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Issuer   Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - continued                
UBS Group AG, 6.875%, 12/29/2049   $ 800,000      $ 772,512   
   

 

 

 
      $ 6,716,400   
Personal Computers & Peripherals - 0.0%                
Equifax, Inc., 2.3%, 6/01/2021   $ 160,000      $ 159,547   
Pharmaceuticals - 2.2%                
Actavis Funding SCS, 3.8%, 3/15/2025   $ 256,000      $ 259,629   
Actavis Funding SCS, 4.85%, 6/15/2044     40,000        40,073   
Actavis, Inc., 1.875%, 10/01/2017     200,000        200,330   
Bayer AG, 3.00% to 7/01/2020, FRN to 7/01/2075   EUR 165,000        181,292   
Biogen, Inc., 5.2%, 9/15/2045   $ 279,000        306,974   
Capsugel S.A., 7%, 5/15/2019 (n)(p)     182,000        182,683   
Celgene Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/2020     524,000        536,821   
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2023 (n)     310,000        271,377   
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2022 (n)     1,690,000        1,567,475   
Forest Laboratories, Inc., 4.375%, 2/01/2019 (n)     496,000        521,114   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.35%, 2/01/2020     52,000        53,031   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.7%, 4/01/2024     268,000        284,604   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.75%, 3/01/2046     203,000        217,236   
Johnson & Johnson, 2.05%, 3/01/2023     245,000        244,834   
Johnson & Johnson, 1.15%, 11/20/2028   EUR 100,000        111,911   
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n)   $ 1,085,000        1,025,325   
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.5%, 4/15/2025 (n)     280,000        252,700   
Mylan, Inc., 2.55%, 3/28/2019     265,000        264,173   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/2020 (n)     1,740,000        1,570,350   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/2022 (n)     1,555,000        1,361,403   
Vantage Point Imaging, 7.5%, 7/15/2021 (n)     525,000        475,125   
VRX Escrow Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2023 (n)     825,000        695,063   
   

 

 

 
      $ 10,623,523   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.5%                
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/2020 (n)   $ 1,980,000      $ 1,861,200   
Teck Resources Ltd., 8%, 6/01/2021 (n)     300,000        306,000   
   

 

 

 
      $ 2,167,200   
Printing & Publishing - 1.0%                
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n)   $ 1,680,000      $ 1,717,800   
Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2024     1,070,000        1,107,450   
TEGNA, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2020     260,000        269,100   
TEGNA, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2021 (n)     430,000        438,600   
TEGNA, Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2023     1,385,000        1,479,388   
   

 

 

 
      $ 5,012,338   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - Apartment - 0.1%                 
Grand City Properties S.A., 3.75% to 2/18/2022, FRN to 12/29/2049    EUR 100,000      $ 107,649   
Vonovia Finance B.V., FRN, REIT, 4.625%, 4/08/2074    EUR 100,000        115,610   
Vonovia SE, REIT, 2.125%, 7/09/2022    EUR 225,000        266,769   
    

 

 

 
      $ 490,028   
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.4%                 
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 5/01/2021    $ 680,000      $ 706,024   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/2022      1,335,000        1,398,559   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,104,583   
Real Estate - Office - 0.1%                 
Boston Properties, Inc., REIT, 3.125%, 9/01/2023    $ 250,000      $ 253,786   
Real Estate - Other - 0.5%                 
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/2021    $ 1,210,000      $ 1,270,500   
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023      1,240,000        1,264,800   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,535,300   
Real Estate - Retail - 0.1%                 
Hammerson PLC, REIT, 2.75%, 9/26/2019    EUR 100,000      $ 118,843   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 10.35%, 4/01/2019    $ 360,000        438,244   
    

 

 

 
      $ 557,087   
Restaurants - 0.1%                 
McDonald’s Corp., 4.875%, 12/09/2045    $ 311,000      $ 345,679   
YUM! Brands, Inc., 5.35%, 11/01/2043      41,000        33,210   
    

 

 

 
      $ 378,889   
Retailers - 2.1%                 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.165%, 8/01/2044    $ 145,000      $ 126,032   
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/2021      1,785,000        1,874,250   
Dollar General Corp., 4.125%, 7/15/2017      400,000        411,889   
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc./DT Acceptance Corp., 8%, 6/01/2021 (n)      806,000        741,520   
Family Tree Escrow LLC, 5.75%, 3/01/2023 (n)      1,600,000        1,690,000   
Gap, Inc., 5.95%, 4/12/2021      209,000        212,940   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2020      755,000        779,069   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (z)      600,000        600,750   
Home Depot, Inc., 3%, 4/01/2026      310,000        320,789   
Home Depot, Inc., 4.875%, 2/15/2044      200,000        234,089   
L Brands, Inc., 6.875%, 11/01/2035      75,000        79,125   
Marks & Spencer Group PLC, 4.75%, 6/12/2025    GBP 100,000        157,606   
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., 8%, 10/15/2021 (n)    $ 1,070,000        807,850   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Retailers - continued                 
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/2020    $ 515,000      $ 543,325   
Rite Aid Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2021      385,000        405,213   
Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 4/01/2023 (n)      575,000        608,063   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025      340,000        355,725   
    

 

 

 
      $ 9,948,235   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.7%                 
Akzo Nobel N.V., 1.75%, 11/07/2024    EUR 200,000      $ 235,852   
Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/2021    $ 1,760,000        1,782,000   
Ecolab, Inc., 2.625%, 7/08/2025    EUR 100,000        123,057   
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n)    $ 1,195,000        1,204,441   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,345,350   
Specialty Stores - 1.0%                 
Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n)    $ 1,065,000      $ 1,078,313   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022      1,600,000        1,592,000   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/2020 (n)      1,020,000        1,060,800   
Office Depot de Mexico S.A. de C.V., 6.875%, 9/20/2020 (n)      769,000        795,915   
Rallye S.A., 4.25%, 3/11/2019    EUR 200,000        212,915   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,739,943   
Supermarkets - 0.3%                 
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 (n)    $ 605,000      $ 619,369   
Casino Guichard Perrachon S.A., 2.33%, 2/07/2025    EUR 200,000        216,038   
Loblaw Cos. Ltd., 4.86%, 9/12/2023    CAD 262,000        228,894   
METRO AG, 1.5%, 3/19/2025    EUR 200,000        220,348   
William Morrison Supermarkets PLC, 3.5%, 7/27/2026    GBP 100,000        136,339   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,420,988   
Supranational - 1.8%                 
European Investment Bank, 1.75%, 3/15/2017    $ 8,000,000      $ 8,055,656   
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2.8%, 1/13/2021    AUD 170,000        124,956   
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 4.25%, 6/24/2025    AUD 210,000        169,984   
International Finance Corp., 3.25%, 7/22/2019    AUD 305,000        227,289   
West African Development Bank, 5.5%, 5/06/2021 (n)    $ 210,000        215,030   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,792,915   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 4.2%                 
Altice S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n)    $ 615,000      $ 629,991   
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 4.75%, 6/28/2022    EUR 200,000        270,894   
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 1.5%, 3/10/2024    EUR 140,000        155,965   
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.5%, 1/31/2023    $ 465,000        474,008   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Telecommunications - Wireless - continued                 
Cellnex Telecom S.A.U., 3.125%, 7/27/2022    EUR 200,000      $ 229,091   
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.7%, 6/15/2026    $ 157,000        158,167   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 9/30/2020 (n)      1,453,000        1,260,478   
Digicel Group Ltd., 6%, 4/15/2021 (n)      680,000        602,398   
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n)      640,000        493,632   
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n)      1,350,000        1,188,000   
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 4.75%, 5/22/2020 (n)      390,000        378,300   
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 6.625%, 10/15/2021 (n)      410,000        406,264   
MTS International Funding Ltd., 5%, 5/30/2023 (n)      488,000        486,780   
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/15/2044 (n)      220,000        220,114   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      1,625,000        1,212,656   
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023      1,425,000        1,111,500   
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024      1,655,000        1,245,388   
Sprint Corp., 7%, 8/15/2020      165,000        141,161   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 11/15/2018 (n)      880,000        936,100   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022      830,000        622,500   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2022      135,000        142,425   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024      615,000        652,669   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.464%, 4/28/2019      235,000        238,966   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25%, 4/01/2021      2,590,000        2,713,025   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/2021      515,000        541,394   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6%, 4/15/2024      382,000        398,082   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026      775,000        819,563   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 4%, 7/15/2020 (n)    EUR 200,000        221,139   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 4.75%, 7/15/2020 (n)    $ 870,000        852,600   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.375%, 4/23/2021 (n)      1,550,000        1,466,688   
    

 

 

 
      $ 20,269,938   
Telephone Services - 0.9%                 
B Communications Ltd., 7.375%, 2/15/2021 (n)    $ 1,821,000      $ 1,948,470   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024      360,000        366,372   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025      1,270,000        1,292,479   
TDC A.S., 3.5% to 2/26/2021, FRN to 2/26/3015    EUR 300,000        312,933   
TELUS Corp., 5.05%, 7/23/2020    CAD 265,000        226,150   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,146,404   
Tobacco - 0.2%                 
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, 4.25%, 7/21/2025 (n)    $ 455,000      $ 486,131   
Philip Morris International, Inc., 4.875%, 11/15/2043      174,000        199,908   
Reynolds American, Inc., 8.125%, 6/23/2019      92,000        108,674   
Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/2020      41,000        42,741   
Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/2025      98,000        107,596   
Reynolds American, Inc., 5.7%, 8/15/2035      118,000        138,827   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,083,877   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Transportation - Services - 1.3%                 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 6.375%, 10/15/2017 (n)    $ 400,000      $ 425,347   
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 7%, 10/15/2037 (n)      250,000        327,986   
Heathrow Funding Ltd., 4.625%, 10/31/2046    GBP 100,000        172,688   
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 6/01/2020 (n)    $ 1,140,000        752,400   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.125%, 11/15/2021 (n)      1,349,000        1,103,752   
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n)      1,130,000        476,719   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 8/01/2020 (n)      590,000        461,675   
Stagecoach Group PLC, 4%, 9/29/2025    GBP 300,000        450,935   
Stena AB, 7%, 2/01/2024 (n)    $ 1,770,000        1,486,800   
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n)      670,000        515,900   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,174,202   
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 2.7%                 
Fannie Mae, 1.125%, 4/27/2017    $ 8,000,000      $ 8,024,624   
Freddie Mac, 0.875%, 2/22/2017      5,000,000        5,006,125   
    

 

 

 
      $ 13,030,749   
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 3.3%                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/2031    $ 286,200      $ 407,488   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2/15/2036      95,000        129,976   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.75%, 2/15/2037 (f)      1,885,200        2,659,825   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.125%, 2/15/2043 (f)      2,920,000        3,232,531   
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.5%, 6/30/2016      9,262,000        9,264,065   
    

 

 

 
      $ 15,693,885   
Utilities - Electric Power - 3.0%                 
AES Gener S.A., 5%, 7/14/2025 (n)    $ 207,000      $ 212,318   
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 1.65%, 12/15/2017      185,000        184,958   
Calpine Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/2023      350,000        342,016   
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024      1,765,000        1,707,087   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/2020      1,830,000        1,898,625   
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022      310,000        320,075   
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024      340,000        338,300   
Dominion Resources, Inc., 2.5%, 12/01/2019      250,000        253,423   
Dynegy, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/2022      785,000        757,525   
E.CL S.A., 5.625%, 1/15/2021      757,000        832,354   
E.CL S.A., 4.5%, 1/29/2025 (n)      512,000        526,554   
E.ON International Finance B.V., 6.375%, 6/07/2032    GBP 50,000        89,947   
EDP Finance B.V., 5.25%, 1/14/2021 (n)    $ 200,000        211,260   
Empresa Electrica Angamos S.A., 4.875%, 5/25/2029 (n)      319,000        302,659   
Enel Finance International N.V., 4.875%, 3/11/2020    EUR 200,000        260,813   
Enel S.p.A., 6.625% to 9/15/2021, FRN to 9/15/2076    GBP 130,000        196,758   
Greenko Dutch B.V., 8%, 8/01/2019 (n)    $ 378,000        407,295   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/2020      585,000        606,938   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Utilities - Electric Power - continued                 
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2023    $ 1,885,000      $ 1,870,863   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2026 (n)      595,000        593,513   
PG&E Corp., 2.4%, 3/01/2019      166,000        168,477   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 3.1%, 5/15/2026      379,000        375,374   
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 5.375%, 5/01/2021 (n)      250,000        279,097   
Southern Co., 2.95%, 7/01/2023      224,000        226,963   
Southern Co., 4.4%, 7/01/2046      339,000        345,011   
Southern Electric Power Co. Ltd., 4.625%, 2/20/2037    GBP 100,000        169,254   
TerraForm Power Operating Co., 5.875%, 2/01/2023 (n)    $ 789,000        698,265   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,175,722   
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $582,608,157)      $ 561,825,790   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 1.2%                 
Aerospace - 0.1%                 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2/28/2020    $ 535,336      $ 535,169   
Automotive - 0.1%                 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. Term Loan B3, 3.5%, 8/23/2019    $ 344,985      $ 345,546   
Conglomerates - 0.0%                 
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 4/30/2021    $ 105,097      $ 105,097   
Consumer Services - 0.1%                 
Realogy Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/2020    $ 304,754      $ 305,211   
Containers - 0.1%                 
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/2021 (o)    $ 670,277      $ 671,450   
Entertainment - 0.1%                 
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 3/06/2020    $ 327,318      $ 328,000   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1%                 
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 10/25/2020    $ 451,965      $ 453,157   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.3%                 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 6/24/2021    $ 1,282,507      $ 1,288,118   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%                 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3%, 1/31/2021    $ 86,502      $ 86,250   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - continued                 
Retailers - 0.0%                 
Rite Aid Corp., Second Lien Term Loan, 4.87%, 6/21/2021    $ 44,587      $ 44,643   
Transportation - Services - 0.3%                 
Commercial Barge Line Co., First Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 11/12/2020    $ 1,498,829      $ 1,325,215   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.0%                 
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, Term Loan B1, 3%, 5/03/2020    $ 121,268      $ 118,287   
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $5,706,060)      $ 5,606,143   
Common Stocks - 0.8%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      12,648      $ 19,984   
Special Products & Services - 0.8%                 
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF      49,200      $ 4,113,612   
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $4,285,333)      $ 4,133,596   
Money Market Funds - 0.2%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.36%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)
     892,429      $ 892,429   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $593,491,979)      $ 572,457,958   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (19.3)%        (92,635,880
Net Assets - 100.0%      $ 479,822,078   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default.
(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.
(g) The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.
(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 $164,529,191, representing 34.3% of net assets.
(o) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Upon settlement date, interest rates for unsettled amounts will be determined. The rate shown, if any, represents the weighted average coupon rate for settled amounts.

 

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(p) Payment-in-kind security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash. During the period, the following amount of interest income was received in additional securities and/or cash:

 

Payment-in-kind Securities    Cash      Additional
Securities
 
Capsugel S.A., 7.00%, 5/15/19      $5,119         $—   
Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.25%, 11/15/19      14,688           
Total      $19,807         $—   

 

(r) Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.
(v) Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
  
Cost
     Value  
Atrium CDO Corp., FRN, 1.42%, 11/16/2022    2/03/16-2/04/16      $1,887,768         $1,882,704   
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 2.033%, 12/28/2040    3/01/06      577,098         419,552   
Crown European Holdings S.A., 3.375%, 5/15/2025    4/28/15      384,073         393,205   
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 0.91%, 9/20/2018    2/04/16      1,332,852         1,333,477   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026    5/04/16-5/13/16      606,775         600,750   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 2.75%, 5/04/2026    4/26/16      112,059         111,613   
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC, 4.625%, 6/01/2023    5/18/16      222,000         223,112   
Republic of Indonesia, 2.875%, 7/08/2021    7/02/14      237,768         201,938   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026    5/18/16      235,000         233,825   
Smurfit Kappa Acquisitions, 2.75%, 2/01/2025    2/11/15      310,613         308,197   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2026    5/19/16      239,000         240,195   
Total Restricted Securities         $5,948,568   
% of Net assets         1.2%   

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

 

CDO   Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation
ETF   Exchange-Traded Fund
FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end.
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CNH   Chinese Offshore Yuan
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thailand Baht
ZAR   South African Rand

Derivative Contracts at 5/31/16

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 5/31/16

 

Type   Currency   Counter-
party
  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
    In
Exchange
For
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives                              
SELL   AUD   Barclays Bank PLC     64,000        7/15/16        $48,393        $46,184        $2,209   
SELL   AUD   Goldman Sachs International     298,928        7/15/16        227,039        215,712        11,327   
SELL   AUD   Westpac Banking Corp.     6,453,178        7/15/16        4,890,477        4,656,738        233,739   
SELL   CAD   Citibank N.A.     630,000        7/15/16        488,643        480,418        8,225   
SELL   CAD   Goldman Sachs International     214,384        7/15/16        169,858        163,482        6,376   
SELL   CAD   Merrill Lynch International     13,204,693        7/15/16        10,209,811        10,069,476        140,335   
SELL   CNH   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     15,698,000        4/26/17        2,356,880        2,335,734        21,146   
SELL   EUR   BNP Paribas S.A.     181,810        7/15/16        207,226        202,592        4,634   
SELL   EUR   Citibank N.A.     565,227        7/15/16        648,179        629,837        18,342   
SELL   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     26,406,934        7/15/16        30,130,444        29,425,456        704,988   
SELL   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     3,588,356        7/15/16        4,043,302        3,998,533        44,769   
SELL   EUR   Merrill Lynch International     57,000        7/15/16        65,260        63,516        1,744   

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 5/31/16 - continued

 

Type   Currency   Counter-
party
  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
    In
Exchange
For
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives - continued                              
SELL   JPY   Deutsche Bank AG     2,114,610,234        7/15/16        $19,526,208        $19,124,284        $401,924   
SELL   JPY   Goldman Sachs International     11,112,079        7/15/16        102,453        100,496        1,957   
SELL   MXN   Deutsche Bank AG     39,906,146        7/15/16        2,265,451        2,152,145        113,306   
SELL   NOK   Barclays Bank PLC     19,000        7/15/16        2,291        2,271        20   
SELL   NOK   Goldman Sachs International     39,629,594        7/15/16        4,812,638        4,736,651        75,987   
SELL   NZD   Westpac Banking Corp.     2,866,827        7/15/16        1,970,064        1,935,519        34,545   
SELL   SGD   Goldman Sachs International     66,859        7/15/16        49,723        48,516        1,207   
             

 

 

 
                $1,826,780   
             

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives                              
BUY   CAD   Brown Brothers Harriman     759,000        7/15/16        $600,810        $578,789        $(22,021
BUY   CAD   Deutsche Bank AG     221,118        7/15/16        170,445        168,618        (1,827
BUY   CHF   UBS AG     15,082        7/15/16        15,839        15,203        (636
BUY   DKK   Goldman Sachs International     31,438        7/15/16        4,829        4,710        (119
BUY   EUR   BNP Paribas S.A.     170,580        7/15/16        190,208        190,079        (129
BUY   EUR   Brown Brothers Harriman     20,127        7/15/16        22,642        22,427        (215
BUY   EUR   Citibank N.A.     48,442        7/15/16        54,843        53,979        (864
BUY   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     61,536        7/15/16        70,779        68,570        (2,209
BUY   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     2,606,946        7/15/16        2,966,060        2,904,941        (61,119

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 5/31/16 - continued

 

Type   Currency   Counter-
party
  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
    In
Exchange
For
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives - continued                              
SELL   GBP   Barclays Bank PLC     188,000        7/15/16        $265,641        $272,370        $(6,729
SELL   GBP   BNP Paribas S.A.     6,389,928        7/15/16        9,089,258        9,257,589        (168,331
SELL   GBP   Citibank N.A.     70,000        7/15/16        99,515        101,414        (1,899
SELL   GBP   Goldman Sachs International     11,000        7/15/16        15,582        15,937        (355
BUY   HKD   Citibank N.A.     18,712,000        7/15/16        2,410,292        2,409,415        (877
SELL   JPY   Deutsche Bank AG     8,536,000        7/15/16        76,747        77,199        (452
BUY   KRW   Deutsche Bank AG     44,218,500        6/28/16        37,320        37,084        (236
BUY   MYR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     444,000        7/12/16        109,325        107,248        (2,077
BUY   NZD   Merrill Lynch International     49,000        7/15/16        33,316        33,082        (234
BUY   SEK   Barclays Bank PLC     24,491,000        7/15/16        3,037,926        2,941,202        (96,724
BUY   SEK   Goldman Sachs International     20,164,119        7/15/16        2,502,630        2,421,573        (81,057
BUY   THB   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     29,000        7/25/16        811        810        (1
BUY   ZAR   Deutsche Bank AG     569,852        7/15/16        37,941        35,947        (1,994
             

 

 

 
                $(450,105
             

 

 

 

Futures Contracts at 5/31/16

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives         
Interest Rate Futures         
Euro-Bobl 5 yr (Long)     EUR        115      $16,810,699   June - 2016     $11,260   
Euro-Bund 10 yr (Long)     EUR        72      13,135,771   June - 2016     123,210   
Euro-Buxl 30 yr (Long)     EUR        17      3,183,782   June - 2016     85,837   
U.K. Gilt 10 yr (Long)     GBP        35      6,222,472   September - 2016     5,449   
         

 

 

 
            $225,756   
         

 

 

 

 

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Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives         
Interest Rate Futures         
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Short)     USD        4      $653,250   September - 2016     $(4,421
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)     USD        635      82,351,563   September - 2016     (200,742
         

 

 

 
            $(205,163
         

 

 

 

At May 31, 2016, the fund had liquid securities with an aggregate value of $1,526,780 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 5/31/16 (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, $592,599,550)

     $571,565,529   

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     892,429   

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $593,491,979)

     $572,457,958   

Cash

     968,144   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $37)

     37   

Receivables for

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     1,826,780   

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     55,434   

Investments sold

     2,712,422   

Interest

     7,391,209   

Other assets

     31,147   

Total assets

     $585,443,131   
Liabilities         

Notes payable

     $100,000,000   

Payables for

  

Distributions

     187,799   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     450,105   

Investments purchased

     4,555,273   

Payable to affiliates

  

Investment adviser

     40,505   

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     2,232   

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     18,200   

Accrued interest expense

     103,079   

Deferred country tax expense payable

     130,534   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     133,326   

Total liabilities

     $105,621,053   

Net assets

     $479,822,078   
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital

     $529,222,788   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (net of $15,317 deferred country tax)

     (19,655,113

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

     (20,516,146

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

     (9,229,451

Net assets

     $479,822,078   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     52,010,531   

Net asset value per share (net assets of $479,822,078 / 52,010,531 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $9.23   

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 5/31/16 (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

     $14,544,975   

Dividends

     160,145   

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     22,261   

Total investment income

     $14,727,381   

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $1,451,213   

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     32,046   

Administrative services fee

     41,790   

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     32,551   

Stock exchange fee

     26,149   

Custodian fee

     40,462   

Interest expense

     602,544   

Shareholder communications

     79,446   

Audit and tax fees

     38,785   

Legal fees

     9,031   

Miscellaneous

     27,471   

Total expenses

     $2,381,488   

Fees paid indirectly

     (6

Net expenses

     $2,381,482   

Net investment income

     $12,345,899   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Investments (net of $2,258 country tax)

     $(11,612,104

Futures contracts

     111,500   

Foreign currency

     (1,013,722

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     $(12,514,326

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

Investments (net of $4,594 decrease in deferred country tax)

     $21,559,306   

Futures contracts

     (689,878

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (1,617,264

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

     $19,252,164   

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

     $6,737,838   

Change in net assets from operations

     $19,083,737   

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      Year ended  
     5/31/16      11/30/15  
Change in net assets    (unaudited)         
From operations                  

Net investment income

     $12,345,899         $26,043,728   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (12,514,326      7,736,737   

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

     19,252,164         (43,891,358

Change in net assets from operations

     $19,083,737         $(10,110,893
Distributions declared to shareholders                  

From net investment income

     $(9,083,473      $(42,997,287

From other sources

     (9,733,968        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     (18,817,441      (42,997,287

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

     $(4,480,981      $(11,385,348

Total change in net assets

     $(4,214,685      $(64,493,528
Net assets                  

At beginning of period

     484,036,763         548,530,291   

At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $9,229,451 and $2,757,909, respectively)

     $479,822,078         $484,036,763   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Six months ended 5/31/16 (unaudited)

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

 

Cash flows from operating activities:         

Change in net assets from operations

     $19,083,737   
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:         

Purchase of investment securities

     (130,049,445

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     110,148,339   

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments, net

     32,167,064   

Realized gain/loss on investments

     11,609,846   

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (21,554,712

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     1,647,272   

Net amortization/accretion of income

     918,444   

Decrease in interest receivable

     364,278   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (3,544

Increase in receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     (55,434

Decrease in payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     (28,449

Increase in other assets

     (26,663

Increase in interest payable

     22,733   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     $24,243,466   
Cash flows from financing activities:         

Distributions paid in cash

     (18,816,624

Repurchase of shares of beneficial interest

     (4,480,981

Net cash used by financing activities

     $(23,297,605

Net increase in cash

     $945,861   
Cash:         

Beginning of period

     $22,320   

End of period (including foreign currency of $37)

     $968,181   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the six months ended May 31, 2016 for interest was $579,811.

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
5/31/16

    Years ended 11/30  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.20        $10.17        $10.17        $10.40        $9.59        $9.99   
Income (loss) from investment operations           

Net investment income (d)

    $0.24        $0.49        $0.52        $0.57        $0.62        $0.66   

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

    0.14        (0.68     0.04        (0.18     0.84        (0.31

Total from investment operations

    $0.38        $(0.19     $0.56        $0.39        $1.46        $0.35   
Less distributions declared to shareholders           

From net investment income

    $(0.17     $(0.81     $(0.58     $(0.62     $(0.65     $(0.75

From other sources

    (0.19                                   

Total distributions declared to shareholders

    $(0.36     $(0.81     $(0.58     $(0.62     $(0.65     $(0.75

Net increase from repurchase of capital
shares

    $0.01        $0.03        $0.02        $0.00 (w)      $—        $—   

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.23        $9.20        $10.17        $10.17        $10.40        $9.59   

Market value, end of period

    $8.35        $7.92        $8.81        $8.97        $10.19        $8.93   

Total return at market value (%)

    10.26 (n)      (1.28     4.68        (6.13     21.92        1.79   

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

    4.92 (n)      (0.66     6.58        4.28        15.87        4.06   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
           

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.01 (a)      0.90        0.87        0.92        0.98        1.00   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    N/A        N/A        0.87        0.92        0.98        1.00   

Net investment income

    5.25 (a)      5.01        5.09        5.53        6.12        6.60   

Portfolio turnover

    16 (n)      37        44        52        45        47   

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $479,822        $484,037        $548,530        $557,238        $570,716        $526,317   
Supplemental Ratios (%):           

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

    0.76 (a)      0.73        0.72        0.75        0.79        0.79   

 

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Six months

ended
5/31/16

    Years ended 11/30  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                
Senior Securities:           

Total notes payable outstanding
(000 omitted)

    $100,000        $100,000        $100,000        $100,000        $100,000        $100,000   

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

    $5,798        $5,840        $6,485        $6,572        $6,707        $6,263   

 

(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.
(x) The net asset values and total returns at net asset value have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

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

The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. The fund invests in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s legal, political, and economic environment.

In January 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”) which would first be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein. ASU 2016-01, which changes the accounting for equity investments and for certain financial liabilities, also modifies the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. Investment companies are specifically exempted from ASU 2016-01’s equity investment accounting provisions and will continue to follow the industry specific guidance for investment accounting under ASC 946. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2016-01 to the fund, management expects that the impact of the fund’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to

 

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which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.

Investment Valuations – Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the

 

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security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of May 31, 2016 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $4,133,596         $—         $—         $4,133,596   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents              28,724,634                 28,724,634   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              81,495,775                 81,495,775   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              329,381,028                 329,381,028   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities              6,409,592                 6,409,592   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              16,805,713                 16,805,713   
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)              9,145,722                 9,145,722   
Foreign Bonds              89,754,515         108,811         89,863,326   
Floating Rate Loans              5,606,143                 5,606,143   
Mutual Funds      892,429                         892,429   
Total Investments      $5,026,025         $567,323,122         $108,811         $572,457,958   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $20,593         $—         $—         $20,593   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              1,376,675                 1,376,675   

 

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

The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.

 

     Foreign Bonds  
Balance as of 11/30/15      $270,914   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (162,103
Balance as of 5/31/16      $108,811   

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as level 3 at May 31, 2016 is $(162,103). At May 31, 2016, the fund held one level 3 security.

Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.

The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at May 31, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative Contracts   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Interest Rate   Interest Rate Futures     $225,756        $(205,163)   
Foreign Exchange   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange     1,826,780        (450,105)   
Total       $2,052,536        $(655,268)   

 

(a) The value of futures contracts includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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 May 31, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
 
Interest Rate      $111,500         $—   
Foreign Exchange              (1,023,139
Total      $111,500         $(1,023,139

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 May 31, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
    

Translation

of Assets
and

Liabilities in

Foreign
Currencies

 
Interest Rate      $(689,878      $—   
Foreign Exchange              (1,647,272
Total      $(689,878      $(1,647,272

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each 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.

 

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Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a collateral support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers.” Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures Contracts – The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market exposure, interest rate exposure, currency exposure, or to manage duration. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.

The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.

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or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency.

Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement, an international payment system for the centralized settlement of foreign exchange transactions. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund invests in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which contractually obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The fund generally provides this financial support in order to preserve its existing investment or to obtain a more senior secured interest in the assets of the borrower. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.

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

 

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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.

The fund invests a significant portion of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities. The value of these securities may depend, in part, on the issuer’s or borrower’s credit quality or ability to pay principal and interest when due and that value may fall if an issuer or borrower defaults on its obligation to pay principal or interest or if the instrument’s credit rating is downgraded by a credit rating agency. U.S. Government securities not supported as to the payment of principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are subject to greater credit risk than are U.S. Government securities supported by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae.

The fund purchased or sold debt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or in a “To Be Announced” (TBA) or “forward commitment” transaction with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time a fund enters into a commitment to purchase or sell a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security acquired is reflected in the fund’s net asset value. The price of such security and the date that the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the fund until payment takes place. At the time that a fund enters into this type of transaction, the fund is required to have sufficient cash and/or liquid securities to cover its commitments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract’s terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to declines in the value of the securities prior to settlement date.

To mitigate this risk of loss on TBA securities and other types of forward settling mortgage-backed securities, the fund whenever possible enters into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (“MSFTA”) on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The MSFTA gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the MSFTA, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the MSFTA could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.

 

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For mortgage-backed securities traded under a MSFTA, the collateral and margining requirements are contract specific. Collateral amounts across all transactions traded under such agreement are netted and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been pledged to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under a MSFTA, if any, will be reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

Fees Paid Indirectly – Prior to October 1, 2015, the fund’s custody fee could be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measured the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended May 31, 2016, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 8.00% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. As a result, distributions may exceed actual earnings which may result in a tax return of capital or, to the extent the fund has long-term gains, distributions of current year long-term gains may be recharacterized as ordinary income. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions from other sources, in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities, straddle loss deferrals, and derivative transactions.

 

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For the six months ended May 31, 2016, the amount of distribution estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $9,733,968. 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:

 

     11/30/15  

Ordinary income (including any

short-term capital gains)

     $42,997,287   

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

 

As of 5/31/16       
Cost of investments      $597,944,919   
Gross appreciation      9,680,598   
Gross depreciation      (35,167,559
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $(25,486,961
As of 11/30/15       
Undistributed ordinary income      1,931,499   
Capital loss carryforwards      (2,351,795
Other temporary differences      (2,070,043
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (47,176,667

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

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after November 30, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.

As of November 30, 2015, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such pre-enactment losses expire as follows:

 

11/30/17      $(2,351,795

(3) Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Adviser – The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.32% of the fund’s average daily net assets and 4.57% of gross income less interest expense from leveraging. Gross income is calculated based on tax elections that generally include the accretion of discount and exclude the amortization of premium, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. The management fee, from net assets and gross income, incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.62% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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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 May 31, 2016, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $9,539.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0178% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS 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. The DB plan resulted in a pension expense of $997 and is included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended May 31, 2016. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under the DB plan amounted to $18,186 at May 31, 2016, and is included in “Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $540 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.

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

 

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The fund is permitted to engage in purchase and sale transactions (“cross-trades”) with funds and accounts for which MFS serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board of Trustees. This policy has been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the fund comply with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Under this policy, cross-trades are effected at current market prices with no remuneration paid in connection with the transaction. During the six months ended May 31, 2016, the fund engaged in purchase transactions pursuant to this policy, which amounted to $110,505.

(4) Portfolio Securities

For the six months ended May 31, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
U.S. Government securities      $—         $2,095,144   
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)      $101,494,593         $87,233,983   

(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. The fund repurchased and retired 575,444 shares of beneficial interest during the six months ended May 31, 2016 at an average price per share of $7.79 and a weighted average discount of 11.93% per share. The fund repurchased and retired 1,328,634 shares of beneficial interest during the year ended November 30, 2015 at an average price per share of $8.57 and a weighted average discount of 11.80% per share. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
May 31, 2016
     Year ended
November 30, 2015
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Treasury shares reacquired      (575,444      $(4,480,981      (1,328,634      $(11,385,348

(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. This credit agreement matures on August 19, 2016. The trustees approved the renewal of the revolving secured line of credit up to the amount of $100,000,000 on substantially similar terms for an additional 364 day period which matures on August 18, 2017. At May 31, 2016, 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 in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. The loan value as of the reporting date is considered level 2 under the fair value hierarchy. 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 the daily one month LIBOR or the Overnight Federal Funds Rate each plus an agreed upon spread. The fund incurred interest expense of $595,577 during the period in connection with this loan agreement. The fund may also be charged a commitment fee based on the average daily unused portion of the revolving secured line of credit. The fund did not incur a

 

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commitment fee during the period. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, the average loan balance was $100,000,000 at a weighted average annual interest rate of 1.19%. The fund is subject to certain covenants including, but not limited to, requirements with respect to asset coverage, portfolio diversification and liquidity.

(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be an affiliated issuer:

 

Underlying Affiliated Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      33,059,493         67,683,633         (99,850,697      892,429   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $22,261         $892,429   

(8) Legal Proceedings

In May 2015, the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (hereafter, “AAT”) served upon the fund a complaint in an adversary proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. (No. 09-00504 (REG)). The complaint, which was originally filed in 2009 but not served on the fund until 2015, names as defendants over 500 entities (including the fund) that held an interest in a $1.5 billion General Motors (GM) term loan in 2009, when GM filed for bankruptcy. The AAT alleges that the fund and the other term loan lenders were improperly treated as secured lenders with respect to the term loan shortly before and immediately after GM’s bankruptcy, receiving full principal and interest payments under the loan. The AAT alleges that the fund and other term loan lenders should have been treated as unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditors because the main lien securing the collateral was allegedly not perfected at the time of GM’s bankruptcy due to an erroneous filing in October 2008 that terminated the financing statement perfecting the lien. The AAT seeks to claw back payments made to the fund and the other term loan lenders after, and during the 90 days before, GM’s June 2009 bankruptcy petition. During that time period, the fund received term loan payments of approximately $1,280,000. The fund cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding. Among other things, it is unclear whether the AAT’s claims will succeed; what the fund would be entitled to as an unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditor, given the existence of other collateral not impacted by the erroneous October 2008 filing; whether third parties responsible for the erroneous October 2008 filing would bear some or all of any liability; and the degree to which the fund may be entitled to indemnification from a third party for any amount required to be disgorged. The fund has and will continue to incur legal expenses associated with the defense of this action and in related claims against third parties.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Charter Income Trust:

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Charter Income Trust (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, cash flows and financial highlights for the six-month period ended May 31, 2016. 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 November 30, 2015 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2015, and in our report dated January 15, 2016, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

July 18, 2016

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

MFS votes proxies on behalf of the funds pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the Fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: (1) Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down, or (2) Click on “Products & Services” and “Closed-End Funds” and then select the fund’s name.

Additional information about the fund (e.g. performance, dividends and the fund’s price history) is also available by clicking on the fund’s name under the “Closed-End Funds” sub section in the “Products & Services” menu.

INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS

The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, transfer agent, and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.

Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

 

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LOGO

 

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: MCR


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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 definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for MFS Charter Income Trust is included as part of the report to shareholders under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

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

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

 

MFS Charter 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
 

12/01/15-12/31/15

     0         N/A         0         4,508,198   

  1/01/16-1/31/16

     443,003         7.64         443,003         4,065,195   

  2/01/16-2/28/16

     0         N/A         0         4,065,195   

  3/01/16-3/31/16

     0         N/A         0         5,214,297   

  4/01/16-4/30/16

     132,441         8.26         132,441         5,081,856   

  5/01/16-5/31/16

     0         N/A         0         5,081,856   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     575,444         7.79         575,444      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

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, 2016 plan year is 5,214,297.

 

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.


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(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.

 

  (3) Notices to Trust’s common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1.

 

(c) 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 CHARTER INCOME TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
  Robin A. Stelmach, President

Date: July 18, 2016

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)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
  Robin A. Stelmach, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: July 18, 2016

 

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

Date: July 18, 2016

 

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