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)

Christopher R. Bohane

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111Huntington 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, 2023

ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Item 1(a):


Semiannual Report
May 31, 2023
MFS®  Charter Income Trust
MCR-SEM

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 primary purpose of the managed distribution policy is to provide shareholders with a constant, but not guaranteed, fixed rate of distribution each month. 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. The amendment or termination of the managed distribution policy could have an adverse effect on the market price of the fund’s shares.
With each distribution, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the 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. 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.
Under a managed distribution policy the fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. Any such returns of capital will decrease the fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund’s expense ratio. In addition, in order to make the level of distributions called for under its managed distribution policy, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The fund’s total return in relation to changes in net asset value is presented in the Financial Highlights.



Portfolio Composition
Portfolio structure at value (v)
Portfolio structure reflecting equivalent exposure of derivative positions (i)
 
Fixed income sectors (i)
High Yield Corporates 62.5%
Emerging Markets Bonds 25.1%
Investment Grade Corporates 8.3%
Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.9%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 1.7%
Collateralized Debt Obligations 1.4%
U.S. Treasury Securities 1.3%
Municipal Bonds 0.6%
Asset-Backed Securities 0.6%
Non-U.S. Government Bonds (2.4)%
Portfolio facts
Average Duration (d) 6.3
Average Effective Maturity (m) 8.5 yrs.
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)
AAA 6.3%
AA 4.7%
A 7.0%
BBB 14.4%
BB 37.8%
B 28.4%
CCC 9.0%
C 0.1%
D 0.1%
U.S. Government 18.2%
Federal Agencies 1.9%
Not Rated (26.9)%
Non-Fixed Income 0.1%
Cash & Cash Equivalents (Less Liabilities) (b) (31.3)%
Other (q) 30.2%
 
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(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. If none of the 3 rating agencies above assign a rating, but the security is rated by DBRS Morningstar, then the DBRS Morningstar rating is assigned. If none of the 4 rating agencies listed above rate the security, but the security is rated by the Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), then the KBRA rating is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Federal Agencies includes rated and unrated U.S. Agency fixed-income securities, U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities.
Not Rated includes fixed income securities and fixed income derivatives that have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives), ETFs and Options on ETFs, and/or commodity-linked derivatives.
The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies.
(b) Cash & Cash Equivalents (Less Liabilities) includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Liabilities include the value of outstanding borrowings made by the fund for leverage transactions. Cash & Cash Equivalents (Less Liabilities) is negative due to these borrowings. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities. Please see Note 6 in the Notes to Financial Statements for more information on the fund's outstanding borrowings.
(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. The Average Duration calculation reflects the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. 
(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 each 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 feature (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.
(p) For purposes of the presentation of Portfolio structure at value, Other includes market value from currency derivatives and may be negative.
(q) For purposes of this presentation, Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions and may be negative.
(v) For purposes of this presentation, market value of fixed income and/or equity derivatives, if any, is included in Cash & Cash Equivalents.
Where the fund holds convertible bonds, they are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.
Percentages are based on net assets as of May 31, 2023.
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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
Robert Spector Lead and Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2015 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2011.
Neeraj Arora Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager March 2023 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2011.
Ward Brown Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2012 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2005.
Philipp Burgener Structured Securities Portfolio Manager 2019 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2003.
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 Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2013 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2013.
Andy Li Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2019 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2018.
John Mitchell Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager January 2023 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2003.
Matt Ryan Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2004 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1997.
Michael Skatrud Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2018 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2013.
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Portfolio Managers' Profiles – continued
Portfolio Manager Primary Role Since Title and Five Year History
Erik Weisman Sovereign Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager 2012 Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2002.
Effective January 20, 2023, John Mitchell was added as a Portfolio Manager and Henry Peabody is no longer a Portfolio Manager of the fund. Effective March 31, 2023, Neeraj Arora was added as a Portfolio Manager of the fund. Effective April 30, 2024, Matt Ryan will no longer be a Portfolio Manager of the fund.
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 of the 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 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
5/31/23 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – 128.9%
Aerospace & Defense – 1.9%
Boeing Co., 5.805%, 5/01/2050    $ 47,000 $46,013
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/2025 (n)     130,000 130,119
Bombardier, Inc., 7.125%, 6/15/2026 (n)     412,000 404,037
F-Brasile S.p.A./F-Brasile U.S. LLC, 7.375%, 8/15/2026 (n)     725,000 652,964
Moog, Inc., 4.25%, 12/15/2027 (n)     885,000 825,223
Raytheon Technologies Corp., 2.82%, 9/01/2051      175,000 115,064
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., 4.6%, 6/15/2028      640,000 526,583
TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2026 (n)     275,000 273,117
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026      535,000 528,488
TransDigm, Inc., 5.5%, 11/15/2027      1,235,000 1,161,037
TransDigm, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2028 (n)     474,000 474,546
TransDigm, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/2029      598,000 530,013
        $5,667,204
Airlines – 0.4%
Air Canada, 3.875%, 8/15/2026 (n)   $ 680,000 $631,235
American Airlines, Inc./AAdvantage Loyalty IP Ltd., 5.75%, 4/20/2029 (n)     410,042 392,899
        $1,024,134
Apparel Manufacturers – 0.0%
Tapestry, Inc., 3.05%, 3/15/2032    $ 89,000 $71,621
Asset-Backed & Securitized – 3.8%
3650R Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-PF1, “XA”, 1.025%, 11/15/2054 (i)   $ 3,775,192 $201,225
ACREC 2021-FL1 Ltd., “C”, FLR, 7.261% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.15%), 10/16/2036 (n)     229,500 217,262
ACRES 2021-FL2 Issuer Ltd., “AS”, FLR, 6.858% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.75%), 1/15/2037 (n)     154,500 149,847
ACRES 2021-FL2 Issuer Ltd., “B”, FLR, 7.357% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.25%), 1/15/2037 (n)     261,500 252,432
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2021-FL1, “C”, FLR, 7.105% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2%), 12/15/2035 (n)     200,000 187,423
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2021-FL2, “B”, FLR, 6.707% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.6%), 5/15/2036 (n)     100,000 94,480
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2021-FL2, “C”, FLR, 7.057% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.95%), 5/15/2036 (n)     275,500 258,095
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2022-FL1, “C”, FLR, 7.172% (SOFR - 30 day + 2.3%), 1/15/2037 (n)     327,000 303,751
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Asset-Backed & Securitized – continued
Arbor Realty Trust, Inc., CLO, 2022-FL1, “D”, FLR, 7.872% (SOFR - 30 day + 3%), 1/15/2037 (n)   $ 208,000 $193,390
AREIT 2022-CRE6 Trust, “C”, FLR, 7.064% (SOFR - 30 day + 2.15%), 1/20/2037 (n)     100,000 93,234
AREIT 2022-CRE6 Trust, “D”, FLR, 7.764% (SOFR - 30 day + 2.85%), 1/20/2037 (n)     100,000 90,455
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FLR, 6.76% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.6%), 12/28/2040 (n)     115,531 150,837
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2020-C7, “XA”, 1.62%, 4/15/2053 (i)     1,976,345 137,489
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2021-C10, “XA”, 1.293%, 7/15/2054 (i)     989,039 66,041
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2021-C9, “XA”, 1.619%, 2/15/2054 (i)     2,270,795 199,201
BBCMS Mortgage Trust, 2022-C18, “AS”, 6.148%, 12/15/2055      118,289 124,050
Benchmark 2020-B18 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.788%, 7/15/2053 (i)     3,378,659 249,772
Benchmark 2021-B23 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.269%, 2/15/2054 (i)     3,613,113 237,969
Benchmark 2021-B24 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.15%, 3/15/2054 (i)     1,993,554 118,990
Benchmark 2021-B26 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 0.885%, 6/15/2054 (i)     5,524,905 264,428
Benchmark 2021-B27 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.264%, 7/15/2054 (i)     6,945,356 487,900
Benchmark 2021-B28 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 1.279%, 8/15/2054 (i)     2,334,258 165,753
Benchmark 2022-B36 Mortgage Trust, “XA”, 0.638%, 7/15/2055 (i)     8,926,377 429,489
Benchmark 2022-B37 Mortgage Trust, “AS”, 5.751%, 11/15/2055      46,000 46,449
BSPRT 2021-FL7 Issuer Ltd., “B”, FLR, 7.157% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.05%), 12/15/2038 (n)     100,000 97,392
BSPRT 2021-FL7 Issuer Ltd., “C”, FLR, 7.407% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.3%), 12/15/2038 (n)     100,000 93,938
Business Jet Securities LLC, 2020-1A, “A”, 2.981%, 11/15/2035 (n)     133,941 126,668
Business Jet Securities LLC, 2021-1A, “A”, 2.162%, 4/15/2036 (n)     73,829 67,924
Business Jet Securities LLC, 2021-1A, “B”, 2.918%, 4/15/2036 (n)     66,480 58,922
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Asset-Backed & Securitized – continued
BXMT 2021-FL4 Ltd., “B”, FLR, 6.657% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.55%), 5/15/2038 (n)   $ 549,000 $513,813
Capital Automotive, 2020-1A, “A4”, REIT, 3.19%, 2/15/2050 (n)     144,025 134,693
Capital Automotive, 2020-1A, “B1”, REIT, 4.17%, 2/15/2050 (n)     437,500 408,356
CF Hippolyta Issuer LLC, 2020-1, “A1”, 1.69%, 7/15/2060 (n)     89,945 81,219
CF Hippolyta Issuer LLC, 2020-1, “B1”, 2.28%, 7/15/2060 (n)     89,945 80,765
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2023-1A, “A1”, 5.65%, 5/15/2035 (n)     135,836 135,304
CNH Equipment Trust 2023-A, “A2”, 5.34%, 9/15/2026      68,632 68,374
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2021-BN32, “XA”, 0.777%, 4/15/2054 (i)     1,575,696 65,887
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2021-BN34, “XA”, 0.975%, 6/15/2063 (i)     997,603 53,987
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2021-BN35, “XA”, 1.044%, 6/15/2064 (i)     1,300,191 75,872
Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2022-BNK41, “AS”, 3.79%, 4/15/2065      257,000 220,511
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7% (0.001% Cash or 7% PIK), 1/28/2040 (a)(p)     4,413,047 44
DT Auto Owner Trust, 2023-1A, “A”, 5.48%, 4/15/2027 (n)     123,172 122,491
Fortress CBO Investments Ltd., 2022-FL3, “AS”, FLR, 7.19% (SOFR - 30 day + 2.25%), 2/23/2039 (n)     114,000 110,203
FS Rialto 2021-FL2 Issuer Ltd., “AS”, FLR, 6.655% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.6%), 5/16/2038 (n)     297,500 279,014
GreatAmerica Leasing Receivables Funding LLC, 2023-1, “A2”, 5.35%, 2/16/2026 (n)     64,000 63,745
LoanCore 2021-CRE5 Ltd., “B”, FLR, 7.107% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2%), 7/15/2036 (n)     258,000 241,421
MF1 2021-FL5 Ltd., “B”, FLR, 6.631% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.45%), 7/15/2036 (n)     423,500 408,990
MF1 2021-FL5 Ltd., “C”, FLR, 6.88% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.7%), 7/15/2036 (n)     213,000 199,487
MF1 2021-FL5 Ltd., “D”, FLR, 7.68% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.5%), 7/15/2036 (n)     755,000 713,911
MF1 2022-FL8 Ltd., “C”, FLR, 7.122% (SOFR - 30 day + 2.2%), 2/19/2037 (n)     110,841 103,239
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2021-L5, “XA”, 1.294%, 5/15/2054 (i)     1,030,831 68,541
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Asset-Backed & Securitized – continued
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2021-L6, “XA”, 1.224%, 6/15/2054 (i)   $ 3,105,376 $188,946
Navistar Financial Dealer Note Master Owner Trust, 2022-1, “A”, FLR, 6.181% (SOFR - 30 day + 1.25%), 5/25/2027 (n)     103,000 103,110
PFP III 2021-7 Ltd., “B”, FLR, 6.505% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.4%), 4/14/2038 (n)     99,995 94,157
PFP III 2021-7 Ltd., “C”, FLR, 6.755% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.65%), 4/14/2038 (n)     99,995 92,157
RAC Bond Co. PLC, 4.87%, 5/06/2026    GBP 100,000 113,361
Shelter Growth CRE 2021-FL3 Ltd., “C”, FLR, 7.257% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.15%), 9/15/2036 (n)   $ 157,500 147,180
Starwood Commercial Mortgage, 2021-FL2, “B”, FLR, 6.911% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.8%), 4/18/2038 (n)     190,000 177,573
Starwood Commercial Mortgage, 2021-FL2, “C”, FLR, 7.211% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 2.1%), 4/18/2038 (n)     100,000 92,112
TPG Real Estate Finance, 2021-FL4, “AS”, FLR, 6.508% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.4%), 3/15/2038 (n)     150,000 146,280
TPG Real Estate Finance, 2021-FL4, “B”, FLR, 6.957% (LIBOR - 1mo. + 1.85%), 3/15/2038 (n)     310,000 301,195
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2021-C60, “XA”, 1.532%, 8/15/2054 (i)     1,965,542 159,644
Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust, 2023-1A, “A2B”, FLR, 5.722% (SOFR - 1mo. + 0.85%), 6/15/2026 (n)     56,000 55,967
        $10,986,355
Automotive – 2.0%
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co., 8.5%, 5/15/2027 (n)   $ 621,000 $622,598
Clarios Global LP/Clarios U.S. Finance Co., 6.75%, 5/15/2028 (n)     448,000 448,000
Dana, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2027      544,000 509,516
Dana, Inc., 4.25%, 9/01/2030      375,000 300,460
Dornoch Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 6.625%, 10/15/2029 (n)     704,000 528,463
Ford Motor Co., 5.113%, 5/03/2029      885,000 810,239
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.134%, 8/04/2025      1,785,000 1,689,986
Hyundai Capital America, 6.375%, 4/08/2030 (n)     93,000 96,993
LKQ Corp., 6.25%, 6/15/2033 (n)     65,000 65,417
RAC Bond Co. PLC, 5.25%, 11/04/2027 (n)   GBP 150,000 148,256
Real Hero Merger Sub 2, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2029 (n)   $ 560,000 424,340
TI Automotive Finance PLC, 3.75%, 4/15/2029 (n)   EUR 280,000 237,217
Volkswagen Financial Services N.V., 5.875%, 5/23/2029    GBP 100,000 121,864
        $6,003,349
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Broadcasting – 1.1%
Discovery Communications LLC, 4.125%, 5/15/2029    $ 78,000 $71,127
Gray Escrow II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2031 (n)     985,000 626,750
Gray Television, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2026 (n)     116,000 99,705
iHeartCommunications, Inc., 8.375%, 5/01/2027      388,000 218,894
Midas OpCo Holdings LLC, 5.625%, 8/15/2029 (n)     681,000 584,452
Prosus N.V., 3.061%, 7/13/2031 (n)     329,000 252,437
Summer (BC) Bidco B LLC, 5.5%, 10/31/2026 (n)     740,000 629,740
Summer (BC) Holdco S.à r.l., “A”, 9.25%, 10/31/2027    EUR 423,495 358,468
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A., 0.878%, 11/24/2027      200,000 151,538
WarnerMedia Holdings, Inc., 4.279%, 3/15/2032    $ 181,000 158,129
WMG Acquisition Corp., 2.25%, 8/15/2031 (n)   EUR 242,000 198,575
        $3,349,815
Brokerage & Asset Managers – 1.1%
AG Issuer LLC, 6.25%, 3/01/2028 (n)   $ 118,000 $108,798
AG TTMT Escrow Issuer LLC, 8.625%, 9/30/2027 (n)     757,000 766,614
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., 4.5%, 5/13/2032      36,000 34,434
Aretec Escrow Issuer, Inc., 7.5%, 4/01/2029 (n)     716,000 611,696
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4%, 3/15/2029 (n)     84,000 73,760
LPL Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 5/15/2031 (n)     456,000 396,402
NFP Corp., 4.875%, 8/15/2028 (n)     614,000 548,124
NFP Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/2028 (n)     730,000 605,412
        $3,145,240
Building – 2.3%
Foundation Building Materials LLC, 6%, 3/01/2029 (n)   $ 650,000 $522,412
GYP Holding III Corp., 4.625%, 5/01/2029 (n)     1,050,000 910,875
Holcim Sterling Finance (Netherlands) B.V., 2.25%, 4/04/2034    GBP 100,000 86,968
Interface, Inc., 5.5%, 12/01/2028 (n)   $ 1,042,000 812,760
MIWD Holdco II LLC/MIWD Finance Co., 5.5%, 2/01/2030 (n)     586,000 471,730
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2028 (n)     201,000 177,885
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 9.75%, 7/15/2028 (n)     556,000 528,200
Patrick Industries, Inc., 7.5%, 10/15/2027 (n)     830,000 800,950
SRS Distribution, Inc., 6.125%, 7/01/2029 (n)     425,000 351,934
Standard Industries, Inc., 2.25%, 11/21/2026    EUR 225,000 213,138
Standard Industries, Inc., 4.75%, 1/15/2028 (n)   $ 569,000 521,650
Standard Industries, Inc., 4.375%, 7/15/2030 (n)     682,000 575,858
Vulcan Materials Co., 3.5%, 6/01/2030      159,000 143,572
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Building – continued
White Cap Buyer LLC, 6.875%, 10/15/2028 (n)   $ 694,000 $600,166
        $6,718,098
Business Services – 1.4%
Corning, Inc., 4.125%, 5/15/2031    EUR 100,000 $107,371
Entegris Escrow Corp., 5.95%, 6/15/2030 (n)   $ 514,000 495,162
Euronet Worldwide, Inc., 1.375%, 5/22/2026    EUR 100,000 95,051
Fiserv, Inc., 4.4%, 7/01/2049    $ 95,000 78,498
Iron Mountain, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2027 (n)     520,000 486,573
Iron Mountain, Inc., 5.25%, 3/15/2028 (n)     425,000 397,610
Mastercard, Inc., 3.3%, 3/26/2027      123,000 118,369
Mastercard, Inc., 3.85%, 3/26/2050      77,000 65,589
Tencent Holdings Ltd., 3.8%, 2/11/2025      700,000 684,309
Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 8/15/2026 (n)     832,000 833,816
Visa, Inc., 3.65%, 9/15/2047      118,000 100,329
ZI Technologies LLC/ZI Finance Corp. Co., 3.875%, 2/01/2029 (n)     697,000 603,739
        $4,066,416
Cable TV – 5.9%
Cable One, Inc., 4%, 11/15/2030 (n)   $ 1,023,000 $800,497
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2027 (n)     528,000 489,098
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.75%, 3/01/2030 (n)     2,386,000 2,012,277
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.5%, 8/15/2030 (n)     1,500,000 1,234,728
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 2/01/2031 (n)     850,000 680,884
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/2034 (n)     581,000 429,829
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.8%, 3/01/2050      101,000 73,943
Comcast Corp., 3.75%, 4/01/2040      55,000 45,950
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.375%, 2/01/2028 (n)     800,000 629,391
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.5%, 4/01/2028 (n)     450,000 243,813
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2030 (n)     825,000 363,355
CSC Holdings LLC, 4.125%, 12/01/2030 (n)     250,000 173,540
DISH DBS Corp., 7.75%, 7/01/2026      441,000 253,032
DISH DBS Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/2026 (n)     650,000 513,448
DISH DBS Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/2029      450,000 204,088
DISH Network Corp., 11.75%, 11/15/2027 (n)     255,000 244,062
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 6.75%, 10/15/2027 (n)     893,000 828,606
LCPR Senior Secured Financing DAC, 5.125%, 7/15/2029 (n)     210,000 174,068
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Cable TV – continued
SES S.A., 3.5%, 1/14/2029    EUR 100,000 $97,368
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4%, 7/15/2028 (n)   $ 592,000 495,712
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.5%, 7/01/2029 (n)     1,512,000 1,319,821
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 3.875%, 9/01/2031 (n)     355,000 261,968
Telenet Finance Luxembourg S.A., 5.5%, 3/01/2028 (n)     1,400,000 1,295,000
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n)     473,000 456,265
Videotron Ltd., 3.625%, 6/15/2029 (n)     407,000 350,138
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 3.75%, 7/15/2030    EUR 255,000 209,590
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5%, 7/15/2030 (n)   $ 1,000,000 791,571
Virgin Media Vendor Financing Notes IV DAC, 5%, 7/15/2028 (n)     1,200,000 1,042,450
VTR Comunicaciones S.p.A., 5.125%, 1/15/2028      267,000 125,490
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 3.375%, 2/28/2030    EUR 270,000 206,648
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.125%, 2/28/2030 (n)   $ 1,515,000 1,161,715
        $17,208,345
Chemicals – 1.9%
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., 4.75%, 6/15/2027 (n)   $ 540,000 $510,284
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd., 3.375%, 2/15/2029 (n)     1,340,000 1,148,005
Element Solutions, Inc., 3.875%, 9/01/2028 (n)     914,000 799,929
Ingevity Corp., 3.875%, 11/01/2028 (n)     994,000 820,348
Lonza Finance International N.V., 3.875%, 5/25/2033    EUR 100,000 107,633
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC, 6.625%, 10/15/2029 (n)   $ 678,000 579,168
LYB International Finance III, LLC, 4.2%, 5/01/2050      139,000 104,302
Nutrien Ltd., 4.9%, 3/27/2028      44,000 43,616
S.P.C.M. S.A., 3.375%, 3/15/2030 (n)     905,000 750,972
Sasol Financing (USA) LLC, 5.5%, 3/18/2031      550,000 427,137
SCIH Salt Holdings, Inc., 6.625%, 5/01/2029 (n)     465,000 385,194
        $5,676,588
Computer Software – 0.9%
Camelot Finance S.A., 4.5%, 11/01/2026 (n)   $ 493,000 $462,620
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 3.875%, 7/01/2028 (n)     200,000 176,715
Clarivate Science Holdings Corp., 4.875%, 7/01/2029 (n)     639,000 548,799
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., 5%, 12/15/2029 (n)     646,000 562,795
Microsoft Corp., 3.3%, 2/06/2027      145,000 141,782
Microsoft Corp., 2.525%, 6/01/2050      101,000 69,523
Neptune Bidco U.S., Inc., 9.29%, 4/15/2029 (n)     649,000 593,835
        $2,556,069
Computer Software - Systems – 1.1%
Fair Isaac Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/2026 (n)   $ 1,073,000 $1,055,564
Fair Isaac Corp., 4%, 6/15/2028 (n)     131,000 120,513
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 7.375%, 9/01/2025 (n)     299,000 252,844
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Computer Software - Systems – continued
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 11.25%, 12/15/2027 (n)   $ 292,000 $224,460
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 9/30/2027 (n)     1,210,000 1,154,935
Virtusa Corp., 7.125%, 12/15/2028 (n)     574,000 457,765
        $3,266,081
Conglomerates – 2.7%
BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 6/30/2028 (n)   $ 500,000 $451,893
BWX Technologies, Inc., 4.125%, 4/15/2029 (n)     1,240,000 1,097,374
Chart Industries, Inc., 9.5%, 1/01/2031 (n)     693,000 724,781
Emerald Debt Merger, 6.625%, 12/15/2030 (n)     995,000 987,040
Gates Global LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/2026 (n)     854,000 836,920
Griffon Corp., 5.75%, 3/01/2028      751,000 692,374
Johnson Controls International PLC, 4.25%, 5/23/2035    EUR 100,000 107,982
Madison IAQ LLC, 5.875%, 6/30/2029 (n)   $ 732,000 557,203
nVent Finance S.à r.l., 5.65%, 5/15/2033      58,000 56,855
Regal Rexnord Corp., 6.05%, 4/15/2028 (n)     132,000 130,447
Regal Rexnord Corp., 6.3%, 2/15/2030 (n)     482,000 480,866
Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij N.V., 3.625%, 2/24/2043    EUR 100,000 103,182
TriMas Corp., 4.125%, 4/15/2029 (n)   $ 1,593,000 1,414,329
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 4.95%, 9/15/2028      186,000 181,002
        $7,822,248
Construction – 0.9%
Empire Communities Corp., 7%, 12/15/2025 (n)   $ 608,000 $553,280
Mattamy Group Corp., 5.25%, 12/15/2027 (n)     280,000 258,376
Mattamy Group Corp., 4.625%, 3/01/2030 (n)     610,000 524,236
Taylor Morrison Communities, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2028 (n)     821,000 796,370
Weekley Homes LLC/Weekley Finance Corp., 4.875%, 9/15/2028 (n)     427,000 374,338
        $2,506,600
Consumer Products – 1.6%
Energizer Gamma Acquisition B.V., 3.5%, 6/30/2029    EUR 340,000 $288,649
Energizer Holdings, Inc., 4.375%, 3/31/2029 (n)   $ 755,000 646,469
JAB Holdings B.V., 2.25%, 12/19/2039    EUR 100,000 74,699
Kenvue, Inc., 5.05%, 3/22/2053 (n)   $ 118,000 118,780
Mattel, Inc., 3.375%, 4/01/2026 (n)     626,000 574,205
Mattel, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/2027 (n)     304,000 296,223
Mattel, Inc., 6.2%, 10/01/2040      59,000 51,841
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 9/15/2027      678,000 644,839
Newell Brands, Inc., 6.625%, 9/15/2029      474,000 447,337
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc., 5.125%, 1/15/2028 (n)     630,000 601,650
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Consumer Products – continued
Prestige Consumer Healthcare, Inc., 3.75%, 4/01/2031 (n)   $ 227,000 $186,810
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2031 (n)     591,000 482,735
SWF Escrow Issuer Corp., 6.5%, 10/01/2029 (n)     575,000 342,844
        $4,757,081
Consumer Services – 3.1%
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 9.75%, 7/15/2027 (n)   $ 764,000 $670,296
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, 6%, 6/01/2029 (n)     400,000 296,000
ANGI Group LLC, 3.875%, 8/15/2028 (n)     891,000 725,410
Arches Buyer, Inc., 6.125%, 12/01/2028 (n)     830,000 718,274
Booking Holdings, Inc., 4.125%, 5/12/2033    EUR 100,000 108,055
Cushman & Wakefield PLC, 6.75%, 5/15/2028 (n)   $ 459,000 409,657
GoDaddy, Inc., 3.5%, 3/01/2029 (n)     1,185,000 1,024,983
GW B-CR Security Corp., 9.5%, 11/01/2027 (n)     569,000 532,190
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 5%, 12/15/2027 (n)     587,000 551,966
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.625%, 6/01/2028 (n)     910,000 830,375
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 4.125%, 8/01/2030 (n)     275,000 233,401
Match Group Holdings II LLC, 3.625%, 10/01/2031 (n)     55,000 44,804
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2029 (n)     753,000 543,993
Realogy Group LLC/Realogy Co-Issuer Corp., 5.25%, 4/15/2030 (n)     430,000 298,280
Toll Road Investors Partnership II LP, Capital Appreciation, NPFG, 0%, 2/15/2043 (n)     1,134,593 312,079
TriNet Group, Inc., 3.5%, 3/01/2029 (n)     1,482,000 1,269,536
WASH Multi-Family Acquisition, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2026 (n)     571,000 509,399
        $9,078,698
Containers – 2.2%
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC, 3.25%, 9/01/2028 (n)   $ 565,000 $482,382
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC, 3%, 9/01/2029 (n)   EUR 220,000 172,521
Ardagh Metal Packaging Finance USA LLC, 4%, 9/01/2029 (n)   $ 1,046,000 820,283
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC/Ardagh MP Holdings USA, Inc., 5.25%, 8/15/2027 (n)     1,080,000 906,714
Can-Pack S.A./Eastern PA Land Investment Holding LLC, 3.875%, 11/15/2029 (n)     1,376,000 1,105,182
Crown Americas LLC, 5.25%, 4/01/2030      550,000 524,948
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/2026      920,000 872,874
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 2/01/2026      490,000 476,667
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Containers – continued
LABL, Inc., 5.875%, 11/01/2028 (n)   $ 583,000 $523,971
Trivium Packaging Finance B.V., 8.5%, 8/15/2027 (n)     625,000 588,500
        $6,474,042
Electrical Equipment – 0.2%
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 2.95%, 2/15/2032    $ 131,000 $107,818
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n)     692,000 465,435
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, 1%, 5/26/2029    EUR 140,000 117,951
        $691,204
Electronics – 1.1%
Broadcom, Inc., 3.419%, 4/15/2033 (n)   $ 101,000 $83,884
Entegris, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2028 (n)     270,000 248,141
Entegris, Inc., 3.625%, 5/01/2029 (n)     480,000 414,197
Intel Corp., 5.7%, 2/10/2053      48,000 47,417
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)     255,000 255,127
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n)     990,000 973,042
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.875%, 9/01/2030 (n)     385,000 371,815
SK Hynix, Inc., 6.375%, 1/17/2028 (n)     200,000 202,444
Synaptics, Inc., 4%, 6/15/2029 (n)     773,000 647,387
        $3,243,454
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 4.1%
Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC, 4.696%, 4/24/2033 (n)   $ 200,000 $199,664
CEZ A.S. (Czech Republic), 2.375%, 4/06/2027    EUR 100,000 99,643
China Construction Bank Corp., Hong Kong Branch, 4.25% to 2/27/2024, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 1.88%) to 2/27/2029    $ 510,000 504,421
Comision Federal de Electricidad (United Mexican States), 3.348%, 2/09/2031 (n)     202,000 159,178
Dua Capital Ltd. (Federation of Malaysia), 2.78%, 5/11/2031      404,000 346,852
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Republic of Chile), 3.75%, 8/05/2026      600,000 567,878
Empresa Nacional del Petroleo (Republic of Chile), 5.25%, 11/06/2029      400,000 390,000
EQUATE Petrochemical B.V. (State of Kuwait), 4.25%, 11/03/2026      522,000 504,640
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. (Republic of South Africa), 6.35%, 8/10/2028      624,000 563,310
Indian Railway Finance Corp., 2.8%, 2/10/2031 (n)     299,000 249,754
Indian Railway Finance Corp., 2.8%, 2/10/2031      800,000 668,237
Ipoteka Bank (Republic of Uzbekistan), 5.5%, 11/19/2025      700,000 633,500
Korea Development Bank, 4.25%, 9/08/2032      531,000 516,885
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – continued
Magyar Export-Import Bank PLC (Republic of Hungary), 6.125%, 12/04/2027 (n)   $ 200,000 $198,464
MDGH - GMTN RSC Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), 2.875%, 11/07/2029 (n)     1,086,000 985,660
MDGH - GMTN RSC Ltd. (United Arab Emirates), 5.084%, 5/22/2053 (n)     200,000 199,208
NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC, 7.625%, 11/08/2026 (a)(z)     1,116,000 267,840
Office Cherifien des Phosphates S.A. (Kingdom of Morocco), 5.125%, 6/23/2051 (n)     650,000 468,455
Oryx Funding Ltd. (Sultanate of Oman), 5.8%, 2/03/2031 (n)     200,000 193,040
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.49%, 1/23/2027      904,000 782,428
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.95%, 1/28/2031      100,000 71,773
Petroleos Mexicanos, 10%, 2/07/2033 (n)     60,000 53,815
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6.75%, 9/21/2047      980,000 591,469
Petroleos Mexicanos, 7.69%, 1/23/2050      100,000 64,814
PT Freeport Indonesia, 5.315%, 4/14/2032 (n)     200,000 187,226
QNB Finance Ltd. (State of Qatar), 2.75%, 2/12/2027      554,000 513,835
REC Ltd. (Republic of India), 5.625%, 4/11/2028 (n)     200,000 200,027
Southern Gas Corridor CJSC (Republic of Azerbaijan), 6.875%, 3/24/2026      1,065,000 1,087,180
SPP-Distribucia A.S. (Republic of Slovakia), 1%, 6/09/2031    EUR 180,000 133,221
State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic, 6.95%, 3/18/2030    $ 500,000 514,080
        $11,916,497
Emerging Market Sovereign – 14.2%
Arab Republic of Egypt, 8.5%, 1/31/2047    $ 1,265,000 $634,451
Dominican Republic, 5.5%, 2/22/2029 (n)     761,000 705,831
Dominican Republic, 7.05%, 2/03/2031 (n)     150,000 148,827
Dominican Republic, 5.3%, 1/21/2041 (n)     181,000 140,089
Dominican Republic, 5.875%, 1/30/2060 (n)     2,249,000 1,664,853
Federal Republic of Nigeria, 8.747%, 1/21/2031 (n)     519,000 433,469
Hellenic Republic (Republic of Greece), 3.875%, 6/15/2028 (n)   EUR 1,020,000 1,117,208
Hellenic Republic (Republic of Greece), 1.75%, 6/18/2032 (n)     3,429,000 3,134,295
Hellenic Republic (Republic of Greece), 4.25%, 6/15/2033 (n)     1,081,000 1,201,635
Kingdom of Morocco, 1.375%, 3/30/2026      428,000 418,186
Kingdom of Morocco, 5.95%, 3/08/2028 (n)   $ 200,000 202,305
Kingdom of Morocco, 3%, 12/15/2032 (n)     459,000 361,463
Oriental Republic of Uruguay, 8.25%, 5/21/2031    UYU 44,975,000 1,046,672
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Emerging Market Sovereign – continued
People's Republic of China, 3.13%, 11/21/2029    CNY 1,180,000 $170,967
People's Republic of China, 2.88%, 2/25/2033      10,550,000 1,504,157
Republic of Angola, 9.375%, 5/08/2048    $ 670,000 513,461
Republic of Angola, 9.125%, 11/26/2049      200,000 148,954
Republic of Argentina, 1.5%, 7/09/2035      627,494 145,664
Republic of Benin, 6.875%, 1/19/2052 (n)   EUR 214,000 156,315
Republic of Benin, 6.875%, 1/19/2052      400,000 292,177
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, 5.25%, 3/22/2030      929,000 810,394
Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, 6.875%, 10/17/2040      200,000 155,312
Republic of Ghana, 8.125%, 3/26/2032 (a)(n)   $ 305,000 122,275
Republic of Guatemala, 6.125%, 6/01/2050 (n)     777,000 700,567
Republic of Guatemala, 6.125%, 6/01/2050      300,000 270,489
Republic of Hungary, 5.5%, 6/16/2034 (n)     850,000 810,965
Republic of Indonesia, 4.65%, 9/20/2032      796,000 788,694
Republic of Kenya, 8%, 5/22/2032 (n)     478,000 384,262
Republic of Korea, 2.125%, 6/10/2027    KRW 1,570,000,000 1,122,865
Republic of Korea, 2.375%, 12/10/2027      650,000,000 467,011
Republic of Korea, 1.875%, 6/10/2029      4,874,250,000 3,352,802
Republic of Korea, 1.375%, 6/10/2030      3,751,670,000 2,456,376
Republic of Paraguay, 5.6%, 3/13/2048    $ 200,000 171,702
Republic of Paraguay, 5.4%, 3/30/2050 (n)     1,150,000 962,895
Republic of Philippines, 3.556%, 9/29/2032      334,000 307,521
Republic of Poland, 5.75%, 11/16/2032      72,000 76,395
Republic of Romania, 1.75%, 7/13/2030 (n)   EUR 247,000 197,455
Republic of Romania, 2%, 1/28/2032      350,000 268,615
Republic of Romania, 2%, 4/14/2033      250,000 184,385
Republic of Senegal, 6.25%, 5/23/2033    $ 247,000 196,434
Republic of Serbia, 2.05%, 9/23/2036 (n)   EUR 647,000 406,302
Republic of Sri Lanka, 7.55%, 3/28/2030 (a)(n)   $ 446,000 162,913
State of Qatar, 4.817%, 3/14/2049 (n)     683,000 648,916
Sultanate of Oman, 7%, 1/25/2051      800,000 774,008
United Arab Emirates, 4.951%, 7/07/2052 (n)     379,000 374,217
United Mexican States, 7.5%, 6/03/2027    MXN 168,000,000 8,970,890
United Mexican States, 7.75%, 5/29/2031      10,500,000 557,024
United Mexican States, 4.75%, 4/27/2032    $ 727,000 694,724
United Mexican States, 4.875%, 5/19/2033      641,000 612,188
United Mexican States, 3.771%, 5/24/2061      774,000 514,349
        $41,663,924
Energy - Independent – 2.9%
Callon Petroleum Co., 8%, 8/01/2028 (n)   $ 524,000 $512,397
CNX Resources Corp., 6%, 1/15/2029 (n)     396,000 365,687
CNX Resources Corp., 7.375%, 1/15/2031 (n)     192,000 184,805
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Energy - Independent – continued
Comstock Resources, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/2029 (n)   $ 895,000 $782,234
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., “F”, 5%, 5/01/2029 (n)     815,000 764,063
Encino Acquisition Partners Holdings LLC, 8.5%, 5/01/2028 (n)     525,000 482,344
Energean Israel Finance Ltd., 5.875%, 3/30/2031      500,000 434,927
Leviathan Bond Ltd., 6.125%, 6/30/2025 (n)     679,000 658,630
Matador Resources Co., 6.875%, 4/15/2028 (n)     374,000 370,941
Medco Bell Pte. Ltd., 6.375%, 1/30/2027 (n)     492,000 443,713
Moss Creek Resources Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, 1/15/2026 (n)     515,000 474,558
Permian Resources Operating LLC, 7.75%, 2/15/2026 (n)     110,000 110,643
Permian Resources Operating LLC, 5.875%, 7/01/2029 (n)     658,000 616,024
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026      177,000 170,893
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 7/15/2028      458,000 429,439
Southwestern Energy Co., 8.375%, 9/15/2028      185,000 192,829
Southwestern Energy Co., 5.375%, 3/15/2030      387,000 355,711
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., 4%, 8/15/2026      987,000 868,560
Tengizchevroil Finance Co. International Ltd., 3.25%, 8/15/2030 (n)     323,000 242,018
        $8,460,416
Energy - Integrated – 0.2%
BP Capital Markets America, Inc., 4.812%, 2/13/2033    $ 63,000 $62,294
BP Capital Markets B.V., 4.323%, 5/12/2035    EUR 100,000 107,668
BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.625% to 6/22/2029, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.12%) to 6/22/2034, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.37%) to 6/22/2049, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 5.12%) to 6/22/2170      130,000 120,199
Eni S.p.A., 3.625%, 5/19/2027      100,000 106,521
Eni S.p.A., 4.25%, 5/09/2029 (n)   $ 200,000 191,323
Galp Energia SGPS S.A., 2%, 1/15/2026    EUR 100,000 100,901
        $688,906
Engineering - Construction – 0.0%
Arcadis N.V., 4.875%, 2/28/2028    EUR 100,000 $107,968
Entertainment – 1.6%
Carnival Corp., 4%, 8/01/2028 (n)   $ 174,000 $151,739
Carnival Corp. PLC, 7.625%, 3/01/2026 (n)     542,000 513,876
Carnival Corp. PLC, 5.75%, 3/01/2027 (n)     825,000 706,230
Carnival Corp. PLC, 9.875%, 8/01/2027 (n)     432,000 445,875
Merlin Entertainments, 5.75%, 6/15/2026 (n)     435,000 415,830
Motion Bondco DAC, 6.625%, 11/15/2027 (n)     429,000 390,678
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Entertainment – continued
Motion Finco S.à r.l., 7.375%, 6/15/2030 (n)   EUR 100,000 $106,326
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.875%, 3/15/2026 (n)   $ 423,000 383,723
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.375%, 7/15/2027 (n)     566,000 521,545
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 5.5%, 4/01/2028 (n)     690,000 633,881
VOC Escrow Ltd., 5%, 2/15/2028 (n)     358,000 322,248
        $4,591,951
Financial Institutions – 3.1%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC/AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 5.75%, 6/06/2028 (w)   $ 150,000 $148,732
Avation Capital S.A., 8.25% (8.25% Cash or 9% PIK), 10/31/2026 (n)(p)     567,050 490,623
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 3.95%, 7/01/2024 (n)     77,000 74,478
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 4.375%, 5/01/2026 (n)     134,000 123,748
Credit Acceptance Corp., 5.125%, 12/31/2024 (n)     795,000 779,804
Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.625%, 3/15/2026      82,000 78,238
EXOR N.V., 2.25%, 4/29/2030    EUR 100,000 94,503
Global Aircraft Leasing Co. Ltd., 6.5% (6.5% Cash or 7.25% PIK), 9/15/2024 (n)(p)   $ 1,824,693 1,628,538
Grand City Properties S.A., 1.5% to 6/9/2026, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.184%) to 6/9/2031, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.434%) to 6/09/2046, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.184%) to 12/09/2069    EUR 100,000 39,015
Howard Hughes Corp., 4.125%, 2/01/2029 (n)   $ 989,000 808,725
Logicor Financing S.à r.l., 1.625%, 1/17/2030    EUR 110,000 84,707
Logicor Financing S.à r.l., 0.875%, 1/14/2031      100,000 69,004
Macquarie AirFinance Ltd., 8.375%, 5/01/2028 (n)   $ 563,000 554,628
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2027 (n)     1,204,000 1,098,048
Nationstar Mortgage Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 11/15/2031 (n)     145,000 117,750
OneMain Finance Corp., 6.875%, 3/15/2025      588,000 566,569
OneMain Finance Corp., 7.125%, 3/15/2026      805,000 769,717
P3 Group S.à r.l., 1.625%, 1/26/2029    EUR 100,000 82,297
Rocket Mortgage Co-Issuer, Inc., 3.625%, 3/01/2029 (n)   $ 715,000 589,632
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, 1.75%, 1/14/2025    EUR 100,000 85,149
Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB, 2.875% to 1/30/2027, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.223%) to 1/30/2032, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.473%) to 1/30/2047, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.473%) to 1/30/2171      280,000 61,588
SBB Treasury Oyj, 1.125%, 11/26/2029      100,000 65,866
SLM Corp., 3.125%, 11/02/2026    $ 827,000 708,971
VGP N.V., 1.5%, 4/08/2029    EUR 100,000 72,418
        $9,192,748
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Food & Beverages – 2.5%
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2038    $ 189,000 $177,150
B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025      470,000 442,882
B&G Foods, Inc., 5.25%, 9/15/2027      175,000 148,790
BellRing Brands, Inc., 7%, 3/15/2030 (n)     840,000 851,651
Carlsberg Breweries A/S, 3.5%, 11/26/2026    EUR 100,000 106,544
Central America Bottling Co., 5.25%, 4/27/2029 (n)   $ 755,000 702,150
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.75%, 12/01/2025      44,000 43,624
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.15%, 8/01/2029      72,000 64,975
Constellation Brands, Inc., 2.25%, 8/01/2031      104,000 84,911
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Food Co./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 3.625%, 1/15/2032 (n)     781,000 631,912
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.875%, 5/15/2027      137,000 132,696
Performance Food Group Co., 5.5%, 10/15/2027 (n)     884,000 849,973
Post Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2028 (n)     618,000 595,876
Post Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 4/15/2030 (n)     1,050,000 919,479
Primo Water Holding, Inc., 4.375%, 4/30/2029 (n)     1,072,000 922,081
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 4.75%, 2/15/2029 (n)     855,000 779,796
        $7,454,490
Forest & Paper Products – 0.0%
Stora Enso Oyj, 4.25%, 9/01/2029 (w)   EUR 100,000 $107,893
Gaming & Lodging – 2.7%
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 4.625%, 10/15/2029 (n)   $ 319,000 $275,012
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., 7%, 2/15/2030 (n)     495,000 497,270
Caesars Resort Collection LLC/CRC Finco, Inc., 8.125%, 7/01/2027 (n)     683,000 695,970
CCM Merger, Inc., 6.375%, 5/01/2026 (n)     633,000 611,399
International Game Technology PLC, 4.125%, 4/15/2026 (n)     1,000,000 947,087
International Game Technology PLC, 6.25%, 1/15/2027 (n)     225,000 224,559
Las Vegas Sands Corp., 3.9%, 8/08/2029      69,000 61,034
Marriott International, Inc., 2.85%, 4/15/2031      90,000 75,682
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 4.125%, 7/01/2029 (n)     581,000 468,547
Sands China Ltd., 4.3%, 1/08/2026      600,000 559,901
Sands China Ltd., 4.875%, 6/18/2030      505,000 442,558
Scientific Games Holdings LP/Scientific Games US Finco, Inc., 6.625%, 3/01/2030 (n)     596,000 523,932
VICI Properties LP, REIT, 4.95%, 2/15/2030      97,000 90,238
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 4.375%, 8/15/2028 (n)     813,000 745,928
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.5%, 10/01/2027 (n)     705,000 611,729
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.625%, 8/26/2028 (n)     674,000 567,845
Wynn Resorts Finance LLC/Wynn Resorts Capital Corp., 5.125%, 10/01/2029 (n)     731,000 652,314
        $8,051,005
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Industrial – 1.1%
Albion Financing 1 S.à r.l., 5.25%, 10/15/2026    EUR 250,000 $246,852
Albion Financing 1 S.à r.l., 6.125%, 10/15/2026 (n)   $ 200,000 179,346
Albion Financing 2 S.à r.l., 8.75%, 4/15/2027 (n)     635,000 549,115
APi Escrow Corp., 4.75%, 10/15/2029 (n)     1,010,000 907,449
Dar Al-Arkan Sukuk Co. Ltd., 6.875%, 2/26/2027      550,000 535,947
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, 2.396%, 10/01/2050      35,000 22,643
Williams Scotsman International, Inc., 4.625%, 8/15/2028 (n)     928,000 847,682
        $3,289,034
Insurance – 0.2%
AIA Group Ltd., 0.88% to 9/09/2028, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 1.1%) to 9/09/2033    EUR 180,000 $152,500
ASR Nederland N.V., 7% to 12/07/2033, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 5.3%) to 12/07/2043      100,000 111,203
AXA S.A., 5.5% to 7/11/2033, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 3.6%) to 7/11/2043      100,000 106,798
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 4.35%, 4/05/2042    $ 149,000 119,158
Equitable Holdings, Inc., 5.594%, 1/11/2033      115,000 112,744
NN Group N.V., 6.367% to 11/03/2033, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 4%) to 11/03/2043    EUR 100,000 106,969
        $709,372
Insurance - Health – 0.0%
Humana, Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/2053    $ 24,000 $23,497
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.5%, 8/15/2039      38,000 31,656
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.25%, 5/15/2051      108,000 78,790
        $133,943
Insurance - Property & Casualty – 1.4%
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 7%, 11/15/2025 (n)   $ 399,000 $378,062
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 4.25%, 2/15/2029 (n)     448,000 376,889
Acrisure LLC/Acrisure Finance, Inc., 6%, 8/01/2029 (n)     466,000 389,805
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 6.75%, 10/15/2027 (n)     295,000 274,944
Alliant Holdings Intermediate LLC/Alliant Holdings Co-Issuer, 5.875%, 11/01/2029 (n)     637,000 546,426
American International Group, Inc., 5.125%, 3/27/2033      74,000 72,509
AmWINS Group Benefits, Inc., 4.875%, 6/30/2029 (n)     165,000 147,270
Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC, 2.6%, 12/02/2031      25,000 20,717
Aon Corp./Aon Global Holdings PLC, 3.9%, 2/28/2052      92,000 70,966
AssuredPartners, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2029 (n)     500,000 432,607
GTCR (AP) Finance, Inc., 8%, 5/15/2027 (n)     360,000 350,307
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Insurance - Property & Casualty – continued
Hub International Ltd., 5.625%, 12/01/2029 (n)   $ 997,000 $894,469
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 2.5% to 9/13/2028, FLR (GBP Government Yield - 5yr. + 2.061%) to 9/13/2038    GBP 100,000 96,583
        $4,051,554
International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 0.2%
Electricite de France S.A., 2.875% to 3/15/2027, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.373%) to 3/15/2031, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.623%) to 3/15/2047, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.373%) to 3/15/2070    EUR 200,000 $180,110
Electricite de France S.A., 5.875% to 1/22/2029, FLR (GBP Swap Rate - 15yr. + 3.323%) to 1/22/2049, FLR (GBP Swap Rate - 15yr. + 4.073%) to 12/31/2165    GBP 100,000 102,004
EnBW International Finance B.V., 3.5%, 7/24/2028    EUR 50,000 52,992
La Banque Postale S.A., 4%, 5/03/2028      100,000 106,420
Landsbankinn Bank (Republic of Iceland), 0.375%, 5/23/2025      100,000 93,898
        $535,424
International Market Sovereign – 9.8%
Commonwealth of Australia, 2.75%, 11/21/2028    AUD 814,000 $512,380
Commonwealth of Australia, 1%, 11/21/2031      3,662,000 1,935,549
Commonwealth of Australia, 3.25%, 6/21/2039      13,387,000 7,988,512
Government of Bermuda, 2.375%, 8/20/2030 (n)   $ 200,000 168,580
Government of Bermuda, 5%, 7/15/2032 (n)     560,000 550,247
Government of Finland, 3%, 9/15/2033    EUR 370,000 398,787
Government of Japan, 0.1%, 12/20/2026    JPY 231,000,000 1,665,074
Government of Japan, 2.1%, 12/20/2027      137,800,000 1,080,769
Government of Japan, 1.7%, 6/20/2044      105,350,000 847,118
Government of Japan, 0.3%, 6/20/2046      129,700,000 777,157
Government of Japan, 1.6%, 12/20/2052      105,500,000 817,035
Government of New Zealand, 1.5%, 5/15/2031    NZD 748,000 367,664
Government of New Zealand, 2%, 5/15/2032      1,766,000 885,236
Kingdom of Belgium, 3%, 6/22/2033 (n)   EUR 1,458,000 1,563,799
Kingdom of Belgium, 0.4%, 6/22/2040      425,000 283,291
Kingdom of Spain, 2.55%, 10/31/2032      440,000 443,249
Kingdom of Spain, 3.15%, 4/30/2033      1,490,000 1,568,950
Kingdom of Spain, 3.9%, 7/30/2039 (n)     411,000 447,286
Kingdom of Spain, 1%, 10/31/2050      1,180,000 658,291
Kingdom of Sweden, 1.75%, 11/11/2033    SEK 23,705,000 2,079,949
Republic of Italy, 0.5%, 7/15/2028    EUR 987,000 906,346
United Kingdom Treasury, 1.25%, 7/22/2027    GBP 2,275,000 2,516,140
United Kingdom Treasury, 1.25%, 10/22/2041      255,000 190,500
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
International Market Sovereign – continued
United Kingdom Treasury, 1.25%, 7/31/2051    GBP 231,526 $140,510
        $28,792,419
Local Authorities – 0.3%
Oslo kommune, 2.17%, 5/18/2029    NOK 3,000,000 $242,488
Province of Alberta, 4.5%, 12/01/2040    CAD 125,000 95,041
Province of British Columbia, 2.95%, 6/18/2050      115,000 68,570
Province of Ontario, 1.9%, 12/02/2051      1,287,000 602,022
        $1,008,121
Machinery & Tools – 0.8%
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc., 6.75%, 3/15/2028 (n)   $ 524,000 $530,230
Ritchie Bros Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/2031 (n)     988,000 1,029,763
Sarens Finance Co. N.V., 5.75%, 2/21/2027    EUR 110,000 99,431
Terex Corp., 5%, 5/15/2029 (n)   $ 685,000 634,762
        $2,294,186
Major Banks – 1.7%
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., 2.57% to 11/25/2030, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 1.7%) to 11/25/2035 (n)   $ 152,000 $115,773
Banco de Sabadell S.A., 5%, 6/07/2029 (w)   EUR 100,000 106,658
Bank of America Corp., 5.202% to 4/25/2033, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.63%) to 4/25/2029    $ 117,000 116,590
Bank of America Corp., 0.694% to 3/22/2030, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 0.79%) to 3/22/2031    EUR 105,000 89,180
Bank of America Corp., 2.687% to 4/22/2031, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.32%) to 4/22/2032    $ 201,000 166,104
Barclays Bank PLC, FLR, 5.235% (LIBOR - 6mo.), 8/14/2171      110,000 97,240
BNP Paribas S.A., 5.284%, 3/23/2172      90,000 75,319
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.688%, 3/11/2031 (n)     221,000 174,158
Credit Suisse AG (London), 2.125%, 5/31/2024    EUR 100,000 103,687
Credit Suisse Group AG, 7.75% to 3/01/2028, FLR (EUR ICE Swap Rate - 1yr. + 4.95%) to 3/01/2029      150,000 177,411
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2.383% to 7/21/2031, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.248%) to 7/21/2032    $ 118,000 95,010
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.436% to 2/24/2042, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.632%) to 2/24/2043      80,000 59,872
HSBC Bank PLC, FLR, 5.251% (LIBOR - 6mo. + 0.10%), 6/11/2171      30,000 29,888
HSBC Bank PLC, FLR, 5.401% (LIBOR - 6mo. + 0.25%), 12/19/2171      60,000 59,550
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.375%, 11/23/2026      269,000 258,018
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.787% to 3/10/2031, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.55%) to 3/10/2032    EUR 100,000 108,017
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Major Banks – continued
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4.856% to 5/23/2032, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.942%) to 5/23/2033    EUR 100,000 $108,194
HSBC Holdings PLC, 4% to 9/09/2026, FLR (CMT - 1yr. + 3.222%) to 9/09/2170    $ 200,000 169,009
HSBC Holdings PLC, FLR, 5.459% (LIBOR - 6mo. + 0.25%), 3/18/2171      40,000 39,700
ING Groep N.V., 1% to 11/16/2027, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 1.15%) to 11/16/2032    EUR 100,000 89,108
ING Groep N.V., 6.25%, 5/20/2033    GBP 100,000 118,395
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 1.47% to 9/22/2026, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 0.765%) to 9/22/2027    $ 88,000 77,989
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.328% to 4/22/2051, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.58%) to 4/22/2052      218,000 156,124
mBank S.A., 0.966% to 9/21/2026, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.25%) to 9/21/2027    EUR 100,000 82,776
Morgan Stanley, 1.593% to 5/04/2026, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 0.879%) to 5/04/2027    $ 107,000 96,232
Morgan Stanley, 3.622% to 4/01/2030, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 3.12%) to 4/01/2031      227,000 205,176
NatWest Group PLC, 4.771%, 2/16/2029    EUR 100,000 107,235
NatWest Group PLC, 5.763% to 2/28/2029, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.6%) to 2/28/2034      100,000 107,382
NatWest Group PLC, 4.5% to 9/30/2028, FLR (GBP Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.992%) to 3/31/2171    GBP 200,000 189,018
Société Générale S.A., 5.625%, 6/02/2033 (w)   EUR 100,000 106,370
Standard Chartered PLC, 0.8% to 11/17/2028, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 1yr. + 0.85%) to 11/17/2029      100,000 87,790
Standard Chartered PLC, 4.874%, 5/10/2031      130,000 139,587
Toronto Dominion Bank, 8.125% to 10/31/2027, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 4.075%) to 10/31/2082    $ 785,000 804,484
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 4.108%, 6/08/2027      153,000 147,275
Unicaja Banco S.A., 1% to 12/01/2025, FLR (EUR ICE Swap Rate - 1yr. + 1.15%) to 12/01/2026    EUR 100,000 95,497
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.526% to 3/24/2027, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.51%) to 3/24/2028    $ 73,000 68,421
Wells Fargo & Co., 2.572% to 2/11/2030, FLR (LIBOR - 3mo. +1%) to 2/11/2031      69,000 58,249
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.35% to 3/02/2032, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.5%) to 3/02/2033      69,000 59,269
        $4,945,755
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 3.6%
180 Medical, Inc., 3.875%, 10/15/2029 (n)   $ 765,000 $669,040
AdaptHealth LLC, 4.625%, 8/01/2029 (n)     264,000 203,383
Avantor Funding, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2028 (n)     1,024,000 947,168
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.298%, 8/22/2032      45,000 42,783
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., 3.75%, 3/15/2029 (n)     1,028,000 902,276
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 8%, 12/15/2027 (n)     450,000 418,825
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.125%, 4/01/2030 (n)     806,000 435,361
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.25%, 5/15/2030 (n)     699,000 525,031
CVS Health Corp., 5.25%, 1/30/2031 (w)     30,000 30,114
CVS Health Corp., 5.625%, 2/21/2053      87,000 84,840
DaVita, Inc., 4.625%, 6/01/2030 (n)     618,000 529,283
Encompass Health Corp., 5.75%, 9/15/2025      270,000 267,662
Encompass Health Corp., 4.75%, 2/01/2030      726,000 661,319
Encompass Health Corp., 4.625%, 4/01/2031      120,000 104,791
HCA, Inc., 5.125%, 6/15/2039      103,000 94,259
IQVIA, Inc., 5%, 5/15/2027 (n)     1,010,000 971,281
IQVIA, Inc., 6.5%, 5/15/2030 (n)     400,000 406,764
Legacy LifePoint Health LLC, 4.375%, 2/15/2027 (n)     329,000 247,865
New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured & Crippled, 2.667%, 10/01/2050      179,000 111,609
ProMedica Toledo Hospital, “B”, AGM, 6.015%, 11/15/2048      142,000 134,260
Regional Care/LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/2026 (n)     485,000 363,450
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 10/01/2028      499,000 472,954
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.375%, 1/15/2030      226,000 201,367
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.125%, 6/15/2030 (n)     723,000 698,765
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 5/15/2031 (n)     287,000 286,716
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Finance I) B.V., 2%, 10/18/2051    EUR 100,000 70,158
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 1.75%, 10/15/2028    $ 52,000 45,444
U.S. Acute Care Solutions LLC, 6.375%, 3/01/2026 (n)     575,000 487,312
        $10,414,080
Medical Equipment – 0.8%
Embecta Corp., 5%, 2/15/2030 (n)   $ 580,000 $485,612
Garden SpinCo Corp., 8.625%, 7/20/2030 (n)     797,000 862,490
Mozart Debt Merger Sub, Inc., 5.25%, 10/01/2029 (n)     410,000 350,805
Teleflex, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/2027      705,000 666,852
        $2,365,759
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Metals & Mining – 2.5%
Anglo American Capital PLC, 4.75%, 9/21/2032    EUR 100,000 $106,970
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp./Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 7/15/2026 (n)   $ 788,000 756,857
Coeur Mining, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/2029 (n)     878,000 739,715
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.25%, 9/01/2029 (n)     307,000 275,532
Ero Copper Corp., 6.5%, 2/15/2030 (n)     483,000 417,795
FMG Resources Ltd., 4.375%, 4/01/2031 (n)     1,194,000 1,009,102
Glencore Funding LLC, 2.85%, 4/27/2031 (n)     101,000 83,010
GrafTech Finance, Inc., 4.625%, 12/15/2028 (n)     838,000 668,336
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 4.625%, 3/01/2028 (n)     1,086,000 949,153
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 4.5%, 6/01/2031 (n)     524,000 411,733
Novelis Corp., 3.25%, 11/15/2026 (n)     430,000 388,401
Novelis Corp., 4.75%, 1/30/2030 (n)     697,000 618,583
Novelis Corp., 3.875%, 8/15/2031 (n)     380,000 312,043
Novelis Sheet Ingot GmbH, 3.375%, 4/15/2029    EUR 150,000 139,054
Petra Diamonds US$ Treasury PLC, 10.5% (10.5% PIK/9.75% Cash to 6/30/2023), 9.75% Cash to 3/08/2026 (n)(p)   $ 365,912 343,907
TMS International Corp., 6.25%, 4/15/2029 (n)     170,000 134,382
        $7,354,573
Midstream – 3.7%
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.125%, 6/15/2029 (n)   $ 984,000 $853,326
DT Midstream, Inc., 4.375%, 6/15/2031 (n)     959,000 806,547
Enbridge, Inc., 5.7%, 3/08/2033      69,000 70,167
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 5.5%, 7/15/2028      1,384,000 1,297,326
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 4.5%, 1/15/2029 (n)     307,000 268,217
EQM Midstream Partners LP, 7.5%, 6/01/2030 (n)     125,000 125,625
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8%, 1/15/2027      238,000 231,819
Genesis Energy LP/Genesis Energy Finance Corp., 8.875%, 4/15/2030      580,000 570,373
Kinetik Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 6/15/2030 (n)     1,165,000 1,103,837
NuStar Logistics, LP, 6.375%, 10/01/2030      583,000 561,137
Peru LNG, 5.375%, 3/22/2030      518,000 412,154
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp., 3.55%, 12/15/2029      82,000 72,545
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 4.5%, 5/15/2030      193,000 182,487
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, 6%, 3/01/2027 (n)     203,000 189,812
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n)     1,080,000 975,100
Targa Resources Corp., 4.2%, 2/01/2033      28,000 24,713
Targa Resources Corp., 4.95%, 4/15/2052      79,000 62,763
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Midstream – continued
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 6.875%, 1/15/2029    $ 785,000 $794,843
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 3.875%, 8/15/2029 (n)     870,000 756,925
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 6.25%, 1/15/2030 (n)     423,000 419,353
Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, 4.125%, 8/15/2031 (n)     625,000 538,800
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 8.125%, 6/01/2028 (n)     193,000 193,965
Venture Global LNG, Inc., 8.375%, 6/01/2031 (n)     386,000 388,019
        $10,899,853
Mortgage-Backed – 1.8%  
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 4/01/2032 - 1/01/2033    $ 13,873 $14,320
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 7/01/2033 - 7/01/2035      54,715 55,775
Fannie Mae, 6%, 8/01/2034 - 2/01/2037      30,063 31,246
Fannie Mae, 3.5%, 12/01/2047      40,492 38,060
Fannie Mae, UMBS, 2%, 4/01/2042 - 5/01/2052      430,715 360,273
Fannie Mae, UMBS, 3.5%, 5/01/2049 - 7/01/2050      130,463 121,803
Fannie Mae, UMBS, 2.5%, 7/01/2050 - 4/01/2052      765,039 655,418
Fannie Mae, UMBS, 3%, 12/01/2051 - 6/01/2052      54,516 48,543
Fannie Mae, UMBS, 5.5%, 11/01/2052      120,155 120,482
Freddie Mac, 0.137%, 2/25/2025 (i)     38,000,000 121,608
Freddie Mac, 1.367%, 3/25/2027 (i)     448,000 20,494
Freddie Mac, 0.127%, 2/25/2028 (i)     36,576,000 253,603
Freddie Mac, 0.293%, 2/25/2028 (i)     15,572,000 215,021
Freddie Mac, 0.108%, 4/25/2028 (i)     15,983,000 107,299
Freddie Mac, 1.091%, 7/25/2029 (i)     1,881,616 102,612
Freddie Mac, 1.799%, 4/25/2030 (i)     845,640 87,400
Freddie Mac, 1.868%, 4/25/2030 (i)     731,897 76,518
Freddie Mac, 1.665%, 5/25/2030 (i)     896,340 86,193
Freddie Mac, 1.798%, 5/25/2030 (i)     2,034,877 210,508
Freddie Mac, 1.342%, 6/25/2030 (i)     821,458 64,851
Freddie Mac, 1.6%, 8/25/2030 (i)     719,995 68,068
Freddie Mac, 1.17%, 9/25/2030 (i)     455,646 32,197
Freddie Mac, 1.08%, 11/25/2030 (i)     901,677 59,837
Freddie Mac, 0.329%, 1/25/2031 (i)     3,183,939 61,216
Freddie Mac, 0.516%, 3/25/2031 (i)     3,736,992 117,670
Freddie Mac, 0.938%, 7/25/2031 (i)     670,491 41,611
Freddie Mac, 0.536%, 9/25/2031 (i)     2,699,427 92,974
Freddie Mac, 0.568%, 12/25/2031 (i)     659,754 25,653
Freddie Mac, 6%, 8/01/2034      22,855 23,370
Freddie Mac, UMBS, 2.5%, 4/01/2051 - 7/01/2051      579,833 496,354
Freddie Mac, UMBS, 3%, 4/01/2052      23,340 20,808
Ginnie Mae, 2.5%, 8/20/2051      126,284 110,468
Ginnie Mae, 2%, 3/20/2052 - 4/20/2052      346,664 293,788
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Mortgage-Backed – continued  
Ginnie Mae, 3%, 5/20/2052 - 11/20/2052    $ 120,924 $108,867
Ginnie Mae, 4.5%, 8/20/2052 - 9/20/2052      90,635 88,091
Ginnie Mae, 4%, 10/20/2052 - 11/20/2052      98,289 93,385
Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2/20/2053 - 4/20/2053      99,994 99,949
Ginnie Mae, 5%, 3/20/2053 - 4/20/2053      199,795 197,338
UMBS, TBA, 2%, 6/15/2038      175,000 156,803
UMBS, TBA, 4.5%, 6/13/2053      325,000 314,787
UMBS, TBA, 5.5%, 6/25/2053      75,000 74,953
        $5,370,214
Municipals – 0.6%
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp. Rev., Taxable, “A”, 5.08%, 12/01/2039    $ 125,000 $116,655
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., Taxable, “M-A”, 2.641%, 7/01/2037      150,000 137,839
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., Taxable, “M-A”, 4.949%, 7/01/2038      290,000 283,204
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, Single Family Housing Rev., Taxable, “226”, 5.562%, 12/01/2052      190,000 192,374
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Rev., Taxable (Trinity Health Credit Group), 3.384%, 12/01/2040      70,000 57,445
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Residential Housing, Taxable, “G”, 4.337%, 1/01/2047      195,000 188,806
New Jersey Economic Development Authority State Pension Funding Rev., Taxable, “A”, NPFG, 7.425%, 2/15/2029      249,000 270,795
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Rev., Taxable (OU Medicine Project), “C”, 5.45%, 8/15/2028      346,000 294,658
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority, Health System Rev., Taxable (OU Medicine Project), “C”, AGM, 4.65%, 8/15/2030      221,000 204,847
        $1,746,623
Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.1%
ENGIE S.A., 4.25%, 1/11/2043    EUR 100,000 $105,966
NiSource, Inc., 3.6%, 5/01/2030    $ 92,000 83,770
        $189,736
Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.1%
APA Infrastructure Ltd., 0.75%, 3/15/2029    EUR 110,000 $95,671
APA Infrastructure Ltd., 2.5%, 3/15/2036    GBP 100,000 82,068
        $177,739
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Network & Telecom – 0.4%
AT&T, Inc., 3.5%, 9/15/2053    $ 66,000 $45,818
Iliad Holding S.A.S., 6.5%, 10/15/2026 (n)     200,000 188,292
Iliad Holding S.A.S., 7%, 10/15/2028 (n)     1,012,000 943,464
        $1,177,574
Oil Services – 0.6%
MV24 Capital B.V., 6.748%, 6/01/2034    $ 483,922 $428,901
Nabors Industries Ltd., 7.25%, 1/15/2026 (n)     760,000 692,390
Solaris Midstream Holding LLC, 7.625%, 4/01/2026 (n)     520,000 504,400
        $1,625,691
Oils – 0.8%
Parkland Corp., 4.625%, 5/01/2030 (n)   $ 1,566,000 $1,353,807
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 6%, 2/15/2028      545,000 506,850
Puma International Financing S.A., 5%, 1/24/2026      289,000 264,419
Thaioil Treasury Center Co. Ltd., 5.375%, 11/20/2048 (n)     355,000 298,022
        $2,423,098
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.9%
AIB Group PLC, 5.75% to 2/16/2028, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 1yr. + 2.85%) to 2/16/2029    EUR 100,000 $110,671
Bangkok Bank Public Co. Ltd., 3.733% to 9/25/2029, FLR (CMT - 5yr. + 1.9%) to 9/25/2034    $ 750,000 635,700
Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M., 5.125%, 7/27/2027 (n)     546,000 540,540
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel S.A., 4.375%, 5/02/2030    EUR 100,000 106,973
Deutsche Bank AG, 3.25% to 5/24/2027, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.93%) to 5/24/2028      100,000 98,669
Deutsche Bank AG, 6.125% to 12/12/2029, FLR (SONIA + 2.621%) to 12/12/2030    GBP 100,000 117,008
Deutsche Bank AG, 1.375% to 2/17/2031, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 1.5%) to 2/17/2032    EUR 100,000 79,295
Deutsche Bank AG, 4% to 6/24/2027, FLR (EUR ICE Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.3%) to 6/24/2032      100,000 94,798
Groupe BPCE S.A., 4.5%, 3/15/2025 (n)   $ 250,000 241,149
Groupe BPCE S.A., 1.75% to 2/02/2029, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 1.57%) to 2/02/2034    EUR 100,000 87,270
Groupe des Assurances du Credit Mutuel, 1.85% to 4/21/2032, FLR (EURIBOR - 3mo. + 2.65%) to 4/21/2042      200,000 156,778
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 4.875%, 5/19/2030      100,000 107,292
M&T Bank Corp., 4.553% to 8/16/2027, FLR (SOFR - 1 day + 1.78%) to 8/16/2028    $ 74,000 69,035
Skipton Building Society, 6.25%, 4/25/2029    GBP 100,000 120,464
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Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – continued
Virgin Money UK PLC, 5.125% to 12/11/2025, FLR (GBP Government Yield - 5yr. + 5.25%) to 12/11/2030    GBP 100,000 $113,542
        $2,679,184
Personal Computers & Peripherals – 0.4%
NCR Corp., 5%, 10/01/2028 (n)   $ 744,000 $654,083
NCR Corp., 5.125%, 4/15/2029 (n)     565,000 494,232
        $1,148,315
Pharmaceuticals – 1.1%
1375209 BC Ltd., 9%, 1/30/2028 (n)   $ 416,000 $414,907
Amgen, Inc., 5.25%, 3/02/2030      33,000 33,256
Amgen, Inc., 5.6%, 3/02/2043      34,000 33,676
Bausch Health Co., Inc., 11%, 9/30/2028 (n)     454,000 342,770
Bausch Health Co., Inc., 14%, 10/15/2030 (n)     90,000 56,145
Bayer AG, 4.25%, 8/26/2029    EUR 30,000 32,764
Bayer AG, 4.625%, 5/26/2033      90,000 98,243
Jazz Securities DAC, 4.375%, 1/15/2029 (n)   $ 1,114,000 998,122
Organon Finance 1 LLC, 4.125%, 4/30/2028 (n)     754,000 671,242
Organon Finance 1 LLC, 5.125%, 4/30/2031 (n)     675,000 572,773
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte. Ltd., 4.75%, 5/19/2033      100,000 100,401
        $3,354,299
Pollution Control – 0.8%
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.25%, 6/01/2025 (n)   $ 215,000 $206,890
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4%, 8/01/2028 (n)     630,000 562,562
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.75%, 6/15/2029 (n)     255,000 231,529
GFL Environmental, Inc., 4.375%, 8/15/2029 (n)     345,000 306,227
Stericycle, Inc., 3.875%, 1/15/2029 (n)     866,000 763,760
Waste Connections, Inc., 4.2%, 1/15/2033      49,000 46,210
Waste Management, Inc., 4.625%, 2/15/2033      105,000 103,773
        $2,220,951
Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.4%
IAMGOLD Corp., 5.75%, 10/15/2028 (n)   $ 755,000 $589,323
Northern Star Resources Ltd. Co., 6.125%, 4/11/2033 (n)     114,000 111,617
Taseko Mines Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2026 (n)     569,000 510,066
        $1,211,006
Printing & Publishing – 0.3%
Cimpress PLC, 7%, 6/15/2026    $ 890,000 $767,625
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Real Estate - Healthcare – 0.3%
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., REIT, 0.993%, 10/15/2026    EUR 225,000 $173,155
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 10/15/2027    $ 704,000 578,183
        $751,338
Real Estate - Office – 0.1%
Corporate Office Property LP, REIT, 2.25%, 3/15/2026    $ 149,000 $131,834
Corporate Office Property LP, REIT, 2%, 1/15/2029      52,000 39,863
        $171,697
Real Estate - Other – 0.3%
EPR Properties, REIT, 3.6%, 11/15/2031    $ 89,000 $68,018
Lexington Realty Trust Co., 2.7%, 9/15/2030      195,000 156,359
W.P. Carey, Inc., REIT, 2.4%, 2/01/2031      88,000 70,452
XHR LP, REIT, 4.875%, 6/01/2029 (n)     819,000 701,269
        $996,098
Real Estate - Retail – 0.1%
Regency Centers Corp., 3.7%, 6/15/2030    $ 71,000 $63,883
STORE Capital Corp., REIT, 2.75%, 11/18/2030      313,000 226,826
WEA Finance LLC, 2.875%, 1/15/2027 (n)     100,000 86,427
        $377,136
Restaurants – 0.2%
Fertitta Entertainment LLC, 6.75%, 1/15/2030 (n)   $ 645,000 $524,835
McDonald's Corp., 4.25%, 3/07/2035    EUR 100,000 108,564
        $633,399
Retailers – 1.2%
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/2029 (n)   $ 801,000 $706,039
AutoZone, Inc., 4.75%, 8/01/2032      48,000 46,732
Bath & Body Works, Inc., 5.25%, 2/01/2028      1,168,000 1,111,388
BK LC Lux Finco 1 S.à r.l., 5.25%, 4/30/2029    EUR 170,000 164,973
Hanesbrands, Inc., 9%, 2/15/2031 (n)   $ 296,000 296,032
Home Depot, Inc., 3.625%, 4/15/2052      122,000 94,982
Macy's Retail Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 4/01/2029 (n)     462,000 408,407
Nordstrom, Inc., 4.25%, 8/01/2031      106,000 80,581
Victoria's Secret & Co., 4.625%, 7/15/2029 (n)     805,000 617,695
        $3,526,829
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Specialty Chemicals – 0.1%
Ctec II GmbH, 5.25%, 2/15/2030 (n)   EUR 200,000 $175,002
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., 1.832%, 10/15/2027 (n)   $ 96,000 81,151
        $256,153
Specialty Stores – 1.0%
DICK'S Sporting Goods, 3.15%, 1/15/2032    $ 74,000 $59,860
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 4%, 8/15/2028 (n)     590,000 516,634
Lithia Motors, Inc., 3.875%, 6/01/2029 (n)     234,000 201,599
Michael Cos., Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2028 (n)     410,000 315,700
Michael Cos., Inc., 7.875%, 5/01/2029 (n)     675,000 414,747
Penske Automotive Group Co., 3.75%, 6/15/2029      809,000 692,962
PetSmart, Inc./PetSmart Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/15/2029 (n)     620,000 601,905
        $2,803,407
Supermarkets – 0.3%
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 4.625%, 1/15/2027 (n)   $ 274,000 $260,528
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 3.5%, 3/15/2029 (n)     540,000 469,518
        $730,046
Supranational – 0.3%
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 4.25%, 6/24/2025    AUD 210,000 $137,241
West African Development Bank, 4.7%, 10/22/2031 (n)   $ 1,055,000 854,550
        $991,791
Telecommunications - Wireless – 1.1%
Altice France S.A., 6%, 2/15/2028 (n)   $ 1,255,000 $621,206
American Tower Corp., REIT, 2.75%, 1/15/2027      81,000 74,483
Crown Castle, Inc., REIT, 3.7%, 6/15/2026      100,000 95,813
Millicom International Cellular S.A., 5.125%, 1/15/2028      635,400 547,287
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.8%, 3/15/2032 (n)     92,000 81,303
Rogers Communications, Inc., 3.7%, 11/15/2049      33,000 23,185
SBA Communications Corp., 3.875%, 2/15/2027      618,000 569,616
SBA Communications Corp., 3.125%, 2/01/2029      1,060,000 892,877
Tele2 AB Co., 3.75%, 11/22/2029    EUR 100,000 106,496
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 3.875%, 4/15/2030    $ 135,000 125,253
Vodafone Group PLC, 3.375%, 8/08/2049    GBP 100,000 78,606
Vodafone Group PLC, 5.625%, 2/10/2053    $ 76,000 72,579
        $3,288,704
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Telephone Services – 0.1%
Telstra Group Ltd., 3.75%, 5/04/2031    EUR 110,000 $118,828
TELUS Corp., 2.85%, 11/13/2031    CAD 151,000 94,156
        $212,984
Tobacco – 0.2%
B.A.T. International Finance PLC, 2.25%, 1/16/2030    EUR 100,000 $89,213
Philip Morris International, Inc., 5.125%, 11/17/2027    $ 121,000 122,245
Vector Group Ltd., 5.75%, 2/01/2029 (n)     425,000 369,301
        $580,759
Transportation - Services – 0.3%
Autostrade per L'Italia S.p.A., 4.75%, 1/24/2031    EUR 100,000 $106,213
Q-Park Holding I B.V., 2%, 3/01/2027      280,000 252,902
Sydney Airport Finance Co. Pty Ltd., 4.375%, 5/03/2033      100,000 108,106
Transurban Finance Co. Pty Ltd., 4.225%, 4/26/2033      100,000 108,053
Triton International Ltd., 3.15%, 6/15/2031 (n)   $ 104,000 80,582
United Parcel Service, 5.05%, 3/03/2053      154,000 153,832
        $809,688
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 18.2%
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 1.125%, 8/15/2040 (f)   $ 25,546,000 $16,456,214
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 11/15/2049      22,898,000 17,095,683
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.375%, 5/15/2029      2,906,000 2,691,796
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 8/15/2032 (f)     18,224,000 16,946,184
        $53,189,877
Utilities - Electric Power – 3.8%
Adani Green Energy (UP) Ltd./Prayatna Developers Private Ltd., 6.25%, 12/10/2024 (n)   $ 1,081,000 $1,039,111
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.699%, 8/15/2025 (w)     54,000 49,353
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.625%, 3/01/2033      116,000 118,318
American Transmission Systems, Inc., 2.65%, 1/15/2032 (n)     86,000 71,345
Bruce Power LP, 2.68%, 12/21/2028    CAD 200,000 131,627
Calpine Corp., 4.5%, 2/15/2028 (n)   $ 927,000 843,573
Calpine Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2028 (n)     864,000 773,976
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 4.75%, 3/15/2028 (n)     557,000 518,414
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 3.75%, 2/15/2031 (n)     1,770,000 1,484,742
ContourGlobal Power Holdings S.A., 2.75%, 1/01/2026 (n)   EUR 180,000 174,211
Duke Energy Corp., 2.55%, 6/15/2031    $ 120,000 99,298
E.CL S.A., 4.5%, 1/29/2025      300,000 288,101
E.ON International Finance B.V., 5.875%, 10/30/2037    GBP 100,000 120,697
Enel Finance International N.V., 2.25%, 7/12/2031 (n)   $ 200,000 156,336
Enel Finance International N.V., 4.5%, 2/20/2043    EUR 100,000 103,385
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Utilities - Electric Power – continued
Enel S.p.A., 2.25% to 3/10/2027, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.679%) to 3/10/2032, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.929%) to 3/10/2047, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.679%) to 3/10/2070    EUR 100,000 $92,481
Enel S.p.A., 1.875% to 9/08/2030, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.011%) to 9/08/2035, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 2.261%) to 9/08/2050, FLR (EUR Swap Rate - 5yr. + 3.011%) to 3/08/2170      150,000 115,715
Florida Power & Light Co., 2.875%, 12/04/2051    $ 75,000 50,798
Georgia Power Co., 4.95%, 5/17/2033      120,000 118,308
Jersey Central Power & Light Co., 2.75%, 3/01/2032 (n)     28,000 23,277
Mong Duong Finance Holdings B.V., 5.125%, 5/07/2029 (n)     280,000 243,600
Mong Duong Finance Holdings B.V., 5.125%, 5/07/2029      592,000 515,040
National Grid Electricity Transmission PLC, 2%, 4/17/2040    GBP 100,000 73,622
National Grid PLC, 4.275%, 1/16/2035    EUR 100,000 106,050
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 6.051%, 3/01/2025    $ 51,000 51,564
NextEra Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 7/15/2024 (n)     161,000 157,965
NextEra Energy, Inc., 4.25%, 9/15/2024 (n)     102,000 97,793
NextEra Energy, Inc., 4.5%, 9/15/2027 (n)     490,000 456,313
PPL Electric Utilities Corp, 1st Mortgage, 5.25%, 5/15/2053      118,000 118,266
Southern California Edison Co., 3.65%, 2/01/2050      104,000 77,232
Star Energy Geothermal (Wayang Windu) Ltd., 6.75%, 4/24/2033 (n)     732,963 715,366
TerraForm Global Operating LLC, 6.125%, 3/01/2026 (n)     545,000 523,200
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 5%, 1/31/2028 (n)     947,000 887,813
TerraForm Power Operating LLC, 4.75%, 1/15/2030 (n)     438,000 393,210
Virginia Electric & Power Co., 3.5%, 3/15/2027      126,000 120,575
WEC Energy Group, Inc., 1.8%, 10/15/2030      89,000 71,368
Xcel Energy, Inc., 4.6%, 6/01/2032      46,000 44,272
        $11,026,315
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $414,625,990)   $377,780,789
Common Stocks – 0.2%
Cable TV – 0.1%  
Intelsat Emergence S.A. (a)   7,057 $172,896
Oil Services – 0.1%  
LTRI Holdings LP (a)(u)   615 $206,050
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $815,792)   $378,946
34

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Contingent Value Rights – 0.0%
Cable TV – 0.0%
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. - Series A, 12/05/2025 (a)     738 $4,797
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. - Series B, 12/05/2025 (a)     738 3,137
Total Contingent Value Rights (Identified Cost, $0)   $7,934
    
  Strike
Price
First
Exercise
   
Warrants – 0.0%        
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.0%
Avation Capital S.A. (1 share for 1 warrant, Expiration 10/31/26) (a) (Identified Cost, $0) GBP 1.14 3/16/21 6,125 $4,038
    
         
Investment Companies (h) – 0.0%
Money Market Funds – 0.0%  
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 4.88% (v) (Identified Cost, $26,833)     26,836 $26,833
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (29.1)%   (85,176,769)
Net Assets – 100.0% $293,021,771
    
(a) Non-income producing security.
(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts and cleared swap agreements.
(h) An affiliated issuer, which may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund's investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $26,833 and $378,171,707, respectively.
(i) Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.
(n) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $195,922,280, representing 66.9% of net assets.
(p) Payment-in-kind (PIK) security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash.
(u) The security was valued using significant unobservable inputs and is considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. For further information about the fund’s level 3 holdings, please see Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements.
(v) Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
(w) When-issued security.
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(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:
    
Restricted Securities Acquisition
Date
Cost Value
NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC, 7.625%, 11/08/2026 11/04/2019 $1,116,000 $267,840
% of Net assets     0.1%
    
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
AGM Assured Guaranty Municipal
BZDIOVRA Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate
CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO Collateralized Loan Obligation
CMT Constant Maturity Treasury
EURIBOR Euro Interbank Offered Rate
FLR Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate. All reference rates are USD unless otherwise noted.
ICE Intercontinental Exchange
LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate
NPFG National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
SOFR Secured Overnight Financing Rate
SONIA Sterling Overnight Index Average
TBA To Be Announced
UMBS Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security
Abbreviations indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. A list of abbreviations is shown below:
AUD Australian Dollar
BRL Brazilian Real
CAD Canadian Dollar
CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi (Offshore)
CNY China Yuan Renminbi
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
JPY Japanese Yen
KRW South Korean Won
MXN Mexican Peso
NOK Norwegian Krone
NZD New Zealand Dollar
SEK Swedish Krona
SGD Singapore Dollar
THB Thai Baht
TWD Taiwan Dollar
UYU Uruguayan Peso
36

Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Derivative Contracts at 5/31/23
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives
BRL 2,231,197 USD 437,842 Goldman Sachs International 6/02/2023 $1,950
CAD 3,913,043 USD 2,881,616 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 4,276
EUR 518,595 USD 553,227 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 2,647
GBP 656,058 USD 814,811 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 2,085
GBP 484,457 USD 600,247 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 2,978
KRW 607,907,881 USD 454,161 Barclays Bank PLC 6/15/2023 4,152
USD 281,139 AUD 417,394 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 9,151
USD 154,685 AUD 230,334 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 4,592
USD 56,269 AUD 82,983 Goldman Sachs International 7/21/2023 2,194
USD 685,377 AUD 1,025,890 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 16,874
USD 827,259 AUD 1,247,735 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 14,193
USD 1,173,203 AUD 1,765,008 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 23,065
USD 15,626,186 AUD 23,136,376 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 549,752
USD 440,970 BRL 2,231,197 Goldman Sachs International 6/02/2023 1,178
USD 90,811 CAD 122,316 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 602
USD 227,722 CAD 305,785 Goldman Sachs International 7/21/2023 2,204
USD 6,265,887 CAD 8,400,073 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 70,782
USD 1,670,045 CAD 2,239,826 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 18,159
USD 4,704,811 CNH 32,116,995 Barclays Bank PLC 7/21/2023 172,641
USD 1,860,903 CNH 13,024,374 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 22,975
USD 6,182 EUR 5,564 Barclays Bank PLC 7/21/2023 218
USD 251,624 EUR 230,000 Citibank N.A. 7/21/2023 5,090
USD 763,678 EUR 706,971 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 5,886
USD 30,238,092 EUR 27,446,108 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 819,027
USD 1,328,042 EUR 1,217,092 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 23,460
USD 3,004,563 EUR 2,723,190 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 85,619
USD 5,615,966 EUR 5,095,607 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 154,064
USD 327,456 EUR 299,206 UBS AG 7/21/2023 6,741
USD 72,725 GBP 58,038 Barclays Bank PLC 7/21/2023 459
USD 85,285 GBP 68,187 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 381
USD 14,818,294 GBP 11,841,983 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 73,160
USD 124,883 GBP 99,859 UBS AG 7/21/2023 543
USD 414,265 JPY 55,094,685 Barclays Bank PLC 7/21/2023 15,818
USD 75,932 JPY 10,033,834 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 3,367
USD 3,728,427 JPY 490,015,474 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 184,614
USD 1,147,320 JPY 152,502,580 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 44,414
USD 304,309 JPY 40,134,852 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 14,052
USD 199,614 JPY 26,397,103 UBS AG 7/21/2023 8,709
USD 599,479 KRW 790,747,000 Barclays Bank PLC 6/15/2023 3,320
USD 3,363,908 KRW 4,416,878,151 Citibank N.A. 7/10/2023 29,093
USD 1,544,294 KRW 2,036,090,035 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 8/04/2023 4,810
USD 1,554,465 KRW 2,020,183,077 Merrill Lynch International 6/15/2023 31,411
USD 159,281 MXN 2,842,180 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 219
USD 459,235 NOK 4,891,408 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 17,557
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - continued
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives - continued
USD 3,859,339 NOK 42,000,951 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 $66,789
USD 595,463 NOK 6,269,462 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 29,351
USD 236,054 NOK 2,486,436 UBS AG 7/21/2023 11,537
USD 227,861 NZD 376,940 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 887
USD 443,227 NZD 731,480 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 2,768
USD 883,205 NZD 1,441,124 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 15,437
USD 664,767 NZD 1,088,828 UBS AG 7/21/2023 9,133
USD 254,217 SEK 2,613,812 Citibank N.A. 7/21/2023 12,717
USD 76,326 SEK 779,509 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 4,304
USD 205,063 SEK 2,111,883 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 9,938
USD 1,597,708 SEK 16,791,244 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 46,302
USD 1,612,822 SEK 16,601,294 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 78,966
USD 512,487 SGD 681,660 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 7,579
USD 924,363 SGD 1,223,245 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 18,300
USD 2,381,020 THB 80,145,979 Barclays Bank PLC 7/19/2023 67,104
USD 893,950 THB 30,154,738 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 6/13/2023 26,490
            $2,866,084
Liability Derivatives
AUD 575,495 USD 384,042 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 $(9,030)
AUD 607,420 USD 412,468 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (16,653)
AUD 484,229 USD 327,772 UBS AG 7/21/2023 (12,232)
BRL 2,231,197 USD 450,065 Barclays Bank PLC 6/02/2023 (10,273)
BRL 2,231,197 USD 433,758 Goldman Sachs International 9/01/2023 (1,029)
CAD 124,444 USD 93,389 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 (1,611)
CAD 1,883,931 USD 1,406,614 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (17,204)
CNH 506,766 USD 73,642 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 (2,130)
EUR 166,509 USD 182,507 Barclays Bank PLC 7/21/2023 (4,029)
EUR 2,290,428 USD 2,519,271 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 (64,197)
EUR 625,500 USD 682,134 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 (11,669)
EUR 3,216,030 USD 3,543,853 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 (96,640)
EUR 168,477 USD 187,226 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 (6,638)
EUR 1,291,704 USD 1,398,389 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (13,831)
EUR 855,955 USD 940,680 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 (23,197)
EUR 7,178,494 USD 7,907,608 UBS AG 7/21/2023 (213,090)
GBP 330,476 USD 413,542 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 (2,047)
GBP 2,657,811 USD 3,316,482 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 (7,089)
GBP 101,267 USD 126,451 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 (357)
GBP 133,753 USD 167,714 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (1,170)
GBP 4,215,363 USD 5,252,770 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 (3,979)
GBP 121,386 USD 151,430 UBS AG 7/21/2023 (285)
IDR 10,400,395,587 USD 703,379 Barclays Bank PLC 8/07/2023 (9,996)
IDR 6,823,508,360 USD 461,672 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/17/2023 (6,666)
IDR 15,610,820,455 USD 1,062,394 Merrill Lynch International 8/07/2023 (21,638)
JPY 5,289,991 USD 38,739 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 (482)
JPY 20,960,311 USD 160,599 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 (9,013)
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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - continued
Currency
Purchased
Currency
Sold
Counterparty Settlement
Date
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Liability Derivatives - continued
JPY 3,312,604 USD 24,927 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 $(970)
JPY 200,066,627 USD 1,501,532 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (54,641)
JPY 24,560,189 USD 187,164 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 (9,544)
JPY 803,848,118 USD 6,117,687 UBS AG 7/21/2023 (304,222)
KRW 2,329,616,237 USD 1,759,396 Merrill Lynch International 7/10/2023 (498)
NOK 43,713,441 USD 4,164,780 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 (217,598)
NOK 9,349,439 USD 904,879 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (60,655)
NZD 695,876 USD 436,061 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (17,042)
NZD 136,814 USD 84,899 UBS AG 7/21/2023 (2,517)
SEK 448,000 USD 43,530 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 (2,137)
SGD 1,977,562 USD 1,486,930 BNP Paribas S.A. 7/21/2023 (22,140)
THB 93,874,432 USD 2,757,004 Barclays Bank PLC 7/19/2023 (46,729)
THB 16,018,062 USD 468,693 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 6/13/2023 (7,902)
TWD 7,735,985 USD 254,725 Barclays Bank PLC 8/03/2023 (1,218)
USD 874,670 AUD 1,348,831 Goldman Sachs International 7/21/2023 (4,273)
USD 437,842 BRL 2,231,197 Barclays Bank PLC 6/02/2023 (1,950)
USD 181,893 CAD 247,453 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 (605)
USD 175,019 EUR 163,866 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 (627)
USD 401,233 EUR 374,861 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 (575)
USD 234,421 GBP 188,940 Brown Brothers Harriman 7/21/2023 (838)
USD 44,666 GBP 36,018 Deutsche Bank AG 7/21/2023 (182)
USD 90,085 GBP 72,543 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 (242)
USD 123,968 GBP 99,607 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 (58)
USD 6,505,835 KRW 8,643,706,291 Barclays Bank PLC 7/10/2023 (20,304)
USD 109,736 KRW 145,663,836 Citibank N.A. 7/10/2023 (242)
USD 444,094 KRW 591,391,754 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 8/04/2023 (3,056)
USD 866,169 MXN 15,545,256 Goldman Sachs International 7/21/2023 (3,816)
USD 2,858,396 MXN 52,628,992 HSBC Bank 7/21/2023 (86,968)
USD 441,307 MXN 8,017,609 State Street Bank Corp. 7/21/2023 (7,396)
USD 784,252 NZD 1,308,618 JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. 7/21/2023 (3,729)
USD 221,540 NZD 369,581 Merrill Lynch International 7/21/2023 (1,002)
USD 2,030,968 TWD 61,995,305 Barclays Bank PLC 8/03/2023 (601)
USD 2,715,813 TWD 83,099,266 Citibank N.A. 8/03/2023 (7,327)
            $(1,457,779)
    
Futures Contracts
Description Long/
Short
Currency Contracts Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives
Interest Rate Futures    
Australian Bond 10 yr Short AUD 126 $9,827,651 June – 2023 $226,737
Canadian Treasury Bond 10 yr Long CAD 3 273,304 September – 2023 80
Euro-Buxl 30 yr Long EUR 10 1,482,565 June – 2023 57,098
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Futures Contracts - continued
Description Long/
Short
Currency Contracts Notional
Amount
Expiration
Date
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives - continued
Interest Rate Futures - continued
Long Gilt 10 yr Long GBP 26 $3,130,449 September – 2023 $50,005
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr Long USD 28 3,593,625 September – 2023 33,865
U.S. Treasury Ultra Note 10 yr Long USD 55 6,624,922 September – 2023 27,727
            $395,512
Liability Derivatives
Interest Rate Futures    
Canadian Treasury Bond 5 yr Long CAD 185 $15,173,407 September – 2023 $(34,619)
Euro-Bobl 5 yr Short EUR 131 16,542,664 June – 2023 (412,070)
Euro-BTP 10 yr Short EUR 25 3,098,742 June – 2023 (126,452)
Euro-Bund 10 yr Long EUR 24 3,490,173 June – 2023 (2,720)
Euro-Schatz 2 yr Short EUR 227 25,627,674 June – 2023 (142,158)
Japan Government Bond 10 yr Short JPY 6 6,399,426 June – 2023 (155,098)
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr Short USD 82 9,386,437 September – 2023 (8,168)
U.S. Treasury Note 2 yr Short USD 21 4,322,391 September – 2023 (7,430)
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr Short USD 250 27,269,531 September – 2023 (8,530)
U.S. Treasury Ultra Bond 30 yr Short USD 138 18,888,750 September – 2023 (284,370)
            $(1,181,615)
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Cleared Swap Agreements
Maturity
Date
Notional
Amount
Counterparty Cash Flows
to Receive/
Frequency
Cash Flows
to Pay/
Frequency
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Net Unamortized
Upfront Payments
(Receipts)
  Value
Asset Derivatives          
Interest Rate Swaps          
1/02/26 BRL 2,900,000 centrally cleared 11.095% / At Maturity Average Daily BZDIOVRA / At Maturity $2,452   $—   $2,452
    
Uncleared Swap Agreements
Maturity
Date
Notional
Amount
Counterparty Cash Flows
to Receive/
Frequency
Cash Flows
to Pay/
Frequency
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
  Net Unamortized
Upfront Payments
(Receipts)
  Value
Asset Derivatives          
Credit Default Swaps          
6/20/28 EUR 130,000 Barclays Bank PLC 5.00% / Quarterly (1) $802   $19,256   $20,058
(1) Fund, as protection seller, to pay notional amount upon a defined credit event by Glencore PLC, 1.875%, 9/13/23, a BBB+ rated bond. The fund entered into the contract to gain issuer exposure.
The credit ratings presented here are an indicator of the current payment/performance risk of the related swap agreement, the reference obligation for which may be either a single security or, in the case of a credit default swap index, a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. Ratings are assigned to each reference security, including each individual security within a reference basket of 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). The ratings for a credit default index are calculated by MFS as a weighted average of the external credit ratings of the individual securities that compose the index's reference basket of securities.
At May 31, 2023, the fund had liquid securities with an aggregate value of $3,346,997 to cover any collateral or margin obligations for certain derivative contracts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
41

Financial Statements
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
At 5/31/23 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
Assets  
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $415,441,782) $378,171,707
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $26,833) 26,833
Cash 4,155,049
Receivables for  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 2,866,084
Investments sold 2,161,586
Interest 5,136,132
Uncleared swaps, at value (net of unamortized premiums paid, $19,256) 20,058
Other assets 25,726
Total assets $392,563,175
Liabilities  
Payable to custodian $15,057
Notes payable 95,000,000
Payables for  
Distributions 164,776
Net daily variation margin on open cleared swap agreements 748
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 1,457,779
Net daily variation margin on open futures contracts 329,694
Investments purchased 862,434
When-issued investments purchased 545,850
TBA purchase commitments 549,184
Capital shares reacquired 204,838
Payable to affiliates  
Investment adviser 9,601
Administrative services fee 286
Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs 2,413
Accrued interest expense 123,984
Deferred foreign capital gains tax expense payable 125,220
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 149,540
Total liabilities $99,541,404
Net assets $293,021,771
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited) – continued
Net assets consist of  
Paid-in capital $367,554,897
Total distributable earnings (loss) (74,533,126)
Net assets $293,021,771
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (43,576,961 shares authorized less 137,017 capital shares to be retired) 43,439,944
Net asset value per share (net assets of $293,021,771 / 43,439,944 shares of beneficial interest outstanding) $6.75
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Statement of Operations
Six months ended 5/31/23 (unaudited)
This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.
Net investment income (loss)  
Income  
Interest $10,753,674
Dividends from affiliated issuers 201,561
Dividends 39,539
Other 2,544
Foreign taxes withheld (11,295)
Total investment income $10,986,023
Expenses  
Management fee $874,943
Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs 23,523
Administrative services fee 27,028
Independent Trustees' compensation 4,611
Stock exchange fee 21,527
Custodian fee 31,885
Shareholder communications 68,492
Audit and tax fees 50,746
Legal fees 4,227
Interest expense and fees 2,668,257
Miscellaneous 28,880
Total expenses $3,804,119
Net investment income (loss) $7,181,904
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Statement of Operations (unaudited) – continued
Realized and unrealized gain (loss)
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)  
Unaffiliated issuers $(12,119,262)
Affiliated issuers 241
Futures contracts 150,453
Swap agreements 56,631
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (5,640,640)
Foreign currency (303,388)
Net realized gain (loss) $(17,855,965)
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation  
Unaffiliated issuers (net of $4,002 decrease in deferred foreign capital gains tax) $13,617,053
Affiliated issuers (290)
Futures contracts (1,021,107)
Swap agreements 20,274
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts 6,038,428
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (6,177)
Net unrealized gain (loss) $18,648,181
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) $792,216
Change in net assets from operations $7,974,120
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.
  Six months ended Year ended
  5/31/23
(unaudited)
11/30/22
Change in net assets    
From operations    
Net investment income (loss) $7,181,904 $14,838,112
Net realized gain (loss) (17,855,965) (3,145,491)
Net unrealized gain (loss) 18,648,181 (50,549,967)
Change in net assets from operations $7,974,120 $(38,857,346)
Distributions to shareholders $(7,691,217) $(18,849,582)
Tax return of capital distributions to shareholders $— $(7,693,993)
Distributions from other sources $(4,306,339)(a) $—
Change in net assets from fund share transactions $(3,532,688) $(2,988,186)
Total change in net assets $(7,556,124) $(68,389,107)
Net assets    
At beginning of period 300,577,895 368,967,002
At end of period $293,021,771 $300,577,895
    
(a) Estimated tax return of capital. All or a portion of this amount may be redesignated as ordinary income and/or capital gains at fiscal year end when the tax character of distributions is determined. Please refer to “Tax Matters and Distributions” under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information regarding the tax character of the fund’s distributions.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Statement of Cash Flows
Six months ended 5/31/23 (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 $7,974,120
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Purchase of investment securities (159,994,639)
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities 176,412,466
Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments, net 6,643,212
Realized gain/loss on investments 12,119,262
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments (13,612,761)
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts (6,038,428)
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swaps (20,274)
Net amortization/accretion of income (888,352)
Increase in interest receivable (33,879)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities (10,755)
Increase in payable for net daily variation margin on open futures contracts 99,758
Increase in other assets (22,037)
Decrease in interest payable (6,172)
Net cash provided by operating activities $22,621,521
Cash flows from financing activities:  
Distributions paid in cash $(11,833,125)
Decrease in notes payable (5,000,000)
Repurchase of shares of beneficial interest (3,327,850)
Increase in payable to custodian 15,057
Net cash used by financing activities $(20,145,918)
Net increase in cash and restricted cash $2,475,603
Cash and restricted cash:  
Beginning of period (including foreign currency of $121,433) $1,679,446
End of period $4,155,049
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the six months ended May 31, 2023 for interest was $2,674,429.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Financial Highlights
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund's financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.
  Six months
ended
Year ended
  5/31/23
(unaudited)
11/30/22 11/30/21 11/30/20 11/30/19 11/30/18
Net asset value, beginning of period $6.83 $8.29 $8.90 $8.94 $8.44 $9.26
Income (loss) from investment operations
Net investment income (loss) (d) $0.16 $0.33 $0.35 $0.37 $0.36 $0.35
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) 0.02 (1.20) (0.26) 0.27 0.80 (0.50)
 Total from investment operations  $0.18  $(0.87)  $0.09  $0.64  $1.16  $(0.15)
Less distributions declared to shareholders
From net investment income $(0.17) $(0.42) $(0.42) $(0.40) $(0.44) $(0.43)
From tax return of capital (0.18) (0.28) (0.30) (0.26) (0.28)
From other sources (0.10)(b)
 Total distributions declared to shareholders  $(0.27)  $(0.60)  $(0.70)  $(0.70)  $(0.70)  $(0.71)
 Net increase from repurchase of capital shares  $0.01  $0.01  $—  $0.02  $0.04  $0.04
 Net asset value, end of period (x)  $6.75  $6.83  $8.29  $8.90  $8.94  $8.44
 Market value, end of period  $6.07  $6.87  $8.44  $8.53  $8.32  $7.41
 Total return at market value (%) (7.79)(n) (11.33) 7.27 11.58 22.47 (3.56)
 Total return at net asset value (%) (j)(r)(s)(x) 3.14(n) (10.26) 0.99 8.35 15.54 (0.36)
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
Expenses 2.54(a) 1.37 0.91 1.02 1.40 1.26
Net investment income (loss) 4.79(a) 4.56 4.06 4.20 4.11 4.00
Portfolio turnover 38(n) 81 112 129 94 96
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted) $293,022 $300,578 $368,967 $394,538 $403,245 $396,451
Supplemental Ratios (%):
Ratios of expenses to average net assets excluding interest expense and fees 0.76(a) 0.74 0.71 0.72 0.70 0.70
Senior Securities:
Total notes payable outstanding (000 omitted) $95,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Asset coverage per $1,000 of indebtedness (k) $4,084 $4,006 $4,690 $4,945 $5,032 $4,965
    
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(a) Annualized.
(b) Estimated tax return of capital. All or a portion of this amount may be redesignated as ordinary income and/or capital gains at fiscal year end when the tax character of distributions is determined. Please refer to “Tax Matters and Distributions” under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information regarding the tax character of the fund’s distributions.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(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.
(x) The net asset values and total returns at net asset value have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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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 below investment grade quality securities can involve a substantially greater risk of default or can already be in default, and their values can decline significantly. Below investment grade quality securities tend to be more sensitive to adverse news about the issuer, or the market or economy in general, than higher quality debt instruments. The fund invests in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s market, economic, industrial, political, regulatory, geopolitical, environmental, public health, and other conditions. Investments in emerging markets can involve additional and greater risks than the risks associated with investments in developed foreign markets. Emerging markets can have less developed markets, greater custody and operational risk, less developed legal, regulatory, accounting, and auditing systems, greater government involvement in the economy, greater risk of new or inconsistent government treatment of or restrictions on issuers and instruments, and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.
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, or similar agreement, does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund's right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
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Investment Valuations Subject to its oversight, the fund's Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments to MFS as the fund's adviser, pursuant to the fund’s valuation policy and procedures which have been adopted by the adviser and approved by the Board. In accordance with Rule 2a-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Board of Trustees designated the adviser as the “valuation designee” of the fund. If the adviser, as valuation designee, determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available for an investment, the investment is valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with the adviser’s fair valuation policy and procedures.
Under the fund's valuation policy and procedures, equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Exchange-traded options for which there were no sales reported that day are generally valued at the last daily bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. For put options, the position may be valued at the last daily ask quotation if there are no trades reported during the day. Options not traded on an exchange are generally valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Foreign currency options are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price 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. Swap agreements are generally valued using valuations provided by a third-party pricing service, which for cleared swaps includes an evaluation of any trading activity at the clearinghouses. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. 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.
Under the fund’s valuation policy and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for debt instruments, floating rate loans, and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services or otherwise determined by the adviser in accordance with the adviser’s fair valuation policy and procedures. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. In determining values, third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, spreads and other
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market data. An investment may also be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that the 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 halt 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. Events that occur after foreign markets close (such as developments in foreign markets and significant movements in the U.S. markets) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value may be deemed to have a material effect on the value of securities traded in foreign markets. Accordingly, the fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued at fair value. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.
Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund's assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment's level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser's own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments, such as futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. The following is a summary of the levels used as of May 31, 2023 in valuing the fund's assets and liabilities:
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Financial Instruments Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Equity Securities:        
United States $— $— $206,050 $206,050
Luxembourg 180,830 180,830
United Kingdom 4,038 4,038
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agencies & Equivalents 53,189,877 53,189,877
Non - U.S. Sovereign Debt 83,900,055 83,900,055
Municipal Bonds 1,746,623 1,746,623
U.S. Corporate Bonds 165,266,256 165,266,256
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities 5,370,214 5,370,214
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 5,051,823 5,051,823
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs) 5,934,532 5,934,532
Foreign Bonds 57,321,409 57,321,409
Mutual Funds 26,833 26,833
Total $26,833 $377,965,657 $206,050 $378,198,540
Other Financial Instruments        
Futures Contracts – Assets $395,512 $— $— $395,512
Futures Contracts – Liabilities (1,181,615) (1,181,615)
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Assets 2,866,084 2,866,084
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – Liabilities (1,457,779) (1,457,779)
Swap Agreements – Assets 22,510 22,510
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.
  Equity
Securities
Balance as of 11/30/22 $350,583
Realized gain (loss) 104,492
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation (144,533)
Disposed of as part of a corporate action (104,492)
Balance as of 5/31/23 $206,050
The net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation from investments held as level 3 at May 31, 2023 is $(46,881). At May 31, 2023, the fund held one level 3 security.
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Foreign Currency Translation — Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.
Derivatives — The fund uses derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund during the period were purchased options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. Depending on the type of derivative, a fund may exit a derivative position by entering into an offsetting transaction with a counterparty or exchange, negotiating an agreement with the derivative counterparty, or novating the position to a third party. The fund may be unable to promptly close out a futures position in instances where the daily fluctuation in the price for that type of future exceeds the daily limit set by the exchange. The fund's period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at May 31, 2023 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
    Fair Value (a)
Risk Derivative Contracts Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
Interest Rate Futures Contracts $395,512 $(1,181,615)
Foreign Exchange Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts 2,866,084 (1,457,779)
Interest Rate Cleared Swap Agreements 2,452
Credit Uncleared Swap Agreements 20,058
Total   $3,284,106 $(2,639,394)
(a) Values presented in this table for futures contracts and cleared swap agreements correspond to the values reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts and cleared swap agreements is reported separately within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended May 31, 2023 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
Risk Futures
Contracts
Swap
Agreements
Forward Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unaffiliated Issuers
(Purchased
Options)
Interest Rate $150,453 $$$
Foreign Exchange (5,640,640)
Credit 56,631 (58,401)
Total $150,453 $56,631 $(5,640,640) $(58,401)
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended May 31, 2023 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
Risk Futures
Contracts
Swap
Agreements
Forward Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
Unaffiliated Issuers
(Purchased
Options)
Interest Rate $(1,021,107) $2,452 $$
Foreign Exchange 6,038,428
Credit 17,822 (17,919)
Total $(1,021,107) $20,274 $6,038,428 $(17,919)
Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a specified deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each agreement to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund's credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. For cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options), margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house and collateral, in the form of cash or securities, is posted by the fund directly with the clearing broker. Collateral terms are counterparty agreement specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options) and collateral, in the form of cash and securities, is held in segregated accounts with the fund's custodian in connection with these agreements. For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a credit support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such counterparty-specific agreement and an amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated or
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delivered to cover the fund's collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash for uncleared derivatives and/or deposits with brokers for cleared derivatives. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments. The fund may be required to make payments of interest on uncovered collateral or margin obligations with the broker. Any such payments are included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations.
Purchased Options — The fund purchased call and put options for a premium. Purchased call and put options entitle the holder to buy and sell a specified number of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index at a specified price at a specified date or within a specified period of time. Purchasing call options may hedge against an anticipated increase in the dollar cost of securities or currency to be acquired or increase the fund’s exposure to an underlying instrument. Purchasing put options may hedge against an anticipated decline in the value of portfolio securities or currency or decrease the fund's exposure to an underlying instrument.
The premium paid is initially recorded as an investment in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. That investment is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium paid and the market value of the purchased option being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Premiums paid for purchased call and put options which have expired are treated as realized losses on investments in the Statement of Operations. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased call option, the premium paid is added to the cost of the security or financial instrument purchased. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased put option, the premium paid is offset against the proceeds on the sale of the underlying security or financial instrument in order to determine the realized gain or loss on investments.
Whether or not the option is exercised, the fund's maximum risk of loss from purchasing an option is the amount of premium paid. All option contracts involve credit risk if the counterparty to the option contract fails to perform. For uncleared options, this risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, 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.
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 specified percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.
The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the
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exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts — The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on forward foreign currency exchange contracts.
Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement, a multicurrency cash settlement system for the centralized settlement of foreign transactions. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.
Swap Agreements — The fund entered into swap agreements which generally involve a periodic exchange of cash payments on a net basis, at specified intervals or upon the occurrence of specified events, between the fund and a counterparty. Certain swap agreements may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“uncleared swaps”) while others are required to be centrally cleared (“cleared swaps”).
Both cleared and uncleared swap agreements are marked to market daily. The value of uncleared swap agreements is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Uncleared swaps, at value” which includes any related interest accruals to be paid or received by the fund. For cleared swaps, payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the cleared swap, such that only the current day net receivable or payable for variation margin is reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
For both cleared and uncleared swaps, premiums paid or received at the inception of the agreements are amortized over the term of the agreement as realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. The periodic exchange of net cash payments, as well as any liquidation payment received or made upon early termination, are recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the
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Statement of Operations. The change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations reflects the aggregate change over the reporting period in the value of swaps net of any unamortized premiums paid or received.
Risks related to swap agreements include the possible lack of a liquid market, unfavorable market and interest rate movements of the underlying instrument and the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the agreements. The fund's maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the contract's remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. To address counterparty risk, uncleared swap agreements are limited to only highly-rated counterparties. Risk is further reduced by having an ISDA Master Agreement (“ISDA”) between the fund and the counterparty 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. The fund's counterparty risk due to cleared swaps is mitigated by the fact that the clearinghouse is the true counterparty to the transaction and the regulatory requirement safeguards in the event of a clearing broker bankruptcy.
The fund entered into interest rate swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to interest rate fluctuations.  Interest rate swap agreements involve the periodic exchange of cash flows, between the fund and a counterparty, based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional principal amount. The two interest rates exchanged may either be a fixed rate and a floating rate or two floating rates based on different indices.
The fund entered into credit default swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its credit risk exposure to defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. A credit default swap’s reference obligation may be either a single security or a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. At the inception of the agreement, the protection buyer may make an upfront payment to or receive an upfront payment from the protection seller. Over the term of the agreement, the protection buyer will make a series of periodic payments to the protection seller based on a fixed percentage applied to the agreement’s notional amount in exchange for a promise from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a defined credit event occur with respect to the reference obligation. Although agreement-specific, credit events generally consist of a combination of the following: bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium. If a defined credit event occurs, the protection buyer will either (i) receive from the protection seller an amount equal to the agreement’s notional amount and deliver the reference obligation (i.e., physical settlement) or (ii) receive from the protection seller a net settlement of cash equal to the agreement’s notional amount less the recovery value of the reference obligation. Upon determination of the final price for the reference obligation (or upon delivery of the reference obligation in the case of physical settlement), the difference between the recovery value of the reference obligation and the agreement’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations.
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Credit default swap agreements are considered to have credit-risk-related contingent features since they trigger payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event. The maximum amount of future, undiscounted payments that the fund, as protection seller, could be required to make is equal to the swap agreement’s notional amount. The protection seller’s payment obligation would be offset to the extent of the value of the agreement’s deliverable obligation. At May 31, 2023, the fund did not hold any credit default swap agreements at an unrealized loss where it is the protection seller. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the agreement.
Statement of Cash Flows — Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt or disbursement of cash or restricted cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. Cash as presented in the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities includes cash on hand at the fund's custodian bank and does not include any short-term investments. Restricted cash is presented in the fund's Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash for uncleared derivatives and/or deposits with brokers for cleared derivatives and represents cash that has been segregated or delivered to cover the fund's collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and restricted cash reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities with that shown in the Statement of Cash Flows:
  5/31/23
Cash $4,155,049
Restricted cash
Restricted cash included in deposits with brokers
Total cash and restricted cash in the Statement of Cash Flows $4,155,049
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. Some securities may be purchased or sold on an extended settlement basis, which means that the receipt or delivery of the securities by the fund and related payments occur at a future date, usually beyond the customary settlement period.
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. 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. In determining the net gain or loss on securities sold, the cost of securities is determined on the identified cost basis.
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The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
The fund invests a significant portion of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities. For these securities, the value of the debt instrument also depends on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral as well as whether there is a security interest in the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights, if any, against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult. U.S. Government securities not supported as to the payment of principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are subject to greater credit risk than are U.S. Government securities supported by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae.
The fund may purchase or sell mortgage-backed securities on a “To Be Announced” (TBA) basis. A TBA transaction is subject to extended settlement and typically does not designate the actual security to be delivered, but instead includes an approximate principal amount. The price of the TBA security and the date that it will be settled are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security varies with market fluctuations and no interest accrues to the fund until settlement takes place. TBA purchase and sale commitments are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value and are categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy and included in TBA purchase and TBA sale commitments in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as applicable. Losses may arise as a result of changes in the value of the TBA investment prior to settlement date or due to counterparty non-performance.
The fund may also enter into mortgage dollar rolls, typically TBA dollar rolls, in which the fund sells TBA mortgage-backed securities to financial institutions and simultaneously agrees to repurchase similar (same issuer, type and coupon) securities at a later date at an agreed-upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. The fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities that the fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.
The fund may purchase or sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. In these extended settlement transactions, the receipt or delivery of the securities by the fund and related payments occur at a future date, usually beyond the customary settlement period. The price of such security and the date that the security will be settled are generally fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security varies with market fluctuations and for debt securities no interest accrues to the fund until settlement takes place. When the fund sells securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, the fund typically owns or has the right to acquire securities equivalent in kind and amount to the securities sold. Purchase and sale commitments for when-issued or delayed delivery securities are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value and are categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, and included in When-issued investments purchased in the Statement of Assets and
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Liabilities. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities prior to settlement date 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.
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 employs a managed distribution policy whereby 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. Distributions in any year may include a substantial return of capital component. Please refer to the Financial Highlights for distributions of tax returns of capital made during the prior five years. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to defaulted bonds, amortization and accretion of debt securities, and wash sale loss deferrals.
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $4,306,339 which is reported as distributions from other sources in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets. All or a portion of this amount may be redesignated as ordinary income and/or capital gains at fiscal year end.
The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:
  Year ended
11/30/22
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) $18,849,582
Tax return of capital (b) 7,693,993
Total distributions $26,543,575
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(b) Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a tax return of capital.
The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
As of 5/31/23  
Cost of investments $423,617,400
Gross appreciation 2,262,419
Gross depreciation (47,681,279)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $(45,418,860)
As of 11/30/22  
Capital loss carryforwards (11,237,028)
Other temporary differences (123,531)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (59,149,131)
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
As of November 30, 2022, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. These net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Such losses are characterized as follows:
Short-Term $(5,913,761)
Long-Term (5,323,267)
Total $(11,237,028)
(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, 2023 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.58% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Transfer Agent — The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $7,610.
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, 2023 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0180% of the fund's average daily net assets.
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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 from MFS for their services to the fund. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS and MFSC.
Other — The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS but does incur investment and operating costs.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended May 31, 2023, purchases and sales of investments, other than purchased options with an expiration date of less than one year from the time of purchase and short-term obligations, were as follows:
  Purchases Sales
U.S. Government securities $39,581,977 $38,682,210
Non-U.S. Government securities 107,751,616 125,467,376
(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 568,436 shares of beneficial interest during the six months ended May 31, 2023 at an average price per share of $6.21 and a weighted average discount of 8.42% per share. The fund repurchased 548,673 shares of beneficial interest during the year ended November 30, 2022 at an average price per share of $6.39 and a weighted average discount of 8.35% per share. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
  Six months ended
5/31/23
  Year ended
11/30/22
  Shares Amount   Shares Amount
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions $—   67,141 $519,885
Capital shares repurchased (568,436) (3,532,688)   (548,673) (3,508,071)
Net change (568,436) $(3,532,688)   (481,532) $(2,988,186)
(6) Loan Agreement
The fund has a credit agreement with a bank for a revolving secured line of credit that can be drawn upon up to $100,000,000. At May 31, 2023, the fund had outstanding borrowings under this agreement in the amount of $95,000,000, 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. The credit agreement matures on August 19, 2023. Borrowings under the agreement can be made for liquidity or leverage purposes. Interest is charged at a rate per annum equal to SOFR (Secured
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Overnight Financing Rate) plus 0.10% plus an agreed upon spread with the option to choose SOFR periods of 1 or 3 months, or at the option of the borrower an alternate base rate plus an agreed upon spread. The fund incurred interest expense of $2,643,365 during the period, which is included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations. 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 paid a commitment fee of $1,098 during the period, which is included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended May 31, 2023, the average loan balance was $98,076,923 at a weighted average annual interest rate of 5.41%. The fund is subject to certain covenants including, but not limited to, requirements with respect to asset coverage, portfolio diversification and liquidity.
(7) Investments in Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the following were affiliated issuers:
Affiliated Issuers Beginning
Value
Purchases Sales
Proceeds
Realized
Gain
(Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation or
Depreciation
Ending
Value
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio  $6,670,335  $92,186,299  $98,829,752  $241  $(290)  $26,833
    
Affiliated Issuers Dividend
Income
Capital Gain
Distributions
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio  $201,561  $—
(8) LIBOR Transition
The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) was intended to represent the rate at which contributing banks may obtain short-term borrowings from each other in the London interbank market. Certain of the fund's investments, payment obligations, and financing terms were historically based on LIBOR. In 2017, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced plans to transition away from LIBOR by the end of 2021. LIBOR's administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA), ceased publication (on a representative basis) of many of its LIBOR settings as of December 31, 2021 and ceased publication (on a representative basis) of the remaining U.S. dollar LIBOR settings as of June 30, 2023. In addition, global regulators announced that, with limited exceptions, no new LIBOR-based contracts should be entered into after 2021. Although the FCA has announced that it will require the IBA to continue to publish certain select LIBOR rates on a synthetic basis after the relevant cessation dates, such synthetic rates are not considered to be representative of the underlying market and economic reality they are intended to measure, are expected to be published for a limited time period, and are intended solely for use on a limited basis for legacy transactions.
Regulators and industry groups have implemented measures to facilitate the transition away from LIBOR and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). SOFR is a broad measure of the cost of borrowing cash overnight collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities in the repurchase
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agreement (repo) market. SOFR is published in various forms including as a daily, compounded, and forward-looking term rate. The transition to alternative reference rates may affect the liquidity and valuation of investments that were tied to LIBOR or other interbank offered rates and may lead to other consequences affecting securities and credit markets more broadly. For example, while some investments that were tied to LIBOR provided for an alternative or “fallback” rate-setting methodology in the event LIBOR is not available, there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of any such alternative methodologies to replace LIBOR and certain investments tied to LIBOR may not have fallback provisions. While legislation passed in the United States facilitates by operation of law the replacement of U.S. dollar LIBOR settings in certain legacy instruments with a specified replacement rate, such as SOFR, there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of such legislation. There also remains uncertainty regarding the willingness and ability of parties to add or amend fallback provisions in certain other legacy instruments maturing after the cessation of the applicable LIBOR rates, which could create market and litigation risk. 
It is difficult to quantify or predict the impact on the fund resulting from the transition from LIBOR to alternative reference rates and the potential effects of the transition from LIBOR on the fund, or on certain instruments in which the fund invests, are not known. The transition process may involve, among other things, increased volatility or illiquidity in markets for instruments that relied on LIBOR to determine interest rates. The transition may also result in a reduction in value of certain LIBOR-related investments held by the fund or reduce the effectiveness of related transactions such as hedges. Any such effects of the transition away from LIBOR and the adoption of alternative reference rates, as well as other unforeseen effects, could have an adverse impact on the fund's performance. 
With respect to the fund’s accounting for investments, including investments in certain debt instruments and derivatives, as well as borrowings by the fund and any other contractual arrangements of the fund that undergo reference rate-related modifications as a result of the transition, management has and will continue to rely upon the relief provided by FASB Codification Topic 848 – Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The guidance in Topic 848 permits the fund to account for such contract modifications made on or before December 31, 2024 as a continuation of the existing contracts. The situation remains fluid, and management believes, based on best available information, that the impact of the transition will not be material to the fund.
(9) Russia and Ukraine Conflict
The fund invests in securities and/or derivative instruments that are economically tied to Russia and/or Ukraine. Escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in late February 2022 caused market volatility and disruption in the tradability of Russian securities, including closure of the local securities market, temporary restriction on securities sales by non-residents, and disruptions to clearance and payment systems. To the extent that the fund is unable to sell securities, whether due to market constraints or to the sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States and other countries, those securities are considered illiquid and the value of those securities reflects their illiquid classification. Management continues to monitor these events and to evaluate the related impacts on fund performance.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of MFS Charter Income Trust
Results of Review of Interim Financial Statements
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, 2023, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, cash flows and financial highlights for the six-month period then ended and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “interim financial statements”). Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the interim financial statements 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) (“PCAOB”), the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended November 30, 2022 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended; and in our report dated January 13, 2023, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Review Results
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Fund's management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the PCAOB. We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial statements consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Boston, Massachusetts
July 14, 2023
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Proxy Voting Policies and Information
MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Disclosure
The fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its reports on Form N-PORT. The fund’s Form N-PORT reports are available on the SEC’s Web site at  http://www.sec.gov. A shareholder can obtain the portfolio holdings report for the first and third quarters of the fund's fiscal year at  mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund's name and then scrolling to the “Resources” section and clicking on the “Prospectus and Reports” tab.
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 at https://www.mfs.com/announcements or at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund's name and then scrolling to the “Resources” section and clicking on the “Announcements” tab, if any.
Additional information about the fund (e.g., performance, dividends and the fund’s price history)  is also available at mfs.com/closedendfunds by choosing the fund's name, if any.
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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CONTACT US
TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR, AND
DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT
CALL
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Item 1(b):

A copy of the notice transmitted to the Registrant's shareholders in reliance on Rule 30e-3 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended that contains disclosure specified by paragraph (c)(3) of Rule 30e-3 is attached hereto as EX-99.30e-3Notice.

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. INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of the Registrant under Item 1(a) 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.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Information regarding the portfolio manager(s) of the MFS Charter Income Trust (the "Fund"), is set forth below. Each portfolio manager is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund.

Effective January 20, 2023, John Mitchell became a portfolio manager of the Fund. Effective January 20, 2023, Henry Peabody is no longer a portfolio manager of the Fund. Effective March 31, 2023, Neeraj Arora became a portfolio manager of the Fund. Effective April 30, 2024, Matt Ryan will no longer be a portfolio manager of the Fund.

Portfolio Manager

Primary Role

Since

Title and Five Year History

Robert Spector

Lead and Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager

2015

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

 

 

investment area of MFS since 2011.

Neeraj Arora

Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio

March 2023

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 2011.

 

 

 

 

Ward Brown

Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio

2012

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 2005.

 

 

 

 

Philipp Burgener

Structured Securities Portfolio Manager

2019

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

 

 

investment management area of MFS since 2003.

 

 

 

 

David Cole

Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments

2006

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Portfolio Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 2004.

Pilar Gomez-Bravo

Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager

2013

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

 

 

investment area of MFS since 2013.

Andy Li

Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio

2019

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 2018, Portfolio Manager

 

 

 

at Man GLG prior to 2018.

John Mitchell

Investment Grade Debt Instruments Portfolio

January 2023

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 2003.

 

 

 

 

Matt Ryan

Emerging Markets Debt Instruments Portfolio

2004

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 1997.

 

 

 

 

Michael Skatrud

Below Investment Grade Debt Instruments

2018

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the

 

Portfolio Manager

 

investment area of MFS since 2013.

Erik Weisman

Sovereign Debt Instruments Portfolio Manager

2012

Investment Officer of MFS; Employed in the

 

 

 

investment area of MFS since 2002.

Compensation

MFS' philosophy is to align portfolio manager compensation with the goal to provide shareholders with long-term value through a collaborative investment process. Therefore, MFS uses long-term investment performance as well as contribution to the overall investment process and collaborative culture as key factors in determining portfolio manager compensation. In addition, MFS seeks to maintain total compensation programs that are competitive in the asset management industry in each geographic market where it has employees. MFS uses competitive compensation data to ensure that compensation practices are aligned with its goals of attracting, retaining, and motivating the highest-quality professionals.

MFS reviews portfolio manager compensation annually. In determining portfolio manager compensation, MFS uses quantitative means and qualitative means to help ensure a durable investment process. As of December 31, 2022, portfolio manager total cash compensation is a combination of base salary and performance bonus:

Base Salary – Base salary generally represents a smaller percentage of portfolio manager total cash compensation than performance bonus. Performance Bonus – Generally, the performance bonus represents more than a majority of portfolio manager total cash compensation.

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

The quantitative portion is primarily based on the pre-tax performance of accounts managed by the portfolio manager over a range of fixed- length time periods, intended to provide the ability to assess performance over time periods consistent with a full market cycle and a strategy's investment horizon. The fixed-length time periods include the portfolio manager's full tenure on each Fund and, when available, 10-, 5-, and 3-year periods. For portfolio managers who have served for less than three years, shorter-term periods, including the one-year period, will also be considered, as will performance in previous roles, if any, held at the firm. Emphasis is generally placed on longer performance periods when multiple performance periods are available. Performance is evaluated across the full set of strategies and portfolios managed by a given portfolio manager, relative to appropriate peer group universes and/or representative indices ("benchmarks"). As of December 31, 2022, the following benchmarks were used to measure the following portfolio manager's performance for the Fund:

Fund

Portfolio Manager

Benchmark(s)

MFS Charter Income Trust

Robert Spector

FTSE World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index

 

 

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped

 

 

Index

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index

 

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index

 

Neeraj Arora1

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global

 

Ward Brown

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global

 

Philipp Burgener

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage Index

 

David Cole

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped

 

 

Index

 

Pilar Gomez-Bravo

FTSE World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index

 

 

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped

 

 

Index

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Credit Index

 

 

Bloomberg U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index

 

Andy Li

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index

 

John Mitchell2

Bloomberg Global Aggregate Credit Index

 

Matt Ryan

JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global

 

Michael Skatrud

Bloomberg U.S. Corporate High-Yield 2% Issuer Capped

 

 

Index

 

Erik Weisman

FTSE World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index

1Became a portfolio manager of the Fund after the date referenced above; therefore, information is as of March 31, 2023.

2Became a portfolio manager of the Fund after the date referenced above; therefore, information is as of January 20, 2023.

Benchmarks may include versions and components of indices, custom indices, and linked indices that combine performance of different indices for different portions of the time period, where appropriate.

The qualitative portion is based on the results of an annual internal peer review process (where portfolio managers are evaluated by other portfolio managers, analysts, and traders) and management's assessment of overall portfolio manager contribution to the MFS investment process and the client experience (distinct from fund and other account performance).

The performance bonus is generally a combination of cash and a deferred cash award. A deferred cash award is issued for a cash value and becomes payable over a three-year vesting period if the portfolio manager remains in the continuous employ of MFS or its affiliates. During the vesting period, the value of the unfunded deferred cash award will fluctuate as though the portfolio manager had invested the cash value of the award in an MFS Fund(s) selected by the portfolio manager.

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

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

Ownership of Fund Shares

The following table shows the dollar range of equity securities of the Fund beneficially owned by the Fund's portfolio manager(s) as of the Fund's fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, unless otherwise indicated. The following dollar ranges apply:

N. None

A. $1 – $10,000

B. $10,001 – $50,000

C. $50,001 – $100,000

D. $100,001 – $500,000

E. $500,001 – $1,000,000

F. Over $1,000,000

Name of Portfolio Manager

Dollar Range of Equity Securities in Fund

Robert Spector

N

Neeraj Arora1

N

Ward Brown

N

Philipp Burgener

N

David Cole

N

Pilar Gomez-Bravo

N

Andy Li

N

John Mitchell1

N

Matt Ryan

N

Michael Skatrud

N

Erik Weisman

N

1Became a portfolio manager of the Fund after the date referenced above; therefore, information is as of May 31, 2023.

 

Other Accounts

In addition to the Fund, each portfolio manager of the Fund is named as a portfolio manager of certain other accounts managed or sub- advised by MFS or an affiliate. The number and assets of these accounts were as follows as of the Fund's fiscal year ended November 30, 2022, unless otherwise indicated:

 

Registered Investment Companies*

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles

Other Accounts

 

Number of

Total

Number of

 

Number of

 

Name

Accounts

Assets

Accounts

Total Assets

Accounts

Total Assets

Robert Spector

7

$3.7 billion

12

$4.4 billion

47

$2.6 billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neeraj Arora1

9

$13.3 billion

9

$3.1 billion

7

$2.2 billion

Ward Brown

7

$9.6 billion

8

$2.8 billion

7

$1.9 billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philipp Burgener

7

$6.6 billion

5

$1.3 billion

2

$92.2 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Cole

14

$8.6 billion

9

$4.8 billion

8

$738.0 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pilar Bravo-Gomez

5

$3.4 billion

8

$2.4 billion

5

$965.3 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andy Li

5

$3.4 billion

8

$2.4 billion

5

$965.3 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

John Mitchell1

8

$10.1 billion

9

$3.0 billion

7

$1.2 billion

Matt Ryan

9

$12.5 billion

10

$3.1 billion

8

$2.1 billion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Skatrud

12

$8.5 billion

8

$836.5 million

5

$398.4 million

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erik Weisman

7

$5.0 billion

7

$2.4 billion

4

$854.6 million

* Includes the Fund.

1Became a portfolio manager of the Fund after the date referenced above; therefore, information is as of May 31, 2023.

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

Potential Conflicts of Interest

MFS seeks to identify potential conflicts of interest resulting from a portfolio manager's management of both the Fund and other accounts, and has adopted policies and procedures designed to address such potential conflicts. There is no guarantee that MFS will be successful in identifying or mitigating conflicts of interest.

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

When two or more accounts are simultaneously engaged in the purchase or sale of the same security, the securities are allocated among clients in a manner believed by MFS to be fair and equitable to each over time. Allocations may be based on many factors and may not always be pro rata based on assets managed. The allocation methodology could have a detrimental effect on the price or availability of a security with respect to the Fund.

MFS and/or a portfolio manager may have a financial incentive to allocate favorable or limited opportunity investments or structure the timing of investments to favor accounts other than the Fund; for instance, those that pay a higher advisory fee and/or have a performance adjustment, those that include an investment by the portfolio manager, and/or those in which MFS, its officers and/or employees, and/or its affiliates own or have an interest.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, certain accounts may invest their assets in other accounts advised by MFS or its affiliates, including accounts that are advised by one or more of the same portfolio manager(s), which could result in conflicts of interest relating to asset allocation, timing of purchases and redemptions, and increased profitability for MFS, its affiliates, and/or its personnel, including portfolio managers.

 

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

MFS Charter Income Trust

 

 

 

 

(c) Total Number of

(d) Maximum Number

 

 

 

 

Shares Purchased as

(or Approximate

 

 

(a) Total number of

(b) Average

Part of Publicly

Dollar Value) of

 

Period

Shares Purchased

Price Paid

Announced Plans or

Shares that May Yet

 

 

 

per Share

Programs

Be Purchased under

 

 

 

 

 

the Plans or Programs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12/01/22-12/31/22

168,729

6.22

168,729

4,185,590

 

1/01/23-1/31/23

0

N/A

0

4,185,590

 

2/01/23-2/28/23

0

N/A

0

4,185,590

 

3/01/23-3/31/23

113,296

6.23

113,296

4,072,294

 

4/01/23-4/30/23

104,600

6.31

104,600

3,967,694

 

5/01/23-5/31/23

181,810

6.15

181,810

3,785,884

 

Total

568,435

6.21

568,435

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: The Board approved procedures to repurchase shares and reviews the results periodically. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on October 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (October 1 through the following September 30) to 10% of the Registrant's outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (October 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the October 1, 2022 plan year is 4,405,301.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may send recommendations to the Board for nominees to the Registrant's Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

(a)Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant's principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

(b)There were no changes in the Registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12. DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

ITEM 13. EXHIBITS.

(a)(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: Not applicable.

(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 as EX-99.302CERT.

(3)Any written solicitation to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act (17 CFR 270.23c-1) sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the registrant to 10 or more persons. Not applicable.

(4)Change in the registrant's independent public accountant. Not applicable.

(b)If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference. Attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

(c)Registrant's Rule 30e-3 Notice pursuant to Item 1(b) of Form N-CSR. Attached hereto as EX-99.30e-3Notice.

(d)Notices to Trust's common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1. Attached hereto as Ex-99.19a-1.

 

Notice

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

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant) MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

By (Signature and Title)*

/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO

David L. DiLorenzo, President

Date: July 14, 2023

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)*

/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO

David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: July 14, 2023

By (Signature and Title)*

/S/ JAMES O. YOST

James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) Date: July 14, 2023

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


EX-99.302CERT

MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, James O. Yost, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of MFS Charter Income Trust;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 14, 2023

/S/ JAMES O. YOST

James O. Yost

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

EX-99.302CERT

MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, David L. DiLorenzo, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of MFS Charter Income Trust;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 14, 2023

/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO

David L. DiLorenzo

President (Principal Executive Officer)


EX-99.906CERT

MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, James O. Yost, certify that, to my knowledge:

1.The Form N-CSR (the "Report") of MFS Charter Income Trust (the "Registrant") fully complies for the period covered by the Report with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: July 14, 2023

/S/ JAMES O. YOST

James O. Yost

Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

EX-99.906CERT

MFS CHARTER INCOME TRUST

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, David L. DiLorenzo, certify that, to my knowledge:

1.The Form N-CSR (the "Report") of MFS Charter Income Trust (the "Registrant") fully complies for the period covered by the Report with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: July 14, 2023

/S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO

David L. DiLorenzo

President (Principal Executive Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


EX-99.30e-3Notice

MFS Charter Income Trust

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EX-99.19a-1

MFS® Charter Income Trust

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Notice to shareholders Source of distribution

Distribution period

December-2022

Distribution amount per share

$0.04466

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

Current

% Breakdown of

Total cumulative

% Breakdown of the total

 

distributions for the

cumulative distributions

 

distribution

current distribution

fiscal year to date

for the fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$0.04466

100%

$0.04466

100%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Other Capital Source

Total (per common share)

$0.04466

100%

$0.04466

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 11-30-2022

2.48%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 11-30-2022

7.85%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 11-30-2022

-10.36%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 11-30-2022

0.65%

You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be 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 distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

MCRSN-1222

MFS® Charter Income Trust

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Notice to shareholders Source of distribution

Distribution period

January-2023

Distribution amount per share

$0.04573

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

Current

% Breakdown of

Total cumulative

% Breakdown of the total

 

distributions for the

cumulative distributions

 

distribution

current distribution

fiscal year to date

for the fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$0.00000

0%

$0.00000

0%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or

0.04573

100%

0.09039

100%

Other Capital Source

Total (per common share)

$0.04573

100%

$0.09039

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 12-31-2022

2.32%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 12-31-2022

8.14%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 12-31-2022

-0.62%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 12-31-2022

1.34%

You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be 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 distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

MCRSN-0123

MFS® Charter Income Trust

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Notice to shareholders Source of distribution

Distribution period

February-2023

Distribution amount per share

$0.04633

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

Current

% Breakdown of

Total cumulative

% Breakdown of the total

 

distributions for the

cumulative distributions

 

distribution

current distribution

fiscal year to date

for the fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$0.00000

0%

$0.00000

0%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or

0.04633

100%

0.13672

100%

Other Capital Source

Total (per common share)

$0.04633

100%

$0.13672

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 1-31-2023

3.17%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 1-31-2023

7.95%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 1-31-2023

3.77%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 1-31-2023

1.96%

You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be 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 distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

MCRSN-0223

MFS® Charter Income Trust

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Notice to shareholders Source of distribution

Distribution period

March-2023

Distribution amount per share

$0.04600

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

Current

% Breakdown of

Total cumulative

% Breakdown of the total

 

distributions for the

cumulative distributions

 

distribution

current distribution

fiscal year to date

for the fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$0.04600

100%

$0.10598

58%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or

0.00000

0%

0.07674

42%

Other Capital Source

Total (per common share)

$0.04600

100%

$0.18272

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 2-28-2023

3.02%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 2-28-2023

8.08%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 2-28-2023

2.11%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 2-28-2023

2.68%

You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be 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 distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

MCRSN-0323

MFS® Charter Income Trust

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Notice to shareholders Source of distribution

Distribution period

April-2023

Distribution amount per share

$0.04534

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

Current

% Breakdown of

Total cumulative

% Breakdown of the total

 

distributions for the

cumulative distributions

 

distribution

current distribution

fiscal year to date

for the fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$0.01995

44%

$0.12543

55%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or

0.02539

56%

0.10263

45%

Other Capital Source

Total (per common share)

$0.04534

100%

$0.22806

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 3-31-2023

3.35%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 3-31-2023

7.91%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 3-31-2023

3.60%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 3-31-2023

3.31%

You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be 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 distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

MCRSN-0423

MFS® Charter Income Trust

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

Notice to shareholders Source of distribution

Distribution period

May-2023

Distribution amount per share

$0.04587

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund's fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.

 

Current

% Breakdown of

Total cumulative

% Breakdown of the total

 

distributions for the

cumulative distributions

 

distribution

current distribution

fiscal year to date

for the fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$0.02706

59%

$0.15340

56%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or

0.01881

41%

0.12053

44%

Other Capital Source

Total (per common share)

$0.04587

100%

$0.27393

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 4-30-2023

3.47%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 4-30-2023

8.00%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 4-30-2023

4.35%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 4-30-2023

3.98%

You should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the fund's managed distribution plan.

The fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be 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 distribution does not necessarily reflect the fund's investment performance and should not be confused with "yield" or "income."

The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this notice 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.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please call our fund service department at 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time.

MCRSN-0523



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