MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST N-CSRS
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-04841

MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2015


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

April 30, 2015

 

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MFS® MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

 

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MFM-SEM

 


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MFS® MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MFM

 

Letter from the Chairman     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Portfolio managers’ profiles     4   
Other notes     4   
Portfolio of investments     5   
Statement of assets and liabilities     41   
Statement of operations     42   
Statements of changes in net assets     43   
Statement of cash flows     44   
Financial highlights     45   
Notes to financial statements     47   
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     60   
Proxy voting policies and information     61   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     61   
Further information     61   
Contact information    back cover   

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED Ÿ MAY LOSE VALUE Ÿ NO BANK GUARANTEE


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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

 

Dear Shareholders:

Global economic expansion slowed in early 2015 as the pace of U.S. growth decelerated sharply. Harsh weather hurt U.S. domestic demand, and a strong dollar

made exports more expensive. Also contributing to weakness were a slow, tentative eurozone economic recovery, a steady downturn in China’s pace of growth and ongoing sluggishness in Japan.

Asian and European central banks are making concerted stimulus efforts. The European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program shows early signs of gaining traction. The People’s Bank of China has introduced a series of targeted monetary policy actions. The Bank of Japan remains focused on its target of 2% consumer price inflation.

 

With little sign of inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve has remained accommodative in the face of these global headwinds, though interest rate increases are expected to begin later this year.

The world’s financial markets have become increasingly complex in recent years. Now more than ever, it is important to understand companies on a global basis. At MFS®, we believe our integrated research platform, collaborative culture, active risk management process and long-term focus give us a research advantage.

As investors, we aim to add long-term value. We believe this approach will serve you well as you work with your financial advisor to reach your investment objectives.

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman

MFS Investment Management

June 16, 2015

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

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)

 

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Top ten industries (i)  
Healthcare Revenue – Hospitals     26.1%   
Healthcare Revenue – Long Term Care     15.7%   
Universities – Colleges     13.3%   
Tobacco     9.0%   
Miscellaneous Revenue – Other     8.6%   
Water & Sewer Utility Revenue     8.5%   
Industrial Revenue – Airlines     7.8%   
Universities – Secondary Schools     7.0%   
Tax Assessment     5.1%   
General Obligations – General Purpose     3.6%   
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)    
AAA     10.5%   
AA     13.2%   
A     27.7%   
BBB     34.6%   
BB     12.7%   
B     14.0%   
CC     0.3%   
Not Rated     26.0%   
Cash & Other     (39.0)%   
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)     10.0   
Average Effective Maturity (m)     18.6 yrs.   
 

 

 

(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund is not rated by these agencies.
(d) Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move. This calculation is based on net assets applicable to common shares as of 4/30/15.

 

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(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing
  with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
(m) In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening device (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instrument’s stated maturity. This calculation is based on gross assets, which consists of net assets applicable to common shares plus the value of preferred shares, as of 4/30/15.

From time to time Cash & Other may be negative due to the aggregate liquidation value of auction rate preferred shares and variable rate municipal term preferred shares, timing of cash receipts, and/or equivalent exposure from any derivative holdings.

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

Cash & Other can include cash, other assets less liabilities, offsets to derivative positions, and short-term securities.

Percentages are based on net assets applicable to common shares as of 4/30/15.

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
Gary Lasman   Portfolio Manager   2006   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2002.
Geoffrey Schechter   Portfolio Manager   2004   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1993.

OTHER NOTES

The fund’s shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. When fund

shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value underlying fund

shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid

for them in the event of the fund’s liquidation.

The fund’s monthly distributions may include a return of capital to shareholders to the

extent that distributions are in excess of the fund’s net investment income and net

capital gains, determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

Distributions that are treated for federal income tax purposes as a return of capital will

reduce each shareholder’s basis in his or her shares and, to the extent the return of

capital exceeds such basis, will be treated as gain to the shareholder from a sale of

shares. Returns of shareholder capital have the effect of reducing the fund’s assets and

increasing the fund’s expense ratio.

 

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

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

4/30/15 (unaudited)

The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by jurisdiction.

 

Municipal Bonds - 139.6%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Alabama - 2.1%                 
Alabama Incentives Financing Authority Special Obligation, “A”, 5%, 9/01/37    $ 100,000      $ 110,717   
Alexander City, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority Medical Facilities Rev., “A” (Russell Hospital Corp.), 5.75%, 12/01/36      600,000        609,264   
Cullman County, AL, Health Care Authority (Cullman Regional Medical Center), “A”, 6.75%, 2/01/29      865,000        942,236   
Huntsville-Redstone Village, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village Project), 5.5%, 1/01/28      410,000        413,866   
Huntsville-Redstone Village, AL, Special Care Facilities Financing Authority (Redstone Village Project), 5.5%, 1/01/43      440,000        441,405   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/25      15,000        9,415   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/26      170,000        101,475   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/29      245,000        119,567   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/34      350,000        118,682   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Capital Appreciation, Senior Lien, “B”, AGM, 0%, 10/01/35      660,000        209,675   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/15      55,000        55,923   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/16      120,000        126,346   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/17      160,000        172,778   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/18      165,000        181,739   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/21      185,000        207,257   
Jefferson County, AL, Sewer Rev. Warrants, Subordinate Lien, “D”, 5%, 10/01/23      275,000        308,814   
Montgomery, AL, Medical Clinic Board Health Care Facility Rev. (Jackson Hospital & Clinic), 5.25%, 3/01/36      1,135,000        1,149,766   
Pell City, AL, Special Care Facilities, Financing Authority Rev. (Noland Health Services, Inc.), 5%, 12/01/39      290,000        317,704   
Selma, AL, Industrial Development Board Rev., Gulf Opportunity Zone (International Paper Co.), “A”, 5.375%, 12/01/35      565,000        639,371   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,236,000   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Alaska - 0.3%                 
Koyukuk, AK, Tanana Chiefs Conference, Healthcare Facilities Project, 7.75%, 10/01/41    $ 705,000      $ 802,220   
Arizona - 2.3%                 
Arizona Transportation Board Highway Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/36    $ 1,290,000      $ 1,450,502   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Basis Schools, Inc. Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/35      240,000        244,584   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Basis Schools, Inc. Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/45      380,000        381,178   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Choice Academies, Inc. Project), 5.625%, 9/01/42      345,000        364,365   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/34      850,000        895,305   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Great Hearts Academies Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/44      530,000        546,881   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Legacy Traditional School Projects), 5%, 7/01/35      310,000        310,961   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Legacy Traditional School Projects), 5%, 7/01/45      340,000        336,838   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 6.5%, 7/01/34      270,000        305,629   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Education Rev. (Legacy Traditional Schools Project), 6.75%, 7/01/44      430,000        492,088   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Guam Facilities Foundation, Inc.), 5.125%, 2/01/34      675,000        666,934   
Phoenix, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Guam Facilities Foundation, Inc.), 5.375%, 2/01/41      625,000        625,375   
Tempe, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Friendship Village), “A”, 6.25%, 12/01/42      225,000        244,681   
Tempe, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Friendship Village), “A”, 6.25%, 12/01/46      170,000        184,545   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,049,866   
Arkansas - 0.5%                 
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Washington Regional Medical Center), “A”, 5%, 2/01/35    $ 60,000      $ 65,819   
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Washington Regional Medical Center), “C”, 5%, 2/01/33      85,000        93,826   
Arkansas Development Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Washington Regional Medical Center), “C”, 5%, 2/01/35      70,000        76,789   
Pulaski County, AR, Public Facilities Board Healthcare Rev. (Baptist Health), 5%, 12/01/39      920,000        1,026,775   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Arkansas - continued                 
Pulaski County, AR, Public Facilities Board Healthcare Rev. (Baptist Health), 5%, 12/01/42    $ 230,000      $ 255,705   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,518,914   
California - 13.1%                 
Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, California Rev., “A”, AGM, 5%, 10/01/28    $ 125,000      $ 145,930   
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 8/01/31      525,000        304,007   
California Department of Water Resources, Center Valley Project Rev., “AJ”, 5%, 12/01/35      1,990,000        2,269,575   
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev., 5%, 2/01/26      460,000        478,777   
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Chapman University), 5%, 4/01/31      240,000        267,365   
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (St. Joseph Health System), “A”, 5.75%, 7/01/39      650,000        750,971   
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Sutter Health), “B”, 5.875%, 8/15/31      1,295,000        1,540,998   
California Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Home Mortgage), “E”, 4.75%, 2/01/30      365,000        368,460   
California Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Home Mortgage), “G”, 4.95%, 8/01/23      1,615,000        1,665,404   
California Housing Finance Agency Rev. (Home Mortgage), “I”, 4.7%, 8/01/26      1,000,000        1,005,330   
California M-S-R Energy Authority Gas Rev., “A”, 7%, 11/01/34      210,000        292,278   
California M-S-R Energy Authority Gas Rev., “A”, 6.5%, 11/01/39      465,000        630,308   
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (Northbay Healthcare Group), 5%, 11/01/35      65,000        69,672   
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (Partnerships to Uplift Communities Project), “A”, 5%, 8/01/32      250,000        261,423   
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (University of La Verne), “A”, 6.25%, 6/01/40      530,000        616,173   
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Waste Management, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 1/01/22      695,000        727,443   
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Water Furnishing Rev. (Poseidon Resources Desalination Project), 5%, 11/21/45      945,000        1,019,532   
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Water Furnishing Rev. (San Diego County Water Desalination Project Pipeline), 5%, 11/21/45      530,000        549,425   
California Public Works Board Lease Rev., Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Various Correctional Facilities), “A”, 5%, 9/01/33      1,985,000        2,260,994   
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/30      70,000        75,859   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
California - continued                 
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (Alliance for College-Ready Public Schools Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/45    $ 180,000      $ 190,890   
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (ICEF View Park Elementary and Middle Schools), “A”, 5.875%, 10/01/44      190,000        196,090   
California School Finance Authority, School Facility Rev. (ICEF View Park Elementary and Middle Schools), “A”, 6%, 10/01/49      100,000        103,730   
California State University Rev., “A”, 5%, 11/01/37      1,950,000        2,157,012   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Environmental Facilities Rev. (Microgy Holdings Project), 9%, 12/01/38 (a)(d)      12,624        0   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 6.125%, 11/01/33      325,000        368,352   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 5.125%, 11/01/23      175,000        191,380   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (California Baptist University), “A”, 5.4%, 11/01/27      370,000        386,447   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Educational Student Housing Project), 5.625%, 6/01/33      380,000        391,491   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Plaza Project), 5.625%, 11/01/33      145,000        155,362   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Plaza Project), 5.125%, 11/01/23      105,000        113,640   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Loma Linda University Medical Center), “A”, 5.5%, 12/01/54      500,000        550,840   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Los Angeles Jewish Home for The Aging - Fountainview at Gonda), “D”, 4.75%, 8/01/20      350,000        351,561   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority School Facility Rev. (Aspire Public Schools), 6.375%, 7/01/45      995,000        1,073,784   
California Statewide Financing Authority, Tobacco Settlement, 5.625%, 5/01/29      1,090,000        1,090,065   
Chula Vista, CA, Industrial Development Rev. (San Diego Gas & Electric Co.), “E”, 5.875%, 1/01/34      470,000        551,827   
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., “A-1”, 5.75%, 6/01/47      585,000        505,200   
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Enhanced, “A”, 5%, 6/01/30      160,000        180,981   
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Enhanced, “A”, FGIC, 5%, 6/01/35      220,000        220,887   
Inland Valley, CA, Development Successor Agency Tax Allocation, “A”, 5%, 9/01/44      375,000        412,031   
Jurupa, CA, Public Financing Authority, Special Tax Rev., “A”, 5%, 9/01/42      300,000        326,337   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
California - continued                 
La Verne, CA, COP (Brethren Hillcrest Homes), 5%, 5/15/36    $ 90,000      $ 95,529   
Los Angeles County, CA, Redevelopment Refunding Authority Tax Allocation Rev. “D”, 5%, 9/01/22      505,000        598,162   
Los Angeles County, CA, Redevelopment Refunding Authority Tax Allocation Rev. “D”, 5%, 9/01/23      505,000        597,223   
Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Financing Authority Rev. (Montecedro Inc. Project), “A”, CALHF, 5%, 11/15/44      115,000        125,549   
Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Financing Authority Rev. (Montecedro Inc. Project), “A”, CALHF, 5%, 11/15/34      70,000        77,444   
Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Financing Authority Rev. (Montecedro Inc. Project), “B-2”, CALHF, 3%, 11/15/20      60,000        60,736   
Los Angeles County, CA, Regional Financing Authority Rev. (Montecedro Inc. Project), “B-3”, CALHF, 2.5%, 11/15/20      155,000        156,395   
Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, “D”, 5%, 1/01/34      180,000        203,692   
Madera, CA, Financing Authority, Irrigation Rev., 6.5%, 1/01/40      1,280,000        1,488,934   
Merced, CA, Union High School District, Capital Appreciation, “A”, ASSD GTY, 0%, 8/01/30      145,000        77,265   
Palomar Pomerado Health Care District, CA, COP, 6.75%, 11/01/39      1,735,000        1,913,306   
Sacramento, CA, Municipal Utility District, “X”, 5%, 8/15/28      565,000        669,695   
San Francisco, CA, City & County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Community Facilities District No. 6 (Mission Bay South Public Improvements), Capital Appreciation, “A”, 0%, 8/01/43      1,275,000        262,956   
San Francisco, CA, City & County Redevelopment Successor Agency, Tax Allocation (Mission Bay South Public Improvements), “A”, 5%, 8/01/43      50,000        54,682   
San Jose, CA, Airport Rev., “A-2”, 5.25%, 3/01/34      1,215,000        1,350,691   
State of California, 5.25%, 10/01/28      660,000        771,705   
State of California, 5.25%, 9/01/30      1,560,000        1,808,898   
State of California, 5.25%, 4/01/35      1,285,000        1,478,277   
Upland, CA, COP (San Antonio Community Hospital), 6.375%, 1/01/32      1,750,000        2,041,830   
West Contra Costa, CA, Healthcare District, AMBAC, 5.5%, 7/01/29      195,000        195,464   
Whittier, CA, Health Facility Rev. (PIH Health), 5%, 6/01/44      810,000        895,212   
    

 

 

 
      $ 39,741,476   
Colorado - 5.7%                 
Arvada, CO, Cimarron Metropolitan District, Rev., 6%, 12/01/22    $ 500,000      $ 501,835   
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Montessori Charter School Project), 5%, 7/15/37      75,000        79,894   
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Peak to Peak Charter School Project), 5%, 8/15/30      70,000        77,039   
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Peak to Peak Charter School Project), 5%, 8/15/34      70,000        76,923   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Colorado - continued                 
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (The Classical Academy Project), 5%, 12/01/31    $ 130,000      $ 145,311   
Colorado Health Care Facilities Rev. (American Baptist Homes), 8%, 8/01/43      400,000        474,496   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (American Baptist Homes), “A”, 5.9%, 8/01/37      380,000        382,185   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Christian Living Communities Project), “A”, 5.75%, 1/01/37      375,000        381,979   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 12/01/35      275,000        293,629   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Covenant Retirement Communities, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 12/01/33      650,000        684,320   
Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society), 5.625%, 6/01/43      170,000        191,167   
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Private Activity Rev. (Denver Transportation Partners), 6%, 1/15/34      1,180,000        1,347,926   
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Private Activity Rev. (Denver Transportation Partners), 6%, 1/15/41      590,000        672,742   
Denver, CO, City & County Airport Rev. (United Airlines), 5.25%, 10/01/32      3,735,000        3,914,467   
Denver, CO, City & County Airport Rev. (United Airlines), 5.75%, 10/01/32      1,835,000        1,952,091   
Denver, CO, Health & Hospital Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 12/01/39      120,000        128,194   
Denver, CO, Health & Hospital Authority Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/45      175,000        190,626   
E-470 Public Highway Authority Rev., CO, Capital Appreciation, “B”, NATL, 0%, 9/01/27      4,115,000        2,282,385   
Fruita, CO, Rev. (Family Health West Project), 7%, 1/01/18      125,000        137,728   
Fruita, CO, Rev. (Family Health West Project), 8%, 1/01/43      1,310,000        1,495,994   
Salida, CO, Hospital District Rev., 5.25%, 10/01/36      1,572,000        1,582,815   
Stone Ridge, CO, Metropolitan District No. 2, 7.25%, 12/01/31 (d)(q)      500,000        110,025   
Tallyn’s Reach, CO, Metropolitan District No. 3, CO, 5%, 12/01/33      101,000        103,547   
Tallyn’s Reach, CO, Metropolitan District No. 3, CO, 5.125%, 11/01/38      111,000        113,903   
    

 

 

 
      $ 17,321,221   
Connecticut - 0.3%                 
Mohegan Tribal Finance Authority Economic Development Bonds, 7%, 2/01/45    $ 780,000      $ 760,851   
Delaware - 0.1%                 
Delaware Economic Development Authority Rev. (Newark Charter School, Inc. Project), 5%, 9/01/42    $ 180,000      $ 188,361   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
District of Columbia - 0.2%                 
District of Columbia Rev. (Kipp, D.C. Charter School), ”A”, 6%, 7/01/43    $ 200,000      $ 232,624   
District of Columbia Rev. (Kipp, D.C. Charter School), ”A”, 6%, 7/01/33      80,000        93,914   
District of Columbia, Tobacco Settlement, 6.25%, 5/15/24      350,000        350,032   
    

 

 

 
      $ 676,570   
Florida - 10.0%                 
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Rev. (East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.), 6%, 11/15/34    $ 165,000      $ 181,071   
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Rev. (East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.), 6.25%, 11/15/44      410,000        453,091   
Alachua County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Rev. (East Ridge Retirement Village, Inc.), 6.375%, 11/15/49      270,000        300,610   
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev. (Master Infrastructure Projects), “A-2”, 5.35%, 5/01/36      430,000        430,073   
Arborwood Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “A-1”, 6.9%, 5/01/36      100,000        107,248   
Baker, FL, Correctional Development Corp. (Baker County Detention Center), 7.5%, 2/01/30      440,000        273,922   
Bay County, FL, Housing Finance Authority, Multi-Family Rev. (Andrews Place II Apartments), AGM, 5%, 10/01/35      210,000        210,132   
Bellalago, FL, Educational Facilities Benefit District (Osceola County) Capital Improvement Refunding Rev., 4.375%, 5/01/30      145,000        149,686   
Bellalago, FL, Educational Facilities Benefit District (Osceola County) Capital Improvement Refunding Rev., 4.5%, 5/01/33      70,000        72,357   
Bellalago, FL, Educational Facilities Benefit District (Osceola County) Capital Improvement Refunding Rev., 4.6%, 5/01/34      105,000        109,481   
Brevard County, FL, Industrial Development Rev. (TUFF Florida Tech LLC Project), 6.75%, 11/01/39      1,055,000        1,172,094   
Capital Region Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “A”, 7%, 5/01/39      595,000        604,371   
Capital Trust Agency, FL, Charter School Rev. (River City Educational Services, Inc. Project) “A”, 5.375%, 2/01/35      200,000        201,038   
Capital Trust Agency, FL, Charter School Rev. (River City Educational Services, Inc. Project) “A”, 5.625%, 2/01/45      375,000        377,059   
Collier County, FL, Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Ave Maria University, Inc. Project), “A”, 6.125%, 6/01/43      600,000        665,880   
Collier County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Continuing Care Community Rev. (The Arlington of Naples Project), “A”, 8.125%, 5/15/44      935,000        1,074,885   
Concord Station Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, 5%, 5/01/15      40,000        40,002   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Florida - continued                 
Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/35    $ 245,000      $ 266,222   
Daytona Beach, FL, Halifax Hospital Medical Center Rev., 5%, 6/01/46      335,000        359,917   
Escambia County, FL, Health Facilities Authority (Baptist Hospital, Inc.), “A”, 6%, 8/15/36      615,000        703,652   
Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp., “A-1”, 5%, 6/01/19      245,000        278,582   
Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corp., “A-1”, 5%, 6/01/20      1,285,000        1,489,521   
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6%, 6/15/32      295,000        301,658   
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6.125%, 6/15/43      615,000        627,558   
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 6%, 9/15/40      380,000        396,237   
Florida Development Finance Corp. Educational Facilities Rev. (Renaissance Charter School), “A”, 7.625%, 6/15/41      875,000        968,468   
Heritage Harbour North Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 6.375%, 5/01/38      540,000        570,883   
Homestead, Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “A”, 6%, 5/01/37      660,000        482,671   
Lakeland, FL, Hospital Rev. (Lakeland Regional Health Systems), 5%, 11/15/33      310,000        341,620   
Lakeland, FL, Hospital Rev. (Lakeland Regional Health Systems), 5%, 11/15/34      270,000        294,818   
Lakeland, FL, Hospital Rev. (Lakeland Regional Health Systems), 5%, 11/15/35      380,000        413,349   
Legends Bay Community Development District, FL, “A”, 5.875%, 5/01/38      355,000        350,197   
Main Street Community Development District, FL, “A”, 6.8%, 5/01/38      525,000        530,969   
Marshall Creek, FL, Community Development District Rev. (St. John’s County), “A”, 5%, 5/01/32      195,000        198,689   
Miami-Dade County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Pinecrest Academy Project), 5.25%, 9/15/44      540,000        565,202   
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, FL, Springing Lien Rev., “A”, 7.25%, 10/01/40      1,580,000        2,075,140   
Midtown Miami, FL, Community Development District Special Assessment (Infrastructure Project), “B”, 5%, 5/01/29      200,000        213,102   
Midtown Miami, FL, Community Development District Special Assessment (Infrastructure Project), “B”, 5%, 5/01/37      115,000        121,358   
Midtown Miami, FL, Community Development District Special Assessment (Parking Garage Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/37      100,000        105,529   
Naturewalk Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., “B”, 5.3%, 5/01/16 (d)(q)      445,000        244,750   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Florida - continued                 
OTC Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “A”, 5.3%, 5/01/38    $ 880,000      $ 884,638   
Palm Beach County, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Sinai Residences of Boca Raton Project), 7.5%, 6/01/49      275,000        313,255   
Parkway Center Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “B”, 7%, 5/01/23      515,000        519,007   
Pasco County, FL, Estancia At Wiregrass Community Development District, Capital Improvement, 7%, 11/01/45      265,000        307,220   
Paseo Community Development District, FL, “B”, 4.875%, 5/01/10 (a)(d)      210,000        2   
Paseo Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A-2”, 0%, 5/01/36      350,000        156,023   
Paseo Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “A-1”, 5.4%, 5/01/36      40,000        40,504   
Sarasota County, FL, Health Facility Authority Rev. (Sarasota Manatee), 5.75%, 7/01/37      640,000        645,370   
Sarasota County, FL, Health Facility Authority Rev. (Sarasota Manatee), 5.75%, 7/01/45      105,000        105,606   
Seminole Tribe, FL, Special Obligation Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/27 (n)      515,000        545,921   
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District Rev. (South Lake Hospital), “A”, 6%, 4/01/29      255,000        282,884   
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District Rev. (South Lake Hospital), “A”, 6.25%, 4/01/39      385,000        427,620   
St. John’s County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement), “A”, 6%, 8/01/45      1,565,000        1,755,930   
Sterling Hill Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, 5.5%, 11/01/10 (d)      165,000        98,998   
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/26      35,000        39,355   
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5%, 7/01/29      35,000        38,456   
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5.125%, 7/01/34      70,000        76,522   
Sumter County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Hospital Rev. (Central Florida Health Alliance Projects), “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/44      215,000        234,021   
Tallahassee, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.), 6.25%, 12/01/20      2,995,000        3,009,017   
Tallahassee, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 12/01/40      295,000        315,736   
Tallahassee, FL, Health Facilities Rev. (Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 12/01/44      230,000        245,189   
Tampa, FL (University of Tampa Project), 5%, 4/01/40      295,000        320,966   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Florida - continued                 
Trout Creek Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.625%, 5/01/45    $ 615,000      $ 601,488   
Trout Creek Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev. , 5.5%, 5/01/35      335,000        330,601   
Tuscany Reserve Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “B”, 5.25%, 5/01/16      520,000        527,400   
Villa Vizcaya Community Development District, FL, “A”, 5.55%, 5/01/39 (a)(d)      210,000        115,523   
Watergrass Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, “B”, 6.96%, 11/01/17      80,000        76,650   
    

 

 

 
      $ 30,336,994   
Georgia - 4.9%                 
Americus and Sumter County, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Magnolia Manor Obligated Group), “A”, 6.25%, 5/15/33    $ 185,000      $ 203,753   
Americus and Sumter County, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Magnolia Manor Obligated Group), “A”, 6.375%, 5/15/43      185,000        202,888   
Atlanta, GA, Tax Allocation (Eastside Project), “B”, 5.6%, 1/01/30      815,000        821,039   
Atlanta, GA, Tax Allocation (Princeton Lakes Project), 5.5%, 1/01/31      470,000        473,403   
Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Rev., “A”, 6%, 11/01/22      710,000        855,351   
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.), “A”, 8.75%, 6/01/29      555,000        692,734   
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 9%, 6/01/35      280,000        282,047   
Cobb County, GA, Development Authority Student Housing Rev. (Kennesaw State University Real Estate Foundations), “C”, 5%, 7/15/30      85,000        91,840   
Cobb County, GA, Development Authority Student Housing Rev. (Kennesaw State University Real Estate Foundations), “C”, 5%, 7/15/33      150,000        161,289   
Cobb County, GA, Development Authority Student Housing Rev. (Kennesaw State University Real Estate Foundations), “C”, 5%, 7/15/38      160,000        170,390   
DeKalb County, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (DeKalb Medical Center, Inc.), 6.125%, 9/01/40      1,150,000        1,257,261   
DeKalb County, GA, Water & Sewer Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/28      1,100,000        1,296,383   
DeKalb County, GA, Water & Sewer Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/29      270,000        312,819   
DeKalb County, GA, Water & Sewer Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/30      910,000        1,053,625   
DeKalb County, GA, Water & Sewer Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/31      40,000        46,184   
DeKalb County, GA, Water & Sewer Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/01/41      1,965,000        2,227,642   
Georgia Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5%, 3/15/22      1,775,000        2,050,019   
Georgia Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 9/15/26      285,000        340,760   

 

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Issuer      Shares/Par        Value ($) 
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Georgia - continued                 
Georgia Medical Center Hospital Authority Rev. (Spring Harbor Green Island Project), 5.25%, 7/01/27    $ 1,000,000      $ 1,019,830   
Georgia Medical Center Hospital Authority Rev. (Spring Harbor Green Island Project), 5.25%, 7/01/37      215,000        217,376   
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University), 7%, 6/15/39      515,000        544,510   
Rockdale County, GA, Development Authority Project Rev. (Visy Paper Project), “A”, 6.125%, 1/01/34      640,000        659,014   
    

 

 

 
      $ 14,980,157   
Guam - 0.5%                 
Guam Government Department of Education (John F. Kennedy High School), “A”, COP, 6.875%, 12/01/40    $ 620,000      $ 693,613   
Guam Government, “A”, 7%, 11/15/39      170,000        204,097   
Guam International Airport Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 10/01/16      45,000        47,327   
Guam International Airport Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 10/01/17      80,000        86,628   
Guam Waterworks Authority Rev. (Water and Wastewater System), 5.25%, 7/01/20      80,000        91,712   
Guam Waterworks Authority Rev. (Water and Wastewater System), 5.25%, 7/01/21      235,000        272,389   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,395,766   
Hawaii - 0.6%                 
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (15 Craigside Project), “A”, 8.75%, 11/15/29    $ 105,000      $ 131,622   
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (15 Craigside Project), “A”, 9%, 11/15/44      275,000        342,315   
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev. (Hawaiian Electric Co. & Subsidiary), 6.5%, 7/01/39      750,000        865,155   
State of Hawaii, “DZ”, 5%, 12/01/31      335,000        385,458   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,724,550   
Idaho - 0.2%                 
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Rev. (The Terraces of Boise Project), “B2”, 6%, 10/01/21    $ 405,000      $ 407,515   
Idaho Health Facilities Authority Rev. (The Terraces of Boise Project), “B3”, 5.25%, 10/01/20      285,000        286,605   
    

 

 

 
      $ 694,120   
Illinois - 7.9%                 
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/27    $ 40,000      $ 41,711   
Chicago, IL, “A”, AGM, 5%, 1/01/34      375,000        377,224   
Chicago, IL, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District-Greater Chicago, “C”, 5%, 12/01/30      1,260,000        1,423,850   
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Customer Facility Charge, AGM, 5.25%, 1/01/32      135,000        153,388   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Illinois - continued                 
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Customer Facility Charge, AGM, 5.25%, 1/01/33    $ 70,000      $ 79,484   
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., Customer Facility Charge, AGM, 5.5%, 1/01/43      270,000        305,645   
Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., General Airport Sr. Lien, “A”, 5%, 1/01/22      2,880,000        3,338,870   
Chicago, IL, Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Rev., 5.25%, 12/01/29      275,000        308,231   
Chicago, IL, Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Rev., 5.25%, 12/01/30      550,000        614,389   
Chicago, IL, Transit Authority Sales Tax Receipts Rev., 5.25%, 12/01/31      105,000        117,094   
Du Page County, IL, Special Service Area No. 31 Special Tax (Monarch Landing Project), 5.625%, 3/01/36      305,000        306,894   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Christian Homes), 6.125%, 5/15/27 (Prerefunded 5/15/20)      300,000        366,996   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Christian Homes), 6.125%, 5/15/27      550,000        593,797   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Evangelical Retirement Homes of Greater Chicago, Inc.), 7.25%, 2/15/45      500,000        537,450   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Franciscan Communities, Inc.), “A”, 4.75%, 5/15/33      390,000        395,983   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Franciscan Communities, Inc.), “A”, 5.5%, 5/15/37      800,000        827,896   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Franciscan Communities, Inc.), “A”, 5.125%, 5/15/43      485,000        493,458   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Friendship Village), “A”, 5.375%, 2/15/25      1,270,000        1,270,483   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Lutheran Home & Services), 5.5%, 5/15/27      55,000        59,145   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Lutheran Home & Services), 5.625%, 5/15/42      475,000        500,417   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Montgomery Place), “A”, 5.75%, 5/15/38      520,000        525,710   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Provena Health), “A”, 7.75%, 8/15/34      945,000        1,160,800   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago), “A”, 6%, 7/01/43      360,000        427,388   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Roosevelt University Project), 6.25%, 4/01/29      905,000        982,504   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), 6.875%, 8/15/38 (Prerefunded 8/15/19)      940,000        1,152,421   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), “C”, 5%, 8/15/35      800,000        864,096   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Illinois - continued                 
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Smith Village), “A”, 6.125%, 11/15/25    $ 220,000      $ 222,686   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Smith Village), “A”, 6.25%, 11/15/35      360,000        362,344   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (The Clare at Water Tower), “A-6”, 6%, 5/15/28 (a)(d)      343,000        3   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, (The Clare at Water Tower), “B”, 0%, 5/15/50 (a)(d)      147,000        1   
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Rev. (Illinois State University), 6.75%, 4/01/31      415,000        478,860   
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Rev. (Northern Illinois University Project), 6.625%, 10/01/31      1,215,000        1,407,347   
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.5%, 6/01/23      880,000        1,030,031   
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 6%, 6/01/28      2,645,000        3,115,413   
Romeoville, IL, Rev. (Lewis University Project), “A”, 5%, 10/01/42      235,000        252,684   
    

 

 

 
      $ 24,094,693   
Indiana - 4.0%                 
Indiana Bond Bank Special Program, Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 10/15/18    $ 440,000      $ 490,829   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (BHI Senior Living), “A”, 6%, 11/15/41      535,000        601,062   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (I-69 Section 5 Project), 5.25%, 9/01/34      370,000        408,143   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (I-69 Section 5 Project), 5.25%, 9/01/40      560,000        612,237   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), 4.75%, 3/01/32      740,000        755,103   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), 5%, 3/01/39      185,000        192,256   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), “A”, 5%, 3/01/30      70,000        75,347   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Marquette Project), “A”, 5%, 3/01/39      180,000        188,683   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/35      300,000        321,903   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/40      820,000        876,916   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/44      240,000        255,624   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “A”, 5%, 7/01/48      790,000        840,299   
Indiana Finance Authority Rev. (Ohio River Bridges East End Crossing Project), “B”, 5%, 1/01/19      300,000        318,909   
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Clarian Health), “A”, 5%, 2/15/39      1,000,000        1,037,460   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Indiana - continued                 
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana), 5.5%, 3/01/37    $ 1,860,000      $ 1,964,960   
Indianapolis, IN, Multi-Family Rev. (Cambridge Station Apartments II), FNMA, 5.25%, 1/01/39 (Put Date 1/01/27)      435,000        438,676   
Knox County, IN, Economic Development Rev. (Good Samaritan Hospital), “A”, 5%, 4/01/42      170,000        178,087   
Valparaiso, IN, Exempt Facilities Rev. (Pratt Paper LLC Project), 6.75%, 1/01/34      615,000        747,237   
Valparaiso, IN, Exempt Facilities Rev. (Pratt Paper LLC Project), 7%, 1/01/44      1,475,000        1,803,040   
    

 

 

 
      $ 12,106,771   
Iowa - 1.4%                 
Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Rev. (Iowa Fertilizer Co.), 5%, 12/01/19    $ 390,000      $ 421,266   
Iowa Finance Authority Midwestern Disaster Area Rev. (Iowa Fertilizer Co.), 5.5%, 12/01/22      420,000        448,211   
Iowa Finance Authority, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Care Initiatives), “A”, 5.5%, 7/01/25      800,000        821,568   
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., “A-2”, 5.5%, 12/01/25      250,000        270,398   
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., “A-2”, 5.6%, 12/01/26      250,000        270,470   
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., “A-2”, 5.7%, 12/01/27      25,000        26,889   
Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., “A-2”, 5.75%, 12/01/28      500,000        537,595   
Iowa Tobacco Settlement Authority, Tobacco Settlement Rev., Asset Backed, “B”, 5.6%, 6/01/34      1,635,000        1,557,599   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,353,996   
Kansas - 0.9%                 
Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Lakeview Village, Inc.), 5.375%, 5/15/27    $ 315,000      $ 322,132   
Lenexa, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Lakeview Village, Inc.), 7.125%, 5/15/29      345,000        388,836   
Overland Park, KS, Special Assessment (Tallgrass Creek), 4.85%, 9/01/16      100,000        101,291   
Overland Park, KS, Special Assessment (Tallgrass Creek), 5.125%, 9/01/28      592,000        598,624   
Sedgwick & Shawnee Counties, KS, Single Family Housing Rev., “A-1”, GNMA, 5.75%, 12/01/37      40,000        40,719   
Sedgwick & Shawnee Counties, KS, Single Family Housing Rev., “A-2”, GNMA, 5.75%, 12/01/37      120,000        121,890   
Sedgwick & Shawnee Counties, KS, Single Family Housing Rev., “A-5”, GNMA, 5.9%, 12/01/37      30,000        31,649   
Wichita, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.), “A”, 6.375%, 5/15/43      465,000        507,059   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Kansas - continued                 
Wichita, KS, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Presbyterian Manors, Inc.), “IV-B2”, 3.375%, 11/15/20    $ 85,000      $ 85,016   
Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS, Unified Government Utility System Improvement Rev., “A”, 5%, 9/01/44      360,000        399,946   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,597,162   
Kentucky - 1.1%                 
Glasgow, KY, Healthcare Rev. (TJ Samson Community Hospital), 6.375%, 2/01/35    $ 570,000      $ 653,693   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health Care Rev. (Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc.), 5.375%, 11/15/42      330,000        338,993   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Health Care Rev. (Masonic Homes of Kentucky, Inc.), 5.5%, 11/15/45      200,000        206,722   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II), 7.25%, 5/15/41      250,000        283,748   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Masonic Home Independent Living II), 7.375%, 5/15/46      200,000        227,896   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 6.375%, 6/01/40      1,095,000        1,251,662   
Owen County, KY, Waterworks System Rev. (American Water Co. Project), “A”, 6.25%, 6/01/39      400,000        455,256   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,417,970   
Louisiana - 3.1%                 
Jefferson Parish, LA, Hospital Service District No. 2 (East Jefferson General Hospital), 6.25%, 7/01/31    $ 595,000      $ 695,478   
Jefferson Parish, LA, Hospital Service District No. 2 (East Jefferson General Hospital), 6.375%, 7/01/41      375,000        436,823   
Louisiana Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (St. James Place of Baton Rouge Project), “A”, 6%, 11/15/35      170,000        169,794   
Louisiana Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (St. James Place of Baton Rouge Project), “A”, 6.25%, 11/15/45      650,000        648,219   
Louisiana Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westlake Chemical), 6.75%, 11/01/32      1,000,000        1,108,710   
Louisiana Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westlake Chemical), “A”, 6.5%, 8/01/29      610,000        731,909   
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (CDF Healthcare), “A”, 7%, 6/01/36      460,000        469,559   
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (CDF Healthcare), “C”, 7%, 6/01/36      365,000        369,157   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Louisiana - continued                 
Louisiana Local Government, Environmental Facilities & Community Development Authority Rev. (Westside Rehab Center Project), “A”, 6.85%, 10/01/36    $ 1,100,000      $ 1,143,769   
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital), 6.375%, 12/01/34      1,115,000        1,208,972   
New Orleans LA, Aviation Board General Airport Rev. (North Terminal Project), “B”, 5%, 1/01/40      435,000        474,315   
New Orleans LA, Aviation Board General Airport Rev. (North Terminal Project), “B”, 5%, 1/01/45      185,000        201,408   
New Orleans, LA, Aviation Board Gulf Opportunity Zone CFC Rev. (Consolidated Rental Car), “A”, 6.25%, 1/01/30      455,000        515,133   
St. Charles Parish, LA, Gulf Zone Opportunity Zone Rev. (Valero Energy Corp.), 4%, 12/01/40 (Put Date 6/01/22)      1,165,000        1,261,124   
    

 

 

 
      $ 9,434,370   
Maine - 0.2%                 
Maine Finance Authority Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), 6.25%, 1/01/25 (Put Date 2/01/17)    $ 705,000      $ 734,448   
Maryland - 0.6%                 
Anne Arundel County, MD, Special Obligation (National Business Park-North Project), 6.1%, 7/01/40    $ 265,000      $ 282,384   
Baltimore, MD, Special Obligation (East Baltimore Research Park Project), “A”, 7%, 9/01/38      715,000        772,936   
Maryland Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Port America Chesapeake Terminal Project), “B”, 5.375%, 6/01/25      195,000        213,176   
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Charlestown Community), 6.25%, 1/01/41      475,000        532,280   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,800,776   
Massachusetts - 10.6%                 
Boston, MA, Metropolitan Transit Parking Corp., Systemwide Parking Rev., 5.25%, 7/01/36    $ 460,000      $ 525,168   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Adventcare), “A”, 6.75%, 10/15/37      1,270,000        1,322,121   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Evergreen Center, Inc.), 5.5%, 1/01/35      620,000        620,397   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-1”, 6.25%, 11/15/31      239,410        231,275   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-1”, 6.25%, 11/15/39      59,939        57,404   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), “A-2”, 5.5%, 11/15/46      15,996        13,673   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Linden Ponds, Inc.), Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 11/15/56      79,566        491   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Massachusetts - continued                 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (North Hill Communities), “A”, 6.25%, 11/15/33    $ 175,000      $ 189,168   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (North Hill Communities), “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/43      275,000        298,606   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), “H”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 10/01/33      110,000        128,586   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Rev. (Covanta Energy Project), “A”, 4.875%, 11/01/27      915,000        940,144   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Rev. (Covanta Energy Project), “C”, 5.25%, 11/01/42      1,785,000        1,843,441   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Dominion Energy Brayton), 5.75%, 12/01/42 (Prerefunded 5/01/19)      165,000        194,350   
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “H”, ASSD GTY, 6.35%, 1/01/30      540,000        569,781   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), 5%, 7/01/38 (u)      20,000,000        21,890,800   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Simmons College), 8%, 10/01/29 (Prerefunded 10/01/15)      220,000        227,172   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Simmons College), 8%, 10/01/29      315,000        325,089   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Suffolk University), “A”, 6.25%, 7/01/30      1,370,000        1,595,803   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Suffolk University), “A”, 5.75%, 7/01/39      885,000        997,253   
Massachusetts Port Authority Facilities Rev. (Conrac Project), “A”, 5.125%, 7/01/41      65,000        71,265   
Massachusetts Port Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 7/01/37      65,000        71,609   
    

 

 

 
      $ 32,113,596   
Michigan - 3.2%                 
Detroit, MI, Sewage Disposal System Rev., “B”, NATL, 5.5%, 7/01/22    $ 1,845,000      $ 2,167,174   
Detroit, MI, Sewage Disposal System Rev., Senior Lien, “A”, 5.25%, 7/01/39      1,120,000        1,202,846   
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/23      185,000        190,966   
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/25      25,000        25,692   
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “A”, 5%, 7/01/36      55,000        57,947   
Detroit, MI, Water Supply System Rev., Senior Lien, “C”, 5%, 7/01/41      75,000        78,809   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Michigan - continued                 
Michigan Finance Authority Hospital Rev. (Beaumont Health Credit Group), “A”, 5%, 8/01/33    $ 320,000      $ 351,798   
Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (Henry Ford Health System), 5.75%, 11/15/39      2,000,000        2,249,960   
Regents of the University of Michigan General Rev., “C”, 5%, 4/01/17      1,060,000        1,148,987   
Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (William Beaumont Hospital), 8.25%, 9/01/39 (Prerefunded 9/01/18)      1,595,000        1,971,229   
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “B”, 5%, 12/01/44      65,000        70,997   
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “B”, BAM, 5%, 12/01/39      75,000        84,287   
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “C”, 5%, 12/01/39      55,000        59,936   
Wayne County, MI, Airport Authority Rev. (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport), “C”, 5%, 12/01/44      160,000        173,958   
    

 

 

 
      $ 9,834,586   
Minnesota - 0.1%                 
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Nova Classical Academy), “A”, 6.375%, 9/01/31    $ 120,000      $ 137,212   
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Charter School Lease Rev. (Nova Classical Academy), “A”, 6.625%, 9/01/42      240,000        273,677   
    

 

 

 
      $ 410,889   
Mississippi - 1.5%                 
Lowndes County, MS, Solid Waste Disposal & Pollution Control Rev. (Weyerhaeuser Co.), 6.8%, 4/01/22    $ 2,000,000      $ 2,517,920   
Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation (Marshall County Industrial Development Authority Mississippi Highway Construction Project), 5%, 1/01/28      195,000        219,788   
Mississippi Home Corp., Rev. (Kirkwood Apartments), 6.8%, 11/01/37 (d)(q)      1,080,000        756,950   
Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Rev. (Baptist Memorial Healthcare), “A”, 5%, 9/01/22      275,000        315,513   
Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Rev. (Baptist Memorial Healthcare), “A”, 5%, 9/01/23      710,000        816,841   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,627,012   
Missouri - 0.3%                 
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Lutheran Senior Service Projects), “A”, 5%, 2/01/35    $ 665,000      $ 710,114   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Missouri - continued                 
Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Lutheran Senior Service Projects), “A”, 5%, 2/01/44    $ 170,000      $ 180,377   
    

 

 

 
      $ 890,491   
National - 0.8%                 
Charter Mac Equity Issuer Trust, FHLMC, 6%, 10/31/52 (n)    $ 2,000,000      $ 2,270,920   
Nebraska - 0.3%                 
Central Plains Energy Project, NE, Gas Project Rev. (Project No.1), “A”, 5.25%, 12/01/18    $ 635,000      $ 715,931   
Nebraska Public Power District Rev., “C”, NATL, 5%, 1/01/18 (Prerefunded 1/01/16)      165,000        170,250   
    

 

 

 
      $ 886,181   
Nevada - 0.2%                 
Director of the State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry, Charter School Lease Rev. (Somerset Academy), “A”, 5%, 12/15/35    $ 265,000      $ 264,308   
Director of the State of Nevada, Department of Business and Industry, Charter School Lease Rev. (Somerset Academy), “A”, 5.125%, 12/15/45      205,000        205,154   
    

 

 

 
      $ 469,462   
New Hampshire - 0.5%                 
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Rev. (Elliot Hospital Obligated Group), “A”, 6%, 10/01/27    $ 1,110,000      $ 1,253,456   
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Project), 4%, 4/01/29 (Put Date 10/01/19)      130,000        130,940   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,384,396   
New Jersey - 7.4%                 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (GMT Realty LLC), “B”, 6.875%, 1/01/37    $ 430,000      $ 432,748   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Kapkowski Road Landfill Project), 6.5%, 4/01/31      1,840,000        2,233,318   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 5%, 1/01/34      80,000        82,782   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate Project), 5.25%, 1/01/44      155,000        161,620   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/30      140,000        152,653   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
New Jersey - continued                 
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/35    $ 180,000      $ 192,816   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Provident Group - Rowan Properties LLC - Rowan University Student Housing Project), “A”, 5%, 1/01/48      60,000        63,437   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Seabrook Village, Inc.), 5.25%, 11/15/36      715,000        728,328   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project) , 5.375%, 1/01/43      420,000        464,495   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), 5.5%, 1/01/27      70,000        81,154   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 1/01/28      70,000        77,984   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (The Goethals Bridge Replacement Project), AGM, 5%, 1/01/31      210,000        233,619   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 4.875%, 9/15/19      1,205,000        1,269,877   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 5.125%, 9/15/23      910,000        1,001,282   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 5.25%, 9/15/29      910,000        996,987   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), “A”, 5.625%, 11/15/30      250,000        280,873   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 5.625%, 11/15/30      1,095,000        1,250,413   
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Medicine & Dentistry), “B”, 7.5%, 12/01/32 (Prerefunded 6/01/19)      1,065,000        1,329,567   
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Medicine & Dentistry), “B”, ETM, 6%, 12/01/17      590,000        651,118   
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.5%, 6/01/23      5,355,000        5,361,158   
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.75%, 6/01/34      3,025,000        2,332,517   
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 5%, 6/01/41      2,190,000        1,711,463   
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Capital Appreciation, “1-B”, 0%, 6/01/41      5,485,000        1,337,133   
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., Capital Appreciation, “1-C”, 0%, 6/01/41      75,000        17,468   
    

 

 

 
      $ 22,444,810   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
New Mexico - 0.8%                 
Farmington, NM, Pollution Control Rev. (Public Service New Mexico), “D”, 5.9%, 6/01/40    $ 1,840,000      $ 2,046,779   
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Rev. (Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital), “A”, 5%, 8/15/17      75,000        75,236   
New Mexico Hospital Equipment Loan Council, Hospital Rev. (Rehoboth McKinley Christian Hospital), “A”, 5.25%, 8/15/26      440,000        423,641   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,545,656   
New York - 10.2%                 
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp. (Barclays Center Project), 6%, 7/15/30    $ 230,000      $ 267,591   
Buffalo & Erie County, NY, Industrial Land Development Corp. Rev. (Catholic Health System, Inc.), 5.25%, 7/01/35      55,000        61,672   
Buffalo & Erie County, NY, Industrial Land Development Corp. Rev. (Catholic Health System, Inc.), 5%, 7/01/40      55,000        59,651   
Build NYC Resource Corp. Rev. (International Leadership Charter School Project), 6%, 7/01/43 (n)      365,000        356,722   
Build NYC Resource Corp. Rev. (South Bronx Charter School for International Cultures and the Arts), “A”, 5%, 4/15/43      375,000        380,153   
Build NYC Resource Corp. Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Pratt Paper, Inc. Project), 5%, 1/01/35      430,000        460,083   
Chautauqua County, NY, Capital Resource Corp. Rev. (Women’s Christian Assn.), “A”, 8%, 11/15/30      1,060,000        1,105,622   
Hudson Yards, NY, Infrastructure Corp. Rev., “A”, 5%, 2/15/47      710,000        750,577   
Hudson Yards, NY, Infrastructure Corp. Rev., “A”, 5.75%, 2/15/47      620,000        713,155   
New York Dormitory Authority, State Personal Income Tax Rev., “C”, 5%, 3/15/34      1,670,000        1,894,498   
New York Environmental Facilities Corp., Clean Drinking Water Revolving Funds, 5%, 6/15/41      1,345,000        1,487,328   
New York Environmental Facilities, “C”, 5%, 5/15/41      1,860,000        2,067,390   
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (3 World Trade Center Project), “1”, 5%, 11/15/44      1,140,000        1,187,390   
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (3 World Trade Center Project), “2”, 5.375%, 11/15/40      845,000        926,906   
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (3 World Trade Center Project), “3”, 7.25%, 11/15/44      530,000        640,897   
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (One Bryant Park LLC), 6.375%, 7/15/49      1,065,000        1,213,887   
New York Urban Development Corp., State Personal Income Tax Rev., “C”, 5%, 3/15/31      1,440,000        1,640,621   
New York, NY, City Housing Development Corp. (8 Spruce Street), “F”, 4.5%, 2/15/48      514,262        535,907   
New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agencies Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), 7.625%, 8/01/25      5,485,000        5,936,525   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
New York - continued                 
New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agencies Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), 7.75%, 8/01/31    $ 1,025,000      $ 1,111,264   
New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agency Rev., Liberty Bonds (IAC/InterActiveCorp), 5%, 9/01/35      310,000        311,736   
New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facility Rev. (Special Needs Facilities), 6.5%, 7/01/17      390,000        390,195   
Niagara County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Covanta Energy Project), “A”, 5.25%, 11/01/42      1,825,000        1,891,229   
Onondaga, NY, Civic Development Corp. Rev. (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5%, 7/01/25      65,000        69,898   
Onondaga, NY, Civic Development Corp. Rev. (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5.125%, 7/01/31      70,000        75,020   
Onondaga, NY, Civic Development Corp. Rev. (St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center), 5%, 7/01/42      495,000        506,944   
Port Authority of NY & NJ, (170th Series), 5%, 12/01/16      265,000        283,812   
Port Authority of NY & NJ, (170th Series), 5%, 12/01/18      150,000        169,184   
Port Authority of NY & NJ, (170th Series), 5%, 12/01/19      260,000        298,995   
Port Authority of NY & NJ, Special Obligation Rev. (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), 6%, 12/01/36      485,000        570,486   
Port Authority of NY & NJ, Special Obligation Rev. (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), 6%, 12/01/42      550,000        646,943   
Seneca Nation of Indians, NY, Capital Improvements Authority, Special Obligation, 5%, 12/01/23 (n)      775,000        806,256   
Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency (Medford Hamlet Assisted Living), 6.375%, 1/01/39      455,000        460,110   
Tobacco Settlement Asset Securitization Corporation, NY, “1”, 5%, 6/01/26      400,000        401,884   
Ulster County, NY, Industrial Development Agency (Woodland Pond), “A”, 6%, 9/15/37      1,330,000        1,320,344   
    

 

 

 
      $ 31,000,875   
North Carolina - 0.2%                 
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Pennybyrn at Maryfield), 5%, 10/01/25    $ 130,000      $ 141,215   
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Pennybyrn at Maryfield), 5%, 10/01/30      165,000        172,950   
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Pennybyrn at Maryfield), 5%, 10/01/35      100,000        104,740   
North Carolina Medical Care Commission, Retirement Facilities First Mortgage Rev. (United Church Homes and Services), “A”, 5%, 9/01/37      65,000        65,236   
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Rev., 5%, 4/01/39      195,000        220,268   
    

 

 

 
      $ 704,409   

 

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Ohio - 6.0%                 
American Municipal Power, Inc. (Prairie State Energy Campus Project), “A”, 5%, 2/15/42    $ 560,000      $ 622,171   
Bowling Green, OH, Student Housing Rev. (State University Project), 5.75%, 6/01/31      350,000        376,422   
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, “A-2”, 5.875%, 6/01/30      1,935,000        1,633,604   
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, “A-2”, 6%, 6/01/42      1,580,000        1,317,941   
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, “A-2”, 5.875%, 6/01/47      1,275,000        1,048,675   
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, “A-2”, 6.5%, 6/01/47      4,400,000        3,901,876   
Butler County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (UC Health), 5.75%, 11/01/40      260,000        298,865   
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority Rev., 7%, 5/15/40      235,000        271,594   
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority Rev. (Fairmount), “B”, 5.125%, 5/15/25      120,000        122,045   
Columbus, OH, Franklin County Finance Authority Development Rev., 6%, 5/15/35      700,000        733,502   
Dayton Montgomery County, OH, Port Authority Rev. (Parking Garage), 6.125%, 5/15/24      1,130,000        1,130,192   
Gallia County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Holzer Health Systems), “A”, 8%, 7/01/42      1,520,000        1,724,182   
Muskingum County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Genesis Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 2/15/33      450,000        469,125   
Muskingum County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Genesis Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 2/15/44      220,000        226,565   
Muskingum County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Genesis Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 2/15/48      450,000        462,974   
Riversouth, OH, Authority Rev. (Lazarus Building), “A”, 5.75%, 12/01/27      1,125,000        1,216,103   
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5.5%, 12/01/29      90,000        97,015   
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5%, 12/01/35      210,000        213,673   
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5%, 12/01/43      235,000        237,308   
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Improvement Rev. (Memorial Health System Obligated Group Project), 5.5%, 12/01/43      290,000        304,529   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Ohio - continued                 
Southeastern Ohio Port Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Memorial Health System), 5.75%, 12/01/32    $ 595,000      $ 637,786   
Summit County, OH, Port Authority Building Rev. (Flats East Development Recovery Zone Facility Bonds), 6.875%, 5/15/40      85,000        96,608   
Summit County, OH, Port Authority Building Rev. (Seville Project), “A”, 5.1%, 5/15/25      105,000        105,065   
Summit County, OH, Port Authority Building Rev. (Workforce Policy Board), “F”, 4.875%, 11/15/25      815,000        819,580   
    

 

 

 
      $ 18,067,400   
Oklahoma - 1.5%                 
Fort Sill Apache Tribe, OK, Economic Development Authority, Gaming Enterprise., “A”, 8.5%, 8/25/26 (n)    $ 520,000      $ 608,338   
Norman, OK, Regional Hospital Authority Rev., 5%, 9/01/27      300,000        312,876   
Norman, OK, Regional Hospital Authority Rev., 5.375%, 9/01/29      175,000        181,965   
Norman, OK, Regional Hospital Authority Rev., 5.375%, 9/01/36      1,395,000        1,445,834   
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Continuing Care Retirement Community Rev. (Inverness Village), 5.75%, 1/01/37      595,000        614,861   
Tulsa, OK, Airport Improvement Trust Rev., “A”, 5%, 6/01/45      105,000        111,859   
Tulsa, OK, Municipal Airport Trust Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 5.5%, 6/01/35      345,000        372,203   
Tulsa, OK, Municipal Airport Trust Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 5.5%, 12/01/35      920,000        999,608   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,647,544   
Oregon - 0.3%                 
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 4.5%, 5/01/29    $ 150,000      $ 160,496   
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/40      190,000        205,846   
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/30      30,000        33,209   
Forest Grove, OR, Campus Improvement Rev. (Pacific University Project), “A”, 5%, 5/01/36      170,000        185,218   
Multnomah County, OR, Hospital Facilities Authority Rev. (Mirabella at South Waterfront Project), “A”, 5.4%, 10/01/44      160,000        176,112   
Multnomah County, OR, Hospital Facilities Authority Rev. (Mirabella at South Waterfront Project), “A”, 5.5%, 10/01/49      210,000        232,392   
    

 

 

 
      $ 993,273   
Pennsylvania - 6.0%                 
Allentown, PA, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Rev., “A”, 5%, 5/01/35    $ 160,000      $ 170,896   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Pennsylvania - continued                 
Allentown, PA, Neighborhood Improvement Zone Development Authority Tax Rev., “A”, 5%, 5/01/42    $ 685,000      $ 725,189   
Bucks County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Lutheran Community Telford Center), 5.75%, 1/01/27      170,000        173,232   
Bucks County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Lutheran Community Telford Center), 5.75%, 1/01/37      225,000        227,779   
Chartiers Valley, PA, Industrial & Commercial Development Authority (Asbury Health Center Project), 5.75%, 12/01/22      150,000        154,479   
Clairton, PA, Municipal Authority, “B”, 5%, 12/01/37      265,000        283,436   
Clarion County, PA, Industrial Development Authority, Student Housing Rev. (Clarion University Foundation, Inc.), 5%, 7/01/34      65,000        69,430   
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Public School Building Authority Lease Rev. (School District of Philadelphia Project), 5%, 4/01/28      250,000        274,190   
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Asbury Atlantic, Inc.), 5.25%, 1/01/41      740,000        766,662   
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries), 6.125%, 1/01/29      1,360,000        1,500,597   
Delaware Valley, PA, Regional Finance Authority, 5.75%, 7/01/17      650,000        713,135   
East Hempfield, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Millersville University Student Services), 5%, 7/01/39      65,000        68,515   
East Hempfield, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Millersville University Student Services), 5%, 7/01/46      40,000        41,977   
East Hempfield, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Student Services, Inc., Student Housing Project at Millersville University of Pennsylvania), 5%, 7/01/30      45,000        48,924   
East Hempfield, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Student Services, Inc., Student Housing Project at Millersville University of Pennsylvania), 5%, 7/01/35      60,000        63,988   
Lehigh County, PA, Water and Sewer Authority Rev. (Allentown Concession), “A”, 5%, 12/01/43      2,195,000        2,456,293   
Lehigh County, PA, Water and Sewer Authority Rev. (Allentown Concession), Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 12/01/37      1,850,000        663,780   
Luzerne County, PA, AGM, 6.75%, 11/01/23      820,000        986,952   
Montgomery County, PA, Higher Education & Health Authority Rev. (AHF/Montgomery), 6.875%, 4/01/36      1,230,000        1,276,519   
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Retirement Community Rev. (ACTS Retirement - Life Communities, Inc.), 5%, 11/15/28      565,000        605,861   
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Whitemarsh Continuing Care Retirement Community Project), 5.375%, 1/01/50      1,110,000        1,126,428   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev. (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 6/30/26      85,000        97,974   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Pennsylvania - continued                 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev. (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 12/31/30    $ 200,000      $ 218,992   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev. (The Pennsylvania Rapid Bridge Replacement Project), 5%, 12/31/34      1,475,000        1,603,945   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Resource Recovery Rev. (Colver), “G”, 5.125%, 12/01/15      100,000        101,182   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Sewer Sludge Disposal Rev. (Philadelphia Biosolids Facility), 6.25%, 1/01/32      645,000        709,242   
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Edinboro University Foundation), 5.8%, 7/01/30      155,000        167,904   
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Saint Francis University Project), “JJ2”, 6.25%, 11/01/41      295,000        330,704   
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School Project), 6.5%, 6/15/33      445,000        454,065   
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School Project), 6.75%, 6/15/43      755,000        772,259   
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), 6.875%, 6/15/33      155,000        175,276   
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), 7.375%, 6/15/43      270,000        313,052   
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), “A-1”, 6.75%, 6/15/33      100,000        112,234   
Philadelphia, PA, Authority for Industrial Development Rev. (Tacony Academy Charter School Project), “A-1”, 7%, 6/15/43      290,000        328,938   
Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Authority Rev., 6.5%, 4/01/34      260,000        298,412   
West Shore, PA, Area Authority Rev. (Messiah Village Project) “A”, 5%, 7/01/30      60,000        64,193   
West Shore, PA, Area Authority Rev. (Messiah Village Project) “A”, 5%, 7/01/35      100,000        105,038   
    

 

 

 
      $ 18,251,672   
Puerto Rico - 0.9%                 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Rev., “A”, ASSD GTY, 5.125%, 7/01/47    $ 115,000      $ 115,108   
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Rev., AGM, 5.5%, 7/01/29      15,000        15,974   
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Public Improvement, “A”, NATL, 5.5%, 7/01/16      55,000        56,170   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/19      125,000        129,216   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “KK”, NATL, 5.5%, 7/01/16      30,000        31,093   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Puerto Rico - continued                 
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “LL”, NATL, 5.5%, 7/01/17    $ 25,000      $ 26,437   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “MM”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/20      10,000        10,270   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “PP”, NATL, 5%, 7/01/24      10,000        9,999   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, NATL, 4.5%, 7/01/18      25,000        25,547   
Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Rev., “UU”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/22      45,000        45,402   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority (Cogeneration Facilities - AES Puerto Rico Project), 6.625%, 6/01/26      820,000        778,295   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/17      90,000        90,553   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/18      60,000        60,110   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 4%, 4/01/20      30,000        28,354   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/21      100,000        97,695   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/22      120,000        115,445   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5%, 4/01/27      195,000        176,853   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5.125%, 4/01/32      75,000        65,481   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical, & Environmental Control Facilities Financing Authority, Higher Education Rev. (Ana G. Mendez University System Project), 5.375%, 4/01/42      110,000        93,375   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Puerto Rico - continued                 
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Medical, & Environmental Central Facilities (University of Sacred Heart), 4.375%, 10/01/31    $ 70,000      $ 56,890   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Medical, & Environmental Central Facilities (University of Sacred Heart), 5%, 10/01/42      35,000        28,396   
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., “C”, 5%, 8/01/40      1,210,000        815,225   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,871,888   
South Carolina - 1.4%                 
Lancaster County, SC, Assessment Rev. (Sun City Carolina Lakes), 5.45%, 12/01/37    $ 95,000      $ 95,656   
North Charleston, SC, Housing Authority Rev. (Horizon Village), “A”, GNMA, 5.15%, 2/20/48      445,000        447,848   
Richland County, SC, Environmental Improvement Rev. (International Paper), “A”, 3.875%, 4/01/23      905,000        971,662   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority Rev. (Woodlands at Furman), “A”, 6%, 11/15/32      367,169        372,743   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority Rev. (Woodlands at Furman), “A”, 6%, 11/15/47      211,770        208,488   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority Rev. (Woodlands at Furman), Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 11/15/47      157,358        15,357   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority Rev. (Woodlands at Furman), Capital Appreciation, “B”, 0%, 11/15/47      143,608        14,015   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority, Health Facilities Rev. (Lutheran Homes of South Carolina, Inc.), 5.125%, 5/01/48      105,000        107,778   
South Carolina Public Service Authority Rev., “A”, 5.125%, 12/01/43      525,000        585,848   
South Carolina Public Service Authority Rev., “B”, 5.125%, 12/01/43      1,300,000        1,450,670   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,270,065   
South Dakota - 0.2%                 
South Dakota Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Sanford Obligated Group), “B”, 5%, 11/01/34    $ 420,000      $ 467,683   
Tennessee - 7.1%                 
Chattanooga, TN, Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Rev. (Catholic Health Initiatives), “A”, 5%, 10/01/44    $ 195,000      $ 210,015   
Chattanooga, TN, Health Educational & Housing Facility Board Rev. (Catholic Health Initiatives), “A”, 5.25%, 1/01/45      1,710,000        1,886,694   
Hardeman County, TN, Correctional Facilities Rev., 7.75%, 8/01/17      750,000        749,918   
Johnson City, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board, Hospital Rev. (Mountain States Health Alliance), 6%, 7/01/38      365,000        415,932   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Tennessee - continued                 
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Rev. (Meharry Medical College), AMBAC, 6%, 12/01/16    $ 380,000      $ 393,509   
Rutherford County, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Rev. (Ascension Health), 5%, 11/15/40 (u)      12,500,000        13,734,250   
Sullivan County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board Hospital Rev. (Wellmont Health Systems Project), “C”, 5.25%, 9/01/36      1,115,000        1,156,656   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/22      510,000        589,764   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/23      80,000        93,378   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/24      560,000        658,420   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/26      905,000        1,067,909   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “C”, 5%, 2/01/25      450,000        514,539   
    

 

 

 
      $ 21,470,984   
Texas - 10.7%                 
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 1/01/17    $ 215,000      $ 227,029   
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 1/01/20      170,000        178,094   
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 1/01/24      330,000        340,190   
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5%, 1/01/34      290,000        294,272   
Bell County, TX, Health Facility Development Corp. (Advanced Living Technologies, Inc.), 8%, 12/15/36 (d)(q)      3,400,000        34   
Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District (Dow Chemical Co.), “A”, 5.95%, 5/15/33      2,000,000        2,247,480   
Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District (Dow Chemical Co.), “B-2”, 4.95%, 5/15/33      75,000        80,232   
Cass County, TX, Industrial Development Corp. (International Paper Co.), “A”, 4.625%, 3/01/27      2,150,000        2,182,401   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 6%, 8/15/33      170,000        204,005   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 5.75%, 8/15/41      130,000        146,461   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 5%, 8/15/42      915,000        982,079   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Idea Public Schools), 6%, 8/15/43      275,000        329,346   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 6.125%, 12/01/40      570,000        659,063   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 6.25%, 12/01/45      350,000        405,944   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Texas - continued                 
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Rev., “B”, 5%, 11/01/44    $ 720,000      $ 793,217   
Dallas and Fort Worth, TX, International Airport Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/01/45      1,515,000        1,664,621   
Decatur Hospital Authority Rev. (Wise Regional Health System), “A”, 5.25%, 9/01/44      245,000        260,308   
Gregg County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Hospital Rev., (Good Shepherd Obligated Group), “A”, FRN, 4.03%, 10/01/29 (Put Date 3/01/17)      800,000        812,984   
Gulf Coast Waste Disposal Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), 5.2%, 5/01/28      440,000        457,706   
Gulf Coast, TX, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (CITGO Petroleum Corp.), 4.875%, 5/01/25      405,000        424,152   
Gulf Coast, TX, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Microgy Holdings Project), 7%, 12/01/36 (a)(d)      224,775        2   
Harris County, Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, 0%, 11/15/38      1,205,000        377,032   
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Medical Facilities Rev. (Baylor College of Medicine), “D”, 5.625%, 11/15/32      510,000        564,172   
Harris County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Hospital Rev. (Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems), “B”, 7.25%, 12/01/35 (Prerefunded 12/01/18)      610,000        740,540   
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/15/31      205,000        229,053   
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/15/32      30,000        33,340   
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., “C”, 5%, 11/15/33      75,000        83,159   
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AGM, 0%, 11/15/41      125,000        36,626   
Harris County-Houston, TX, Sports Authority Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, AGM, 0%, 11/15/46      315,000        70,670   
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., “B”, 5%, 7/01/26      265,000        305,028   
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 6.625%, 7/15/38      470,000        548,011   
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), 5%, 7/01/29      1,455,000        1,542,969   
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), 4.5%, 7/01/20      325,000        344,812   
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Special Facilities Rev. (United Airlines, Inc. Terminal E Project), 4.75%, 7/01/24      700,000        760,711   
Houston, TX, Airport System Rev., Subordinate Lien, “A”, 5%, 7/01/31      250,000        275,918   

 

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Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Texas - continued                 
Houston, TX, Industrial Development Corp. (United Parcel Service, Inc.), 6%, 3/01/23    $ 90,000      $ 90,802   
La Vernia, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (KIPP, Inc.), “A”, 6.25%, 8/15/39 (Prerefunded 8/15/19)      365,000        437,011   
Lufkin, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Memorial Health System), 5.5%, 2/15/37 (Prerefunded 2/15/17)      110,000        119,585   
Matagorda County, TX, Pollution Control Rev. (Central Power & Light Co.), “A”, 6.3%, 11/01/29      525,000        599,891   
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (CHF - Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, L.L.C. - Tarleton State University Project), 5%, 4/01/30      50,000        54,703   
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (CHF - Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, L.L.C. - Tarleton State University Project), 5%, 4/01/35      45,000        48,348   
New Hope, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp., Student Housing Rev. (CHF - Collegiate Housing Stephenville III, L.L.C. - Tarleton State University Project), 5%, 4/01/47      120,000        127,598   
North Texas Education Finance Corp., Education Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 5.125%, 12/01/42      275,000        300,119   
North Texas Tollway Authority Rev., 6%, 1/01/38      1,505,000        1,764,296   
North Texas Tollway Authority Rev. (Special Projects System), “D”, 5%, 9/01/31      1,110,000        1,270,950   
Red River Authority, TX, Pollution Control Rev. (Celanese Project) “B”, 6.7%, 11/01/30      1,920,000        1,926,528   
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “A”, 7.5%, 11/15/34      195,000        227,914   
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “A”, 7.75%, 11/15/44      360,000        423,014   
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “A”, 8%, 11/15/49      265,000        315,623   
Red River, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (MRC The Crossings Project), “B-2”, 5%, 11/15/19      45,000        45,073   
Royse City, TX, Independent School District, School Building, Capital Appreciation, PSF, 0%, 8/15/27      955,000        523,369   
Royse City, TX, Independent School District, School Building, Capital Appreciation, PSF, 0%, 8/15/29      965,000        474,558   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Air Force Village Foundation, Inc.), 6.125%, 11/15/29      115,000        125,804   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Air Force Village Foundation, Inc.), 5.125%, 5/15/37      100,000        100,603   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Texas - continued                 
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Air Force Village Foundation, Inc.), 6.375%, 11/15/44    $ 780,000      $ 854,864   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Stayton at Museum Way), 8.25%, 11/15/44      1,500,000        1,483,545   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Rev. (Trinity Terrace Project), “A-1”, 5%, 10/01/44      110,000        116,170   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Rev. (Trinity Terrace Project), “A-1”, 5%, 10/01/49      60,000        63,321   
Texas Affordable Housing Corp. (Single Family Mortgage), “B”, GNMA, 5.25%, 9/01/39      345,000        354,746   
Texas Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp III., Gas Supply Rev., 5%, 12/15/31      240,000        262,891   
Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Senior Lien Rev. (NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segments 3A & 3B Facility), 7%, 12/31/38      280,000        347,105   
Texas Private Activity Surface Transportation Corp. Senior Lien Rev. (NTE Mobility Partners Segments 3 LLC Segments 3A & 3B Facility), 6.75%, 6/30/43      225,000        273,015   
Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Westminster Manor Health), 7%, 11/01/30      245,000        286,648   
Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Westminster Manor Health), 7.125%, 11/01/40      370,000        429,296   
Travis County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (Querencia Barton Creek), 5.5%, 11/15/25      460,000        464,195   
    

 

 

 
      $ 32,513,246   
U.S. Virgin Islands - 0.1%                 
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Rev. (Diageo Project), “A”, 6.75%, 10/01/37    $ 395,000      $ 449,467   
Utah - 1.4%                 
Salt Lake City, UT, Hospital Authority Rev. (Intermountain Health Care), ETM, FRN, AMBAC, 13.106%, 5/15/20 (p)    $ 600,000      $ 606,600   
Utah County, UT, Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Early Light Academy Project), 8.25%, 7/15/35      770,000        878,093   
Utah County, UT, Charter School Finance Authority, Charter School Rev. (Hawthorne Academy Project), 8.25%, 7/15/35 (Prerefunded 7/15/18)      830,000        1,000,449   
Utah County, UT, Charter School Rev. (Renaissance Academy), “A”, 5.625%, 7/15/37      495,000        497,757   
Utah County, UT, Charter School Rev. (Ronald Wilson Reagan Academy), “A”, 6%, 2/15/38      1,255,000        1,288,860   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,271,759   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Vermont - 0.2%                 
Burlington, VT, Airport Rev., “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/24    $ 15,000      $ 17,447   
Burlington, VT, Airport Rev., “A”, 4%, 7/01/28      235,000        235,501   
Burlington, VT, Airport Rev., “A”, AGM, 5%, 7/01/30      30,000        33,081   
Vermont Economic Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Casella Waste Systems, Inc.), 4.75%, 4/01/36 (Put Date 4/02/18)      335,000        340,919   
    

 

 

 
      $ 626,948   
Virginia - 2.2%                 
Embrey Mill Community Development Authority, VA, Special Assessment Rev., 7.25%, 3/01/43    $ 790,000      $ 824,847   
James City County, VA, Economic Development Authority, Residential Care Facilities Rev. (Virginia United Methodist Homes of Williamsburg), “A”, 2%, 10/01/48 (a)      196,784        8,855   
Norfolk, VA, Redevelopment & Housing Authority Rev. (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community), 5%, 1/01/46      130,000        129,184   
Norfolk, VA, Redevelopment & Housing Authority Rev. (Fort Norfolk Retirement Community), 5.375%, 1/01/46      315,000        323,521   
Richmond, VA, Public Improvement, “A”, 5%, 3/01/23      2,630,000        3,216,069   
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Rev. (Elizabeth River Crossings Opco LLC Project), 6%, 1/01/37      765,000        883,460   
Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Rev. (Elizabeth River Crossings Opco LLC Project), 5.5%, 1/01/42      1,225,000        1,335,691   
West Point, VA, Industrial Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Chesapeake Corp.), 6.25%, 3/01/19 (a)(d)      1,798,697        18   
West Point, VA, Industrial Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Chesapeake Corp.), “A”, 6.375%, 3/01/19 (a)(d)      673,309        7   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,721,652   
Washington - 2.6%                 
King County, WA, Sewer Rev., 5%, 1/01/40    $ 2,750,000      $ 3,085,775   
Olympia, WA, Healthcare Facilities Authority Rev. (Catholic Health Initiatives), “D”, 6.375%, 10/01/36      1,500,000        1,723,875   
Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Multi-Family Rev. (Redwood), GNMA, 5%, 5/20/25      55,000        55,023   
Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Multi-Family Rev. (Redwood/Juniper, Pine Tree Harbor, & Conifer South), GNMA, 5.05%, 11/20/37      55,000        55,004   
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Virginia Mason Medical Center), “A”, 6.25%, 8/15/42      1,400,000        1,512,252   
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Whitworth University), 5.875%, 10/01/34      540,000        589,993   
Washington Housing Finance Community Nonprofit Housing Rev. (Rockwood Retirement Communities), 5.125%, 1/01/20      775,000        775,388   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,797,310   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
West Virginia - 0.5%                 
Monongalia County, WV, Building Commission Improvement Rev. (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 7/01/29    $ 75,000      $ 83,264   
Monongalia County, WV, Building Commission Improvement Rev. (Monongalia Health System Obligated Group), 5%, 7/01/30      150,000        165,591   
Ohio County, WV, Commission Tax Increment Rev. (Fort Henry Centre), “A”, 5.85%, 6/01/34      235,000        242,041   
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Thomas Health System), 6.5%, 10/01/38      905,000        947,426   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,438,322   
Wisconsin - 2.4%                 
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Aurora Health Care, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 7/15/26    $ 320,000      $ 363,216   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Aurora Health Care, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 7/15/28      95,000        105,712   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Wheaton Franciscan Services), 5.25%, 8/15/34      1,135,000        1,169,402   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A” , 4%, 9/01/20      105,000        108,999   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A” , 5%, 9/01/25      65,000        69,096   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A” , 5%, 9/01/30      105,000        106,796   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Healthcare Facility (Church Home of Hartford, Inc. Project), “A”, 5%, 9/01/38      150,000        149,580   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Rev. (Roseman University of Health Sciences Project), 5.75%, 4/01/35      355,000        350,836   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 5.125%, 11/15/29      260,000        267,155   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 5.5%, 11/15/34      240,000        251,798   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 5.75%, 11/15/44      225,000        237,938   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “A”, 6%, 11/15/49      265,000        284,083   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority Senior Living Rev. (Rose Villa Project), “B-3”, 3.75%, 11/15/19      160,000        161,350   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “B”, 5%, 7/01/22      270,000        299,900   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “B”, 5.25%, 7/01/28      560,000        624,081   
Wisconsin Public Finance Authority, Airport Facilities Rev. (Transportation Infrastructure Properties LLC), “B”, 5%, 7/01/42      2,560,000        2,712,320   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,262,262   
Total Municipal Bonds (Identified Cost, $397,593,343)      $ 423,672,010   

 

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Money Market Funds - 1.3%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.09%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)
     4,069,935      $ 4,069,935   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $401,663,278)      $ 427,741,945   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (3.4)%        (10,393,457
ARPS, at liquidation value (issued by the fund) - (2.4)%        (7,275,000
VMTPS, at liquidation value (issued by the fund) - (35.1)%        (106,475,000
Net assets applicable to common shares - 100.0%      $ 303,598,488   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default.
(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 $4,588,157 representing 1.5% of net assets applicable to common shares.
(p) Primary inverse floater.
(q) Interest received was less than stated coupon rate.
(u) Underlying security deposited into special purpose trust (“the trust”) by investment banker upon creation of self-deposited inverse floaters.
(v) Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

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

 

ARPS   Auction Rate Preferred Shares
COP   Certificate of Participation
ETM   Escrowed to Maturity
FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end.
VMTPS   Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares

 

Insurers      
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC    AMBAC Indemnity Corp.
ASSD GTY    Assured Guaranty Insurance Co.
BAM    Build America Mutual
CALHF    California Health Facility Construction Loan Insurance Program
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
FNMA    Federal National Mortgage Assn.
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Assn.
NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
PSF    Permanent School Fund
SYNCORA    Syncora Guarantee Inc.

 

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Derivative Contracts at 4/30/15

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 4/30/15

 

Description    Currency      Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivative            
Interest Rate Futures            
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Short)      USD         53      $8,458,469     June - 2015        $126,693   
           

 

 

 

At April 30, 2015, the fund had cash collateral of $180,200 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Restricted Cash” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 4/30/15 (unaudited)

This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.

 

Assets         

Investments

  

Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $397,593,343)

     $423,672,010   

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     4,069,935   

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $401,663,278)

     $427,741,945   

Restricted cash

     180,200   

Receivables for

  

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     14,906   

Investments sold

     378,165   

Interest

     6,859,477   

Deferred VMTPS offering costs

     89,281   

Other assets

     28,302   

Total assets

     $435,292,276   
Liabilities         

Payables for

  

Distributions on common shares

     $80,781   

Distributions on ARPS

     98   

Investments purchased

     1,315,926   

Interest expense and fees

     144,134   

Payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets

     16,284,537   

Payable to affiliates

  

Investment adviser

     17,065   

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     1,927   

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     29,268   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     70,052   

VMTPS, at liquidation value

     106,475,000   

Total liabilities

     $124,418,788   

ARPS, at liquidation value

     $7,275,000   

Net assets applicable to common shares

     $303,598,488   
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital - common shares

     $300,670,382   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     26,205,360   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (26,298,524

Undistributed net investment income

     3,021,270   

Net assets applicable to common shares

     $303,598,488   

ARPS, at liquidation value (157 shares of Series T and 134 shares of Series TH issued and outstanding at $25,000 per share)

     $7,275,000   

VMTPS, at liquidation value (4,259 shares of Series 2016/9 issued and outstanding at $25,000 per share)

     106,475,000   

Total preferred shares

     $113,750,000   

Net assets including preferred shares

     $417,348,488   

Common shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding

     41,187,631   

Net asset value per common share (net assets of $303,598,488 / 41,187,631 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $7.37   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 4/30/15 (unaudited)

This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.

 

Net investment income         

Income

  

Interest

     $11,289,102   

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     2,299   

Total investment income

     $11,291,401   

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $1,502,763   

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     25,395   

Administrative services fee

     38,458   

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     20,702   

Stock exchange fee

     18,377   

ARPS service fee

     4,412   

Custodian fee

     19,957   

Shareholder communications

     21,979   

Audit and tax fees

     40,793   

Legal fees

     2,998   

Amortization of VMTPS offering costs

     32,022   

Interest expense and fees

     733,835   

Miscellaneous

     44,495   

Total expenses

     $2,506,186   

Fees paid indirectly

     (23

Net expenses

     $2,506,163   

Net investment income

     $8,785,238   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments         

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Investments

     $1,087,447   

Futures contracts

     (688,697

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     $398,750   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

Investments

     $(113,373

Futures contracts

     237,665   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     $124,292   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     $523,042   

Distributions declared to shareholders of ARPS

     $(4,016

Change in net assets from operations

     $9,304,264   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

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

 

Change in net assets    Six months ended
4/30/15
(unaudited)
    

Year ended
10/31/14

 
From operations                  

Net investment income

     $8,785,238         $16,867,086   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     398,750         (2,078,896

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     124,292         28,420,344   

Distributions declared to shareholders of ARPS

     (4,016      (7,987

Change in net assets from operations

     $9,304,264         $43,200,547   
Distributions declared to common shareholders            

From net investment income

     $(8,072,776      $(16,783,961

Total change in net assets

     $1,231,488         $26,416,586   
Net assets applicable to common shares                  

At beginning of period

     302,367,000         275,950,414   

At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,021,270 and $2,312,824, respectively)

     $303,598,488         $302,367,000   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Six months ended 4/30/15 (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

     $9,304,264   

Distributions to shareholders of ARPS

     4,016   

Change in net assets from operations excluding distributions declared to shareholders of ARPS

     $9,308,280   
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:         

Purchase of investment securities

     (41,746,529

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     43,322,605   

Payments for futures contracts

     (688,697

Purchases of short-term investments, net

     (1,551,675

Realized gain/loss on investments

     (1,087,447

Realized gain/loss on futures contracts

     688,697   

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     113,373   

Net amortization/accretion of income

     (273,803

Amortization of VMTPS offering costs

     32,022   

Decrease in interest receivable

     40,879   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (46,023

Decrease in receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     22,594   

Increase in restricted cash

     (24,200

Increase in other assets

     (22,205

Decrease in payable for interest expense and fees

     (8,524

Net cash provided by operating activities

     $8,079,347   
Cash flows from financing activities:         

Cash distributions paid on common shares

     (8,075,394

Cash distributions paid on ARPS

     (3,953

Net cash used by financing activities

     $(8,079,347
Cash:         

Beginning of period

     $—   

End of period

     $—   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the six months ended April 30, 2015 for interest was $742,359.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate by which an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.

 

   

Six months
ended
4/30/15

(unaudited)

    Years ended 10/31  
Common Shares     2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $7.34        $6.70        $7.49        $6.62        $6.89        $6.54   
Income (loss) from investment operations   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.21        $0.41        $0.43        $0.47        $0.52        $0.53   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments

    0.02        0.64        (0.78     0.77        (0.28     0.33   

Distributions declared to shareholders
of ARPS

    (0.00 )(w)      (0.00 )(w)      (0.00 )(w)      (0.01     (0.01     (0.01

Total from investment operations

    $0.23        $1.05        $(0.35     $1.23        $0.23        $0.85   
Less distributions declared to common shareholders   

From net investment income

    $(0.20     $(0.41     $(0.44     $(0.49     $(0.50     $(0.50

Net increase resulting from tender and
repurchase of ARPS

    $—        $—        $—        $0.13        $—        $—   

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $7.37        $7.34        $6.70        $7.49        $6.62        $6.89   

Market value, end of period

    $6.71        $6.53        $6.28        $7.81        $6.88        $7.23   

Total return at market value (%) (p)

    5.80 (n)      10.74        (14.31     21.52        2.85        21.01   

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

    3.38 (n)      16.68        (4.67     20.94 (y)      3.84        13.56   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets
applicable to common shares)
and Supplemental data:
                            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(p)

    1.66 (a)      1.74        1.73        1.42        1.44        1.43   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(p)

    N/A        1.73        1.73        1.42        1.42        1.43   

Net investment income (p)

    5.81 (a)      5.85        6.02        6.70        7.97        7.87   

Portfolio turnover

    9 (n)      14        22        22        22        13   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $303,598        $302,367        $275,950        $308,011        $271,034        $280,211   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                                

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
applicable to common shares after
expense reductions and excluding
interest expense and fees (f)(l)(p)

    1.17 (a)      1.21        1.20        1.25        1.38        1.39   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
applicable to common shares, ARPS,
and VMTPS after expense reductions
and excluding interest expense and
fees (f)(l)(p)

    0.85 (a)      0.87        0.87        0.89        0.97        0.98   

Net investment income available to
common shares

    5.80        5.85        6.02        6.62        7.83        7.70   

 

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Six months
ended
4/30/15

(unaudited)

    Years ended 10/31  
      2014     2013     2012     2011     2010  
                                 
Senior Securities:                                                

ARPS

    291        291        291        291        4,550        4,550   

VMTPS

    4,259        4,259        4,259        4,259                 

Total preferred shares outstanding

    4,550        4,550        4,550        4,550        4,550        4,550   

Asset coverage per preferred share (k)

    $91,725        $91,454        $85,648        $92,695        $84,568        $86,585   

Involuntary liquidation preference per
preferred share (m)

    $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000   

Average market value per preferred
share (m)(u)

    $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000   

 

(a) Annualized.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(j) Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value.
(k) Calculated by subtracting the fund’s total liabilities (not including liquidation preference of ARPS and VMTPS) from the fund’s total assets and dividing this number by the total number of preferred shares outstanding.
(l) Interest expense and fees relate to payments made to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets and interest expense paid to shareholders of VMTPS. For the year ended October 31, 2012, the expense ratio also excludes fees and expenses related to the tender and repurchase of a portion of the fund’s ARPS.
(m) Amount excludes accrued unpaid distributions on ARPS and accrued interest on VMTPS.
(n) Not annualized.
(p) Ratio excludes dividend payment on ARPS.
(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.
(u) Average market value represents the approximate fair value of each of the fund’s ARPS and VMTPS.
(w) Per share amount was less than $0.01.
(x) The net asset values per share and total returns at net asset value per share have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.
(y) Included in the total return at net asset value for the year ended October 31, 2012 is the impact of the tender and repurchase by the fund of a portion of its ARPS at 95% of the ARPS’ per share liquidation preference. Had this transaction not occurred, the total return at net asset value for the year ended October 31, 2012 would have been lower by 1.70%.

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(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

MFS Municipal 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 primarily in municipal instruments. The value of municipal instruments can be affected by changes in their actual or perceived credit quality. The credit quality of municipal instruments can be affected by, among other things, the financial condition of the issuer or guarantor, the issuer’s future borrowing plans and sources of revenue, the economic feasibility of the revenue bond project or general borrowing purpose, political or economic developments in the region where the instrument is issued and the liquidity of the security. Municipal instruments generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Municipal instruments backed by current and anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the projects or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If the Internal Revenue Service determines an issuer of a municipal instrument has not complied with the applicable tax requirements, interest from the security could become taxable, the security could decline in value, and distributions made by the fund could be taxable to shareholders. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions.

In June 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-11, Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860) – Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures (“ASU 2014-11”). ASU 2014-11 changes the accounting for repurchase-to-maturity transactions (i.e., repurchase agreements that settle at the same time as the maturity of the transferred financial asset) and enhances the required disclosures for repurchase agreements and other similar transactions. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2014-11 to the fund, management expects

 

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that the impact of the fund’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures which would first be effective for interim reporting periods beginning after March 15, 2015.

In April 2015, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest (Topic 835-30) – Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”). For entities that issue debt which is carried at an amount other than fair value, ASU 2015-03 changes the accounting for debt issuance costs. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2015-03, management expects that the effects of the fund’s adoption will be limited to the reclassification of any unamortized debt issuance costs on the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the modification of related accounting policy financial statement disclosures. ASU 2015-03 will first be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those annual periods.

Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.

Investment Valuations – Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily

 

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available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2015 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Municipal Bonds      $—         $423,672,010         $—         $423,672,010   
Mutual Funds      4,069,935                         4,069,935   
Total Investments      $4,069,935         $423,672,010         $—         $427,741,945   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $126,693         $—         $—         $126,693   

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

Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments.

 

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Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.

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

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at April 30, 2015 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative Contracts   Asset Derivatives  
Interest Rate   Interest Rate Futures     $126,693   

 

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

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2015 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures Contracts  
Interest Rate      $(688,697

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2015 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures Contracts  
Interest Rate      $237,665   

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

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

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

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

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

Inverse Floaters – The fund invests in municipal inverse floating rate securities which are structured by the issuer (known as primary market inverse floating rate securities) or by an investment banker utilizing municipal bonds which have already been issued (known as secondary market inverse floating rate securities) to have variable rates of interest which typically move in the opposite direction of short term interest rates. A secondary market inverse floating rate security is created when an investment banker transfers a fixed rate municipal bond to a special purpose trust, and causes the trust to (a) issue floating rate certificates to third parties, in an amount equal to a fraction of the par amount of the deposited bonds (these certificates usually pay tax-exempt interest at short-term interest rates that typically reset weekly; and the certificate holders typically, on seven days notice, have the option to tender their certificates to the investment banker or another party for redemption at par plus accrued interest), and (b) issue inverse floating rate certificates (sometimes referred to as “inverse floaters”). If the holders of the inverse floaters transfer the municipal bonds to an investment banker for the purpose of depositing the municipal bonds into the special purpose trust, the inverse floating rate certificates that are issued by the trust are

 

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referred to as “self-deposited inverse floaters.” If the bonds held by the trust are purchased by the investment banker for deposit into the trust from someone other than the purchasers of the inverse floaters, the inverse floating rate certificates that are issued by the trust are referred to as “externally deposited inverse floaters.” Such self-deposited inverse floaters held by the fund are accounted for as secured borrowings, with the municipal bonds reflected in the investments of the fund and amounts owed to the holders of the floating rate certificates under the provisions of the trust, which amounts are paid solely from the assets of the trust, reflected as liabilities of the fund in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption, “Payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets”. The carrying value of the fund’s payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets as reported in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. The value of the payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets as of the reporting date is considered level 2 under the fair value hierarchy disclosure. At April 30, 2015, the fund’s payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets was $16,284,537 and the interest rate on the floating rate certificates issued by the trust was 0.11%. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average payable to the holders of the floating rate certificates from trust assets was $16,267,269 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.05%. Interest expense and fees relate to interest payments made to the holders of certain floating rate certificates and associated fees, both of which are made from trust assets. Interest expense and fees are recorded as incurred. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, interest expense and fees related to self-deposited inverse floaters were $42,983 and are included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations. Primary and externally deposited inverse floaters held by the fund are not accounted for as secured borrowings.

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

Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.

Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all

 

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or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.

The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.

Legal fees and other related expenses incurred to preserve and protect the value of a security owned are added to the cost of the security; other legal fees are expensed. Capital infusions made directly to the security issuer, which are generally non-recurring, incurred to protect or enhance the value of high-yield debt securities, are reported as additions to the cost basis of the security. Costs that are incurred to negotiate the terms or conditions of capital infusions or that are expected to result in a plan of reorganization are reported as realized losses. Ongoing costs incurred to protect or enhance an investment, or costs incurred to pursue other claims or legal actions, are expensed.

Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced according to an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. This amount, for the six months ended April 30, 2015, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities, defaulted bonds, secured borrowings, and non-deductible expenses that result from the treatment of VMTPS as equity for tax purposes.

 

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The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:

 

     10/31/14  
Ordinary income (including any
short-term capital gains)
     $626,669   
Tax-exempt income      17,581,056   
Total distributions      $18,207,725   

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

 

As of 4/30/15       
Cost of investments      $382,925,271   
Gross appreciation      35,083,407   
Gross depreciation      (6,551,270
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $28,532,137   
As of 10/31/14       
Undistributed ordinary income      289,983   
Undistributed tax-exempt income      2,592,838   
Capital loss carryforwards      (28,954,395
Other temporary differences      (555,545
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      28,323,737   

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

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after October 31, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.

As of October 31, 2014, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains as follows:

 

Pre-enactment losses which
expire as follows:
      
10/31/16      $(3,401,503
10/31/17      (6,820,113
10/31/18      (7,829,561
10/31/19      (5,299,510
Total      $(23,350,687
Post-enactment losses which
are characterized as follows:
      
Short-Term      $(2,877,789
Long-Term      (2,725,919
Total      $(5,603,708

 

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(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 0.40% of the fund’s average weekly net assets (including the value of the auction rate preferred shares and variable rate municipal term preferred shares) and 6.32% of gross income. Gross income is calculated based on tax elections that generally include the amortization of premium and exclude the accretion of discount, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. The management fee, from net assets and gross income, incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2015 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.72% of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of the auction rate preferred shares and variable rate municipal term preferred shares).

The investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s total annual operating expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs and investment-related expenses (including interest expenses and fees associated with investments in inverse floating rate instruments) other than the auction rate preferred shares service fee such that fund operating expenses do not exceed 0.90% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of the auction rate preferred shares and variable rate municipal term preferred shares). This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until October 31, 2015. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the fund’s actual operating expenses did not exceed the limit and therefore, the investment adviser did not pay any portion of the fund’s expenses related to this agreement.

Transfer Agent – The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund’s common shares. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $6,719.

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 (including the value of the auction rate preferred shares and variable rate municipal term preferred shares). The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2015 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0185% of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of the auction rate preferred shares and variable rate municipal term preferred shares).

Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS and MFSC.

 

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Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent Trustees, such that the DB plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. The DB plan resulted in a pension expense of $2,512 and is included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended April 30, 2015. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under the DB plan amounted to $24,256 at April 30, 2015, and is included in “Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $558 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.

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

(4) Portfolio Securities

For the six months ended April 30, 2015, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $36,840,060 and $40,304,247, respectively.

(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The fund reserves the right to repurchase shares of beneficial interest of the fund subject to Trustee approval. During the six months ended April 30, 2015 and the year ended October 31, 2014, the fund did not repurchase any shares. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, there were no transactions in fund shares.

(6) Line of Credit

The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Federal Reserve funds rate or one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements

 

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with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $522 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.

(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Affiliated Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     2,518,260         42,088,343         (40,536,668      4,069,935   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     $—         $—         $2,299         $4,069,935   

(8) Preferred Shares

The fund has 157 shares issued and outstanding of Auction Rate Preferred Shares (ARPS), series T, and 134 shares of ARPS, series TH. Dividends are cumulative at a rate that is reset every seven days for both series through an auction process. If the ARPS are unable to be remarketed on a remarketing date as part of the auction process, the fund would be required to pay the maximum applicable rate on ARPS to holders of such shares for successive dividend periods until such time when the shares are successfully remarketed. The maximum rate on ARPS rated aa3/AA- or better is equal to 110% of the higher of (i) the Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Bond Rate or (ii) the “AA” Composite Commercial Paper Rate.

Since February 2008, regularly scheduled auctions for ARPS issued by closed end funds, including this fund, have consistently failed because of insufficient demand (bids to buy shares) to meet the supply (shares offered for sale) at each auction. In a failed auction, ARPS holders cannot sell their shares tendered for sale. While repeated auction failures have affected the liquidity for ARPS, they do not constitute a default or automatically alter the credit quality of the ARPS, and ARPS holders have continued to receive dividends at the previously defined “maximum rate”. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the ARPS dividend rates ranged from 0.08% to 0.18% for series T and from 0.09% to 0.16% for series TH. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average dividend rate was 0.12% for series T and 0.11% for series TH. These developments with respect to ARPS do not affect the management or investment policies of the fund. However, one implication of these auction failures for common shareholders is that the fund’s cost of leverage will be higher than it otherwise would have been had the auctions continued to be successful. As a result, the fund’s future common share earnings may be lower than they otherwise would have been.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) – continued

 

The fund pays an annual service fee to broker-dealers with customers who are beneficial owners of the ARPS. The service fee is equivalent to 0.25% of the applicable ARPS liquidation value while the ARPS auctions are successful or to 0.15% or less, varying by broker-dealer, while the auctions are failing. The outstanding ARPS are redeemable at the option of the fund in whole or in part at the liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The ARPS are also subject to mandatory redemption if certain requirements relating to its asset maintenance coverage are not satisfied.

In addition to ARPS, the fund has 4,259 shares issued and outstanding of Variable Rate Municipal Term Preferred Shares (VMTPS), series 2016/9. The outstanding VMTPS are redeemable at the option of the fund in whole or in part at the liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, but generally solely for the purpose of decreasing the leverage of the fund. The VMTPS are subject to a mandatory term redemption date of September 30, 2016 unless extended through negotiation with the private investors. There is no assurance that the term of the VMTPS will be extended or that the VMTPS will be replaced with any other preferred shares or other form of leverage upon the redemption of the VMTPS. Six months prior to the term redemption date of the VMTPS, the fund is required to begin to segregate liquid assets with the fund’s custodian to fund the redemption. Dividends on the VMTPS are cumulative and are set weekly to a fixed spread against the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Municipal Swap Index. During the six months ended April 30, 2015, the VMTPS dividend rates ranged from 1.27% to 1.36%. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, the average dividend rate was 1.28%.

In the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, the VMTPS aggregate liquidation preference is shown as a liability since they have a stated mandatory redemption date. Dividends paid to VMTPS are treated as interest expense and recorded as incurred. For the six months ended April 30, 2015, interest expense related to VMTPS amounted to $690,852 and is included in “Interest expense and fees” in the Statement of Operations. Costs directly related to the issuance of the VMTPS are considered debt issuance costs which have been deferred and are being amortized into expense over the life of the VMTPS. The period-end carrying value for the VMTPS in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities is its liquidation value which approximates its fair value and its fair value would be considered level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.

Under the terms of a purchase agreement between the fund and the investor in VMTPS, there are investment-related requirements that are in various respects more restrictive than those to which the fund is otherwise subject in accordance with its investment objectives and policies. In addition, the fund is subject to certain restrictions on its investments imposed by guidelines of the rating agencies that rate the ARPS and the VMTPS, which guidelines may be changed by the applicable rating agency, in its sole discretion, from time to time. These guidelines may impose asset coverage or portfolio composition requirements that are more stringent than those imposed on the fund by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Such restrictions may limit the investment flexibility that might otherwise be pursued by the fund if the VMTPS were not outstanding.

 

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The fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the ARPS and VMTPS as defined in the fund’s governing documents and the 1940 Act and, as such, is not permitted to declare common share dividends unless the fund’s ARPS and VMTPS have a minimum asset coverage ratio of 200% after declaration of the common share dividends. With respect to the payment of dividends and as to the distribution of assets of the fund, ARPS and VMTPS rank on parity with each other, and are both senior in priority to the fund’s outstanding common shares. To the extent that investments are purchased by the fund with proceeds from the issuance of preferred shares, including ARPS and VMTPS, the fund’s net asset value will increase or decrease at a greater rate than a comparable unleveraged fund. Changes in the value of the fund’s portfolio will be borne entirely by the common shareholders. It is possible that the fund will be required to sell assets at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so in order to redeem preferred shares to comply with asset coverage or other restrictions including those imposed by the rating agencies that rate the preferred shares. There is no assurance that the fund’s leveraging strategy will be successful.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Municipal Income Trust:

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Municipal Income Trust (the “Fund”), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2015, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flows, and the financial highlights for the six-month period ended April 30, 2015. These interim financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management.

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

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

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2014, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2014, and in our report dated December 16, 2014, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

June 16, 2015

 

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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 the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2014 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

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

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

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

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available by visiting the “Market Commentary” and “Announcements” sub sections in the “Market Outlooks” section of mfs.com or by clicking on the fund’s name under “Closed-End Funds” in the “Products” section of mfs.com.

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

 

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LOGO

 

CONTACT US

TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR, AND

DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT

CALL

1-800-637-2304

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

WRITE

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MFM


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

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

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for each series of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of such series under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

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

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

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

There were no changes during this period.


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

MFS Municipal Income Trust

 

Period

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

11/01/14-11/30/14

     0         N/A         0         4,118,763   

12/01/14-12/31/14

     0         N/A         0         4,118,763   

1/01/15-1/31/15

     0         N/A         0         4,118,763   

2/01/15-2/28/15

     0         N/A         0         4,118,763   

3/01/15-3/31/15

     0         N/A         0         4,118,763   

4/01/15-4/30/15

     0         N/A         0         4,118,763   

Total

     0            0      

Note: The Board of Trustees approves procedures to repurchase shares annually. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on March 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (March 1 through the following February 28) to 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (March 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the March 1, 2015 plan year is 4,118,763.

 

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

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

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

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


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(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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


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Notice

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


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SIGNATURES

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

Registrant MFS MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST

 

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

Date: June 16, 2015

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
 

Robin A. Stelmach, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 16, 2015

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 16, 2015

 

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