MFS MULTIMARKET 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 811-4975

MFS MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2010


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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Semiannual report

MFS® Multimarket Income Trust

4/30/10

MMT-SEM


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MFS® Multimarket Income Trust

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MMT

 

LETTER FROM THE CEO   1
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION   2
MARKET ENVIRONMENT   4
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS OF THE FUND   5
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ PROFILES   7
OTHER NOTES   7
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND CASH PURCHASE PLAN   8
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS   9
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   33
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS   34
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS   35
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS   36
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   37
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS   39
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM   54
BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT   55
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION   55
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE   55
FURTHER INFORMATION   55
CONTACT INFORMATION   BACK COVER

 

NOT FDIC INSURED Ÿ MAY LOSE VALUE Ÿ NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


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LETTER FROM THE CEO

Dear Shareholders:

After having suffered their biggest declines since the Great Depression, most global markets experienced an impressive resurgence during the latter months of 2009 and the first quarter of 2010. The global economy was able to reap the benefits of two major trends. The first of these was the massive efforts of governments and central banks to increase liquidity in the financial system as they sought to prevent the credit crisis from further affecting the banking system. The second was the move by companies around the world to cut costs and operations to prepare for rapidly changing market conditions. We believe that these moves not only shortened the length of the downturn but also set the stage for recovery.

Even with the significant market gains of 2009 and the early part of 2010, the recovery is unrolling at a moderate pace, with rebounds in the manufacturing sector and corporate America leading the way. Central bankers are proceeding with caution and have held benchmark interest rates unchanged as they debate the best way to withdraw stimulus measures without disrupting the fragile growth process.

While hurdles remain, we believe that the global economy is on the road to recovery. As always, we continue to be mindful of the many challenges faced at the individual, national, and international levels. It is at times such as these that we want to remind investors of the merits of maintaining a long-term view, adhering to basic investing principles such as asset allocation and diversification, and working closely with advisors to identify and research investment opportunities. At MFS®, we take particular pride in how well mutual funds can help investors by providing the diversification that is important in any type of market climate.

Respectfully,

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Robert J. Manning

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

MFS Investment Management®

June 15, 2010

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

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)

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Fixed income sectors (i)  
High Yield Corporates   56.7%
Emerging Markets Bonds   24.0%
High Grade Corporates   14.2%
Non-U.S. Government Bonds   7.9%
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities   5.5%
Floating Rate Loans   1.3%
Asset-Backed Securities   0.6%
Collateralized Debt Obligations (o)   0.0%
U.S. Treasury Securities   (5.5)%
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)  
AAA   10.6%
AA   6.2%
A   6.8%
BBB   19.8%
BB   27.7%
B   31.1%
CCC   11.4%
CC   0.1%
C   0.1%
D   0.1%
Equity   0.8%
Other   (14.7)%
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)   5.6
Average Effective Maturity (m)   8.3 yrs.
Country weightings (i)  
United States   59.2%
Brazil   3.9%
Mexico   3.2%
Indonesia   2.6%
Japan   2.5%
Russia   2.0%
United Kingdom   2.0%
Netherlands   1.9%
Peru   1.6%
Other Countries   21.1%

 

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(a) Included in the rating categories are: (1) debt securities and fixed income structured products which have long-term public ratings; (2) U.S. Government Securities (all of which are given AAA ratings); and (3) credit default swaps, if applicable, for which the underlying security has a long term public rating. U.S. Government Securities consist of U.S. Treasury securities, and certain securities issued by certain U.S. government agencies or U.S. government-sponsored entities. All rated securities are assigned a rating in accordance with the following ratings hierarchy: If a security is rated by Moody’s, then that rating is used; if not rated by Moody’s, then a Standard & Poor’s rating is used; if not rated by S&P, then a Fitch rating is used. Any equity securities are listed separately. The “Other” category includes cash, other assets, liabilities (including any derivative offsets), short-term and unrated debt securities. Ratings from Moody’s (e.g., Aaa) are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g. AAA). All ratings are subject to change.

 

(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.

 

(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the market value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if applicable. These amounts may be negative from time to time. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than market value.

 

(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.

 

(o) Less than 0.1%.

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

Percentages are based on net assets as of 4/30/10, unless otherwise noted.

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

 

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MARKET ENVIRONMENT

After having suffered through one of the largest and most concentrated downturns since the 1930s, most asset markets staged a remarkable rebound during 2009 and early 2010. This recovery in global activity, which covers this reporting period, has been led importantly by emerging Asian economies, but broadening to include most of the global economy to varying degrees. Primary drivers of the recovery included an unwinding of the inventory destocking that took place earlier, the production of manufacturing and capital goods, as well as massive fiscal and monetary stimulus.

During the worst of the credit crisis, policy makers globally loosened monetary and fiscal policy on a massive scale. Having reached their lower bound on policy rates prior to the beginning of the reporting period, several central banks were implementing quantitative easing as a means to further loosen monetary policy to offset the continuing fall in global economic activity. However, by the beginning of the period, there were ever-broadening signs that the global macroeconomic deterioration had passed, which caused the subsequent rise in asset valuations. As most asset prices rebounded during the period and the demand for liquidity waned, the debate concerning the existence of asset bubbles and the need for monetary exit strategies had begun, creating added uncertainty regarding the forward path of policy rates. Nonetheless, risky-asset valuation generally hit secular highs by the end of the period.

 

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE, PRINCIPAL

INVESTMENT STRATEGIES AND RISKS

OF THE FUND

Investment Objective

The fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. The fund’s objective may be changed without shareholder approval.

Principal Investment Strategies

MFS normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets in fixed income securities. This policy may not be changed without shareholder approval.

MFS considers debt instruments of all types to be fixed income securities.

MFS normally invests the fund’s assets in U.S. Government securities, foreign government securities, mortgage-backed and other asset-backed securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, corporate bonds of U.S. and/or foreign issuers, and/or debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries. MFS allocates the fund’s assets across these categories with a view toward broad diversification across and within these categories. MFS may also invest the fund’s assets in equity securities.

MFS may invest up to 100% of the fund’s assets in lower quality debt instruments.

MFS may invest the fund’s assets in U.S. and foreign securities, including emerging market securities.

MFS may invest a relatively high percentage of the fund’s assets in a single country, a small number of countries, or a particular geographic region.

MFS may invest the fund’s assets in mortgage dollar rolls.

MFS may use derivatives for different purposes, including to earn income and enhance returns, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the fund, or as alternatives to direct investments.

MFS uses a bottom-up investment approach in buying and selling investments for the fund. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of issuers or instruments in light of market, economic, political, and regulatory conditions. Factors considered for debt instruments may include the instrument’s credit quality, collateral characteristics and indenture provisions and the issuer’s management ability, capital structure, leverage, and ability to meet its current obligations. Quantitative analysis of the structure of a debt instrument and its features may also be considered. Factors considered for equity securities may include analysis of earnings, cash flows, competitive position, and management ability. Quantitative analysis of these and other factors may also be considered.

 

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The fund may use leverage by borrowing up to 33 1/3% of the fund’s assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, and investing the proceeds pursuant to its investment strategies. If approved by the fund’s Board of Trustees, the fund may use leverage by other methods.

MFS may engage in active and frequent trading in pursuing the fund’s principal investment strategies.

In response to market, economic, political, or other conditions, MFS may depart from the fund’s principal investment strategies by temporarily investing for defensive purposes.

Principal Risks

Stock markets are volatile and can decline due to adverse issuer, market, industry, political, regulatory or economic conditions. The value of the portfolio’s equity investments will fluctuate in response to many factors including company specific factors as well as general market, economic, political and regulatory conditions. Foreign investments can be more volatile than U.S. investments. Changes in currency exchange rates can affect the U.S. dollar rate of foreign currency investments and investments denominated in foreign currency. Investing in emerging markets can involve risks in addition to those generally associated with investing in more developed foreign markets. The portfolio’s yield and share prices change daily based on the credit quality of its investments and changes in interest rates. In general, the value of debt securities will decline when interest rates rise and will increase when interest rates fall. Debt securities with longer maturity dates will generally be subject to greater price fluctuations than those with shorter maturities. Mortgage securities are subject to prepayment risk which can offer less potential for gains in a declining interest rate environment and greater potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment. Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to those of the underlying indicator’s in whose value the derivative is based. Gains or losses from derivatives can be substantially greater than the derivatives’ original cost. Lower quality debt securities involve substantially greater risk of default and their value can decline significantly over time. To the extent that investments are purchased with the proceeds from borrowings from a bank, the fund’s net asset value will increase or decrease at a greater rate than a comparable unleveraged fund. When you sell your shares, they may be worth more or less than the amount you paid for them. Please see the fund’s registration statement for further information regarding these and other risk considerations. A copy of the fund’s registration statement on Form N-2 is available on the EDGAR database on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Internet Web site at http://sec.gov.

 

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 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 MANAGERS’ PROFILES

 

Richard Hawkins     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1988. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since April 2006.
John Addeo     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1998. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since February 2005.
David Cole     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2004. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since October 2006.
Matthew Ryan     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1997. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since September 2004.

OTHER NOTES

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

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

 

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DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND

CASH PURCHASE PLAN

The fund offers a Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) that allows common shareholders to reinvest either all of the distributions paid by the fund or only the long-term capital gains. Generally, purchases are made at the market price unless that price exceeds the net asset value (the shares are trading at a premium). If the shares are trading at a premium, purchases will be made at a price of either the net asset value or 95% of the market price, whichever is greater. You can also buy shares on a quarterly basis in any amount $100 and over. The Plan Agent will purchase shares under the Cash Purchase Plan on the 15th of January, April, July, and October or shortly thereafter.

If shares are registered in your own name, new shareholders will automatically participate in the Plan, unless you have indicated that you do not wish to participate. If your shares are in the name of a brokerage firm, bank, or other nominee, you can ask the firm or nominee to participate in the Plan on your behalf. If the nominee does not offer the Plan, you may wish to request that your shares be re-registered in your own name so that you can participate. There is no service charge to reinvest distributions, nor are there brokerage charges for shares issued directly by the fund. However, when shares are bought on the New York Stock Exchange or otherwise on the open market, each participant pays a pro rata share of the transaction expenses, including commissions. Dividends and capital gains distributions are taxable whether received in cash or reinvested in additional shares – the automatic reinvestment of distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on the distributions.

You may withdraw from the Plan at any time by going to the Plan Agent’s website at www.computershare.com, by calling 1-800-637-2304 any business day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time or by writing to the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078. Please have available the name of the fund and your account number. For certain types of registrations, such as corporate accounts, instructions must be submitted in writing. Please call for additional details. When you withdraw from the Plan, you can receive the value of the reinvested shares in one of three ways: your full shares will be held in your account, the Plan Agent will sell your shares and send the proceeds to you, or you may transfer your full shares to your investment professional who can hold or sell them. Additionally, the Plan Agent will sell your fractional shares and send the proceeds to you.

If you have any questions or for further information or a copy of the Plan, contact the Plan Agent Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Transfer Agent for the fund) at 1-800-637-2304, at the Plan Agent’s website at www.computershare.com, or by writing to the Plan Agent at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, RI 02940-3078.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

4/30/10 (unaudited)

The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.

 

Bonds - 111.2%             
Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Aerospace - 0.9%             
BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.5%, 2018    $ 1,135,000   $ 1,214,450
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2018 (n)      700,000     742,000
Bombardier, Inc., 7.45%, 2034 (n)      210,000     198,450
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, 8.5%, 2015      1,220,000     1,070,550
Oshkosh Corp., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      155,000     163,137
Oshkosh Corp., 8.5%, 2020 (n)      435,000     457,837
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, 2017 (n)      1,165,000     1,191,212
        
           $ 5,037,636
Airlines - 0.3%             
American Airlines Pass-Through Trust, 7.377%, 2019    $ 638,847   $ 543,020
Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.339%, 2014      673,540     655,018
Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.25%, 2019      195,000     208,650
Delta Air Lines, Inc., 7.711%, 2011      415,000     415,000
        
           $ 1,821,688
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.4%             
Hanesbrands, Inc., 8%, 2016    $ 820,000   $ 856,900
Levi Strauss & Co., 9.75%, 2015      575,000     604,469
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.375%, 2020      605,000     620,125
        
           $ 2,081,494
Asset Backed & Securitized - 6.1%             
ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, 6.088%, 2045 (z)    $ 2,000,000   $ 105,000
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.934%, 2051      2,000,000     2,049,009
Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041      1,130,000     1,100,794
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.864%, 2040 (z)      3,137,801     1,137,453
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.888%, 2049      390,311     80,443
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.366%, 2049      1,160,000     961,033
Crest Ltd., CDO, 7%, 2040      2,000,000     100,000
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp., FRN, 7.5%, 2031      1,470,011     1,524,530
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.04%, 2031 (z)      2,000,000     2,049,110
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.968%, 2025 (i)(z)      5,349,267     188,294
First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.156%, 2043 (i)(n)      23,638,945     117,263
First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.577%, 2035 (i)      18,873,596     352,593

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Asset Backed & Securitized - continued             
First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust,
7%, 2029 (n)
   $ 1,107,230   $ 1,160,896
GMAC LLC, FRN, 6.02%, 2033 (z)      2,542,000     2,474,481
GMAC LLC, FRN, 7.912%, 2034 (n)      1,853,000     1,696,040
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.552%, 2045
     1,590,000     1,628,367
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,
5.42%, 2049
     2,130,000     2,053,371
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN,
5.475%, 2043
     1,590,000     1,652,103
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN,
6.064%, 2045
     1,590,000     1,666,002
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN,
6.006%, 2049
     2,000,000     1,965,216
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN,
6.26%, 2051
     270,000     92,532
Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN,
1.045%, 2030 (i)
     4,057,283     111,146
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 6.019%, 2050      270,000     81,471
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.258%, 2039 (i)(z)      12,850,587     417,644
Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc., FRN, 1.97%, 2031 (i)      238,768     106
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., FRN, 7.1%, 2032 (z)      2,490,000     2,479,666
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN,
7.254%, 2013 (z)
     2,581,000     2,332,277
Structured Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 4.67%, 2035      914,935     888,037
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.118%, 2042      1,375,626     1,442,897
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.882%, 2047      1,496,845     300,625
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.942%, 2047      229,557     40,099
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 6.099%, 2051      2,000,000     1,966,367
        
           $ 34,214,865
Automotive - 2.1%             
Allison Transmission, Inc., 11%, 2015 (n)    $ 1,830,000   $ 1,976,400
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 12%, 2015      5,631,000     6,813,257
General Motors Corp., 7.125%, 2013 (d)      1,285,000     475,450
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 9%, 2015      2,045,000     2,137,025
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 10.5%, 2016      245,000     272,869
        
           $ 11,675,001
Basic Industry - 0.2%             
TriMas Corp., 9.75%, 2017 (n)    $ 1,045,000   $ 1,077,656

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Broadcasting - 2.5%             
Allbritton Communications Co., 8%, 2018 (z)    $ 595,000   $ 595,000
Gray Television, Inc., 10.5%, 2015 (z)      405,000     406,519
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)      1,160,000     1,209,300
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 9.5%, 2016      3,305,000     3,511,562
Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 2015      340,000     334,900
LIN TV Corp., 6.5%, 2013      1,840,000     1,821,600
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015 (p)(z)      672,525     471,515
Newport Television LLC, 13%, 2017 (n)(p)      862,380     742,425
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 0.5% to 2011,
7% to 2014 (n)(p)
     532,334     488,934
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 7%, 2014      175,000     161,000
Salem Communications Corp., 9.625%, 2016      365,000     390,550
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      570,000     605,625
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 8.75%, 2015 (n)      1,010,000     1,030,200
Univision Communications, Inc., 12%, 2014 (n)      490,000     541,450
Univision Communications, Inc., 9.75%, 2015 (n)(p)      1,703,895     1,521,436
Young Broadcasting, Inc., 8.75%, 2014 (d)      215,000     495
        
           $ 13,832,511
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.7%             
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 7.875%, 2015    $ 360,000   $ 347,850
Janus Capital Group, Inc., 6.95%, 2017      2,555,000     2,602,911
Nuveen Investments, Inc., 10.5%, 2015      940,000     940,000
        
           $ 3,890,761
Building - 1.5%             
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2020 (n)    $ 690,000   $ 700,350
CEMEX Finance Europe B.V., 9.625%, 2017 (n)    EUR 660,000     907,316
CEMEX Finance LLC, 9.5%, 2016 (n)    $ 2,960,000     2,989,600
Masco Corp., 7.125%, 2020      505,000     518,040
Nortek, Inc., 11%, 2013      1,762,644     1,903,655
Owens Corning, 9%, 2019      735,000     887,385
Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 2013      585,000     622,294
        
           $ 8,528,640
Business Services - 1.6%             
First Data Corp., 9.875%, 2015    $ 3,480,000   $ 3,184,200
First Data Corp., 11.25%, 2016      675,000     563,625
Iron Mountain, Inc., 6.625%, 2016      1,250,000     1,251,563
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 2021      420,000     443,625
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 2013      1,510,000     1,549,638

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Business Services - continued             
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 2015    $ 1,020,000   $ 1,074,825
Terremark Worldwide, Inc., 12.25%, 2017 (n)      705,000     810,750
        
           $ 8,878,226
Cable TV - 3.6%             
Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.625%, 2017 (n)    $ 365,000   $ 385,075
Charter Communications Holding Co. LLC, 7.875%, 2018 (z)      300,000     305,250
Charter Communications Holding Co. LLC, 8.125%, 2020 (z)      200,000     204,500
Charter Communications, Inc., 10.875%, 2014 (n)      995,000     1,124,350
Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 2013      1,744,000     1,854,629
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2014 (n)      1,325,000     1,421,062
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2015 (n)      2,070,000     2,204,550
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 5.2%, 2020 (n)      3,340,000     3,367,735
Mediacom LLC, 9.125%, 2019 (n)      1,325,000     1,364,750
TCI Communications, Inc., 9.8%, 2012      1,135,000     1,283,581
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5%, 2020      2,630,000     2,627,588
Videotron LTEE, 6.875%, 2014      1,520,000     1,539,000
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2016      1,720,000     1,836,100
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.5%, 2016      680,000     746,300
        
           $ 20,264,470
Chemicals - 2.4%             
Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 2017 (n)    $ 2,490,000   $ 2,838,600
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019      1,500,000     1,832,875
Hexion Finance Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 2018 (n)      1,100,000     1,082,125
Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., 9.75%, 2014      830,000     856,975
Linde Finance B.V., 6% to 2013, FRN to 2049    EUR 101,000     139,855
Lumena Resources Corp., 12%, 2014 (n)    $ 1,989,000     1,898,063
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11%, 2018      637,686     697,201
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 12.5%, 2014 (n)      1,438,000     1,617,750
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.5%, 2016      594,000     579,150
Mosaic Co., 7.625%, 2016 (n)      695,000     763,086
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, 5.5%, 2020 (z)      568,000     567,511
Solutia, Inc., 7.875%, 2020      910,000     939,575
        
           $ 13,812,766
Computer Software - 0.4%             
Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.375%, 2011    $ 1,967,000   $ 2,045,680
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3%             
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., 8.5%, 2017 (n)    $ 1,465,000   $ 1,519,937

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Conglomerates - 0.3%             
Actuant Corp., 6.875%, 2017    $ 1,495,000   $ 1,478,181
Construction - 0.2%             
Corporacion GEO S.A.B. de C.V., 8.875%, 2014 (n)    $ 1,262,000   $ 1,353,495
Consumer Products - 1.1%             
ACCO Brands Corp., 10.625%, 2015 (n)    $ 140,000   $ 155,050
ACCO Brands Corp., 7.625%, 2015      435,000     414,338
Central Garden & Pet Co., 8.25%, 2018      765,000     782,212
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 9.75%, 2016 (n)      490,000     521,850
Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 2011      1,179,000     1,211,024
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2017      1,440,000     1,472,400
Libbey Glass, Inc., 10%, 2015 (n)      740,000     781,625
Visant Holding Corp., 8.75%, 2013      670,000     683,400
        
           $ 6,021,899
Consumer Services - 1.6%             
Grupo Posadas S.A. de C.V., 9.25%, 2015 (n)    $ 219,000   $ 229,402
KAR Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2015      1,700,000     1,802,000
KAR Holdings, Inc., FRN, 4.344%, 2014      1,135,000     1,062,644
Realogy Corp., 10.5%, 2014      190,000     177,175
Service Corp. International, 7.375%, 2014      500,000     510,000
Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017      3,300,000     3,267,000
Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., 10.75%, 2016      1,890,000     2,126,250
        
           $ 9,174,471
Containers - 1.0%             
Crown Americas LLC, 7.75%, 2015    $ 1,215,000   $ 1,260,563
Graham Packaging Holdings Co., 9.875%, 2014      1,625,000     1,694,063
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017      1,515,000     1,526,363
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.25%, 2013      905,000     918,575
Reynolds Group, 7.75%, 2016 (n)      470,000     486,450
        
           $ 5,886,014
Defense Electronics - 0.1%             
ManTech International Corp., 7.25%, 2018 (z)    $ 610,000   $ 622,963
Electronics - 0.7%             
Flextronics International Ltd., 6.25%, 2014    $ 296,000   $ 297,480
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.875%, 2014      865,000     852,025
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 10.125%, 2018 (n)      500,000     540,000

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Electronics - continued             
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018 (z)    $ 710,000   $ 738,400
Jabil Circuit, Inc., 7.75%, 2016      1,345,000     1,425,700
        
           $ 3,853,605
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 6.7%             
Banco do Brasil (Cayman Branch), FRN, 8.5%, 2049    $ 738,000   $ 822,870
BNDES Participacoes S.A., 6.5%, 2019 (n)      607,000     644,937
BNDES Participacoes S.A., 5.5%, 2020 (n)      277,000     275,615
Citic Resources Holdings Ltd., 6.75%, 2014      1,078,000     1,099,560
Ecopetrol S.A., 7.625%, 2019      821,000     919,520
ELETROBRAS S.A., 6.875%, 2019 (n)      2,220,000     2,414,250
Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014 (n)      1,540,000     1,699,775
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 8.375%, 2013      1,078,000     1,192,538
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015 (n)      3,491,000     4,398,660
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 9.125%, 2018 (n)      713,000     839,558
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 7%, 2020 (z)      497,000     505,698
Korea Development Bank, 4.375%, 2015      434,000     443,889
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.25%, 2017      1,425,000     1,526,460
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.25%, 2017 (n)      1,469,000     1,573,593
Majapahit Holding B.V., 8%, 2019 (n)      1,197,000     1,328,670
Majapahit Holding B.V., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      1,741,000     1,904,306
OAO Gazprom, 6.212%, 2016      1,886,000     1,923,909
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 2018      1,341,000     1,385,968
Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019      1,583,000     1,849,683
Petroleos Mexicanos, 8%, 2019      1,382,000     1,623,850
Petroleos Mexicanos, 6%, 2020 (n)      1,610,000     1,655,885
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., 9.75%, 2019 (n)      476,000     556,920
Petroleum Co. of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd., 6%, 2022      870,000     838,463
Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 2019 (n)      974,000     1,124,854
Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 2019      112,000     129,347
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 8.294%, 2014 (n)      2,008,000     2,255,661
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (n)      2,459,000     2,754,823
        
           $ 37,689,262
Emerging Market Sovereign - 8.3%             
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 2021 (z)    $ 453,000   $ 461,607
Kingdom of Bahrain, 5.5%, 2020 (n)      474,000     478,985
Republic of Argentina, 8.28%, 2033      3,570,690     2,651,238
Republic of Argentina, 2.5% to 2019, 3.75% to 2029,
5.25% to 2038
     1,888,000     708,000
Republic of Argentina, FRN, 0.389%, 2012      1,953,150     1,755,957
Republic of Colombia, 7.375%, 2019      716,000     822,684
Republic of Colombia, 8.125%, 2024      679,000     816,498

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Emerging Market Sovereign - continued             
Republic of Colombia, 7.375%, 2037    $ 946,000   $ 1,054,790
Republic of Colombia, 6.125%, 2041      1,768,000     1,684,020
Republic of Indonesia, 6.875%, 2018      1,676,000     1,864,550
Republic of Indonesia, 6.875%, 2018 (n)      516,000     574,050
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)      872,000     1,260,040
Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019      733,000     1,059,185
Republic of Indonesia, 5.875%, 2020 (n)      684,000     713,925
Republic of Indonesia, 7.75%, 2038 (n)      1,559,000     1,820,133
Republic of Panama, 8.875%, 2027      1,273,000     1,680,360
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 2029      1,746,000     2,409,480
Republic of Panama, 6.7%, 2036      265,000     288,188
Republic of Peru, 7.35%, 2025      544,000     633,760
Republic of Peru, 8.75%, 2033      2,935,000     3,874,200
Republic of Philippines, 9.375%, 2017      1,576,000     2,011,291
Republic of Philippines, 6.5%, 2020      1,686,000     1,848,193
Republic of Philippines, 6.375%, 2034      2,181,000     2,172,712
Republic of Serbia, 6.75%, 2024      821,000     816,895
Republic of South Africa, 5.5%, 2020      999,000     1,013,985
Republic of Turkey, 7%, 2019      1,953,000     2,148,300
Republic of Venezuela, 5.75%, 2016      3,742,000     2,694,240
Republic of Venezuela, 7.65%, 2025      1,345,000     867,525
Republic of Vietnam, 6.75%, 2020      808,000     843,350
Russian Federation, 7.5%, 2030      2,071,840     2,373,500
Ukraine Government International, 6.58%, 2016      1,418,000     1,372,766
United Mexican States, 5.625%, 2017      1,364,000     1,462,890
United Mexican States, 5.95%, 2019      268,000     288,368
        
           $ 46,525,665
Energy - Independent - 3.6%             
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 2036    $ 270,000   $ 280,477
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.2%, 2040      590,000     597,197
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      1,200,000     1,170,000
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.5%, 2015      505,000     553,606
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 2015      695,000     688,050
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2016      710,000     708,225
Forest Oil Corp., 8.5%, 2014      245,000     260,312
Hilcorp Energy I LP, 9%, 2016 (n)      1,415,000     1,457,450
McMoRan Exploration Co., 11.875%, 2014      1,045,000     1,115,538
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2014      435,000     442,613
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2016      400,000     405,000
OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 2014      1,040,000     998,400
Penn Virginia Corp., 10.375%, 2016      1,610,000     1,762,950
Petrohawk Energy Corp., 10.5%, 2014      845,000     933,725

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Energy - Independent - continued             
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 6.875%, 2018    $ 1,400,000   $ 1,444,513
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.5%, 2020      1,015,000     1,078,688
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7%, 2017      1,795,000     1,777,050
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2015      1,120,000     1,153,600
Range Resources Corp., 8%, 2019      960,000     1,036,800
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 2018 (n)      845,000     830,213
Southwestern Energy Co., 7.5%, 2018      1,400,000     1,529,500
        
           $ 20,223,907
Energy - Integrated - 0.9%             
CCL Finance Ltd., 9.5%, 2014 (n)    $ 2,118,000   $ 2,425,110
CCL Finance Ltd., 9.5%, 2014      471,000     539,295
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 8.75%, 2016 (n)      1,327,000     1,463,017
TNK-BP Finance S.A., 6.25%, 2015 (n)      292,000     303,680
TNK-BP Finance S.A., 7.25%, 2020 (n)      357,000     367,710
        
           $ 5,098,812
Entertainment - 0.8%             
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11%, 2016    $ 1,895,000   $ 2,027,650
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      890,000     943,400
Cinemark USA, Inc., 8.625%, 2019      1,220,000     1,293,200
        
           $ 4,264,250
Financial Institutions - 2.5%             
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2014    $ 1,090,000   $ 1,051,850
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2017      3,250,000     3,091,562
CIT Group, Inc., 10.25%, 2017      600,000     622,500
GMAC, Inc., 7%, 2012      330,000     335,362
GMAC, Inc., 6.75%, 2014      1,870,000     1,865,325
GMAC, Inc., 8%, 2031      2,468,000     2,406,300
International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875%, 2013      1,248,000     1,178,340
International Lease Finance Corp., 5.625%, 2013      2,310,000     2,144,951
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75%, 2017 (n)      845,000     838,662
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 10.875%, 2015 (z)      390,000     376,350
        
           $ 13,911,202
Food & Beverages - 2.3%             
Anheuser-Busch InBev, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    $ 2,000,000   $ 2,407,272
ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2015      1,495,000     1,534,244
B&G Foods, Inc., 7.625%, 2018      395,000     405,862
CEDC Finance Corp. International, Inc., 9.125%, 2016 (n)      1,310,000     1,388,600
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 2016      1,615,000     1,657,394
Del Monte Foods Co., 6.75%, 2015      1,825,000     1,877,469

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Food & Beverages - continued             
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015    $ 1,115,000   $ 1,159,600
Smithfield Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2017      460,000     454,825
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      685,000     714,112
Tyson Foods, Inc., 7.85%, 2016      1,520,000     1,649,200
        
           $ 13,248,578
Food & Drug Stores - 0.3%             
CVS Caremark Corp., 6.125%, 2016    $ 1,300,000   $ 1,447,485
Forest & Paper Products - 2.1%             
Boise, Inc., 8%, 2020 (n)    $ 1,100,000   $ 1,133,000
Buckeye Technologies, Inc., 8.5%, 2013      507,000     517,774
Cascades, Inc., 7.75%, 2017 (n)      1,025,000     1,042,937
Fibria, 9.25%, 2019 (n)      310,000     360,375
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 7.5%, 2020 (z)      1,030,000     1,033,090
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.125%, 2017 (n)      2,395,000     2,526,725
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8%, 2024      890,000     961,200
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.25%, 2028      270,000     274,050
Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.5%, 2013      840,000     863,100
Grupo Papelero Scribe S.A., 8.875%, 2020 (n)      698,000     680,413
Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 8.25%, 2012 (d)      630,000     632,363
JSG Funding PLC, 7.75%, 2015      65,000     63,456
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    EUR 600,000     830,825
UPM-Kymmene Corp., 6.125%, 2012    EUR 100,000     140,286
Votorantim Participacoes S.A., 6.75%, 2021 (n)    $ 883,000     889,622
        
           $ 11,949,216
Gaming & Lodging - 3.3%             
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., 9.25%, 2014    $ 1,245,000   $ 1,307,250
Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.75%, 2014      690,000     638,250
Firekeepers Development Authority, 13.875%, 2015 (n)      360,000     417,600
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (d)(n)      405,000     5,569
Gaylord Entertainment Co., 6.75%, 2014      1,115,000     1,078,763
GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 2017 (z)      710,000     706,450
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 2017      1,500,000     1,635,000
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018      2,000     1,730
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018      490,000     423,850
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 6.75%, 2016      990,000     1,009,800
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 9%, 2017 (n)      745,000     812,050
MGM Mirage, 10.375%, 2014 (n)      190,000     208,050
MGM Mirage, 7.5%, 2016      1,020,000     900,150
MGM Mirage, 11.125%, 2017 (n)      470,000     534,037

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Gaming & Lodging - continued             
MGM Mirage, 11.375%, 2018 (n)    $ 1,295,000   $ 1,330,612
MGM Mirage, 9%, 2020 (n)      545,000     572,250
Midwest Gaming, Inc., 11.625%, 2016 (n)      305,000     313,387
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 2019 (n)      1,555,000     1,621,087
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 7.5%, 2015      720,000     693,000
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 7%, 2013      320,000     332,000
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 11.875%, 2015      1,425,000     1,717,125
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 6.75%, 2018      990,000     1,019,700
Station Casinos, Inc., 6%, 2012 (d)      1,080,000     78,300
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.5%, 2014 (d)      325,000     2,844
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 2016 (d)      1,450,000     12,760
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016      1,415,000     1,409,090
        
           $ 18,780,704
Industrial - 0.8%             
Altra Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 2016 (n)    $ 595,000   $ 604,670
Aquilex Corp., 11.125%, 2016 (n)      270,000     292,950
Baldor Electric Co., 8.625%, 2017      1,760,000     1,861,200
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., 7.75%, 2013      725,000     733,156
Johnsondiversey Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2019 (n)      720,000     756,000
RBS Global, Inc. & Rexnord LLC, 8.5%, 2018 (z)      510,000     511,275
        
           $ 4,759,251
Insurance - 2.1%             
AIG SunAmerica Global Financing X, 6.9%, 2032 (n)    $ 2,384,000   $ 2,375,728
Allianz AG, 5.5% to 2014, FRN to 2049    EUR 140,000     182,675
American International Group, Inc., 8.175%, to 2038,
FRN to 2058
   $ 1,670,000     1,446,637
ING Groep N.V., 5.775% to 2015, FRN to 2049      4,595,000     3,965,163
MetLife, Inc., 9.25% to 2038, FRN to 2068 (n)      1,500,000     1,755,000
Unum Group, 7.125%, 2016      1,829,000     2,009,361
        
           $ 11,734,564
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 1.1%             
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75% to 2038, FRN to 2058 (n)    $ 1,615,000   $ 1,881,475
USI Holdings Corp., FRN, 4.31%, 2014 (n)      1,495,000     1,274,488
ZFS Finance USA Trust II, 6.45% to 2016, FRN to 2065 (n)      2,310,000     2,229,150
ZFS Finance USA Trust IV, 5.875% to 2012, FRN to 2032 (n)      146,000     139,485
ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2037 (n)      680,000     651,100
        
           $ 6,175,698
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.8%             
Bank of Ireland, 2.75%, 2012 (n)    $ 1,520,000   $ 1,516,599

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - continued             
Canada Housing Trust, 4.6%, 2011 (n)    CAD 294,000   $ 300,851
Irish Life & Permanent PLC, 3.6%, 2013 (n)    $ 2,500,000     2,519,785
        
           $ 4,337,235
International Market Sovereign - 6.7%             
Federal Republic of Germany, 5.25%, 2010    EUR 1,342,000   $ 1,801,172
Federal Republic of Germany, 3.75%, 2015    EUR 1,318,000     1,897,696
Federal Republic of Germany, 4.25%, 2018    EUR 357,000     526,297
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 2030    EUR 489,000     887,023
Government of Canada, 4.5%, 2015    CAD 531,000     559,861
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 2033    CAD 96,000     118,409
Government of Japan, 1.5%, 2012    JPY 318,000,000     3,480,241
Government of Japan, 1.3%, 2014    JPY 131,000,000     1,448,001
Government of Japan, 1.7%, 2017    JPY 372,600,000     4,215,598
Government of Japan, 2.2%, 2027    JPY 358,200,000     3,967,110
Kingdom of Belgium, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 218,000     338,192
Kingdom of Spain, 5.35%, 2011    EUR 1,307,000     1,830,521
Kingdom of Sweden, 4.5%, 2015    SEK 1,965,000     300,914
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 3.75%, 2014    EUR 770,000     1,105,347
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5.5%, 2028    EUR 262,000     431,340
Republic of Austria, 4.65%, 2018    EUR 774,000     1,144,232
Republic of Finland, 3.875%, 2017    EUR 531,000     756,589
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2012    EUR 406,000     589,431
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2035    EUR 789,000     1,194,960
Republic of Ireland, 4.6%, 2016    EUR 939,000     1,256,920
Republic of Italy, 4.75%, 2013    EUR 3,231,000     4,606,705
Republic of Italy, 5.25%, 2017    EUR 1,575,000     2,358,324
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2015    GBP 943,000     1,824,959
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2021    GBP 304,000     631,026
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 2036    GBP 432,000     638,178
        
           $ 37,909,046
Machinery & Tools - 0.6%             
Case Corp., 7.25%, 2016    $ 440,000   $ 458,700
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.125%, 2014      1,735,000     1,774,038
Rental Service Corp., 9.5%, 2014      1,120,000     1,150,800
        
           $ 3,383,538
Major Banks - 3.1%             
Banco Internacional del Peru, 8.5% to 2020, FRN to 2070 (z)    $ 249,000   $ 256,470
Banco PanAmericano S.A., 8.5%, 2020 (z)      665,000     660,013
Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018      2,000,000     2,024,288
Bank of America Corp., 8% to 2018, FRN to 2049      3,040,000     3,060,277

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Major Banks - continued             
Bank of Ireland, 7.4%, 2049    EUR 250,000   $ 282,933
BNP Paribas, 5.186% to 2015, FRN to 2049 (n)    $ 2,099,000     1,931,080
BNP Paribas Capital Trust III, 6.625% to 2011, FRN to 2049    EUR 100,000     131,880
Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 6%, 2018    $ 1,500,000     1,603,242
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.5%, 2019      2,000,000     2,220,612
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII, 7%, 2039      410,000     421,489
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018      2,000,000     2,120,496
MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd., 6.346% to 2016, FRN to 2049      599,000     595,176
National Westminster Bank PLC, FRN, 2.784%, 2049    EUR 330,000     342,715
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017,
FRN to 2049 (n)
   $ 435,000     319,725
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, FRN, 7.648%, 2049      835,000     713,925
UniCredito Luxembourg Finance S.A., 6%, 2017 (n)      990,000     1,020,583
        
           $ 17,704,904
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 5.2%             
Biomet, Inc., 10%, 2017    $ 560,000   $ 616,000
Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, 2017      925,000     1,036,000
Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, 2015      2,955,000     3,102,750
Cooper Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 2015      1,020,000     1,023,825
Dasa Finance Corp., 8.75%, 2018      800,000     864,000
DaVita, Inc., 6.625%, 2013      198,000     199,980
DaVita, Inc., 7.25%, 2015      1,356,000     1,383,120
Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 6.125%, 2015      1,500,000     1,556,250
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (n)      875,000     984,375
HCA, Inc., 8.75%, 2010      1,220,000     1,244,400
HCA, Inc., 9.25%, 2016      4,555,000     4,925,094
HCA, Inc., 8.5%, 2019 (n)      765,000     840,544
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2020      1,810,000     1,828,100
Owens & Minor, Inc., 6.35%, 2016      1,420,000     1,376,081
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., 7.75%, 2015      410,000     418,200
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., 7.75%, 2015 (n)      440,000     448,800
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2015      1,560,000     1,669,200
U.S. Oncology, Inc., 10.75%, 2014      1,090,000     1,136,325
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      325,000     338,406
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (p)      415,000     435,750
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.5%, 2015 (p)      1,300,000     1,290,250
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 8%, 2018 (n)      965,000     955,350
VWR Funding, Inc., 10.25%, 2015 (p)      1,690,000     1,782,950
        
           $ 29,455,750
Metals & Mining - 2.7%             
Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2013    $ 1,410,000   $ 1,420,575

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Metals & Mining - continued             
Bumi Capital Pte Ltd., 12%, 2016 (n)    $ 734,000   $ 810,189
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      725,000     743,125
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2019 (n)      725,000     746,750
CONSOL Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017 (n)      755,000     797,469
CONSOL Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020 (n)      505,000     537,825
FMG Finance Ltd., 10.625%, 2016 (n)      960,000     1,128,000
Gerdau Holdings, Inc., 7%, 2020 (n)      1,226,000     1,282,702
International Steel Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2014      1,300,000     1,429,708
Peabody Energy Corp., 5.875%, 2016      1,420,000     1,412,900
Rearden G Holdings Eins GmbH, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      213,000     220,135
Southern Copper Corp., 5.375%, 2020      220,000     221,746
Southern Copper Corp., 7.5%, 2035      2,746,000     2,938,127
Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 2040      744,000     749,896
U.S. Steel Corp., 7.375%, 2020      760,000     780,900
        
           $ 15,220,047
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.6%             
AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.25%, 2015    $ 1,830,000   $ 1,866,600
AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.125%, 2016      15,000     15,338
Ferrellgas Partners LP, 8.625%, 2020      895,000     910,662
Inergy LP, 6.875%, 2014      650,000     650,000
        
           $ 3,442,600
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 1.7%             
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.125%, 2015    $ 1,800,000   $ 1,773,000
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.75%, 2018      375,000     369,375
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 2013      1,250,000     1,433,750
Crosstex Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2018 (n)      500,000     520,000
El Paso Corp., 8.25%, 2016      925,000     1,003,625
El Paso Corp., 7%, 2017      1,330,000     1,366,425
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 2032      749,000     750,511
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, 2014      1,147,000     1,236,360
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 6.875%, 2014      925,000     906,500
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 8.75%, 2018      220,000     227,975
        
           $ 9,587,521
Network & Telecom - 3.2%             
Axtel S.A.B. de C.V., 9%, 2019 (n)    $ 1,530,000   $ 1,545,300
BellSouth Corp., 6.55%, 2034      3,213,000     3,402,917
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.25%, 2017      1,080,000     1,096,200
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.75%, 2018      1,220,000     1,235,250
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 2031      1,230,000     1,242,300
New Communications Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2017 (z)      290,000     298,700

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Network & Telecom - continued             
New Communications Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2020 (z)    $ 670,000   $ 690,100
Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, 8.875%, 2016 (n)      715,000     765,944
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 8%, 2015 (n)      1,480,000     1,587,300
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      950,000     980,875
Qwest Corp., 8.375%, 2016      457,000     520,980
Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U., 2.582%, 2013      1,050,000     1,052,779
Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 9.5%, 2019 (n)      1,753,000     2,086,070
Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 2016      1,545,000     1,581,694
        
           $ 18,086,409
Oil Services - 0.8%             
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2017    $ 930,000   $ 855,600
Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.125%, 2016      335,000     297,313
Edgen Murray Corp., 12.25%, 2015 (z)      360,000     354,600
Expro Finance Luxembourg, 8.5%, 2016 (n)      620,000     635,500
McJunkin Red Man Holding Corp., 9.5%, 2016 (n)      1,095,000     1,140,169
Pioneer Drilling Co., 9.875%, 2018 (n)      790,000     813,700
Trico Shipping A.S., 11.875%, 2014 (n)      335,000     338,769
        
           $ 4,435,651
Oils - 0.1%             
Petroplus Holdings AG, 9.375%, 2019 (n)    $ 650,000   $ 620,750
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 4.4%             
Banco ABC Brasil S.A., 7.875%, 2020 (n)    $ 505,000   $ 491,112
Banco BMG S.A., 9.95%, 2019 (n)      1,594,000     1,731,809
Banco Votorantim S.A., 7.375%, 2020 (n)      1,329,000     1,368,870
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., 5.55%, 2020 (z)      1,957,000     1,965,456
Bank of Moscow Capital PLC, 6.699%, 2015 (n)      2,483,000     2,492,311
Bosphorus Financial Services Ltd., FRN, 2.05%, 2012      1,000,000     977,447
Capital One Financial Corp., 10.25%, 2039      1,110,000     1,332,000
Citigroup Capital XXI, FRN, 8.3%, 2057      1,250,000     1,250,000
Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 2018      1,500,000     1,555,449
Financiera Independencia, 10%, 2015 (n)      1,127,000     1,135,452
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 2019, FRN to 2049 (n)      1,958,000     2,354,299
Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., 7.25%, 2020 (z)      2,209,000     2,241,572
LBG Capital No.1 PLC, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      1,140,000     1,043,100
Resona Bank Ltd., 5.85% to 2016, FRN to 2049 (n)      626,000     622,245
Santander UK PLC, 8.963% to 2030, FRN to 2049      855,000     949,548
VTB Capital S.A., 6.465%, 2015 (n)      1,445,000     1,463,062
Woori Bank, 6.125% to 2011, FRN to 2016 (n)      1,510,000     1,541,168
        
           $ 24,514,900

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Pollution Control - 0.1%             
Allied Waste North America, Inc., 7.125%, 2016    $ 625,000   $ 682,031
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.6%             
Alrosa Finance S.A., 8.875%, 2014    $ 358,000   $ 391,115
Teck Resources Ltd., 9.75%, 2014      985,000     1,196,775
Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016      745,000     897,725
Teck Resources Ltd., 10.75%, 2019      750,000     933,750
        
           $ 3,419,365
Printing & Publishing - 0.6%             
American Media Operations, Inc., 9%, 2013 (p)(z)    $ 31,123   $ 18,798
American Media Operations, Inc., 14%, 2013 (p)(z)      318,400     184,177
McClatchy Co., 11.5%, 2017 (n)      505,000     540,350
Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 2014      1,835,000     1,926,750
Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.5%, 2016      725,000     822,875
        
           $ 3,492,950
Railroad & Shipping - 0.3%             
Kansas City Southern Railway, 8%, 2015    $ 1,580,000   $ 1,670,850
Real Estate - 0.6%             
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., 11.625%, 2017    $ 365,000   $ 414,275
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 11.25%, 2017 (z)      296,000     292,300
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 10.35%, 2019      2,200,000     2,850,828
        
           $ 3,557,403
Retailers - 2.5%             
Couche-Tard, Inc., 7.5%, 2013    $ 715,000   $ 729,300
Dollar General Corp., 11.875%, 2017 (p)      454,000     533,450
Express Parent LLC, 8.75%, 2018 (n)      550,000     566,500
Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036      846,000     846,503
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.9%, 2017      630,000     655,200
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 2033      360,000     324,000
Macy’s, Inc., 5.75%, 2014      1,725,000     1,804,781
Macy’s, Inc., 5.9%, 2016      1,080,000     1,112,400
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, 2015      2,250,000     2,370,938
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020 (z)      800,000     812,000
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 10.5%, 2016      1,255,000     1,377,363
Toys “R” Us, Inc., 7.625%, 2011      370,000     383,875
Toys “R” Us, Inc., 10.75%, 2017 (n)      1,545,000     1,753,575
Toys “R” Us, Inc., 8.5%, 2017 (n)      660,000     697,950
        
           $ 13,967,835

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Specialty Stores - 0.1%             
GSC Holdings Corp., 8%, 2012    $ 440,000   $ 456,500
Payless ShoeSource, Inc., 8.25%, 2013      227,000     232,108
        
           $ 688,608
Supermarkets - 0.3%             
Delhaize America, Inc., 9%, 2031    $ 983,000   $ 1,306,119
SUPERVALU, Inc., 8%, 2016      575,000     585,062
        
           $ 1,891,181
Supranational - 0.4%             
Central American Bank, 4.875%, 2012 (n)    $ 521,000   $ 543,534
Eurasian Development Bank, 7.375%, 2014 (n)      260,000     279,500
European Investment Bank, 5.125%, 2017      1,500,000     1,667,523
        
           $ 2,490,557
Telecommunications - Wireless - 2.8%             
Clearwire Corp., 12%, 2015 (n)    $ 855,000   $ 887,062
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2016      735,000     762,562
Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 2015      2,330,000     2,501,838
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.75%, 2017 (n)      470,000     511,125
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 2019      370,000     371,850
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 6.113%, 2020 (n)      420,000     446,467
Digicel Group Ltd., 12%, 2014 (n)      400,000     458,000
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      1,140,000     1,165,650
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.5%, 2018 (n)      195,000     208,162
Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A., 7.5%, 2020 (n)      1,055,000     1,105,112
Nextel Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2013      665,000     653,363
NII Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2016 (n)      820,000     910,200
Pontis Ltd., 6.25%, 2010 (z)      322,000     320,390
SBA Communications Corp., 8%, 2016 (n)      340,000     358,700
SBA Communications Corp., 8.25%, 2019 (n)      295,000     316,387
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 2028      440,000     382,800
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2017      1,185,000     1,224,994
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.75%, 2032      1,610,000     1,610,000
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 12%, 2015 (n)      1,602,000     1,710,135
        
           $ 15,904,797
Telephone Services - 0.2%             
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2018    $ 985,000   $ 1,009,625
Tobacco - 0.6%             
Alliance One International, Inc., 10%, 2016 (n)    $ 765,000   $ 810,900
Alliance One International, Inc., 10%, 2016 (n)      365,000     386,900

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Bonds - continued             
Tobacco - continued             
Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017    $ 2,016,000   $ 2,175,470
        
           $ 3,373,270
Transportation - Services - 1.0%             
Commercial Barge Line Co., 12.5%, 2017    $ 1,445,000   $ 1,582,275
Erac USA Finance Co., 7%, 2037 (n)      878,000     936,260
Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 2014      2,130,000     2,199,225
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 6.875%, 2013      795,000     810,900
        
           $ 5,528,660
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 4.4%             
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 8%, 2021    $ 7,000,000   $ 9,677,500
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2031      3,386,000     3,844,166
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2036 (f)      11,029,000     11,087,586
        
           $ 24,609,252
Utilities - Electric Power - 4.0%             
AES Corp., 8%, 2017    $ 2,810,000   $ 2,894,300
Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 8.25%, 2012 (n)      805,000     890,240
Beaver Valley Funding Corp., 9%, 2017      1,699,000     1,870,055
Calpine Corp., 8%, 2016 (n)      940,000     972,900
CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 6.5%, 2018      600,000     654,100
Colbun S.A., 6%, 2020 (n)      997,000     1,010,731
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 8.5%, 2015 (z)      595,000     613,291
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, 2015      2,085,000     1,834,800
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 2019      450,000     360,000
Edison Mission Energy, 7%, 2017      2,115,000     1,541,306
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020 (n)      1,135,000     1,191,750
Mirant North America LLC, 7.375%, 2013      1,630,000     1,674,825
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2016      1,710,000     1,692,900
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014 (z)      1,147,839     1,180,862
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015      3,110,000     2,332,500
Waterford 3 Funding Corp., 8.09%, 2017      1,516,224     1,561,302
        
           $ 22,275,862
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $594,298,574)          $ 626,141,150
Convertible Bonds - 0.0%             
Automotive - 0.0%             
Accuride Corp., 7.5%, 2020 (Identified Cost, $99,273)    $ 99,273   $ 254,139

 

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Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 1.3%             
Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)
    
Aerospace - 0.1%             
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, Term Loan, 10.5%, 2014    $ 465,990   $ 466,863
Automotive - 0.5%             
Accuride Corp., Term Loan, 9.75%, 2012    $ 62,041   $ 61,979
Allison Transmission, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.01%, 2014      747,742     713,886
Ford Motor Co., Term Loan, 3.28%, 2013      1,920,889     1,851,858
        
           $ 2,627,723
Broadcasting - 0.0%             
Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.8%, 2014    $ 205,914   $ 201,625
Local TV Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 2.3%, 2013      82,973     75,851
        
           $ 277,476
Consumer Services - 0.1%             
Realogy Corp., Letter of Credit, 2013 (o)    $ 112,060   $ 101,259
Realogy Corp., Term Loan, 2013 (o)      416,223     376,104
        
           $ 477,363
Financial Institutions - 0.0%             
American General Financial Corp., Term Loan B, 7.25%, 2015    $ 146,115   $ 146,370
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1%             
Motorcity Casino, Term Loan B, 2012 (o)    $ 746,273   $ 737,256
Specialty Stores - 0.1%             
Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B1, 2.53%, 2013    $ 440,733   $ 422,063
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.4%             
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Term Loan B-2,
3.75%, 2014 (o)
   $ 1,535,241   $ 1,257,171
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Term Loan B-3,
3.75%, 2014
     1,103,091     897,180
        
           $ 2,154,351
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $7,132,994)          $ 7,309,465
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%             
Financial Institutions - 0.2%             
GMAC, Inc., 7% (z) (Identified Cost, $803,688)      1,064   $ 903,635

 

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Common Stocks - 0.6%             
Issuer    Shares/Par   Value ($)  
    
Automotive - 0.0%             
Accuride Corp. (a)    69,490   $ 95,201   
Broadcasting - 0.1%             
Dex One Corp. (a)    11,859   $ 359,446   
Supermedia, Inc. (a)    394     17,691   
          
         $ 377,137   
Chemicals - 0.4%             
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., “A” (a)    57,558   $ 1,283,543   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., “B” (a)    43,532     979,470   
          
         $ 2,263,013   
Construction - 0.1%             
Nortek, Inc. (a)    16,882   $ 793,454   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%             
American Media, Inc. (a)    5,455   $ 33,385   
Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc. (a)    19,975     0   
          
         $ 33,385   
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $2,696,961)        $ 3,562,190   
Rights - 0.0%             
Emerging Market Sovereign - 0.0%             
Banco Central del Uruguay, Value Recovery Rights,
Expiring January 2021 (a) (Identified Cost, $0)
   1,250,000   $ 0   
Money Market Funds (v) - 1.8%             
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.19%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value
   10,202,895   $ 10,202,895   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $615,234,385)        $ 648,373,474   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (15.1)%          (85,217,082
Net Assets - 100.0%        $ 563,156,392   

 

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(a) Non-income producing security.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(n) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $170,017,953, representing 30.19% of net assets.

 

(o) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Upon settlement date, interest rates for unsettled amounts will be determined. The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon rate for settled amounts.

 

(p) Payment-in-kind security.

 

(r) Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.

 

(v) Underlying fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

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

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
   Cost    Current
Market
Value
ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, 6.088%, 2045    9/21/04    $1,744,270    $105,000
Allbritton Communications Co., 8%, 2018    4/22/10    595,000    595,000
American Media Operations, Inc., 9%, 2013    1/29/09-10/15/09    22,288    18,798
American Media Operations, Inc., 14%, 2013    1/29/09-10/15/09    194,627    184,177
Banco Internacional del Peru, 8.5% to 2020, FRN to 2070    4/16/10    249,000    256,470
Banco PanAmericano S.A., 8.5%, 2020    4/19/10    659,507    660,013
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Ltd., 5.55%, 2020    4/12/10    1,947,626    1,965,456
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.864%, 2040    3/01/06    3,137,801    1,137,453
Charter Communications Holding Co. LLC,
7.875%, 2018
   4/14/10    300,000    305,250
Charter Communications Holding Co. LLC,
8.125%, 2020
   4/14/10    200,000    204,500
Country Garden Holdings Co. Ltd., 11.25%, 2017    4/15/10    294,248    292,300
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.04%, 2031    7/23/04    1,969,453    2,049,110
Dominican Republic, 7.5%, 2021    4/29/10    453,000    461,607
Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, 8.5%, 2015    4/15/10    595,000    613,291

 

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Restricted Securities - continued    Acquisition
Date
   Cost    Current
Market
Value
Edgen Murray Corp., 12.25%, 2015    4/13/10-4/14/10    $354,409    $354,600
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.968%, 2025    1/29/03    549,877    188,294
Fibria Overseas Finance Ltd., 7.5%, 2020    4/29/10    1,021,101    1,033,090
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018    4/07/10    710,000    738,400
GMAC LLC, FRN, 6.02%, 2033    11/17/00    2,518,192    2,474,481
GMAC, Inc., 7% (Preferred Stock)    12/26/08-3/12/10    803,688    903,635
GWR Operating Partnership LLP,
10.875%, 2017
   3/30/10-3/31/10    683,291    706,450
Gray Television, Inc., 10.5%, 2015    4/21/10    397,250    406,519
Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V.,
7.25%, 2020
   4/15/10    2,209,000    2,241,572
KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 7%, 2020    4/28/10    488,268    505,698
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015    11/09/07-11/30/09    651,419    471,515
ManTech International Corp., 7.25%, 2018    4/08/10-4/16/10    618,450    622,963
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.258%, 2039    7/20/04    327,694    417,644
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 10.875%, 2015    3/23/10    379,263    376,350
New Communications Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 2017    3/26/10    290,000    298,700
New Communications Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2020    4/20/10    687,587    690,100
PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., FRN, 7.1%, 2032    3/25/08    2,490,000    2,479,666
Pontis Ltd., 6.25%, 2010    4/14/10    322,000    320,390
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.254%, 2013    12/06/04    2,865,414    2,332,277
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020    3/17/10-3/26/10    802,212    812,000
RBS Global, Inc. & Rexnord LLC, 8.5%, 2018    4/21/10    510,000    511,275
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, 5.5%, 2020    4/14/10    566,960    567,511
System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014    4/16/04    1,147,839    1,180,862
Total Restricted Securities          $29,482,417
% of Net Assets          5.2%

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

 

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

 

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

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
IDR   Indonesian Rupiah
INR   Indian Rupee
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
PHP   Philippine Peso
PLN   Polish Zloty
SEK   Swedish Krona
TRY   Turkish Lira
TWD   Taiwan Dollar

Derivative Contracts at 4/30/10

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 4/30/10

 

Type   Currency   Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
  Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
For
  Contracts at
Value
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives                    
BUY   AUD   UBS AG   3,020,000   7/12/10   $ 2,763,662   $ 2,772,269   $ 8,607
BUY   BRL   Deutsche Bank AG   2,478,430   5/04/10     1,361,775     1,425,819     64,044
SELL   BRL   Deutsche Bank AG   2,478,430   5/04/10     1,430,964     1,425,819     5,145
BUY   CAD   HSBC Bank   395,580   5/10/10     385,180     389,434     4,254
SELL   CNY   Deutsche Bank AG   6,082,000   5/17/10     894,017     891,701     2,316
SELL   CNY   HSBC Bank   12,127,000   5/17/10     1,783,382     1,777,978     5,404
BUY   EUR   UBS AG   892,643   5/04/10     1,182,574     1,188,510     5,936
SELL   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG   892,643   5/04/10     1,203,609     1,188,510     15,099
SELL   EUR   Goldman Sachs International   2,100,000   6/14/10     2,834,685     2,796,438     38,247
SELL   EUR   UBS AG   17,363,748   6/14/10     23,726,261     23,122,215     604,046
BUY   INR   Deutsche Bank AG   55,677,065   5/28/10     1,251,170     1,252,305     1,135
SELL   JPY   Goldman Sachs International   120,724,240   7/12/10     1,294,033     1,286,034     7,999
SELL   JPY   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A   1,176,759,332   7/12/10     12,616,291     12,535,612     80,679
SELL   JPY   Merrill Lynch International Bank   179,255,486   7/12/10     1,922,435     1,909,547     12,888

 

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Type   Currency   Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
  Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
For
  Contracts at
Value
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives - continued                      
BUY   KRW   Deutsche Bank AG London   3,132,532,000   5/03/10-6/28/10   $ 2,776,736   $ 2,824,170   $ 47,434   
BUY   KRW   Merrill Lynch International Bank   3,117,192,000   5/03/10-6/28/10     2,768,167     2,810,340     42,173   
BUY   MXN   Merrill Lynch International Bank   17,090,000   5/04/10     1,332,658     1,388,048     55,390   
SELL   MXN   Merrill Lynch International Bank   17,090,000   5/04/10     1,397,841     1,388,048     9,793   
BUY   PHP   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A   124,976,000   5/14/10-5/28/10     2,786,076     2,805,684     19,608   
BUY   PLN   Barclays Bank PLC   3,735   5/04/10     1,263     1,267     4   
BUY   PLN   Citibank N.A.   4,163,000   6/30/10     1,403,324     1,406,225     2,901   
SELL   PLN   HSBC Bank   3,682,500   5/04/10     1,306,130     1,249,046     57,084   
SELL   SEK   Credit Suisse Group   2,223,895   7/12/10     307,869     307,119     750   
BUY   TRY   HSBC Bank   2,014,000   5/11/10     1,297,764     1,351,286     53,522   
BUY   TRY   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A   2,117,000   5/11/10     1,412,181     1,420,393     8,212   
BUY   TWD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A   43,109,000   5/10/10     1,369,409     1,376,784     7,375   
                   
              $ 1,160,045   
                   
Liability Derivatives                      
BUY   BRL   Deutsche Bank AG   2,478,430   6/02/10   $ 1,422,177   $ 1,417,390   $ (4,787
BUY   CNY   Deutsche Bank AG   12,164,000   5/17/10-4/18/11     1,823,799     1,800,439     (23,360
BUY   CNY   HSBC Bank   24,254,000   5/17/10-4/18/11     3,635,128     3,589,926     (45,202
BUY   EUR   Barclays Bank PLC   2,052,000   6/14/10     2,803,783     2,732,520     (71,263
BUY   EUR   HSBC Bank   329,383   6/14/10     447,326     438,619     (8,707
BUY   EUR   UBS AG   1,943,000   6/14/10     2,671,042     2,587,371     (83,671
SELL   EUR   HSBC Bank   2,035,000   6/14/10     2,691,939     2,709,882     (17,943
SELL   EUR   Royal Bank of Scotland PLC   1,061,305   6/14/10     1,405,000     1,413,273     (8,273
SELL   EUR   UBS AG   1,960,643   6/14/10     2,594,091     2,610,865     (16,774
SELL   GBP   Barclays Bank PLC   1,018,551   7/12/10     1,554,013     1,558,009     (3,996
SELL   GBP   Deutsche Bank AG   1,018,551   7/12/10     1,554,024     1,558,009     (3,985
BUY   IDR   HSBC Bank   12,584,069,000   6/17/10     1,396,678     1,385,679     (10,999

 

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Type   Currency   Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
  Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
For
  Contracts at
Value
  Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives - continued                      
SELL   KRW   Deutsche Bank AG   1,566,266,000   5/03/10   $ 1,394,716   $ 1,413,151   $ (18,435
SELL   KRW   Merrill Lynch International Bank   1,558,596,000   5/03/10     1,390,362     1,406,231     (15,869
BUY   MXN   Merrill Lynch International Bank   17,090,000   8/03/10     1,384,254     1,374,759     (9,495
BUY   PLN   Deutsche Bank AG   3,678,765   5/04/10     1,256,100     1,247,779     (8,321
                   
              $ (351,080
                   

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 4/30/10

 

Description   Currency   Contracts   Value   Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives          
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)   USD   477   $56,241,281   Jun-10   $(595,291
             

At April 30, 2010, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 4/30/10 (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, $605,031,490)

   $638,170,579      

Underlying funds, at cost and value

   10,202,895        

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $615,234,385)

          $648,373,474

Cash

   $1,457,215      

Receivables for

     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   1,160,045      

Investments sold

   13,730,566      

Interest and dividends

   12,342,999      

Other assets

   112,782        

Total assets

          $677,177,081
Liabilities            

Notes payable

   $100,000,000      

Payables for

     

Distributions

   229,627      

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   351,080      

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

   223,594      

Investments purchased

   12,652,177      

Payable to affiliates

     

Investment adviser

   26,520      

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

   7,057      

Administrative services fee

   472      

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

   259,178      

Accrued interest expense

   127,082      

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

   143,902        

Total liabilities

          $114,020,689

Net assets

          $563,156,392
Net assets consist of            

Paid-in capital

   $574,685,014      

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

   33,327,940      

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

   (41,062,013   

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

   (3,794,549     

Net assets

          $563,156,392

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

          78,378,104

Net asset value per share (net assets of
$563,156,392 / 78,378,104 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding)

          $7.19

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 4/30/10 (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

   $24,553,712      

Dividends

   31,879      

Dividends from underlying funds

   17,034        

Total investment income

          $24,602,625

Expenses

     

Management fee

   $2,285,587      

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

   86,162      

Administrative services fee

   43,896      

Independent Trustees’ compensation

   54,207      

Stock exchange fee

   34,674      

Custodian fee

   63,791      

Interest expense

   772,413      

Shareholder communications

   40,356      

Auditing fees

   32,926      

Legal fees

   9,721      

Miscellaneous

   31,309        

Total expenses

          $3,455,042

Fees paid indirectly

   (196   

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser

   (1,199     

Net expenses

          $3,453,647

Net investment income

          $21,148,978
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency transactions
           

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

     

Investment transactions

   $18,798,083      

Futures contracts

   (134,383   

Swap transactions

   (9,513   

Foreign currency transactions

   3,259,314        

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

          $21,913,501

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     

Investments

   $5,682,713      

Futures contracts

   (818,418   

Swap transactions

   (7,075   

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

   949,195        

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

          $5,806,415

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

          $27,719,916

Change in net assets from operations

          $48,868,894

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

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

 

    

Six months ended
4/30/10

(unaudited)

     Year ended
10/31/09
 
           
Change in net assets              
From operations              

Net investment income

   $21,148,978       $36,525,666   

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

   21,913,501       (3,052,548

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

   5,806,415       111,817,197   

Change in net assets from operations

   $48,868,894       $145,290,315   
Distributions declared to shareholders              

From net investment income

   $(21,162,096    $(39,751,012

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

   $—       $(1,838,958

Total change in net assets

   $27,706,798       $103,700,345   
Net assets              

At beginning of period

   535,449,594       431,749,249   

At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $3,794,549 and $3,781,431, respectively)

   $563,156,392       $535,449,594   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

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

 

Cash flows from operating activities:       

Net increase in net assets from operations

   $48,868,894   
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:       

Purchase of investment securities

   (233,461,293

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

   237,040,932   

Proceeds from future and swap transactions

   (143,896

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments, net

   4,994,066   

Realized gain/loss on investments

   (18,798,083

Realized gain/loss on futures and swaps transactions

   143,896   

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

   (5,682,713

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts

   (1,011,632

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swaps

   7,075   

Net amortization/accretion of income

   (1,194,718

Decrease in payable for investments purchased

   (6,554,331

Increase in receivable for investments sold

   (3,728,044

Decrease in payable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

   (201,234

Decrease in dividends and interest receivable

   84,933   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

   (24,610

Increase in other assets

   (36,863

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $20,302,379   
Cash flows from financing activities:       

Distributions paid in cash

   (21,134,120

Increase in interest payable

   88,687   

Net cash used by financing activities

   $(21,045,433

Net decrease in cash

   $(743,054
Cash:       

Beginning of period (including foreign currency of $3)

   $2,200,269   

End of period

   $1,457,215   

Supplementary disclosure of cash flow information: cash paid during the year for interest $683,726.

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
4/30/10

(unaudited)

    Years ended 10/31  
      2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $6.83      $5.48      $6.68      $6.74      $6.74      $6.94   
Income (loss) from investment operations                                    

Net investment income (d)

  $0.27      $0.47      $0.34      $0.35      $0.33      $0.34   

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

  0.36      1.38      (1.16   (0.05   0.03      (0.16

Total from investment operations

  $0.63      $1.85      $(0.82   $0.30      $0.36      $0.18   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                                    

From net investment income

  $(0.27   $(0.51   $(0.38   $(0.36   $(0.38   $(0.39

Net increase from repurchase of capital shares

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

Net asset value, end of period

  $7.19      $6.83      $5.48      $6.68      $6.74      $6.74   

Per share market value,
end of period

  $6.77      $6.06      $4.71      $5.84      $6.00      $6.15   

Total return at market value (%)

  16.41 (n)    41.15      (13.80   3.30      3.82      3.78   

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

  9.69 (n)    36.73      (12.32   5.19      6.42      3.25   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

  1.28 (a)    1.07      0.88      0.84      0.88      0.93   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

  1.28 (a)    1.06      0.88      0.84      0.88      0.93   

Expenses after expense reductions and excluding interest expense (f)

  0.99 (a)    1.02      N/A      N/A      N/A      N/A   

Net investment income

  7.81 (a)    7.76      5.22      5.29      4.93      4.97   

Portfolio turnover

  35      67      47      61      70      67   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

  $563,156      $535,450      $431,749      $528,058      $533,146      $545,645   

 

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

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

(1)   Business and Organization

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

 

(2)   Significant Accounting Policies

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund may invest up to 100% of its portfolio in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. The fund can invest in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s legal, political, and economic environment. The markets of emerging markets countries are generally more volatile than the markets of developed countries with more mature economies. All of the risks of investing in foreign securities previously described are heightened when investing in emerging markets countries.

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

 

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instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. Forward foreign currency contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Swaps are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

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

 

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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, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2010 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2    Level 3    Total  
Equity Securities    $2,735,351       $1,697,089    $33,385    $4,465,825   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents          24,609,252       24,609,252   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt          128,951,765       128,951,765   
Corporate Bonds          344,211,715       344,211,715   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities          1,988,831       1,988,831   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities          30,883,581       30,883,581   
Asset-Backed Securities
(including CDOs)
         1,342,453       1,342,453   
Foreign Bonds          94,407,692       94,407,692   
Floating Rate Loans          7,309,465       7,309,465   
Mutual Funds    10,202,895             10,202,895   
Total Investments    $12,938,246       $635,401,843    $33,385    $648,373,474   
Other Financial Instruments                        
Futures    $(595,291    $—    $—    $(595,291
Forward Currency Contracts          808,965       808,965   

 

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

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

 

     Equity
Securities
Balance as of 10/31/09    $7,310

Accrued discounts/premiums

  

Realized gain (loss)

  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   26,075

Net purchases (sales)

  

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

  
Balance as of 4/30/10    $33,385

The net change in unrealized (depreciation) from investments still held as Level 3 at April 30, 2010 is $26,075.

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

Derivatives – The fund may use derivatives for different purposes, including to earn income and enhance returns, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the fund, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives may be 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.

Derivative instruments include written options, purchased options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract Tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at April 30, 2010:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative   Asset Derivatives   Liability Derivatives  
Interest Rate Contracts   Interest Rate Futures   $—   $(595,291

Foreign Exchange Contracts

  Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   1,160,045   (351,080
Total     $1,160,045   $(946,371

 

(a) All derivative valuations are specifically referenced within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities except for futures contracts. The value of futures contracts outstanding includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2010 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

      Futures
Contracts
     Swap
Transactions
     Foreign
Currency
Transactions
Interest Rate Contracts    $(134,383    $—       $—
Foreign Exchange Contracts                3,287,817
Credit Contracts          (9,513   
Total    $(134,383    $(9,513    $3,287,817

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, 2010 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

      Futures
Contracts
     Swap
Transactions
     Translation
of Assets
and
Liabilities in
Foreign
Currencies
Interest Rate Contracts    $(818,418    $—       $—
Foreign Exchange Contracts                1,011,632
Credit Contracts          (7,075   
Total    $(818,418    $(7,075    $1,011,632

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain over-the-counter derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a bilateral basis with each of the

 

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counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the fund the right, upon an event of default by the applicable counterparty or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the ISDA Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported balance sheet assets and liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives (i.e., futures and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives (i.e., forwards, swaps and over-the-counter options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the fund under derivative contracts will be reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose is noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures Contracts – The fund may use futures contracts to gain or to hedge against broad market, interest rate or currency exposure. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

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

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benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.

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

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions.

Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. The fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the notional amount of the contract. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and for posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Swap Agreements – The fund may enter into swap agreements. A swap is generally an exchange of cash payments, at specified intervals or upon the occurrence of specified events, between the fund and a counterparty. The net cash payments exchanged are recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap transactions in the Statement of Operations. The value of the swap, which is adjusted daily and includes any related interest accruals to be paid or received by the fund, is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The daily change in value, including any related interest accruals to be paid or received, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap transactions in

 

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the Statement of Operations. Amounts paid or received at the inception of the swap are reflected as premiums paid or received on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the agreement. A liquidation payment received or made upon early termination is recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap transactions in the Statement of Operations.

Risks related to swap agreements include the possible lack of a liquid market, unfavorable market and interest rate movements of the underlying instrument and the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the agreements. To address counterparty risk, swap transactions are limited to only highly-rated counterparties. The risk is further mitigated by having an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

The fund may enter into credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its credit risk exposure to defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. In a credit default swap, the protection buyer can make an upfront payment and will make a stream of payments based on a fixed percentage applied to the contract notional amount to the protection seller in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a defined credit event on the reference obligation (which may be either a single security or a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers) and, with respect to the rare cases where physical settlement applies, the delivery by the buyer to the seller of a defined deliverable obligation. Although contract-specific, credit events generally consist of a combination of the following: bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium, each as defined in the 2003 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions as amended by the relevant contract. Restructuring is generally not applicable when the reference obligation is issued by a North American corporation and obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium are generally only applicable when the reference obligation is issued by a sovereign entity or an entity in an emerging country. Upon determination of the final price for the deliverable obligation (or upon delivery of the deliverable obligation in the case of physical settlement), the difference between the value of the deliverable obligation and the swap’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap transactions in the Statement of Operations.

The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract.

 

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This risk is mitigated by having an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Hybrid Instruments – The fund may invest in indexed or hybrid securities on which any combination of interest payments, the principal or stated amount payable at maturity is determined by reference to prices of other securities, currencies, indices, economic factors or other measures, including interest rates, currency exchange rates, or securities indices. The risks of investing in hybrid instruments reflect a combination of the risks of investing in securities, swaps, options, futures and currencies. Hybrid instruments are potentially more volatile and carry greater market risks than traditional debt instruments. Depending on the structure of the particular hybrid instrument, changes in a benchmark, underlying assets or economic indicator may be magnified by the terms of the hybrid instrument and have an even more dramatic and substantial effect upon the value of the hybrid instrument. Also, the prices of the hybrid instrument and the benchmark, underlying asset or economic indicator may not move in the same direction or at the same time.

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund may invest in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.

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

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

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fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, commitment fees, facility fees, consent fees, and prepayment fees. Commitment fees are recorded on an accrual basis as income in the accompanying financial statements. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables.

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

Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced according to an arrangement that measures the value of cash deposited with the custodian by the fund. This amount, for the six months ended April 30, 2010, is shown as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements.

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

 

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financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to expiration of capital loss carryforwards, amortization and accretion of debt securities, straddle loss deferrals, and foreign currency transactions.

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

 

     10/31/09
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains)    $39,751,012

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

 

As of 4/30/10       
Cost of investments    $617,572,313   
Gross appreciation    47,180,342   
Gross depreciation    (16,379,181
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    $30,801,161   
As of 10/31/09       
Undistributed ordinary income    1,483,129   
Capital loss carryforwards    (60,320,974
Other temporary differences    (5,667,005
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)    25,269,430   

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

As of October 31, 2009, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such losses expire as follows:

 

10/31/10    $(38,291,079
10/31/14    (7,878,924
10/31/15    (2,289,608
10/31/16    (9,141,808
10/31/17    (2,719,555
   $(60,320,974

 

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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 0.34% of the fund’s average daily net assets and 5.40% of gross income. Gross income is calculated based on tax elections that generally include the accretion of discount and exclude the amortization of premium, which may differ from investment income reported in the Statement of Operations. The management fee, from net assets and gross income, incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.84% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Transfer Agent – The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $32,543. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses paid by MFSC on behalf of the fund. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the fund did not pay any out-of-pocket expenses to MFSC.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund partially reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2010 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0162% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

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

Prior to December 31, 2001, the fund had an unfunded defined benefit plan (“DB plan”) for independent Trustees. As of December 31, 2001, the Board took action to terminate the DB plan with respect to then-current and any future independent Trustees, such that the DB Plan covers only certain of those former independent Trustees who retired on or before December 31, 2001. Effective January 1, 2002, accrued benefits under the DB Plan for then-current independent Trustees who continued were credited to an unfunded retirement

 

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deferral plan (the “Retirement Deferral plan”), which was established for and exists solely with respect to these credited amounts, and is not available for other deferrals by these or other independent Trustees. Although the Retirement Deferral plan is unfunded, amounts deferred under the plan are periodically adjusted for investment experience as if they had been invested in shares of the fund. The DB Plan resulted in a pension expense of $5,598 and the Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense of $9,825. Both amounts are included in independent Trustees’ compensation for the six months ended April 30, 2010. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under both plans amounted to $192,321 at April 30, 2010, and is included in payable for independent Trustees’ compensation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Deferred Trustee Compensation – Under a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), independent Trustees previously were allowed to elect to defer receipt of all or a portion of their annual compensation. Effective January 1, 2005, the Board elected to no longer allow Trustees to defer receipt of future compensation under the Plan. Amounts deferred under the Plan are invested in shares of certain MFS Funds selected by the independent Trustees as notional investments. Deferred amounts represent an unsecured obligation of the fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. Included in other assets and payable for independent Trustees’ compensation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is $56,489 of deferred Trustees’ compensation. There is no current year expense associated with the Plan.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into services agreements (the Agreements) which provide for payment of fees by the funds to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Chief Compliance Officer (ICCO) and Assistant ICCO, respectively, for the funds. The ICCO and Assistant ICCO are officers of the funds and the sole members of Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC, respectively. The funds can terminate the Agreements with Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC at any time under the terms of the Agreements. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the aggregate fees paid by the fund to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC were $3,342 and are included in miscellaneous expense on the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reimburse the fund for a portion of the payments made by the fund in the amount of $1,199, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Additionally, MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ICCO and Assistant ICCO.

 

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

 

(4)   Portfolio Securities

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

 

     Purchases    Sales
U.S. Government securities    $9,551,719    $0
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)    $199,615,421    $213,282,901

 

(5)   Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The Trustees have authorized the repurchase by the fund of up to 10% annually of its own shares of beneficial interest. During the six months ended April 30, 2010, the fund did not repurchase any shares. The fund repurchased and retired 416,000 shares of beneficial interest during the year ended October 31, 2009 at an average price per share of $4.42 and a weighted average discount of 17.89% per share. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
4/30/10
   Year ended
10/31/09
 
     Shares    Amount    Shares      Amount  
Treasury shares reacquired       $—    (416,000    $(1,838,958

 

(6)   Loan Agreement

The fund has a credit agreement with a bank for a revolving secured line of credit that can be drawn upon up to $100,000,000. At April 30, 2010, the fund had outstanding borrowings under this agreement in the amount of $100,000,000, which are secured by a lien on the fund’s assets. The loan’s carrying value on the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. The credit agreement matures on August 27, 2010. Borrowing under the agreement can be made for liquidity or leverage purposes. Interest is charged at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread or an alternate rate, at the option of the borrower, stated as the greater of Overnight LIBOR or the Federal Funds Rate each plus an agreed upon spread or the bank’s prime lending rate. The fund incurred interest expense of $772,413 during the period. The fund may also be charged a commitment fee based on the average daily unused portion of the line of credit. The fund did not incur a commitment fee during the period. For the six months ended April 30, 2010, the average loan balance was $100,000,000 at a weighted average annual interest rate of 1.56%.

 

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The fund is subject to certain covenants including, but not limited to, requirements with respect to asset coverage, portfolio diversification and liquidity.

 

(7)   Transactions in Underlying Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Funds    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
   Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
   Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
   15,196,961    110,306,413    (115,300,479    10,202,895
Underlying Funds    Realized
Gain (Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
   Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
   $—    $—    $17,034       $10,202,895

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Multimarket Income Trust:

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Multimarket Income Trust (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of April 30, 2010, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, cash flows, and financial highlights for the six-month period ended April 30, 2010. 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, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

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

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended October 31, 2009, and financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended October 31, 2009, and in our report dated December 17, 2009, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights.

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Boston, Massachusetts

June 16, 2010

 

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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

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

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

A general description of the MFS funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the:

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.

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

FURTHER INFORMATION

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

 

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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

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500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116   New York Stock Exchange Symbol: MMT


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

The Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that relates to any element of the Code’s definition enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR.

 

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 Multimarket Income Trust

 

Period

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

11/01/09-11/30/09

   0    N/A    0    7,837,810

12/01/09-12/31/09

   0    N/A    0    7,837,810

1/01/10-1/31/10

   0    N/A    0    7,837,810

2/01/10-2/28/10

   0    N/A    0    7,837,810

3/01/10-3/31/10

   0    N/A    0    7,837,810

4/01/10-4/30/10

   0    N/A    0    7,837,810

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, 2010 plan year is 7,837,810.

 

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

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

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

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

 

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

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

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

 

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


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  (2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2 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 MULTIMARKET INCOME TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*    MARIA F. DWYER
  Maria F. Dwyer, President

Date: June 16, 2010

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

 

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

Date: June 16, 2010

 

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

Date: June 16, 2010

 

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