MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds

BOSTON--()--MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for October 2019: MFS® Charter Income Trust (NYSE: MCR), MFS® Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE: MGF), MFS® Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE: CIF), MFS® Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN), MFS® Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE: MMT) and MFS® Special Value Trust (NYSE: MFV). This information also can be obtained by visiting MFS.com by clicking on Products & Strategies > Closed End Funds > Dividend Source Information.

MFS Charter Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2019
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.06038

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date

 

 

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

 

 

Net Investment Income

$ 0.02885

48%

$ 0.33193

52%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source

0.03153

52%

0.31048

48%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.06038

100%

$ 0.64241

100%

 

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2019

6.63%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2019

8.02%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2019

15.04%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2019

7.11%

 

MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2019
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02912

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date

 

 

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

 

 

Net Investment Income

$ 0.00952

33%

$ 0.10695

34%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source

0.01960

67%

0.20779

66%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.02912

100%

$ 0.31474

100%

 

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2019

3.12%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2019

7.26%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2019

10.13%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2019

6.54%

 

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund
Distribution period: October 2019
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02038

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to date

 

 

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

 

 

Net Investment Income

$ 0.01136

56%

$ 0.12578

57%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source

0.00902

44%

0.09421

43%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.02038

100%

$ 0.21999

100%

 

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2019

6.26%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2019

9.52%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2019

13.18%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2019

8.56%

 

MFS Intermediate Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2019
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02876

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to
date

 

 

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

 

 

Net Investment Income

$ 0.00864

30%

$ 0.10444

30%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source

0.02012

70%

0.23933

70%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.02876

100%

$ 0.34377

100%

 

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2019

3.22%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2019

8.52%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2019

9.21%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2019

8.49%

MFS Multimarket Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2019
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04265

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date

 

 

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

 

 

Net Investment Income

$ 0.02315

54%

$ 0.27927

56%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00000

0%

0.00000

0%

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source

0.01950

46%

0.21653

44%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.04265

100%

$ 0.49580

100%

 

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2019

6.23%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2019

8.02%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2019

13.98%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2019

7.77%

 

MFS Special Value Trust
Distribution period: October 2019
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04677

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

 

 

 

 

 

Current
distribution

% Breakdown of
current distribution

Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

% Breakdown of the
total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date

Net Investment Income

$ 0.01243

27%

$ 0.15810

29%

Net Realized ST Cap Gains

0.00202

4%

0.00265

0%

Net Realized LT Cap Gains

0.00755

16%

0.05607

10%

Return of Capital or Other Capital Source

0.02477

53%

0.32995

61%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.04677

100%

$ 0.54677

100%

 

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2019

6.64%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as 9-30-2019

10.04%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2019

12.74%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2019

9.78%

The above funds have adopted a managed distribution plan. Under a managed distribution plan, to the extent that sufficient investment income is not available on a monthly basis, the fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital in order to maintain its managed distribution level. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s investment performance from the amount of the fund’s distributions or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution plan.

The Board of the fund may amend the terms of the plan or terminate the plan at any time without prior notice to the fund's shareholders. The amendment or termination of a plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the fund’s common shares. The plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board. With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and estimated composition of the distribution and other related information.

The amounts and sources of distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund’s investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. The fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that shareholders invested in the fund is paid back to them. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. Any such returns of capital will decrease the fund's total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund's expense ratio. In addition, in order to make the level of distributions called for under its plan, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.

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Shareholders or Advisors (investment product information):
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Media Only:
Dan Flaherty, 617-954-4256

Release Summary

MFS releases closed-end fund distribution source information for several funds for October 2019

Contacts

Computershare Shareholders Services:
Shareholders (account information, quotes): 800-637-2304

MFS Investment Management:
Shareholders or Advisors (investment product information):
Jeffrey Schwarz, 800-343-2829, ext. 55872

Media Only:
Dan Flaherty, 617-954-4256