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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 811-02031
MFS SERIES TRUST V
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher R. Bohane
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: September 30
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2018
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ITEM 1. | REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS. |
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Semiannual Report
March 31, 2018
MFS® International
New Discovery Fund
MIO-SEM
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MFS® International New Discovery Fund
The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NO BANK GUARANTEE
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Rising bond yields have led to a measurable uptick in market volatility — a departure from the low-volatility environment that prevailed for much of 2017. In recent months,
against this backdrop, global markets have given back some of the strong gains recorded during 2017 and early 2018. Global economic growth remains robust, notwithstanding signs of a modest slowdown over the past few months, particularly in Europe.
Although the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to gradually raise interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, monetary policy remains accommodative around the world, with many central banks taking only tentative steps toward tighter policies. Newly enacted U.S. tax reforms have been welcomed by equity markets, while emerging market economies have benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar.
Around the world, inflation remains largely subdued, but tight labor markets and solid global demand have investors on the lookout for its potential resurgence. Increased U.S. protectionism is also a growing concern, as investors fear that trade friction could disrupt the synchronized rise in global growth.
At MFS®, we believe having a disciplined, long-term investment approach through a full market cycle is essential to capturing the best opportunities while also managing risk. In our view, such a strategy, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
May 16, 2018
The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.
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Portfolio structure
Top ten holdings | ||||
OBIC Co. Ltd. | 2.2% | |||
Bunzl PLC | 2.2% | |||
Amadeus IT Group S.A. | 1.9% | |||
Croda International PLC | 1.6% | |||
Dollarama, Inc. | 1.4% | |||
Symrise AG | 1.3% | |||
Fuji Seal International, Inc | 1.3% | |||
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | 1.2% | |||
Hiscox Ltd. | 1.1% | |||
EPAM Systems, Inc. | 1.1% |
Equity sectors | ||||
Financial Services | 14.4% | |||
Special Products & Services | 11.5% | |||
Technology | 11.0% | |||
Basic Materials | 10.4% | |||
Consumer Staples | 9.6% | |||
Retailing | 8.4% | |||
Autos & Housing | 7.0% | |||
Leisure | 6.3% | |||
Industrial Goods & Services | 6.2% | |||
Health Care | 4.5% | |||
Transportation | 3.6% | |||
Utilities & Communications | 2.8% | |||
Energy | 0.7% |
Issuer country weightings (x) | ||||
Japan | 21.6% | |||
United Kingdom | 18.3% | |||
Germany | 6.7% | |||
United States | 5.3% | |||
China | 3.6% | |||
Australia | 3.5% | |||
Hong Kong | 3.1% | |||
India | 3.0% | |||
Spain | 2.7% | |||
Other Countries | 32.2% | |||
Currency exposure weightings (y) | ||||
Japanese Yen | 21.6% | |||
British Pound Sterling | 19.2% | |||
Euro | 16.1% | |||
United States Dollar | 6.9% | |||
Hong Kong Dollar | 5.0% | |||
Australian Dollar | 3.5% | |||
Brazilian Real | 2.6% | |||
Indian Rupee | 2.6% | |||
Swiss Franc | 2.6% | |||
Other Currencies | 19.9% |
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Portfolio Composition – continued
(o) | Less than 0.1%. |
(x) | Represents the portfolio’s exposure to issuer countries as a percentage of a portfolio’s net assets. For purposes of this presentation, United States includes Cash & Cash Equivalents and Other. |
(y) | Represents the portfolio’s exposure to a particular currency as a percentage of a portfolio’s net assets. For purposes of this presentation, United States Dollar includes Cash & Cash Equivalents and Other. |
Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Other includes equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.
Percentages are based on net assets as of March 31, 2018.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Share Class | Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value 10/01/17 | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During 10/01/17-3/31/18 | ||||||||||||||
A | Actual | 1.28% | $1,000.00 | $1,085.93 | $6.66 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.28% | $1,000.00 | $1,018.55 | $6.44 | ||||||||||||||
B | Actual | 2.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,081.93 | $10.54 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 2.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,014.81 | $10.20 | ||||||||||||||
C | Actual | 2.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,081.55 | $10.53 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 2.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,014.81 | $10.20 | ||||||||||||||
I | Actual | 1.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,086.98 | $5.36 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,019.80 | $5.19 | ||||||||||||||
R1 | Actual | 2.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,081.68 | $10.54 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 2.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,014.81 | $10.20 | ||||||||||||||
R2 | Actual | 1.53% | $1,000.00 | $1,084.24 | $7.95 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.53% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.30 | $7.70 | ||||||||||||||
R3 | Actual | 1.28% | $1,000.00 | $1,085.67 | $6.66 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.28% | $1,000.00 | $1,018.55 | $6.44 | ||||||||||||||
R4 | Actual | 1.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,086.92 | $5.36 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.03% | $1,000.00 | $1,019.80 | $5.19 | ||||||||||||||
R6 | Actual | 0.92% | $1,000.00 | $1,087.74 | $4.79 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.92% | $1,000.00 | $1,020.34 | $4.63 | ||||||||||||||
529A | Actual | 1.28% | $1,000.00 | $1,085.63 | $6.66 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.28% | $1,000.00 | $1,018.55 | $6.44 | ||||||||||||||
529B | Actual | 1.31% | $1,000.00 | $1,085.84 | $6.81 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.31% | $1,000.00 | $1,018.40 | $6.59 | ||||||||||||||
529C | Actual | 2.08% | $1,000.00 | $1,081.54 | $10.79 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 2.08% | $1,000.00 | $1,014.56 | $10.45 |
(h) | 5% class return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. |
Notes to Expense Table
Each class with a Rule 12b-1 service fee is subject to a rebate of a portion of such fee. Such rebates are included in the expense ratios above. For Class 529A, Class 529B, and Class 529C shares, this rebate reduced the expense ratios above by 0.05%, 0.02%, and 0.01%, respectively. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
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3/31/18 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
Common Stocks - 95.1% | ||||||||
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Aerospace - 1.5% | ||||||||
Cobham PLC (a) | 5,481,438 | $ | 9,451,572 | |||||
Embraer S.A., ADR | 302,583 | 7,867,158 | ||||||
Meggitt PLC | 1,647,534 | 9,981,015 | ||||||
MTU Aero Engines AG | 155,880 | 26,238,588 | ||||||
Saab AB, “B” | 199,440 | 9,026,369 | ||||||
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd. | 11,168,900 | 30,725,400 | ||||||
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$ | 93,290,102 | |||||||
Airlines - 0.4% | ||||||||
Enav S.p.A. | 669,444 | $ | 3,569,991 | |||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte S.A.B. de C.V. | 1,436,722 | 7,005,798 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A. de C.V., ADR | 77,413 | 13,204,335 | ||||||
Stagecoach Group PLC | 2,617,086 | 4,846,739 | ||||||
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$ | 28,626,863 | |||||||
Alcoholic Beverages - 1.8% | ||||||||
Carlsberg Group | 147,199 | $ | 17,590,118 | |||||
China Resources Beer Holdings Co. Ltd. | 14,100,000 | 61,658,714 | ||||||
Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A. | 2,119,141 | 16,036,107 | ||||||
Thai Beverage PCL | 29,781,200 | 17,759,444 | ||||||
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$ | 113,044,383 | |||||||
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.8% | ||||||||
Burberry Group PLC | 506,753 | $ | 12,058,127 | |||||
Pacific Textiles Holdings Ltd. | 31,180,000 | 29,911,541 | ||||||
Stella International Holdings Ltd. | 7,097,591 | 9,459,656 | ||||||
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$ | 51,429,324 | |||||||
Automotive - 2.9% | ||||||||
Autoliv, Inc., SDR | 80,720 | $ | 11,629,759 | |||||
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi S.A. | 290,456 | 4,586,574 | ||||||
GKN PLC | 2,397,446 | 15,573,545 | ||||||
Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. | 295,203 | 19,396,617 | ||||||
Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. | 645,800 | 44,791,166 | ||||||
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. | 1,782,068 | 20,241,188 | ||||||
NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd | 837,800 | 20,180,268 | ||||||
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabriikasi A.S. | 493,694 | 3,383,643 | ||||||
USS Co. Ltd. | 2,147,100 | 43,383,910 | ||||||
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$ | 183,166,670 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Biotechnology - 0.3% | ||||||||
Abcam PLC | 550,379 | $ | 9,567,332 | |||||
Lonza Group AG | 29,817 | 7,023,837 | ||||||
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$ | 16,591,169 | |||||||
Broadcasting - 0.3% | ||||||||
Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. | 610,800 | $ | 10,820,525 | |||||
Proto Corp. | 568,700 | 8,898,882 | ||||||
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$ | 19,719,407 | |||||||
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 3.0% | ||||||||
Computershare Ltd. | 1,376,249 | $ | 18,417,166 | |||||
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. | 2,388,000 | 15,231,762 | ||||||
Hargreaves Lansdown PLC | 855,872 | 19,608,875 | ||||||
IG Group Holdings PLC | 1,379,925 | 15,439,877 | ||||||
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. | 145,300 | 2,690,109 | ||||||
Rathbone Brothers PLC | 875,165 | 29,959,698 | ||||||
Schroders PLC | 1,156,966 | 51,813,287 | ||||||
TMX Group Ltd. | 280,788 | 16,291,305 | ||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 52,189,227 | 23,895,674 | ||||||
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$ | 193,347,753 | |||||||
Business Services - 10.9% | ||||||||
Aeon Delight Co., Ltd. | 295,700 | $ | 10,699,168 | |||||
Ahlsell AB | 3,274,852 | 20,610,490 | ||||||
Amadeus Fire AG | 183,730 | 20,527,209 | ||||||
Ashtead Group PLC | 521,672 | 14,198,973 | ||||||
Auto Trader Group PLC | 7,115,369 | 34,999,916 | ||||||
Babcock International Group PLC | 1,548,854 | 14,533,306 | ||||||
Brenntag AG | 445,101 | 26,452,680 | ||||||
Bunzl PLC | 4,770,511 | 140,218,913 | ||||||
Cerved Information Solutions S.p.A. | 4,416,412 | 55,048,184 | ||||||
Cie Plastic Omnium S.A. | 208,373 | 9,973,671 | ||||||
Compass Group PLC | 2,792,166 | 57,017,886 | ||||||
CTS Eventim AG | 816,905 | 38,256,418 | ||||||
DKSH Holding Ltd. | 50,944 | 4,135,203 | ||||||
Doshisha Co. Ltd. | 141,800 | 3,267,644 | ||||||
Edenred | 202,894 | 7,050,142 | ||||||
Elior Group | 766,815 | 16,662,696 | ||||||
Intertek Group PLC | 638,535 | 41,747,290 | ||||||
Meitec Corp. | 213,000 | 11,790,517 | ||||||
Midland IC&I Ltd. (a) | 21,556,500 | 978,382 | ||||||
Nomura Research Institute Ltd. | 897,500 | 42,511,160 | ||||||
Rightmove PLC | 976,634 | 59,563,354 | ||||||
Sodexo | 340,022 | 34,265,328 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Business Services - continued | ||||||||
Zoopla Property Group PLC | 7,474,660 | $ | 35,236,145 | |||||
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$ | 699,744,675 | |||||||
Cable TV - 0.2% | ||||||||
NOS, SGPS, S.A. | 1,896,833 | $ | 11,179,660 | |||||
Chemicals - 0.4% | ||||||||
Orica Ltd. | 1,781,775 | $ | 24,409,830 | |||||
Computer Software - 2.8% | ||||||||
EMIS Group PLC | 543,548 | $ | 6,192,295 | |||||
OBIC Business Consultants Co. Ltd. | 341,400 | 21,849,857 | ||||||
OBIC Co. Ltd. | 1,687,700 | 140,370,706 | ||||||
Wisetech Global Ltd. | 1,256,816 | 9,229,235 | ||||||
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$ | 177,642,093 | |||||||
Computer Software - Systems - 3.9% | ||||||||
Amadeus IT Group S.A. | 1,659,120 | $ | 122,447,022 | |||||
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a) | 590,278 | 67,598,636 | ||||||
Globant S.A. (a)(l) | 160,855 | 8,290,467 | ||||||
Linx S.A. | 1,597,400 | 9,793,084 | ||||||
Temenos Group AG | 90,848 | 10,871,351 | ||||||
Venture Corp. Ltd. | 1,315,300 | 28,405,643 | ||||||
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$ | 247,406,203 | |||||||
Conglomerates - 0.6% | ||||||||
DCC PLC | 409,413 | $ | 37,681,062 | |||||
Construction - 2.5% | ||||||||
Bellway PLC | 166,245 | $ | 7,111,540 | |||||
CEMEX Latam Holdings S.A. (a) | 1,901,177 | 6,085,935 | ||||||
Cyrela Brazil Realty S.A. Empreendimentos e Participacoes | 1,487,700 | 6,889,983 | ||||||
DuluxGroup Ltd. | 2,661,647 | 15,184,398 | ||||||
Fletcher Building Ltd. | 1,603,720 | 6,988,820 | ||||||
Forterra PLC | 860,618 | 3,574,043 | ||||||
Geberit AG | 36,594 | 16,168,730 | ||||||
Ibstock PLC | 2,297,827 | 9,091,261 | ||||||
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk. | 14,455,800 | 16,898,780 | ||||||
Reliance Worldwide Corp. | 7,735,736 | 26,416,491 | ||||||
Rinnai Corp. | 89,900 | 8,533,340 | ||||||
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 4,281,720 | 3,226,747 | ||||||
Somfy S.A. | 64,885 | 6,586,614 | ||||||
Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. | 3,300,500 | 19,496,016 |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Construction - continued | ||||||||
Toto Ltd. | 145,700 | $ | 7,681,754 | |||||
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$ | 159,934,452 | |||||||
Consumer Products - 2.9% | ||||||||
Beiersdorf AG | 195,187 | $ | 22,100,245 | |||||
Dabur India Ltd. | 4,788,960 | 24,201,574 | ||||||
Essity AB (a) | 485,143 | 13,398,402 | ||||||
Hengan International Group Co. Ltd. | 2,018,000 | 18,805,560 | ||||||
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 680,700 | 49,130,924 | ||||||
Milbon Co. Ltd. | 483,192 | 21,365,710 | ||||||
Mitsubishi Pencil Co. Ltd. | 231,500 | 5,217,208 | ||||||
PZ Cussons | 404,893 | 1,298,596 | ||||||
Uni-Charm Corp. | 1,169,800 | 33,300,354 | ||||||
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$ | 188,818,573 | |||||||
Consumer Services - 2.1% | ||||||||
51job, Inc., ADR (a) | 476,042 | $ | 40,958,654 | |||||
Asante, Inc. | 170,200 | 3,227,889 | ||||||
GAEC Anima Educacao S.A. | 1,082,053 | 8,295,374 | ||||||
Kakaku.com, Inc. | 289,200 | 5,060,762 | ||||||
Kroton Educacional S.A. | 3,207,316 | 13,212,224 | ||||||
Localiza Rent a Car S.A. | 1,011,284 | 8,797,370 | ||||||
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (a) | 787,737 | 27,334,474 | ||||||
Moneysupermarket.com Group PLC | 3,535,965 | 14,228,030 | ||||||
Movida Participacoes S.A. | 345,800 | 755,189 | ||||||
Park24 Co Ltd. | 358,200 | 9,600,925 | ||||||
Rakuten | 119,300 | 1,008,060 | ||||||
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$ | 132,478,951 | |||||||
Containers - 2.0% | ||||||||
Fuji Seal International, Inc. | 2,080,500 | $ | 84,076,406 | |||||
Lock & Lock Co. Ltd. | 343,706 | 8,029,158 | ||||||
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG | 127,604 | 19,343,674 | ||||||
Viscofan S.A. | 244,274 | 16,861,806 | ||||||
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$ | 128,311,044 | |||||||
Electrical Equipment - 1.8% | ||||||||
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. | 14,230,939 | $ | 17,884,483 | |||||
IMI PLC | 595,477 | 9,022,905 | ||||||
Legrand S.A. | 238,002 | 18,654,517 | ||||||
LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd. | 614,501 | 35,397,656 | ||||||
OMRON Corp. | 103,621 | 6,096,212 | ||||||
Spectris PLC | 339,818 | 12,844,040 |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Electrical Equipment - continued | ||||||||
Voltronic Power Technology Corp. | 653,107 | $ | 12,409,414 | |||||
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$ | 112,309,227 | |||||||
Electronics - 2.5% | ||||||||
Advantech Co. Ltd. | 1,021,748 | $ | 7,359,024 | |||||
ASM International N.V. | 275,843 | 20,113,497 | ||||||
Halma PLC | 1,384,817 | 22,906,770 | ||||||
Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. | 87,877 | 12,074,261 | ||||||
Infineon Technologies AG | 554,339 | 14,828,559 | ||||||
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd. | 306,100 | 18,785,142 | ||||||
JEOL Ltd. | 1,008,000 | 9,274,301 | ||||||
Silicon Motion Technology Corp., ADR | 441,600 | 21,249,792 | ||||||
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. | 871,131 | 32,174,661 | ||||||
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$ | 158,766,007 | |||||||
Energy - Independent - 0.3% | ||||||||
Gran Tierra Energy, Inc. (a) | 4,872,154 | $ | 13,538,488 | |||||
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. (l) | 771,099 | 3,950,211 | ||||||
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$ | 17,488,699 | |||||||
Engineering - Construction - 0.2% | ||||||||
JGC Corp. | 257,000 | $ | 5,589,004 | |||||
Toshiba Plant Kensetsu Co. Ltd. | 291,000 | 6,270,974 | ||||||
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$ | 11,859,978 | |||||||
Entertainment - 0.3% | ||||||||
Merlin Entertainments PLC | 1,661,319 | $ | 8,078,659 | |||||
PVR Ltd. | 606,999 | 11,345,190 | ||||||
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$ | 19,423,849 | |||||||
Food & Beverages - 4.2% | ||||||||
Arca Continental S.A.B. de C.V. | 1,411,419 | $ | 9,759,597 | |||||
AVI Ltd. | 2,791,436 | 26,130,034 | ||||||
BRF S.A. (a) | 817,500 | 5,653,130 | ||||||
Britvic PLC | 728,348 | 6,974,278 | ||||||
Coca-Cola HBC AG | 320,235 | 11,834,291 | ||||||
Ezaki Glico Co. Ltd. | 389,000 | 20,363,047 | ||||||
Greencore Group PLC | 5,967,217 | 11,097,093 | ||||||
Kerry Group PLC | 229,702 | 23,289,274 | ||||||
Kikkoman Corp. | 264,600 | 10,643,184 | ||||||
Marine Harvest A.S.A. | 747,252 | 15,014,456 | ||||||
Orion Corp./Republic of Korea | 286,203 | 34,369,063 | ||||||
P/f Bakkafrost | 811,217 | 44,481,688 | ||||||
S Foods, Inc. | 205,100 | 8,567,920 |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Food & Beverages - continued | ||||||||
Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. | 13,203,505 | $ | 802,288 | |||||
Tate & Lyle PLC | 488,682 | 3,733,891 | ||||||
Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holdings Corp. | 16,592,000 | 34,692,775 | ||||||
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$ | 267,406,009 | |||||||
Food & Drug Stores - 2.1% | ||||||||
Clicks Group Ltd. | 2,471,155 | $ | 38,012,631 | |||||
Cosmos Pharmaceutical Corp. | 69,800 | 14,162,699 | ||||||
Dairy Farm International Holdings Ltd. | 4,245,009 | 33,788,960 | ||||||
Japan Meat Co. Ltd. | 253,700 | 4,615,979 | ||||||
Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd. | 90,800 | 3,840,045 | ||||||
Raia Drogasil S.A. | 322,206 | 7,300,128 | ||||||
San-A Co. Ltd. | 151,100 | 8,704,882 | ||||||
Sundrug Co. Ltd. | 560,200 | 25,876,444 | ||||||
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$ | 136,301,768 | |||||||
Forest & Paper Products - 0.3% | ||||||||
Fibria Celulose S.A. | 637,600 | $ | 12,559,066 | |||||
Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A. | 411,400 | 4,157,053 | ||||||
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$ | 16,716,119 | |||||||
Furniture & Appliances - 1.0% | ||||||||
Coway Co. Ltd. | 408,202 | $ | 34,390,224 | |||||
SEB S.A. | 106,650 | 20,366,507 | ||||||
Zojirushi Corp. (l) | 751,300 | 10,767,656 | ||||||
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$ | 65,524,387 | |||||||
Gaming & Lodging - 1.9% | ||||||||
Dalata Hotel Group PLC (a) | 1,949,154 | $ | 14,869,687 | |||||
Genting Berhad | 9,748,700 | 22,002,624 | ||||||
Paddy Power Betfair PLC | 536,529 | 54,950,763 | ||||||
Shangri-La Asia Ltd. | 13,762,000 | 27,927,460 | ||||||
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$ | 119,750,534 | |||||||
General Merchandise - 2.2% | ||||||||
B&M European Value Retail S.A. | 3,400,790 | $ | 18,670,129 | |||||
Dollarama, Inc. | 733,407 | 89,134,838 | ||||||
Lojas Renner S.A. | 1,284,100 | 13,360,443 | ||||||
Seria Co. Ltd. | 411,800 | 20,821,240 | ||||||
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$ | 141,986,650 | |||||||
Health Maintenance Organizations - 0.0% | ||||||||
Qualicorp S.A. | 388,165 | $ | 2,619,551 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Insurance - 2.9% | ||||||||
Admiral Group PLC | 354,924 | $ | 9,182,352 | |||||
AUB Group Ltd. | 2,782,560 | 30,281,242 | ||||||
Hiscox Ltd. | 3,535,658 | 72,225,290 | ||||||
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC | 1,478,438 | 26,591,866 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. Ltd. | 87,962 | 22,322,658 | ||||||
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc. | 876,900 | 15,954,874 | ||||||
XL Group Ltd. | 176,539 | 9,755,545 | ||||||
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$ | 186,313,827 | |||||||
Internet - 0.6% | ||||||||
PChome Online, Inc. | 4,918,504 | $ | 28,424,321 | |||||
Scout24 AG | 198,570 | 9,245,464 | ||||||
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$ | 37,669,785 | |||||||
Leisure & Toys - 0.1% | ||||||||
Shimano, Inc. | 35,100 | $ | 5,060,232 | |||||
Machinery & Tools - 2.1% | ||||||||
Aalberts Industries N.V. | 242,140 | $ | 12,322,846 | |||||
Fujitsu General Ltd. | 131,000 | 2,342,869 | ||||||
GEA Group AG | 830,887 | 35,322,707 | ||||||
Nissei ASB Machine Co. Ltd. | 233,300 | 15,874,179 | ||||||
Obara Group, Inc. | 82,200 | 4,866,877 | ||||||
Rotork PLC | 1,912,024 | 7,626,545 | ||||||
Shima Seiki Manufacturing Ltd. | 172,900 | 12,008,186 | ||||||
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC | 278,609 | 22,495,629 | ||||||
T.K. Corp. | 828,332 | 9,752,854 | ||||||
THK Co., Ltd. | 255,600 | 10,569,428 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 133,182,120 | |||||||
Major Banks - 0.1% | ||||||||
Grupo Supervielle S.A., ADR | 278,795 | $ | 8,458,640 | |||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.8% | ||||||||
Hogy Medical Co. Ltd. | 79,600 | $ | 3,213,026 | |||||
Instituto Hermes Pardini S.A. | 1,174,900 | 11,000,063 | ||||||
Miraca Holdings, Inc. | 99,000 | 3,865,843 | ||||||
Ramsay Health Care Ltd. | 357,306 | 17,202,969 | ||||||
Sonic Healthcare Ltd. | 847,858 | 14,947,102 | ||||||
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$ | 50,229,003 | |||||||
Medical Equipment - 2.7% | ||||||||
Ansell Ltd. | 1,332,982 | $ | 26,092,125 | |||||
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp. Ltd. | 1,554,381 | 14,929,941 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Medical Equipment - continued | ||||||||
Nakanishi, Inc. | 1,398,000 | $ | 28,457,948 | |||||
Nihon Kohden Corp. | 521,600 | 14,514,897 | ||||||
Smith & Nephew PLC | 1,810,084 | 33,801,382 | ||||||
Sonova Holding AG | 158,220 | 25,123,217 | ||||||
Terumo Corp. | 366,600 | 19,259,377 | ||||||
William Demant Holdings A/S (a) | 301,880 | 11,239,847 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 173,418,734 | |||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.6% | ||||||||
Iluka Resources Ltd. | 2,098,560 | $ | 17,175,604 | |||||
MOIL Ltd. | 6,090,545 | 18,491,970 | ||||||
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$ | 35,667,574 | |||||||
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.8% | ||||||||
China Resources Gas Group Ltd. | 9,300,000 | $ | 32,481,147 | |||||
Italgas SpA | 2,977,041 | 17,788,014 | ||||||
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$ | 50,269,161 | |||||||
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 0.2% | ||||||||
APA Group | 1,856,400 | $ | 11,272,635 | |||||
Network & Telecom - 0.4% | ||||||||
VTech Holdings Ltd. | 2,112,665 | $ | 26,749,295 | |||||
Oil Services - 0.4% | ||||||||
Aker Solutions ASA (a) | 2,934,303 | $ | 15,635,323 | |||||
TechnipFMC PLC | 456,574 | 13,275,133 | ||||||
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$ | 28,910,456 | |||||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 5.4% | ||||||||
Aeon Financial Service Co. Ltd. | 730,200 | $ | 16,778,713 | |||||
AEON Thana Sinsap Public Co. Ltd. | 2,759,200 | 15,750,470 | ||||||
Bank of Ireland (a) | 922,941 | 8,074,349 | ||||||
Chiba Bank Ltd. | 2,538,451 | 20,397,308 | ||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 106,821 | 24,252,640 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Co. Ltd. | 56,253,898 | 37,718,685 | ||||||
Federal Bank Ltd. | 18,342,466 | 25,422,498 | ||||||
FinecoBank, S.p.A. | 2,267,886 | 27,257,802 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A. de C.V. | 4,570,784 | 7,565,176 | ||||||
Julius Baer Group Ltd. | 275,408 | 16,922,036 | ||||||
Jyske Bank | 621,431 | 36,818,696 | ||||||
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. | 19,485,646 | 32,041,942 | ||||||
Public Bank Berhad | 3,221,877 | 19,990,964 | ||||||
Shizuoka Bank Ltd. | 1,025,000 | 9,690,804 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - continued | ||||||||
Shriram Transport Finance Co. Ltd. | 1,458,192 | $ | 32,345,419 | |||||
Sydbank A/S | 325,271 | 11,994,625 | ||||||
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$ | 343,022,127 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 1.1% | ||||||||
Genomma Lab Internacional S.A., “B” (a) | 8,460,970 | $ | 9,168,378 | |||||
Hypermarcas S.A. | 817,509 | 8,953,983 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma TBK PT | 58,491,800 | 6,387,311 | ||||||
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. | 2,042,300 | 32,917,104 | ||||||
Virbac SA (a) | 101,695 | 14,940,595 | ||||||
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$ | 72,367,371 | |||||||
Pollution Control - 0.3% | ||||||||
Daiseki Co. Ltd. | 792,300 | $ | 21,735,104 | |||||
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.4% | ||||||||
Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd. | 598,138 | $ | 25,163,255 | |||||
Railroad & Shipping - 0.4% | ||||||||
DFDS A/S | 201,472 | $ | 11,318,521 | |||||
GMexico Transportes S.A.B. de C.V | 4,305,360 | 7,507,146 | ||||||
Senko Group Holdings Co. Ltd. | 936,500 | 7,287,458 | ||||||
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$ | 26,113,125 | |||||||
Real Estate - 3.0% | ||||||||
Ascendas India Trust, REIT | 31,933,900 | $ | 24,599,198 | |||||
City Developments Ltd. | 3,038,700 | 30,292,971 | ||||||
Concentradora Fibra Danhos S.A. de C.V., REIT | 4,361,756 | 7,248,001 | ||||||
Concentradora Fibra Hotelera Mexicana S.A. de C.V., REIT | 6,173,653 | 3,881,455 | ||||||
Deutsche Wohnen SE | 284,888 | 13,285,483 | ||||||
Hibernia PLC, REIT | 4,778,191 | 8,489,745 | ||||||
LEG Immobilien AG | 491,425 | 55,230,913 | ||||||
Midland Holdings Ltd. (a)(h) | 43,113,000 | 11,810,803 | ||||||
PLA Administratora Industrial, S.A. de R.L. de C.V. | 4,875,189 | 8,109,225 | ||||||
Shaftesbury PLC, REIT | 634,794 | 8,745,849 | ||||||
TAG Immobilien AG | 237,520 | 4,927,444 | ||||||
Unite Group PLC, REIT | 1,233,199 | 13,694,360 | ||||||
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$ | 190,315,447 | |||||||
Restaurants - 2.5% | ||||||||
Ajisen (China) Holdings Ltd. | 12,368,037 | $ | 5,864,271 | |||||
Cafe De Coral Holdings Ltd. | 13,630,000 | 34,095,542 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd. (l) | 316,378 | 10,176,040 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza Group PLC | 7,076,721 | 32,814,154 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Restaurants - continued | ||||||||
Greggs PLC | 703,591 | $ | 12,131,928 | |||||
Heian Ceremony Service Co. | 363,967 | 3,037,477 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 1,686,170 | 9,662,495 | ||||||
Whitbread PLC | 312,265 | 16,209,988 | ||||||
Yum China Holdings, Inc. | 899,200 | 37,316,800 | ||||||
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$ | 161,308,695 | |||||||
Specialty Chemicals - 6.1% | ||||||||
Air Water, Inc. | 376,000 | $ | 7,335,896 | |||||
Croda International PLC | 1,641,472 | 105,200,364 | ||||||
Elementis PLC | 956,822 | 3,965,512 | ||||||
IMCD Group NV | 218,300 | 13,408,873 | ||||||
Japan Pure Chemical Co. Ltd. | 41,700 | 1,016,978 | ||||||
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. | 1,037,000 | 24,150,049 | ||||||
Mexichem S.A.B de C.V. | 3,075,625 | 9,412,969 | ||||||
Nihon Parkerizing Co. Ltd. | 887,700 | 14,499,531 | ||||||
PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk | 15,352,000 | 15,059,690 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PLC | 10,714,300 | 32,379,321 | ||||||
Sika AG | 8,126 | 63,622,500 | ||||||
SK KAKEN Co. Ltd. | 58,000 | 6,104,976 | ||||||
Symrise AG | 1,063,332 | 85,515,511 | ||||||
Taisei Lamick Co. Ltd. | 127,900 | 3,786,335 | ||||||
Tikkurila Oyj (l) | 145,978 | 2,805,643 | ||||||
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$ | 388,264,148 | |||||||
Specialty Stores - 3.2% | ||||||||
ABC-Mart, Inc. | 362,200 | $ | 23,861,868 | |||||
Dufry AG (a) | 158,016 | 20,685,881 | ||||||
Esprit Holdings Ltd. (a) | 6,185,199 | 2,116,406 | ||||||
Howden Joinery Group PLC | 2,075,162 | 13,415,972 | ||||||
Just Eat PLC (a) | 3,444,173 | 33,747,908 | ||||||
MonotaRO Co. Ltd. (l) | 507,000 | 18,201,588 | ||||||
Nitori Co. Ltd. | 174,900 | 30,910,150 | ||||||
Ryohin Keikaku Co. Ltd. | 51,600 | 17,312,344 | ||||||
Shimamura Co. Ltd. | 52,800 | 6,604,652 | ||||||
Super Retail Group Ltd. (l) | 379,770 | 1,989,644 | ||||||
Takeaway.com Holding B.V. (a) | 531,364 | 28,244,887 | ||||||
XXL ASA | 1,044,604 | 10,730,628 | ||||||
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$ | 207,821,928 | |||||||
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.6% | ||||||||
Cellnex Telecom S.A.U. | 1,150,468 | $ | 30,704,220 | |||||
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (n) | 1,387,784 | 10,979,860 | ||||||
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$ | 41,684,080 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Telephone Services - 0.5% | ||||||||
Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd. | 6,073,425 | $ | 7,770,931 | |||||
PT XL Axiata Tbk (a) | 9,609,807 | 1,764,778 | ||||||
TDC A.S. (a) | 2,666,167 | 22,055,969 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 31,591,678 | |||||||
Tobacco - 0.3% | ||||||||
Swedish Match AB | 481,706 | $ | 21,778,248 | |||||
Trucking - 2.8% | ||||||||
DSV A.S. | 417,297 | $ | 32,907,824 | |||||
Hitachi Transport System Ltd. | 374,000 | 10,509,469 | ||||||
Kintetsu World Express, Inc. | 277,200 | 5,205,071 | ||||||
Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. | 411,500 | 7,572,172 | ||||||
SG Holdings Co. Ltd. | 2,184,800 | 47,184,535 | ||||||
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd. | 3,004,600 | 75,351,488 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 178,730,559 | |||||||
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.4% | ||||||||
CESC Ltd. | 1,205,789 | $ | 18,058,314 | |||||
Equatorial Energia S.A. | 386,800 | 8,376,986 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 26,435,300 | |||||||
Utilities - Water - 0.3% | ||||||||
Aguas Andinas S.A., “A” | 16,299,206 | $ | 10,602,446 | |||||
Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo | 920,300 | 9,756,471 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 20,358,917 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $4,064,458,369) | $ | 6,080,866,436 | ||||||
Preferred Stocks - 1.3% | ||||||||
Consumer Products - 0.3% | ||||||||
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | 173,051 | $ | 22,751,635 | |||||
General Merchandise - 0.3% | ||||||||
Lojas Americanas S.A. | 3,018,800 | $ | 17,227,034 | |||||
Metals & Mining - 0.2% | ||||||||
Gerdau S.A. | 2,442,600 | $ | 11,467,779 | |||||
Specialty Chemicals - 0.5% | ||||||||
Fuchs Petrolub SE | 604,462 | $ | 32,799,828 | |||||
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost, $49,533,412) | $ | 84,246,276 |
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Warrants - 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Issuer | Strike Price | First Exercise | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||||||||
Railroad & Shipping - 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Precious Shipping Public Co. Ltd. (1 share for 1 warrant) (Identified Cost, $0) (a) | THB 18 | 6/30/17 | 467,490 | $ | 6,728 | |||||||||||
Investment Companies (h) - 3.7% | ||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds - 3.7% | ||||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.71% (v) (Identified Cost, $236,618,894) | 236,647,246 | $ | 236,623,581 | |||||||||||||
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 0.3% | ||||||||||||||||
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 1.58% (j) (Identified Cost, $17,047,900) | 17,047,900 | $ | 17,047,900 | |||||||||||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (0.4)% | (22,997,399 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 6,395,793,522 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(h) | 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. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund’s investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $248,434,384 and $6,170,356,537, respectively. |
(j) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(l) | A portion of this security is on loan. |
(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 $10,979,860, representing 0.2% of net assets. |
(v) | Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
PCL | Public Company Limited |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
SDR | Swedish Depository Receipt |
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:
THB | Thailand Baht |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 3/31/18 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value, including $28,343,067 of securities on loan (identified cost, $4,111,920,888) | $6,170,356,537 | |||
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $255,737,687) | 248,434,384 | |||
Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $451,855) | 451,961 | |||
Receivables for | ||||
Investments sold | 2,824,649 | |||
Fund shares sold | 14,149,276 | |||
Interest and dividends | 20,319,032 | |||
Other assets | 19,249 | |||
Total assets | $6,456,555,088 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payable to custodian | $3,413,585 | |||
Payables for | ||||
Investments purchased | 20,880,203 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 10,847,028 | |||
Collateral for securities loaned, at value (c) | 17,047,900 | |||
Payable to affiliates | ||||
Investment adviser | 609,046 | |||
Shareholder servicing costs | 1,924,065 | |||
Distribution and service fees | 54,076 | |||
Program manager fee | 60 | |||
Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation | 7,318 | |||
Deferred country tax expense payable | 5,426,583 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 551,702 | |||
Total liabilities | $60,761,566 | |||
Net assets | $6,395,793,522 | |||
Net assets consist of | ||||
Paid-in capital | $4,233,945,613 | |||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) (net of $5,426,583 deferred country tax) | 2,045,952,710 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 114,564,846 | |||
Undistributed net investment income | 1,330,353 | |||
Net assets | $6,395,793,522 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 177,692,857 |
(c) | Non-cash collateral is not included. |
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Net assets | Shares outstanding | Net asset value per share (a) | ||||||||||
Class A | $1,198,851,368 | 33,921,997 | $35.34 | |||||||||
Class B | 15,198,292 | 442,773 | 34.33 | |||||||||
Class C | 144,664,630 | 4,293,730 | 33.69 | |||||||||
Class I | 1,984,920,569 | 54,577,264 | 36.37 | |||||||||
Class R1 | 2,598,371 | 79,023 | 32.88 | |||||||||
Class R2 | 52,643,648 | 1,530,427 | 34.40 | |||||||||
Class R3 | 177,146,835 | 5,057,175 | 35.03 | |||||||||
Class R4 | 354,728,867 | 10,048,578 | 35.30 | |||||||||
Class R6 | 2,454,022,165 | 67,420,197 | 36.40 | |||||||||
Class 529A | 8,514,634 | 244,978 | 34.76 | |||||||||
Class 529B | 307,373 | 9,313 | 33.01 | |||||||||
Class 529C | 2,196,770 | 67,402 | 32.59 |
(a) | Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Classes A and 529A, for which the maximum offering prices per share were $37.50 [100 / 94.25 x $35.34] and $36.88 [100 / 94.25 x $34.76], respectively. On sales of $50,000 or more, the maximum offering prices of Class A and Class 529A shares are reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class 529B, and Class 529C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, and 529A. Net asset value per share is calculated using actual net assets and shares outstanding rather than amounts that have been rounded for presentation purposes. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Financial Statements
Six months ended 3/31/18 (unaudited)
This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.
Net investment income (loss) | ||||
Income | ||||
Dividends | $42,823,797 | |||
Dividends from affiliated issuers | 1,662,973 | |||
Income on securities loaned | 242,411 | |||
Interest | 70 | |||
Foreign taxes withheld | (3,246,198 | ) | ||
Total investment income | $41,483,053 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fee | $27,456,653 | |||
Distribution and service fees | 2,746,761 | |||
Shareholder servicing costs | 2,502,903 | |||
Program manager fees | 3,623 | |||
Administrative services fee | 310,170 | |||
Independent Trustees’ compensation | 28,504 | |||
Custodian fee | 756,656 | |||
Shareholder communications | 145,015 | |||
Audit and tax fees | 36,865 | |||
Legal fees | 29,718 | |||
Miscellaneous | 166,700 | |||
Total expenses | $34,183,568 | |||
Fees paid indirectly | (1,463 | ) | ||
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor | (289,589 | ) | ||
Net expenses | $33,892,516 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | $7,590,537 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) | ||||
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers (net of $389,602 country tax) | $187,175,268 | |||
Affiliated issuers | (7,042 | ) | ||
Foreign currency | 381,236 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) | $187,549,462 | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers (net of $2,143,108 increase in deferred country tax) | $315,698,770 | |||
Affiliated issuers | (240,784 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 222,792 | |||
Net unrealized gain (loss) | $315,680,778 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | $503,230,240 | |||
Change in net assets from operations | $510,820,777 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.
Change in net assets | Six months ended 3/31/18 (unaudited) | Year ended | ||||||
From operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $7,590,537 | $47,589,470 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 187,549,462 | 97,138,816 | ||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) | 315,680,778 | 707,821,310 | ||||||
Change in net assets from operations | $510,820,777 | $852,549,596 | ||||||
Distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||
From net investment income | $(61,000,158 | ) | $(66,937,519 | ) | ||||
From net realized gain | (102,806,455 | ) | (49,042,020 | ) | ||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders | $(163,806,613 | ) | $(115,979,539 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | $77,964,792 | $456,299,410 | ||||||
Total change in net assets | $424,978,956 | $1,192,869,467 | ||||||
Net assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period | 5,970,814,566 | 4,777,945,099 | ||||||
At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,330,353 and $54,739,974, respectively) | $6,395,793,522 | $5,970,814,566 |
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.
Six months 3/31/18 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $33.42 | $29.34 | $26.70 | $27.64 | $27.41 | $23.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.00 | (w) | $0.20 | (c) | $0.26 | $0.25 | $0.27 | $0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.78 | 4.54 | 2.62 | (0.88 | ) | 0.26 | 4.17 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.78 | $4.74 | $2.88 | $(0.63 | ) | $0.53 | $4.44 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.28 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.86 | ) | $(0.66 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $35.34 | $33.42 | $29.34 | $26.70 | $27.64 | $27.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.44 | (n) | 16.69 | (c) | 10.87 | (2.30 | ) | 1.93 | 19.29 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.29 | (a) | 1.33 | (c) | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.28 | (a) | 1.30 | (c) | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.03 | (a)(l) | 0.68 | (c) | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $1,198,851 | $1,224,654 | $1,359,996 | $1,405,724 | $1,555,607 | $1,581,384 |
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Class B | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $32.36 | $28.40 | $25.83 | $26.68 | $26.40 | $22.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.02 | )(c) | $0.04 | $0.03 | $0.03 | $0.04 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.70 | 4.41 | 2.55 | (0.85 | ) | 0.28 | 4.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.58 | $4.39 | $2.59 | $(0.82 | ) | $0.31 | $4.10 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.61 | ) | $(0.43 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.04 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $34.33 | $32.36 | $28.40 | $25.83 | $26.68 | $26.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.07 | (n) | 15.81 | (c) | 10.04 | (3.06 | ) | 1.18 | 18.39 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 2.04 | (a) | 2.07 | (c) | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 2.03 | (a) | 2.05 | (c) | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.13 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.72 | )(a)(l) | (0.06 | )(c) | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $15,198 | $15,120 | $17,469 | $18,975 | $23,690 | $33,509 |
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Class C | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $31.78 | $27.93 | $25.42 | $26.32 | $26.14 | $22.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.01 | )(c) | $0.05 | $0.03 | $0.06 | $0.08 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.64 | 4.32 | 2.50 | (0.83 | ) | 0.25 | 3.99 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.52 | $4.31 | $2.55 | $(0.80 | ) | $0.31 | $4.07 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.04 | ) | $(0.10 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.61 | ) | $(0.46 | ) | $(0.04 | ) | $(0.10 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $33.69 | $31.78 | $27.93 | $25.42 | $26.32 | $26.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.03 | (n) | 15.81 | (c) | 10.06 | (3.04 | ) | 1.17 | 18.41 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 2.04 | (a) | 2.07 | (c) | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 2.03 | (a) | 2.05 | (c) | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.74 | )(a)(l) | (0.04 | )(c) | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $144,665 | $152,036 | $166,306 | $166,327 | $184,614 | $184,560 |
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Class I | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $34.41 | $30.20 | $27.48 | $28.45 | $28.20 | $23.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.05 | $0.32 | (c) | $0.33 | $0.33 | $0.36 | $0.35 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.86 | 4.63 | 2.71 | (0.92 | ) | 0.26 | 4.29 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.91 | $4.95 | $3.04 | $(0.59 | ) | $0.62 | $4.64 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.95 | ) | $(0.74 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $36.37 | $34.41 | $30.20 | $27.48 | $28.45 | $28.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.58 | (n) | 16.98 | (c) | 11.14 | (2.07 | ) | 2.19 | 19.63 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.04 | (a) | 1.07 | (c) | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.03 | (a) | 1.05 | (c) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.28 | (a)(l) | 1.03 | (c) | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $1,984,921 | $1,876,295 | $1,670,850 | $1,779,171 | $1,871,618 | $1,530,692 |
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Class R1 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $31.03 | $27.32 | $24.82 | $25.61 | $25.52 | $21.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.01 | )(c) | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.17 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.59 | 4.21 | 2.45 | (0.81 | ) | 0.26 | 3.80 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.46 | $4.20 | $2.50 | $(0.79 | ) | $0.30 | $3.97 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.19 | ) | $— | $— | $(0.21 | ) | $(0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.61 | ) | $(0.49 | ) | $— | $— | $(0.21 | ) | $(0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $32.88 | $31.03 | $27.32 | $24.82 | $25.61 | $25.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.04 | (n) | 15.79 | (c) | 10.07 | (3.08 | ) | 1.17 | 18.43 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 2.04 | (a) | 2.07 | (c) | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 2.03 | (a) | 2.05 | (c) | 2.08 | 2.07 | 2.10 | 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.78 | )(a)(l) | (0.02 | )(c) | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $2,598 | $3,928 | $3,265 | $3,260 | $7,403 | $8,642 |
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Class R2 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $32.51 | $28.56 | $25.98 | $26.90 | $26.72 | $22.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $(0.04 | ) | $0.13 | (c) | $0.18 | $0.16 | $0.19 | $0.22 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.71 | 4.41 | 2.57 | (0.85 | ) | 0.25 | 4.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.67 | $4.54 | $2.75 | $(0.69 | ) | $0.44 | $4.28 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.20 | ) | $(0.29 | ) | $(0.17 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | $(0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.78 | ) | $(0.59 | ) | $(0.17 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | $(0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $34.40 | $32.51 | $28.56 | $25.98 | $26.90 | $26.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.33 | (n) | 16.37 | (c) | 10.61 | (2.57 | ) | 1.65 | 19.03 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.54 | (a) | 1.57 | (c) | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.53 | (a) | 1.55 | (c) | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.60 | 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.22 | )(a)(l) | 0.46 | (c) | 0.66 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $52,644 | $52,892 | $54,065 | $60,527 | $75,355 | $76,634 |
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Class R3 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $33.14 | $29.11 | $26.50 | $27.45 | $27.23 | $23.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.00 | (w) | $0.22 | (c) | $0.25 | $0.24 | $0.27 | $0.29 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.75 | 4.48 | 2.61 | (0.88 | ) | 0.26 | 4.12 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.75 | $4.70 | $2.86 | $(0.64 | ) | $0.53 | $4.41 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.28 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.86 | ) | $(0.67 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $35.03 | $33.14 | $29.11 | $26.50 | $27.45 | $27.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.44 | (n) | 16.70 | (c) | 10.85 | (2.33 | ) | 1.94 | 19.29 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.29 | (a) | 1.32 | (c) | 1.37 | 1.37 | 1.36 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.28 | (a) | 1.30 | (c) | 1.33 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.03 | (a)(l) | 0.73 | (c) | 0.92 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $177,147 | $174,621 | $157,360 | $145,450 | $155,509 | $144,977 |
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Class R4 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $33.43 | $29.36 | $26.72 | $27.67 | $27.43 | $23.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.05 | $0.29 | (c) | $0.32 | $0.32 | $0.33 | $0.34 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.77 | 4.52 | 2.64 | (0.89 | ) | 0.27 | 4.16 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.82 | $4.81 | $2.96 | $(0.57 | ) | $0.60 | $4.50 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.95 | ) | $(0.74 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $35.30 | $33.43 | $29.36 | $26.72 | $27.67 | $27.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.57 | (n) | 16.98 | (c) | 11.16 | (2.07 | ) | 2.19 | 19.56 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.04 | (a) | 1.07 | (c) | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.03 | (a) | 1.05 | (c) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.27 | (a)(l) | 0.96 | (c) | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $354,729 | $330,370 | $312,467 | $337,705 | $350,430 | $416,387 |
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Class R6 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $34.45 | $30.24 | $27.51 | $28.48 | $28.22 | $23.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.07 | $0.35 | (c) | $0.38 | $0.37 | $0.40 | $0.38 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.86 | 4.64 | 2.70 | (0.93 | ) | 0.25 | 4.28 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.93 | $4.99 | $3.08 | $(0.56 | ) | $0.65 | $4.66 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.40 | ) | $(0.48 | ) | $(0.35 | ) | $(0.41 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.98 | ) | $(0.78 | ) | $(0.35 | ) | $(0.41 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $36.40 | $34.45 | $30.24 | $27.51 | $28.48 | $28.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.65 | (n) | 17.10 | (c) | 11.30 | (1.96 | ) | 2.31 | 19.74 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.93 | (a) | 0.96 | (c) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 0.92 | (a) | 0.94 | (c) | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.99 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.41 | (a)(l) | 1.13 | (c) | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $2,454,022 | $2,131,042 | $1,027,737 | $872,671 | $823,847 | $652,771 |
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Class 529A | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $32.89 | $28.90 | $26.31 | $27.25 | $27.03 | $22.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.01 | $0.22 | (c) | $0.25 | $0.24 | $0.28 | $0.26 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.73 | 4.44 | 2.59 | (0.87 | ) | 0.24 | 4.12 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.74 | $4.66 | $2.84 | $(0.63 | ) | $0.52 | $4.38 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.29 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.87 | ) | $(0.67 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $34.76 | $32.89 | $28.90 | $26.31 | $27.25 | $27.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.47 | (n) | 16.67 | (c) | 10.87 | (2.31 | ) | 1.92 | 19.32 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.36 | (a) | 1.42 | (c) | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.46 | 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.28 | (a) | 1.30 | (c) | 1.33 | 1.33 | 1.34 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.04 | (a)(l) | 0.74 | (c) | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $8,515 | $7,540 | $6,193 | $5,911 | $6,174 | $5,740 |
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Class 529B | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $31.15 | $27.51 | $24.85 | $25.67 | $25.50 | $21.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.00 | (w) | $0.08 | (c) | $0.20 | $0.01 | $0.02 | $0.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.59 | 4.22 | 2.46 | (0.80 | ) | 0.26 | 3.90 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.59 | $4.30 | $2.66 | $(0.79 | ) | $0.28 | $3.96 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.15 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | $— | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.11 | ) | $(0.08 | ) | |||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.73 | ) | $(0.66 | ) | $— | $(0.03 | ) | $(0.11 | ) | $(0.08 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $33.01 | $31.15 | $27.51 | $24.85 | $25.67 | $25.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.45 | (n) | 16.19 | (c) | 10.70 | (3.06 | ) | 1.11 | 18.37 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.36 | (a) | 1.79 | (c) | 1.61 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.31 | (a) | 1.71 | (c) | 1.50 | 2.11 | 2.13 | 2.17 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.00 | (a)(l)(w) | 0.30 | (c) | 0.76 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $307 | $297 | $330 | $344 | $499 | $748 |
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Class 529C | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning | $30.78 | $27.08 | $24.66 | $25.56 | $25.41 | $21.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.02 | )(c) | $0.04 | $0.02 | $0.04 | $0.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.56 | 4.18 | 2.43 | (0.80 | ) | 0.24 | 3.89 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.44 | $4.16 | $2.47 | $(0.78 | ) | $0.28 | $3.95 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.05 | ) | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.05 | ) | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.58 | ) | (0.30 | ) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(0.63 | ) | $(0.46 | ) | $(0.05 | ) | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | $(0.13 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $32.59 | $30.78 | $27.08 | $24.66 | $25.56 | $25.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 8.02 | (n) | 15.75 | (c) | 10.03 | (3.08 | ) | 1.09 | 18.38 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 2.11 | (a) | 2.17 | (c) | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.21 | 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 2.08 | (a) | 2.10 | (c) | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | (0.75 | )(a)(l) | (0.08 | )(c) | 0.14 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 11 | (n) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $2,197 | $2,020 | $1,909 | $1,965 | $2,015 | $1,913 |
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(a) | Annualized. |
(c) | Amount reflects a one-time reimbursement of expenses by the custodian (or former custodian) without which net investment income and performance would be lower and expenses would be higher. |
(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(l) | Recognition of net investment income by the fund may be affected by the timing of the declaration of dividends by companies in which the fund invests and the actual annual net investment income ratio may differ. |
(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. |
(t) | Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges. |
(w) | Per share amount was less than $0.01 and total return or ratio was less than 0.01%, as applicable. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes. |
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(1) Business and Organization
MFS International New Discovery Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust V (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in foreign securities, including securities of emerging market issuers. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, and other conditions. Investments in emerging markets can involve additional and greater risks than the risks associated with investments in developed foreign markets. Emerging markets can have less developed markets, greater custody and operational risk, less developed legal, regulatory, and accounting systems, and greater political, social, and economic instability than developed markets.
Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement, or similar agreement, does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing
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service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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, 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
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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. The following is a summary of the levels used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
Financial Instruments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Equity Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | $1,370,755,464 | $— | $— | $1,370,755,464 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 1,172,003,834 | — | — | 1,172,003,834 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 426,879,301 | — | — | 426,879,301 | ||||||||||||
China | 78,275,454 | 154,304,755 | — | 232,580,209 | ||||||||||||
Australia | — | 222,794,481 | — | 222,794,481 | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 21,270,459 | 175,063,602 | — | 196,334,061 | ||||||||||||
India | 27,334,474 | 167,990,636 | — | 195,325,110 | ||||||||||||
Spain | 170,013,048 | — | — | 170,013,048 | ||||||||||||
Brazil | 168,042,068 | — | — | 168,042,068 | ||||||||||||
Other Countries | 1,575,222,775 | 435,169,089 | — | 2,010,391,864 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds | 253,671,481 | — | — | 253,671,481 | ||||||||||||
Total | $5,263,468,358 | $1,155,322,563 | $— | $6,418,790,921 |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
Of the level 2 investments presented above, equity investments amounting to $1,051,100,588 would have been considered level 1 investments at the beginning of the period. The primary reason for changes in the classifications between levels 1 and 2 occurs when foreign equity securities are fair valued using other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded. The fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued using other observable market-based inputs. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period.
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.
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Security Loans – Under its Securities Lending Agency Agreement with the fund, JPMorgan Chase and Co. (“Chase”), as lending agent, loans the securities of the fund to certain qualified institutions (the “Borrowers”) approved by the fund. Security loans can be terminated at the discretion of either the lending agent or the fund and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the standard trade settlement period for such securities or within three business days. The loans are collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Treasury and federal agency obligations in an amount typically at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. On loans collateralized by cash, the
cash collateral is invested in a money market fund. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. Chase provides the fund with indemnification against Borrower default. In the event of Borrower default, Chase will, for the benefit of the fund, either purchase securities identical to those loaned or, when such purchase is commercially impracticable, pay the fund the market value of the loaned securities. In return, Chase assumes the fund’s rights to the related collateral. If the collateral value is less than the cost to purchase identical securities, Chase is responsible for the shortfall, but only to the extent that such shortfall is not due to a decline in collateral value resulting from collateral reinvestment for which the fund bears the risk of loss. At period end, the fund had investment securities on loan, all of which were classified as equity securities in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments, with a fair value of $28,343,067. The fair value of the fund’s investment securities on loan and a related liability of $17,047,900 for cash collateral received on securities loaned are both presented gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Additionally, these loans were collateralized by U.S. Treasury Obligations of $12,801,571. The collateral on securities loaned exceeded the value of securities on loan at period end. The liability for cash collateral for securities loaned is carried at fair value, which is categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. A portion of the income generated upon investment of the collateral is remitted to the Borrowers, and the remainder is allocated between the fund and the lending agent. On loans collateralized by U.S. Treasury and/or federal agency obligations, a fee is received from the Borrower, and is allocated between the fund and the lending agent. Income from securities lending is separately reported in the Statement of Operations. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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
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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.
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 by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended March 31, 2018, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to passive foreign investment companies, wash sale loss deferrals, and treating a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as a distribution for tax purposes.
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The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:
Year ended 9/30/17 | ||||
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | $66,937,519 | |||
Long-term capital gains | 49,042,020 | |||
Total distributions | $115,979,539 |
The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
As of 3/31/18 | ||||
Cost of investments | $4,367,658,575 | |||
Gross appreciation | 2,261,624,604 | |||
Gross depreciation | (210,492,258 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $2,051,132,346 | |||
As of 9/30/17 | ||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 73,228,131 | |||
Undistributed long-term capital gain | 65,072,160 | |||
Other temporary differences | (423,265 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,676,956,719 |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution, service, and program manager fees. The fund’s income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B and Class 529B shares will convert to Class A and Class 529A shares, respectively, approximately eight years after purchase. Effective April 23, 2018, Class C and Class 529C shares will convert to Class A and Class 529A shares, respectively, approximately ten years after purchase.
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The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
From net investment income | From net realized gain | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||
Class A | $9,585,658 | $15,904,675 | $20,219,931 | $13,268,167 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 13,361 | 75,647 | 265,634 | 173,248 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 136,950 | 914,080 | 2,668,999 | 1,734,531 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 20,044,502 | 25,451,336 | 32,214,339 | 17,408,705 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 3,441 | 23,948 | 61,598 | 37,807 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 314,297 | 531,389 | 923,051 | 556,493 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 1,450,943 | 1,977,228 | 2,982,787 | 1,602,692 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 3,603,576 | 4,651,039 | 5,753,068 | 3,188,527 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 25,775,048 | 17,312,942 | 37,537,871 | 10,981,873 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 67,853 | 79,915 | 135,835 | 65,382 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | 1,450 | 4,044 | 5,470 | 3,379 | ||||||||||||
Class 529C | 3,079 | 11,276 | 37,872 | 21,216 | ||||||||||||
Total | $61,000,158 | $66,937,519 | $102,806,455 | $49,042,020 |
(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 the following annual rates based on the fund’s average daily net assets:
Up to $500 million | 0.975 | % | ||
In excess of $500 million and up to $1 billion | 0.925 | % | ||
In excess of $1 billion and up to $3 billion | 0.90 | % | ||
In excess of $3 billion and up to $5 billion | 0.85 | % | ||
In excess of $5 billion and up to $10 billion | 0.80 | % | ||
In excess of $10 billion | 0.75 | % |
MFS has agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, this management fee reduction amounted to $275,045, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.86% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $112,844 and $2,619 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A and Class 529A shares of the fund, respectively.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.
Distribution Plan Fee Table:
Distribution Fee Rate (d) | Service Fee Rate (d) | Total Distribution Plan (d) | Annual Effective Rate (e) | Distribution and Service Fee | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | $1,522,812 | |||||||||||||||
Class B | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 76,601 | |||||||||||||||
Class C | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 752,732 | |||||||||||||||
Class R1 | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 15,309 | |||||||||||||||
Class R2 | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 134,285 | |||||||||||||||
Class R3 | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 223,912 | |||||||||||||||
Class 529A | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.20% | 10,165 | |||||||||||||||
Class 529B | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 0.23% | 379 | |||||||||||||||
Class 529C | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 0.99% | 10,566 | |||||||||||||||
Total Distribution and Service Fees | $2,746,761 |
(d) | In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below. |
(e) | The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended March 31, 2018 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, this rebate amounted to $10,957, $243, $374, $6, $10, $1,881, $33, and $54 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R2, Class R3, Class 529A, Class 529B, and Class 529C, respectively, and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. For the period October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018, the 0.75% distribution fee was not imposed for Class 529B shares. |
Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C and Class 529C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B and Class 529B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended March 31, 2018, were as follows:
Amount | ||||
Class A | $1,702 | |||
Class B | 5,138 | |||
Class C | 2,231 | |||
Class 529B | — | |||
Class 529C | 2 |
The fund has entered into and may from time to time enter into contracts with program managers and other parties which administer the tuition programs through
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which an investment in the fund’s 529 share classes is made. For the period from October 1, 2017 through December 10, 2017, the fund had entered into an agreement with MFD pursuant to which MFD received an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. MFD had agreed to waive a portion of this fee in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets for each 529 share class. This waiver agreement terminated on December 10, 2017. For the period from October 1, 2017 through December 10, 2017, this waiver amounted to $986 and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective December 11, 2017, the fund has entered into an agreement with MFD pursuant to which MFD receives an annual fee of up to 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. The program manager fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. The services provided by MFD, or a third party with which MFD contracts, include recordkeeping and tax reporting and account services, as well as services designed to maintain the program’s compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and other regulatory requirements. Program manager fees and waivers for the six months ended March 31, 2018, were as follows:
Fee | Waiver | |||||||
Class 529A | $2,790 | $757 | ||||||
Class 529B | 105 | 29 | ||||||
Class 529C | 728 | 200 | ||||||
Total Program Manager Fees and Waivers | $3,623 | $986 |
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fee was $161,631, which equated to 0.0051% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R6 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $2,341,272.
Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0098% 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
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compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS, MFD, 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 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 Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense $204 and is included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under the Retirement Deferral plan amounted to $2,029 at March 31, 2018, and is included in “Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $5,094 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.
The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.
On March 16, 2017, MFS redeemed 16,507 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $493,902. On September 20, 2017, MFS redeemed 1,399 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $48,196.
The fund is permitted to engage in purchase and sale transactions with funds and accounts for which MFS serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser (“cross-trades”) pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board of Trustees. This policy has been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the fund comply with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fund engaged in purchase transactions pursuant to this policy, which amounted to $90,793.
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(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, purchases and sales of investments and short-term obligations, aggregated $667,083,375 and $669,748,207, respectively.
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2,314,670 | $80,638,290 | 7,363,845 | $218,553,700 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 26,462 | 896,887 | 39,701 | 1,141,454 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 217,853 | 7,260,252 | 437,378 | 12,399,785 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 7,857,349 | 281,387,495 | 27,137,335 | 820,380,006 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 16,649 | 541,126 | 47,968 | 1,319,416 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 200,698 | 6,846,064 | 461,502 | 13,325,819 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 590,114 | 20,408,120 | 1,344,748 | 39,960,676 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 2,091,726 | 73,256,272 | 2,454,278 | 73,472,650 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 10,055,652 | 361,045,238 | 31,737,739 | 1,000,028,395 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 21,059 | 722,041 | 41,161 | 1,201,136 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | 430 | 13,897 | 396 | 11,184 | ||||||||||||
Class 529C | 5,137 | 165,227 | 8,770 | 249,728 | ||||||||||||
23,397,799 | $833,180,909 | 71,074,821 | $2,182,043,949 | |||||||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 829,311 | $27,964,358 | 1,003,762 | $27,242,093 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 8,344 | 273,848 | 9,233 | 244,108 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 84,593 | 2,724,748 | 92,254 | 2,394,906 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 1,264,484 | 43,839,647 | 1,264,221 | 35,259,112 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 2,069 | 65,039 | 2,436 | 61,755 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 35,779 | 1,174,978 | 39,145 | 1,035,781 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 132,666 | 4,433,688 | 133,033 | 3,579,920 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 260,003 | 8,749,106 | 267,985 | 7,259,724 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 1,737,606 | 60,277,573 | 963,817 | 26,890,489 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 6,142 | 203,688 | 5,440 | 145,297 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | 220 | 6,920 | 292 | 7,423 | ||||||||||||
Class 529C | 1,314 | 40,951 | 1,291 | 32,492 | ||||||||||||
4,362,531 | $149,754,544 | 3,782,909 | $104,153,100 |
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Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (5,867,831 | ) | $(203,703,551 | ) | (18,074,047 | ) | $(529,404,354 | ) | ||||||||
Class B | (59,247 | ) | (2,002,437 | ) | (196,788 | ) | (5,644,105 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (793,192 | ) | (26,357,661 | ) | (1,700,501 | ) | (48,588,451 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | (9,076,474 | ) | (324,332,391 | ) | (29,199,512 | ) | (918,602,826 | ) | ||||||||
Class R1 | (66,285 | ) | (2,134,292 | ) | (43,343 | ) | (1,174,751 | ) | ||||||||
Class R2 | (332,797 | ) | (11,288,603 | ) | (767,021 | ) | (22,365,982 | ) | ||||||||
Class R3 | (935,194 | ) | (32,325,799 | ) | (1,613,561 | ) | (48,009,095 | ) | ||||||||
Class R4 | (2,186,660 | ) | (76,827,192 | ) | (3,481,599 | ) | (103,600,004 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (6,228,009 | ) | (225,430,045 | ) | (4,833,297 | ) | (151,077,498 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529A | (11,434 | ) | (392,652 | ) | (31,672 | ) | (919,134 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529B | (875 | ) | (28,110 | ) | (3,152 | ) | (88,483 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529C | (4,665 | ) | (147,928 | ) | (14,936 | ) | (422,956 | ) | ||||||||
(25,562,663 | ) | $(904,970,661 | ) | (59,959,429 | ) | $(1,829,897,639 | ) | |||||||||
Net change | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (2,723,850 | ) | $(95,100,903 | ) | (9,706,440 | ) | $(283,608,561 | ) | ||||||||
Class B | (24,441 | ) | (831,702 | ) | (147,854 | ) | (4,258,543 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (490,746 | ) | (16,372,661 | ) | (1,170,869 | ) | (33,793,760 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | 45,359 | 894,751 | (797,956 | ) | (62,963,708 | ) | ||||||||||
Class R1 | (47,567 | ) | (1,528,127 | ) | 7,061 | 206,420 | ||||||||||
Class R2 | (96,320 | ) | (3,267,561 | ) | (266,374 | ) | (8,004,382 | ) | ||||||||
Class R3 | (212,414 | ) | (7,483,991 | ) | (135,780 | ) | (4,468,499 | ) | ||||||||
Class R4 | 165,069 | 5,178,186 | (759,336 | ) | (22,867,630 | ) | ||||||||||
Class R6 | 5,565,249 | 195,892,766 | 27,868,259 | 875,841,386 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 15,767 | 533,077 | 14,929 | 427,299 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | (225 | ) | (7,293 | ) | (2,464 | ) | (69,876 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529C | 1,786 | 58,250 | (4,875 | ) | (140,736 | ) | ||||||||||
2,197,667 | $77,964,792 | 14,898,301 | $456,299,410 |
Class T shares were not publicly available for sale during the period. Please see the fund’s prospectus for details.
The fund is one of several mutual funds in which certain MFS funds may invest. The MFS funds do not invest in the underlying funds for the purpose of exercising management or control. At the end of the period, the MFS International Diversification Fund, the MFS Growth Allocation Fund, and the MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund were the owners of record of approximately 18%, 2%, and 1%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund. In addition, the MFS Moderate Allocation Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2040 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2045 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2055 Fund, and the MFS Lifetime 2060 Fund were each the owners of record of less than 1% of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund.
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(6) Line of Credit
The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $19,115 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
(7) Investments in Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:
Affiliated Issuers | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | Ending Shares/Par Amount | ||||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 256,218,781 | 435,366,973 | (454,938,508 | ) | 236,647,246 | |||||||||||||||
Midland Holdings Ltd. | 43,113,000 | — | — | 43,113,000 | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuers | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Capital Gain Distributions | Dividend Income | Ending Value | |||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | $(7,042 | ) | $(19,949 | ) | $— | $1,662,973 | $236,623,581 | |||||||||||||
Midland Holdings Ltd. | — | (220,835 | ) | — | — | 11,810,803 | ||||||||||||||
$(7,042 | ) | $(240,784 | ) | $— | $1,662,973 | $248,434,384 |
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION
MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE
The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:
Public Reference Room
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE, Room 1580
Washington, D.C. 20549
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available at https://www.mfs.com/en-us/what-we-do/announcements.html or at mfs.com/openendfunds by choosing the fund’s name.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES
The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.
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Semiannual Report
March 31, 2018
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Rising bond yields have led to a measurable uptick in market volatility — a departure from the low-volatility environment that prevailed for much of 2017. In recent months,
against this backdrop, global markets have given back some of the strong gains recorded during 2017 and early 2018. Global economic growth remains robust, notwithstanding signs of a modest slowdown over the past few months, particularly in Europe.
Although the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to gradually raise interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, monetary policy remains accommodative around the world, with many central banks taking only tentative steps toward tighter policies. Newly enacted U.S. tax reforms have been welcomed by equity markets, while emerging market economies have benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar.
Around the world, inflation remains largely subdued, but tight labor markets and solid global demand have investors on the lookout for its potential resurgence. Increased U.S. protectionism is also a growing concern, as investors fear that trade friction could disrupt the synchronized rise in global growth.
At MFS®, we believe having a disciplined, long-term investment approach through a full market cycle is essential to capturing the best opportunities while also managing risk. In our view, such a strategy, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
May 16, 2018
The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.
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Portfolio structure
Top ten holdings | ||||
Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.0% | |||
Facebook, Inc., “A” | 2.5% | |||
Alphabet, Inc., “A” | 2.5% | |||
Johnson & Johnson | 2.4% | |||
Mastercard, Inc., “A” | 2.3% | |||
Citigroup, Inc. | 2.0% | |||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 1.7% | |||
Pfizer, Inc. | 1.7% | |||
Comcast Corp., “A” | 1.7% | |||
Microsoft Corp. | 1.6% |
Global equity sectors | ||||
Technology | 22.4% | |||
Financial Services | 17.9% | |||
Health Care | 13.8% | |||
Capital Goods | 13.7% | |||
Consumer Cyclicals | 12.9% | |||
Energy | 8.3% | |||
Consumer Staples | 5.9% | |||
Telecommunications/Cable Television (s) | 3.5% |
(s) | Includes securities sold short. |
Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Percentages are based on net assets as of March 31, 2018.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Share Class | Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value 10/01/17 | Ending Account Value | Expenses Paid During 10/01/17-3/31/18 | ||||||||||||||
A | Actual | 0.81% | $1,000.00 | $1,063.23 | $4.17 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.81% | $1,000.00 | $1,020.89 | $4.08 | ||||||||||||||
B | Actual | 1.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,059.16 | $8.01 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.15 | $7.85 | ||||||||||||||
C | Actual | 1.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,059.14 | $8.01 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.15 | $7.85 | ||||||||||||||
I | Actual | 0.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,064.49 | $2.88 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.14 | $2.82 | ||||||||||||||
R1 | Actual | 1.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,059.29 | $8.01 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.15 | $7.85 | ||||||||||||||
R2 | Actual | 1.06% | $1,000.00 | $1,061.92 | $5.45 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.06% | $1,000.00 | $1,019.65 | $5.34 | ||||||||||||||
R3 | Actual | 0.81% | $1,000.00 | $1,062.96 | $4.17 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.81% | $1,000.00 | $1,020.89 | $4.08 | ||||||||||||||
R4 | Actual | 0.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,064.74 | $2.88 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.56% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.14 | $2.82 | ||||||||||||||
R6 | Actual | 0.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,065.08 | $2.47 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.54 | $2.42 |
(h) | 5% class return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. |
Notes to Expense Table
Expense ratios include 0.01% of investment related expenses from short sales (See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements).
Each class with a Rule 12b-1 service fee is subject to a rebate of a portion of such fee. Such rebates are included in the expense ratios above. For Class B shares, this rebate reduced the expense ratio above by 0.01%. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
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The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
Common Stocks - 98.7% | ||||||||
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Aerospace - 4.1% | ||||||||
CACI International, Inc., “A” (a) | 213,165 | $ | 32,262,523 | |||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 538,592 | 77,831,930 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 171,160 | 59,755,379 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 465,023 | 58,509,194 | ||||||
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$ | 228,359,026 | |||||||
Alcoholic Beverages - 1.2% | ||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., “A” | 204,256 | $ | 46,554,027 | |||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. | 265,112 | 19,970,887 | ||||||
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$ | 66,524,914 | |||||||
Apparel Manufacturers - 1.9% | ||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. (l) | 928,035 | $ | 17,094,405 | |||||
NIKE, Inc., “B” | 1,308,662 | 86,947,503 | ||||||
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$ | 104,041,908 | |||||||
Biotechnology - 1.8% | ||||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 184,921 | $ | 50,635,068 | |||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 159,288 | 24,058,860 | ||||||
Incyte Corp. (a) | 288,337 | 24,027,122 | ||||||
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$ | 98,721,050 | |||||||
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 2.7% | ||||||||
Blackstone Group LP | 1,469,686 | $ | 46,956,467 | |||||
NASDAQ, Inc. | 388,786 | 33,521,129 | ||||||
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. | 814,025 | 48,214,701 | ||||||
TMX Group Ltd. | 350,919 | 20,360,302 | ||||||
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$ | 149,052,599 | |||||||
Business Services - 5.6% | ||||||||
Accenture PLC, “A” | 313,584 | $ | 48,135,144 | |||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., “A” | 642,827 | 51,747,573 | ||||||
DXC Technology Co. | 638,098 | 64,147,992 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 577,349 | 55,598,709 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | 526,792 | 37,565,538 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 470,966 | 52,522,128 | ||||||
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$ | 309,717,084 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Cable TV - 2.0% | ||||||||
Altice USA, Inc. (a)(l) | 1,001,036 | $ | 18,499,145 | |||||
Comcast Corp., “A” | 2,712,713 | 92,693,403 | ||||||
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$ | 111,192,548 | |||||||
Chemicals - 2.6% | ||||||||
Celanese Corp. | 270,726 | $ | 27,129,452 | |||||
DowDuPont, Inc. | 956,470 | 60,936,704 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 533,543 | 59,543,399 | ||||||
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$ | 147,609,555 | |||||||
Computer Software - 4.6% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 392,114 | $ | 84,727,993 | |||||
Microsoft Corp. | 992,121 | 90,550,884 | ||||||
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a) | 678,680 | 78,930,484 | ||||||
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$ | 254,209,361 | |||||||
Computer Software - Systems - 2.0% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 290,111 | $ | 48,674,824 | |||||
Constellation Software, Inc. | 52,401 | 35,554,262 | ||||||
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 476,584 | 25,563,966 | ||||||
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$ | 109,793,052 | |||||||
Construction - 0.8% | ||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 119,135 | $ | 46,715,216 | |||||
Consumer Products - 0.9% | ||||||||
Coty, Inc., “A” | 1,401,103 | $ | 25,640,185 | |||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 919,372 | 23,425,598 | ||||||
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$ | 49,065,783 | |||||||
Consumer Services - 1.3% | ||||||||
Bookings Holdings, Inc. (a) | 34,595 | $ | 71,971,092 | |||||
Containers - 0.6% | ||||||||
Berry Global Group, Inc. (a) | 576,580 | $ | 31,602,350 | |||||
Electrical Equipment - 2.6% | ||||||||
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | 910,321 | $ | 34,537,617 | |||||
Johnson Controls International PLC | 1,254,175 | 44,197,127 | ||||||
Sensata Technologies Holding PLC (a) | 451,201 | 23,385,748 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 428,661 | 42,823,234 | ||||||
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$ | 144,943,726 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Electronics - 1.8% | ||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 578,715 | $ | 52,738,298 | |||||
Broadcom Corp. | 108,834 | 25,646,732 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 84,160 | 19,490,614 | ||||||
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$ | 97,875,644 | |||||||
Energy - Independent - 2.1% | ||||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 643,938 | $ | 67,787,353 | |||||
EQT Corp. | 491,053 | 23,329,928 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 335,703 | 24,543,247 | ||||||
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$ | 115,660,528 | |||||||
Energy - Integrated - 1.0% | ||||||||
BP PLC, ADR | 1,400,881 | $ | 56,791,716 | |||||
Entertainment - 1.0% | ||||||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | 353,902 | $ | 22,033,939 | |||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 384,738 | 36,388,520 | ||||||
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$ | 58,422,459 | |||||||
Food & Beverages - 2.5% | ||||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. | 206,581 | $ | 25,618,110 | |||||
Mondelez International, Inc. | 1,162,922 | 48,528,735 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 596,692 | 65,128,932 | ||||||
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$ | 139,275,777 | |||||||
Health Maintenance Organizations - 1.3% | ||||||||
Cigna Corp. | 247,262 | $ | 41,475,728 | |||||
Humana Inc. | 114,064 | 30,663,825 | ||||||
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$ | 72,139,553 | |||||||
Insurance - 2.3% | ||||||||
Aon PLC | 557,616 | $ | 78,250,254 | |||||
Chubb Ltd. | 362,712 | 49,608,120 | ||||||
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$ | 127,858,374 | |||||||
Internet - 7.0% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR (a) | 180,815 | $ | 33,186,785 | |||||
Alphabet, Inc., “A” (a)(s) | 131,980 | 136,881,737 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc., “C” (a) | 43,193 | 44,566,105 | ||||||
Dropbox, Inc. (a) | 77,638 | 2,426,188 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc., “A” (a)(s) | 858,015 | 137,102,217 | ||||||
LogMeIn, Inc. | 289,577 | 33,460,622 | ||||||
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$ | 387,623,654 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Leisure & Toys - 0.9% | ||||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a) | 425,941 | $ | 51,641,087 | |||||
Machinery & Tools - 1.5% | ||||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 221,367 | $ | 62,135,503 | |||||
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a) | 436,077 | 21,450,628 | ||||||
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$ | 83,586,131 | |||||||
Major Banks - 4.5% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 2,939,892 | $ | 88,167,361 | |||||
Morgan Stanley | 1,246,773 | 67,275,871 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 617,967 | 93,461,329 | ||||||
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$ | 248,904,561 | |||||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 1.1% | ||||||||
ICON PLC (a) | 283,458 | $ | 33,487,728 | |||||
McKesson Corp. | 212,659 | 29,957,273 | ||||||
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$ | 63,445,001 | |||||||
Medical Equipment - 3.7% | ||||||||
Danaher Corp. | 501,145 | $ | 49,067,107 | |||||
Medtronic PLC | 967,421 | 77,606,513 | ||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 687,602 | 52,065,223 | ||||||
Steris PLC | 301,349 | 28,133,943 | ||||||
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$ | 206,872,786 | |||||||
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.6% | ||||||||
Sempra Energy | 289,600 | $ | 32,209,312 | |||||
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 1.2% | ||||||||
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a) | 674,548 | $ | 36,054,591 | |||||
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 1,179,575 | 28,875,996 | ||||||
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$ | 64,930,587 | |||||||
Network & Telecom - 1.6% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 2,046,415 | $ | 87,770,739 | |||||
Oil Services - 0.8% | ||||||||
Liberty Oilfield Services, Inc. (a)(l) | 865,631 | $ | 14,620,508 | |||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 506,685 | 32,823,054 | ||||||
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$ | 47,443,562 | |||||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 6.8% | ||||||||
Citigroup, Inc. (s) | 1,677,223 | $ | 113,212,553 | |||||
Mastercard, Inc., “A” | 719,758 | 126,072,811 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - continued | ||||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 382,427 | $ | 39,439,697 | |||||
U.S. Bancorp | 1,503,646 | 75,934,123 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 264,705 | 22,777,865 | ||||||
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$ | 377,437,049 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 5.9% | ||||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 789,196 | $ | 49,916,647 | |||||
Johnson & Johnson | 1,037,134 | 132,908,722 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,613,223 | 92,743,284 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 618,468 | 51,648,263 | ||||||
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$ | 327,216,916 | |||||||
Railroad & Shipping - 1.4% | ||||||||
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. | 188,690 | $ | 33,303,785 | |||||
Kansas City Southern Co. | 260,452 | 28,610,652 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 120,553 | 16,205,940 | ||||||
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$ | 78,120,377 | |||||||
Real Estate - 1.6% | ||||||||
Public Storage, Inc., REIT | 169,398 | $ | 33,945,665 | |||||
Store Capital Corp., REIT | 2,337,143 | 58,007,889 | ||||||
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$ | 91,953,554 | |||||||
Restaurants - 1.9% | ||||||||
Aramark | 635,470 | $ | 25,139,193 | |||||
Dave & Buster’s, Inc. (a) | 398,087 | 16,616,151 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 1,160,067 | 67,156,279 | ||||||
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$ | 108,911,623 | |||||||
Specialty Stores - 5.8% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc. (a) | 115,509 | $ | 167,180,796 | |||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 276,482 | 52,097,503 | ||||||
TJX Cos., Inc. | 641,593 | 52,328,325 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 523,293 | 32,977,925 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 584,092 | 21,588,041 | ||||||
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$ | 326,172,590 | |||||||
Telecommunications - Wireless - 1.1% | ||||||||
American Tower Corp., REIT | 439,480 | $ | 63,874,023 | |||||
Telephone Services - 0.6% | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 735,040 | $ | 35,149,613 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Tobacco - 1.3% | ||||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 724,943 | $ | 72,059,334 | |||||
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.7% | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 461,497 | $ | 31,654,079 | |||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 755,786 | 34,229,548 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 303,782 | 23,533,992 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 241,300 | 39,411,529 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 427,403 | 19,438,288 | ||||||
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$ | 148,267,436 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $4,156,531,630) | $ | 5,495,133,250 | ||||||
Investment Companies (h) - 1.1% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 1.1% | ||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.71% (v) (Identified Cost, $61,598,605) | 61,609,468 | $ | 61,603,307 | |||||
Collateral for Securities Loaned - 0.3% | ||||||||
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 1.58% (j) (Identified Cost, $16,651,200) | 16,651,200 | $ | 16,651,200 | |||||
Securities Sold Short - (0.2)% | ||||||||
Telecommunications - Wireless - (0.2)% | ||||||||
Crown Castle International Corp., REIT (Proceeds Received, $9,666,704) | (116,649 | ) | $ | (12,785,897 | ) | |||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.1% | 8,082,476 | |||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 5,568,684,336 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(h) | 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. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund’s investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $61,603,307 and $5,511,784,450, respectively. |
(j) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(l) | A portion of this security is on loan. |
(s) | Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for securities sold short. |
(v) | Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
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The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
At March 31, 2018, the fund had cash collateral of $207,872 and other liquid securities with an aggregate value of $23,624,829 to cover any collateral or margin obligations for securities sold short. Restricted cash and/or deposits with brokers in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities are comprised of cash collateral.
See Notes to Financial Statements
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 3/31/18 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value, including $16,450,920 of securities on loan (identified cost, $4,173,182,830) | $5,511,784,450 | |||
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $61,598,605) | 61,603,307 | |||
Cash | 20,398,690 | |||
Deposits with brokers for | ||||
Securities sold short | 207,872 | |||
Receivables for | ||||
Investments sold | 3,012,299 | |||
Fund shares sold | 5,104,681 | |||
Interest and dividends | 4,848,563 | |||
Other assets | 16,850 | |||
Total assets | $5,606,976,712 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payables for | ||||
Securities sold short, at value (proceeds received, $9,666,704) | $12,785,897 | |||
Investments purchased | 2,750,155 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 3,851,582 | |||
Collateral for securities loaned, at value | 16,651,200 | |||
Payable to affiliates | ||||
Investment adviser | 265,909 | |||
Shareholder servicing costs | 1,749,086 | |||
Distribution and service fees | 72,899 | |||
Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation | 76,173 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 89,475 | |||
Total liabilities | $38,292,376 | |||
Net assets | $5,568,684,336 | |||
Net assets consist of | ||||
Paid-in capital | $3,844,368,212 | |||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,335,487,708 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 380,363,191 | |||
Undistributed net investment income | 8,465,225 | |||
Net assets | $5,568,684,336 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 131,441,025 |
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Net assets | Shares outstanding | Net asset value per share (a) | ||||||||||
Class A | $2,780,117,404 | 65,757,905 | $42.28 | |||||||||
Class B | 21,260,564 | 552,246 | 38.50 | |||||||||
Class C | 132,812,107 | 3,477,807 | 38.19 | |||||||||
Class I | 1,146,442,938 | 26,419,845 | 43.39 | |||||||||
Class R1 | 4,504,200 | 119,899 | 37.57 | |||||||||
Class R2 | 25,339,022 | 618,397 | 40.98 | |||||||||
Class R3 | 45,608,331 | 1,085,002 | 42.04 | |||||||||
Class R4 | 16,162,514 | 381,583 | 42.36 | |||||||||
Class R6 | 1,396,437,256 | 33,028,341 | 42.28 |
(a) | Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A, for which the maximum offering price per share was $44.86 [100 / 94.25 x $42.28]. On sales of $50,000 or more, the maximum offering price of Class A shares is reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R6. Net asset value per share is calculated using actual net assets and shares outstanding rather than amounts that have been rounded for presentation purposes. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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Six months ended 3/31/18 (unaudited)
This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.
Net investment income (loss) | ||||
Income | ||||
Dividends | $43,224,054 | |||
Dividends from affiliated issuers | 282,021 | |||
Income on securities loaned | 146,676 | |||
Interest | 1,089 | |||
Foreign taxes withheld | (82,262 | ) | ||
Total investment income | $43,571,578 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fee | $11,898,606 | |||
Distribution and service fees | 4,412,817 | |||
Shareholder servicing costs | 2,152,398 | |||
Administrative services fee | 310,170 | |||
Independent Trustees’ compensation | 36,549 | |||
Custodian fee | 89,171 | |||
Shareholder communications | 67,194 | |||
Audit and tax fees | 28,054 | |||
Legal fees | 29,016 | |||
Dividend and interest expense on securities sold short | 308,773 | |||
Miscellaneous | 163,367 | |||
Total expenses | $19,496,115 | |||
Fees paid indirectly | (83 | ) | ||
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor | (69,572 | ) | ||
Net expenses | $19,426,460 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | $24,145,118 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) | ||||
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | $459,391,637 | |||
Affiliated issuers | (2,975 | ) | ||
Foreign currency | (1,834 | ) | ||
Net realized gain (loss) | $459,386,828 | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | $(141,336,774) | |||
Affiliated issuers | 3,773 | |||
Securities sold short | (1,123,330 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 1,655 | |||
Net unrealized gain (loss) | $(142,454,676 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | $316,932,152 | |||
Change in net assets from operations | $341,077,270 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.
Change in net assets | Six months ended (unaudited) | Year ended | ||||||
From operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $24,145,118 | $47,428,897 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 459,386,828 | 371,678,940 | ||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) | (142,454,676 | ) | 405,460,414 | |||||
Change in net assets from operations | $341,077,270 | $824,568,251 | ||||||
Distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||
From net investment income | $(61,000,467 | ) | $(52,150,307 | ) | ||||
From net realized gain | (396,221,526 | ) | (212,680,405 | ) | ||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders | $(457,221,993 | ) | $(264,830,712 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | $301,122,715 | $(114,710,989 | ) | |||||
Total change in net assets | $184,977,992 | $445,026,550 | ||||||
Net assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period | 5,383,706,344 | 4,938,679,794 | ||||||
At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $8,465,225 and $45,320,574, respectively) | $5,568,684,336 | $5,383,706,344 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.
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Class A | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Net asset value, beginning of | $43.26 | $38.88 | $36.37 | $38.78 | $34.33 | $28.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.17 | $0.33 | (c) | $0.46 | $0.28 | $0.24 | $0.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.56 | 6.15 | 4.56 | (0.53 | ) | 5.24 | 5.51 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.73 | $6.48 | $5.02 | $(0.25 | ) | $5.48 | $5.81 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.46 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.29 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | $(0.35 | ) | $(0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.71 | ) | $(2.10 | ) | $(2.51 | ) | $(2.16 | ) | $(1.03 | ) | $(0.22 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $42.28 | $43.26 | $38.88 | $36.37 | $38.78 | $34.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 6.32 | (n) | 17.46 | (c) | 14.39 | (0.93 | ) | 16.27 | 20.36 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.81 | (a) | 0.82 | (c) | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 0.81 | (a) | 0.82 | (c) | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.76 | (a) | 0.82 | (c) | 1.25 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.95 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $2,780,117 | $2,643,928 | $2,331,409 | $2,061,339 | $2,131,106 | $1,915,947 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 0.80 | (a) | 0.81 | (c) | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.87 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $39.55 | $35.70 | $33.56 | $35.95 | $31.89 | $26.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.00 | (w) | $0.03 | (c) | $0.16 | $(0.01 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $0.06 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.34 | 5.64 | 4.21 | (0.48 | ) | 4.87 | 5.13 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.34 | $5.67 | $4.37 | $(0.49 | ) | $4.84 | $5.19 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.14 | ) | $(0.10 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | $— | $(0.10 | ) | $— | ||||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.39 | ) | $(1.82 | ) | $(2.23 | ) | $(1.90 | ) | $(0.78 | ) | $— | |||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $38.50 | $39.55 | $35.70 | $33.56 | $35.95 | $31.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 5.92 | (n) | 16.59 | (c) | 13.54 | (1.66 | ) | 15.41 | 19.44 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.56 | (a) | 1.57 | (c) | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.56 | (a) | 1.57 | (c) | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.00 | (a)(w) | 0.07 | (c) | 0.47 | (0.04 | ) | (0.09 | ) | 0.22 | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $21,261 | $22,131 | $24,104 | $25,338 | $29,834 | $31,773 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 1.55 | (a) | 1.56 | (c) | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.62 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $39.27 | $35.48 | $33.39 | $35.79 | $31.80 | $26.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.00 | (w) | $0.03 | (c) | $0.16 | $(0.01 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $0.06 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.32 | 5.60 | 4.17 | (0.48 | ) | 4.85 | 5.12 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.32 | $5.63 | $4.33 | $(0.49 | ) | $4.82 | $5.18 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.15 | ) | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | $(0.15 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.40 | ) | $(1.84 | ) | $(2.24 | ) | $(1.91 | ) | $(0.83 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $38.19 | $39.27 | $35.48 | $33.39 | $35.79 | $31.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 5.91 | (n) | 16.61 | (c) | 13.51 | (1.67 | ) | 15.40 | 19.47 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.56 | (a) | 1.57 | (c) | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.56 | (a) | 1.57 | (c) | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.00 | (a)(w) | 0.07 | (c) | 0.49 | (0.04 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $132,812 | $133,255 | $134,406 | $129,249 | $129,359 | $107,173 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ratio of expenses to average | �� | 1.55 | (a) | 1.56 | (c) | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.55 | 1.62 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $44.35 | $39.81 | $37.18 | $39.59 | $35.03 | $29.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.22 | $0.44 | (c) | $0.57 | $0.38 | $0.34 | $0.37 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.63 | 6.29 | 4.66 | (0.54 | ) | 5.34 | 5.63 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.85 | $6.73 | $5.23 | $(0.16 | ) | $5.68 | $6.00 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.56 | ) | $(0.47 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.35 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.81 | ) | $(2.19 | ) | $(2.60 | ) | $(2.25 | ) | $(1.12 | ) | $(0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $43.39 | $44.35 | $39.81 | $37.18 | $39.59 | $35.03 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 6.45 | (n) | 17.74 | (c) | 14.68 | (0.68 | ) | 16.54 | 20.67 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.56 | (a) | 0.57 | (c) | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | 0.57 | (c) | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.00 | (a) | 1.07 | (c) | 1.52 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 1.15 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $1,146,443 | $1,065,739 | $927,500 | $723,107 | $705,200 | $559,067 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 0.55 | (a) | 0.56 | (c) | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.63 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $38.69 | $34.99 | $32.95 | $35.35 | $31.42 | $26.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.00 | (w) | $0.02 | (c) | $0.17 | $(0.01 | ) | $(0.03 | ) | $0.05 | ||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.29 | 5.52 | 4.11 | (0.47 | ) | 4.79 | 5.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.29 | $5.54 | $4.28 | $(0.48 | ) | $4.76 | $5.11 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | $(0.02 | ) | $(0.15 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.41 | ) | $(1.84 | ) | $(2.24 | ) | $(1.92 | ) | $(0.83 | ) | $(0.01 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $37.57 | $38.69 | $34.99 | $32.95 | $35.35 | $31.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 5.93 | (n) | 16.59 | (c) | 13.53 | (1.66 | ) | 15.41 | 19.43 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.56 | (a) | 1.57 | (c) | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | 1.57 | (c) | 1.58 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.63 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.00 | (a)(w) | 0.07 | (c) | 0.50 | (0.04 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.19 | ||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $4,504 | $4,189 | $4,500 | $3,980 | $4,422 | $3,671 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 1.55 | (a) | 1.56 | (c) | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.56 | 1.62 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $41.97 | $37.77 | $35.37 | $37.76 | $33.48 | $28.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.11 | $0.22 | (c) | $0.35 | $0.17 | $0.15 | $0.21 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.48 | 5.98 | 4.44 | (0.51 | ) | 5.10 | 5.37 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.59 | $6.20 | $4.79 | $(0.34 | ) | $5.25 | $5.58 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.33 | ) | $(0.28 | ) | $(0.17 | ) | $(0.15 | ) | $(0.29 | ) | $(0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.58 | ) | $(2.00 | ) | $(2.39 | ) | $(2.05 | ) | $(0.97 | ) | $(0.17 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $40.98 | $41.97 | $37.77 | $35.37 | $37.76 | $33.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 6.19 | (n) | 17.19 | (c) | 14.10 | (1.19 | ) | 15.99 | 20.01 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.06 | (a) | 1.07 | (c) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | 1.07 | (c) | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.50 | (a) | 0.57 | (c) | 0.97 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $25,339 | $26,054 | $27,545 | $27,224 | $37,003 | $33,970 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 1.05 | (a) | 1.06 | (c) | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.13 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $43.02 | $38.67 | $36.17 | $38.57 | $34.16 | $28.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.16 | $0.33 | (c) | $0.46 | $0.27 | $0.24 | $0.29 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.55 | 6.11 | 4.53 | (0.52 | ) | 5.21 | 5.49 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.71 | $6.44 | $4.99 | $(0.25 | ) | $5.45 | $5.78 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.27 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.69 | ) | $(2.09 | ) | $(2.49 | ) | $(2.15 | ) | $(1.04 | ) | $(0.26 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $42.04 | $43.02 | $38.67 | $36.17 | $38.57 | $34.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 6.32 | (n) | 17.46 | (c) | 14.39 | (0.92 | ) | 16.26 | 20.33 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.81 | (a) | 0.82 | (c) | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.88 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | 0.82 | (c) | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.88 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.75 | (a) | 0.83 | (c) | 1.24 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $45,608 | $45,780 | $56,488 | $51,952 | $58,407 | $61,690 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 0.80 | (a) | 0.81 | (c) | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.81 | 0.88 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $43.31 | $38.91 | $36.40 | $38.81 | $34.35 | $28.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.19 | $0.43 | (c) | $0.56 | $0.37 | $0.34 | $0.37 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.60 | 6.16 | 4.55 | (0.52 | ) | 5.23 | 5.51 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.79 | $6.59 | $5.11 | $(0.15 | ) | $5.57 | $5.88 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.49 | ) | $(0.47 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | $(0.43 | ) | $(0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.74 | ) | $(2.19 | ) | $(2.60 | ) | $(2.26 | ) | $(1.11 | ) | $(0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $42.36 | $43.31 | $38.91 | $36.40 | $38.81 | $34.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 6.47 | (n) | 17.77 | (c) | 14.66 | (0.68 | ) | 16.56 | 20.65 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.56 | (a) | 0.57 | (c) | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | 0.57 | (c) | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.85 | (a) | 1.08 | (c) | 1.52 | 0.96 | 0.90 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $16,163 | $49,141 | $57,922 | $46,669 | $46,235 | $27,088 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 0.55 | (a) | 0.56 | (c) | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.62 |
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Net asset value, beginning of | $43.33 | $38.94 | $36.42 | $38.82 | $34.37 | $28.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.24 | $0.46 | (c) | $0.58 | $0.41 | $0.36 | $0.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 2.56 | 6.16 | 4.58 | (0.53 | ) | 5.23 | 5.51 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $2.80 | $6.62 | $5.16 | $(0.12 | ) | $5.59 | $5.91 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment income | $(0.60 | ) | $(0.51 | ) | $(0.42 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.46 | ) | $(0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (3.25 | ) | (1.72 | ) | (2.22 | ) | (1.90 | ) | (0.68 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared to | $(3.85 | ) | $(2.23 | ) | $(2.64 | ) | $(2.28 | ) | $(1.14 | ) | $(0.29 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $42.28 | $43.33 | $38.94 | $36.42 | $38.82 | $34.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 6.48 | (n) | 17.86 | (c) | 14.80 | (0.59 | ) | 16.62 | 20.74 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.48 | (a) | 0.49 | (c) | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | 0.49 | (c) | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.08 | (a) | 1.16 | (c) | 1.57 | 1.05 | 0.97 | 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 21 | (n) | 38 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 46 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $1,396,437 | $1,393,491 | $1,374,807 | $1,347,779 | $1,364,115 | $1,120,028 | ||||||||||||||||||
Supplemental Ratios (%): | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average | 0.47 | (a) | 0.47 | (c) | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.54 |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(a) | Annualized. |
(c) | Amount reflects a one-time reimbursement of expenses by the custodian (or former custodian) without which net investment income and performance would be lower and expenses would be higher. |
(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(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. |
(t) | Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges. |
(w) | Per share amount was less than $0.01 and total return or ratio was less than 0.01%, as applicable. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes. |
See Notes to Financial Statements
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(1) Business and Organization
MFS Research Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust V (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued.
Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement, or similar agreement, does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – Equity securities, including restricted equity securities and equity securities held short, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities held short, for which there were no sales reported for that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily ask quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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
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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, 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
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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. The following is a summary of the levels used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
Financial Instruments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Equity Securities | $5,495,133,250 | $— | $— | $5,495,133,250 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds | 78,254,507 | — | — | 78,254,507 | ||||||||||||
Total | $5,573,387,757 | $— | $— | $5,573,387,757 | ||||||||||||
Securities Sold Short | $(12,785,897 | ) | $— | $— | $(12,785,897 | ) |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
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.
Short Sales – The fund entered into short sales whereby it sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security. The fund will realize a gain if the security price decreases and a loss if the security price increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund replaces the borrowed security. Losses from short sales can exceed the proceeds of the security sold; and they can also exceed the potential loss from an ordinary buy and sell transaction. The amount of any premium, dividends, or interest the fund may be required to pay in connection with a short sale will be recognized as a fund expense. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, this expense amounted to $308,773. The fund segregates cash or marketable securities in an amount that, when combined with the amount of proceeds from the short sale deposited with the broker, at least equals the current market value of the security sold short.
Security Loans – Under its Securities Lending Agency Agreement with the fund, JPMorgan Chase and Co. (“Chase”), as lending agent, loans the securities of the fund to certain qualified institutions (the “Borrowers”) approved by the fund. Security loans can be terminated at the discretion of either the lending agent or the fund and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the standard trade settlement period for such securities or within three business days. The loans are collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Treasury and federal agency obligations in an amount typically at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. On loans collateralized by cash, the cash collateral is invested in a money market fund. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. Chase provides the fund
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with indemnification against Borrower default. In the event of Borrower default, Chase will, for the benefit of the fund, either purchase securities identical to those loaned or, when such purchase is commercially impracticable, pay the fund the market value of the loaned securities. In return, Chase assumes the fund’s rights to the related collateral. If the collateral value is less than the cost to purchase identical securities, Chase is responsible for the shortfall, but only to the extent that such shortfall is not due to a decline in collateral value resulting from collateral reinvestment for which the fund bears the risk of loss. At period end, the fund had investment securities on loan, all of which were classified as equity securities in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments, with a fair value of $16,450,920. The fair value of the fund’s investment securities on loan and a related liability of $16,651,200 for cash collateral received on securities loaned are both presented gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The collateral on securities loaned exceeded the value of securities on loan at period end. The liability for cash collateral for securities loaned is carried at fair value, which is categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. A portion of the income generated upon investment of the collateral is remitted to the Borrowers, and the remainder is allocated between the fund and the lending agent. On loans collateralized by U.S. Treasury and/or federal agency obligations, a fee is received from the Borrower, and is allocated between the fund and the lending agent. Income from securities lending is separately reported in the Statement of Operations. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. 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.
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 by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended March 31, 2018, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
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Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three
year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to wash sale loss deferrals, treating a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as a distribution for tax purposes, and partnership adjustments.
The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:
Year ended 9/30/17 | ||||
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | $52,150,307 | |||
Long-term capital gains | 212,680,405 | |||
Total distributions | $264,830,712 |
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The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
As of 3/31/18 | ||||
Cost of investments | $4,230,698,579 | |||
Gross appreciation | 1,433,851,833 | |||
Gross depreciation | (103,948,552 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $1,329,903,281 | |||
As of 9/30/17 | ||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 92,081,884 | |||
Undistributed long-term capital gain | 276,065,491 | |||
Other temporary differences | (73,235 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,472,386,707 |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. The fund’s income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase. Effective April 23, 2018, Class C shares will convert to Class A shares approximately ten years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
From net investment income | From net realized gain | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||
Class A | $27,695,376 | $22,476,054 | $197,761,640 | $102,174,585 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 74,160 | 62,517 | 1,752,577 | 1,108,623 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 497,217 | 459,035 | 10,768,825 | 6,425,296 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 13,288,034 | 10,772,599 | 77,512,261 | 39,241,145 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 17,801 | 14,822 | 358,181 | 207,755 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 199,939 | 196,905 | 1,961,523 | 1,212,090 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 450,498 | 523,279 | 3,334,436 | 2,409,391 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 173,201 | 584,156 | 1,146,563 | 2,150,646 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 18,604,241 | 17,060,940 | 101,625,520 | 57,750,874 | ||||||||||||
Total | $61,000,467 | $52,150,307 | $396,221,526 | $212,680,405 |
(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
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facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates based on the fund’s average daily net assets:
Up to $5 billion | 0.43 | % | ||
In excess of $5 billion and up to $10 billion | 0.40 | % | ||
In excess of $10 billion | 0.37 | % |
The management fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.43% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $36,648 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.
Distribution Plan Fee Table:
Distribution Fee Rate (d) | Service Fee Rate (d) | Total Distribution Plan (d) | Annual Effective Rate (e) | Distribution Fee | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | $3,468,733 | |||||||||||||||
Class B | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 0.99% | 112,059 | |||||||||||||||
Class C | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 684,464 | |||||||||||||||
Class R1 | 0.75% | 0.25% | �� | 1.00% | 1.00% | 22,393 | ||||||||||||||
Class R2 | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 66,813 | |||||||||||||||
Class R3 | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 58,355 | |||||||||||||||
Total Distribution and Service Fees | $4,412,817 |
(d) | In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below. |
(e) | The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended March 31, 2018 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, this rebate amounted to $66,363, $690, and $2,519 for Class A, Class B, and Class C, respectively, and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. |
Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder
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redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended March 31, 2018, were as follows:
Amount | ||||
Class A | $2,482 | |||
Class B | 9,825 | |||
Class C | 3,531 |
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fee was $243,839, which equated to 0.0087% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R6 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $1,908,559.
Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0111% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS, MFD, 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 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 $2,905 and the Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense of $5,708. Both amounts are included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of
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Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under both plans amounted to $70,735 at March 31, 2018, and is included in “Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $4,588 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.
The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.
On September 20, 2017, MFS redeemed 1,183 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $52,206.
On March 16, 2017, MFS redeemed 2,708 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $111,038.
The fund is permitted to engage in purchase and sale transactions with funds and accounts for which MFS serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser (“cross-trades”) pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board of Trustees. This policy has been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the fund comply with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions pursuant to this policy, which amounted to $16,746,245 and $27,549,125, respectively. The sales transactions resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $7,199,232.
Effective January 3, 2018, the adviser has voluntarily undertaken to reimburse the fund from its own resources on a quarterly basis for the cost of investment research embedded in the cost of the fund’s securities trades. This agreement may be rescinded at any time. This reimbursement, if any, will be determined in arrears on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2018.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, purchases and sales of investments, other than short sales and short-term obligations, aggregated $1,166,090,722 and $1,326,660,964, respectively.
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(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. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 4,787,753 | $209,026,359 | 8,867,974 | $355,641,472 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 28,988 | 1,154,963 | 66,947 | 2,423,307 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 116,579 | 4,601,372 | 284,524 | 10,260,561 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 3,611,035 | 161,583,159 | 8,389,380 | 342,952,373 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 5,230 | 204,995 | 6,478 | 233,259 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 54,359 | 2,316,981 | 79,257 | 3,094,285 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 96,394 | 4,184,861 | 212,708 | 8,438,914 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 43,370 | 1,880,826 | 294,109 | 12,042,487 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 1,149,955 | 49,729,889 | 1,851,060 | 74,593,171 | ||||||||||||
9,893,663 | $434,683,405 | 20,052,437 | $809,679,829 | |||||||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 5,123,167 | $216,095,291 | 3,162,379 | $119,031,964 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 46,740 | 1,799,052 | 33,004 | 1,142,271 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 287,937 | 10,993,423 | 180,132 | 6,191,147 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 2,064,006 | 89,288,888 | 1,282,197 | 49,390,216 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 10,010 | 375,981 | 6,573 | 222,577 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 47,102 | 1,926,937 | 33,773 | 1,235,738 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 89,543 | 3,755,448 | 78,115 | 2,923,855 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 31,252 | 1,319,764 | 72,715 | 2,734,802 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 2,805,788 | 118,235,897 | 1,967,794 | 73,989,048 | ||||||||||||
10,505,545 | $443,790,681 | 6,816,682 | $256,861,618 | |||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (5,271,356 | ) | $(230,328,315 | ) | (10,880,956 | ) | $(433,183,681 | ) | ||||||||
Class B | (83,115 | ) | (3,330,195 | ) | (215,570 | ) | (7,908,104 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (320,428 | ) | (12,642,247 | ) | (858,976 | ) | (31,608,810 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | (3,283,911 | ) | (147,125,376 | ) | (8,943,725 | ) | (365,813,299 | ) | ||||||||
Class R1 | (3,606 | ) | (139,737 | ) | (33,398 | ) | (1,211,778 | ) | ||||||||
Class R2 | (103,865 | ) | (4,437,237 | ) | (221,463 | ) | (8,707,110 | ) | ||||||||
Class R3 | (165,170 | ) | (7,193,125 | ) | (687,437 | ) | (26,920,597 | ) | ||||||||
Class R4 | (827,714 | ) | (36,834,916 | ) | (720,600 | ) | (28,557,177 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (3,091,037 | ) | (135,320,223 | ) | (6,965,408 | ) | (277,341,880 | ) | ||||||||
(13,150,202 | ) | $(577,351,371 | ) | (29,527,533 | ) | $(1,181,252,436 | ) |
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Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Net change | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 4,639,564 | $194,793,335 | 1,149,397 | $41,489,755 | ||||||||||||
Class B | (7,387 | ) | (376,180 | ) | (115,619 | ) | (4,342,526 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | 84,088 | 2,952,548 | (394,320 | ) | (15,157,102 | ) | ||||||||||
Class I | 2,391,130 | 103,746,671 | 727,852 | 26,529,290 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 11,634 | 441,239 | (20,347 | ) | (755,942 | ) | ||||||||||
Class R2 | (2,404 | ) | (193,319 | ) | (108,433 | ) | (4,377,087 | ) | ||||||||
Class R3 | 20,767 | 747,184 | (396,614 | ) | (15,557,828 | ) | ||||||||||
Class R4 | (753,092 | ) | (33,634,326 | ) | (353,776 | ) | (13,779,888 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | 864,706 | 32,645,563 | (3,146,554 | ) | (128,759,661 | ) | ||||||||||
7,249,006 | $301,122,715 | (2,658,414 | ) | $(114,710,989 | ) |
Class T shares were not publicly available for sale during the period. Please see the fund’s prospectus for details.
The fund is one of several mutual funds in which certain MFS funds may invest. The MFS funds do not invest in the underlying funds for the purpose of exercising management or control. At the end of the period, the MFS Moderate Allocation Fund, the MFS Growth Allocation Fund, the MFS Conservation Allocation Fund, and the MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund were the owners of record of approximately 8%, 7%, 3%, and 3%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund. In addition, the MFS Lifetime 2020 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund, the MFS Lifetime Income Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2040 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2045 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2055 Fund, and the MFS Lifetime 2060 Fund were each the owners of record of less than 1% of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund.
(6) Line of Credit
The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $17,680 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
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(7) Investments in Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:
Affiliated Issuers | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | Ending Shares/Par Amount | ||||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 56,288,257 | 391,899,622 | (386,578,411 | ) | 61,609,468 | |||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuers | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Capital Gain Distributions | Dividend Income | Ending Value | |||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | $(2,975 | ) | $3,773 | $— | $282,021 | $61,603,307 |
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION
MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE
The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:
Public Reference Room
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE, Room 1580
Washington, D.C. 20549
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available at https://www.mfs.com/en-us/what-we-do/announcements.html or at mfs.com/openendfunds by choosing the fund’s name.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES
The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.
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March 31, 2018
MFS® Total Return Fund
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The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.
It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.
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LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
Dear Shareholders:
Rising bond yields have led to a measurable uptick in market volatility — a departure from the low-volatility environment that prevailed for much of 2017. In recent months,
against this backdrop, global markets have given back some of the strong gains recorded during 2017 and early 2018. Global economic growth remains robust, notwithstanding signs of a modest slowdown over the past few months, particularly in Europe.
Although the U.S. Federal Reserve continues to gradually raise interest rates and shrink its balance sheet, monetary policy remains accommodative around the world, with many central banks taking only tentative steps toward tighter policies. Newly enacted U.S. tax reforms have been welcomed by equity markets, while emerging market economies have benefited from a weaker U.S. dollar.
Around the world, inflation remains largely subdued, but tight labor markets and solid global demand have investors on the lookout for its potential resurgence. Increased U.S. protectionism is also a growing concern, as investors fear that trade friction could disrupt the synchronized rise in global growth.
At MFS®, we believe having a disciplined, long-term investment approach through a full market cycle is essential to capturing the best opportunities while also managing risk. In our view, such a strategy, along with the professional guidance of a financial advisor, will help you reach your investment objectives.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Executive Chairman
MFS Investment Management
May 16, 2018
The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.
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Portfolio structure (i)
Top ten holdings (i) | ||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 9/30/2022 | 2.6% | |||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1%, 6/30/2019 | 2.3% | |||
Fannie Mae, 4%, 30 Years | 2.2% | |||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.0% | |||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875%, 5/15/2043 | 1.9% | |||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 11/30/2021 | 1.8% | |||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 6/30/2019 | 1.7% | |||
Fannie Mae, 3.5%, 30 Years | 1.5% | |||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1.4% | |||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 5/15/2021 | 1.3% |
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i) | ||||
AAA | 2.7% | |||
AA | 0.6% | |||
A | 3.9% | |||
BBB | 6.0% | |||
BB (o) | 0.0% | |||
B (o) | 0.0% | |||
CCC (o) | 0.0% | |||
CC | 0.1% | |||
C (o) | 0.0% | |||
U.S. Government | 15.5% | |||
Federal Agencies | 10.2% | |||
Not Rated (o) | 0.0% | |||
Non-Fixed Income | 59.4% | |||
Cash & Cash Equivalents | 1.6% | |||
Equity sectors | ||||
Financial Services | 15.4% | |||
Health Care | 8.6% | |||
Consumer Staples | 6.1% | |||
Industrial Goods & Services | 5.4% | |||
Technology | 4.9% | |||
Utilities & Communications | 3.6% | |||
Energy | 3.1% | |||
Special Products & Services | 2.6% | |||
Leisure | 2.6% | |||
Basic Materials | 2.2% | |||
Autos & Housing | 1.9% | |||
Transportation | 1.5% | |||
Retailing | 1.5% |
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Fixed income sectors (i) | ||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | 15.5% | |||
Mortgage-Backed Securities | 10.1% | |||
Investment Grade Corporates | 9.9% | |||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | 1.7% | |||
Collateralized Debt Obligations | 0.8% | |||
Emerging Markets Bonds | 0.4% | |||
Asset-Backed Securities | 0.2% | |||
Non-U.S. Government Bonds | 0.2% | |||
Municipal Bonds | 0.1% | |||
U.S. Government Agencies | 0.1% | |||
High Yield Corporates (o) | 0.0% | |||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (o) | 0.0% |
(a) | For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Federal Agencies includes rated and unrated U.S. Agency fixed-income securities, U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may or may not have held all of these instruments on this date. The fund is not rated by these agencies. |
(i) | For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. |
(o) | Less than 0.1%. |
Where the fund holds convertible bonds, they are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.
Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
Percentages are based on net assets as of March 31, 2018.
The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018
As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period October 1, 2017 through March 31, 2018.
Actual Expenses
The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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Share Class | Annualized Expense Ratio | Beginning Account Value 10/01/17 | Ending Account Value 3/31/18 | Expenses 10/01/17-3/31/18 | ||||||||||||||
A | Actual | 0.72% | $1,000.00 | $1,010.67 | $3.61 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.72% | $1,000.00 | $1,021.34 | $3.63 | ||||||||||||||
B | Actual | 1.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,007.36 | $7.41 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | $7.44 | ||||||||||||||
C | Actual | 1.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,007.34 | $7.41 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | $7.44 | ||||||||||||||
I | Actual | 0.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,012.42 | $2.41 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.54 | $2.42 | ||||||||||||||
R1 | Actual | 1.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,007.44 | $7.41 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.55 | $7.44 | ||||||||||||||
R2 | Actual | 0.98% | $1,000.00 | $1,009.86 | $4.91 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.98% | $1,000.00 | $1,020.04 | $4.94 | ||||||||||||||
R3 | Actual | 0.73% | $1,000.00 | $1,011.15 | $3.66 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.73% | $1,000.00 | $1,021.29 | $3.68 | ||||||||||||||
R4 | Actual | 0.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,011.86 | $2.41 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.48% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.54 | $2.42 | ||||||||||||||
R6 | Actual | 0.40% | $1,000.00 | $1,012.28 | $2.01 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.40% | $1,000.00 | $1,022.94 | $2.02 | ||||||||||||||
529A | Actual | 0.77% | $1,000.00 | $1,010.49 | $3.86 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 0.77% | $1,000.00 | $1,021.09 | $3.88 | ||||||||||||||
529B | Actual | 1.53% | $1,000.00 | $1,006.57 | $7.65 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.53% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.30 | $7.70 | ||||||||||||||
529C | Actual | 1.53% | $1,000.00 | $1,007.14 | $7.66 | |||||||||||||
Hypothetical (h) | 1.53% | $1,000.00 | $1,017.30 | $7.70 |
(h) | 5% class return per year before expenses. |
(p) | “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/365 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. |
Notes to Expense Table
Each class with a Rule 12b-1 service fee is subject to a rebate of a portion of such fee. Such rebates are included in the expense ratios above. For Class A and Class 529A shares, this rebate reduced the expense ratios above by 0.01%. See Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
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3/31/18 (unaudited)
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
Common Stocks - 59.3% | ||||||||
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Aerospace - 3.1% | ||||||||
Boeing Co. | 135,455 | $ | 44,412,985 | |||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 440,278 | 63,624,574 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 162,344 | 54,860,908 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 76,048 | 26,549,878 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 420,923 | 52,960,532 | ||||||
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$ | 242,408,877 | |||||||
Airlines - 0.2% | ||||||||
Copa Holdings S.A., “A” | 55,659 | $ | 7,159,417 | |||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 213,599 | 11,707,361 | ||||||
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$ | 18,866,778 | |||||||
Alcoholic Beverages - 0.4% | ||||||||
Diageo PLC | 843,138 | $ | 28,532,093 | |||||
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.4% | ||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. (l) | 349,742 | $ | 6,442,248 | |||||
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A. | 34,373 | 10,582,023 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc., “B” | 225,212 | 14,963,085 | ||||||
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$ | 31,987,356 | |||||||
Automotive - 0.8% | ||||||||
Aptiv PLC | 245,050 | $ | 20,821,898 | |||||
Ford Motor Co. | 578,258 | 6,407,099 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 230,087 | 8,361,362 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (l) | 51,217 | 2,196,185 | ||||||
LKQ Corp. (a) | 180,306 | 6,842,613 | ||||||
Toyota Motor Corp. | 232,500 | 14,912,950 | ||||||
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$ | 59,542,107 | |||||||
Biotechnology - 0.1% | ||||||||
Biogen, Inc. (a) | 24,250 | $ | 6,640,135 | |||||
Broadcasting - 0.5% | ||||||||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 552,887 | $ | 12,732,988 | |||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 359,599 | 26,132,059 | ||||||
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$ | 38,865,047 | |||||||
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 1.6% | ||||||||
Apollo Global Management LLC, “A” | 764,010 | $ | 22,629,976 | |||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 63,709 | 34,512,439 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Brokerage & Asset Managers - continued | ||||||||
Blackstone Group LP | 381,770 | $ | 12,197,552 | |||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | 183,583 | 9,586,704 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 140,360 | 4,867,685 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 217,250 | 6,954,173 | ||||||
NASDAQ, Inc. | 201,081 | 17,337,204 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 177,927 | 19,210,778 | ||||||
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$ | 127,296,511 | |||||||
Business Services - 2.6% | ||||||||
Accenture PLC, “A” | 439,215 | $ | 67,419,503 | |||||
Amdocs Ltd. | 210,945 | 14,074,250 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., “A” | 65,211 | 5,249,486 | ||||||
DXC Technology Co. | 609,827 | 61,305,908 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 134,855 | 15,887,268 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 171,568 | 16,521,998 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc. (a) | 174,140 | 12,417,923 | ||||||
Worldpay, Inc. (a) | 115,851 | 9,527,586 | ||||||
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$ | 202,403,922 | |||||||
Cable TV - 1.2% | ||||||||
Comcast Corp., “A” | 2,687,361 | $ | 91,827,125 | |||||
Chemicals - 1.7% | ||||||||
3M Co. | 160,298 | $ | 35,188,617 | |||||
Celanese Corp. | 128,244 | 12,851,331 | ||||||
DowDuPont, Inc. | 275,338 | 17,541,784 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 50,417 | 5,883,160 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 520,618 | 58,100,969 | ||||||
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$ | 129,565,861 | |||||||
Computer Software - 1.2% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a) | 203,933 | $ | 44,065,843 | |||||
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (a) | 85,860 | 8,529,332 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 334,913 | 30,567,510 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 284,411 | 13,011,803 | ||||||
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$ | 96,174,488 | |||||||
Computer Software - Systems - 0.6% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 138,924 | $ | 23,308,669 | |||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 332,599 | 5,833,787 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 97,396 | 14,943,468 | ||||||
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$ | 44,085,924 | |||||||
Construction - 1.0% | ||||||||
Owens Corning | 376,859 | $ | 30,299,463 | |||||
Pulte Homes, Inc. | 288,602 | 8,510,873 |
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Common Stocks - continued | ||||||||
Construction - continued | ||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 65,000 | $ | 25,487,800 | |||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 116,478 | 17,844,430 | ||||||
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$ | 82,142,566 | |||||||
Consumer Products - 1.0% | ||||||||
Coty, Inc., “A” | 783,114 | $ | 14,330,986 | |||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 107,751 | 11,866,618 | ||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 876,617 | 22,336,201 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 86,013 | 6,819,111 | ||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC | 177,660 | 15,040,166 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands Corp. | 125,083 | 6,051,515 | ||||||
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$ | 76,444,597 | |||||||
Containers - 0.2% | ||||||||
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a) | 271,536 | $ | 13,780,452 | |||||
Electrical Equipment - 0.7% | ||||||||
HD Supply Holdings, Inc. (a) | 81,679 | $ | 3,098,901 | |||||
Johnson Controls International PLC | 1,367,403 | 48,187,282 | ||||||
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$ | 51,286,183 | |||||||
Electronics - 1.5% | ||||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 46,382 | $ | 4,226,792 | |||||
Broadcom Corp. | 39,009 | 9,192,471 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 314,758 | 16,392,597 | ||||||
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. | 219,156 | 13,197,574 | ||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR | 747,276 | 32,700,798 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 385,079 | 40,005,857 | ||||||
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$ | 115,716,089 | |||||||
Energy - Independent - 1.4% | ||||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 206,876 | $ | 12,497,379 | |||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 288,459 | 30,366,079 | ||||||
EQT Corp. | 143,938 | 6,838,494 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 179,564 | 9,089,530 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 116,778 | 8,537,640 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 267,908 | 8,117,613 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 250,544 | 16,275,338 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 118,050 | 11,323,356 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 55,676 | 9,564,023 | ||||||
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$ | 112,609,452 |
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Energy - Integrated - 1.2% | ||||||||
BP PLC | 3,553,526 | $ | 23,893,473 | |||||
Chevron Corp. | 250,166 | 28,528,931 | ||||||
Eni S.p.A. | 760,226 | 13,365,282 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 403,189 | 30,081,931 | ||||||
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$ | 95,869,617 | |||||||
Entertainment - 0.1% | ||||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 101,987 | $ | 9,645,931 | |||||
Food & Beverages - 2.5% | ||||||||
Archer Daniels Midland Co. | 406,243 | $ | 17,618,759 | |||||
Coca-Cola European Partners PLC | 185,300 | 7,719,598 | ||||||
Danone S.A. | 196,720 | 15,910,217 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 711,242 | 32,048,564 | ||||||
J.M. Smucker Co. | 57,761 | 7,162,942 | ||||||
Marine Harvest A.S.A. | 878,533 | 17,652,271 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. | 197,052 | 8,222,980 | ||||||
Nestle S.A. | 455,670 | 36,043,688 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 71,767 | 7,833,368 | ||||||
Pinnacle Foods, Inc. | 138,820 | 7,510,162 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc., “A” | 577,094 | 42,237,510 | ||||||
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$ | 199,960,059 | |||||||
Food & Drug Stores - 0.2% | ||||||||
Kroger Co. | 495,749 | $ | 11,868,231 | |||||
Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. | 130,200 | 5,584,632 | ||||||
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$ | 17,452,863 | |||||||
Furniture & Appliances - 0.1% | ||||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 67,422 | $ | 10,322,982 | |||||
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1% | ||||||||
Marriott International, Inc., “A” | 60,330 | $ | 8,203,673 | |||||
General Merchandise - 0.1% | ||||||||
Kohl’s Corp. | 55,670 | $ | 3,646,942 | |||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 57,979 | 5,158,391 | ||||||
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$ | 8,805,333 | |||||||
Health Maintenance Organizations - 0.7% | ||||||||
Cigna Corp. | 139,869 | $ | 23,461,626 | |||||
Humana Inc. | 115,047 | 30,928,085 | ||||||
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Insurance - 3.8% | ||||||||
Aon PLC | 333,361 | $ | 46,780,549 | |||||
Athene Holding Ltd. (a) | 202,954 | 9,703,231 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 417,984 | 57,167,671 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 1,248,820 | 57,308,350 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 450,391 | 46,637,988 | ||||||
Travelers Cos., Inc. | 336,330 | 46,702,784 | ||||||
Unum Group | 244,976 | 11,663,307 | ||||||
Zurich Insurance Group AG | 65,726 | 21,546,578 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 297,510,458 | |||||||
Internet - 1.0% | ||||||||
Alphabet, Inc., “A” (a) | 20,547 | $ | 21,310,116 | |||||
Facebook, Inc., “A” (a) | 336,398 | 53,753,036 | ||||||
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$ | 75,063,152 | |||||||
Leisure & Toys - 0.2% | ||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 34,211 | $ | 2,883,987 | |||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a) | 143,646 | 14,045,706 | ||||||
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$ | 16,929,693 | |||||||
Machinery & Tools - 1.6% | ||||||||
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc. | 172,533 | $ | 6,739,139 | |||||
Deere & Co. | 68,394 | 10,622,956 | ||||||
Eaton Corp. PLC | 775,366 | 61,959,497 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 230,972 | 36,184,074 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd., “A” | 101,087 | 8,643,949 | ||||||
Regal Beloit Corp. | 53,220 | 3,903,687 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 128,053,302 | |||||||
Major Banks - 6.6% | ||||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 2,082,130 | $ | 62,443,079 | |||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 847,865 | 43,690,483 | ||||||
BNP Paribas | 89,962 | 6,660,443 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 266,109 | 67,022,213 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 1,429,631 | 157,216,521 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 365,232 | 19,707,919 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 316,295 | 47,836,456 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Canada | 110,123 | 8,506,571 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 345,148 | 34,421,610 | ||||||
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. | 113,700 | 4,763,635 | ||||||
UBS Group AG | 728,539 | 12,798,967 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 943,805 | 49,464,820 | ||||||
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$ | 514,532,717 |
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Medical & Health Technology & Services - 1.1% | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 299,914 | $ | 18,657,650 | |||||
Express Scripts Holding Co. (a) | 215,991 | 14,920,658 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 366,757 | 51,665,059 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 85,243,367 | |||||||
Medical Equipment - 2.9% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 717,962 | $ | 43,020,283 | |||||
Danaher Corp. | 564,679 | 55,287,721 | ||||||
Medtronic PLC | 710,528 | 56,998,556 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 282,426 | 58,309,672 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 110,118 | 12,007,267 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 225,623,499 | |||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.3% | ||||||||
Rio Tinto PLC | 457,148 | $ | 23,160,183 | |||||
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.2% | ||||||||
ENGIE | 531,818 | $ | 8,870,059 | |||||
Sempra Energy | 93,462 | 10,394,844 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 19,264,903 | |||||||
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 0.8% | ||||||||
Enterprise Products Partners LP | 1,121,909 | $ | 27,464,332 | |||||
Plains All American Pipeline LP | 438,622 | 9,662,843 | ||||||
Plains GP Holdings LP | 464,902 | 10,111,619 | ||||||
Williams Partners LP | 492,129 | 16,944,001 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 64,182,795 | |||||||
Network & Telecom - 0.7% | ||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1,234,358 | $ | 52,941,615 | |||||
Oil Services - 0.4% | ||||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 536,358 | $ | 34,745,271 | |||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 2.4% | ||||||||
American Express Co. | 174,772 | $ | 16,302,732 | |||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 1,218,010 | 82,215,675 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 259,629 | 18,675,114 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 138,801 | 9,444,020 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 1,060,601 | 53,560,350 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., “A” | 91,277 | 10,918,555 | ||||||
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$ | 191,116,446 |
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Pharmaceuticals - 3.9% | ||||||||
Bayer AG | 202,326 | $ | 22,851,307 | |||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 241,060 | 15,247,045 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 434,540 | 33,620,360 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 655,595 | 84,014,499 | ||||||
Merck & Co., Inc. | 457,356 | 24,912,181 | ||||||
Mylan N.V. (a) | 198,261 | 8,162,405 | ||||||
Novartis AG | 131,360 | 10,615,977 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 2,587,707 | 91,837,721 | ||||||
Roche Holding AG | 53,555 | 12,273,955 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 303,535,450 | |||||||
Printing & Publishing - 0.2% | ||||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 71,145 | $ | 11,475,688 | |||||
Transcontinental, Inc. | 404,555 | 7,991,559 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 19,467,247 | |||||||
Railroad & Shipping - 1.1% | ||||||||
Canadian National Railway Co. | 111,013 | $ | 8,118,381 | |||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 556,043 | 74,748,860 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 82,867,241 | |||||||
Real Estate - 1.1% | ||||||||
AGNC Investment Corp., REIT | 177,535 | $ | 3,358,962 | |||||
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc., REIT | 805,789 | 8,404,379 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT | 147,500 | 12,885,600 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc., REIT | 2,006,511 | 26,084,643 | ||||||
Potlatch Corp., REIT | 63,390 | 3,299,450 | ||||||
Public Storage, Inc., REIT | 28,728 | 5,756,804 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT | 69,221 | 10,684,261 | ||||||
STAG Industrial, Inc., REIT | 164,453 | 3,933,716 | ||||||
Store Capital Corp., REIT | 317,765 | 7,886,927 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 82,294,742 | |||||||
Restaurants - 0.2% | ||||||||
Aramark | 251,609 | $ | 9,953,652 | |||||
Starbucks Corp. | 107,095 | 6,199,730 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 16,153,382 | |||||||
Specialty Chemicals - 0.1% | ||||||||
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a) | 331,862 | $ | 10,018,914 | |||||
Specialty Stores - 0.7% | ||||||||
Best Buy Co., Inc. | 321,818 | $ | 22,524,042 | |||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 252,127 | 19,660,864 |
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Specialty Stores - continued | ||||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 120,860 | $ | 7,616,597 | |||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a) | 215,840 | 7,977,446 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 57,778,949 | |||||||
Telephone Services - 0.4% | ||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 644,808 | $ | 30,834,719 | |||||
Tobacco - 2.2% | ||||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 819,525 | $ | 51,072,798 | |||||
Japan Tobacco, Inc. | 269,100 | 7,753,964 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 1,139,367 | 113,253,080 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 172,079,842 | |||||||
Trucking - 0.2% | ||||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc., “B” | 172,721 | $ | 18,076,980 | |||||
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.0% | ||||||||
American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 129,896 | $ | 8,909,567 | |||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 470,483 | 36,448,318 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 899,602 | 35,093,474 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 716,651 | 20,274,057 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 231,475 | 11,629,304 | ||||||
Southern Co. | 399,626 | 17,847,297 | ||||||
SSE PLC | 680,889 | 12,189,465 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 123,483 | 7,742,384 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 138,487 | 6,298,389 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 156,432,255 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $3,118,217,457) | $ | 4,652,732,854 | ||||||
Bonds - 38.8% | ||||||||
Aerospace - 0.0% | ||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 3.483%, 12/01/2027 (n) | $ | 2,300,000 | $ | 2,210,760 | ||||
Agency - Other - 0.0% | ||||||||
Financing Corp., 9.65%, 11/02/2018 | $ | 2,850,000 | $ | 2,978,541 | ||||
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.1% | ||||||||
Coach, Inc., 4.125%, 7/15/2027 | $ | 5,191,000 | $ | 5,078,474 | ||||
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 2.6% | ||||||||
ALM V Ltd., 2012-5A, “A2R3”, FLR, 2.984% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.25%), 10/18/2027 (z) | $ | 10,945,000 | $ | 10,935,193 |
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Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FLR, 3.477% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.6%), 12/28/2040 (z) | $ | 3,866,033 | $ | 3,466,183 | ||||
Benchmark Mortgage Trust, “2018-B1”, 3.666%, 1/15/2051 | 14,125,000 | 14,256,312 | ||||||
BlackRock Capital Finance LP, 7.75%, 9/25/2026 (z) | 55,603 | 3,698 | ||||||
Cent CLO LP, 2014-21A, “A1”, FLR, 2.97% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.21%), 7/27/2026 (n) | 8,445,823 | 8,444,991 | ||||||
Cent LP, 2013-17A, “A1”, CLO, FLR, 3.067% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.3%), 1/30/2025 (n) | 2,618,916 | 2,619,210 | ||||||
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-2A, “A2”, FLR, 2.777% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1%), 6/15/2028 (z) | 5,148,927 | 5,165,358 | ||||||
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-C4, 3.471%, 10/12/2050 | 3,179,714 | 3,150,937 | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-DC1, “A5”, 3.35%, 2/10/2048 | 7,000,000 | 6,938,446 | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-LC21, “A4”, 3.708%, 7/10/2048 | 9,641,397 | 9,784,500 | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-PC1, “A5”, 3.902%, 7/10/2050 | 11,000,000 | 11,281,959 | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-CD4, “A4”, 3.514%, 5/10/2050 | 6,269,840 | 6,255,073 | ||||||
Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2017-COR2, “A3”, 3.51%, 9/10/2050 | 9,017,556 | 8,975,881 | ||||||
CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-C2, “A4”, 3.504%, 6/15/2057 | 5,534,308 | 5,526,376 | ||||||
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2013-26A, “A”, CLO, FLR, 2.822% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.1%), 7/15/2025 (n) | 6,103,452 | 6,101,792 | ||||||
Dryden Senior Loan Fund, 2014-34A, “AR”, CLO, FLR, 2.882% | ||||||||
(LIBOR-3mo. + 1.16%), 10/15/2026 (n) | 11,647,598 | 11,644,022 | ||||||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-1,“A”, 2.26%, 11/15/2025 (n) | 3,369,000 | 3,356,907 | ||||||
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-2,“A”, 2.31%, 4/15/2026 (n) | 3,092,000 | 3,073,871 | ||||||
GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, 5.805%, 10/25/2036 | 1,076,936 | 1,091,004 | ||||||
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-GC30, “A4”, 3.382%, 5/10/2050 | 10,734,280 | 10,694,865 | ||||||
GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 2017-GS6, “A3”, 3.433%, 5/10/2050 | 5,548,813 | 5,504,758 | ||||||
JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 2015-C28, “A4”, 3.227%, 10/15/2048 | 13,361,337 | 13,206,734 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 3.454%, 9/15/2050 | 3,202,980 | 3,174,912 | ||||||
Magnetite XVI Ltd., 2015-16A, “AR”, FLR, 2.578% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.8%), 1/18/2028 (z) | 5,000,000 | 5,000,195 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 2017-C34, “A4”, 3.536%, 11/15/2052 | 4,195,516 | 4,184,595 |
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Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued | ||||||||
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, 2017-H1, “A5”, 3.53%, 6/15/2050 | $ | 3,903,759 | $ | 3,896,598 | ||||
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 0.599%, 11/15/2030 (n)(i) | 3,630,854 | 257 | ||||||
Mountain Hawk CLO Ltd., 2014-3A, “BR”, FLR, 3.534% | ||||||||
(LIBOR-3mo. + 1.8%), 4/18/2025 (n) | 13,096,831 | 13,086,105 | ||||||
Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc., 5.32%, 12/25/2035 | 2,216,870 | 2,101,238 | ||||||
UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2017-C7, “A4”, 3.679%, 12/15/2050 | 15,244,000 | 15,315,240 | ||||||
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2015-NXS1, “A5”, 3.148%, 5/15/2048 | 6,507,931 | 6,421,019 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 204,658,229 | |||||||
Automotive - 0.2% | ||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 3.47%, 4/05/2021 | $ | 1,990,000 | $ | 1,986,938 | ||||
General Motors Co., 5.15%, 4/01/2038 | 2,127,000 | 2,117,454 | ||||||
General Motors Co., 6.75%, 4/01/2046 | 3,268,000 | 3,788,188 | ||||||
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 3.2%, 7/06/2021 | 6,388,000 | 6,331,495 | ||||||
Lear Corp., 3.8%, 9/15/2027 | 3,650,000 | 3,508,503 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
$ | 17,732,578 | |||||||
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.5% | ||||||||
Charles Schwab Corp., 3.2%, 1/25/2028 | $ | 14,000,000 | $ | 13,424,709 | ||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 2.95%, 8/24/2022 | 3,064,000 | 2,981,739 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/01/2020 | 2,359,000 | 2,340,114 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.35%, 9/15/2022 | 4,411,000 | 4,266,112 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 4%, 10/15/2023 | 7,055,000 | 7,300,450 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc., 4.95%, 7/15/2046 | 6,556,000 | 7,077,005 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
$ | 37,390,129 | |||||||
Building - 0.2% | ||||||||
CRH America Finance, Inc., 4.5%, 4/04/2048 (z) | $ | 3,379,000 | $ | 3,344,302 | ||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 3.5%, 12/15/2027 | 2,740,000 | 2,609,314 | ||||||
Masco Corp., 4.375%, 4/01/2026 | 5,605,000 | 5,692,438 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
$ | 11,646,054 | |||||||
Business Services - 0.0% | ||||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 4.5%, 8/15/2046 | $ | 1,829,000 | $ | 1,819,098 | ||||
Cable TV - 0.2% | ||||||||
Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter | ||||||||
Communications Operating Capital Corp., 4.908%, 7/23/2025 | $ | 5,325,000 | $ | 5,438,827 | ||||
Cox Communications, Inc., 3.5%, 8/15/2027 (n) | 2,795,000 | 2,664,655 | ||||||
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 7/15/2033 | 7,170,000 | 9,323,008 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 17,426,490 |
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Chemicals - 0.1% | ||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co., 2.25%, 5/15/2020 | $ | 3,168,000 | $ | 3,115,037 | ||||
Sherwin-Williams Co., 4.5%, 6/01/2047 | 3,394,000 | 3,372,418 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 6,487,455 | |||||||
Computer Software - 0.1% | ||||||||
Microsoft Corp., 4.25%, 2/06/2047 | $ | 9,857,000 | $ | 10,585,482 | ||||
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc., 2.85%, 2/23/2023 | $ | 9,582,000 | $ | 9,497,371 | ||||
Apple, Inc., 3.35%, 2/09/2027 | 6,546,000 | 6,462,570 | ||||||
Apple, Inc., 3.85%, 5/04/2043 | 5,286,000 | 5,200,385 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 21,160,326 | |||||||
Consumer Products - 0.1% | ||||||||
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3.625%, 9/21/2023 (n) | $ | 6,003,000 | $ | 6,042,625 | ||||
Consumer Services - 0.3% | ||||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 4%, 12/06/2037 | $ | 1,677,000 | $ | 1,600,996 | ||||
Priceline Group, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/2023 | 12,304,000 | 11,869,439 | ||||||
Visa, Inc., 3.15%, 12/14/2025 | 9,366,000 | 9,180,724 | ||||||
|
| |||||||
$ | 22,651,159 | |||||||
Electronics - 0.1% | ||||||||
Intel Corp., 3.15%, 5/11/2027 | $ | 862,000 | $ | 842,548 | ||||
Intel Corp., 4.1%, 5/11/2047 | 5,182,000 | 5,306,881 | ||||||
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$ | 6,149,429 | |||||||
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.1% | ||||||||
State Grid Overseas Investment (2014) Ltd., 2.75%, 5/07/2019 (z) | $ | 5,329,000 | $ | 5,317,532 | ||||
State Grid Overseas Investment (2016) Ltd., 2.75%, 5/04/2022 (n) | 5,493,000 | 5,346,358 | ||||||
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$ | 10,663,890 | |||||||
Energy - Integrated - 0.1% | ||||||||
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.5%, 10/01/2020 | $ | 1,661,000 | $ | 1,721,228 | ||||
BP Capital Markets PLC, 4.742%, 3/11/2021 | 4,892,000 | 5,125,512 | ||||||
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$ | 6,846,740 | |||||||
Entertainment - 0.1% | ||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 3.7%, 3/15/2028 | $ | 4,386,000 | $ | 4,201,356 | ||||
Food & Beverages - 0.7% | ||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 3.65%, 2/01/2026 | $ | 11,910,000 | $ | 11,832,063 | ||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 8%, 11/15/2039 | 5,850,000 | 8,652,980 | ||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.375%, 4/15/2038 | 1,992,000 | 2,029,420 |
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Food & Beverages - continued | ||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.5%, 5/09/2027 | $ | 6,557,000 | $ | 6,303,910 | ||||
Danone S.A., 2.947%, 11/02/2026 (n) | 9,735,000 | 9,035,086 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3%, 6/01/2026 | 7,965,000 | 7,347,426 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 5%, 7/15/2035 | 3,279,000 | 3,396,368 | ||||||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.4%, 10/21/2018 (n) | 1,411,000 | 1,409,273 | ||||||
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.375%, 10/21/2020 (n) | 4,239,000 | 4,274,300 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 54,280,826 | |||||||
Insurance - 0.2% | ||||||||
American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2022 | $ | 10,460,000 | $ | 11,028,303 | ||||
American International Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/10/2025 | 8,000,000 | 7,873,133 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 18,901,436 | |||||||
Insurance - Health - 0.1% | ||||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/2025 | $ | 9,796,000 | $ | 9,917,001 | ||||
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.2% | ||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 3.125%, 3/15/2026 | $ | 3,183,000 | $ | 3,100,505 | ||||
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.85%, 8/01/2044 (n) | 3,992,000 | 4,139,691 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 4.8%, 7/15/2021 | 5,360,000 | 5,601,753 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 12,841,949 | |||||||
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.2% | ||||||||
KFW International Finance, Inc., 4.875%, 6/17/2019 | $ | 7,250,000 | $ | 7,471,184 | ||||
Temasek Financial I Ltd., 2.375%, 1/23/2023 (n) | 10,140,000 | 9,820,855 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 17,292,039 | |||||||
Internet - 0.1% | ||||||||
Baidu, Inc., 3.5%, 11/28/2022 | $ | 6,460,000 | $ | 6,411,996 | ||||
Local Authorities - 0.1% | ||||||||
New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev. (Build America Bonds), “F”, 7.414%, 1/01/2040 | $ | 5,815,000 | $ | 8,564,855 | ||||
Major Banks - 2.2% | ||||||||
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 4.8%, 4/18/2026 (n) | $ | 6,400,000 | $ | 6,578,304 | ||||
Bank of America Corp., 5.49%, 3/15/2019 | 4,135,000 | 4,231,522 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp., 4.1%, 7/24/2023 | 7,970,000 | 8,224,473 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp., 3.004% to 12/20/2022, FLR to 12/20/2023 (n) | 4,297,000 | 4,213,334 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp., 4.125%, 1/22/2024 | 10,657,000 | 10,965,190 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp., 3.366%, 1/23/2026 | 5,404,000 | 5,254,144 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp., 3.5%, 4/19/2026 | 10,585,000 | 10,393,638 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2.6%, 8/17/2020 | 9,483,000 | 9,413,697 |
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Major Banks - continued | ||||||||
Credit Suisse Group AG, 6.5%, 8/08/2023 (n) | $ | 2,567,000 | $ | 2,789,046 | ||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.85%, 1/26/2027 | 5,017,000 | 4,950,656 | ||||||
ING Bank N.V., 5.8%, 9/25/2023 (n) | 6,238,000 | 6,740,113 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.2%, 1/25/2023 | 7,972,000 | 7,893,820 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.782% to 2/01/2027, FLR to 2/01/2028 | 16,313,000 | 16,176,088 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.897% to 1/23/2048, FLR to 1/23/2049 | 3,658,000 | 3,486,302 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 4/01/2018 | 11,740,000 | 11,740,000 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 3.125%, 1/23/2023 | 6,690,000 | 6,592,146 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 3.875%, 4/29/2024 | 6,520,000 | 6,574,045 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 4%, 7/23/2025 | 2,939,000 | 2,963,177 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley, 3.625%, 1/20/2027 | 14,924,000 | 14,598,278 | ||||||
PNC Bank N.A., 2.3%, 6/01/2020 | 6,621,000 | 6,520,756 | ||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 3.875%, 9/12/2023 | 9,760,000 | 9,634,995 | ||||||
UBS Group Funding (Jersey) Ltd., 4.125%, 4/15/2026 (z) | 7,103,000 | 7,123,397 | ||||||
UBS Group Funding (Switzerland) AG, 4.253%, 3/23/2028 (n) | 7,396,000 | 7,440,236 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 174,497,357 | |||||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.7% | ||||||||
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 2.675%, 12/15/2019 | $ | 3,650,000 | $ | 3,625,565 | ||||
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.125%, 11/08/2021 | 3,168,000 | 3,116,482 | ||||||
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.669%, 6/06/2047 | 6,553,000 | 6,648,703 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp., 5.05%, 3/25/2048 | 5,332,000 | 5,596,780 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.2%, 2/01/2022 | 1,494,000 | 1,486,383 | ||||||
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.7%, 2/01/2045 | 6,000,000 | 6,033,214 | ||||||
Life Technologies Corp., 6%, 3/01/2020 | 3,000,000 | 3,152,597 | ||||||
Life Technologies Corp., 5%, 1/15/2021 | 3,000,000 | 3,119,543 | ||||||
Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 3.979%, 11/01/2046 | 520,000 | 496,053 | ||||||
Northwell Healthcare, Inc., 4.26%, 11/01/2047 | 4,156,000 | 4,092,430 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.95%, 9/19/2026 | 7,303,000 | 6,813,124 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3.2%, 8/15/2027 | 10,000,000 | 9,458,692 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 53,639,566 | |||||||
Medical Equipment - 0.3% | ||||||||
Abbott Laboratories, 4.9%, 11/30/2046 | $ | 6,534,000 | $ | 7,151,712 | ||||
Medtronic, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/2035 | 6,802,000 | 7,207,369 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., FLR, 2.927% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.75%), 3/19/2021 | 2,923,000 | 2,927,472 | ||||||
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 3.55%, 4/01/2025 | 9,149,000 | 8,872,881 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 26,159,434 | |||||||
Metals & Mining - 0.2% | ||||||||
Glencore Funding LLC, 4.125%, 5/30/2023 (n) | $ | 5,964,000 | $ | 6,002,885 | ||||
Glencore Funding LLC, 4%, 3/27/2027 (n) | 4,355,000 | 4,201,420 |
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Metals & Mining - continued | ||||||||
Southern Copper Corp., 5.875%, 4/23/2045 | $ | 3,345,000 | $ | 3,772,896 | ||||
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| |||||||
$ | 13,977,201 | |||||||
Midstream - 0.5% | ||||||||
APT Pipelines Ltd., 4.2%, 3/23/2025 (n) | $ | 9,121,000 | $ | 9,221,923 | ||||
APT Pipelines Ltd., 4.25%, 7/15/2027 (n) | 822,000 | 821,251 | ||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LP, 6.5%, 1/31/2019 | 5,184,000 | 5,333,352 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.15%, 2/01/2024 | 5,700,000 | 5,719,291 | ||||||
MPLX LP, 4.5%, 4/15/2038 | 2,748,000 | 2,694,751 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc., 4.95%, 7/13/2047 | 7,952,000 | 8,054,736 | ||||||
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 | 9,830,000 | 10,206,346 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 42,051,650 | |||||||
Mortgage-Backed - 10.1% | ||||||||
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 6/01/2018 - 6/01/2044 | $ | 39,101,876 | $ | 41,315,785 | ||||
Fannie Mae, 3.59%, 7/01/2018 | 220,850 | 220,944 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.578%, 9/25/2018 | 925,883 | 923,864 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 6%, 11/01/2018 - 7/01/2037 | 9,749,884 | 10,932,482 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 5%, 12/01/2018 - 3/01/2042 | 13,563,397 | 14,623,438 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 6/01/2019 - 4/01/2040 | 18,374,935 | 20,127,737 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 4.6%, 9/01/2019 | 711,430 | 729,282 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 1.928%, 4/25/2020 | 842,446 | 841,215 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 4.448%, 1/01/2021 | 597,088 | 615,227 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 3.99%, 7/01/2021 | 521,515 | 538,405 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.67%, 3/01/2022 | 887,696 | 881,421 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.73%, 4/01/2023 | 637,702 | 632,231 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.41%, 5/01/2023 | 967,177 | 944,786 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.55%, 5/01/2023 | 910,188 | 894,861 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.59%, 5/01/2023 | 955,342 | 940,919 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.62%, 5/01/2023 | 636,497 | 627,783 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 5.25%, 8/01/2024 | 973,187 | 1,051,504 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.7%, 7/01/2025 | 1,007,000 | 984,339 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 3.43%, 6/01/2026 | 1,168,746 | 1,195,323 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 4.54%, 7/01/2026 | 989,684 | 1,057,886 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.28%, 11/01/2026 | 1,404,519 | 1,328,451 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2.597%, 12/25/2026 | 4,588,000 | 4,379,867 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 3.95%, 1/01/2027 | 952,152 | 985,481 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 3%, 3/01/2027 - 11/01/2046 | 33,280,860 | 32,809,324 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 4.01%, 1/01/2029 | 797,851 | 833,182 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 4.96%, 6/01/2030 | 573,479 | 618,925 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 6/01/2031 - 7/01/2037 | 3,548,429 | 3,967,476 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 4%, 9/01/2040 - 9/01/2047 | 167,482,374 | 172,598,695 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 3.5%, 11/01/2041 - 1/01/2047 | 113,115,991 | 113,703,512 | ||||||
Fannie Mae, 2%, 5/25/2044 | 2,019,733 | 1,939,582 |
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Mortgage-Backed - continued | ||||||||
Fannie Mae, TBA, 3.5%, 4/01/2048 | $ | 6,545,000 | $ | 6,554,285 | ||||
Freddie Mac, 5%, 5/01/2018 - 7/01/2041 | 7,077,502 | 7,613,093 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.412%, 8/25/2018 | 1,410,999 | 1,408,918 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 6%, 12/01/2018 - 6/01/2037 | 4,399,193 | 4,893,547 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 4.5%, 1/01/2019 - 5/01/2042 | 7,025,255 | 7,398,988 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 1/01/2019 - 10/01/2035 | 3,918,424 | 4,305,818 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 5.085%, 3/25/2019 | 6,789,000 | 6,896,631 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.456%, 8/25/2019 | 1,100,000 | 1,097,824 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 1.869%, 11/25/2019 | 2,124,241 | 2,102,812 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.313%, 3/25/2020 | 624,000 | 619,259 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.808%, 8/25/2020 | 5,900,000 | 6,036,294 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.034%, 10/25/2020 | 1,781,000 | 1,789,566 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.791%, 1/25/2022 | 3,221,000 | 3,213,363 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.716%, 6/25/2022 | 2,443,294 | 2,426,941 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.51%, 11/25/2022 | 4,700,000 | 4,626,299 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.111%, 2/25/2023 | 5,200,000 | 5,246,224 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.32%, 2/25/2023 | 2,023,000 | 2,060,724 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.25%, 4/25/2023 | 5,681,000 | 5,762,451 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.06%, 7/25/2023 | 4,461,000 | 4,485,900 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.458%, 8/25/2023 | 5,373,000 | 5,508,768 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.883%, 4/25/2024 (i) | 11,406,276 | 503,560 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.508%, 7/25/2024 (i) | 40,823,000 | 1,275,225 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.619%, 7/25/2024 (i) | 14,218,101 | 463,132 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.315%, 8/25/2024 (i) | 44,106,000 | 957,497 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.416%, 8/25/2024 (i) | 82,164,232 | 1,879,186 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.064%, 8/25/2024 | 2,295,000 | 2,297,060 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.367%, 10/25/2024 (i) | 60,364,447 | 1,256,130 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.171%, 10/25/2024 | 3,005,000 | 3,027,956 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.275%, 11/25/2024 (i) | 44,690,000 | 829,893 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.67%, 12/25/2024 | 3,687,000 | 3,605,978 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.329%, 5/25/2025 | 4,698,000 | 4,772,938 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 2.673%, 3/25/2026 | 6,105,000 | 5,922,848 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.3%, 10/25/2026 | 2,495,000 | 2,513,237 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.224%, 3/25/2027 | 3,711,000 | 3,713,581 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.635%, 6/25/2027 (i) | 39,273,000 | 2,103,961 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.753%, 6/25/2027 (i) | 12,880,431 | 756,814 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.579%, 7/25/2027 (i) | 34,322,323 | 1,599,616 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.33%, 8/25/2027 (i) | 27,934,000 | 837,836 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.437%, 8/25/2027 (i) | 18,354,913 | 648,802 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.279%, 9/25/2027 (i) | 30,183,000 | 789,147 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.369%, 9/25/2027 (i) | 25,323,355 | 799,238 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.187%, 9/25/2027 | 2,185,000 | 2,175,103 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.197%, 11/25/2027 (i) | 47,333,000 | 929,170 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
Mortgage-Backed - continued | ||||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.292%, 11/25/2027 (i) | $ | 34,239,233 | $ | 852,629 | ||||
Freddie Mac, 0.327%, 11/25/2027 (i) | 30,510,655 | 869,880 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.239%, 12/25/2027 (i) | 29,308,000 | 691,537 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.288%, 12/25/2027 (i) | 32,765,000 | 886,084 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.37%, 12/25/2027 (i) | 52,648,389 | 1,655,013 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 0.312%, 11/25/2032 (i) | 26,337,871 | 875,334 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 6.5%, 5/01/2034 - 7/01/2037 | 2,309,442 | 2,606,663 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 4%, 11/01/2040 - 8/01/2047 | 60,716,946 | 62,507,260 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3.5%, 2/01/2042 - 1/01/2047 | 68,795,198 | 69,094,520 | ||||||
Freddie Mac, 3%, 4/01/2043 - 11/01/2046 | 50,432,159 | 49,395,311 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 6%, 9/15/2032 - 1/15/2038 | 3,662,156 | 4,132,198 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 12/15/2032 - 4/20/2035 | 3,147,078 | 3,452,032 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 4.5%, 7/15/2033 - 6/20/2041 | 7,708,590 | 8,134,675 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 5%, 7/20/2033 - 10/15/2034 | 1,044,448 | 1,121,701 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 4%, 1/20/2041 - 2/20/2042 | 8,705,628 | 9,098,383 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 3.5%, 12/15/2041 - 7/20/2043 | 14,030,539 | 14,237,789 | ||||||
Ginnie Mae, 0.658%, 2/16/2059 (i) | 21,992,916 | 1,392,048 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 791,952,597 | |||||||
Network & Telecom - 0.3% | ||||||||
AT&T, Inc., 3%, 6/30/2022 | $ | 6,074,000 | $ | 5,963,111 | ||||
AT&T, Inc., 3.4%, 5/15/2025 | 9,074,000 | 8,738,456 | ||||||
AT&T, Inc., 5.45%, 3/01/2047 | 7,845,000 | 8,313,076 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 23,014,643 | |||||||
Oils - 0.3% | ||||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.625%, 9/15/2024 | $ | 7,722,000 | $ | 7,673,157 | ||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/2044 | 5,246,000 | 5,264,873 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp., 4.9%, 3/15/2045 | 7,872,000 | 8,318,514 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 21,256,544 | |||||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.6% | ||||||||
Banco de Credito del Peru, 5.375%, 9/16/2020 | $ | 4,872,000 | $ | 5,107,951 | ||||
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., 4.1%, 9/09/2023 (n) | 4,960,000 | 5,114,421 | ||||||
BBVA Bancomer S.A. de C.V., 6.75%, 9/30/2022 (n) | 4,730,000 | 5,167,525 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp., 2.5%, 5/12/2020 | 6,335,000 | 6,235,224 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc., 2.5%, 9/26/2018 | 10,880,000 | 10,885,469 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc., 3.52% to 10/27/2027, FLR to 10/27/2028 | 10,000,000 | 9,646,325 | ||||||
Citizens Bank N.A., 2.25%, 3/02/2020 | 2,571,000 | 2,526,667 | ||||||
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FLR to 8/29/2049 (n) | 2,451,000 | 2,754,311 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 2.35%, 11/01/2018 | 2,541,000 | 2,535,854 | ||||||
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$ | 49,973,747 |
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Pharmaceuticals - 0.1% | ||||||||
Actavis Funding SCS, 3%, 3/12/2020 | $ | 1,375,000 | $ | 1,367,756 | ||||
Celgene Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/2020 | 3,798,000 | 3,782,444 | ||||||
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$ | 5,150,200 | |||||||
Retailers - 0.0% | ||||||||
Home Depot, Inc., 5.95%, 4/01/2041 | $ | 1,578,000 | $ | 2,016,268 | ||||
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.4% | ||||||||
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3%, 6/15/2023 | $ | 3,756,000 | $ | 3,626,298 | ||||
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.6%, 1/15/2028 | 3,756,000 | 3,563,639 | ||||||
American Tower Trust I, REIT, 3.07%, 3/15/2023 (n) | 5,960,000 | 5,883,069 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.65%, 9/01/2027 | 6,018,000 | 5,730,188 | ||||||
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 4.883%, 8/15/2020 (n) | 2,040,000 | 2,111,614 | ||||||
Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.8%, 8/15/2018 | 8,529,000 | 8,662,714 | ||||||
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/15/2044 (n) | 2,389,000 | 2,377,015 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 31,954,537 | |||||||
Tobacco - 0.2% | ||||||||
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, 2.95%, 7/21/2020 (n) | $ | 6,137,000 | $ | 6,092,210 | ||||
Reynolds American, Inc., 5.85%, 8/15/2045 | 4,748,000 | 5,545,481 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 11,637,691 | |||||||
Transportation - Services - 0.1% | ||||||||
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 7%, 10/15/2037 (n) | $ | 6,381,000 | $ | 8,305,788 | ||||
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 0.0% | ||||||||
Small Business Administration, 4.35%, 7/01/2023 | $ | 149,303 | $ | 153,605 | ||||
Small Business Administration, 4.77%, 4/01/2024 | 454,396 | 468,011 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 5.18%, 5/01/2024 | 754,053 | 784,208 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 5.52%, 6/01/2024 | 337,943 | 352,044 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 4.99%, 9/01/2024 | 679,338 | 707,112 | ||||||
Small Business Administration, 4.95%, 3/01/2025 | 522,497 | 541,820 | ||||||
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| |||||||
$ | 3,006,800 | |||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 15.4% | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6%, 2/15/2026 | $ | 1,524,000 | $ | 1,879,552 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.75%, 8/15/2026 | 926,000 | 1,206,402 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.25%, 2/15/2029 | 5,294,000 | 6,521,425 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2/15/2031 | 4,690,000 | 5,999,970 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2/15/2036 | 26,962,000 | 33,270,873 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5%, 5/15/2037 | 2,452,000 | 3,227,280 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 3.5%, 2/15/2039 | 29,698,000 | 32,574,043 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 8/15/2039 | 4,987,000 | 6,261,915 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875%, 5/15/2043 | 152,886,900 | 150,393,694 |
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Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
Bonds - continued | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Obligations - continued | ||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.5%, 2/15/2045 | $ | 5,313,000 | $ | 4,840,706 | ||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.875%, 11/15/2046 | 44,148,000 | 43,202,496 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1%, 6/30/2019 | 179,548,000 | 176,886,213 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.625%, 6/30/2019 | 132,856,000 | 131,945,099 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.5%, 5/15/2020 | 55,133,000 | 56,454,352 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 5/15/2021 | 99,605,000 | 101,656,079 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 11/30/2021 | 143,769,000 | 140,076,460 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.75%, 9/30/2022 | 211,926,000 | 204,786,046 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.5%, 8/15/2023 | 80,864,000 | 80,452,095 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.125%, 7/31/2024 | 7,500,000 | 7,262,432 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2%, 11/15/2026 | 12,197,000 | 11,495,253 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2/15/2028 | 7,500,000 | 7,498,164 | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3%, 11/15/2045 | 215,000 | 215,752 | ||||||
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$ | 1,208,106,301 | |||||||
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.7% | ||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., 3.75%, 11/15/2023 | $ | 3,550,000 | $ | 3,618,861 | ||||
Dominion Resources, Inc., 3.625%, 12/01/2024 | 6,000,000 | 5,943,372 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp., 2.65%, 9/01/2026 | 1,590,000 | 1,450,167 | ||||||
Enel Finance International S.A., 4.75%, 5/25/2047 (n) | 7,076,000 | 7,246,387 | ||||||
Exelon Corp., 3.4%, 4/15/2026 | 9,718,000 | 9,378,215 | ||||||
Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 7%, 9/01/2022 | 4,555,000 | 5,258,429 | ||||||
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2044 | 1,773,000 | 1,940,044 | ||||||
PPL Corp., 3.4%, 6/01/2023 | 4,920,000 | 4,888,231 | ||||||
Progress Energy, Inc., 3.15%, 4/01/2022 | 6,169,000 | 6,110,315 | ||||||
Southern Co., 2.15%, 9/01/2019 | 7,000,000 | 6,910,904 | ||||||
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$ | 52,744,925 | |||||||
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $3,062,112,223) | $ | 3,043,384,166 | ||||||
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.1% | ||||||||
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.1% | ||||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.123% | 62,103 | $ | 3,580,859 | |||||
NextEra Energy, Inc., 6.371% | 71,788 | 5,220,423 | ||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost, $8,263,890) | $ | 8,801,282 | ||||||
Investment Companies (h) - 1.3% | ||||||||
Money Market Funds - 1.3% | ||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.71% (v) (Identified Cost, $103,952,074) | 103,967,204 | $ | 103,956,808 |
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Collateral for Securities Loaned - 0.1% |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||||||
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund, 1.58% (j) (Identified Cost, $7,914,469) | 7,914,469 | $ | 7,914,469 | |||||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 0.4% | 28,865,995 | |||||||
Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 7,845,655,574 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(h) | 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. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund’s investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $103,956,808 and $7,712,832,771, respectively. |
(i) | Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security. |
(j) | The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(l) | A portion of this security is on loan. |
(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 $186,331,610, representing 2.4% of net assets. |
(v) | Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end. |
(z) | Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities: |
Restricted Securities | Acquisition Date | Cost | Value | |||||||
ALM V Ltd., 2012-5A, “A2R3”, FLR, 2.984% (LIBOR-3mo. + 1.25%), 10/18/2027 | 10/04/17 | $10,945,000 | $10,935,193 | |||||||
Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FLR, 3.477% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1.6%), 12/28/2040 | 3/01/06 | 3,866,033 | 3,466,183 | |||||||
BlackRock Capital Finance LP, 7.75%, 9/25/2026 | 10/10/96 | 54,439 | 3,698 | |||||||
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-2A, “A2”, FLR, 2.777% (LIBOR-1mo. + 1%), 6/15/2028 | 6/14/16 | 5,148,926 | 5,165,358 | |||||||
CRH America Finance, Inc., 4.5%, 4/04/2048 | 3/27/18 | 3,333,519 | 3,344,302 | |||||||
Magnetite XVI Ltd., 2015-16A, “AR”, FLR, 2.578% (LIBOR-3mo. + 0.8%), 1/18/2028 | 1/18/18 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,195 | |||||||
State Grid Overseas Investment (2014) Ltd., 2.75%, 5/07/2019 | 4/28/14 | 5,317,559 | 5,317,532 | |||||||
UBS Group Funding (Jersey) Ltd., 4.125%, 4/15/2026 | 3/29/16 | 7,089,924 | 7,123,397 | |||||||
Total Restricted Securities | $40,355,858 | |||||||||
% of Net assets | 0.5% |
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The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
CLO | Collateralized Loan Obligation |
FLR | Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate. |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
TBA | To Be Announced |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 3/31/18 (unaudited)
This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
Assets | ||||
Investments in unaffiliated issuers, at value, including $7,770,572 of securities on loan (identified cost, $6,196,508,039) | $7,712,832,771 | |||
Investments in affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $103,952,074) | 103,956,808 | |||
Cash | 23,550,179 | |||
Receivables for | ||||
Investments sold | 14,764,082 | |||
Fund shares sold | 10,199,307 | |||
Interest and dividends | 30,023,050 | |||
Other assets | 23,549 | |||
Total assets | $7,895,349,746 | |||
Liabilities | ||||
Payables for | ||||
Distributions | $980,770 | |||
Investments purchased | 27,966,041 | |||
TBA purchase commitments | 6,513,298 | |||
Fund shares reacquired | 2,390,897 | |||
Collateral for securities loaned, at value | 7,914,469 | |||
Payable to affiliates | ||||
Investment adviser | 304,963 | |||
Shareholder servicing costs | 3,123,698 | |||
Distribution and service fees | 223,512 | |||
Program manager fee | 195 | |||
Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation | 51,252 | |||
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 225,077 | |||
Total liabilities | $49,694,172 | |||
Net assets | $7,845,655,574 | |||
Net assets consist of | ||||
Paid-in capital | $6,307,217,607 | |||
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,516,386,956 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) | 22,310,941 | |||
Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income | (259,930 | ) | ||
Net assets | $7,845,655,574 | |||
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding | 421,127,121 |
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Net assets | Shares outstanding | Net asset value per share (a) | ||||||||||
Class A | $4,663,644,650 | 250,566,263 | $18.61 | |||||||||
Class B | 166,981,578 | 8,959,387 | 18.64 | |||||||||
Class C | 1,007,134,436 | 53,776,525 | 18.73 | |||||||||
Class I | 626,053,448 | 33,644,668 | 18.61 | |||||||||
Class R1 | 12,362,133 | 665,019 | 18.59 | |||||||||
Class R2 | 215,152,197 | 11,523,904 | 18.67 | |||||||||
Class R3 | 325,997,086 | 17,502,307 | 18.63 | |||||||||
Class R4 | 272,971,366 | 14,650,986 | 18.63 | |||||||||
Class R6 | 519,571,462 | 27,915,229 | 18.61 | |||||||||
Class 529A | 23,351,134 | 1,258,020 | 18.56 | |||||||||
Class 529B | 1,330,127 | 71,382 | 18.63 | |||||||||
Class 529C | 11,105,957 | 593,431 | 18.71 |
(a) | Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Classes A and 529A, for which the maximum offering prices per share were $19.75 [100 / 94.25 x $18.61] and $19.69 [100 / 94.25 x $18.56], respectively. On sales of $50,000 or more, the maximum offering prices of Class A and Class 529A shares are reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, Class C, Class 529B, and Class 529C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, and 529A. Net asset value per share is calculated using actual net assets and shares outstanding rather than amounts that have been rounded for presentation purposes. |
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Six months ended 3/31/18 (unaudited)
This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.
Net investment income (loss) | ||||
Income | ||||
Dividends | $57,831,725 | |||
Interest | 46,366,460 | |||
Dividends from affiliated issuers | 794,068 | |||
Income on securities loaned | 26,351 | |||
Foreign taxes withheld | (377,787 | ) | ||
Total investment income | $104,640,817 | |||
Expenses | ||||
Management fee | $13,912,318 | |||
Distribution and service fees | 13,266,408 | |||
Shareholder servicing costs | 4,105,140 | |||
Program manager fees | 12,622 | |||
Administrative services fee | 310,170 | |||
Independent Trustees’ compensation | 51,593 | |||
Custodian fee | 145,229 | |||
Shareholder communications | 150,695 | |||
Audit and tax fees | 41,838 | |||
Legal fees | 43,713 | |||
Miscellaneous | 210,298 | |||
Total expenses | $32,250,024 | |||
Fees paid indirectly | (2,755 | ) | ||
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor | (173,948 | ) | ||
Net expenses | $32,073,321 | |||
Net investment income (loss) | $72,567,496 | |||
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) | ||||
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis) | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | $165,620,208 | |||
Affiliated issuers | (14,068 | ) | ||
Foreign currency | 64,881 | |||
Net realized gain (loss) | $165,671,021 | |||
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | ||||
Unaffiliated issuers | $(152,179,565 | ) | ||
Affiliated issuers | (6,005 | ) | ||
Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies | 14,247 | |||
Net unrealized gain (loss) | $(152,171,323 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | $13,499,698 | |||
Change in net assets from operations | $86,067,194 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.
Change in net assets | Six months ended (unaudited) | Year ended | ||||||
From operations | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | $72,567,496 | $146,396,470 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 165,671,021 | 249,146,266 | ||||||
Net unrealized gain (loss) | (152,171,323 | ) | 311,709,897 | |||||
Change in net assets from operations | $86,067,194 | $707,252,633 | ||||||
Distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||
From net investment income | $(75,497,055 | ) | $(152,749,122 | ) | ||||
From net realized gain | (291,311,025 | ) | (100,925,716 | ) | ||||
Total distributions declared to shareholders | $(366,808,080 | ) | $(253,674,838 | ) | ||||
Change in net assets from fund share transactions | $224,022,986 | $59,835,049 | ||||||
Total change in net assets | $(56,717,900 | ) | $513,412,844 | |||||
Net assets | ||||||||
At beginning of period | 7,902,373,474 | 7,388,960,630 | ||||||
At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $259,930 and undistributed net investment income of $2,669,629) | $7,845,655,574 | $7,902,373,474 |
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The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class A | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.29 | $18.19 | $17.38 | $18.16 | $16.77 | $15.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.18 | $0.38 | (c) | $0.35 | $0.43 | $0.38 | $0.34 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.05 | 1.36 | 1.41 | (0.40 | ) | 1.53 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.23 | $1.74 | $1.76 | $0.03 | $1.91 | $1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.19 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.91 | ) | $(0.64 | ) | $(0.95 | ) | $(0.81 | ) | $(0.52 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.61 | $19.29 | $18.19 | $17.38 | $18.16 | $16.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 1.07 | (n) | 9.78 | (c) | 10.50 | 0.01 | 11.55 | 12.93 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.73 | (a) | 0.74 | (c) | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 0.72 | (a) | 0.73 | (c) | 0.73 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.89 | (a) | 2.03 | (c) | 1.99 | 2.35 | 2.13 | 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $4,663,645 | $4,779,558 | $4,733,090 | $4,492,707 | $4,621,662 | $4,399,349 |
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Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class B | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.31 | $18.21 | $17.40 | $18.18 | $16.78 | $15.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.11 | $0.24 | (c) | $0.22 | $0.29 | $0.24 | $0.22 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.06 | 1.36 | 1.40 | (0.41 | ) | 1.55 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.17 | $1.60 | $1.62 | $(0.12 | ) | $1.79 | $1.82 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.84 | ) | $(0.50 | ) | $(0.81 | ) | $(0.66 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.64 | $19.31 | $18.21 | $17.40 | $18.18 | $16.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 0.74 | (n) | 8.94 | (c) | 9.66 | (0.75 | ) | 10.75 | 12.05 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.48 | (a) | 1.49 | (c) | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.48 | (a) | 1.48 | (c) | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.13 | (a) | 1.29 | (c) | 1.24 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $166,982 | $184,889 | $205,806 | $208,889 | $248,181 | $272,887 |
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Six months 3/31/18 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class C | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.40 | $18.29 | $17.48 | $18.25 | $16.86 | $15.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.11 | $0.24 | (c) | $0.22 | $0.29 | $0.25 | $0.22 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.06 | 1.37 | 1.41 | (0.39 | ) | 1.53 | 1.61 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.17 | $1.61 | $1.63 | $(0.10 | ) | $1.78 | $1.83 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.84 | ) | $(0.50 | ) | $(0.82 | ) | $(0.67 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.73 | $19.40 | $18.29 | $17.48 | $18.25 | $16.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 0.73 | (n) | 8.95 | (c) | 9.62 | (0.68 | ) | 10.65 | 12.08 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.48 | (a) | 1.49 | (c) | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.48 | (a) | 1.49 | (c) | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.14 | (a) | 1.28 | (c) | 1.24 | 1.60 | 1.38 | 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $1,007,134 | $1,054,574 | $1,102,670 | $965,137 | $930,405 | $836,471 |
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Six months 3/31/18 | Year ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Class I | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.28 | $18.18 | $17.38 | $18.15 | $16.77 | $15.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.21 | $0.39 | (c) | $0.39 | $0.47 | $0.42 | $0.38 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.05 | 1.40 | 1.40 | (0.39 | ) | 1.53 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.26 | $1.79 | $1.79 | $0.08 | $1.95 | $1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.21 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.48 | ) | $(0.42 | ) | $(0.43 | ) | $(0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.93 | ) | $(0.69 | ) | $(0.99 | ) | $(0.85 | ) | $(0.57 | ) | $(0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.61 | $19.28 | $18.18 | $17.38 | $18.15 | $16.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 1.24 | (n) | 10.06 | (c) | 10.71 | 0.31 | 11.76 | 13.21 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.48 | (a) | 0.49 | (c) | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.14 | (a) | 2.10 | (c) | 2.22 | 2.56 | 2.37 | 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $626,053 | $593,250 | $329,965 | $213,734 | $226,527 | $160,246 |
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Class R1 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.26 | $18.17 | $17.36 | $18.14 | $16.75 | $15.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.11 | $0.24 | (c) | $0.22 | $0.28 | $0.25 | $0.22 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.06 | 1.35 | 1.41 | (0.39 | ) | 1.53 | 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.17 | $1.59 | $1.63 | $(0.11 | ) | $1.78 | $1.81 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.12 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.31 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.25 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.84 | ) | $(0.50 | ) | $(0.82 | ) | $(0.67 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.59 | $19.26 | $18.17 | $17.36 | $18.14 | $16.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 0.74 | (n) | 8.90 | (c) | 9.68 | (0.75 | ) | 10.72 | 12.02 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.48 | (a) | 1.49 | (c) | 1.49 | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.49 | 1.48 | 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.14 | (a) | 1.28 | (c) | 1.24 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $12,362 | $12,517 | $14,031 | $13,964 | $16,905 | $16,134 |
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Class R2 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.34 | $18.24 | $17.43 | $18.21 | $16.81 | $15.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.16 | $0.33 | (c) | $0.31 | $0.39 | $0.33 | $0.30 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.05 | 1.36 | 1.40 | (0.41 | ) | 1.55 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.21 | $1.69 | $1.71 | $(0.02 | ) | $1.88 | $1.90 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.16 | ) | $(0.34 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.33 | ) | $(0.34 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.88 | ) | $(0.59 | ) | $(0.90 | ) | $(0.76 | ) | $(0.48 | ) | $(0.32 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.67 | $19.34 | $18.24 | $17.43 | $18.21 | $16.81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 0.99 | (n) | 9.48 | (c) | 10.19 | (0.24 | ) | 11.29 | 12.61 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.98 | (a) | 0.99 | (c) | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 0.98 | (a) | 0.99 | (c) | N/A | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.64 | (a) | 1.76 | (c) | 1.73 | 2.11 | 1.87 | 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $215,152 | $229,263 | $205,848 | $168,609 | $166,275 | $162,091 |
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Class R3 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.30 | $18.20 | $17.39 | $18.17 | $16.78 | $15.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.18 | $0.37 | (c) | $0.35 | $0.43 | $0.38 | $0.34 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.06 | 1.37 | 1.41 | (0.41 | ) | 1.53 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.24 | $1.74 | $1.76 | $0.02 | $1.91 | $1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.19 | ) | $(0.39 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.91 | ) | $(0.64 | ) | $(0.95 | ) | $(0.80 | ) | $(0.52 | ) | $(0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.63 | $19.30 | $18.20 | $17.39 | $18.17 | $16.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 1.11 | (n) | 9.77 | (c) | 10.48 | 0.00 | 11.54 | 12.92 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.73 | (a) | 0.74 | (c) | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 0.73 | (a) | N/A | N/A | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.89 | (a) | 2.01 | (c) | 1.99 | 2.35 | 2.13 | 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $325,997 | $331,072 | $297,313 | $251,635 | $256,487 | $178,646 |
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Class R4 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.31 | $18.20 | $17.40 | $18.17 | $16.78 | $15.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.21 | $0.43 | (c) | $0.39 | $0.48 | $0.42 | $0.38 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.04 | 1.37 | 1.40 | (0.40 | ) | 1.54 | 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.25 | $1.80 | $1.79 | $0.08 | $1.96 | $1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.21 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.48 | ) | $(0.42 | ) | $(0.43 | ) | $(0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.93 | ) | $(0.69 | ) | $(0.99 | ) | $(0.85 | ) | $(0.57 | ) | $(0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.63 | $19.31 | $18.20 | $17.40 | $18.17 | $16.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 1.19 | (n) | 10.10 | (c) | 10.69 | 0.31 | 11.82 | 13.13 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.48 | (a) | 0.49 | (c) | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.13 | (a) | 2.29 | (c) | 2.23 | 2.62 | 2.38 | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $272,971 | $291,662 | $297,677 | $287,976 | $249,619 | $182,332 |
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Class R6 | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.29 | $18.19 | $17.38 | $18.16 | $16.77 | $15.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.21 | $0.42 | (c) | $0.41 | $0.55 | $0.44 | $0.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.05 | 1.38 | 1.41 | (0.47 | ) | 1.53 | 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.26 | $1.80 | $1.82 | $0.08 | $1.97 | $1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.22 | ) | $(0.45 | ) | $(0.50 | ) | $(0.43 | ) | $(0.44 | ) | $(0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.94 | ) | $(0.70 | ) | $(1.01 | ) | $(0.86 | ) | $(0.58 | ) | $(0.41 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.61 | $19.29 | $18.19 | $17.38 | $18.16 | $16.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 1.23 | (n) | 10.14 | (c) | 10.86 | 0.34 | 11.91 | 13.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.40 | (a) | 0.40 | (c) | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.23 | (a) | 2.27 | (c) | 2.31 | 3.02 | 2.46 | 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $519,571 | $389,609 | $169,348 | $67,900 | $33,689 | $10,800 |
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Class 529A | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.24 | $18.14 | $17.34 | $18.12 | $16.73 | $15.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.18 | $0.37 | (c) | $0.34 | $0.42 | $0.37 | $0.33 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.05 | 1.36 | 1.40 | (0.40 | ) | 1.54 | 1.59 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.23 | $1.73 | $1.74 | $0.02 | $1.91 | $1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.19 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.43 | ) | $(0.37 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.91 | ) | $(0.63 | ) | $(0.94 | ) | $(0.80 | ) | $(0.52 | ) | $(0.35 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.56 | $19.24 | $18.14 | $17.34 | $18.12 | $16.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 1.05 | (n) | 9.77 | (c) | 10.42 | (0.03 | ) | 11.53 | 12.84 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 0.80 | (a) | 0.84 | (c) | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 0.85 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 0.77 | (a) | 0.77 | (c) | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.77 | 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.85 | (a) | 1.97 | (c) | 1.95 | 2.31 | 2.09 | 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $23,351 | $23,275 | $21,204 | $18,177 | $17,789 | $15,581 |
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Class 529B | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.31 | $18.21 | $17.40 | $18.17 | $16.78 | $15.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.10 | $0.23 | (c) | $0.21 | $0.27 | $0.24 | $0.21 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.05 | 1.36 | 1.41 | (0.38 | ) | 1.53 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.15 | $1.59 | $1.62 | $(0.11 | ) | $1.77 | $1.81 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.11 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.83 | ) | $(0.49 | ) | $(0.81 | ) | $(0.66 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.63 | $19.31 | $18.21 | $17.40 | $18.17 | $16.78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 0.66 | (n) | 8.88 | (c) | 9.60 | (0.75 | ) | 10.63 | 11.99 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.55 | (a) | 1.59 | (c) | 1.59 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.53 | (a) | 1.53 | (c) | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.08 | (a) | 1.23 | (c) | 1.19 | 1.50 | 1.33 | 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $1,330 | $1,483 | $1,580 | $1,721 | $2,110 | $2,369 |
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Class 529C | 9/30/17 | 9/30/16 | 9/30/15 | 9/30/14 | 9/30/13 | |||||||||||||||||||
(unaudited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of | $19.39 | $18.28 | $17.47 | $18.25 | $16.85 | $15.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from investment operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $0.11 | $0.23 | (c) | $0.21 | $0.28 | $0.24 | $0.21 | |||||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized | 0.04 | 1.37 | 1.41 | (0.40 | ) | 1.54 | 1.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment | $0.15 | $1.60 | $1.62 | $(0.12 | ) | $1.78 | $1.81 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions declared to shareholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
From net investment | $(0.11 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.30 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | $(0.24 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
From net realized gain | (0.72 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.43 | ) | (0.14 | ) | — | |||||||||||||
Total distributions declared | $(0.83 | ) | $(0.49 | ) | $(0.81 | ) | $(0.66 | ) | $(0.38 | ) | $(0.23 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of | $18.71 | $19.39 | $18.28 | $17.47 | $18.25 | $16.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x) | 0.66 | (n) | 8.91 | (c) | 9.57 | (0.79 | ) | 10.66 | 11.97 | |||||||||||||||
Ratios (%) (to average net assets) and Supplemental data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Expenses before expense | 1.55 | (a) | 1.59 | (c) | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| 1.58 |
| 1.60 | ||||||||||||||
Expenses after expense | 1.53 | (a) | 1.53 | (c) | 1.54 | 1.54 | 1.53 | 1.55 | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.09 | (a) | 1.22 | (c) | 1.18 | 1.55 | 1.33 | 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover | 18 | (n) | 38 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
Net assets at end of period | $11,106 | $11,223 | $10,428 | $8,222 | $7,915 | $6,989 |
(a) | Annualized. |
(c) | Amount reflects a one-time reimbursement of expenses by the custodian (or former custodian) without which net investment income and performance would be lower and expenses would be higher. |
(d) | Per share data is based on average shares outstanding. |
(f) | Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable. |
(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. |
(t) | Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges. |
(x) | The net asset values and total returns have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes. |
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(unaudited)
(1) Business and Organization
MFS Total Return Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust V (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
(2) Significant Accounting Policies
General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued.
In March 2017, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2017-08, Receivables –Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20) – Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). For entities that hold callable debt securities at a premium, ASU 2017-08 requires that the premium be amortized to the earliest call date. ASU 2017-08 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has evaluated the potential impacts of ASU 2017-08 and believes that adoption of ASU 2017-08 will not have a material effect on the fund’s overall financial position or its overall results of operations.
Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement, or similar agreement, does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.
Investment Valuations – Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid
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quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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, 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
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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. The following is a summary of the levels used as of March 31, 2018 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:
Financial Instruments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Equity Securities: | ||||||||||||||||
United States | $4,250,586,728 | $5,220,423 | $— | $4,255,807,151 | ||||||||||||
United Kingdom | 110,534,979 | — | — | 110,534,979 | ||||||||||||
Switzerland | 93,279,164 | — | — | 93,279,164 | ||||||||||||
France | 42,022,742 | — | — | 42,022,742 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 33,015,182 | — | — | 33,015,182 | ||||||||||||
Taiwan | 32,700,798 | — | — | 32,700,798 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 24,616,511 | — | — | 24,616,511 | ||||||||||||
Germany | 22,851,306 | — | — | 22,851,306 | ||||||||||||
Norway | — | 17,652,271 | — | 17,652,271 | ||||||||||||
Other Countries | 29,054,032 | — | — | 29,054,032 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents | — | 1,214,091,642 | — | 1,214,091,642 | ||||||||||||
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt | — | 27,955,929 | — | 27,955,929 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds | — | 8,564,855 | — | 8,564,855 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Corporate Bonds | — | 658,407,183 | — | 658,407,183 | ||||||||||||
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 795,148,536 | — | 795,148,536 | ||||||||||||
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 128,568,463 | — | 128,568,463 | ||||||||||||
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs) | — | 72,893,827 | — | 72,893,827 | ||||||||||||
Foreign Bonds | — | 137,753,731 | — | 137,753,731 | ||||||||||||
Mutual Funds | 111,871,277 | — | — | 111,871,277 | ||||||||||||
Total | $4,750,532,719 | $3,066,256,860 | $— | $7,816,789,579 |
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
Of the level 2 investments presented above, equity investments amounting to $22,872,694 would have been considered level 1 investments at the beginning of the period. The primary reason for changes in the classifications between levels 1 and 2 occurs when foreign equity securities are fair valued using other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded.
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The fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued using other observable market-based inputs. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period.
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.
Security Loans – Under its Securities Lending Agency Agreement with the fund, JPMorgan Chase and Co. (“Chase”), as lending agent, loans the securities of the fund to certain qualified institutions (the “Borrowers”) approved by the fund. Security loans can be terminated at the discretion of either the lending agent or the fund and the related securities must be returned within the earlier of the standard trade settlement period for such securities or within three business days. The loans are collateralized by cash and/or U.S. Treasury and federal agency obligations in an amount typically at least equal to the market value of the securities loaned. On loans collateralized by cash, the cash collateral is invested in a money market fund. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the fund and any additional required collateral is delivered to the fund on the next business day. Chase provides the fund with indemnification against Borrower default. In the event of Borrower default, Chase will, for the benefit of the fund, either purchase securities identical to those loaned or, when such purchase is commercially impracticable, pay the fund the market value of the loaned securities. In return, Chase assumes the fund’s rights to the related collateral. If the collateral value is less than the cost to purchase identical securities, Chase is responsible for the shortfall, but only to the extent that such shortfall is not due to a decline in collateral value resulting from collateral reinvestment for which the fund bears the risk of loss. At period end, the fund had investment securities on loan, all of which were classified as equity securities in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments, with a fair value of $7,770,572. The fair value of the fund’s investment securities on loan and a related liability of $7,914,469 for cash collateral received on securities loaned are both presented gross in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The collateral on securities loaned exceeded the value of securities on loan at period end. The liability for cash collateral for securities loaned is carried at fair value, which is categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. A portion of the income generated upon investment of the collateral is remitted to the Borrowers, and the remainder is allocated between the fund and the lending agent. On loans collateralized by U.S. Treasury and/or federal agency obligations, a fee is received from the Borrower, and is allocated between the fund and the lending agent. Income from securities lending is separately reported in the Statement of Operations. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income.
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Dollar Roll Transactions – The fund enters into dollar roll transactions, with respect to mortgage-backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, in which the fund sells mortgage-backed securities to financial institutions and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar (same issuer, type and coupon) securities at a later date at an agreed-upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a dollar roll transaction the fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold but is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the initial sale and by a lower purchase price on the securities to be repurchased which enhances the fund’s total return. The fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions.
Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.
Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Some securities may be purchased on a “when-issued” or “forward delivery” basis, which means that the securities will be delivered to the fund at a future date, usually beyond customary settlement time. 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.
The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.
The fund invests a significant portion of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities. For these securities, the value of the debt instrument also depends on the credit quality and adequacy of the underlying assets or collateral as well as whether there is a security interest in the underlying assets or collateral. Enforcing rights, if any, against the underlying assets or collateral may be difficult. U.S. Government securities not supported as to the payment of principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are subject to greater credit risk than are U.S. Government securities supported by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae.
The fund purchased or sold debt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or in a “To Be Announced” (TBA) or “forward commitment” transaction with delivery
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or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time a fund enters into a commitment to purchase or sell a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security acquired is reflected in the fund’s net asset value. The price of such security and the date that the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. TBA securities resulting from these transactions are included in the Portfolio of Investments. TBA purchase commitments are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value and are categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. No interest accrues to the fund until payment takes place. At the time that a fund enters into this type of transaction, the fund is required to have sufficient cash and/or liquid securities to cover its commitments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract’s terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to declines in the value of the securities prior to settlement date.
To mitigate this risk of loss on TBA securities and other types of forward settling mortgage-backed securities, the fund whenever possible enters into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (“MSFTA”) on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The MSFTA gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the MSFTA, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the MSFTA could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.
For mortgage-backed securities traded under a MSFTA, the collateral and margining requirements are contract specific. Collateral amounts across all transactions traded under such agreement are netted and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been pledged to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under a MSFTA, if any, will be reported separately on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments.
Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended March 31, 2018, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.
Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and
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state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.
Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.
Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities, wash sale loss deferrals, and treating a portion of the proceeds from redemptions as a distribution for tax purposes.
The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:
Year ended 9/30/17 | ||||
Ordinary income (including any short-term capital gains) | $156,861,469 | |||
Long-term capital gains | 96,813,369 | |||
Total distributions | $253,674,838 |
The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
As of 3/31/18 | ||||
Cost of investments | $6,331,585,915 | |||
Gross appreciation | 1,579,371,259 | |||
Gross depreciation | (94,167,595 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | $1,485,203,664 | |||
As of 9/30/17 | ||||
Undistributed ordinary income | 38,281,426 | |||
Undistributed long-term capital gain | 186,935,257 | |||
Other temporary differences | (24,754,961 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 1,618,717,131 |
The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.
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Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution, service, and program manager fees. The fund’s income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B and Class 529B shares will convert to Class A and Class 529A shares, respectively, approximately eight years after purchase. Effective April 23, 2018, Class C and Class 529C shares will convert to Class A and Class 529A shares, respectively, approximately ten years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
From net investment income | From net realized gain | |||||||||||||||
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||
Class A | $47,154,804 | $99,345,416 | $175,031,217 | $63,854,527 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 1,070,486 | 2,623,299 | 6,533,143 | 2,700,716 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 6,279,143 | 14,458,991 | 38,119,499 | 14,762,340 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 6,859,968 | 12,376,362 | 22,596,063 | 5,512,201 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 76,910 | 179,448 | 459,780 | 181,277 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 1,887,839 | 3,947,031 | 8,057,562 | 2,731,598 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 3,255,465 | 6,521,149 | 12,079,852 | 4,063,427 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 3,156,938 | 6,866,883 | 10,468,964 | 3,995,848 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 5,452,918 | 5,809,046 | 16,639,587 | 2,665,528 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 228,073 | 461,000 | 859,544 | 291,527 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | 8,318 | 19,874 | 53,025 | 21,675 | ||||||||||||
Class 529C | 66,193 | 140,623 | 412,789 | 145,052 | ||||||||||||
Total | $75,497,055 | $152,749,122 | $291,311,025 | $100,925,716 |
(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 the following annual rates based on the fund’s average daily net assets:
Up to $6.3 billion | 0.35 | % | ||
In excess of $6.3 billion | 0.34 | % |
The management fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.35% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $372,812 and $5,698 for the six months ended March 31, 2018, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A and Class 529A shares of the fund, respectively.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.
Distribution Plan Fee Table:
Distribution Fee Rate (d) | Service Fee Rate (d) | Total Distribution Plan (d) | Annual Effective Rate (e) | Distribution and Service Fee | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.24% | $5,991,654 | |||||||||||||||
Class B | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 898,144 | |||||||||||||||
Class C | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 5,249,056 | |||||||||||||||
Class R1 | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 63,000 | |||||||||||||||
Class R2 | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.50% | 0.50% | 554,698 | |||||||||||||||
Class R3 | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.25% | 416,299 | |||||||||||||||
Class 529A | — | 0.25% | 0.25% | 0.24% | 29,475 | |||||||||||||||
Class 529B | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 7,251 | |||||||||||||||
Class 529C | 0.75% | 0.25% | 1.00% | 1.00% | 56,831 | |||||||||||||||
Total Distribution and Service Fees | $13,266,408 |
(d) | In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below. |
(e) | The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended March 31, 2018 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, this rebate amounted to $161,290, $1,756, $5,435, $156, $29, $1,645, $2, and $112 for Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R2, Class R3, Class 529A, Class 529B, and Class 529C, respectively, and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. |
Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C and Class 529C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B and Class 529B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended March 31, 2018, were as follows:
Amount | ||||
Class A | $6,107 | |||
Class B | 100,417 | |||
Class C | 27,897 | |||
Class 529B | 225 | |||
Class 529C | 37 |
The fund has entered into and may from time to time enter into contracts with program managers and other parties which administer the tuition programs through
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which an investment in the fund’s 529 share classes is made. For the period from October 1, 2017 through December 10, 2017, the fund had entered into an agreement with MFD pursuant to which MFD received an annual fee of up to 0.10% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. MFD had agreed to waive a portion of this fee in an amount equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets for each 529 share class. This waiver agreement terminated on December 10, 2017. For the period from October 1, 2017 through December 10, 2017, this waiver amounted to $3,523 and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Effective December 11, 2017, the fund has entered into an agreement with MFD pursuant to which MFD receives an annual fee of up to 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. The program manager fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.05% of the average daily net assets attributable to each 529 share class. The services provided by MFD, or a third party with which MFD contracts, include recordkeeping and tax reporting and account services, as well as services designed to maintain the program’s compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and other regulatory requirements. Program manager fees and waivers for the six months ended March 31, 2018, were as follows:
Fee | Waiver | |||||||
Class 529A | $8,175 | $2,279 | ||||||
Class 529B | 507 | 145 | ||||||
Class 529C | 3,940 | 1,099 | ||||||
Total Program Manager Fees and Waivers | $12,622 | $3,523 |
Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fee was $641,714, which equated to 0.0160% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R6 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $3,463,426.
Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended March 31, 2018 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0078% of the fund’s average daily net assets.
Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the
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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, MFD, 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 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 $3,531 and the Retirement Deferral plan resulted in an expense of $1,181. Both amounts are included in “Independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2018. The liability for deferred retirement benefits payable to certain independent Trustees under both plans amounted to $39,215 at March 31, 2018, and is included in “Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $6,744 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.
The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.
The fund is permitted to engage in purchase and sale transactions with funds and accounts for which MFS serves as investment adviser or sub-adviser (“cross-trades”) pursuant to a policy adopted by the Board of Trustees. This policy has been designed to ensure that cross-trades conducted by the fund comply with Rule 17a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. During the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fund engaged in purchase and sale transactions pursuant to this policy, which amounted to $10,921,507 and $9,249,489, respectively. The sales transactions resulted in net realized gains (losses) of $(757,936).
Effective January 3, 2018, the adviser has voluntarily undertaken to reimburse the fund from its own resources on a quarterly basis for the cost of investment research
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embedded in the cost of the fund’s securities trades. This agreement may be rescinded at any time. This reimbursement, if any, will be determined in arrears on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ending March 31, 2018.
(4) Portfolio Securities
For the six months ended March 31, 2018, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:
Purchases | Sales | |||||||
U.S. Government securities | $556,285,166 | $426,963,009 | ||||||
Non-U.S. Government securities | $868,703,708 | $1,079,986,527 |
(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. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:
Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares sold | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 12,727,230 | $245,071,255 | 29,020,045 | $538,425,692 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 336,079 | 6,496,187 | 1,024,919 | 18,976,380 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 3,025,970 | 58,725,892 | 8,462,972 | 157,559,811 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 5,916,452 | 113,933,528 | 26,779,656 | 495,511,613 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 26,239 | 505,414 | 87,533 | 1,614,678 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 988,441 | 19,112,313 | 3,371,039 | 63,073,901 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 1,592,962 | 30,743,058 | 4,386,374 | 81,680,646 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 1,253,616 | 24,196,671 | 2,915,624 | 53,986,298 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 10,845,935 | 209,355,639 | 13,657,135 | 257,469,310 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 82,882 | 1,582,470 | 175,455 | 3,251,307 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | 2,827 | 54,737 | 9,381 | 173,630 | ||||||||||||
Class 529C | 52,435 | 1,021,386 | 105,194 | 1,954,930 | ||||||||||||
36,851,068 | $710,798,550 | 89,995,327 | $1,673,678,196 | |||||||||||||
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 10,852,138 | $207,959,808 | 8,313,757 | $152,831,316 | ||||||||||||
Class B | 361,785 | 6,938,760 | 261,238 | 4,788,667 | ||||||||||||
Class C | 2,082,971 | 40,136,655 | 1,332,503 | 24,560,748 | ||||||||||||
Class I | 1,269,591 | 24,326,913 | 827,393 | 15,280,370 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 28,058 | 536,690 | 19,707 | 360,455 | ||||||||||||
Class R2 | 461,702 | 8,874,170 | 319,012 | 5,881,581 | ||||||||||||
Class R3 | 799,440 | 15,334,299 | 574,940 | 10,581,758 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | 680,707 | 13,064,233 | 538,801 | 9,922,687 | ||||||||||||
Class R6 | 971,182 | 18,613,674 | 325,141 | 6,023,685 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 56,904 | 1,087,519 | 41,020 | 752,446 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | 3,197 | 61,317 | 2,267 | 41,539 | ||||||||||||
Class 529C | 24,860 | 478,758 | 15,493 | 285,293 | ||||||||||||
17,592,535 | $337,412,796 | 12,571,272 | $231,310,545 |
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Six months ended 3/31/18 | Year ended 9/30/17 | |||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||
Shares reacquired | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | (20,831,035 | ) | $(402,040,624 | ) | (49,757,100 | ) | $(922,778,095 | ) | ||||||||
Class B | (1,312,711 | ) | (25,411,114 | ) | (3,015,024 | ) | (56,211,264 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (5,688,668 | ) | (110,336,620 | ) | (15,726,053 | ) | (294,425,043 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | (4,308,729 | ) | (82,901,884 | ) | (14,985,047 | ) | (281,829,427 | ) | ||||||||
Class R1 | (39,013 | ) | (756,547 | ) | (229,892 | ) | (4,274,943 | ) | ||||||||
Class R2 | (1,778,488 | ) | (34,453,006 | ) | (3,123,739 | ) | (58,302,947 | ) | ||||||||
Class R3 | (2,044,415 | ) | (39,520,832 | ) | (4,143,449 | ) | (77,034,387 | ) | ||||||||
Class R4 | (2,391,389 | ) | (46,485,466 | ) | (4,698,839 | ) | (87,063,390 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | (4,102,871 | ) | (79,077,831 | ) | (3,091,870 | ) | (57,480,770 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529A | (91,686 | ) | (1,767,088 | ) | (175,332 | ) | (3,258,761 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529B | (11,431 | ) | (221,264 | ) | (21,664 | ) | (402,359 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529C | (62,712 | ) | (1,216,084 | ) | (112,283 | ) | (2,092,306 | ) | ||||||||
(42,663,148 | ) | $(824,188,360 | ) | (99,080,292 | ) | $(1,845,153,692 | ) | |||||||||
Net change | ||||||||||||||||
Class A | 2,748,333 | $50,990,439 | (12,423,298 | ) | $(231,521,087 | ) | ||||||||||
Class B | (614,847 | ) | (11,976,167 | ) | (1,728,867 | ) | (32,446,217 | ) | ||||||||
Class C | (579,727 | ) | (11,474,073 | ) | (5,930,578 | ) | (112,304,484 | ) | ||||||||
Class I | 2,877,314 | 55,358,557 | 12,622,002 | 228,962,556 | ||||||||||||
Class R1 | 15,284 | 285,557 | (122,652 | ) | (2,299,810 | ) | ||||||||||
Class R2 | (328,345 | ) | (6,466,523 | ) | 566,312 | 10,652,535 | ||||||||||
Class R3 | 347,987 | 6,556,525 | 817,865 | 15,228,017 | ||||||||||||
Class R4 | (457,066 | ) | (9,224,562 | ) | (1,244,414 | ) | (23,154,405 | ) | ||||||||
Class R6 | 7,714,246 | 148,891,482 | 10,890,406 | 206,012,225 | ||||||||||||
Class 529A | 48,100 | 902,901 | 41,143 | 744,992 | ||||||||||||
Class 529B | (5,407 | ) | (105,210 | ) | (10,016 | ) | (187,190 | ) | ||||||||
Class 529C | 14,583 | 284,060 | 8,404 | 147,917 | ||||||||||||
11,780,455 | $224,022,986 | 3,486,307 | $59,835,049 |
(6) Line of Credit
The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended March 31, 2018, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $25,826 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.
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(7) Investments in Affiliated Issuers
An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:
Affiliated Issuers | Beginning Shares/Par Amount | Acquisitions Shares/Par Amount | Dispositions Shares/Par Amount | Ending Shares/Par Amount | ||||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 151,502,477 | 489,704,180 | (537,239,453 | ) | 103,967,204 | |||||||||||||||
Affiliated Issuers | Realized Gain (Loss) | Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) | Capital Gain Distributions | Dividend Income | Ending Value | |||||||||||||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | $(14,068 | ) | $(6,005 | ) | $— | $794,068 | $103,956,808 |
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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION
MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com/proxyvoting, or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE
The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:
Public Reference Room
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE, Room 1580
Washington, D.C. 20549
Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.
From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available at https://www.mfs.com/en-us/what-we-do/announcements.html or at mfs.com/openendfunds by choosing the fund’s name.
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INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS
The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.
Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES
The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.
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WEB SITE
mfs.com
MFS TALK
1-800-637-8255
24 hours a day
ACCOUNT SERVICE AND LITERATURE
Shareholders
1-800-225-2606
Financial advisors
1-800-343-2829
Retirement plan services
1-800-637-1255
MAILING ADDRESS
MFS Service Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 55824
Boston, MA 02205-5824
OVERNIGHT MAIL
MFS Service Center, Inc.
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Canton, MA 02021-2809
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ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that relates to an element of the Code’s definitions enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Not applicable for semi-annual reports.
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 6. | 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 to the Registrant.
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
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.
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ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report on Form N-CSR, the registrant’s principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | DISCLOSURE OF SECURITIES LENDING ACTIVITIES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
ITEM 13. | EXHIBITS. |
(a) | File the exhibits listed below as part of this form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated. |
(1) | Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit. |
(2) | A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto. |
(b) | If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference: Attached hereto. |
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Notice
A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended, of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.
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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 SERIES TRUST V
By (Signature and Title)* | DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President |
Date: May 16, 2018
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)* | DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: May 16, 2018
By (Signature and Title)* | JAMES O. YOST | |
James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) |
Date: May 16, 2018
* | Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |