MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND N-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-5567

MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: August 31, 2013


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


QUARTERLY REPORT

August 31, 2013

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

8/31/13 (unaudited)

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

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - 124.9%                 
Aerospace - 3.3%                 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2018 (n)    $ 405,000      $ 447,525   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      135,000        150,694   
CPI International, Inc., 8%, 2018      250,000        256,250   
Heckler & Koch GmbH, 9.5%, 2018 (n)    EUR 215,000        265,685   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 2021    $ 370,000        399,600   
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 10%, 2017      555,000        599,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,119,154   
Apparel Manufacturers - 1.5%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 2020    $ 225,000      $ 243,000   
Jones Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      240,000        245,100   
PVH Corp., 7.375%, 2020      335,000        361,800   
PVH Corp., 4.5%, 2022      145,000        134,306   
    

 

 

 
             $ 984,206   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 0.5%                 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 6.438%, 2051 (z)    $ 450,000      $ 188,640   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.884%, 2049      275,000        32,807   
G-Force LLC, CDO, “A2”, 4.83%, 2036 (z)      21,320        21,320   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “C”, FRN, 6.196%, 2051      155,000        84,863   
    

 

 

 
             $ 327,630   
Automotive - 4.5%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 2018    $ 385,000      $ 396,550   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 2019 (n)      355,000        373,638   
Delphi Corp., 5%, 2023      165,000        167,681   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.125%, 2020      100,000        121,585   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.75%, 2017 (n)      75,000        77,344   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 2018      245,000        272,869   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 4.25%, 2023 (n)      90,000        81,000   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.25%, 2020      45,000        49,613   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.5%, 2021      300,000        304,500   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 2022      85,000        86,806   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 7.75%, 2018 (n)      150,000        162,375   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 8.125%, 2021 (n)      345,000        383,381   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 5.625%, 2023 (n)      150,000        144,375   
Lear Corp., 8.125%, 2020      152,000        166,060   
Lear Corp., 4.75%, 2023 (n)      65,000        60,775   
LKQ Corp., 4.75%, 2023 (n)      35,000        32,200   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,880,752   
Broadcasting - 6.0%                 
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 2021    $ 311,000      $ 343,655   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9%, 2021      253,000        240,350   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      45,000        44,663   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      205,000        205,000   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 7.625%, 2020      10,000        9,925   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 7.625%, 2020      185,000        185,463   
Hughes Network Systems LLC, 7.625%, 2021      215,000        230,588   
IAC/InterActive Corp., 4.75%, 2022      105,000        96,863   
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)      165,000        171,600   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 2022 (n)      215,000        214,460   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Broadcasting - continued                 
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 2022 (n)    $ 80,000      $ 79,800   
Intelsat S.A., 8.125%, 2023 (n)      245,000        256,025   
LBI Media, Inc., 13.5% to 2015, 11.5% to 2020 (p)(z)      98,295        40,301   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 2029      250,000        267,500   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2030      10,000        10,550   
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 2021 (n)      205,000        206,025   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      80,000        86,200   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2020 (n)      65,000        65,650   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      125,000        132,188   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018      40,000        43,700   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 7.625%, 2018 (n)      235,000        255,563   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 2020 (n)      55,000        50,325   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.25%, 2022 (n)      35,000        32,463   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2019 (n)      280,000        295,400   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      150,000        162,563   
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (n)      135,000        146,138   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,872,958   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.8%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 6.375%, 2019    $ 485,000      $ 509,250   
Building - 3.4%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.625%, 2021 (n)    $ 45,000      $ 43,650   
Boise Cascade Co., 6.375%, 2020      125,000        129,375   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.875%, 2018 (n)      240,000        255,000   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2020 (n)      115,000        122,188   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2021 (n)      100,000        106,000   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 9.25%, 2020      95,000        99,275   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2021      80,000        81,200   
HD Supply, Inc., 8.125%, 2019      115,000        127,938   
HD Supply, Inc., 11.5%, 2020      280,000        331,800   
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2021      290,000        313,925   
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc., 10%, 2020 (n)      157,000        171,915   
USG Corp., 6.3%, 2016      304,000        318,440   
USG Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      110,000        120,175   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,220,881   
Business Services - 1.8%                 
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 2020    $ 135,000      $ 129,938   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 2022      170,000        174,768   
First Data Corp., 10.625%, 2021 (z)      75,000        74,531   
iGate Corp., 9%, 2016      319,000        343,723   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 2021      187,000        203,363   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 6%, 2023      170,000        168,725   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 2023      100,000        91,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,186,548   
Cable TV - 4.9%                 
CCO Holdings LLC, 8.125%, 2020    $ 395,000      $ 428,575   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.375%, 2020      75,000        80,250   
CCO Holdings LLC, 6.5%, 2021      350,000        354,375   
CCO Holdings LLC, 5.125%, 2023      60,000        53,850   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2024      95,000        88,113   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 2020 (n)      145,000        144,638   
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC, 5.125%, 2021 (z)      55,000        50,600   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Cable TV - continued                 
DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 2019    $ 70,000      $ 78,925   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 2021      175,000        182,438   
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 2023      90,000        83,025   
EchoStar Corp., 7.125%, 2016      160,000        174,400   
Lynx I Corp., 5.375%, 2021 (n)      200,000        195,000   
ONO Finance ll PLC, 10.875%, 2019 (n)      150,000        155,625   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 2020 (n)    EUR 200,000        276,357   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.5%, 2042    $ 55,000        42,755   
UPC Holding B.V., 9.875%, 2018 (n)      200,000        217,000   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 2020 (n)      354,000        369,930   
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., 8%, 2018 (n)    EUR 135,000        190,636   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,166,492   
Chemicals - 3.1%                 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 2018    $ 335,000      $ 357,613   
Flash Dutch 2 B.V./U.S. Coatings Acquisition, 7.375%, 2021 (n)      150,000        153,375   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 2020 (n)      75,000        74,063   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2018      245,000        250,513   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 2021      330,000        367,950   
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019 (n)      200,000        219,000   
INEOS Group Holdings S.A., 6.125%, 2018 (n)      200,000        193,500   
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 2023 (n)      145,000        144,630   
Polypore International, Inc., 7.5%, 2017      90,000        95,400   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 2020 (n)      140,000        133,700   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,989,744   
Computer Software - 1.6%                 
ACI Worldwide, Inc., 6.375%, 2020 (z)    $ 70,000      $ 70,700   
Infor U.S., Inc., 11.5%, 2018      215,000        249,400   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      325,000        349,375   
TransUnion Holding Co., Inc., 9.625%, 2018      100,000        108,000   
TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., 11.375%, 2018      150,000        166,875   
Verisign, Inc., 4.625%, 2023 (n)      120,000        112,200   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,056,550   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.1%                 
Audatex North America, Inc., 6.75%, 2018    $ 150,000      $ 159,375   
Audatex North America, Inc., 6%, 2021 (n)      180,000        182,250   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 12.535%, 2017      50,000        52,188   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 2019      300,000        329,625   
    

 

 

 
             $ 723,438   
Conglomerates - 2.8%                 
Amsted Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 2018 (n)    $ 375,000      $ 395,625   
BC Mountain LLC, 7%, 2021 (n)      140,000        143,500   
Dynacast International LLC, 9.25%, 2019      200,000        218,000   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 2018      365,000        387,356   
Renaissance Acquisition, 6.875%, 2021 (n)      175,000        171,060   
Rexel S.A., 6.125%, 2019 (n)      200,000        204,000   
Silver II Borrower, 7.75%, 2020 (n)      300,000        310,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,830,041   
Construction - 0.1%                 
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2021    $ 45,000      $ 41,625   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Consumer Products - 1.4%                 
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 2021    $ 280,000      $ 298,900   
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2020      295,000        315,650   
Libbey Glass, Inc., 6.875%, 2020      72,000        76,950   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 8.125%, 2020      79,000        86,900   
Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp., 6.375%, 2020 (n)      125,000        129,375   
Spectrum Brands Escrow Corp., 6.625%, 2022 (n)      15,000        15,375   
    

 

 

 
             $ 923,150   
Consumer Services - 0.9%                 
ADT Corp., 4.125%, 2023    $ 85,000      $ 73,680   
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020 (n)      125,000        135,819   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017      365,000        400,588   
    

 

 

 
             $ 610,087   
Containers - 3.6%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 213,500   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2020 (n)      400,000        425,000   
Ball Corp., 5%, 2022      134,000        131,655   
Ball Corp., 4%, 2023      15,000        13,388   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 9.5%, 2018      65,000        70,606   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 9.75%, 2021      100,000        115,750   
Crown Americas LLC, 4.5%, 2023 (n)      115,000        106,088   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017      350,000        383,250   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 2019      225,000        239,344   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 2019      100,000        106,250   
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 2020      130,000        128,863   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2021      385,000        380,188   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,313,882   
Defense Electronics - 0.6%                 
Ducommun, Inc., 9.75%, 2018    $ 186,000      $ 205,530   
MOOG, Inc., 7.25%, 2018      145,000        150,438   
    

 

 

 
             $ 355,968   
Electrical Equipment - 0.2%                 
Avaya, Inc., 9.75%, 2015    $ 120,000      $ 118,800   
Avaya, Inc., 7%, 2019 (n)      45,000        41,175   
    

 

 

 
             $ 159,975   
Electronics - 1.7%                 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018 (n)    $ 365,000      $ 394,200   
Nokia Corp., 5.375%, 2019      65,000        61,913   
Nokia Corp., 6.625%, 2039      65,000        55,413   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 2023 (n)      245,000        241,325   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 6.5%, 2019 (n)      305,000        324,825   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,077,676   
Energy - Independent - 10.0%                 
Berry Petroleum Corp., 6.75%, 2020    $ 40,000      $ 40,600   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 8.625%, 2020      85,000        90,100   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 2022      270,000        267,300   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 2018      160,000        174,000   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 7.5%, 2020      85,000        89,675   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 2022      125,000        125,313   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2020      155,000        167,788   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Independent - continued                 
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 2022    $ 280,000      $ 296,800   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 2023      130,000        126,100   
Continental Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2019      180,000        198,000   
Continental Resources, Inc., 7.375%, 2020      65,000        71,338   
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 2023      189,000        185,693   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      270,000        297,000   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625%, 2023      90,000        80,325   
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 2017      295,000        328,188   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 2020      285,000        313,500   
EP Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2022      365,000        390,550   
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.25%, 2018      140,000        147,350   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 2021      165,000        165,400   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 2017      345,000        372,600   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 8%, 2020 (n)      105,000        114,188   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.5%, 2019      170,000        189,125   
LINN Energy LLC, 8.625%, 2020      40,000        40,200   
LINN Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2021      209,000        202,730   
MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 2021 (n)      105,000        106,838   
QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 2021      410,000        444,850   
Range Resources Corp., 8%, 2019      185,000        198,875   
Range Resources Corp., 5%, 2022      160,000        156,400   
Samson Investment Co., 10.25%, 2020 (n)      320,000        334,400   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.125%, 2022      210,000        211,050   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 2021      250,000        262,500   
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.5%, 2018      240,000        252,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,441,376   
Engineering - Construction - 0.3%                 
BakerCorp International, Inc., 8.25%, 2019    $ 185,000      $ 184,538   
Entertainment - 1.6%                 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2019    $ 210,000      $ 225,750   
Cedar Fair LP, 9.125%, 2018      115,000        125,925   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 2021 (n)      90,000        85,950   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 2022      95,000        88,825   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 2023      140,000        128,800   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 2017 (n)      72,000        77,990   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 5%, 2018 (n)      90,000        91,125   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 2021 (n)      250,000        236,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,060,615   
Financial Institutions - 6.8%                 
Aviation Capital Group, 4.625%, 2018 (n)    $ 140,000      $ 139,721   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2018      225,000        232,313   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 2018 (n)      319,000        344,520   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2019 (n)      280,000        287,000   
CIT Group, Inc., 5%, 2022      325,000        307,125   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.125%, 2017      225,000        240,188   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 7.75%, 2016      40,000        41,450   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018      363,000        382,058   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 6%, 2020 (n)      90,000        89,550   
International Lease Finance Corp., 4.875%, 2015      105,000        107,888   
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.625%, 2015      80,000        87,800   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      246,000        273,060   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 10.875%, 2015      120,000        125,700   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Financial Institutions - continued                 
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 2018    $ 75,000      $ 75,750   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 2020      480,000        506,400   
PHH Corp., 7.375%, 2019      195,000        207,188   
PHH Corp., 6.375%, 2021      95,000        93,575   
SLM Corp., 8.45%, 2018      125,000        142,500   
SLM Corp., 8%, 2020      510,000        554,625   
SLM Corp., 7.25%, 2022      145,000        148,263   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,386,674   
Food & Beverages - 1.3%                 
ARAMARK Corp., 5.75%, 2020 (n)    $ 70,000      $ 71,400   
B&G Foods, Inc., 4.625%, 2021      110,000        102,163   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 2021      35,000        32,375   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.25%, 2023      70,000        64,225   
Hawk Acquisition Sub, Inc., 4.25%, 2020 (n)      175,000        165,375   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 4.875%, 2021 (n)      95,000        88,350   
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 2021 (n)      105,000        104,730   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      215,000        227,900   
    

 

 

 
             $ 856,518   
Forest & Paper Products - 1.3%                 
Boise, Inc., 8%, 2020    $ 225,000      $ 241,313   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co., 7.875%, 2018      125,000        135,938   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 4.875%, 2018 (n)      200,000        200,000   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    EUR 120,000        171,695   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018    $ 95,000        103,075   
    

 

 

 
             $ 852,021   
Gaming & Lodging - 4.4%                 
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., Inc., 8.5%, 2020    $ 95,000      $ 90,725   
Chester Downs & Marina LLC, 9.25%, 2020 (n)      95,000        94,763   
CityCenter Holdings LLC, 10.75%, 2017 (p)      70,000        75,425   
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (a)(d)(n)      695,000        434   
GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 2017      135,000        150,255   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 2020      205,000        212,175   
MGM Resorts International, 11.375%, 2018      405,000        506,250   
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 2021      90,000        91,350   
NCL Corp., 5%, 2018 (n)      75,000        74,063   
Peninsula Gaming LLC, 8.375%, 2018 (n)      40,000        43,000   
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      317,000        347,115   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      165,000        178,200   
PNK Finance Corp., 6.375%, 2021 (n)      130,000        129,675   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 2021 (n)      75,000        69,750   
Seven Seas Cruises S. DE R.L., 9.125%, 2019      310,000        336,350   
Viking Cruises Ltd., 8.5%, 2022 (n)      135,000        147,488   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 7.75%, 2020      260,000        290,550   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,837,568   
Industrial - 1.3%                 
Dematic S.A., 7.75%, 2020 (n)    $ 310,000      $ 320,075   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 2016 (n)      200,000        176,000   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      126,000        137,340   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 2020 (n)      175,000        183,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 817,165   

 

6


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Insurance - 1.2%                 
MetLife, Inc., 9.25% to 2038, FRN to 2068 (n)    $ 600,000      $ 777,000   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 1.5%                 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75% to 2038, FRN to 2088 (n)    $ 330,000      $ 488,400   
XL Group PLC, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2049      490,000        474,075   
    

 

 

 
             $ 962,475   
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.2%                 
Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.5%, 2016    $ 60,000      $ 62,550   
Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.5%, 2017      95,000        98,444   
    

 

 

 
             $ 160,994   
Machinery & Tools - 3.3%                 
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 2017    $ 620,000      $ 713,000   
CNH America LLC, 7.25%, 2016      90,000        98,100   
CNH Capital LLC, 3.875%, 2015      45,000        45,900   
CNH Capital LLC, 6.25%, 2016      65,000        70,850   
CNH Capital LLC, 3.625%, 2018      140,000        137,200   
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 2022      230,000        244,375   
NESCO LLC/NESCO Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      280,000        312,200   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      240,000        265,200   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 5.75%, 2018      115,000        122,763   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625%, 2022      117,000        125,775   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,135,363   
Major Banks - 1.6%                 
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 5.2%, 2049    $ 195,000      $ 173,060   
Barclays Bank PLC, 7.625%, 2022      400,000        390,500   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 2031, FRN to 2049      365,000        355,875   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017, FRN to 2049 (n)      100,000        97,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,017,185   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 6.5%                 
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 2020    $ 150,000      $ 151,500   
Davita, Inc., 6.375%, 2018      505,000        530,250   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 2020      190,000        201,400   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (n)      165,000        183,769   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 2019 (n)      170,000        175,100   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.875%, 2022 (n)      145,000        147,538   
HCA, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      525,000        567,000   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2022      380,000        413,250   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2022      170,000        175,525   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2020      425,000        465,375   
IASIS Healthcare LLC/IASIS Capital Corp., 8.375%, 2019      220,000        230,450   
Kinetic Concepts, Inc., 12.5%, 2019      90,000        93,713   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2015      140,000        153,300   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 2020      185,000        192,169   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, 2021 (n)      165,000        151,800   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7%, 2018      130,000        136,663   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 2020      245,000        254,800   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,223,602   
Medical Equipment - 0.9%                 
Biomet, Inc., 6.5%, 2020    $ 160,000      $ 164,000   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 2019 (n)      128,000        141,440   

 

7


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Medical Equipment - continued                 
Teleflex, Inc., 6.875%, 2019    $ 275,000      $ 288,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 594,190   
Metals & Mining - 3.7%                 
ArcelorMittal S.A., 6.75%, 2022    $ 60,000      $ 61,050   
ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.25%, 2041      145,000        130,138   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 2020      135,000        103,950   
Boart Longyear Ltd., 7%, 2021 (n)      40,000        32,400   
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 2021 (n)      170,000        159,375   
Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 2023      85,000        76,925   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017      170,000        179,350   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      150,000        159,000   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 2019 (n)      200,000        190,000   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2019 (n)      180,000        192,150   
Peabody Energy Corp., 7.375%, 2016      350,000        391,125   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6%, 2018      110,000        109,450   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.25%, 2021      110,000        106,150   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.125%, 2019      220,000        232,179   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.5%, 2020      90,000        95,808   
Southern Copper Corp., 5.25%, 2042      70,000        53,961   
Walter Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (n)      195,000        153,075   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,426,086   
Municipals - 0.1%                 
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.5%, 2023    $ 90,000      $ 81,068   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.9%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2020    $ 310,000      $ 328,600   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 2021      230,000        230,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 558,600   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 4.6%                 
Access Midstream Partners Co., 5.875%, 2021    $ 75,000      $ 77,063   
Access Midstream Partners Co., 4.875%, 2023      170,000        158,100   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 4.75%, 2021 (n)      70,000        62,300   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 5.875%, 2023 (n)      135,000        126,563   
Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6.8%, 2015      91,000        101,953   
Crosstex Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      270,000        286,875   
El Paso Corp., 7%, 2017      175,000        194,990   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 2032      455,000        477,593   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 2020      290,000        316,100   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 7.034% to 2018, FRN to 2068      67,000        74,370   
Inergy Midstream LP, 6%, 2020 (n)      235,000        232,063   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 5.5%, 2023      170,000        167,025   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 4.5%, 2023      135,000        122,850   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 5.625%, 2021 (n)      100,000        95,500   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction, 5.625%, 2023 (n)      350,000        324,625   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC, 7.5%, 2021 (n)      130,000        131,950   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,949,920   
Network & Telecom - 1.4%                 
Centurylink, Inc., 6.45%, 2021    $ 40,000      $ 39,800   
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 2042      175,000        157,500   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 2031      160,000        155,200   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2018      95,000        104,500   

 

8


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Network & Telecom - continued                 
Qwest Corp., 7.5%, 2014    $ 1,000      $ 1,061   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 2022 (z)      70,000        66,675   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 2022      120,000        114,300   
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 2018      45,000        48,263   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2020      135,000        138,038   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2021      55,000        56,238   
    

 

 

 
             $ 881,575   
Oil Services - 2.4%                 
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 2022    $ 285,000      $ 292,125   
Chesapeake Oilfield Operating LLC, 6.625%, 2019      85,000        85,425   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2021      80,000        85,000   
Edgen Murray Corp., 8.75%, 2020 (n)      330,000        330,000   
Pacific Drilling S.A., 5.375%, 2020 (n)      150,000        144,750   
Shale-Inland Holdings LLC/Finance Co., 8.75%, 2019 (n)      330,000        339,900   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 2021      300,000        306,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,583,200   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 2.7%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.5%, 2017    $ 595,000      $ 627,207   
Ally Financial, Inc., 6.25%, 2017      95,000        101,867   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 2019, FRN to 2049 (n)      225,000        280,125   
LBG Capital No. 1 PLC, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      410,000        433,575   
UBS AG, 7.625%, 2022      250,000        274,374   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,717,148   
Pharmaceuticals - 1.2%                 
Capsugel FinanceCo. SCA, 9.875%, 2019 (n)    EUR 200,000      $ 292,085   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 2020 (n)    $ 250,000        262,500   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 2022 (n)      105,000        111,300   
Vantage Point Imaging, 7.5%, 2021 (n)      125,000        133,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 799,635   
Pollution Control - 0.2%                 
Heckmann Corp., 9.875%, 2018    $ 150,000      $ 148,500   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.7%                 
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 2020 (n)    $ 175,000      $ 167,125   
IAMGOLD Corp., 6.75%, 2020 (n)      354,000        306,210   
    

 

 

 
             $ 473,335   
Printing & Publishing - 0.9%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018 (z)    $ 28,207      $ 28,842   
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 2020 (n)      110,000        108,900   
Lamar Media Corp., 5%, 2023      95,000        88,113   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 2018      165,000        179,438   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 4.5%, 2020      210,000        199,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 604,793   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.3%                 
Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V., 6.125%, 2021    $ 16,000      $ 18,080   
Watco Cos. LLC, 6.375%, 2023 (n)      145,000        143,188   
    

 

 

 
             $ 161,268   

 

9


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - 1.8%                 
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 2019    $ 135,000      $ 136,856   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., REIT, 8.5%, 2017      350,000        369,250   
ERP Properties, REIT, 7.75%, 2020      200,000        225,421   
ERP Properties, REIT, 5.75%, 2022      50,000        50,174   
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 2023      35,000        32,550   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 2021      150,000        157,875   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2022      165,000        167,888   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,140,014   
Retailers - 3.3%                 
Academy Ltd., 9.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 95,000      $ 105,688   
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 10%, 2019      210,000        234,150   
CST Brands, Inc., 5%, 2023 (n)      60,000        57,000   
J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125%, 2019      190,000        199,975   
Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 2019 (n)(p)      90,000        92,700   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.9%, 2017      125,000        140,000   
Limited Brands, Inc., 7%, 2020      50,000        54,875   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 2033      175,000        172,375   
Pantry, Inc., 8.375%, 2020      100,000        106,000   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 2020      310,000        350,688   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      135,000        147,150   
Toys “R” Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.5%, 2017      330,000        347,325   
William Carter Co., 5.25%, 2021 (z)      45,000        45,225   
YCC Holdings LLC/Yankee Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2016 (p)      90,000        92,476   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,145,627   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.3%                 
Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 2021    $ 55,000      $ 54,313   
Koppers, Inc., 7.875%, 2019      105,000        112,875   
    

 

 

 
             $ 167,188   
Specialty Stores - 0.3%                 
Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, 2016    $ 81,000      $ 83,735   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      105,000        113,006   
    

 

 

 
             $ 196,741   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 5.9%                 
Clearwire Corp., 12%, 2015 (n)    $ 235,000      $ 247,925   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2020      130,000        147,713   
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 2019      345,000        370,875   
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 2023      90,000        85,050   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      235,000        244,400   
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.5%, 2018 (n)      100,000        107,750   
Eileme 2 AB, 11.625%, 2020 (n)      200,000        232,000   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.875%, 2018      205,000        221,913   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.25%, 2021 (n)      200,000        199,500   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 2028      185,000        166,963   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 2016      260,000        275,600   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2017      390,000        437,775   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 2018 (n)      100,000        116,750   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 2022      205,000        191,675   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.25%, 2018 (z)      100,000        101,000   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      250,000        261,250   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.25%, 2018 (n)      410,000        418,200   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,826,339   

 

10


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Telephone Services - 0.6%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018 (n)    $ 100,000      $ 109,500   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 2019      155,000        170,113   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 2020      80,000        85,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 365,213   
Transportation - Services - 3.4%                 
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 2018 (n)    $ 300,000      $ 314,250   
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 8.25%, 2019      130,000        141,375   
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC, 9.75%, 2020      95,000        109,013   
CEVA Group PLC, 8.375%, 2017 (n)      365,000        364,088   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.625%, 2017      345,000        358,800   
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      70,000        72,888   
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 9.25%, 2019      217,000        234,360   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2018      485,000        535,925   
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd., 8.875%, 2021 (n)      90,000        96,075   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,226,774   
Utilities - Electric Power - 4.1%                 
AES Corp., 8%, 2017    $ 29,000      $ 33,350   
AES Corp., 7.375%, 2021      195,000        212,550   
AES Corp., 4.875%, 2023      15,000        13,763   
Calpine Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      194,000        209,520   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 2020      220,000        235,047   
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 2022      70,000        71,029   
EDP Finance B.V., 6%, 2018 (n)      215,000        223,331   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      643,000        677,561   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020 (n)      200,000        210,250   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 12.25%, 2022 (n)      160,000        178,000   
InterGen N.V., 7%, 2023 (n)      200,000        197,250   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      280,000        307,300   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 2023      30,000        29,775   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.5%, 2020 (n)      125,000        87,031   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,685,757   
Utilities - Gas - 0.1%                 
Suburban Propane Partners LP, 7.5%, 2018    $ 35,000      $ 37,538   
Total Bonds            $ 80,833,610   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 2.1%                 
Aerospace - 0.1%                 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2020    $ 97,795      $ 97,620   
Building - 0.1%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.5%, 2020    $ 39,225      $ 38,974   
Conglomerates - 0.1%                 
Silver II U.S. Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4%, 2019    $ 96,218      $ 95,542   
Consumer Services - 0.1%                 
Realogy Corp., Term Loan, 4.5%, 2020    $ 63,777      $ 64,096   
Energy - Independent - 0.2%                 
MEG Energy Corp., Term Loan, 3.75%, 2020    $ 120,573      $ 120,800   

 

11


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - continued                 
Entertainment - 0.1%                 
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 2020    $ 82,711      $ 82,855   
Food & Beverages - 0.2%                 
Aramark Corp., Term Loan D, 4%, 2019    $ 98,080      $ 98,631   
H.J. Heinz Co., Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 2020      59,404        59,701   
    

 

 

 
             $ 158,332   
Retailers - 0.4%                 
Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan, 4.87%, 2021    $ 79,361      $ 79,758   
Toys “R” Us Property Co., Term Loan B, 2019 (o)      156,073        153,888   
    

 

 

 
             $ 233,646   
Transportation - Services - 0.5%                 
Commercial Barge Line Co., Term Loan, 7.5%, 2019    $ 309,434      $ 294,736   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.3%                 
Calpine Construction Finance Co., Term Loan B1, 3%, 2020    $ 204,338      $ 201,556   
Total Floating Rate Loans            $ 1,388,157   
Convertible Bonds - 0.2%                 
Network & Telecom - 0.2%                 
Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 2014 (a)(d)    $ 135,000      $ 131,709   
Preferred Stocks - 0.4%                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.4%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (z)      100      $ 93,569   
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%      5,675        150,444   
Total Preferred Stocks            $ 244,013   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2%                 
Automotive - 0.2%                 
General Motors Co., 4.75%      2,300      $ 111,918   
Common Stocks - 0.1%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      4,099      $ 21,479   
Printing & Publishing - 0.1%                 
American Media Operations, Inc.      7,229      $ 37,663   
Total Common Stocks            $ 59,142   
Issuer/Expiration Date/Strike Price   

Number

of

Contracts

        
Call Options Purchased - 0.0%                 
iShares Russell 2000 Index - September 2013 @ $106      154      $ 3,080   
Issuer    Shares/Par         
Money Market Funds - 2.9%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.09%, at Net Asset Value (v)      1,879,342      $ 1,879,342   
Total Investments            $ 84,650,971   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (30.8)%              (19,918,914
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 64,732,057   

 

12


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default. Interest and/or scheduled principal payment(s) have been missed.
(g) The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.
(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 $26,601,395 representing 41.1% of net assets.
(o) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Upon settlement date, interest rates for unsettled amounts will be determined. The rate shown, if any, represents the weighted average coupon rate for settled amounts.
(p) Payment-in-kind security.
(r) Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.
(v) Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
(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  
ACI Worldwide, Inc., 6.375%, 2020    8/15/13      $70,000         $70,700   
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (Preferred Stock)    4/13/11-4/14/11      93,750         93,569   
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018    12/22/10      28,542         28,842   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 6.438%, 2051    6/19/08      330,779         188,640   
Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC, 5.125%, 2021    8/08/13      52,264         50,600   
First Data Corp., 10.625%, 2021    8/07/13      75,933         74,531   
G-Force LLC, CDO, “A2”, 4.83%, 2036    1/20/11      20,730         21,320   
LBI Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2020    12/26/12-5/15/13      49,915         40,301   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.25%, 2018    8/14/13      100,000         101,000   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 2022    8/12/13      67,379         66,675   
William Carter Co., 5.25%, 2021    8/07/13-8/08/13      45,373         45,225   
Total Restricted Securities            $781,403   
% of Net assets            1.2%   

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

 

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

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:

 

EUR   Euro

Derivative Contracts at 8/31/13

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 8/31/13

 

Type    Currency      Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver/Receive
   Settlement
Date Range
   In Exchange
For
     Contracts
at Value
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives         
SELL      EUR       Goldman Sachs International    934,388    10/18/13    $ 1,198,588       $ 1,235,123       $ (36,535
                    

 

 

 

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Swap Agreements at 8/31/13

 

Expiration     

Notional Amount

       Counterparty    Cash Flows to
Receive
   Cash Flows to Pay    Fair Value  
Asset Derivatives      
Credit Default Swap Agreements         
12/20/17      USD      690,000         Goldman Sachs International (a)    5.0% (fixed rate)    (1)      $43,781   
                     

 

 

 

 

(1) Fund, as protection seller, to pay notional amount upon a defined credit event by a reference obligation specified in CDX. NA. HY. 19 Index, B+ rated credit default index. The fund entered into the contract to manage market/sector exposure.

 

(a) Net unamortized premiums paid by the fund amounted to $26,648.

The credit ratings presented here are an indicator of the current payment/performance risk of the related swap agreement, the reference obligation for which may be either a single security or, in the case of a credit default index, a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. Ratings are assigned to each reference security, including each individual security within a reference basket of securities, utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). The ratings for a credit default index are calculated by MFS as a weighted average of the external credit ratings of the individual securities that compose the index’s reference basket of securities.

Although contract-specific, credit events generally consist of a combination of the following: bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium, each as defined in the 2003 International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Credit Derivatives Definitions as amended by the relevant contract. Restructuring is generally not applicable when the reference obligation is issued by a North American corporation and obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium are generally only applicable when the reference obligation is issued by a sovereign entity or an entity in an emerging country. The maximum amount of future, undiscounted payments that the fund, as protection seller, could be required to make is equal to the swap agreement’s notional amount.

See attached supplemental information. For more information see notes to financial statements as disclosed in the most recent semiannual or annual report.

 

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Supplemental Information

8/31/13 (unaudited)

(1) Investment Valuations

Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which they are primarily traded. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the exchange on which such options are primarily traded. Exchange-traded options for which there were no sales reported that day are generally valued at the last daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the exchange on which such options are primarily traded. Options not traded on an exchange are generally valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Foreign currency options are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Swap agreements are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service, which for cleared swaps includes an evaluation of any trading activity at the clearinghouses. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. 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. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued

 

financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. The following is a summary of the levels used as of August 31, 2013 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $286,921         $93,569         $37,663         $418,153   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              160,994                 160,994   
Municipal Bonds              81,068                 81,068   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              66,218,777                 66,218,777   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              306,310                 306,310   
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)              21,320                 21,320   
Foreign Bonds              14,176,850                 14,176,850   
Floating Rate Loans              1,388,157                 1,388,157   
Mutual Funds      1,879,342                         1,879,342   
Total Investments      $2,166,263         $82,447,045         $37,663         $84,650,971   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Swap Agreements      $—         $43,781         $—         $43,781   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              (36,535              (36,535

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

The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.

 

     Equity Securities  
Balance as of 11/30/12      $34,338   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     3,325   
Balance as of 8/31/13      $37,663   

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as level 3 at August 31, 2013 is $3,325.

(2) Portfolio Securities

The cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of the investments owned by the fund, as computed on a federal income tax basis, are as follows:

 

Aggregate cost      $83,999,264   
Gross unrealized appreciation      2,858,260   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (2,206,553
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $651,707   

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

(3) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds – Affiliated Issuers

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

 

     Beginning      Acquisitions      Dispositions      Ending  
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Shares/Par
Amount
     Shares/Par
Amount
     Shares/Par
Amount
     Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      1,922,693         17,207,750         (17,251,101      1,879,342   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $2,480         $1,879,342   

 

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ITEM 2. 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 Form N-Q, 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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

File as exhibits as part of this Form 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.


Notice

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


SIGNATURES

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

Registrant: MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
  John M. Corcoran, President

Date: October 17, 2013

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)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 17, 2013

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 17, 2013

 

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