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, 2014


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


QUARTERLY REPORT

August 31, 2014

 

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MFS® INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

8/31/14 (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 - 122.3%                 
Aerospace - 2.9%                 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/18 (n)    $ 235,000      $ 262,025   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/20 (n)      135,000        149,850   
Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/23 (n)      310,000        317,750   
CPI International, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/18      300,000        312,000   
Gencorp, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/21      325,000        350,188   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/21      405,000        440,438   
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/22 (n)      25,000        25,438   
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/24 (n)      100,000        102,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,960,189   
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.7%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/20    $ 225,000      $ 241,594   
PVH Corp., 4.5%, 12/15/22      260,000        258,050   
    

 

 

 
             $ 499,644   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 0.4%                 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 6.484%, 2/10/51 (z)    $ 450,000      $ 219,015   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.898%, 12/10/49      275,000        32,395   
    

 

 

 
             $ 251,410   
Automotive - 4.0%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 8/01/18    $ 425,000      $ 445,185   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19 (n)      585,000        618,638   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.5%, 3/01/21      385,000        412,913   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/22      85,000        92,650   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 8.125%, 5/15/21 (n)      345,000        383,813   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 5.625%, 2/01/23 (n)      150,000        158,250   
Lear Corp., 8.125%, 3/15/20      133,000        140,980   
Lear Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/23      230,000        231,150   
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 4.75%, 5/15/21 (z)      200,000        204,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,687,579   
Broadcasting - 3.3%                 
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21    $ 271,000      $ 299,116   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9%, 3/01/21      208,000        215,800   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/22      45,000        47,925   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/22      205,000        219,350   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 7/15/29      250,000        280,000   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2/01/30      10,000        11,100   
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/21      250,000        261,875   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/20      260,000        275,600   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 5/15/19 (n)      280,000        296,800   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 11/01/20 (n)      195,000        212,550   
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.5%, 5/15/21 (n)      80,000        87,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,207,716   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.7%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 6.375%, 11/15/19    $ 430,000      $ 461,175   
Building - 4.3%                 
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/21    $ 355,000      $ 371,863   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.875%, 8/15/18 (n)      185,000        191,938   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2/15/20 (n)      115,000        120,750   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Building - continued                 
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 5/01/21 (n)    $ 160,000      $ 171,600   
CEMEX Espana S.A., 9.25%, 5/12/20 (n)      205,000        222,425   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 9.25%, 5/12/20      170,000        184,450   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/21      140,000        145,250   
HD Supply, Inc., 8.125%, 4/15/19      125,000        136,250   
HD Supply, Inc., 7.5%, 7/15/20      390,000        419,250   
Headwaters, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/19      110,000        115,775   
Headwaters, Inc., 7.625%, 4/01/19      75,000        79,125   
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21      290,000        315,375   
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc., 10%, 6/01/20 (n)      222,000        234,765   
USG Corp., 7.875%, 3/30/20 (n)      110,000        119,900   
USG Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/21 (n)      60,000        62,700   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,891,416   
Business Services - 1.7%                 
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/20    $ 190,000      $ 193,800   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/23      110,000        112,200   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 3/15/22      170,000        179,995   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 8/15/21      149,000        155,333   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 6%, 8/15/23      170,000        181,475   
Lender Processing Services, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/23      70,000        74,725   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/23      260,000        226,850   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,124,378   
Cable TV - 7.6%                 
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 8.125%, 4/30/20    $ 445,000      $ 477,263   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 7.375%, 6/01/20      75,000        81,000   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.5%, 4/30/21      420,000        446,250   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24      220,000        224,950   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/20 (n)      235,000        246,750   
DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/19      70,000        81,200   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/01/21      175,000        195,773   
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/23      190,000        189,050   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 12/15/22      330,000        344,850   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/23      360,000        358,650   
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 8.125%, 6/01/23      285,000        308,510   
Lynx I Corp., 5.375%, 4/15/21 (n)      200,000        208,000   
Numericable Group S.A., 6%, 5/15/22 (n)      480,000        494,400   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20 (n)      70,000        68,600   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.875%, 10/01/20 (n)      30,000        31,350   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/23 (n)      125,000        120,625   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/24 (n)      135,000        140,400   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 11/15/20 (n)    EUR 200,000        278,557   
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/23 (n)    $ 250,000        255,625   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 7/01/20 (n)      354,000        374,355   
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., 8%, 5/15/18 (n)    EUR 135,000        192,680   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,118,838   
Chemicals - 4.1%                 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 6/15/21    $ 252,000      $ 276,570   
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 4.625%, 11/15/22      90,000        91,575   
Flash Dutch 2 B.V./U.S. Coatings Acquisition, 7.375%, 5/01/21 (n)      300,000        327,000   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 4/15/20      110,000        115,775   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2/01/18      245,000        254,188   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 3/15/21      285,000        312,788   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Chemicals - continued                 
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2/15/19 (n)    $ 400,000      $ 434,000   
INEOS Group Holdings S.A., 6.125%, 8/15/18 (n)      200,000        206,500   
Taminco Global Chemical Corp., 9.75%, 3/31/20 (n)      275,000        302,500   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20      440,000        453,200   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,774,096   
Computer Software - 0.5%                 
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/19    $ 98,000      $ 103,758   
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/23      220,000        216,150   
    

 

 

 
             $ 319,908   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.1%                 
Audatex North America, Inc., 6%, 6/15/21 (n)    $ 290,000      $ 307,400   
Audatex North America, Inc., 6.125%, 11/01/23 (n)      50,000        53,000   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 4/01/19      245,000        263,375   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 6%, 8/15/22      140,000        147,525   
    

 

 

 
             $ 771,300   
Conglomerates - 3.1%                 
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/22 (n)    $ 405,000      $ 408,035   
BC Mountain LLC, 7%, 2/01/21 (n)      220,000        207,900   
Dynacast International LLC, 9.25%, 7/15/19      200,000        217,500   
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/22 (n)      345,000        355,350   
Renaissance Acquisition, 6.875%, 8/15/21 (n)      350,000        370,125   
Rexel S.A., 6.125%, 12/15/19 (n)      200,000        208,500   
Silver II Borrower, 7.75%, 12/15/20 (n)      300,000        321,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,088,410   
Construction - 0.2%                 
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/21    $ 135,000      $ 144,110   
Consumer Products - 1.0%                 
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 3/15/21    $ 245,000      $ 229,685   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 8.125%, 2/01/20      79,000        85,715   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/21 (n)      200,000        198,500   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 11/15/20      165,000        177,375   
    

 

 

 
             $ 691,275   
Consumer Services - 2.0%                 
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/21    $ 265,000      $ 280,238   
ADT Corp., 4.125%, 6/15/23      85,000        79,050   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/21 (n)      55,000        56,306   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/21 (n)      180,000        184,275   
Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., 7.875%, 11/30/17      150,000        149,625   
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/20      220,000        235,400   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 6/15/17      255,000        281,456   
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/24 (n)      100,000        103,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,369,600   
Containers - 4.8%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 10/15/20 (n)    $ 400,000      $ 436,000   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 10/15/20 (n)      200,000        219,000   
Ball Corp., 5%, 3/15/22      134,000        139,193   
Ball Corp., 4%, 11/15/23      115,000        110,113   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 9.75%, 1/15/21      40,000        45,050   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Containers - continued                 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/22    $ 265,000      $ 264,338   
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/23      620,000        608,375   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2/01/17      170,000        184,450   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 4/15/19      225,000        233,719   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 8/15/19      100,000        110,875   
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/20      130,000        135,850   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2/15/21      510,000        556,538   
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/22 (n)      230,000        228,850   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,272,351   
Defense Electronics - 0.6%                 
Ducommun, Inc., 9.75%, 7/15/18    $ 361,000      $ 394,393   
Electronics - 2.4%                 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/19 (n)    $ 255,000      $ 267,113   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.5%, 8/15/22      70,000        74,813   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7%, 7/01/24 (n)      70,000        71,225   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/22 (n)      155,000        166,044   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/25 (n)      105,000        106,310   
Nokia Corp., 5.375%, 5/15/19      65,000        69,550   
Nokia Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/39      65,000        70,038   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 2/15/21 (n)      200,000        210,000   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 3/15/23 (n)      245,000        257,863   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 6.5%, 5/15/19 (n)      305,000        320,631   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,613,587   
Energy - Independent - 11.2%                 
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC, 7.125%, 11/01/20 (z)    $ 105,000      $ 101,850   
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC, 7.375%, 11/01/21 (z)      220,000        214,500   
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 6%, 12/01/20      180,000        190,116   
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/01/21      225,000        231,750   
Athlon Holdings LP/Athlon Finance Corp., 6%, 5/01/22 (n)      250,000        257,500   
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/21 (n)      35,000        35,044   
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/24 (z)      215,000        215,000   
Bill Barrett Corp., 7%, 10/15/22      270,000        278,100   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 8.625%, 10/15/20      85,000        90,950   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 4/15/22      360,000        381,600   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/22      255,000        273,806   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/23      135,000        150,694   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/22      280,000        306,600   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/23      250,000        266,875   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/23      200,000        193,000   
EP Energy LLC, 6.875%, 5/01/19      75,000        79,125   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 5/01/20      285,000        321,338   
EP Energy LLC, 7.75%, 9/01/22      475,000        533,188   
EPL Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.25%, 2/15/18      270,000        286,200   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 5/15/21      280,000        294,700   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 10/01/17      320,000        341,600   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 8%, 2/15/20 (n)      105,000        110,775   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/22      80,000        82,200   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 7.375%, 5/01/22      60,000        65,700   
LINN Energy LLC, 8.625%, 4/15/20      40,000        42,700   
LINN Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2/01/21      264,000        281,160   
MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 3/15/21 (n)      130,000        137,150   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Independent - continued                 
MEG Energy Corp., 7%, 3/31/24 (n)    $ 165,000      $ 179,438   
Northern Blizzard Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/22 (n)      185,000        195,175   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22      295,000        322,285   
Range Resources Corp., 5%, 8/15/22      320,000        340,400   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/23 (z)      155,000        160,425   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.125%, 10/15/22      300,000        318,750   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 11/15/21      240,000        260,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,540,094   
Entertainment - 2.4%                 
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/23 (n)    $ 190,000      $ 209,000   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 3/15/21      260,000        263,900   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/24 (n)      95,000        95,475   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/22      165,000        167,681   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/23      190,000        188,575   
Seven Seas Cruises S. DE R.L., 9.125%, 5/15/19      340,000        367,200   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (n)      320,000        324,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,615,831   
Financial Institutions - 6.0%                 
Aircastle Ltd., 4.625%, 12/15/18    $ 175,000      $ 180,250   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/21      85,000        86,488   
Aviation Capital Group, 4.625%, 1/31/18 (n)      140,000        146,675   
Aviation Capital Group, 6.75%, 4/06/21 (n)      200,000        225,956   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 4/01/18 (n)      319,000        355,685   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/19 (n)      340,000        366,775   
CIT Group, Inc., 5%, 8/15/22      400,000        422,000   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 6%, 8/01/20      245,000        261,538   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.875%, 2/01/22      320,000        333,600   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/18      140,000        141,400   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/20      555,000        571,650   
SLM Corp., 4.875%, 6/17/19      58,000        60,697   
SLM Corp., 8%, 3/25/20      515,000        594,825   
SLM Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/22      190,000        212,088   
SLM Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/24      105,000        107,885   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,067,512   
Food & Beverages - 2.0%                 
B&G Foods, Inc., 4.625%, 6/01/21    $ 170,000      $ 167,450   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 3.75%, 5/01/21      35,000        35,044   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.25%, 5/01/23      215,000        217,150   
Darling Ingrediants, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/22 (n)      320,000        332,000   
H.J. Heinz Co., 4.25%, 10/15/20      285,000        288,919   
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/21 (n)      285,000        304,950   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,345,513   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.5%                 
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/20 (n)    $ 175,000      $ 156,625   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 12/15/18      150,000        159,938   
    

 

 

 
             $ 316,563   
Gaming & Lodging - 3.2%                 
CCM Merger, Inc., 9.125%, 5/01/19 (n)    $ 255,000      $ 271,575   
Chester Downs & Marina LLC, 9.25%, 2/01/20 (n)      95,000        91,200   
Greektown Holdings LLC, 8.875%, 3/15/19 (n)      190,000        194,750   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - continued                 
Hilton Worldwide Finance Co., 5.625%, 10/15/21 (n)    $ 310,000      $ 328,600   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/20      130,000        139,750   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/21      35,000        36,575   
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/21      180,000        200,250   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 5/15/20      165,000        176,963   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 6.375%, 8/01/21      130,000        134,875   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/21      305,000        305,000   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 7.75%, 8/15/20      260,000        280,800   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,160,338   
Industrial - 1.8%                 
Dematic S.A., 7.75%, 12/15/20 (n)    $ 385,000      $ 410,025   
Howard Hughes Corp., 6.875%, 10/01/21 (n)      375,000        397,031   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 3/24/16 (n)      200,000        205,500   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 8/01/20 (n)      175,000        193,813   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,206,369   
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.3%                 
Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.5%, 5/25/16    $ 60,000      $ 63,251   
Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.5%, 6/26/17      140,000        150,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 213,751   
Machinery & Tools - 1.8%                 
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/22    $ 320,000      $ 349,600   
Jurassic Holdings III, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/21 (n)      265,000        270,963   
Light Tower Rentals, Inc., 8.125%, 8/01/19 (z)      145,000        148,625   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/21      240,000        264,000   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/22      177,000        198,683   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,231,871   
Major Banks - 1.8%                 
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 5.2%, 12/31/49    $ 385,000      $ 371,044   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/23, FRN to 12/29/49      365,000        374,308   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 9/30/31, FRN to 8/29/49      275,000        324,500   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 10/04/17, FRN to 10/29/49 (n)      100,000        114,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,184,602   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 6.0%                 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125%, 8/01/21 (n)    $ 55,000      $ 56,375   
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/22 (n)      390,000        414,375   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 11/01/20      190,000        200,450   
Davita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/24      135,000        136,941   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 7/31/19 (n)      170,000        183,175   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.875%, 1/31/22 (n)      145,000        159,500   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/22      380,000        442,700   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/22      465,000        505,688   
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/24      160,000        163,000   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2/15/20      425,000        450,500   
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.5%, 12/01/21 (n)      375,000        391,875   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/20      430,000        464,400   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, 4/01/21      250,000        250,625   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/20      245,000        245,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,064,604   

 

6


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Medical Equipment - 1.1%                 
Biomet, Inc., 6.5%, 8/01/20    $ 142,000      $ 152,828   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 1/15/19 (n)      128,000        138,720   
Teleflex, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/19      275,000        290,813   
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/24 (n)      165,000        168,094   
    

 

 

 
             $ 750,455   
Metals & Mining - 5.1%                 
ArcelorMittal S.A., 6.75%, 2/25/22    $ 60,000      $ 66,972   
ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.25%, 3/01/41      145,000        153,519   
Arch Coal, Inc., 8%, 1/15/19 (n)      105,000        101,063   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20      135,000        93,825   
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 6/01/21 (n)      225,000        237,938   
Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 5/15/23      210,000        205,800   
Consol Energy, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/21      75,000        79,500   
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/22 (n)      190,000        198,550   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 10/15/19 (n)      400,000        423,000   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 5/15/22 (n)      200,000        211,000   
FMG Resources, 6.875%, 4/01/22 (n)      50,000        54,469   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., 8.25%, 11/01/19 (n)      305,000        333,975   
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/20      270,000        279,450   
Molycorp, Inc., 10%, 6/01/20      60,000        49,950   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6%, 11/15/18      110,000        113,300   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/23      205,000        208,075   
Suncoke Energy Partners LP/Suncoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/20 (n)      90,000        96,300   
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/19      155,000        163,913   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/21 (n)      155,000        164,688   
Walter Energy, Inc., 9.5%, 10/15/19 (n)      95,000        94,761   
Walter Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21      195,000        93,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,423,648   
Midstream - 7.2%                 
Access Midstream Partners Co., 5.875%, 4/15/21    $ 75,000      $ 79,688   
Access Midstream Partners Co., 4.875%, 5/15/23      345,000        363,113   
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 5/20/20      380,000        404,700   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP/Atlas Pipeline, 4.75%, 11/15/21      70,000        67,725   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP/Atlas Pipeline, 5.875%, 8/01/23      270,000        274,050   
Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6.8%, 11/15/15      91,000        97,297   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6%, 12/15/20      235,000        243,810   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.125%, 3/01/22      135,000        139,725   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 1/15/32      500,000        626,250   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/20      340,000        393,550   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 5/01/21      230,000        236,325   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/22      280,000        289,800   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 5.5%, 2/15/23      230,000        242,650   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP, 4.5%, 7/15/23      260,000        264,225   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/21      200,000        211,000   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/23      450,000        468,000   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24 (n)      135,000        140,400   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 7.5%, 7/01/21      130,000        143,000   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.5%, 8/15/22      195,000        198,900   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,884,208   
Municipals - 0.1%                 
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 4.5%, 6/01/23    $ 90,000      $ 89,225   

 

7


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Network & Telecom - 2.5%                 
Centurylink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21    $ 210,000      $ 229,950   
Centurylink, Inc., 6.75%, 12/01/23      60,000        66,413   
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/42      175,000        176,750   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 8/15/31      305,000        329,400   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 10/01/18      95,000        110,533   
Qwest Corp., 7.5%, 10/01/14      1,000        1,005   
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/34      70,000        70,000   
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/24 (n)      250,000        254,375   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 10/01/22      195,000        212,063   
TW Telecom Holdings, Inc., 5.375%, 10/01/22      70,000        76,125   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/15/20      135,000        145,460   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,672,074   
Oil Services - 1.9%                 
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/22    $ 373,000      $ 392,583   
Pacific Drilling S.A., 5.375%, 6/01/20 (n)      285,000        277,875   
Shale-Inland Holdings LLC/Finance Co., 8.75%, 11/15/19 (n)      245,000        254,800   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/21      365,000        379,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,304,858   
Oils - 0.1%                 
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22 (z)    $ 90,000      $ 94,575   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.5%                 
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 8/06/19, FRN to 8/29/49 (n)    $ 225,000      $ 305,438   
Pharmaceuticals - 2.3%                 
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/22 (n)    $ 380,000      $ 411,825   
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/22 (n)      215,000        219,569   
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 6%, 1/15/21 (n)      135,000        146,475   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/20 (n)      390,000        414,375   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/22 (n)      205,000        219,350   
Vantage Point Imaging, 7.5%, 7/15/21 (n)      125,000        136,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,547,844   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.7%                 
Aurico Gold, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/20 (n)    $ 235,000      $ 241,463   
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/20 (n)      205,000        211,663   
    

 

 

 
             $ 453,126   
Printing & Publishing - 1.0%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 6/15/18 (z)    $ 28,207      $ 30,040   
Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/23 (n)      195,000        207,188   
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/20      110,000        112,475   
Lamar Media Corp., 5%, 5/01/23      165,000        164,588   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/22 (n)      140,000        141,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 655,691   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.4%                 
Watco Cos. LLC, 6.375%, 4/01/23 (n)    $ 240,000      $ 245,400   
Real Estate - Healthcare - 1.1%                 
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare, 6%, 10/15/21    $ 310,000      $ 327,050   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 5/01/21      150,000        161,250   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/22      255,000        274,125   
    

 

 

 
             $ 762,425   

 

8


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - Other - 1.5%                 
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 4/15/19    $ 150,000      $ 155,250   
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/21      290,000        303,050   
ERP Properties, REIT, 7.75%, 7/15/20      200,000        243,238   
ERP Properties, REIT, 5.75%, 8/15/22      50,000        55,106   
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/23      270,000        273,375   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,030,019   
Retailers - 2.1%                 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/21    $ 335,000      $ 346,306   
Bon Ton Stores, Inc., 8%, 6/15/21      150,000        140,250   
Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 10/15/19 (n)(p)      185,000        177,600   
Limited Brands, Inc., 7%, 5/01/20      50,000        56,625   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 3/01/33      175,000        183,313   
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., 8%, 10/15/21 (z)      45,000        48,544   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/20      220,000        246,400   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/19      195,000        210,113   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,409,151   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.5%                 
Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/21    $ 335,000      $ 348,400   
Specialty Stores - 0.7%                 
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/22 (n)    $ 205,000      $ 203,463   
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc., 7%, 7/01/22 (n)      75,000        78,563   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/20 (n)      185,000        187,775   
    

 

 

 
             $ 469,801   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 5.7%                 
Crown Castle International Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/22    $ 90,000      $ 91,575   
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23      245,000        253,038   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 9/01/17 (n)      235,000        238,819   
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/22 (n)      200,000        207,500   
Eileme 2 AB, 11.625%, 1/31/20 (n)      200,000        233,020   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28      285,000        277,875   
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23 (n)      300,000        321,750   
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24 (n)      305,000        311,100   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 11/15/18 (n)      150,000        178,313   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/22      205,000        204,488   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/22      35,000        36,269   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/24      95,000        98,800   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.464%, 4/28/19      85,000        88,613   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25%, 4/01/21      500,000        518,750   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/21      125,000        131,560   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 4.75%, 7/15/20 (n)      250,000        250,625   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.375%, 4/23/21 (n)      405,000        427,275   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,869,370   
Telephone Services - 0.3%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2/15/18 (n)    $ 100,000      $ 105,500   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 7/15/20      80,000        88,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 194,100   
Transportation - Services - 2.8%                 
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 1/31/18 (n)    $ 300,000      $ 312,000   
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/20 (n)      365,000        396,935   

 

9


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Transportation - Services - continued                 
Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/22 (n)    $ 38,000      $ 39,378   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.125%, 11/15/21 (n)      130,000        135,200   
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/22 (n)      300,000        310,500   
Stena AB, 7%, 2/01/24 (n)      400,000        424,000   
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/21 (n)      200,000        198,000   
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd., 8.875%, 6/15/21      55,000        58,644   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,874,657   
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.3%                 
AES Corp., 7.375%, 7/01/21    $ 195,000      $ 223,275   
Calpine Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/23      135,000        136,350   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/20      265,000        286,200   
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/22      70,000        75,075   
InterGen N.V., 7%, 6/30/23 (n)      200,000        203,000   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/20      280,000        303,100   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/22 (n)      85,000        89,038   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/23      255,000        270,300   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,586,338   
Total Bonds            $ 82,559,226   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 5.0%                 
Aerospace - 0.2%                 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2/28/20    $ 148,079      $ 147,154   
Building - 0.5%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.5%, 4/16/20    $ 201,414      $ 199,316   
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4%, 6/28/18      110,518        110,064   
    

 

 

 
             $ 309,380   
Cable TV - 0.2%                 
Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan B, 3.5%, 2/14/19    $ 110,519      $ 109,787   
Conglomerates - 0.5%                 
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 2/04/21    $ 184,367      $ 182,446   
Silver II U.S. Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4%, 12/13/19      132,959        132,349   
    

 

 

 
             $ 314,795   
Consumer Services - 0.2%                 
Realogy Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/20    $ 132,900      $ 131,959   
Containers - 0.2%                 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/21    $ 102,615      $ 101,039   
Electronics - 0.3%                 
Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/06/21    $ 225,129      $ 224,807   
Energy - Independent - 0.2%                 
MEG Energy Corp., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20    $ 119,350      $ 119,030   
Entertainment - 0.1%                 
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 3/06/20    $ 81,450      $ 81,613   
Food & Beverages - 0.1%                 
H.J. Heinz Co., Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 6/07/20    $ 58,810      $ 58,730   

 

10


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - 0.3%                 
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 10/25/20    $ 208,542      $ 207,007   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.2%                 
Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan D, 4.25%, 1/26/21    $ 43,640      $ 43,743   
Davita Healthcare Partners Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 6/24/21      93,125        92,842   
    

 

 

 
             $ 136,585   
Metals & Mining - 0.4%                 
FMG Resources Ltd., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/30/19    $ 108,580      $ 108,112   
Steel Dynamics Inc., Bridge Term Loan A, 8/08/15 (o)      75,000        75,000   
Steel Dynamics Inc., Bridge Term Loan B, 8/08/15 (o)      75,000        75,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 258,112   
Printing & Publishing - 0.2%                 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3%, 1/31/21    $ 129,188      $ 127,989   
Retailers - 0.3%                 
Dollar Tree, Inc., Bridge Term Loan, 8/08/15 (o)    $ 150,000      $ 150,000   
Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan, 4.87%, 6/21/21      79,361        79,510   
    

 

 

 
             $ 229,510   
Specialty Stores - 0.2%                 
Men’s Warehouse, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.5%, 4/16/21    $ 152,576      $ 153,243   
Supermarkets - 0.2%                 
Albertsons Holdings LLC, Term Loan B4, 8/25/21 (o)    $ 155,418      $ 155,450   
Transportation - Services - 0.4%                 
Commercial Barge Line Co., Term Loan, 7.5%, 9/15/19    $ 276,408      $ 277,444   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.3%                 
Calpine Construction Finance Co., Term Loan B1, 3%, 5/03/20    $ 202,294      $ 198,080   
Total Floating Rate Loans            $ 3,341,714   
Preferred Stocks - 0.1%                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.1%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (z)      100      $ 100,541   
Common Stocks - 0.0%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      4,099      $ 18,691   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%                 
American Media Operations, Inc.      7,229      $ 1,298   
Total Common Stocks            $ 19,989   
Money Market Funds - 3.6%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.09%, at Net Asset Value (v)      2,397,440      $ 2,397,440   
Total Investments            $ 88,418,910   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (31.0)%              (20,898,663
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 67,520,247   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

(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 $30,672,799 representing 45.4% 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  
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (Preferred Stock)    4/13/11-4/14/11      $93,750         $100,541   
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC, 7.125%, 11/01/20    7/16/14      105,000         101,850   
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC, 7.375%, 11/01/21    7/16/14-8/19/14      217,829         214,500   
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 6/15/18    12/22/10      28,488         30,040   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 6.484%, 2/10/51    6/19/08      331,914         219,015   
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/24    5/29/14-8/15/14      216,159         215,000   
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22    7/23/14      90,000         94,575   
Light Tower Rentals, Inc., 8.125%, 8/01/19    7/16/14-8/12/14      145,868         148,625   
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., 8%, 10/15/21    8/04/14      47,009         48,544   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/23    6/13/14-6/30/14      157,521         160,425   
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 4.75%, 5/15/21    7/11/14      205,902         204,000   
Total Restricted Securities            $1,537,115   
% of Net assets            2.3%   

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

 

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 8/31/14

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 8/31/14

 

Type    Currency      Counterparty    Contracts to
Deliver/Receive
   Settlement
Date Range
   In Exchange
For
     Contracts
at Value
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives               
SELL      EUR       Credit Suisse Group    716,411    10/10/14    $ 974,351       $ 941,533       $ 32,818   
                    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives               
BUY      EUR       Credit Suisse Group    214,812    10/10/14    $ 287,100       $ 282,314       $ (4,786
BUY      EUR       Deutsche Bank AG    253,817    10/10/14      343,115         333,575         (9,540
                    

 

 

 
                     $ (14,326
                    

 

 

 

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

8/31/14 (unaudited)

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.

(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. 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. 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 financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of August 31, 2014 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $18,691         $101,839         $—         $120,530   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              213,751                 213,751   
Municipal Bonds              89,225                 89,225   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              66,058,172                 66,058,172   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              251,410                 251,410   
Foreign Bonds              15,946,668                 15,946,668   
Floating Rate Loans              3,341,714                 3,341,714   
Mutual Funds      2,397,440                         2,397,440   
Total Investments      $2,416,131         $86,002,779         $—         $88,418,910   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      $—         $18,492         $—         $18,492   

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued

 

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 11/30/13      $35,350   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     (34,052

Transfers out of level 3

     (1,298
Balance as of 8/31/14      $—   

(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      $86,559,485   
Gross unrealized appreciation      2,684,084   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (824,659
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $1,859,425   

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:

 

Underlying Affiliated Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      2,662,511         17,923,039         (18,188,110      2,397,440   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $1,772         $2,397,440   

 

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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)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
  Robin A. Stelmach, President

Date: October 16, 2014

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
 

Robin A. Stelmach, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: October 16, 2014

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 16, 2014

 

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