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 811-05567

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: February 28, 2015


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


QUARTERLY REPORT

February 28, 2015

 

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MFS® INTERMEDIATE HIGH

INCOME FUND

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

2/28/15 (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 - 124.2%                 
Aerospace - 3.2%                 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 3/15/20 (n)    $ 135,000      $ 140,738   
Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/23 (n)      255,000        244,163   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/25 (z)      175,000        175,000   
CPI International, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/18      360,000        365,400   
Gencorp, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/21      325,000        343,680   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/21      405,000        436,440   
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., 7%, 5/15/19      90,000        80,100   
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/22      55,000        55,688   
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/24      235,000        240,288   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,081,497   
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.8%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/20    $ 225,000      $ 239,625   
PVH Corp., 4.5%, 12/15/22      260,000        264,550   
    

 

 

 
      $ 504,175   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 0.1%                 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.712%, 12/10/49    $ 275,000      $ 36,190   
Automotive - 4.2%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 8/01/18    $ 425,000      $ 439,870   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 5/15/19 (n)      585,000        610,594   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.5%, 3/01/21      385,000        413,875   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/22      85,000        93,934   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 8.125%, 5/15/21 (n)      345,000        381,656   
Lear Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/23      230,000        232,870   
Lear Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/25      140,000        142,450   
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 4.75%, 5/15/21 (n)      200,000        205,500   
Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.25%, 11/15/19 (n)(p)      200,000        212,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,732,749   
Broadcasting - 3.2%                 
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 7/15/21    $ 271,000      $ 297,420   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9%, 3/01/21      283,000        273,090   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/22      45,000        47,138   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/22      205,000        216,275   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 7/15/29      250,000        277,500   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2/01/30      10,000        11,100   
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/21      250,000        256,875   
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/25 (n)      90,000        93,038   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/20      290,000        307,400   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 11/01/20 (n)      195,000        209,381   
Univision Communications, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/25 (n)      105,000        106,313   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,095,530   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.7%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 6.375%, 11/15/19    $ 430,000      $ 461,713   
Building - 3.6%                 
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/21    $ 405,000      $ 425,250   
Associated Materials LLC, 9.125%, 11/01/17      35,000        31,150   
Building Materials Corp. of America, 5.375%, 11/15/24 (n)      265,000        272,950   

 

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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      $ 172,000   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 5.7%, 1/11/25 (n)      210,000        205,905   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/21      165,000        168,300   
HD Supply, Inc., 7.5%, 7/15/20      280,000        299,600   
Headwaters, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/19      150,000        157,120   
Headwaters, Inc., 7.625%, 4/01/19      75,000        77,906   
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21      310,000        333,250   
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc., 10%, 6/01/20 (n)      222,000        220,335   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,363,766   
Business Services - 1.4%                 
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/20    $ 190,000      $ 197,600   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/22      70,000        72,970   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/23      110,000        115,019   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 8/15/21      38,000        39,634   
Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT, 6%, 8/15/23      235,000        246,750   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/23      280,000        246,400   
    

 

 

 
      $ 918,373   
Cable TV - 7.0%                 
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/23 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 208,250   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 8.125%, 4/30/20      445,000        466,694   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 7.375%, 6/01/20      75,000        80,250   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 6.5%, 4/30/21      420,000        442,050   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/24      220,000        226,870   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/20 (n)      335,000        355,100   
DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/19      70,000        79,013   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/01/21      175,000        186,594   
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/23      190,000        182,875   
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/24      90,000        89,550   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 12/15/22      330,000        322,575   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/23      360,000        340,650   
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 8.125%, 6/01/23      240,000        223,200   
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/24 (z)    EUR  135,000        173,544   
Lynx I Corp., 5.375%, 4/15/21 (n)    $ 200,000        211,500   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/20 (n)      70,000        69,650   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.875%, 10/01/20 (n)      30,000        31,613   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/23 (n)      125,000        122,500   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/24 (n)      135,000        143,438   
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/23 (n)      250,000        263,750   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 7/01/20 (n)      354,000        370,373   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,590,039   
Chemicals - 4.2%                 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 5.875%, 6/15/21    $ 252,000      $ 274,050   
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 4.625%, 11/15/22      90,000        90,900   
Flash Dutch 2 B.V./U.S. Coatings Acquisition, 7.375%, 5/01/21 (n)      300,000        324,750   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 4/15/20      155,000        148,025   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2/01/18      305,000        256,963   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 3/15/21      285,000        306,851   
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2/15/19 (n)      400,000        426,600   
INEOS Group Holdings S.A., 6.125%, 8/15/18 (n)      200,000        203,000   
PSPC Escrow Corp., 6.5%, 2/01/22      130,000        136,988   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/20      440,000        438,350   
W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/01/21 (n)      140,000        144,900   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,751,377   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Computer Software - 0.6%                 
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/19    $ 98,000      $ 101,920   
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/23      260,000        260,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 361,920   
Computer Software - Systems - 0.6%                 
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 4/01/19    $ 90,000      $ 94,338   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 6%, 8/15/22      140,000        149,450   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/24      125,000        130,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 373,788   
Conglomerates - 2.7%                 
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/22 (n)    $ 455,000      $ 455,000   
BC Mountain LLC, 7%, 2/01/21 (n)      220,000        204,600   
EnPro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/22 (n)      210,000        216,300   
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/22 (n)      345,000        358,800   
Renaissance Acquisition, 6.875%, 8/15/21 (n)      350,000        339,500   
Rexel S.A., 6.125%, 12/15/19 (n)      200,000        210,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,784,200   
Construction - 0.2%                 
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/21    $ 135,000      $ 99,900   
Consumer Products - 1.0%                 
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 3/15/21    $ 101,000      $ 90,900   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 8.125%, 2/01/20      79,000        85,320   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/21 (n)      200,000        202,750   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 11/15/20      215,000        231,663   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/24 (n)      40,000        43,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 653,633   
Consumer Services - 2.5%                 
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/21    $ 345,000      $ 373,463   
ADT Corp., 4.125%, 6/15/23      85,000        80,963   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/21 (n)      55,000        53,763   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/21 (n)      180,000        175,950   
Grupo Posadas S.A.B. de C.V., 7.875%, 11/30/17      150,000        147,000   
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/20      300,000        294,375   
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/22 (n)      95,000        98,563   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 6/15/17      255,000        277,950   
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/24      100,000        105,750   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,607,777   
Containers - 5.2%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 10/15/20 (n)    $ 600,000      $ 640,500   
Ball Corp., 5%, 3/15/22      155,000        161,975   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 9.75%, 1/15/21      40,000        44,550   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/22      265,000        276,925   
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/23      511,000        522,498   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2/01/17      170,000        183,175   
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 5%, 1/15/22 (n)      85,000        88,188   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 4/15/19      225,000        233,578   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 8/15/19      100,000        107,125   
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/20      130,000        135,038   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2/15/21      510,000        536,775   
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/22 (n)      175,000        180,250   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Containers - continued                 
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/24 (n)    $ 35,000      $ 36,575   
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/22 (n)      280,000        275,800   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,422,952   
Defense Electronics - 0.6%                 
Ducommun, Inc., 9.75%, 7/15/18    $ 361,000      $ 386,270   
Electrical Equipment - 0.1%                 
Avaya, Inc., 10.5%, 3/01/21 (n)    $ 95,000      $ 82,888   
Electronics - 2.5%                 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/19    $ 290,000      $ 287,825   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7.5%, 8/15/22      70,000        69,125   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7%, 7/01/24      70,000        63,700   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/22      155,000        163,138   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/25 (n)      130,000        133,250   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 2/15/21 (n)      200,000        212,000   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 3/15/23 (n)      245,000        262,150   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 6.5%, 5/15/19 (n)      305,000        317,200   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/24 (n)      115,000        123,338   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,631,726   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.2%                 
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5%, 5/01/25 (n)    $ 108,000      $ 114,075   
Energy - Independent - 9.1%                 
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC, 7.125%, 11/01/20 (n)    $ 90,000      $ 72,450   
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC, 7.375%, 11/01/21 (n)      260,000        211,250   
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 6%, 12/01/20      110,000        112,475   
Antero Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 11/01/21      205,000        206,538   
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.125%, 6/01/21 (n)      85,000        80,963   
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/24 (n)      275,000        259,394   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 8.625%, 10/15/20      85,000        69,700   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 4/15/22      265,000        209,350   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/22      275,000        203,500   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/22      245,000        260,313   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/23      190,000        196,650   
EP Energy LLC, 6.875%, 5/01/19      75,000        76,875   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 5/01/20      205,000        218,838   
EP Energy LLC, 7.75%, 9/01/22      475,000        491,625   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 5/15/21      280,000        212,800   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 10/01/17      87,000        80,910   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 8%, 2/15/20 (n)      105,000        107,625   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 5%, 12/01/24 (n)      40,000        37,700   
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 8.625%, 4/15/20      40,000        36,300   
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 7.75%, 2/01/21      334,000        291,415   
Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 6.5%, 9/15/21      120,000        100,800   
MEG Energy Corp., 6.5%, 3/15/21 (n)      175,000        169,313   
MEG Energy Corp., 7%, 3/31/24 (n)      130,000        126,588   
Northern Blizzard Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/22 (n)      255,000        243,525   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/22      340,000        333,200   
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/23      175,000        171,281   
Range Resources Corp., 5%, 8/15/22      105,000        107,363   
Rosetta Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 5/01/21      230,000        219,075   
RSP Permian, Inc., 6.625%, 10/01/22 (n)      155,000        155,969   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Energy - Independent - continued                 
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/23 (n)    $ 355,000      $ 325,713   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8.125%, 10/15/22      180,000        130,275   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 11/15/21      270,000        278,100   
SM Energy Co., 6.125%, 11/15/22 (n)      140,000        143,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,941,373   
Entertainment - 2.3%                 
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/23 (n)    $ 220,000      $ 243,375   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 3/15/21      260,000        266,812   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/24 (n)      95,000        96,900   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/22      165,000        168,911   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/23      190,000        189,050   
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/19 (n)      230,000        236,325   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/21 (n)      320,000        327,584   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,528,957   
Financial Institutions - 6.3%                 
AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd., 5%, 10/01/21 (n)    $ 150,000      $ 162,938   
Aircastle Ltd., 4.625%, 12/15/18      175,000        182,000   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/21      85,000        90,100   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/22      35,000        37,538   
Aviation Capital Group, 4.625%, 1/31/18 (n)      140,000        146,321   
Aviation Capital Group, 6.75%, 4/06/21 (n)      100,000        113,863   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 4/01/18 (n)      319,000        348,109   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/19 (n)      340,000        363,358   
CIT Group, Inc., 5%, 8/15/22      400,000        425,252   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 6%, 8/01/20      245,000        262,150   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.875%, 2/01/22      320,000        335,600   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/18      140,000        139,468   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/20      555,000        557,775   
SLM Corp., 4.875%, 6/17/19      58,000        60,610   
SLM Corp., 8%, 3/25/20      515,000        599,331   
SLM Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/22      190,000        209,950   
SLM Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/24      105,000        105,525   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,139,888   
Food & Beverages - 2.1%                 
B&G Foods, Inc., 4.625%, 6/01/21    $ 250,000      $ 250,000   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 4.25%, 5/01/23      215,000        223,063   
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/22      320,000        323,200   
H.J. Heinz Co., 4.25%, 10/15/20      285,000        289,218   
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/21 (n)      285,000        300,319   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,385,800   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.4%                 
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/20 (n)    $ 175,000      $ 120,094   
Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.5%, 6/01/24 (z)      40,000        34,300   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 9%, 12/15/19 (n)      135,000        136,688   
    

 

 

 
      $ 291,082   
Gaming & Lodging - 3.4%                 
CCM Merger, Inc., 9.125%, 5/01/19 (n)    $ 255,000      $ 277,313   
Chester Downs & Marina LLC, 9.25%, 2/01/20 (n)      95,000        70,300   
Greektown Holdings LLC, 8.875%, 3/15/19 (n)      285,000        304,238   
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/21      415,000        440,419   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - continued                 
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/20    $ 80,000      $ 85,600   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/21      285,000        295,688   
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/21      180,000        195,300   
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/23      180,000        187,200   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/21      325,000        332,313   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,188,371   
Industrial - 1.9%                 
Anixter, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/21    $ 240,000      $ 246,900   
Dematic S.A., 7.75%, 12/15/20 (n)      385,000        403,288   
Howard Hughes Corp., 6.875%, 10/01/21 (n)      375,000        394,219   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 8/01/20 (n)      175,000        184,188   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,228,595   
Machinery & Tools - 2.2%                 
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/24 (n)    $ 265,000      $ 278,250   
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/22      320,000        328,800   
Jurassic Holdings III, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/21 (n)      265,000        229,225   
Light Tower Rentals, Inc., 8.125%, 8/01/19 (n)      230,000        165,600   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2/01/21      215,000        233,275   
United Rentals North America, Inc., 7.625%, 4/15/22      177,000        196,613   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,431,763   
Major Banks - 2.0%                 
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 5.2%, 12/31/49    $ 445,000      $ 429,425   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/23, FRN to 12/29/49      380,000        387,363   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 9/30/31, FRN to 8/29/49      275,000        343,750   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 10/04/17, FRN to 10/29/49 (n)      100,000        117,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,277,538   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 7.2%                 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 5.125%, 8/01/21    $ 55,000      $ 57,338   
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/22      430,000        459,831   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 11/01/20      150,000        158,250   
Davita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/24      135,000        140,063   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 7/31/19 (n)      170,000        185,725   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.875%, 1/31/22 (n)      145,000        162,763   
HCA, Inc., 4.25%, 10/15/19      185,000        191,475   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/22      380,000        448,400   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/22      465,000        522,660   
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/24      160,000        172,800   
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/25      125,000        132,500   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2/15/20      425,000        443,063   
Kindred Escrow Corp. II, 8%, 1/15/20 (n)      120,000        130,200   
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.5%, 12/01/21      375,000        398,438   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/20      430,000        455,800   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, 4/01/21      250,000        251,250   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/22      145,000        164,213   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/20      245,000        208,863   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,683,632   
Medical Equipment - 1.1%                 
Biomet, Inc., 6.5%, 8/01/20    $ 142,000      $ 151,585   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 1/15/19 (n)      128,000        136,640   
Teleflex, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/19      275,000        286,688   

 

6


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Medical Equipment - continued                 
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/24 (n)    $ 165,000      $ 167,063   
    

 

 

 
      $ 741,976   
Metals & Mining - 5.2%                 
ArcelorMittal S.A., 7%, 2/25/22    $ 60,000      $ 67,662   
ArcelorMittal S.A., 7.5%, 3/01/41      95,000        99,988   
Arch Coal, Inc., 8%, 1/15/19 (n)      105,000        53,813   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 10/01/20      70,000        24,325   
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 6/01/21 (n)      225,000        238,500   
Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 5/15/23      210,000        200,550   
Consol Energy, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/21      75,000        75,375   
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/22      320,000        307,200   
EVRAZ, Inc. N.A. Canada, 7.5%, 11/15/19 (n)      230,000        217,925   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 10/15/19 (n)      600,000        558,000   
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/20      270,000        218,700   
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 9.5%, 10/01/20      125,000        128,125   
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/20 (n)      105,000        107,888   
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/22 (n)      145,000        150,075   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/21 (n)      100,000        102,500   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/23      165,000        169,950   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/24 (n)      100,000        103,750   
Suncoke Energy Partners LP/Suncoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/20 (n)      90,000        93,600   
Suncoke Energy Partners LP/Suncoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/20 (n)      140,000        145,600   
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/19      68,000        70,621   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/21 (n)      155,000        156,163   
Walter Energy, Inc., 9.5%, 10/15/19 (n)      95,000        63,175   
Walter Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 4/15/21      115,000        14,663   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,368,148   
Midstream - 7.2%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 5/20/20    $ 395,000      $ 421,663   
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/22 (n)      130,000        133,900   
Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6.8%, 11/15/15      91,000        94,623   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6%, 12/15/20      225,000        225,563   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.125%, 3/01/22      135,000        135,675   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 1/15/32      500,000        623,959   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/20      340,000        389,300   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 5/01/21      230,000        230,575   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/22      295,000        297,950   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 5.5%, 2/15/23      230,000        240,350   
MarkWest Energy Partners LP/MarkWest Energy Finance Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/23      260,000        261,560   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/21      200,000        204,750   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/23      450,000        460,125   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/24      135,000        138,038   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/01/25 (n)      130,000        130,650   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 7.5%, 7/01/21      130,000        136,825   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp., 5.5%, 8/15/22      225,000        218,250   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5%, 1/15/18 (n)      80,000        83,200   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 4.125%, 11/15/19 (n)      190,000        193,325   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/23      55,000        56,100   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,676,381   
Network & Telecom - 2.4%                 
Centurylink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/21    $ 210,000      $ 230,475   
Centurylink, Inc., 6.75%, 12/01/23      60,000        67,763   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Network & Telecom - continued                 
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/42    $ 245,000      $ 249,900   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 8/15/31      305,000        329,400   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 10/01/18      95,000        108,063   
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/34      70,000        72,450   
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/24 (n)      250,000        263,803   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 10/15/20      235,000        243,155   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,565,009   
Oil Services - 1.3%                 
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/22    $ 373,000      $ 365,540   
Pacific Drilling S.A., 5.375%, 6/01/20 (n)      340,000        270,513   
Shale-Inland Holdings LLC/Finance Co., 8.75%, 11/15/19 (n)      245,000        227,850   
    

 

 

 
      $ 863,903   
Oils - 0.6%                 
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/20 (n)    $ 135,000      $ 138,038   
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/22 (n)      275,000        274,313   
    

 

 

 
      $ 412,351   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.5%                 
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/19, FRN to 8/29/49 (n)    $ 225,000      $ 303,892   
Pharmaceuticals - 2.4%                 
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/22 (n)    $ 380,000      $ 408,025   
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/22 (n)      265,000        280,238   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/20 (n)      390,000        409,500   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/22 (n)      205,000        217,813   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.5%, 3/01/23 (n)      105,000        106,050   
Vantage Point Imaging, 7.5%, 7/15/21 (n)      125,000        135,625   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,557,251   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 1.1%                 
Aurico Gold, Inc., 7.75%, 4/01/20 (n)    $ 400,000      $ 392,000   
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/20 (n)      335,000        329,598   
    

 

 

 
      $ 721,598   
Printing & Publishing - 1.4%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 6/15/18 (z)    $ 28,207      $ 29,723   
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/20      110,000        114,675   
Gannett Co., Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/21 (n)      60,000        61,425   
Gannett Co., Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/23      195,000        211,575   
Lamar Media Corp., 5%, 5/01/23      165,000        168,713   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/22 (n)      305,000        311,863   
    

 

 

 
      $ 897,974   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.4%                 
Watco Cos. LLC, 6.375%, 4/01/23 (n)    $ 240,000      $ 241,200   
Real Estate - Healthcare - 1.2%                 
Aviv Healthcare Properties LP/Aviv Healthcare, REIT, 6%, 10/15/21    $ 310,000      $ 331,700   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 5/01/21      150,000        161,813   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/22      255,000        276,675   
    

 

 

 
      $ 770,188   

 

8


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - Other - 1.7%                 
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 4/15/19    $ 150,000      $ 153,000   
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/21      290,000        303,050   
EPR Properties, REIT, 7.75%, 7/15/20      200,000        240,906   
EPR Properties, REIT, 5.75%, 8/15/22      50,000        54,897   
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/23      315,000        325,616   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,077,469   
Retailers - 2.6%                 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/21    $ 335,000      $ 349,573   
Bon Ton Stores, Inc., 8%, 6/15/21      150,000        121,125   
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc./DT Acceptance Corp., 8%, 6/01/21 (z)      35,000        32,638   
Family Tree Escrow LLC, 5.75%, 3/01/23 (n)      225,000        236,813   
Jo-Ann Stores Holdings, Inc., 9.75%, 10/15/19 (n)(p)      185,000        173,438   
Limited Brands, Inc., 7%, 5/01/20      50,000        57,625   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 3/01/33      175,000        189,438   
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., 8%, 10/15/21 (n)      105,000        110,381   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/20      220,000        243,650   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/19      195,000        208,163   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,722,844   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.5%                 
Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/21    $ 335,000      $ 332,488   
Specialty Stores - 1.1%                 
Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/23 (n)    $ 155,000      $ 160,425   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/22 (n)      335,000        335,000   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/20 (n)      235,000        242,050   
    

 

 

 
      $ 737,475   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 6.6%                 
Crown Castle International Corp., 4.875%, 4/15/22    $ 90,000      $ 94,275   
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/23      245,000        258,475   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 9/01/17 (n)      235,000        240,875   
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/22 (n)      200,000        190,500   
Eileme 2 AB, 11.625%, 1/31/20 (n)      200,000        225,800   
Numericable Group S.A., 6%, 5/15/22 (n)      480,000        488,400   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/28      285,000        267,900   
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/23      300,000        309,750   
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/24      305,000        303,475   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 11/15/18 (n)      150,000        174,375   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/22      205,000        198,594   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/22      35,000        36,838   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/24      95,000        100,463   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.464%, 4/28/19      85,000        88,188   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25%, 4/01/21      500,000        523,125   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/21      125,000        132,969   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 4.75%, 7/15/20 (n)      250,000        252,500   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.375%, 4/23/21 (n)      405,000        422,213   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,308,715   
Telephone Services - 0.4%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2/15/18 (n)    $ 100,000      $ 104,450   
Frontier Communications Corp., 6.25%, 9/15/21      75,000        77,063   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 7/15/20      80,000        87,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 268,713   

 

9


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued                 
Transportation - Services - 2.7%                 
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 1/31/18 (n)    $ 300,000      $ 303,750   
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., 9.25%, 6/01/20 (n)      335,000        345,050   
Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/22 (n)      73,000        70,445   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.125%, 11/15/21 (n)      180,000        180,000   
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/22 (n)      260,000        243,750   
Stena AB, 7%, 2/01/24 (n)      400,000        397,000   
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/21 (n)      200,000        177,000   
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd., 8.875%, 6/15/21      55,000        53,900   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,770,895   
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.3%                 
AES Corp., 7.375%, 7/01/21    $ 195,000      $ 217,913   
Calpine Corp., 5.375%, 1/15/23      135,000        137,025   
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/24      25,000        25,281   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/20      265,000        283,550   
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/22      70,000        75,425   
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/24      40,000        41,600   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/20      280,000        298,550   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 7/15/22      85,000        88,613   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/23      305,000        320,250   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,488,207   
Total Bonds            $ 80,978,214   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 4.8%                 
Aerospace - 0.2%                 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2/28/20    $ 147,327      $ 146,591   
Building - 0.5%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.5%, 4/16/20    $ 200,400      $ 198,797   
HD Supply, Inc., Term Loan B, 4%, 6/28/18      109,954        109,679   
    

 

 

 
      $ 308,476   
Business Services - 0.1%                 
Fleetcor Technologies, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 11/17/21    $ 62,747      $ 62,864   
Cable TV - 0.2%                 
Cequel Communications LLC, Term Loan B, 3.5%, 2/14/19    $ 107,406      $ 107,355   
Conglomerates - 0.4%                 
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 4/30/21    $ 163,866      $ 162,125   
Silver II U.S. Holdings LLC, Term Loan, 4%, 12/13/19      127,089        122,085   
    

 

 

 
      $ 284,210   
Consumer Services - 0.2%                 
Realogy Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/20    $ 132,232      $ 132,133   
Containers - 0.1%                 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/21    $ 93,214      $ 93,097   
Electronics - 0.4%                 
Avago Technologies Cayman Ltd., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/06/21    $ 224,003      $ 224,178   
Energy - Independent - 0.2%                 
MEG Energy Corp., Term Loan, 3.75%, 3/31/20    $ 118,738      $ 114,167   

 

10


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%, 3/06/20    $ 80,134      $ 80,260   
Food & Beverages - 0.1%                 
H.J. Heinz Co., Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 6/05/20    $ 38,917      $ 38,950   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.3%                 
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 10/25/20    $ 193,095      $ 192,763   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.3%                 
Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan D, 4.25%, 1/27/21    $ 43,421      $ 43,518   
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 6/24/21      167,102        167,371   
    

 

 

 
      $ 210,889   
Metals & Mining - 0.2%                 
FMG Resources Ltd., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 6/30/19    $ 108,033      $ 99,998   
Printing & Publishing - 0.2%                 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3%, 1/31/21    $ 129,188      $ 128,260   
Retailers - 0.1%                 
Rite Aid Corp., Term Loan, 4.87%, 6/21/21    $ 79,361      $ 79,510   
Supermarkets - 0.2%                 
Albertson’s Holdings LLC, Term Loan B4, 5.5%, 8/25/21    $ 155,418      $ 156,605   
Telephone Services - 0.3%                 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.5%, 1/31/22    $ 179,407      $ 180,117   
Transportation - Services - 0.4%                 
Commercial Barge Line Co., Term Loan, 7.5%, 9/15/19    $ 275,008      $ 274,321   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.3%                 
Calpine Construction Finance Co., Term Loan B1, 3%, 5/03/20    $ 201,273      $ 198,254   
Total Floating Rate Loans            $ 3,112,998   
Common Stocks - 0.0%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      4,099      $ 22,094   
Money Market Funds - 1.9%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.1%, at Net Asset Value (v)      1,269,205      $ 1,269,205   
Total Investments      $ 85,382,511   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (30.9)%        (20,179,953
Net Assets - 100.0%      $ 65,202,558   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(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 $30,488,338 representing 46.8% of net assets.
(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.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

(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  
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 6/15/18    12/22/10      $28,459         $29,723   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/25    2/27/15      175,000         175,000   
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc./DT Acceptance Corp., 8%, 6/01/21    12/08/14      33,124         32,638   
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/24    7/21/11-3/15/12      197,625         173,544   
Rayonier AM Products, Inc., 5.5%, 6/01/24    12/22/14      33,041         34,300   
Total Restricted Securities         $445,205   
% of Net assets         0.7%   

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

 

FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate 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 2/28/15

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 2/28/15

 

Type    Currency      Counterparty   

Contracts to

Deliver/Receive

   Settlement
Date Range
  

In Exchange

For

    

Contracts

at Value

    

Net Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

 
Asset Derivatives                     
SELL      EUR      

Merrill Lynch International

   99,987    4/10/15    $ 119,474       $ 111,939       $ 7,535   
                    

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives                     
BUY      EUR      

Goldman Sachs International

   102,373    4/10/15    $ 115,971       $ 114,610       $ (1,361
                    

 

 

 

Futures Contracts at 2/28/15

 

Description    Currency      Contracts      Value    Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives               
Interest Rate Futures               
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)      USD         5       $638,984    June - 2015      $1,546   
              

 

 

 

At February 28, 2015, the fund had cash collateral of $6,750 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts.

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

2/28/15 (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, 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 may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. Forward foreign currency 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 futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued

The following is a summary of the levels used as of February 28, 2015 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $22,094         $—         $—         $22,094   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              114,075                 114,075   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              65,742,372                 65,742,372   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              36,190                 36,190   
Foreign Bonds              15,085,577                 15,085,577   
Floating Rate Loans              3,112,998                 3,112,998   
Mutual Funds      1,269,205                         1,269,205   
Total Investments      $1,291,299         $84,091,212         $—         $85,382,511   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $1,546         $—         $—         $1,546   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              6,174                 6,174   

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

(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      $85,423,065   
Gross unrealized appreciation      2,142,934   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (2,183,488
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $(40,554

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      1,428,474         4,026,300         (4,185,569      1,269,205   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    

Capital Gain

Distributions

    

Dividend

Income

    

Ending

Value

 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $609         $1,269,205   

 

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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: April 14, 2015

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: April 14, 2015

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: April 14, 2015

 

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