BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) released today the distribution income sources for six of its closed-end funds for September 2022: MFS® Charter Income Trust (NYSE: MCR), MFS® Government Markets Income Trust (NYSE: MGF), MFS® Intermediate High-Income Fund (NYSE: CIF), MFS® Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN), MFS® Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE: MMT) and MFS® Special Value Trust (NYSE: MFV). This information also can be obtained by visiting MFS.com by clicking on Products & Strategies > Closed End Funds > Dividend Source Information.
MFS Charter Income Trust
Distribution period: September 2022
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04743
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date
Current
distribution
% Breakdown
of current distribution
Net Investment Income
$ 0.00000
0%
$ 0.27015
53%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source
0.04743
100%
0.23957
47%
Total (per common share)
$ 0.04743
100%
$ 0.50972
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2022
2.49%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2022
8.24%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2022
-11.20%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2022
7.38%
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: September 2022
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02265
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date
Current
distribution
% Breakdown of
current distribution
Net Investment Income
$ 0.00476
21%
$ 0.05330
22%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source
0.01789
79%
0.18899
78%
Total (per common share)
$ 0.02265
100%
$ 0.24229
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2022
0.62%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2022
7.39%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2022
-10.38%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2022
6.58%
MFS Intermediate High-Income Fund
Distribution period: September 2022
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01541
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each December 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date
Current
distribution
% Breakdown of
current distribution
Net Investment Income
$ 0.00925
60%
$ 0.10391
62%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source
0.00616
40%
0.06369
38%
Total (per common share)
$ 0.01541
100%
$ 0.16760
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2022
1.03%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2022
9.94%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2022
-13.91%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2022
9.01%
MFS Intermediate Income Trust
Distribution period: September 2022
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02242
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date
Current
distribution
% Breakdown of
current distribution
Net Investment Income
$ 0.00650
29%
$ 0.07141
27%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source
0.01592
71%
0.19307
73%
Total (per common share)
$ 0.02242
100%
$ 0.26448
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2022
1.53%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2022
8.62%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2022
-7.54%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2022
8.48%
MFS Multimarket Income Trust
Distribution period: September 2022
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.03403
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
% Breakdown of
the total
cumulative
distributions for
the fiscal year to
date
Current
distribution
% Breakdown of
current distribution
Net Investment Income
$ 0.0000
0%
$ 0.28583
70%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source
0.03403
100%
0.12250
30%
Total (per common share)
$ 0.03403
100%
$ 0.40833
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2022
2.53%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 8-31-2022
8.23%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2022
-12.99%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2022
8.23%
MFS Special Value Trust
Distribution period: September 2022
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.03959
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the following sources: net investment income, net realized short-term capital gains, net realized long-term capital gains and return of capital or other capital source. The fund’s fiscal year begins each November 1st. All amounts are expressed per common share.
Current
distribution
% Breakdown of
current distribution
Total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
% Breakdown of the
total cumulative
distributions for the
fiscal year to date
Net Investment Income
$ 0.01029
26%
$ 0.11612
25%
Net Realized ST Cap Gains
0.00000
0%
0.00000
0%
Net Realized LT Cap Gains
0.00277
7%
0.14864
32%
Return of Capital or Other Capital Source
0.02653
67%
0.19973
43%
Total (per common share)
$ 0.03959
100%
$ 0.46449
100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 8-31-2022
4.36%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as 8-31-2022
10.40%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 8-31-2022
-10.40%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 8-31-2022
10.16%
The above funds have adopted a managed distribution plan. Under a managed distribution plan, to the extent that sufficient investment income is not available monthly, the fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return of capital to maintain its managed distribution level. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s investment performance from the amount of the fund’s distributions or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution plan.
The Board of the fund may amend the terms of the plan or terminate the plan at any time without prior notice to the fund’s shareholders. The amendment or termination of a plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the fund’s common shares. The plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board. With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and estimated composition of the distribution and other related information.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported above are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund’s investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. The fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of the distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all the money that shareholders invested in the fund is paid back to them. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect a fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. Any such returns of capital will decrease the fund’s total assets and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund’s expense ratio. In addition, to make the level of distributions called for under its plan, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at a less than opportune time.
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