MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds

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BOSTON, October 28, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Investment Management? (MFS?) released today the distribution income sources for five of its closed-end funds for October 2024: 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) and MFS? Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE: MMT). 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: October 2024
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04656

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.

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

$ 0.01630

35%

$ 0.30051

60%

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

0.03026

65%

0.20034

40%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.04656

100%

$ 0.50085

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2024

3.42%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2024

7.98%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2024

12.16%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2024

7.16%

MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: October 2024
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.02040

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.

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

$ 0.01061

52%

$ 0.10779

49%

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

0.00979

48%

0.11219

51%

Total (per common share)

$ 0.02040

100%

$ 0.21998

100%

Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years ended 9-30-2024

0.41%

Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month end NAV as of 9-30-2024

7.29%

Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 9-30-2024

8.43%

Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 9-30-2024

6.55%

MFS Intermediate High-Income Fund
Distribution period: October 2024
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01501