MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 24, 2025--
MFS Investment Management$(R)$ (MFS(R) ) released today the distribution income sources for five of its closed-end funds for February 2025: MFS(R) Charter Income Trust (NYSE: MCR), MFS(R) Government Markets Income Trust $(MGF)$, MFS(R) Intermediate High-Income Fund $(CIF)$, MFS(R) Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE: MIN) and MFS(R) 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.
Distribution period: February 2025
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04490
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 1(st) . All
amounts are expressed per common share.
% Breakdown
Total of the total
cumulative cumulative
distributions distributions
% Breakdown for the for the
Current of current fiscal year fiscal year
distribution distribution to date to date
Net Investment
Income $ 0.04490 100% $ 0.13581 100%
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 0.00000 0% 0.00000 0%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.04490 100% $ 0.13581 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 1-31-2025 2.78%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of
month end NAV as of 1-31-2025 7.96%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 1-31-2025 -0.05%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
1-31-2025 2.01%
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: February 2025
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01918
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 1(st) . All
amounts are expressed per common share.
% Breakdown
Total of the total
cumulative cumulative
distributions distributions
% Breakdown for the for the
Current of current fiscal year fiscal year
distribution distribution to date to date
Net Investment
Income $ 0.00901 47% $ 0.02560 44%
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 0.01017 53% 0.03258 56%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.01918 100% $ 0.05818 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 1-31-2025 -0.45%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of
month end NAV as of 1-31-2025 7.22%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 1-31-2025 -0.91%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
1-31-2025 1.82%
MFS Intermediate High-Income Fund
Distribution period: February 2025
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01462
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 1(st) . All
amounts are expressed per common share.
% Breakdown
Total of the total
cumulative cumulative
distributions distributions
% Breakdown for the for the
Current of current fiscal year fiscal year
distribution distribution to date to date
Net Investment
Income $ 0.01301 89% $ 0.02913 66%
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 0.00161 11% 0.01501 34%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.01462 100% $ 0.04414 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 1-31-2025 3.34%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 1-31-2025 9.43%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 1-31-2025 1.15%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
1-31-2025 2.37%
Distribution period: February 2025
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01958
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 1(st) . All
amounts are expressed per common share.
% Breakdown
Total of the total
cumulative cumulative
distributions distributions
% Breakdown for the for the
Current of current fiscal year fiscal year
distribution distribution to date to date
Net Investment
Income $ 0.00744 38% $ 0.03011 38%
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 0.01214 62% 0.04912 62%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.01958 100% $ 0.07923 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 1-31-2025 1.58%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 1-31-2025 8.48%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 1-31-2025 0.77%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
1-31-2025 2.86%
Distribution period: February 2025
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