BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 2026--
MFS Investment Management$(R)$ (MFS(R) ) released today the distribution income sources for five of its closed-end funds for March 2026: 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: March 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04495
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 $ 0.04001 89% $ 0.12397 69%
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 0.00494 11% 0.05569 31%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.04495 100% $ 0.17966 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 2-28-2026 3.33%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 2-28-2026 8.01%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 2-28-2026 1.87%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
2-28-2026 2.67%
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: March 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01910
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 $ 0.00879 46% $ 0.03368 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 0.01031 54% 0.04286 56%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.01910 100% $ 0.07654 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 2-28-2026 0.33%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 2-28-2026 7.21%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 2-28-2026 1.60%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
2-28-2026 2.41%
MFS Intermediate High-Income Fund
Distribution period: March 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01454
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 $ 0.01091 75% $ 0.04079 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 0.00363 25% 0.01748 30%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.01454 100% $ 0.05827 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 2-28-2026 3.95%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 2-28-2026 9.53%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 2-28-2026 2.02%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
2-28-2026 3.18%
Distribution period: March 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01917
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 $ 0.00748 39% $ 0.03663 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 0.01169 61% 0.05976 62%
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Total (per common
share) $ 0.01917 100% $ 0.09639 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 2-28-2026 1.92%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 2-28-2026 8.49%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 2-28-2026 2.23%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
2-28-2026 3.56%
Distribution period: March 2026
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