BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2026--
MFS Investment Management$(R)$ (MFS(R) ) released today the distribution income sources for five of its closed-end funds for April 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: May 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.04399
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 $ 0.01320 30% $ 0.19268 72%
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 0.03079 70% 0.07493 28%
------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Total (per common
share) $ 0.04399 100% $ 0.26761 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 4-30-2026 3.00%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 4-30-2026 8.02%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 4-30-2026 1.07%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
4-30-2026 4.07%
MFS Government Markets Income Trust
Distribution period: May 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01872
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 $ 0.00899 48% $ 0.05020 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 0.00973 52% 0.06389 56%
------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Total (per common
share) $ 0.01872 100% $ 0.11409 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 4-30-2026 -0.04%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of
month end NAV as of 4-30-2026 7.29%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 4-30-2026 -0.32%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
4-30-2026 3.70%
MFS Intermediate High-Income Fund
Distribution period: May 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01424
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 $ 0.00897 63% $ 0.06240 72%
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 0.00527 37% 0.02427 28%
------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Total (per common
share) $ 0.01424 100% $ 0.08667 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 4-30-2026 3.54%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 4-30-2026 9.55%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 4-30-2026 1.55%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
4-30-2026 4.84%
Distribution period: May 2026
Distribution amount per share: $ 0.01878
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 $ 0.00732 39% $ 0.05094 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 0.01146 61% 0.08312 62%
------------- ------------ ------------- -------------
Total (per common
share) $ 0.01878 100% $ 0.13406 100%
Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the five years
ended 4-30-2026 1.66%
Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of month
end NAV as of 4-30-2026 8.54%
Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year
through 4-30-2026 1.11%
Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of
4-30-2026 5.08%
Distribution period: May 2026
(MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires
May 26, 2026 16:15 ET (20:15 GMT)
Comments