MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND N-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-05567

MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agents for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 29, 2012


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


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QUARTERLY REPORT

February 29, 2012


PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

2/29/12 (unaudited)

 

The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - 128.5%   
Aerospace - 2.4%   
BE Aerospace, Inc., 8.5%, 2018    $ 315,000      $ 350,044   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 2018 (n)      405,000        460,687   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 2020 (n)      95,000        110,200   
CPI International, Inc., 8%, 2018      250,000        216,875   
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, 10.5%, 2015 (a)      252,000        52,920   
Heckler & Koch GmbH, 9.5%, 2018 (z)    EUR 115,000        101,122   
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 7.125%, 2021    $ 195,000        208,894   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,500,742   
Apparel Manufacturers - 1.4%                 
Hanesbrands, Inc., 8%, 2016    $ 165,000      $ 183,562   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 2020      100,000        104,500   
Hanesbrands, Inc., FRN, 4.145%, 2014      131,000        130,987   
Jones Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      115,000        111,119   
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., 7.375%, 2020      335,000        371,850   
    

 

 

 
      $ 902,018   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 1.4%                 
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 6.254%, 2051 (z)    $ 450,000      $ 200,266   
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.697%, 2049      275,000        78,266   
G-Force LLC, CDO, “A2”, 4.83%, 2036 (z)      112,378        108,444   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “B”, FRN, 5.743%, 2049      250,617        96,195   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “C”, FRN, 5.743%, 2049      404,598        129,442   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “C”, FRN, 6.058%, 2051      155,000        62,723   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “D”, FRN, 5.743%, 2049      1,169,622        165,465   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.683%, 2047      250,000        51,053   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.743%, 2047      175,000        29,717   
    

 

 

 
      $ 921,571   
Automotive - 5.3%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 2018    $ 445,000      $ 471,700   
Allison Transmission, Inc., 7.125%, 2019 (n)      245,000        252,350   
Chrysler Group LLC/CG Co-Issuer, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      200,000        202,000   
Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 2031      165,000        211,819   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, 2014      125,000        138,379   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 12%, 2015      960,000        1,207,145   
General Motors Financial Co., Inc., 6.75%, 2018      215,000        232,019   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 2022      85,000        86,063   
Jaguar Land Rover PLC, 8.125%, 2021 (n)      345,000        356,213   
Lear Corp., 8.125%, 2020      190,000        214,225   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,371,913   
Basic Industry - 0.4%                 
Trimas Corp., 9.75%, 2017    $ 215,000      $ 238,112   
Broadcasting - 7.0%                 
Allbritton Communications Co., 8%, 2018    $ 255,000      $ 269,662   
AMC Networks, Inc., 7.75%, 2021 (n)      136,000        151,640   
Clear Channel Communications, Inc., 9%, 2021      223,000        205,160   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 2020 (z)      90,000        90,000   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 7.625%, 2020 (z)      10,000        10,000   
Gray Television, Inc., 10.5%, 2015      130,000        137,312   
Hughes Network Systems LLC, 7.625%, 2021      215,000        233,275   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Broadcasting - continued                 
Inmarsat Finance PLC, 7.375%, 2017 (n)    $ 330,000      $ 353,100   
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.25%, 2017      400,000        412,500   
Intelsat Bermuda Ltd., 11.5%, 2017 (p)      185,000        190,550   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 11.25%, 2016      280,000        296,100   
LBI Media, Inc., 8.5%, 2017 (z)      150,000        49,500   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 2029      215,000        217,150   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2030      15,000        15,150   
LIN Television Corp., 8.375%, 2018      55,000        58,163   
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015 (p)(z)      268,809        273,513   
Newport Television LLC, 13%, 2017 (n)(p)      162,257        151,722   
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      80,000        85,600   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (n)      125,000        139,687   
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018      40,000        43,500   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 13%, 2013 (n)      110,000        125,263   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 8.75%, 2015 (n)      220,000        249,700   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 7.625%, 2018 (n)      170,000        186,150   
Univision Communications, Inc., 6.875%, 2019 (n)      240,000        244,800   
Univision Communications, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      150,000        159,750   
Univision Communications, Inc., 8.5%, 2021 (n)      135,000        133,987   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,482,934   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 1.1%                 
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 7.875%, 2015    $ 260,000      $ 265,525   
E*TRADE Financial Corp., 12.5%, 2017      365,000        425,225   
    

 

 

 
      $ 690,750   
Building - 2.2%                 
Associated Materials LLC, 9.125%, 2017    $ 50,000      $ 49,250   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.875%, 2018 (n)      165,000        177,375   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 7%, 2020 (n)      115,000        124,775   
Building Materials Holding Corp., 6.75%, 2021 (n)      100,000        108,750   
CEMEX S.A., 9.25%, 2020      375,000        341,250   
Masonite International Corp., 8.25%, 2021 (n)      130,000        139,425   
Nortek, Inc., 10%, 2018      120,000        126,300   
Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2021      245,000        237,038   
Roofing Supply Group LLC/Roofing Supply Finance, Inc., 8.625%, 2017 (n)      77,000        82,583   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,386,746   
Business Services - 2.1%                 
Ceridian Corp., 12.25%, 2015 (p)    $ 165,000      $ 158,606   
iGate Corp., 9%, 2016      289,000        314,287   
Interactive Data Corp., 10.25%, 2018      275,000        310,062   
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.375%, 2021      220,000        244,475   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 2015      197,000        205,373   
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 7.375%, 2018      100,000        107,500   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,340,303   
Cable TV - 6.1%                 
Bresnan Broadband Holdings LLC, 8%, 2018 (n)    $ 60,000      $ 63,300   
Cablevision Systems Corp., 8.625%, 2017      165,000        186,037   
CCH II LLC, 13.5%, 2016      285,000        327,750   
CCO Holdings LLC, 7.875%, 2018      355,000        387,837   
CCO Holdings LLC, 8.125%, 2020      400,000        448,000   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 8.625%, 2017 (n)      120,000        128,700   
CSC Holdings LLC, 8.5%, 2014      255,000        283,050   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 2021      105,000        116,550   
EchoStar Corp., 7.125%, 2016      160,000        176,800   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Cable TV - continued                 
Insight Communications Co., Inc., 9.375%, 2018 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 229,500   
Mediacom LLC, 9.125%, 2019      205,000        223,962   
ONO Finance ll PLC, 10.875%, 2019 (n)      150,000        135,375   
Telenet Finance Luxembourg, 6.375%, 2020 (n)    EUR 100,000        134,895   
UPCB Finance III Ltd., 6.625%, 2020 (n)    $ 354,000        364,620   
Videotron Ltee, 6.875%, 2014      67,000        67,251   
Videotron Ltee, 5%, 2022 (z)      65,000        65,000   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 9.5%, 2016      200,000        228,000   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.25%, 2022      200,000        204,000   
Ziggo Bond Co. B.V., 8%, 2018 (n)    EUR 85,000        119,757   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,890,384   
Chemicals - 5.2%                 
Celanese U.S. Holdings LLC, 6.625%, 2018    $ 335,000      $ 366,825   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2018      465,000        481,275   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 9%, 2020      60,000        58,800   
Huntsman International LLC, 8.625%, 2021      235,000        265,550   
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019 (z)      200,000        212,500   
INEOS Group Holdings PLC, 8.5%, 2016 (n)      85,000        77,563   
Lyondell Chemical Co., 8%, 2017      34,000        37,995   
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11%, 2018      439,476        481,776   
LyondellBasell Industries, Inc., 6%, 2021 (n)      275,000        301,812   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 12.5%, 2014      505,000        539,087   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.5%, 2016      260,000        218,400   
Polypore International, Inc., 7.5%, 2017      255,000        267,113   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,308,696   
Computer Software - 1.0%                 
Lawson Software, Inc., 11.5%, 2018 (n)    $ 300,000      $ 313,500   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      275,000        299,750   
    

 

 

 
      $ 613,250   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.6%                 
Audatex North America, Inc., 6.75%, 2018 (n)    $ 140,000      $ 145,775   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 12.535%, 2017      95,000        103,550   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 2019      305,000        326,350   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 2019 (z)      65,000        69,550   
DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc., REIT, 8.5%, 2017      350,000        386,750   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,031,975   
Conglomerates - 2.1%                 
Amsted Industries, Inc., 8.125%, 2018 (n)    $ 330,000      $ 356,400   
Dynacast International LLC, 9.25%, 2019 (z)      200,000        208,500   
Griffon Corp., 7.125%, 2018      365,000        379,600   
Tomkins LLC/Tomkins, Inc., 9%, 2018      373,000        412,165   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,356,665   
Consumer Products - 1.5%                 
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc., 9.75%, 2016    $ 145,000      $ 160,950   
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 2021      220,000        237,050   
Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2020      195,000        213,281   
Libbey Glass, Inc., 10%, 2015      131,000        140,661   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 8.125%, 2020 (z)      20,000        21,900   
Visant Corp., 10%, 2017      235,000        216,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 990,042   
Consumer Services - 1.7%                 
Realogy Corp., 11.5%, 2017    $ 170,000      $ 155,550   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Consumer Services - continued                 
Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 2015    $ 25,000      $ 27,594   
Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017      785,000        879,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,062,344   
Containers - 2.7%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2020 (z)    $ 200,000      $ 206,500   
Ball Corp., 5%, 2022      134,000        137,015   
Exopack Holding Corp., 10%, 2018      155,000        164,300   
Graham Packaging Co. LP/GPC Capital Corp., 9.875%, 2014      175,000        178,500   
Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017      350,000        374,500   
Reynolds Group, 8.75%, 2016 (n)      100,000        106,500   
Reynolds Group, 7.125%, 2019 (n)      225,000        237,937   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 2019 (z)      100,000        103,375   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2021 (n)      125,000        119,375   
Sealed Air Corp., 8.125%, 2019 (n)      40,000        45,200   
Sealed Air Corp., 8.375%, 2021 (n)      40,000        45,800   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,719,002   
Defense Electronics - 0.7%                 
Ducommun, Inc., 9.75%, 2018    $ 166,000      $ 175,960   
ManTech International Corp., 7.25%, 2018      145,000        151,163   
MOOG, Inc., 7.25%, 2018      90,000        96,075   
    

 

 

 
      $ 423,198   
Electrical Equipment - 0.2%                 
Avaya, Inc., 9.75%, 2015    $ 155,000      $ 155,000   
Electronics - 1.0%                 
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 9.25%, 2018 (n)    $ 220,000      $ 242,000   
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.05%, 2020      85,000        84,150   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 6.5%, 2019 (n)      305,000        322,537   
    

 

 

 
      $ 648,687   
Energy - Independent - 10.9%                 
ATP Oil & Gas Corp., 11.875%, 2015    $ 245,000      $ 159,250   
Berry Petroleum Co., 10.25%, 2014      150,000        172,500   
Bill Barrett Corp., 9.875%, 2016      160,000        176,800   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 8.625%, 2020      85,000        92,225   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 2022 (z)      135,000        141,413   
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 8.625%, 2018      195,000        202,800   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      320,000        333,600   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2020      100,000        105,000   
Concho Resources, Inc., 8.625%, 2017      110,000        123,750   
Concho Resources, Inc., 6.5%, 2022      225,000        249,750   
Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., 8.5%, 2019 (n)      210,000        204,750   
Continental Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2019      165,000        185,213   
Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      225,000        256,500   
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 9.25%, 2017      285,000        315,637   
EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.5%, 2018      355,000        317,725   
Harvest Operations Corp., 6.875%, 2017 (n)      345,000        364,406   
Hilcorp Energy I/Hilcorp Finance Co., 8%, 2020 (n)      70,000        77,000   
Laredo Petroleum, Inc., 9.5%, 2019      170,000        187,425   
LINN Energy LLC, 6.5%, 2019 (n)      100,000        102,000   
LINN Energy LLC, 8.625%, 2020      55,000        61,050   
LINN Energy LLC, 7.75%, 2021      174,000        187,050   
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2014      155,000        157,325   
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2016      90,000        92,250   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Energy - Independent - continued                 
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.875%, 2020    $ 120,000      $ 129,600   
OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes S.A., 8.5%, 2018 (n)      602,000        627,585   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.5%, 2020      200,000        247,154   
QEP Resources, Inc., 6.875%, 2021      410,000        453,050   
Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 9.125%, 2019      42,000        42,315   
Range Resources Corp., 8%, 2019      185,000        206,275   
SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 2018 (n)      425,000        439,875   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 2021 (n)      170,000        183,600   
Swift Energy Co., 7.875%, 2022 (n)      115,000        120,175   
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.5%, 2018      215,000        231,394   
    

 

 

 
      $ 6,946,442   
Energy - Integrated - 0.2%                 
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp., 7.25%, 2021 (n)    $ 100,000      $ 109,000   
Engineering - Construction - 0.3%                 
B-Corp. Merger Sub, Inc., 8.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 185,000      $ 188,700   
Entertainment - 1.5%                 
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2019    $ 210,000      $ 218,925   
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.75%, 2020      210,000        196,350   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 8.625%, 2019      380,000        422,750   
NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC, 8.25%, 2017 (n)      90,000        99,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 937,025   
Financial Institutions - 7.0%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 5.5%, 2017    $ 280,000      $ 283,591   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.25%, 2014 (n)      250,000        255,625   
CIT Group, Inc., 7%, 2017      1,195,000        1,195,000   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 2018 (n)      274,000        295,235   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2019 (z)      280,000        285,950   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.125%, 2017      135,000        143,775   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.125%, 2017 (z)      55,000        58,438   
GMAC, Inc., 8%, 2031      35,000        39,069   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018 (z)      143,000        151,580   
International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75%, 2017      225,000        254,250   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      246,000        275,520   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC, 10.875%, 2015      465,000        483,600   
PHH Corp., 9.25%, 2016      115,000        115,575   
SLM Corp., 8.45%, 2018      80,000        89,600   
SLM Corp., 8%, 2020      460,000        506,000   
SLM Corp., 7.25%, 2022      55,000        58,094   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,490,902   
Food & Beverages - 2.6%                 
ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2015    $ 430,000      $ 441,292   
B&G Foods, Inc., 7.625%, 2018      220,000        238,425   
Constellation Brands, Inc., 7.25%, 2016      180,000        203,400   
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, 8.25%, 2020 (z)      105,000        108,413   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015      330,000        339,075   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 10.625%, 2017      65,000        68,697   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, 8.25%, 2017      50,000        54,125   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      215,000        235,425   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,688,852   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Forest & Paper Products - 2.0%                 
Boise, Inc., 8%, 2020    $ 225,000      $ 246,937   
Cascades, Inc., 7.75%, 2017      205,000        210,125   
Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8%, 2024      115,000        148,866   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co., 7.875%, 2018      125,000        137,500   
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 8.5%, 2021 (z)      40,000        30,100   
Smurfit Kappa Group PLC, 7.75%, 2019 (n)    EUR 120,000        172,266   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018    $ 135,000        145,125   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018 (z)      15,000        16,125   
Xerium Technologies, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      215,000        192,963   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,300,007   
Gaming & Lodging - 6.3%                 
Boyd Gaming Corp., 7.125%, 2016    $ 270,000      $ 259,200   
Caesars Operating Escrow LLC, 8.5%, 2020 (z)      60,000        61,200   
Firekeepers Development Authority, 13.875%, 2015 (n)      335,000        375,619   
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 10.25%, 2015 (a)(d)(n)      695,000        434   
GWR Operating Partnership LLP, 10.875%, 2017      135,000        151,200   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 11.25%, 2017      365,000        399,675   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018      164,000        125,050   
Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018      170,000        131,325   
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 6.75%, 2016      195,000        201,581   
MGM Mirage, 10.375%, 2014      40,000        45,500   
MGM Mirage, 6.625%, 2015      70,000        70,875   
MGM Mirage, 7.5%, 2016      35,000        35,613   
MGM Resorts International, 11.375%, 2018      405,000        477,900   
MGM Resorts International, 9%, 2020      170,000        189,975   
Penn National Gaming, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      357,000        400,732   
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      130,000        137,475   
Seven Seas Cruises S. de R.L., 9.125%, 2019 (n)      265,000        272,950   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016      170,000        192,967   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 7.375%, 2020      105,000        128,409   
Wynn Las Vegas LLC, 7.75%, 2020      315,000        355,162   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,012,842   
Industrial - 1.4%                 
Altra Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 2016    $ 115,000      $ 124,487   
Dematic S.A., 8.75%, 2016 (z)      200,000        207,000   
Hillman Group, Inc., 10.875%, 2018      210,000        219,975   
Hyva Global B.V., 8.625%, 2016 (n)      200,000        171,000   
Mueller Water Products, Inc., 8.75%, 2020      158,000        176,960   
    

 

 

 
      $ 899,422   
Insurance - 1.8%                 
American International Group, Inc., 8.25%, 2018    $ 170,000      $ 203,619   
American International Group, Inc., 8.175% to 2038, FRN to 2068      175,000        185,281   
MetLife, Inc., 9.25% to 2038, FRN to 2068 (n)      600,000        738,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,126,900   
Insurance - Health - 0.3%                 
AMERIGROUP Corp., 7.5%, 2019    $ 155,000      $ 170,500   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 1.8%                 
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 10.75% to 2038, FRN to 2088 (n)    $ 330,000      $ 430,650   
USI Holdings Corp., 9.75%, 2015 (z)      320,000        320,800   
XL Group PLC, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2049      475,000        402,563   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,154,013   

 

6


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Machinery & Tools - 2.1%                 
Case Corp., 7.25%, 2016    $ 90,000      $ 99,225   
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 2017      525,000        616,875   
CNH Capital LLC, 6.25%, 2016 (n)      65,000        69,875   
Rental Service Corp., 9.5%, 2014      35,000        36,138   
RSC Equipment Rental, Inc., 8.25%, 2021      240,000        254,400   
UR Financing Escrow Corp., 5.75%, 2018 (z)      115,000        118,163   
UR Financing Escrow Corp., 7.625%, 2022 (z)      117,000        121,095   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,315,771   
Major Banks - 0.9%                 
Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018    $ 175,000      $ 181,560   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017, FRN to 2049 (a)(d)(n)      100,000        80,250   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.648% to 2031, FRN to 2049      365,000        302,037   
    

 

 

 
      $ 563,847   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 7.1%                 
Biomet, Inc., 10.375%, 2017 (p)    $ 85,000      $ 92,544   
Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, 2017      435,000        474,694   
Davita, Inc., 6.375%, 2018      440,000        466,400   
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 2020      145,000        155,512   
Emdeon, Inc., 11%, 2019 (n)      95,000        106,400   
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (n)      165,000        190,575   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 2019 (z)      85,000        90,525   
HCA, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      665,000        744,800   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2022      185,000        200,262   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2022      85,000        87,125   
HealthSouth Corp., 8.125%, 2020      390,000        428,756   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 2019 (z)      135,000        141,750   
Teleflex, Inc., 6.875%, 2019      275,000        296,313   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 9.25%, 2015      140,000        155,400   
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      95,000        99,156   
United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 9.25%, 2017 (p)      125,000        129,688   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7%, 2018      130,000        139,100   
Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.5%, 2015 (p)      400,000        412,000   
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 0%, 2016      2,000        1,315   
Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., 8%, 2018      105,000        110,513   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,522,828   
Metals & Mining - 3.4%                 
AK Steel Corp., 7.625%, 2020    $ 140,000      $ 140,875   
Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, 2020      110,000        109,725   
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2017      415,000        443,012   
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc., 8.5%, 2019      225,000        244,687   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017      170,000        184,875   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      110,000        119,900   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., 6.875%, 2018 (n)      50,000        52,750   
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2019 (n)      245,000        270,725   
Peabody Energy Corp., 7.375%, 2016      350,000        395,500   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6%, 2018 (n)      110,000        115,225   
Peabody Energy Corp., 6.25%, 2021 (n)      110,000        115,225   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,192,499   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.4%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2020    $ 185,000      $ 190,550   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 2021      105,000        92,925   
    

 

 

 
      $ 283,475   

 

7


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 3.3%   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.75%, 2018    $ 200,000      $ 214,000   
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP/Finance Corp., 8.75%, 2018 (n)      80,000        85,200   
Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6.8%, 2015      91,000        105,350   
Crosstex Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2018      270,000        292,950   
El Paso Corp., 7%, 2017      185,000        206,726   
El Paso Corp., 7.75%, 2032      395,000        470,326   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 2020      290,000        332,050   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 8.375% to 2016, FRN to 2066      249,000        269,545   
Enterprise Products Partners LP, 7.034% to 2018, FRN to 2068      67,000        71,690   
Rockies Express Pipeline, 5.625%, 2020 (n)      88,000        79,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,127,037   
Network & Telecom - 2.8%                 
Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.75%, 2018    $ 200,000      $ 190,500   
Citizens Communications Co., 9%, 2031      110,000        107,250   
Eileme 2 AB, 11.62%, 2020 (n)      200,000        210,000   
Frontier Communications Corp., 8.125%, 2018      225,000        242,438   
Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      315,000        337,050   
Qwest Corp., 7.5%, 2014      145,000        161,028   
Windstream Corp., 8.125%, 2018      45,000        49,275   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2020      375,000        409,687   
Windstream Corp., 7.75%, 2021      100,000        109,250   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,816,478   
Oil Services - 1.2%                 
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, 2019 (n)    $ 85,000      $ 86,700   
Dresser-Rand Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2021 (n)      35,000        36,663   
Edgen Murray Corp., 12.25%, 2015      165,000        168,300   
Expro Finance Luxembourg, 8.5%, 2016 (n)      190,000        170,525   
Pioneer Drilling Co., 9.875%, 2018 (n)      35,000        37,450   
Pioneer Drilling Co., 9.875%, 2018      230,000        246,100   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 2021      50,000        51,188   
    

 

 

 
      $ 796,926   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 1.6%                 
Capital One Financial Corp., 10.25%, 2039    $ 220,000      $ 229,350   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 2019, FRN to 2049 (n)      125,000        128,461   
LBG Capital No. 1 PLC, 7.875%, 2020 (n)      210,000        179,655   
Santander UK PLC, 8.963% to 2030, FRN to 2049      478,000        477,403   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,014,869   
Pharmaceuticals - 0.9%                 
Capsugel FinanceCo. SCA, 9.875%, 2019 (n)    EUR 200,000      $ 286,444   
Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc., 7%, 2019    $ 70,000        77,000   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.5%, 2016 (z)      65,000        66,300   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 2020 (n)      125,000        126,719   
    

 

 

 
      $ 556,463   
Pollution Control - 0.3%                 
WCA Waste Corp., 7.5%, 2019 (n)    $ 170,000      $ 172,125   
Printing & Publishing - 0.6%                 
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018 (z)    $ 28,207      $ 21,719   
Morris Publishing Group LLC, 10%, 2014      73,820        67,361   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 11.5%, 2016      97,000        112,277   
Nielsen Finance LLC, 7.75%, 2018      165,000        183,563   
    

 

 

 
      $ 384,920   

 

8


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.1%   
Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V., 6.125%, 2021    $ 90,000      $ 97,200   
Real Estate - 1.3%                 
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., 11.625%, 2017    $ 180,000      $ 207,900   
CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., REIT, 7.25%, 2019      80,000        75,800   
Entertainment Properties Trust, REIT, 7.75%, 2020      200,000        213,582   
Kennedy Wilson, Inc., 8.75%, 2019      75,000        77,438   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 2021      150,000        159,469   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2022      70,000        72,275   
    

 

 

 
      $ 806,464   
Retailers - 3.5%                 
Academy Ltd., 9.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 140,000      $ 141,400   
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., 10%, 2019      210,000        215,512   
J. Crew Group, Inc., 8.125%, 2019      145,000        145,181   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.9%, 2017      125,000        139,375   
Limited Brands, Inc., 6.95%, 2033      175,000        169,750   
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, 2015      255,000        265,521   
QVC, Inc., 7.375%, 2020 (n)      125,000        138,437   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.375%, 2015      105,000        108,150   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 2019 (n)      110,000        118,250   
Toys “R” Us Property Co. II LLC, 8.5%, 2017      330,000        348,975   
Toys “R” Us, Inc., 10.75%, 2017      280,000        310,450   
Yankee Acquisition Corp., 8.5%, 2015      45,000        46,069   
YCC Holdings LLC/Yankee Finance, Inc., 10.25%, 2016 (p)      90,000        87,188   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,234,258   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.1%                 
Koppers, Inc., 7.875%, 2019    $ 70,000      $ 74,900   
Specialty Stores - 0.5%                 
Michaels Stores, Inc., 11.375%, 2016    $ 125,000      $ 132,488   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 7.75%, 2018      155,000        163,912   
    

 

 

 
      $ 296,400   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 4.7%                 
Clearwire Corp., 12%, 2015 (n)    $ 320,000      $ 311,200   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2016      135,000        143,775   
Cricket Communications, Inc., 7.75%, 2020      220,000        218,900   
Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 2015      215,000        237,037   
Crown Castle International Corp., 7.125%, 2019      345,000        377,775   
Digicel Group Ltd., 8.25%, 2017 (n)      235,000        249,100   
Digicel Group Ltd., 10.5%, 2018 (n)      100,000        109,000   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 7.875%, 2018      155,000        166,238   
MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 6.625%, 2020      40,000        41,200   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 2028      140,000        109,200   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 2016      205,000        186,550   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2017      310,000        303,800   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 2018 (n)      100,000        111,500   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 11.75%, 2017 (n)      250,000        256,250   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.25%, 2018 (n)      210,000        204,750   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,026,275   
Telephone Services - 0.6%                 
Cogent Communications Group, Inc., 8.375%, 2018 (n)    $ 100,000      $ 105,250   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 9.375%, 2019      155,000        171,275   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 2020 (z)      80,000        85,400   
    

 

 

 
      $ 361,925   

 

9


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Bonds - continued   
Transportation - 0.1%                 
Navios South American Logistics, Inc., 9.25%, 2019 (n)    $ 81,000      $ 67,230   
Transportation - Services - 3.3%                 
ACL I Corp., 10.625%, 2016 (n)(p)    $ 188,684      $ 179,473   
Aguila American Resources Ltd., 7.875%, 2018 (n)      300,000        315,375   
Atlas Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, “B”, 7.68%, 2014      93,177        88,518   
Avis Budget Car Rental LLC , 9.75%, 2020      95,000        104,025   
CEVA Group PLC, 8.375%, 2017 (z)      215,000        214,463   
Commercial Barge Line Co., 12.5%, 2017      355,000        395,381   
Hertz Corp., 7.5%, 2018      130,000        140,237   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.625%, 2017      260,000        216,450   
Navios Maritime Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2017      125,000        123,750   
Swift Services Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2018      275,000        300,781   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,078,453   
Utilities - Electric Power - 6.5%                 
AES Corp., 8%, 2017    $ 390,000      $ 449,475   
Atlantic Power Corp., 9%, 2018 (z)      115,000        117,300   
Calpine Corp., 8%, 2016 (n)      415,000        451,312   
Calpine Corp., 7.875%, 2020 (n)      215,000        237,575   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 2020      220,000        234,693   
Dolphin Subsidiary ll, Inc., 7.25%, 2021 (n)      135,000        153,900   
Edison Mission Energy, 7%, 2017      265,000        177,550   
EDP Finance B.V., 6%, 2018 (n)      315,000        268,141   
Enel Finance International S.A., 6%, 2039 (n)      100,000        91,451   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      270,000        291,937   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 10%, 2020      590,000        640,888   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2022 (z)      95,000        97,375   
GenOn Energy, Inc., 9.5%, 2018      75,000        71,625   
GenOn Energy, Inc., 9.875%, 2020      475,000        445,313   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2017      105,000        108,938   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 2020      200,000        202,500   
Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 11.5%, 2020 (n)      125,000        84,375   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,124,348   
Total Bonds      $ 81,973,628   
Preferred Stocks - 0.8%                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.8%                 
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (z)      100      $ 86,769   
Ally Financial, Inc., “A”, 8.5%      12,260        272,540   
GMAC Capital Trust I, 8.125%      5,675        133,249   
Total Preferred Stocks            $ 492,558   
Common Stocks - 0.3%                 
Automotive - 0.1%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      4,099      $ 32,587   
Broadcasting - 0.1%                 
New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc. (a)      30      $ 84,000   
Printing & Publishing - 0.1%                 
American Media Operations, Inc. (a)      7,229      $ 85,953   
Quad/Graphics, Inc.      31        464   
    

 

 

 
             $ 86,417   

 

10


Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer                    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
          
Common Stocks - continued   
Special Products & Services - 0.0%                                   
Mark IV Industries LLC, Common Units, “A” (a)                        790      $ 28,243   
Total Common Stocks                              $ 231,247   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 0.3%                                   
Aerospace - 0.1%                                   
Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, Term Loan, 10.5%, 2014                      $ 103,344      $ 78,197   
Financial Institutions - 0.1%                                   
Springleaf Finance Corp., Term Loan, 5.5%, 2017                      $ 80,705      $ 73,375   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.1%                                   
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., CoalCo. Term Loan, 9.25%, 2016          $ 23,072      $ 22,845   
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., GasCo. Term Loan, 9.25%, 2016            34,608        35,525   
          

 

 

 
                               $ 58,370   
Total Floating Rate Loans                              $ 209,942   
Convertible Bonds - 0.3%                                   
Network & Telecom - 0.3%                                   
Nortel Networks Corp., 2.125%, 2014 (a)(d)                      $ 180,000      $ 177,300   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.2%                                   
Automotive - 0.2%                                   
General Motors Co., 4.75%                        2,910      $ 124,228   
      Strike Price      First Exercise                 
Warrants - 0.1%                                   
Broadcasting - 0.1%                                   
New Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc. (1 share for 1 warrant) (a)    $ 0.01         7/14/10         27      $ 75,600   
Money Market Funds - 2.4%                                   
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.1%, at Net Asset Value (v)                        1,521,792      $ 1,521,792   
Total Investments                              $ 84,806,295   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (32.9)%                                (21,012,450
Net Assets - 100.0%                              $ 63,793,845   

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.
(d)   In default. Interest and/or scheduled principal payment(s) have been missed.
(g)   The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.
(n)   Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $19,233,279 representing 30.1% of net assets.
(p)   Payment-in-kind security.
(r)   Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.
(v)   Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

(z)   Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities   

Acquisition

Date

   Cost      Value  
Ally Financial, Inc., 7% (Preferred Stock)    4/13/11-4/14/11      $93,750         $86,769   
American Media, Inc., 13.5%, 2018    12/22/10      28,612         21,719   
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 2020    1/20/12      196,277         206,500   
Atlantic Power Corp., 9%, 2018    10/26/11-1/09/12      113,171         117,300   
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 6.254%, 2051    6/19/08      329,113         200,266   
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, 7.875%, 2022    1/10/12      133,868         141,413   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 8.5%, 2019    2/02/12      67,833         69,550   
CEVA Group PLC, 8.375%, 2017    1/27/12      212,605         214,463   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2019    2/02/12      280,000         285,950   
Caesars Operating Escrow LLC, 8.5%, 2020    2/09/12      60,000         61,200   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, 2020    2/29/12      90,000         90,000   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 7.625%, 2020    2/29/12      10,000         10,000   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 9.125%, 2017    2/28/11      57,843         58,438   
Dematic S.A., 8.75%, 2016    4/19/11      202,577         207,000   
Dynacast International LLC, 9.25%, 2019    7/12/11-7/15/11      202,421         208,500   
Energy Future Holdings Corp., 11.75%, 2022    2/01/12-2/03/12      94,386         97,375   
Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust III, 5.625%, 2019    1/17/12      85,000         90,525   
G-Force LLC, CDO, “A2”, 4.83%, 2036    1/20/11      109,115         108,444   
Heckler & Koch GmbH, 9.5%, 2018    5/10/11      162,736         101,122   
INEOS Finance PLC, 8.375%, 2019    2/06/12      206,709         212,500   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 8%, 2018    1/06/12-1/27/12      146,718         151,580   
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, 8.25%, 2020    1/25/12-1/31/12      105,140         108,413   
LBI Media, Inc., 8.5%, 2017    7/18/07      148,405         49,500   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 8.625%, 2020    1/10/12-1/11/12      80,099         85,400   
Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015    5/02/07-2/16/11      269,801         273,513   
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 8.5%, 2021    7/27/11-8/15/11      32,986         30,100   
Physio-Control International, Inc., 9.875%, 2019    1/13/12-1/30/12      136,863         141,750   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 8.125%, 2020    1/24/12      20,000         21,900   
Reynolds Group, 9.875%, 2019    2/09/12      100,000         103,375   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 11.25%, 2018    2/17/12      15,823         16,125   
UR Financing Escrow Corp., 5.75%, 2018    2/24/12      115,000         118,163   
UR Financing Escrow Corp., 7.625%, 2022    2/24/12      117,000         121,095   
USI Holdings Corp., 9.75%, 2015    4/26/07-9/13/07      318,061         320,800   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.5%, 2016    2/28/12      66,706         66,300   
Videotron Ltee, 5%, 2022    2/29/12      65,000         65,000   
Total Restricted Securities            $4,262,048   
% of Net assets            6.7%   

The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:

 

CDO   Collateralized Debt Obligation
FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Abbreviations indicate amounts shown in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. All amounts are stated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. A list of abbreviations is shown below:

 

EUR   Euro

Derivative Contracts at 2/29/12

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 2/29/12

 

      Type    Currency      Counterparty   

Contracts to

Deliver/Receive

     Settlement Date
Range
   In Exchange
For
     Contracts
at Value
     Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives                     
   SELL      EUR       Barclays Bank PLC      310,638       4/12/12      $395,436         $413,933         $(18,497
   SELL      EUR       Credit Suisse Group      310,638       4/12/12      395,403         413,933         (18,530
                       

 

 

 
                          $(37,027
                       

 

 

 

See attached supplemental information. For more information see notes to financial statements as disclosed in the most recent semiannual or annual report.

 

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Supplemental Information

2/29/12 (unaudited)

 

(1)   Investment Valuations

Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which they are primarily traded. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Equity securities held short, for which there were no sales reported for that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily ask quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Swaps are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued

 

The following is a summary of the levels used as of February 29, 2012 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $563,068         $274,612         $85,953         $923,633   
Corporate Bonds              69,762,750                 69,762,750   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              813,127                 813,127   
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)              108,444                 108,444   
Foreign Bonds              11,466,607                 11,466,607   
Floating Rate Loans              209,942                 209,942   
Mutual Funds      1,521,792                         1,521,792   
Total Investments      $2,084,860         $82,635,482         $85,953         $84,806,295   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      $—         $(37,027      $—         $(37,027

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.

The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.

 

     Equity
Securities
 
Balance as of 11/30/11      $85,953   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     0   
Balance as of 2/29/2012      $85,953   

The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments held as level 3 at February 29, 2012 is $0.

 

(2)   Portfolio Securities

The cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of the investments owned by the fund, as computed on a federal income tax basis, are as follows:

 

Aggregate cost      $84,117,520   
Gross unrealized appreciation      $4,389,747   
Gross unrealized depreciation      (3,700,972
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $688,775   

The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.

 

(3)   Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds – Affiliated Issuers

An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:

 

Underlying Affiliated Funds    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
     961,314         5,150,739         (4,590,261      1,521,792   
Underlying Affiliated Funds    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
     $—         $—         $393         $1,521,792   

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant’s principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto.


Notice

A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
  John M. Corcoran, President

Date: April 13, 2012

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: April 13, 2012

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: April 13, 2012

 

* Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.