N-Q 1 dnq.htm MFS SERIES TRUST V QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 12/31/07 MFS Series Trust V Quarterly Report for the Period Ended 12/31/07

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 811-2031

 

 

MFS SERIES TRUST V

(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: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2007


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

 


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MFS International New Discovery Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – 98.7%

     

Aerospace – 0.9%

     

Bombardier, Inc., “B”

   91,900    $ 554,966

Cobham PLC

   4,044,600      16,714,348

Finmeccanica S.p.A.

   480,690      15,236,113

Meggitt PLC

   960,566      6,322,299
         
      $ 38,827,726
         

Airlines – 1.0%

     

Arriva PLC

   796,650    $ 12,486,803

Copa Holdings S.A.

   636,400      23,909,548

Tam S.A., ADR (l)

   305,400      7,366,248
         
      $ 43,762,599
         

Alcoholic Beverages – 0.4%

     

Fosters Group NPV

   163,399    $ 937,704

Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V., “C”

   2,305,400      10,878,215

Pernod Ricard S.A.

   30,360      6,992,369
         
      $ 18,808,288
         

Apparel Manufacturers – 1.0%

     

Adidas AG

   248,680    $ 18,515,897

Burberry Group PLC

   279,600      3,147,567

Cremer S.A.

   479,300      4,401,861

Li & Fung Ltd.

   4,631,000      18,505,796
         
      $ 44,571,121
         

Automotive – 1.9%

     

Bridgestone Corp.

   1,324,700    $ 23,331,171

Continental AG

   255,082      33,078,578

Kongsberg Automotive A.S.A

   261,000      1,917,662

Sumitomo Rubber Industries NPV (l)

   160,100      1,414,308

Suzuki Motor Corp. NPV

   481,500      14,481,464

Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. (l)

   385,500      9,334,266
         
      $ 83,557,449
         

Biotechnology – 1.1%

     

Actelion Ltd. (a)

   530,814    $ 24,189,262

CSL Ltd. (l)

   813,457      25,852,544
         
      $ 50,041,806
         

Broadcasting – 2.7%

     

Antena 3 de Television S.A. (l)

   179,180    $ 2,724,156

Eniro AB

   257,412      2,300,443

Fuji Television Network, Inc.

   12,539      20,764,580

Gestevision Telecinco S.A. (l)

   358,669      9,072,543

Grupo Televisa S.A., ADR

   779,280      18,523,486

Mediaset S.p.A.

   98,203      987,393

Nippon Television Network Corp.

   101,360      13,600,559

Societe Television Francaise 1

   189,717      5,053,012

Taylor Nelson Sofres PLC

   3,887,340      15,929,323

WPP Group PLC

   2,304,160      29,499,481
         
      $ 118,454,976
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 3.2%

     

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

   876,300    $ 2,921,609

Almancora SCA

   31,360      3,575,511

Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros (a)

   1,080,900      15,181,180

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (l)

   2,417,000      22,269,537

Deutsche Boerse AG

   68,050      13,431,770

 

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MFS International New Discovery Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Brokerage & Asset Managers – continued

     

IG Group Holdings PLC

   3,748,486    $ 30,068,476

Julius Baer Holding Ltd.

   257,923      20,964,921

Rathbone Brothers PLC

   1,388,218      28,914,675

Singapore Exchange Ltd.

   189,000      1,727,649

Van Lanschot N.V. (l)

   34,657      3,724,265
         
      $ 142,779,593
         

Business Services – 3.8%

     

Amadeus Fire AG

   243,158    $ 6,114,757

Bunzl PLC

   2,205,147      30,915,653

Bureau Veritas S.A.

   168,524      9,978,816

Experian Group Ltd.

   2,053,986      16,324,067

Intertek Group PLC

   993,780      19,483,974

JFE Shoji Holdings, Inc.

   2,841,000      18,148,524

Kloeckner & Co. AG

   393,280      15,611,214

LPS Brasil - Consultoria de Imoveis S.A.

   299,600      5,891,011

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., ADR

   1,186,300      31,697,936

TAKKT AG

   314,000      5,463,096

USS Co. Ltd

   144,840      8,986,178
         
      $ 168,615,226
         

Cable TV – 0.1%

     

NDS Group PLC, ADR (a)

   61,500    $ 3,643,260
         

Chemicals – 0.9%

     

Hoganas AB (l)

   165,700    $ 3,483,873

Makhteshim-Agan Industries (a)

   1,449,100      13,249,012

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. NPV (l)

   604,500      4,642,716

Orica NPV

   55,444      1,539,648

Syngenta AG

   54,000      13,701,167

Victrex PLC

   271,200      3,856,114
         
      $ 40,472,530
         

Computer Software – 0.3%

     

Cognos, Inc.

   17,215    $ 991,068

Trend Micro, Inc. (a)

   290,000      10,383,565
         
      $ 11,374,633
         

Computer Software - Systems – 1.9%

     

Acer, Inc.

   2,930,000    $ 5,685,833

Cap Gemini S.A.

   132,719      8,247,452

CGI Group, Inc., “A”

   85,100      999,351

Detica Group PLC

   174,500      760,942

Fujitsu Ltd.

   3,472,000      23,234,404

HCL Technologies Ltd.

   2,384,380      19,941,922

Indra Sistemas S.A.

   99,200      2,665,263

Omx AB

   26,793      1,084,040

Wincor Nixdorf AG

   230,981      21,767,300
         
      $ 84,386,507
         

Conglomerates – 1.2%

     

DCC PLC

   151,000    $ 4,239,737

First Pacific Co. Ltd.

   11,568,000      8,951,311

Smiths Group PLC

   177,066      3,549,459

ThyssenKrupp AG

   691,720      38,606,222
         
      $ 55,346,729
         

 

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MFS International New Discovery Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Construction – 3.0%

     

CRH PLC

   656,700    $ 22,801,050

Geberit AG

   207,811      28,331,735

Kaufman & Broad S.A. (l)

   60,200      2,389,618

Nexity International

   338,990      15,402,294

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. NPV (l)

   794,000      3,994,898

SARE Holding S.A. de C.V., “B”

   13,861,667      18,263,267

Schindler Holding AG

   229,490      14,669,812

Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (l)

   273,394      1,842,776

Wienerberger AG (l)

   502,246      27,744,069
         
      $ 135,439,519
         

Consumer Goods & Services – 4.7%

     

Beiersdorf AG (l)

   87,000    $ 6,714,088

Christian Dior S.A.

   515,900      67,477,560

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., “A”

   86,800      3,785,348

Hengan International Group Co. Ltd.

   1,926,000      8,618,649

Henkel KGaA, IPS

   902,950      50,615,109

Kao Corp.

   770,000      23,158,931

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico S.A. de C.V., “A”

   4,645,690      20,367,432

Natura Cosmeticos S.A. NPV

   495,800      4,691,813

Societe BIC S.A.

   65,824      4,701,368

Uni-Charm Corp.

   334,100      21,036,159
         
      $ 211,166,457
         

Containers – 0.3%

     

DS Smith PLC

   1,043,200    $ 4,309,620

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG NPV

   43,201      4,670,872

Smurfit Kappa PLC

   153,000      2,491,276
         
      $ 11,471,768
         

Electrical Equipment – 2.9%

     

Halma PLC

   1,068,936    $ 4,649,302

Hitachi Cable

   2,409,000      14,162,952

Legrand S.A.

   838,173      28,469,603

LS Industrial Systems Co. Ltd.

   127,351      7,530,529

Nexans S.A.

   154,150      19,091,262

OMRON Corp.

   436,100      10,322,243

Prysmian S.p.A.

   1,325,252      32,450,254

Saft Groupe S.A. (l)

   70,500      3,162,881

Spectris PLC

   753,980      10,162,486
         
      $ 130,001,512
         

Electronics – 6.8%

     

ARM Holdings PLC

   5,981,090    $ 14,662,651

Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (l)

   991,000      13,141,599

ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.

   3,226,200      23,527,200

ASML Holding N.V. (l)

   964,558      30,181,020

Cenit AG Systemhaus

   113,000      1,524,904

Flextronics International Ltd. (a)

   1,939,140      23,386,028

Funai Electric Co. Ltd. (l)

   289,000      12,479,416

Hirose Electric Co. Ltd. (l)

   153,200      17,717,800

Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.

   2,790,000      49,106,619

Melexis N.V. (l)

   184,500      2,998,763

Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.

   1,664,000      27,026,487

Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

   2,285,725      7,854,998

Richtek Technology Corp.

   952,000      8,529,226

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Electronics – continued

     

Ricoh Co. Ltd.

   483,000    $ 8,883,329

SAES Getters S.p.A.

   113,180      3,391,594

Sumco Corp.

   240,500      6,885,570

Taiyo Yuden Co. (l)

   868,000      13,951,461

Vacon Oyj (l)

   88,900      3,602,639

Venture Corp. Ltd.

   2,119,000      18,555,345

Wolfson Microelectronics PLC

   3,718,950      15,324,090
         
      $ 302,730,739
         

Energy - Independent – 2.6%

     

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   327,980    $ 23,457,130

Niko Resources Ltd.

   144,700      13,085,237

OMV AG

   444,372      35,756,596

Santos NPV

   116,361      1,442,651

Talisman Energy, Inc.

   2,326,950      43,358,438
         
      $ 117,100,052
         

Engineering - Construction – 1.6%

     

Aker Kvaerner A.S.A

   239,100    $ 6,305,998

Bilfinger Berger AG

   201,160      15,263,619

Keller Group PLC

   52,532      687,312

Koninklijke BAM Groep N.V.

   433,870      10,212,868

Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V.

   12,628      767,134

North American Energy Partners, Inc. (a)(h)

   1,800,220      24,392,981

Terna S.A.

   771,471      13,908,941
         
      $ 71,538,853
         

Entertainment – 0.1%

     

Round One Corp. NPV (l)

   2,224    $ 4,385,749
         

Food & Beverages – 1.5%

     

Associated British Foods PLC

   1,852,990    $ 32,991,453

Goodman Fielder NPV

   597,511      991,353

Grupo Continental S.A.

   2,245,300      5,315,829

Kerry Group PLC

   716,330      22,640,999

Nong Shim Co. Ltd.

   9,674      2,002,710

Toyo Suisan Kaisha NPV

   239,000      4,342,926
         
      $ 68,285,270
         

Food & Drug Stores – 0.3%

     

Axfood AB

   97,500    $ 3,909,691

Lawson, Inc. (l)

   291,000      10,315,177
         
      $ 14,224,868
         

Furniture & Appliances – 0.0%

     

Ekornes A.S.A.

   104,600    $ 1,839,701
         

Gaming & Lodging – 0.6%

     

Ladbrokes PLC

   1,488,280    $ 9,505,095

OPAP S.A.

   137,600      5,493,670

William Hill PLC

   1,196,000      12,404,009
         
      $ 27,402,774
         

General Merchandise – 0.0%

     

Harvey Norman Holdings NPV (l)

   173,490    $ 1,031,651
         

Insurance – 5.6%

     

Admiral Group PLC

   940,850    $ 20,527,766

Aflac, Inc.

   531,720      33,301,624

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Insurance – continued

     

Amlin PLC

   3,870,140    $ 1,725,674

Amlin PLC

   3,440,124      20,222,623

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

   668,765      19,287,183

Catlin Group Ltd.

   4,600,280      34,965,101

CNP Assurances S.A.

   274,512      35,593,332

Hiscox Ltd.

   4,251,291      24,092,173

Mapfre S.A. (l)

   1,178,230      5,154,729

Old Mutual PLC

   8,130,100      26,956,006

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

   938,551      27,348,492
         
      $ 249,174,703
         

Internet – 0.2%

     

Universo Online S.A., IPS

   1,021,300    $ 6,817,233
         

Leisure & Toys – 0.5%

     

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (l)

   289,000    $ 13,426,219

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. (a)

   98,383      9,916,201
         
      $ 23,342,420
         

Machinery & Tools – 5.8%

     

Atlas Copco AB, “A”

   604,266    $ 8,921,003

Bucyrus International, Inc., “A”

   231,290      22,987,913

Burckhardt Compression Holding AG

   71,527      23,115,018

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd.

   32,739      1,804,746

Demag Cranes AG

   133,560      5,660,300

Enodis PLC

   435,272      1,375,238

Fenner PLC

   435,300      2,098,055

Finning International, Inc.

   20      581

GEA Group AG (a)

   738,750      25,515,132

Harsco Corp.

   481,680      30,861,238

KCI Konecranes PLC

   592,992      20,161,402

KUKA AG

   25,285      946,308

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. NPV (l)

   1,127,000      4,793,266

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co. Ltd. (l)

   5,014,000      20,047,729

Neopost S.A.

   229,748      23,591,477

Rotork PLC

   136,600      2,614,366

Sandvik AB

   259,800      4,415,835

Timken Co.

   1,059,810      34,814,759

Wartsila Corp. (l)

   349,100      26,399,943
         
      $ 260,124,309
         

Major Banks – 3.4%

     

Banco Santander Chile, ADR

   363,170    $ 18,518,038

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

   895,000      2,473,411

Deutsche Postbank AG

   432,350      38,223,982

Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

   268,780      19,103,500

Natixis S.A.

   1,636,540      31,956,778

Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG

   148,386      22,356,530

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, “A”

   113,900      3,612,767

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros S.A., ADR

   119,140      16,636,710
         
      $ 152,881,716
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.8%

     

Diagnosticos da America S.A.

   442,300    $ 9,078,887

OPG Groep NV

   759,135      20,974,119

Southern Cross Healthcare Ltd.

   392,331      4,100,582
         
      $ 34,153,588
         

 

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MFS International New Discovery Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Medical Equipment – 2.2%

     

Fresenius AG, IPS

   271,900    $ 22,574,523

Grifols S.A.

   47,939      1,069,148

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

   765,200      18,306,415

QIAGEN N.V. (l)

   304,200      6,533,143

Synthes, Inc.

   227,820      28,159,760

William Demant Holdings A/S (l)

   44,900      4,117,816

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

   268,400      17,754,660
         
      $ 98,515,465
         

Metals & Mining – 3.0%

     

Antofagasta PLC

   58,161    $ 822,012

Cameco Corp. NPV

   674,470      27,041,672

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

   111,270      9,590,900

First Uranium Corp. NPV

   961,200      9,203,445

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

   43,084      612,654

Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V.

   945,900      5,940,096

Inmet Mining Corp.

   302,040      24,651,018

Nyrstar

   166,285      3,999,274

Salzgitter AG (l)

   131,050      19,294,028

SSAB Svenskt Stal AB, “A” (l)

   16,825      451,631

Steel Authority of India Ltd.

   4,336,334      31,117,731

Vedanta Resources PLC

   14,614      588,378
         
      $ 133,312,839
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 1.3%

     

Gaz de France (l)

   551,520    $ 32,115,042

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd. (l)

   5,780,000      26,986,061
         
      $ 59,101,103
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.2%

     

Enagas S.A. (l)

   281,900    $ 8,186,435
         

Network & Telecom – 0.1%

     

Nortel Networks Corp. (a)

   158,964    $ 2,398,767
         

Oil Services – 2.1%

     

Acergy S.A. (l)

   1,261,610    $ 27,794,329

Fugro N.V. (l)

   385,284      29,532,464

Saipem S.p.A.

   725,630      28,850,091

Vallourec S.A. (l)

   19,280      5,190,259
         
      $ 91,367,143
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 8.1%

     

Aeon Credit Service Co. Ltd. (l)

   1,821,800    $ 26,932,504

Alpha Bank A.E.

   28,190      1,029,232

Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC

   1,969,376      31,385,459

Babcock & Brown Ltd.

   389,938      9,197,470

Banco Macro S.A., ADR

   308,200      7,624,868

Banco Panamericano S.A.

   1,200,000      6,000,000

Bancolombia S.A., ADR

   168,300      5,725,566

Bank of Philippine Islands

   6,734,300      9,934,539

Chiba Bank Ltd. (l)

   2,308,000      18,699,194

Close Brothers Group PLC

   268,400      5,044,503

Credicorp Ltd.

   106,400      8,118,320

Credito Emiliano S.p.A. (l)

   636,400      8,797,366

CSU Cardsystem S.A.

   1,555,990      5,000,537

Grupo Financiero Banorte S.A. de C.V.

   1,592,500      6,577,600

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – continued

     

Hachijuni Bank Ltd.

   2,758,000    $ 18,545,706

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

   663,971      35,942,569

Housing Development Finance Corp. Ltd.

   371,222      26,858,123

Komercni Banka A.S.

   144,504      34,731,305

OTP Bank Ltd., GDR

   16,101      1,637,030

Ramirent Oyj NPV (l)

   48,034      780,899

Redecard S.A. NPV

   369,600      5,917,524

Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc.

   1,550      13,922,294

Shizuoka Bank Ltd.

   1,541,000      16,925,274

SNS REAAL Groep N.V.

   986,250      22,051,470

Unione di Banche Italiane Scpa

   1,184,679      32,610,150
         
      $ 359,989,502
         

Personal Computers & Peripherals – 0.9%

     

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.

   6,187,456    $ 38,220,982
         

Pharmaceuticals – 2.7%

     

Biovail Corp.

   245,240    $ 3,319,729

Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.

   1,050,000      31,956,317

Ipsen S.A.

   216,922      13,049,294

Merck KGaA

   54,849      7,045,859

Novo Nordisk A/S, “B”

   385,540      25,166,920

Shire PLC

   291,294      6,692,189

STADA Arzneimittel AG (l)

   288,890      17,632,547

Tanabe Seiyaku Co. Ltd. (l)

   1,829,000      17,231,911
         
      $ 122,094,766
         

Pollution Control – 0.0%

     

Biffa PLC

   147,078    $ 960,835
         

Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.4%

     

Paladin Resources Ltd. NPV (l)

   2,701,813    $ 15,879,156

Teck Cominco Ltd. NPV, “B”

   79,801      2,864,734
         
      $ 18,743,890
         

Printing & Publishing – 1.1%

     

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

   281,300    $ 845,849

Fimalac S.A. (l)

   40,800      2,784,921

Reed Elsevier PLC

   823,100      11,074,660

Schibsted A.S.A. (l)

   437,400      18,686,853

Trinity Mirror PLC

   2,222,380      15,289,300
         
      $ 48,681,583
         

Railroad & Shipping – 0.6%

     

Compagnie Maritime Belge S.A.

   14,303    $ 1,228,666

Jinhui Shipping & Transportation Ltd.

   1,927,500      20,684,118

Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

   593,000      4,713,637
         
      $ 26,626,421
         

Real Estate – 2.0%

     

Deutsche Wohnen AG (l)

   552,450    $ 16,990,793

Great Eagle Holdings Ltd.

   1,925,000      7,111,342

Henderson Land Development Co.

   126,000      1,167,954

Hong Kong Land Holdings Ltd.

   2,895,000      14,211,474

Hypo Real Estate Holding AG (l)

   500,552      26,040,603

Leopalace21 Corp. (l)

   388,600      10,422,251

Unibail-Rodamco

   8,016      1,744,871

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Real Estate – continued

     

Yanlord Land Group Ltd.

   3,856,000    $ 8,836,550
      $ 86,525,838
         

Special Products & Services – 0.2%

     

Filtrona PLC

   1,913,400    $ 7,658,702

MFS Ltd. (l)

   244,515      937,543
         
      $ 8,596,245
         

Specialty Chemicals – 3.1%

     

Croda International PLC

   631,200    $ 7,244,029

Linde AG

   406,335      53,516,669

Lonza Group AG

   73,335      8,820,863

Methanex Corp. NPV

   251,930      7,034,998

Rhodia S.A.

   369,691      14,107,834

Symrise AG (a)(l)

   1,760,725      49,107,078
         
      $ 139,831,471
         

Specialty Stores – 0.9%

     

Bulgari S.p.A. (l)

   915,160    $ 12,732,954

Galiform PLC

   4,340,480      7,753,247

GAME Group PLC

   283,724      1,403,081

Inchcape PLC

   610,520      4,561,768

NEXT PLC

   290,509      9,318,122

Pendragon PLC

   3,398,278      2,367,175
         
      $ 38,136,347
         

Telecommunications - Wireless – 1.3%

     

MTN Group Ltd.

   867,280    $ 16,250,832

NII Holdings, Inc. “B” (a)

   199,100      9,620,512

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

   385,310      29,500,371
         
      $ 55,371,715
         

Telephone Services – 3.5%

     

China Netcom Group Corp. Ltd.

   11,628,500    $ 34,676,957

Elisa Oyj, “A”

   143,600      4,381,556

Royal KPN N.V.

   2,352,040      42,537,616

Telecom Argentina S.A., ADR (a)

   730,720      16,258,520

Telekom Austria AG

   649,000      17,985,535

Telenor A.S.A.

   1,732,740      40,960,283

TELUS Corp.

   11,367      552,946
         
      $ 157,353,413
         

Tobacco – 0.4%

     

Swedish Match AB

   806,180    $ 19,182,582
         

Trucking – 1.4%

     

Seino Holdings Co. NPV

   1,000,000    $ 6,781,929

TNT N.V.

   1,139,180      47,404,196

Yamato Holdings Co. NPV (l)

   579,000      8,349,541
         
      $ 62,535,666
         

Utilities - Electric Power – 2.1%

     

AES Tiete S.A., IPS

   230,608,000    $ 8,615,411

British Energy Group PLC

   2,272,780      24,668,291

CEZ AS

   346,580      25,956,195

Drax Group PLC

   41,864      500,690

Eletropaulo Metropolitana S.A., IPS

   139,810,000      11,326,495

Enersis S.A., ADR

   492,900      7,901,187

 

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MFS International New Discovery Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

             Shares/Par    Value ($)  

Common Stocks – continued

           
Utilities - Electric Power – continued            

Equatorial Energia S.A., IEU

         356,600    $ 3,734,737  

Hong Kong Electric Holdings

         1,545,500      8,857,479  
                 
            $ 91,560,485  
                 

Total Common Stocks

            $ 4,395,048,818  
                 
   Strike Price    First Exercise      

Rights – 0.0%

           

Business Services – 0.0%

           

LPS Brasil – Consultoria de Imoveis S.A. (1 share for 1 right)(a)

   BRL 27.1    12/7/07    8,061    $ 0  
                 

Collateral for Securities Loaned – 4.4%

           
Citigroup Funding, Inc., 4.15%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/02/08, total to be received $98,405,475 (secured by various U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency obligations and Mortgage Backed securities in an individually traded account)          98,394,132    $ 98,394,132  
                 
Morgan Stanley, 4.35%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/02/08, total to be received $100,012,083 (secured by various U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency obligations and Mortgage Backed securities in an individually traded account)          100,000,000      100,000,000  
                 

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned

            $ 198,394,132  
                 

Money Market Funds – 1.5% (h)(v)

           

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 4.84%, at Net Asset Value

         65,160,779    $ 65,160,779  
                 

Total Investments (k)

            $ 4,658,603,729  
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (4.6)%

              (203,939,247 )
                 

Net Assets – 100.0%

            $ 4,454,664,482  
                 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(h) Affiliated issuers are those in which the fund’s holdings of an issuer represent 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer.

 

(k) As of December 31, 2007, the fund had two securities that were fair valued, aggregating $3,362,704 and 0.07% of market value, in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees.

 

(l) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(v) Affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

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

 

ADR    American Depository Receipt
GDR

IEU

IPS

  

Global Depository Receipt

International Equity Unit

International Preference Stock

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: BRL Brazilian Real

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

 

9


MFS International New Discovery Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 12/31/07

 

(1) 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

   $ 4,012,346,946  
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 846,588,042  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (200,331,259 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 646,256,783  
        

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

 

(2) Transactions in Securities of Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Funds:

   Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
    Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
   Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount

MFS Institutional Money Market

         

Portfolio

     165,785,621       294,371,598      (394,996,440 )     65,160,779

Underlying Funds:

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from Underlying
Funds
   Dividend
Income
    Ending Value

MFS Institutional Money Market

         

Portfolio

   $ —       $ —      $ 670,417     $ 65,160,779

Other Affiliated Issuers:

   Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
    Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
   Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount

North American Energy

         

Partners, Inc.

     1,867,950       —        (67,730 )     1,800,220

Other Affiliated Issuers:

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
from Affiliated
Issuers
   Dividend
Income
    Ending Value

North American Energy

         

Partners, Inc.

   $ (274,422 )   $ —      $ —       $ 24,392,981

 

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MFS International New Discovery Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

(3) Country Weightings

Country weighting percentages of portfolio holdings based on total net assets as of December 31, 2007, are as follows:

 

Japan

   15.1 %

United Kingdom

   12.9 %

Germany

   11.6 %

France

   7.7 %

United States

   5.5 %

Netherlands

   4.7 %

Switzerland

   3.6 %

Canada

   3.6 %

Italy

   3.0 %

Other Countries

   32.3 %

 

11


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MFS Research Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – 99.3%

     

Aerospace – 2.9%

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   345,210    $ 36,336,805

United Technologies Corp.

   528,730      40,468,994
         
      $ 76,805,799
         

Apparel Manufacturers – 1.2%

     

Coach, Inc. (a)

   372,850    $ 11,401,753

NIKE, Inc., “B”

   317,080      20,369,219
         
      $ 31,770,972
         

Biotechnology – 3.3%

     

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   350,000    $ 16,254,000

Genzyme Corp. (a)

   594,380      44,245,647

Millipore Corp. (a)

   353,020      25,834,004
         
      $ 86,333,651
         

Broadcasting – 1.7%

     

News Corp., “A”

   823,840    $ 16,880,482

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   272,230      12,939,092

WPP Group PLC

   1,056,810      13,530,027
         
      $ 43,349,601
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 3.8%

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)(l)

   190,470    $ 22,372,606

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   107,390      23,094,220

ICAP PLC

   1,274,240      18,340,065

Invesco Ltd.

   778,910      24,442,196

TD AMERITRADE Holding Corp. (a)

   614,210      12,321,053
         
      $ 100,570,140
         

Business Services – 1.0%

     

Satyam Computer Services Ltd., ADR

   938,807    $ 25,084,923
         

Cable TV – 1.0%

     

Comcast Corp., “Special A” (a)

   940,085    $ 17,034,340

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (a)

   307,760      8,494,176
         
      $ 25,528,516
         

Chemicals – 2.0%

     

3M Co.

   181,170    $ 15,276,254

PPG Industries, Inc.

   514,510      36,134,037
         
      $ 51,410,291
         

Computer Software – 2.5%

     

Microsoft Corp.

   913,410    $ 32,517,396

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

   190,960      11,971,282

VeriSign, Inc. (a)

   570,920      21,472,301
         
      $ 65,960,979
         

Computer Software – Systems – 2.9%

     

EMC Corp. (a)

   719,790    $ 13,337,709

International Business Machines Corp.

   573,520      61,997,512
         
      $ 75,335,221
         

Conglomerates – 1.3%

     

Siemens AG

   218,440    $ 34,292,736
         

Construction – 0.7%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   1,478,390    $ 19,470,396
         

Consumer Goods & Services – 1.4%

     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   467,760    $ 36,466,570
         

 

1


MFS Research Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Electrical Equipment – 2.8%

     

Danaher Corp.

   618,290    $ 54,248,765

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   286,980      19,790,141
         
      $ 74,038,906
         

Electronics – 4.8%

     

Flextronics International Ltd. (a)

   1,128,480    $ 13,609,469

Intel Corp.

   1,762,110      46,977,853

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (a)

   857,840      11,992,603

National Semiconductor Corp.

   795,080      18,000,611

SanDisk Corp. (a)

   319,360      10,593,171

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR

   2,421,640      24,119,534
         
      $ 125,293,241
         

Energy - Independent – 3.4%

     

Apache Corp.

   369,340    $ 39,718,824

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   293,910      21,020,443

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a)

   175,620      12,556,830

XTO Energy, Inc.

   327,200      16,804,992
         
      $ 90,101,089
         

Energy - Integrated – 5.6%

     

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   849,360    $ 79,576,538

Hess Corp.

   222,730      22,464,548

Marathon Oil Corp.

   368,350      22,417,781

TOTAL S.A., ADR

   248,510      20,526,926
         
      $ 144,985,793
         

Engineering - Construction – 0.6%

     

Fluor Corp.

   101,790    $ 14,832,839
         

Food & Beverages – 4.0%

     

Dean Foods Co.

   351,950    $ 9,101,427

General Mills, Inc.

   367,870      20,968,590

Nestle S.A.

   46,281      21,206,585

PepsiCo, Inc.

   706,180      53,599,062
         
      $ 104,875,664
         

Food & Drug Stores – 1.2%

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   817,190    $ 32,483,303
         

Gaming & Lodging – 1.5%

     

International Game Technology

   398,920    $ 17,524,556

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   517,530      21,963,973
         
      $ 39,488,529
         

General Merchandise – 0.8%

     

Macy’s, Inc.

   808,510    $ 20,916,154
         

Health Maintenance Organizations – 1.1%

     

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

   326,830    $ 28,672,796
         

Insurance – 5.7%

     

Chubb Corp.

   407,120    $ 22,220,610

Genworth Financial, Inc., “A”

   911,430      23,195,894

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   249,000      21,710,310

MetLife, Inc.

   758,470      46,736,921

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   381,970      35,538,489
         
      $ 149,402,224
         

 

2


MFS Research Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Internet – 2.3%

     

Google, Inc., “A” (a)

   67,190    $ 46,460,541

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

   609,290      14,172,085
         
      $ 60,632,626
         

Machinery & Tools – 1.5%

     

Bucyrus International, Inc., “A”

   31,890    $ 3,169,547

Eaton Corp.

   136,520      13,235,614

GEA Group AG (a)

   210,930      7,285,153

Timken Co.

   490,348      16,107,932
         
      $ 39,798,246
         

Major Banks – 8.0%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   904,060    $ 37,301,516

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   1,513,096      73,778,561

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   1,103,650      48,174,323

State Street Corp.

   596,310      48,420,372
         
      $ 207,674,772
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.6%

     

DaVita, Inc. (a)

   274,040    $ 15,442,154
         

Medical Equipment – 3.0%

     

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

   1,859,310    $ 21,623,775

C.R. Bard, Inc.

   157,422      14,923,606

ResMed, Inc. (a)

   440,630      23,146,294

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

   291,850      19,305,878
         
      $ 78,999,553
         

Metals & Mining – 2.0%

     

BHP Billiton PLC

   865,010    $ 26,620,402

Cameco Corp.

   249,740      9,942,149

United States Steel Corp.

   119,100      14,400,381
         
      $ 50,962,932
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 1.4%

     

Questar Corp.

   248,480    $ 13,442,768

Sempra Energy

   364,220      22,537,934
         
      $ 35,980,702
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.6%

     

Williams Cos., Inc.

   443,290    $ 15,860,916
         

Network & Telecom – 2.2%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

   944,820    $ 25,576,277

Nokia Corp., ADR

   483,800      18,573,082

Research In Motion Ltd. (a)

   111,088      12,597,379
         
      $ 56,746,738
         

Oil Services – 1.9%

     

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (a)

   137,530    $ 11,249,954

Halliburton Co.

   790,830      29,980,365

Noble Corp.

   148,610      8,397,951
         
      $ 49,628,270
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.8%

     

American Express Co.

   423,950    $ 22,053,879
         

Pharmaceuticals – 4.0%

     

Abbott Laboratories

   417,700    $ 23,453,855

Merck & Co., Inc.

   882,190      51,264,061

 

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MFS Research Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)  

Common Stocks – continued

     

Pharmaceuticals – continued

     

Roche Holding AG

   166,670    $ 28,709,134  
           
      $ 103,427,050  
           

Real Estate – 0.4%

     

Equity Residential, REIT

   299,810    $ 10,934,071  
           

Specialty Chemicals – 1.2%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   155,550    $ 15,341,897  

Praxair, Inc.

   176,270      15,636,912  
           
      $ 30,978,809  
           

Specialty Stores – 3.1%

     

CarMax, Inc. (a)(l)

   537,930    $ 10,624,118  

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   767,420      17,359,040  

Nordstrom, Inc.

   555,360      20,398,373  

PetSmart, Inc.

   461,400      10,856,742  

Staples, Inc.

   909,460      20,981,242  
           
      $ 80,219,515  
           

Telecommunications - Wireless – 0.8%

     

Rogers Communications, Inc., “B”

   224,440    $ 10,155,910  

Rogers Communications, Inc., “B”

   222,240      10,130,784  
           
      $ 20,286,694  
           

Telephone Services – 2.6%

     

AT&T, Inc.

   1,223,600    $ 50,852,816  

Embarq Corp.

   145,390      7,201,167  

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   1,313,720      9,209,177  
           
      $ 67,263,160  
           

Tobacco – 2.4%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

   845,320    $ 63,889,286  
           

Utilities - Electric Power – 3.3%

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   460,890    $ 21,459,038  

FPL Group, Inc.

   367,630      24,917,961  

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

   402,850      17,459,519  

PG&E Corp.

   513,720      22,136,190  
           
      $ 85,972,708  
           

Total Common Stocks

      $ 2,594,222,414  
           

Collateral for Securities Loaned – 1.3%

     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Repurchase Agreement, 4.15%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/02/08, total to be received $13,236,111 (secured by various U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency obligations and Mortgage Backed securities in an individually traded account)

   13,233,060    $ 13,233,060  

Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.35%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/02/08, total tobe received $20,004,833 (secured by various U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency obligations and Mortgage Backed securities in an individually traded account)

   20,000,000      20,000,000  
           

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned

      $ 33,233,060  
           

Money Market Funds (v) – 0.9%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 4.84%, at Net Asset Value

   22,716,549    $ 22,716,549  
           

Total Investments

      $ 2,650,172,023  
           

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (1.5)%

        (38,354,721 )
           

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 2,611,817,302  
           

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(l) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

4


MFS Research Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

(v) Underlying fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

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

ADR    American Depository Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

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

 

5


MFS Research Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 12/31/07

 

(1) 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

   $ 2,470,055,958  
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 311,438,855  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (131,322,790 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 180,116,065  
        

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

 

(2) Transactions in Underlying 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 Fund

   Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
   Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
   Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount

MFS Institutional Money

          

Market Portfolio

     8,541,771      167,693,361      (153,518,583 )     22,716,549

Underlying Fund

   Realized
Gain

(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
from Underlying
Funds
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money

          

Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 227,568     $ 22,716,549

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – 58.8%

     

Aerospace – 2.7%

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   1,507,270    $ 158,655,240

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   441,720      34,736,861

Raytheon Co.

   86,080      5,225,056

United Technologies Corp.

   1,127,570      86,304,208
         
      $ 284,921,365
         

Alcoholic Beverages – 0.6%

     

Diageo PLC

   2,789,902    $ 59,719,122
         

Apparel Manufacturers – 0.6%

     

NIKE, Inc., “B”

   918,800    $ 59,023,712
         

Automotive – 0.7%

     

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   157,350    $ 9,716,531

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

   345,080      16,118,687

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   1,197,740      43,166,550
         
      $ 69,001,768
         

Biotechnology – 0.4%

     

Amgen, Inc. (a)

   401,377    $ 18,639,948

Genzyme Corp. (a)

   308,900      22,994,516
         
      $ 41,634,464
         

Broadcasting – 0.7%

     

Citadel Broadcasting Corp. (l)

   23,321    $ 48,041

E.W. Scripps Co., “A”

   435,640      19,608,156

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   619,880      29,462,896

Walt Disney Co.

   490,770      15,842,056

WPP Group PLC

   671,310      8,594,584
         
      $ 73,555,733
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 2.8%

     

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.

   503,420    $ 44,426,815

E*TRADE Financial Corp. (a)(l)

   2,590,980      9,197,979

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   356,940      40,844,644

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   382,430      82,241,572

ICAP PLC

   75,710      1,089,690

KKR Private Equity Investments LP, IEU (z)

   474,330      8,613,833

KKR Private Equity Investors Common Units

   142,740      2,597,192

Legg Mason, Inc.

   218,490      15,982,544

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   843,780      55,216,963

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   718,660      38,577,669
         
      $ 298,788,901
         

Business Services – 0.4%

     

Accenture Ltd., “A”

   683,430    $ 24,623,983

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   136,890      6,095,712

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

   382,740      15,918,157
         
      $ 46,637,852
         

Cable TV – 0.3%

     

Time Warner Cable, Inc. (a)

   1,020,790    $ 28,173,804
         

Chemicals – 1.0%

     

3M Co.

   272,020    $ 22,936,726

Dow Chemical Co.

   176,780      6,968,668

PPG Industries, Inc.

   909,380      63,865,757

Syngenta AG

   23,610      5,990,455
         
      $ 99,761,606
         

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Computer Software – 0.5%

     

Oracle Corp. (a)

   2,364,700    $ 53,394,926

Synopsys, Inc. (a)

   42,580      1,104,099
         
      $ 54,499,025
         

Computer Software - Systems – 1.3%

     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   1,012,340    $ 51,102,923

International Business Machines Corp.

   777,280      84,023,968
         
      $ 135,126,891
         

Construction – 0.8%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   1,589,060    $ 20,927,920

Masco Corp.

   1,442,385      31,169,940

Sherwin-Williams Co.

   151,140      8,772,166

Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)

   1,193,500      23,941,610
         
      $ 84,811,636
         

Consumer Goods & Services – 1.1%

     

Clorox Co.

   469,420    $ 30,592,101

Procter & Gamble Co.

   1,147,441      84,245,118
         
      $ 114,837,219
         

Containers – 0.0%

     

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (a)

   326,250    $ 3,445,200
         

Electrical Equipment – 1.5%

     

General Electric Co.

   2,054,280    $ 76,152,160

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   204,190      14,080,942

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   451,150      39,484,648

WESCO International, Inc. (a)

   631,222      25,021,640
         
      $ 154,739,390
         

Electronics – 0.8%

     

Flextronics International Ltd. (a)

   1,468,440    $ 17,709,386

Intel Corp.

   2,305,930      61,476,094

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., GDR

   31,631      9,179,775
         
      $ 88,365,255
         

Energy - Independent – 2.4%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   703,352    $ 46,203,193

Apache Corp.

   758,570      81,576,618

CONSOL Energy, Inc.

   89,690      6,414,629

Devon Energy Corp.

   775,555      68,954,595

EOG Resources, Inc.

   183,920      16,414,860

Sunoco, Inc.

   289,230      20,951,821

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (a)

   142,870      10,215,205
         
      $ 250,730,921
         

Energy - Integrated – 5.5%

     

Chevron Corp.

   392,955    $ 36,674,490

ConocoPhillips

   330,280      29,163,724

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   2,246,198      210,446,291

Hess Corp.

   1,239,580      125,024,039

Marathon Oil Corp.

   770,000      46,862,200

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, ADR

   139,050      11,708,010

TOTAL S.A., ADR

   1,494,830      123,472,958
         
      $ 583,351,712
         

Engineering - Construction – 0.0%

     

North American Energy Partners, Inc. (a)

   142,900    $ 1,936,295
         

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Food & Beverages – 2.1%

     

General Mills, Inc.

   1,069,890    $ 60,983,730

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)

   53,870      1,723,840

Kellogg Co.

   730,310      38,290,153

Nestle S.A.

   159,749      73,199,169

PepsiCo, Inc.

   579,150      43,957,485
         
      $ 218,154,377
         

Food & Drug Stores – 1.2%

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   1,511,719    $ 60,090,830

Kroger Co.

   605,210      16,165,159

Safeway, Inc.

   991,330      33,913,399

Walgreen Co.

   521,170      19,846,154
         
      $ 130,015,542
         

Forest & Paper Products – 0.2%

     

AbitibiBowater, Inc. (l)

   300,280    $ 6,188,771

MeadWestvaco Corp.

   625,640      19,582,532
         
      $ 25,771,303
         

Furniture & Appliances – 0.2%

     

Jarden Corp. (a)

   644,765    $ 15,222,902

Whirlpool Corp.

   127,210      10,384,152
         
      $ 25,607,054
         

Gaming & Lodging – 0.6%

     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

   1,548,240    $ 65,707,306
         

General Merchandise – 1.0%

     

Macy’s, Inc.

   3,127,850    $ 80,917,480

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   416,100      19,777,233
         
      $ 100,694,713
         

Health Maintenance Organizations – 1.1%

     

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   675,650    $ 39,322,830

WellPoint, Inc. (a)

   924,530      81,109,017
         
      $ 120,431,847
         

Insurance – 4.5%

     

Allstate Corp.

   2,363,360    $ 123,438,293

Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (l)

   358,290      9,233,133

American International Group, Inc.

   209,190      12,195,777

Chubb Corp.

   234,960      12,824,117

Conseco, Inc. (a)

   1,715,153      21,542,322

Genworth Financial, Inc., “A”

   3,738,803      95,152,536

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   667,505      58,199,761

Max Capital Group Ltd.

   608,760      17,039,192

Mbia, Inc. (l)

   298,990      5,570,184

MetLife, Inc.

   1,094,610      67,449,868

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   166,580      11,467,367

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   167,750      15,607,460

Travelers Cos., Inc.

   465,747      25,057,189
         
      $ 474,777,199
         

Internet – 0.0%

     

Yahoo!, Inc. (a)

   214,570    $ 4,990,898
         

Leisure & Toys – 0.1%

     

Polaris Industries, Inc. (l)

   210,134    $ 10,038,101
         

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Machinery & Tools – 0.8%

     

Bucyrus International, Inc., “A”

   11,103    $ 1,103,527

Deere & Co.

   267,504      24,909,972

Eaton Corp.

   72,400      7,019,180

Kennametal, Inc.

   298,490      11,300,831

Polypore International, Inc. (a)

   60,190      1,053,325

Timken Co.

   1,155,001      37,941,783
         
      $ 83,328,618
         

Major Banks – 4.8%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   2,909,404    $ 120,042,009

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   2,475,039      120,682,902

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   624,160      9,212,602

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   2,178,361      95,085,458

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   821,130      53,907,185

State Street Corp.

   559,130      45,401,356

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   924,340      57,762,007
         
      $ 502,093,519
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.2%

     

DaVita, Inc. (a)

   193,780    $ 10,919,503

Medassets, Inc. (a)(l)

   51,470      1,232,192

Omnicare, Inc. (l)

   228,250      5,206,383
         
      $ 17,358,078
         

Medical Equipment – 0.5%

     

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. (a)

   494,690    $ 12,134,746

Boston Scientific Corp. (a)

   1,769,880      20,583,704

Cooper Cos., Inc.

   195,830      7,441,540

Pall Corp.

   337,140      13,593,485
         
      $ 53,753,475
         

Metals & Mining – 0.3%

     

Allegheny Technologies, Inc.

   131,290    $ 11,343,456

BHP Billiton PLC

   446,050      13,727,044

Century Aluminum Co. (a)

   206,224      11,123,723
         
      $ 36,194,223
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.4%

     

Sempra Energy

   614,217    $ 38,007,748
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.5%

     

Williams Cos., Inc.

   1,321,450    $ 47,281,481
         

Network & Telecom – 0.2%

     

Motorola, Inc.

   564,960    $ 9,061,958

Nortel Networks Corp. (a)

   499,107      7,531,525
         
      $ 16,593,483
         

Oil Services – 0.2%

     

Halliburton Co.

   285,650    $ 10,828,992

Noble Corp.

   249,460      14,096,985
         
      $ 24,925,977
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 2.9%

     

American Express Co.

   798,730    $ 41,549,935

Citigroup, Inc.

   2,934,803      86,400,600

Fannie Mae

   1,552,260      62,059,355

Freddie Mac

   459,416      15,652,303

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

   2,229,327      39,191,569

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – continued

     

UBS AG

   576,450    $ 26,516,700

UBS AG

   723,103      33,580,477
         
      $ 304,950,939
         

Pharmaceuticals – 3.5%

     

Abbott Laboratories

   235,510    $ 13,223,887

Eli Lilly & Co.

   308,340      16,462,273

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   432,540      10,976,492

Johnson & Johnson

   1,591,190      106,132,373

Merck & Co., Inc.

   1,409,940      81,931,613

Merck KGaA

   134,410      17,266,201

Pfizer, Inc.

   433,690      9,857,774

Warner Chilcott Ltd., “A” (a)

   427,496      7,579,504

Wyeth

   2,438,808      107,770,926
         
      $ 371,201,043
         

Printing & Publishing – 0.1%

     

New York Times Co., “A” (l)

   609,370    $ 10,682,256
         

Railroad & Shipping – 0.5%

     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   368,510    $ 30,671,087

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   353,765      17,843,907
         
      $ 48,514,994
         

Real Estate – 0.0%

     

BRE Properties, Inc., REIT

   21,940    $ 889,228

Equity Residential, REIT

   35,810      1,305,991

Mack-Cali Realty Corp., REIT

   44,840      1,524,560
         
      $ 3,719,779
         

Restaurants – 0.0%

     

Panera Bread Co., “A” (a)(l)

   19,890    $ 712,460
         

Specialty Chemicals – 0.5%

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   387,690    $ 38,237,865

Praxair, Inc.

   124,910      11,080,766
         
      $ 49,318,631
         

Specialty Stores – 0.5%

     

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   116,220    $ 4,415,198

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   133,710      3,024,520

Staples, Inc.

   2,028,060      46,787,344
         
      $ 54,227,062
         

Telecommunications - Wireless – 0.3%

     

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   967,650    $ 12,705,245

Vodafone Group PLC

   6,000,503      22,363,949
         
      $ 35,069,194
         

Telephone Services – 2.7%

     

AT&T, Inc.

   2,505,928    $ 104,146,368

Embarq Corp.

   1,269,167      62,861,842

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   8,062,340      56,517,003

TELUS Corp.

   312,730      15,665,810

TELUS Corp.

   425,046      20,676,284

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   494,322      21,596,928
         
      $ 281,464,235
         

Tobacco – 1.7%

     

Altria Group, Inc.

   2,429,150    $ 183,595,157
         

 

5


MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Common Stocks – continued

     

Trucking – 0.2%

     

United Parcel Service, Inc., “B”

     300,360    $ 21,241,459
         

Utilities - Electric Power – 2.9%

     

AES Corp. (a)

     100,660    $ 2,153,117

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     571,230      26,596,469

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

     13,080      1,341,092

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     545,758      25,896,217

DPL, Inc.

     805,170      23,873,291

Entergy Corp.

     140,700      16,816,464

FPL Group, Inc.

     975,680      66,131,590

NRG Energy, Inc. (a)

     722,860      31,328,752

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     458,440      13,446,045

PG&E Corp.

     736,390      31,731,045

PPL Corp.

     134,820      7,022,774

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     562,750      55,284,560
         
      $ 301,621,416
         

Total Common Stocks

      $ 6,195,105,438
         

Bonds – 40.3%

     

Agency - Other – 0.0%

     

Financing Corp., 9.65%, 2018

   $ 2,850,000    $ 4,059,571
         

Asset Backed & Securitized – 2.8%

     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.482%, 2049

   $ 3,216,373    $ 3,171,162

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 5.655%, 2040 (z)

     10,340,000      8,272,000

BlackRock Capital Finance LP, 7.75%, 2026 (n)

     1,162,188      1,093,621

Capital Trust Realty CDO Ltd., 5.16%, 2035 (z)

     2,400,000      2,255,625

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 7.543%, 2032

     1,078,563      1,089,326

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 4.575%, 2035

     122,615      121,766

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 4.823%, 2035

     2,390,636      2,375,024

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 5.689%, 2046

     6,450,000      6,013,986

Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.509%, 2039

     8,321,579      8,186,644

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.343%, 2039

     5,822,867      5,655,627

CRIIMI MAE Commercial Mortgage Trust, CDO, 7%, 2033 (n)

     345,057      347,511

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 7.382%, 2010 (n)

     250,947      248,212

GE Commercial Mortgage Corp., FRN, 5.339%, 2044

     7,580,000      7,468,273

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust, FRN, 5.805%, 2036

     7,534,000      6,143,624

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., 4.305%, 2042

     5,165,031      5,100,952

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.317%, 2036

     3,468,895      3,530,198

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 4.78%, 2042

     9,444,000      8,887,444

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.552%, 2045

     6,354,000      6,447,173

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.372%, 2047

     11,670,000      11,390,569

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 4.948%, 2037

     9,800,000      9,335,469

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.21%, 2041

     2,279,327      2,316,465

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.475%, 2043

     13,820,000      13,975,541

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.855%, 2043

     13,155,000      13,315,682

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.875%, 2045

     13,820,000      14,379,192

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.038%, 2046

     11,782,189      11,451,101

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.532%, 2047

     5,145,219      4,229,691

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.829%, 2050

     5,520,000      4,947,006

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.478%, 2039

     6,500,000      6,468,239

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 5.168%, 2042

     4,603,980      4,515,610

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 0.523%, 2030 (i)(n)

     240,993,184      2,039,525

Multi-Family Capital Access One, Inc., 6.65%, 2024

     1,412,368      1,416,860

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., 4.109%, 2035

     2,462,723      2,442,389

 

6


MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Asset Backed & Securitized – continued

     

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., FRN, 4.971%, 2034

   $ 5,243,000    $ 5,012,251

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities, Inc., FRN, 5.32%, 2035

     8,242,000      7,565,378

Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023 (z)

     9,540,775      9,359,649

Structured Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 4.67%, 2035

     11,740,594      11,723,656

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 4.75%, 2044

     7,432,000      6,980,723

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 4.847%, 2041

     11,645,000      11,226,243

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.083%, 2042

     11,945,166      11,670,148

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.118%, 2042

     12,150,000      11,940,516

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.513%, 2043

     3,642,000      3,180,408

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.466%, 2045

     12,262,000      12,116,391

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.961%, 2045

     9,160,000      9,382,701

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.795%, 2045

     9,830,000      9,869,266

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.777%, 2047

     6,512,000      5,393,126
         
      $ 294,051,963
         

Automotive – 0.1%

     

Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.5%, 2016

   $ 9,612,000    $ 9,471,069
         

Broadcasting – 0.2%

     

CBS Corp., 6.625%, 2011

   $ 8,518,000    $ 8,835,117

Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc., 7.5%, 2027

     3,800,000      3,968,336

News America Holdings, 8.5%, 2025

     5,903,000      7,034,522

News America, Inc., 6.2%, 2034

     2,605,000      2,567,983
         
      $ 22,405,958
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.5%

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.625%, 2017

   $ 11,272,000    $ 11,007,965

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 2017

     11,310,000      11,444,103

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.05%, 2016

     7,818,000      7,681,740

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.11%, 2037

     7,900,000      6,977,201

Morgan Stanley, 5.75%, 2016

     6,120,000      6,039,014

Morgan Stanley Group, Inc., 6.75%, 2011

     8,407,000      8,811,730
         
      $ 51,961,753
         

Building – 0.1%

     

CRH America, Inc., 6.95%, 2012

   $ 8,021,000    $ 8,481,502
         

Business Services – 0.1%

     

Xerox Corp., 5.5%, 2012

   $ 5,100,000    $ 5,184,747

Xerox Corp., 6.4%, 2016

     2,645,000      2,706,584
         
      $ 7,891,331
         

Cable TV – 0.2%

     

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 2013

   $ 9,350,000    $ 8,945,239

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 2033

     7,170,000      8,637,039
         
      $ 17,582,278
         

Conglomerates – 0.1%

     

General Electric Co., 5.25%, 2017

   $ 5,160,000    $ 5,148,989

Kennametal, Inc., 7.2%, 2012

     8,542,000      9,282,745
         
      $ 14,431,734
         

Consumer Goods & Services – 0.2%

     

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 2011

   $ 9,914,000    $ 9,893,884

Western Union Co., 5.4%, 2011

     13,050,000      13,149,846
         
      $ 23,043,730
         

Defense Electronics – 0.1%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.2%, 2015 (n)

   $ 8,973,000    $ 8,713,007
         

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Electronics – 0.1%

     

Tyco Electronics Ltd., 6.55%, 2017 (n)

   $ 7,980,000    $ 8,207,997
         

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 0.1%

     

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.832%, 2016 (n)

   $ 6,340,000    $ 6,442,581
         

Emerging Market Sovereign – 0.1%

     

State of Israel, 4.625%, 2013

   $ 6,850,000    $ 6,749,785
         

Energy - Independent – 0.3%

     

Nexen, Inc., 5.875%, 2035

   $ 7,100,000    $ 6,689,691

Ocean Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2011

     8,780,000      9,542,130

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.65%, 2016

     12,100,000      12,185,958
         
      $ 28,417,779
         

Financial Institutions – 0.6%

     

American Express Co., 5.5%, 2016

   $ 13,040,000    $ 12,963,312

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.15%, 2016

     8,680,000      7,702,198

Capmark Financial Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2012 (n)

     10,820,000      8,564,722

CIT Group, Inc., 6.1% to 2017, FRN to 2067

     1,130,000      820,492

Countrywide Financial Corp., 6.25%, 2016

     10,910,000      6,279,447

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.45%, 2013

     2,383,000      2,456,084

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.375%, 2016

     3,979,000      4,029,776

HSBC Finance Corp., 5.25%, 2011

     8,925,000      8,921,983

ORIX Corp., 5.48%, 2011

     13,060,000      13,059,582
         
      $ 64,797,596
         

Food & Beverages – 0.4%

     

Coca Cola Co., 5.35%, 2017

   $ 10,080,000    $ 10,327,383

Diageo Finance B.V., 5.5%, 2013

     14,470,000      14,680,495

Miller Brewing Co., 5.5%, 2013 (n)

     16,686,000      16,907,890
         
      $ 41,915,768
         

Food & Drug Stores – 0.1%

     

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.125%, 2016

   $ 6,630,000    $ 6,805,596

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.75%, 2017

     4,760,000      4,790,635
         
      $ 11,596,231
         

Forest & Paper Products – 0.0%

     

MeadWestvaco Corp., 6.8%, 2032

   $ 3,975,000    $ 3,743,719
         

Gaming & Lodging – 0.2%

     

Marriott International, Inc., 6.375%, 2017

   $ 10,090,000    $ 10,352,108

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016

     6,562,000      6,223,401
         
      $ 16,575,509
         

Insurance – 0.3%

     

American International Group, Inc., 6.25%, 2037

   $ 9,130,000    $ 8,166,045

ING Groep N.V., 5.775% to 2015, FRN to 2049

     14,773,000      13,657,579

MetLife, Inc., 6.5%, 2032

     3,231,000      3,251,252

MetLife, Inc., 6.4%, 2036

     7,680,000      7,038,651
         
      $ 32,113,527
         

Insurance - Property & Casualty – 0.4%

     

Allstate Corp., 5.55%, 2035

   $ 8,842,000    $ 7,865,525

Chubb Corp., 6.375% to 2017, FRN to 2037

     12,830,000      12,514,536

Fund American Cos., Inc., 5.875%, 2013

     6,030,000      6,043,013

ZFS Finance USA Trust IV, FRN, 5.875%, 2032 (n)

     2,640,000      2,432,707

ZFS Finance USA Trust V, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2037 (n)

     11,610,000      10,718,213
         
      $ 39,573,994
         

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 0.3%

     

Hydro-Quebec, 6.3%, 2011

   $ 16,520,000    $ 17,689,946

Province of Ontario, 5%, 2011

     13,130,000      13,568,411
         
      $ 31,258,357
         

Machinery & Tools – 0.1%

     

Atlas Copco AB, 5.6%, 2017 (n)

   $ 9,680,000    $ 9,683,533
         

Major Banks – 0.8%

     

Bank of America Corp., 5.3%, 2017

   $ 7,420,000    $ 7,215,030

Bank of America Corp., 5.49%, 2019

     4,135,000      3,951,294

BNP Paribas, 7.195% to 2037, FRN to 2049(n)

     8,700,000      8,577,417

DBS Capital Funding Corp., 7.657% to 2011, FRN to 2049(n)

     7,327,000      7,829,302

MUFG Capital Finance 1 Ltd., 6.346% to 2016, FRN to 2049

     9,180,000      8,694,690

Natexis AMBS Co. LLC, 8.44% to 2008, FRN to 2049(n)

     2,712,000      2,767,205

PNC Funding Corp., 5.625%, 2017

     6,510,000      6,335,890

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.99% to 2017, FRN to 2049(n)

     4,060,000      4,047,788

UniCredito Italiano Capital Trust II, 9.2% to 2010, FRN to 2049(n)

     11,444,000      12,471,294

Unicredito Luxembourg Finance S.A., 6%, 2017 (n)

     8,740,000      8,653,640

Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 2014

     4,613,000      4,510,296

Wells Fargo National Bank, 5.75%, 2016

     11,101,000      11,262,908
         
      $ 86,316,754
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.3%

     

Baxter International, Inc., 5.9%, 2016

   $ 8,998,000    $ 9,349,273

Cardinal Health, Inc., 6.3%, 2016 (n)

     4,803,000      4,922,739

Covidien Ltd., 6%, 2017 (n)

     3,660,000      3,787,126

Covidien Ltd., 6.55%, 2037 (n)

     2,270,000      2,357,477

HCA, Inc., 8.75%, 2010

     1,950,000      1,967,063

Hospira, Inc., 5.55%, 2012

     3,080,000      3,131,972

Hospira, Inc., 6.05%, 2017

     10,978,000      11,030,727
         
      $ 36,546,377
         

Metals & Mining – 0.1%

     

Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.25%, 2017

   $ 9,400,000    $ 9,429,187
         

Mortgage Backed – 15.3%

     

Fannie Mae, 6.33%, 2011

   $ 1,528,828    $ 1,597,850

Fannie Mae, 4.01%, 2013

     1,022,303      992,755

Fannie Mae, 4.019%, 2013

     3,672,808      3,576,101

Fannie Mae, 4.667%, 2013

     688,807      693,382

Fannie Mae, 4.518%, 2014

     6,912,149      6,864,033

Fannie Mae, 4.63%, 2014

     2,542,537      2,532,223

Fannie Mae, 4.76%, 2014

     203,253      203,900

Fannie Mae, 4.839%, 2014

     5,023,799      5,057,085

Fannie Mae, 4.88%, 2014 - 2020

     1,715,327      1,724,083

Fannie Mae, 4.56%, 2015

     375,362      372,582

Fannie Mae, 4.7%, 2015

     676,972      671,439

Fannie Mae, 4.78%, 2015

     2,428,706      2,420,293

Fannie Mae, 4.925%, 2015

     15,887,793      16,008,673

Fannie Mae, 5.19%, 2015

     1,407,837      1,434,402

Fannie Mae, 5.09%, 2016

     2,000,000      2,019,447

Fannie Mae, 5.05%, 2017

     2,501,000      2,518,378

Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2017 - 2037

     474,037,112      474,938,919

Fannie Mae, 6%, 2017 - 2037

     256,787,874      261,292,529

Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 2018 - 2035

     73,685,671      71,845,305

Fannie Mae, 5%, 2018 - 2035

     153,522,730      151,229,263

Fannie Mae, 7.5%, 2030 - 2032

     1,537,061      1,641,351

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Mortgage Backed – continued

     

Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2031 - 2037

   $ 72,869,553    $ 75,171,727

Freddie Mac, 6%, 2016 - 2037

     121,575,839      123,703,461

Freddie Mac, 5%, 2017 - 2035

     143,966,688      141,590,603

Freddie Mac, 4.5%, 2019 - 2035

     26,652,533      25,879,310

Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2019 - 2036

     119,315,989      119,503,038

Freddie Mac, 6.5%, 2034 - 2037

     29,365,322      30,227,599

Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2032 - 2035

     40,770,231      41,075,770

Ginnie Mae, 6%, 2032 - 2035

     26,309,589      26,919,417

Ginnie Mae, 4.5%, 2033 - 2034

     8,668,763      8,252,237

Ginnie Mae, 5%, 2033 - 2034

     9,121,209      8,973,823

Ginnie Mae, 6.5%, 2035 - 2036

     4,435,460      4,584,199
         
      $ 1,615,515,177
         

Municipals – 0.1%

     

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, 5.25%, 2017

   $ 7,950,000    $ 8,894,937
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.2%

     

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 7.875%, 2013

   $ 6,965,000    $ 7,647,479

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 2011

     8,013,000      8,406,070

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, 2014

     1,661,000      1,618,394

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.75%, 2032

     2,520,000      2,814,800

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 2019

     5,327,000      6,136,885
         
      $ 26,623,628
         

Network & Telecom – 0.7%

     

AT&T, Inc., 6.5%, 2037

   $ 9,194,000    $ 9,613,964

BellSouth Corp., 6.55%, 2034

     8,131,000      8,409,926

Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., 5.75%, 2016

     11,261,000      11,271,552

Telecom Italia Capital, 5.25%, 2013

     4,186,000      4,137,149

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U., 7.045%, 2036

     5,830,000      6,516,692

Telefonica Europe B.V., 7.75%, 2010

     4,400,000      4,709,553

TELUS Corp., 8%, 2011

     11,527,000      12,489,147

Verizon New York, Inc., 6.875%, 2012

     19,974,000      21,192,554
         
      $ 78,340,537
         

Oil Services – 0.0%

     

Weatherford International, Inc., 6.35%, 2017 (n)

   $ 2,900,000    $ 2,997,602
         

Oils – 0.1%

     

Valero Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2012

   $ 12,750,000    $ 13,604,926
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.7%

     

Commonwealth Bank, 5%, 2012 (n)

   $ 15,040,000    $ 15,349,012

Mizuho Capital Investment 1 Ltd., 6.686% to 2016, FRN to 2049(n)

     12,050,000      11,274,342

Nordea Bank AB, 5.424% to 2015, FRN to 2049(n)

     5,684,000      5,138,950

UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% to 2016, FRN to 2049

     12,360,000      11,900,937

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC, 6.75%, 2013

     9,069,000      9,852,290

Woori Bank, 6.125% to 2011, FRN to 2016(n)

     15,472,000      15,551,634
         
      $ 69,067,165
         

Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%

     

Allergan, Inc., 5.75%, 2016

   $ 9,860,000    $ 10,099,361
         

Pollution Control – 0.1%

     

Waste Management, Inc., 7.375%, 2010

   $ 7,332,000    $ 7,744,777
         

Railroad & Shipping – 0.1%

     

CSX Corp., 6.75%, 2011

   $ 3,864,000    $ 4,054,708
         

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Railroad & Shipping – continued

     

CSX Corp., 7.9%, 2017

   $ 6,220,000    $ 6,968,894
         
      $ 11,023,602
         

Real Estate – 0.5%

     

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 2015

   $ 2,006,000    $ 1,858,330

ERP Operating LP, REIT, 5.75%, 2017

     11,570,000      11,017,590

HRPT Properties Trust, REIT, 6.25%, 2016

     11,278,000      10,720,957

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 6%, 2012

     1,750,000      1,767,297

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 5.783%, 2016

     4,490,000      4,334,888

ProLogis, REIT, 5.75%, 2016

     11,170,000      10,484,609

Simon Property Group LP, REIT, 5.1%, 2015

     11,785,000      11,080,127

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT, 4.75%, 2010

     5,141,000      5,129,520
         
      $ 56,393,318
         

Retailers – 0.3%

     

Federated Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.35%, 2012

   $ 2,980,000    $ 2,903,402

Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036

     7,520,000      6,346,136

Limited Brands, Inc., 5.25%, 2014

     8,431,000      7,567,438

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 5.25%, 2035

     12,347,000      10,951,962
         
      $ 27,768,938
         

Supermarkets – 0.0%

     

Kroger Co., 6.4%, 2017

   $ 2,010,000    $ 2,102,285
         

Supranational – 0.6%

     

European Investment Bank, 5.125%, 2017

   $ 61,653,000    $ 64,319,307
         

Telecommunications - Wireless – 0.3%

     

Cingular Wireless LLC, 6.5%, 2011

   $ 3,924,000    $ 4,131,058

Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.95%, 2014

     11,430,000      10,743,846

Vodafone Group PLC, 5.625%, 2017

     11,895,000      11,844,494
         
      $ 26,719,398
         

U.S. Government Agencies – 1.3%

     

Aid-Egypt, 4.45%, 2015

   $ 9,559,000    $ 9,509,198

Fannie Mae, 6.625%, 2009

     28,113,000      29,505,859

Federal Home Loan Bank, 3.9%, 2008

     7,020,000      7,012,475

Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2017 (l)

     44,400,000      47,640,001

Small Business Administration, 8.8%, 2011

     20,546      20,860

Small Business Administration, 4.35%, 2023

     1,862,976      1,818,960

Small Business Administration, 4.77%, 2024

     4,597,596      4,575,100

Small Business Administration, 4.99%, 2024

     6,908,107      6,944,987

Small Business Administration, 5.18%, 2024

     7,389,043      7,489,964

Small Business Administration, 5.52%, 2024

     4,616,611      4,744,461

Small Business Administration, 4.95%, 2025

     5,766,166      5,673,142

Small Business Administration, 5.09%, 2025

     7,585,580      7,642,653

Small Business Administration, 5.39%, 2025

     5,716,461      5,833,328
         
      $ 138,410,988
         

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 10.0%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6%, 2026 (l)

   $ 11,927,000    $ 14,114,865

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.75%, 2026 (l)

     54,455,000      69,702,400

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2031 (l)

     77,449,000      87,257,219

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2036 (l)

     59,795,000      60,098,639

U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.625%, 2008 (l)

     262,275,990      264,386,527

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.75%, 2008 (l)

     154,763,000      156,504,084

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4%, 2009 (l)

     26,274,000      26,616,797

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.875%, 2009 (l)

     50,443,000      51,838,052

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)  

Bonds – continued

     

U.S. Treasury Obligations – continued

     

U.S. Treasury Notes, 6.5%, 2010 (l)

   $ 96,429,000    $ 103,111,240  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.125%, 2011 (l)

     100,749,000      107,037,954  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.875%, 2013 (l)

     59,491,000      60,680,820  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.75%, 2014 (l)

     9,141,000      9,720,165  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 2015 (l)

     856,000      878,604  

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.875%, 2016 (l)

     38,310,000      40,794,174  
           
      $ 1,052,741,540  
           

Utilities - Electric Power – 1.3%

     

Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.85%, 2034

   $ 13,870,000    $ 13,946,146  

Dominion Resources, Inc., 5.15%, 2015

     8,768,000      8,484,197  

EDP Finance B.V., 6%, 2018 (n)

     11,280,000      11,001,790  

Enel Finance International S.A., 6.25%, 2017 (n)

     10,970,000      11,100,697  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 6.95%, 2011

     15,019,000      15,670,359  

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 6.2%, 2017

     5,040,000      5,008,898  

FirstEnergy Corp., 6.45%, 2011

     13,306,000      13,739,989  

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 3.5%, 2008

     5,589,000      5,552,280  

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 5.875%, 2012

     2,667,000      2,764,311  

MidAmerican Funding LLC, 6.927%, 2029

     12,485,000      13,764,737  

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 7%, 2022

     8,725,000      9,038,603  

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 4.8%, 2014

     2,350,000      2,284,698  

PSEG Power LLC, 6.95%, 2012

     3,855,000      4,109,842  

PSEG Power LLC, 5.5%, 2015

     5,036,000      4,930,350  

System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014 (n)

     4,398,899      4,505,177  

Waterford 3 Funding Corp., 8.09%, 2017

     6,881,461      6,884,144  
           
      $ 132,786,218  
           

Total Bonds

      $ 4,240,616,294  
           

Money Market Funds (v) – 0.8%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 4.84%, at Net Asset Value

     80,204,707    $ 80,204,707  
           

Collateral for Securities Loaned – 8.1%

     

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Repurchase Agreement, 4.15%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/02/08, total to be received $680,458,667 (secured by various U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency obligations and Mortgage Backed securities in an individually tradedaccount)

   $ 680,301,820    $ 680,301,820  
           
Morgan Stanley Repurchase Agreement, 4.35%, dated 12/31/07, due 1/02/08, total to be received $175,044,165 (secured by various U.S. Treasury and Federal Agency obligations and Mortgage Backed securities in an individually traded account)    $ 175,001,873      175,001,873  
           

Total Collateral for Securities Loaned

      $ 855,303,693  
           

Total Investments(k)

      $ 11,371,230,132  
           

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (8.0)%

        (842,498,146 )
           

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 10,528,731,987  
           

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(i) Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.

 

(k) As of December 31, 2007, the fund held securities fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees, aggregating $1,537,101,661 and 13.52% of market value. An independent pricing service provided an evaluated bid for 13.42% of the market value.

 

(l) All or a portion of this security is on loan.

 

(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 $207,943,012 representing 1.98% of net assets.

 

(v) Underlying fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

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MFS Total Return Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 12/31/07 - 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    Acquisition
Cost
   Current
Market Value
 

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 5.655%, 2040

   3/01/06    $ 10,340,000    $ 8,272,000  

Capital Trust Realty CDO Ltd., 5.16%, 2035

   4/07/06      2,310,469      2,255,625  

KKR Private Equity Investments LP, IEU

   5/03/06 - 6/28/06      11,652,739      8,613,833  

Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023

   10/04/05      9,417,788      9,359,649  
              

Total Restricted Securities

         $ 28,501,107  
              

% of Net Assets

           0.3 %

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

 

ADR American Depository Receipt
CDO Collateralized Debt Obligation
FRN Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.
GDR Global Depository Receipt
IEU International Equity Unit
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust

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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MFS Total Return Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 12/31/07

 

(1) 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

   $ 10,521,906,716  
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,178,185,606  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (328,862,190 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 849,323,416  
        

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

 

(2) Securities Lending Collateral

At December 31, 2007, the value of securities loaned was $858,551,912. These loans were collateralized by cash of $855,303,693 and U.S. Treasury obligations of $16,557,307.

 

(3) Transactions in Underlying 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 Fund

   Beginning
Shares

Amount
   Acquisitions
Shares

Amount
   Dispositions
Shares

Amount
    Ending
Shares
Amount

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     147,711,471      711,224,351      (778,731,115 )     80,204,707

Underlying Fund

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
from Underlying
Funds
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 1,283,595     $ 80,204,707

 

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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 Amended and Restated 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 SERIES TRUST V

 

By (Signature and Title)*   MARIA F. DWYER
  Maria F. Dwyer, President

 

Date: February 19, 2008

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)*   MARIA F. DWYER
  Maria F. Dwyer, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 19, 2008

 

By (Signature and Title)*   TRACY ATKINSON
  Tracy Atkinson, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: February 19, 2008

 

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