N-Q 1 dnq.htm MFS SERIES TRUST IX N-Q MFS SERIES TRUST IX 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 811-2464

MFS SERIES TRUST IX

(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: April 30*

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2009

 

* This Form N-Q pertains only to the following series of the Registrant: MFS Bond Fund, MFS Limited Maturity Fund, MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund, MFS Research Bond Fund and MFS Research Bond Fund J.


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – 98.0%

     

Aerospace – 0.8%

     

Bombardier, Inc., 6.3%, 2014 (n)

   $ 9,225,000    $ 8,533,125
         

Airlines – 0.1%

     

American Airlines, Inc., 10.375%, 2019

   $ 1,370,000    $ 1,380,275
         

Asset Backed & Securitized – 8.5%

     

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “G”, 6.1%, 2045 (z)

   $ 2,150,000    $ 150,500

Asset Securitization Corp., FRN, 8.631%, 2029

     2,524,123      2,789,538

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.658%, 2049

     6,405,710      4,855,347

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.085%, 2040 (z)

     2,930,000      1,081,463

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

     505,889      70,824

Brazilian Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd., 5.911%, 2011 (z)

     2,751,804      2,669,250

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 6.6%, 2029 (z)

     1,325,068      1,363,366

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.322%, 2049

     3,851,426      3,052,453

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.366%, 2049

     2,920,000      1,634,631

Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., FRN, 1.726%, 2030 (i)

     11,219,025      545,513

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 5.306%, 2046

     2,990,290      2,420,410

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

     37,495      35,639

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.311%, 2039

     3,415,000      2,411,299

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.343%, 2039

     5,804,213      3,449,468

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.04%, 2031 (z)

     2,675,000      2,609,563

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 6.5%, 2014 (z)

     2,733,000      683,250

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.693%, 2025 (i)(z)

     12,948,890      924,551

First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust, 7%, 2029 (n)

     1,986,292      2,049,988

GE Commercial Mortgage Corp., FRN, 5.515%, 2044

     2,710,000      1,705,008

GMAC LLC, FRN, 6.02%, 2033 (z)

     4,140,000      3,267,927

GMAC LLC, FRN, 7.657%, 2034 (n)

     3,212,000      2,501,271

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., 4.305%, 2042

     3,320,099      3,313,774

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.917%, 2038

     2,125,000      1,059,633

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.917%, 2038

     2,041,068      1,761,024

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.42%, 2049

     7,161,947      6,125,469

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.343%, 2042 (n)

     4,734,928      1,049,161

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.35%, 2043

     7,331,619      4,476,827

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

     4,318,739      2,650,319

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

     5,520,000      5,195,085

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.748%, 2049

     3,070,000      2,452,388

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.798%, 2049

     1,467,768      1,173,967

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.99%, 2051

     3,000,000      2,604,996

KKR Financial CLO Ltd., “C”, CDO, FRN, 2.333%, 2021 (n)

     3,750,352      571,929

Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 0.827%, 2030 (i)

     11,781,540      290,261

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.829%, 2050

     1,561,000      297,180

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.749%, 2050

     3,070,000      2,235,580

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 5.72%, 2032

     975,165      982,492

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 0.867%, 2030 (i)(n)

     23,816,157      496,524

Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc., FRN, 2.457%, 2031 (i)

     962,409      1,750

PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., FRN, 7.1%, 2032 (z)

     5,790,000      5,529,156

Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.284%, 2013 (z)

     3,468,000      2,861,641

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

     2,516,336      1,524,878

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

     2,893,068      2,743,542

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.956%, 2045

     4,320,000      2,766,907
         
      $ 92,435,742
         

Automotive – 0.3%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 9.75%, 2010

   $ 3,470,000    $ 3,453,788
         

Broadcasting – 1.1%

     

News America, Inc., 8.5%, 2025

   $ 4,931,000    $ 5,622,297
     

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Broadcasting – continued

     

WPP Finance, 8%, 2014

   $ 6,229,000    $ 6,640,575
         
      $ 12,262,872
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.7%

     

INVESCO PLC, 4.5%, 2009

   $ 7,053,000    $ 7,085,098
         

Building – 0.6%

     

CRH PLC, 8.125%, 2018

   $ 3,493,000    $ 3,513,616

Hanson PLC, 7.875%, 2010

     3,170,000      3,106,600
         
      $ 6,620,216
         

Cable TV – 2.0%

     

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 2013

   $ 6,087,000    $ 6,252,165

Cox Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 2018 (n)

     1,735,000      1,837,261

TCI Communications, Inc., 9.8%, 2012

     3,539,000      4,085,811

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.25%, 2019

     6,150,000      7,469,747

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 2033

     1,734,000      2,109,427
         
      $ 21,754,411
         

Chemicals – 0.8%

     

Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019

   $ 4,010,000    $ 4,399,351

Dow Chemical Co., 9.4%, 2039

     3,510,000      4,216,714
         
      $ 8,616,065
         

Computer Software – 0.6%

     

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, 6.375%, 2011

   $ 7,013,000    $ 6,907,805
         

Conglomerates – 0.5%

     

American Standard Cos., Inc., 7.625%, 2010

   $ 1,955,000    $ 1,995,447

Kennametal, Inc., 7.2%, 2012

     3,091,000      3,160,044
         
      $ 5,155,491
         

Construction – 0.6%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc., 7.875%, 2011

   $ 4,993,000    $ 5,067,895

D.R. Horton, Inc., 5.625%, 2014

     1,731,000      1,540,590
         
      $ 6,608,485
         

Consumer Products – 1.3%

     

Clorox Co., 5%, 2013

   $ 4,780,000    $ 4,993,231

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 2011

     5,910,000      6,010,765

Hasbro, Inc., 6.125%, 2014

     2,740,000      2,827,042
         
      $ 13,831,038
         

Consumer Services – 0.9%

     

Service Corp. International, 7.375%, 2014

   $ 1,880,000    $ 1,828,300

Western Union Co., 5.4%, 2011

     7,660,000      8,110,714
         
      $ 9,939,014
         

Defense Electronics – 1.3%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2019 (n)

   $ 4,695,000    $ 5,058,567

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 2015

     9,517,000      9,136,320
         
      $ 14,194,887
         

Electronics – 0.6%

     

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 6.55%, 2017

   $ 2,450,000    $ 2,289,638

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 7.125%, 2037

     4,850,000      4,021,513
         
      $ 6,311,151
         

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 3.9%

     

BNDES Participacoes S.A., 6.5%, 2019 (n)

   $ 3,200,000    $ 3,240,000

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 5.875%, 2015

     1,789,000      1,802,648

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014 (z)

     4,161,000      4,202,610

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 8.375%, 2013 (n)

     843,000      790,312

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – continued

     

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015 (z)

   $ 2,575,000    $ 2,678,000

Korea National Oil Corp., 5.375%, 2014 (z)

     1,801,000      1,839,271

Mubadala Development Co., 7.625%, 2019 (n)

     3,276,000      3,505,320

Pemex Finance Ltd., 9.69%, 2009

     391,600      392,148

Pemex Finance Ltd., 10.61%, 2017

     1,500,000      1,875,285

Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019

     5,965,000      6,622,939

Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 2019 (n)

     3,925,000      4,273,465

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014 (z)

     2,556,000      2,612,194

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (z)

     2,995,000      3,112,617

TDIC Finance Ltd., 6.5%, 2014 (n)

     5,099,000      5,262,607
         
      $ 42,209,416
         

Emerging Market Sovereign – 1.0%

     

Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 6.75%, 2019 (n)

   $ 3,270,000    $ 3,494,459

Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)

     2,271,000      3,054,495

Republic of Peru, 7.125%, 2019

     448,000      485,632

Republic of Poland, 6.375%, 2019

     3,227,000      3,342,527
         
      $ 10,377,113
         

Energy - Independent – 2.3%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.45%, 2036

   $ 6,000,000    $ 6,022,452

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.5%, 2015

     4,623,000      4,906,159

Nexen, Inc., 6.4%, 2037

     6,380,000      6,011,025

Nexen, Inc., 7.5%, 2039

     3,370,000      3,616,566

Talisman Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 2019

     4,240,000      4,959,223
         
      $ 25,515,425
         

Energy - Integrated – 1.4%

     

ConocoPhillips, 6%, 2020

   $ 2,062,000    $ 2,289,808

Hess Corp., 8.125%, 2019

     3,210,000      3,841,523

Husky Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2019

     4,228,000      4,845,368

Petro-Canada, 6.05%, 2018

     4,468,000      4,605,163
         
      $ 15,581,862
         

Entertainment – 0.8%

     

Time Warner, Inc., 9.125%, 2013

   $ 6,649,000    $ 7,698,212

Time Warner, Inc., 6.5%, 2036

     1,100,000      1,104,345
         
      $ 8,802,557
         

Financial Institutions – 0.7%

     

GMAC LLC, 7.25%, 2011 (z)

   $ 3,680,000    $ 3,468,400

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 5.9% to 2010, FRN to 2065 (n)

     6,900,000      2,139,000

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.875%, 2013

     3,380,000      2,353,933
         
      $ 7,961,333
         

Food & Beverages – 4.7%

     

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.75%, 2019 (n)

   $ 4,630,000    $ 5,407,826

Conagra Foods, Inc., 7%, 2019

     2,520,000      2,913,725

Diageo Capital PLC, 5.5%, 2016

     6,930,000      7,276,410

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 6.82%, 2018

     4,738,000      5,236,030

General Mills, Inc., 5.65%, 2012

     2,333,000      2,535,315

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 2039 (z)

     4,300,000      4,731,823

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%, 2018

     6,690,000      7,334,314

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

     9,815,000      10,187,391

Tyson Foods, Inc., 7.85%, 2016

     6,160,000      6,221,600
         
      $ 51,844,434
         

Food & Drug Stores – 0.6%

     

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.75%, 2017

   $ 4,388,000    $ 4,670,837
     

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Food & Drug Stores – continued

     

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.6%, 2019

   $ 2,130,000    $ 2,378,799
         
      $ 7,049,636
         

Forest & Paper Products – 0.3%

     

Stora Enso Oyj, 7.25%, 2036 (n)

   $ 4,707,000    $ 2,730,060
         

Gaming & Lodging – 1.1%

     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 8%, 2010

   $ 4,190,000    $ 4,179,525

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016

     9,520,000      8,070,704
         
      $ 12,250,229
         

Insurance – 1.9%

     

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

   $ 4,906,000    $ 3,090,780

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2013 (n)

     4,190,000      4,271,944

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2014 (n)

     2,700,000      2,712,023

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 7.875%, 2014

     200,000      211,384

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.1%, 2014

     2,777,000      2,657,997

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6%, 2017

     1,075,000      1,047,683

UnumProvident Corp., 6.85%, 2015 (n)

     8,751,000      7,233,122
         
      $ 21,224,933
         

Insurance - Health – 0.5%

     

Humana, Inc., 7.2%, 2018

   $ 5,489,000    $ 5,098,403
         

Insurance - Property & Casualty – 1.3%

     

ACE INA Holdings, Inc., 5.9%, 2019

   $ 2,580,000    $ 2,727,429

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014

     5,545,000      5,215,228

Chubb Corp., 6.375% to 2017, FRN to 2067

     1,838,000      1,488,780

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

     5,610,000      4,656,300
         
      $ 14,087,737
         

International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 0.5%

     

ING Bank N.V., 3.9%, 2014 (n)

   $ 5,000,000    $ 5,105,950
         

Local Authorities – 1.0%

     

California (Build America Bonds), 7.5%, 2034

   $ 2,255,000    $ 2,326,912

California (Build America Bonds), 7.55%, 2039

     2,130,000      2,201,866

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (Build America Bonds), 7.336%, 2039

     1,895,000      2,203,904

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev. (Build America Bonds), “F”, 7.414%, 2040

     3,143,000      3,634,722
         
      $ 10,367,404
         

Major Banks – 11.0%

     

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 5.63% to 2012, FRN to 2049

   $ 4,150,000    $ 2,448,500

Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018

     8,930,000      8,517,541

Bank of America Corp., 5.49%, 2019

     2,815,000      2,379,486

Bank of America Corp., 7.625%, 2019

     2,800,000      3,036,953

Barclays Bank PLC, 8.55% to 2011, FRN to 2049 (n)

     6,318,000      4,928,040

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

     4,300,000      3,171,250

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 4.875%, 2010

     8,611,000      8,884,726

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 6%, 2018

     1,320,000      1,364,591

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.625%, 2017

     7,771,000      7,781,460

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.5%, 2019

     6,460,000      7,565,655

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.3%, 2019

     5,920,000      6,431,364

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 6%, 2017

     5,750,000      5,974,681

Kookmin Bank, 7.25%, 2014 (n)

     2,700,000      2,897,035

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.15%, 2013

     3,390,000      3,481,998

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

     3,281,000      3,059,828

Morgan Stanley, 5.75%, 2016

     5,924,000      5,990,888

Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018

     5,114,000      5,442,713

Morgan Stanley, 7.3%, 2019

     3,930,000      4,426,984

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

     3,896,000      3,519,635

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Major Banks – continued

     

Natixis S.A., 10% to 2018, FRN to 2049 (n)

   $ 4,000,000    $ 3,162,040

PNC Funding Corp., 5.625%, 2017

     7,355,000      7,409,464

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 9.118%, 2049

     2,152,000      1,979,840

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

     5,204,000      3,443,575

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

     6,850,000      6,014,855

Wachovia Corp., 6.605%, 2025

     7,936,000      7,254,258
         
      $ 120,567,360
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 3.1%

     

CareFusion Corp., 6.375%, 2019 (z)

   $ 4,300,000    $ 4,535,257

Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 6.125%, 2015

     9,060,000      9,241,200

HCA, Inc., 8.75%, 2010

     7,607,000      7,683,070

Hospira, Inc., 5.55%, 2012

     1,390,000      1,447,356

Hospira, Inc., 6.05%, 2017

     5,030,000      5,190,301

McKesson Corp., 5.7%, 2017

     5,010,000      5,176,212

McKesson Corp., 7.5%, 2019

     920,000      1,077,386
         
      $ 34,350,782
         

Metals & Mining – 2.0%

     

BHP Billiton Finance Ltd., 5.5%, 2014

   $ 100,000    $ 108,622

BHP Billiton Finance Ltd., 6.5%, 2019

     1,716,000      1,952,911

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.25%, 2015

     9,620,000      10,173,150

International Steel Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2014

     6,119,000      6,031,052

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 5.875%, 2013

     3,820,000      4,046,129
         
      $ 22,311,864
         

Mortgage Backed – 0.7%

     

Fannie Mae, 7.5%, 2030 - 2031

   $ 1,543,776    $ 1,717,695

Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2032

     1,655,750      1,786,274

Freddie Mac, 6%, 2021 - 2034

     3,128,869      3,311,037

Freddie Mac, 5%, 2025

     1,138,195      1,161,380
         
      $ 7,976,386
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.7%

     

EQT Corp., 8.125%, 2019

   $ 7,020,000    $ 7,918,778
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 3.8%

     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 2013

   $ 8,438,000    $ 9,089,962

Energy Transfer Partners, 9.7%, 2019

     3,520,000      4,413,246

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.5%, 2014

     1,276,000      1,474,489

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 5.65%, 2013

     2,434,000      2,548,700

Enterprise Products Partners LP, 6.3%, 2017

     3,590,000      3,860,679

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, 6.85%, 2020

     2,880,000      3,187,621

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, 2014

     2,559,000      2,639,207

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.4%, 2031

     3,627,000      3,875,486

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 2019

     5,750,000      6,387,577

Williams Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 2011

     4,325,000      4,540,134
         
      $ 42,017,101
         

Network & Telecom – 4.3%

     

AT&T, Inc., 5.1%, 2014

   $ 8,569,000    $ 9,180,801

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 2011

     6,990,000      7,129,800

Qwest Corp., 8.375%, 2016 (n)

     494,000      506,350

Telecom Italia Capital, 7.175%, 2019

     3,833,000      4,269,935

Telefonica Europe B.V., 7.75%, 2010

     6,019,000      6,381,482

Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 9.5%, 2019 (n)

     2,327,000      2,644,054

Verizon Communications, Inc., 8.95%, 2039

     2,640,000      3,632,983

Verizon New York, Inc., 6.875%, 2012

     6,786,000      7,308,278

Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 2016

     6,000,000      6,090,000
         
      $ 47,143,683
         

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Oil Services – 0.7%

     

Smith International, Inc., 9.75%, 2019

   $ 6,150,000    $ 7,438,431
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 5.7%

     

American Express Centurion Bank, 5.55%, 2012

   $ 3,943,000    $ 4,027,613

American Express Co., 8.125%, 2019

     5,110,000      5,645,983

Capital One Financial Corp., 8.8%, 2019

     7,000,000      7,592,907

Capital One Financial Corp., 10.25%, 2039

     3,490,000      3,551,075

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 2018

     10,940,000      10,016,752

Citigroup, Inc., 8.5%, 2019

     1,421,000      1,512,956

Citigroup, Inc., 8.125%, 2039

     5,010,000      5,046,528

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

     2,450,000      1,629,250

Resona Bank Ltd., 5.85% to 2016, FRN to 2049 (n)

     6,312,000      5,049,600

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 4.875%, 2014 (n)

     7,010,000      7,243,468

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

     3,471,000      2,117,310

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC, 6.75%, 2013

     6,193,000      6,681,813

Woori America Bank, 7%, 2015 (z)

     1,805,000      1,886,225
         
      $ 62,001,480
         

Pollution Control – 0.7%

     

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 6.875%, 2017

   $ 7,890,000    $ 8,087,250
         

Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.7%

     

Teck Cominco Ltd., 6.125%, 2035

   $ 1,420,000    $ 1,185,700

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016 (z)

     5,510,000      6,240,075
         
      $ 7,425,775
         

Printing & Publishing – 0.2%

     

Pearson PLC, 5.5%, 2013 (n)

   $ 1,930,000    $ 1,919,568
         

Railroad & Shipping – 1.1%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 6.5%, 2018

   $ 3,200,000    $ 3,220,621

CSX Corp., 6.3%, 2012

     4,932,000      5,120,230

CSX Corp., 7.375%, 2019

     1,225,000      1,393,037

Kansas City Southern, 7.375%, 2014

     2,170,000      1,909,600
         
      $ 11,643,488
         

Real Estate – 2.3%

     

HRPT Properties Trust, REIT, 6.25%, 2016

   $ 6,245,000    $ 5,284,887

Liberty Property LP, REIT, 5.5%, 2016

     4,340,000      3,564,255

ProLogis, REIT, 5.75%, 2016

     5,547,000      4,785,868

ProLogis, REIT, 5.625%, 2016

     1,300,000      1,106,409

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 6.35%, 2012

     4,283,000      4,351,485

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.75%, 2015

     6,800,000      6,530,176
         
      $ 25,623,080
         

Restaurants – 0.3%

     

YUM! Brands, Inc., 8.875%, 2011

   $ 2,887,000    $ 3,141,916
         

Retailers – 2.4%

     

Autozone, Inc., 5.75%, 2015

   $ 3,510,000    $ 3,625,009

Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036

     5,029,000      4,647,032

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 8%, 2010

     527,000      533,457

Macy’s, Inc., 6.625%, 2011

     6,801,000      6,905,130

Staples, Inc., 7.75%, 2011

     2,750,000      2,927,636

Staples, Inc., 9.75%, 2014

     2,400,000      2,811,650

Wesfarmers Ltd., 6.998%, 2013 (n)

     4,170,000      4,345,707
         
      $ 25,795,621
         

Specialty Chemicals – 0.0%

     

Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 2017 (n)

   $ 350,000    $ 369,250
         

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Supermarkets – 0.7%

     

Delhaize America, Inc., 9%, 2031

   $ 2,407,000    $ 3,012,399

Kroger Co., 6.4%, 2017

     3,884,000      4,239,864
         
      $ 7,252,263
         

Supranational – 0.3%

     

Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 6.875%, 2012

   $ 2,747,000    $ 2,894,857
         

Telecommunications - Wireless – 0.8%

     

Rogers Cable, Inc., 5.5%, 2014

   $ 2,229,000    $ 2,382,063

Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.8%, 2018

     1,340,000      1,534,354

Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.25%, 2012

     3,315,000      3,766,868

Vodafone Group PLC, 5.625%, 2017

     1,452,000      1,541,240
         
      $ 9,224,525
         

Telephone Services – 0.8%

     

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 2016

   $ 3,710,000    $ 3,878,657

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, 2014

     5,120,000      5,184,000
         
      $ 9,062,657
         

Tobacco – 3.1%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 9.95%, 2038

   $ 6,980,000    $ 8,893,392

BAT International Finance PLC, 9.5%, 2018 (n)

     4,400,000      5,482,444

Lorillard Tobacco Co., 8.125%, 2019

     6,504,000      7,116,104

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.25%, 2012

     5,112,000      5,444,193

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017

     7,310,000      7,350,761
         
      $ 34,286,894
         

Transportation - Services – 0.7%

     

Erac USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 2017 (n)

   $ 1,400,000    $ 1,308,224

Erac USA Finance Co., 7%, 2037 (n)

     7,660,000      6,424,756
         
      $ 7,732,980
         

Utilities - Electric Power – 9.2%

     

AES Corp., 9.75%, 2016 (n)

   $ 5,275,000    $ 5,512,375

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 8.25%, 2012 (n)

     8,890,000      9,505,312

Beaver Valley Funding Corp., 9%, 2017

     7,884,000      7,783,321

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 2017

     2,950,000      2,723,148

Consumers Energy Co., 6.7%, 2019

     3,190,000      3,610,404

DPL, Inc., 6.875%, 2011

     3,644,000      3,825,839

Duke Energy Corp., 5.65%, 2013

     6,740,000      7,181,281

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

     6,800,000      7,241,123

ELETROBRAS S.A., 6.875%, 2019 (z)

     173,000      174,946

Enersis S.A., 7.375%, 2014

     4,189,000      4,527,463

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 6.95%, 2011

     8,551,000      9,144,841

Mirant Americas Generation LLC, 8.3%, 2011

     8,490,000      8,627,962

NiSource Finance Corp., 7.875%, 2010

     4,669,000      4,883,797

NorthWestern Corp., 5.875%, 2014

     4,275,000      4,443,362

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2016

     5,015,000      4,852,013

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 6.8%, 2018

     4,102,000      4,634,735

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.05%, 2019

     2,730,000      3,130,081

PSEG Power LLC, 5.5%, 2015

     1,705,000      1,750,500

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

     2,343,370      2,319,983

Waterford 3 Funding Corp., 8.09%, 2017

     5,462,787      5,257,277
         
      $ 101,129,763
         

Total Bonds

      $ 1,072,611,707
         

Preferred Stocks – 0.0%

     

Financial Institutions – 0.0%

     

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7% (z)

   $ 780    $ 359,166
         

 

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MFS Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Money Market Funds (v) – 1.9%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.21%, at Net Asset Value

   20,499,609    $ 20,499,609
         

Total Investments

      $ 1,093,470,482
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.1%

        1,052,539
         

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 1,094,523,021
         

 

(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.

 

(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 $173,031,200, representing 15.8% 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.

 

(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    Current
Market Value
 

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “G”, 6.1%, 2045

   9/21/04    $ 2,025,407    $ 150,500   

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.085%, 2040

   3/01/06      2,930,000      1,081,463   

Brazilian Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd., 5.911%, 2011

   7/02/03 - 3/08/07      2,753,728      2,669,250   

CareFusion Corp., 6.375%, 2019

   7/14/09      4,229,546      4,535,257   

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 6.6%, 2029

   6/07/00      1,318,139      1,363,366   

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.04%, 2031

   7/23/04      2,638,274      2,609,563   

ELETROBRAS S.A., 6.875%, 2019

   7/23/09      171,464      174,946   

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 6.5%, 2014

   7/15/05      2,532,018      683,250   

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.693%, 2025

   1/29/03      1,457,908      924,551   

GMAC LLC, 7.25%, 2011

   12/29/08      3,286,039      3,468,400   

GMAC LLC, FRN, 6.02%, 2033

   3/20/02      3,997,240      3,267,927   

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014

   7/22/09      4,161,000      4,202,610   

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 2039

   7/22/09      4,530,377      4,731,823   

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015

   7/16/09      2,549,691      2,678,000   

Korea National Oil Corp., 5.375%, 2014

   7/23/09      1,789,197      1,839,271   

PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp., FRN, 7.1%, 2032

   3/25/08      5,790,000      5,529,156   

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7% (Preferred Stock)

   12/29/08      600,600      359,166   

Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.284%, 2013

   12/06/04      3,652,287      2,861,641   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014

   7/16/09      2,550,069      2,612,194   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019

   7/16/09 - 7/17/09      3,007,813      3,112,617   

Spirit Master Funding LLC, 5.05%, 2023

   10/04/05      2,488,662      1,524,878   

System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014

   4/16/04      2,343,370      2,319,983   

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016

   5/05/09      5,221,938      6,240,075   

Woori America Bank, 7%, 2015

   7/27/09      1,797,386      1,886,225   
              

Total Restricted Securities

         $ 60,826,112   

% of Net Assets

           5.6

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

 

CDO

   Collateralized Debt Obligation

CLO

   Collateralized Loan 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

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 Bond Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09

(1) Investment Valuations

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. For securities for which there were no sales reported that day, equity securities 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. For securities held short for which there were no sales reported for that day, the position is 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. 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. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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. Events that occur on a frequent basis after foreign markets close (such as developments in foreign markets and significant movements in the U.S. markets) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value may be deemed to have a material affect on the value of securities traded in foreign markets. Accordingly, the fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued at fair value. 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 carried at market value. 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 futures, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value:

 

Investments at Value

   Level 1    Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Equity Securities

   $ —      $ 359,166      $ —      $ 359,166   

Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt

     —        60,587,337        —        60,587,337   

Corporate Bonds

     —        734,540,318        —        734,540,318   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —        8,082,850        —        8,082,850   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —        87,856,135        —        87,856,135   

Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)

     —        4,473,142        —        4,473,142   

Foreign Bonds

     —        177,071,925        —        177,071,925   

Mutual Funds

     20,499,609      —          —        20,499,609   
                              

Total Investments

   $ 20,499,609    $ 1,072,970,873      $ —      $ 1,093,470,482   
                              

Other Financial Instruments

          

Swaps

   $ —      $ (3,919,072   $ —      $ (3,919,072

 

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MFS Bond Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

(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

   $ 1,112,471,474   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 54,085,897   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (73,086,889
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (19,000,992
        

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

(3) Derivative Contracts at 7/31/09

Swap Agreements at 7/31/09

 

Expiration

       Notional
Amount
  

Counterparty

   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
   Fair Value  
Liability Derivatives                

Credit Default Swaps

               

12/20/12

  USD      6,090,000    Merrill Lynch International    1.00% (fixed rate)   (1)    $ (3,882,868

6/20/13

  USD      2,670,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    (2)   1.48% (fixed rate)      (8,525

3/20/14

  USD      2,180,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    (2)   1.75% (fixed rate)      (27,679
                     
                $ (3,919,072
                     

 

(1) Fund, as protection seller, to pay notional amount upon a defined credit event by MBIA, Inc., 1.756%, 10/06/10, a BBB rated bond. The fund entered into the contract to gain issuer exposure.

 

(2) Fund, as protection buyer, to receive notional amount upon a defined credit event by Weyerhauser Co., 7.125%, 7/15/23.

The credit ratings presented here are an indicator of the current payment/performance risk of the related swap, the reference obligation for which may be either a single security or, in case of a credit default index, a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. Each reference security, including each individual security within a reference basket of securities, is assigned a rating from Moody’s Investor Service. If not rated by Moody’s, the rating will be that assigned by Standard & Poor’s. Likewise, if not assigned by Standard & Poor’s, it will be based on the rating assigned by Fitch, Inc. The ratings for a credit default index are calculated by MFS as a weighted average of the external credit ratings of the individual securities that compose the index’s reference basket of securities.

Although contract-specific, credit events generally consist of a combination of the following: bankruptcy, failure to pay, restructuring, obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium, each as defined in the 2003 International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Credit Derivatives Definitions as amended by the relevant contract. Restructuring is generally not applicable when the reference obligation is issued by a North American corporation and obligation acceleration, obligation default, or repudiation/moratorium are generally only applicable when the reference obligation is issued by a sovereign entity or an entity in an emerging country. The maximum amount of future, undiscounted payments that the fund, as protection seller, could be required to make is equal to the swap’s notional amount.

At July 31, 2009, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

 

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Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

(4) 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 Funds

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

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     17,666,146      139,145,972      (136,312,509     20,499,609

Underlying Funds

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 10,599      $ 20,499,609

 

11


LOGO

 


MFS Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – 96.8%

     

Airlines – 0.1%

     

American Airlines Inc., 3.857%, 2010

   $ 700,558    $ 660,276
         

Asset Backed & Securitized – 7.2%

     

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.595%, 2035 (z)

   $ 1,670,357    $ 879,931

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.555%, 2036 (z)

     1,421,152      793,713

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.798%, 2036 (i)(z)

     8,074,010      482,826

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.638%, 2036

     2,370,000      1,118,403

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041

     2,325,000      1,855,706

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.085%, 2040 (z)

     1,402,996      517,846

Brascan Real Estate, CDO, FRN, 2.11%, 2040 (z)

     1,526,000      61,040

Brazilian Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd., 5.911%, 2011 (z)

     1,470,116      1,426,013

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust, FRN, 0.852%, 2032 (i)(z)

     20,332,717      508,521

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, FRN, 0.478%, 2017 (n)

     3,400,000      3,017,661

Continental Airlines, Inc., FRN, 1.333%, 2011

     667,835      581,614

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

     121,549      115,534

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 5.737%, 2037

     2,830,000      931,846

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, FRN, 5.303%, 2035

     1,883,849      1,700,439

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, FRN, 5.731%, 2037

     4,000,000      1,266,323

E*TRADE RV & Marine Trust, 3.62%, 2018

     1,422,315      1,387,816

Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust, “A2”, 2.6%, 2011 (n)

     1,490,000      1,502,689

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, FRN, 0.618%, 2010

     127,185      127,179

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, FRN, 3.24%, 2011

     2,140,000      2,160,259

Gramercy Real Estate Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.824%, 2035 (z)

     2,337,207      981,627

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, “A2”, 1.5%, 2011

     1,460,000      1,460,730

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, “A2”, 2.22%, 2011

     2,270,000      2,284,507

IMPAC CMB Trust, FRN, 1.025%, 2034

     542,424      315,183

IMPAC CMB Trust, FRN, 1.205%, 2034

     570,973      129,532

IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., FRN, 0.635%, 2036

     1,653,500      1,144,992

Interstar Millennium Trust, FRN, 1.029%, 2036

     874,019      664,704

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 4.851%, 2042

     3,504,086      3,511,875

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.298%, 2047

     5,000,000      4,628,801

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.316%, 2037

     5,000,000      4,649,381

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., FRN, 5.532%, 2036

     3,700,000      2,397,378

Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.335%, 2035 (i)

     6,551,595      265,794

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., FRN, 5.45%, 2037

     2,246,371      550,814

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.878%, 2046

     4,970,000      5,059,565

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.352%, 2031 (i)(z)

     3,701,504      58,730

Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc., FRN, 2.457%, 2031 (i)

     463,395      842

Nationslink Funding Corp., FRN, 1.094%, 2030 (i)

     3,985,656      127,614

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, FRN, 4.532%, 2035

     1,238,014      1,211,492

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, “A”, 2.01%, 2011

     2,075,000      2,081,650

Nomura Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 9.934%, 2027 (z)

     2,247,993      2,371,311

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 5.611%, 2037

     1,990,000      964,439

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 5.29%, 2036

     3,767,699      2,018,196

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 4.62%, 2035

     1,509,933      1,463,928

RMAC PLC, FRN, 0.839%, 2036 (n)

     20,812      20,249

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

     706,010      589,123

Structured Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 0.525%, 2035

     366,803      296,571

Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Trust, FRN, 0.978%, 2029

     389,199      359,348

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, FRN, 0.965%, 2043

     2,423,463      2,061,448

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.275%, 2048

     6,000,000      5,944,010
         
      $ 68,049,193
         

Automotive – 0.8%

     

Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.25%, 2011

   $ 4,440,000    $ 4,510,929

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 5.625%, 2011 (n)

     3,289,000      3,206,736
         
      $ 7,717,665
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Broadcasting – 0.3%

     

CBS Corp., 6.625%, 2011

   $ 2,650,000    $ 2,716,973
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.5%

     

INVESCO PLC, 4.5%, 2009

   $ 4,481,000    $ 4,501,393
         

Building – 0.9%

     

CRH America, Inc., 6.95%, 2012

   $ 2,250,000    $ 2,269,645

Hanson PLC, 7.875%, 2010

     1,760,000      1,724,800

Lafarge S.A., 6.15%, 2011

     4,410,000      4,545,630
         
      $ 8,540,075
         

Cable TV – 1.8%

     

Comcast Corp., 5.45%, 2010

   $ 5,100,000    $ 5,310,232

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 2010

     5,320,000      5,372,450

Shaw Communications, Inc., 8.25%, 2010

     1,500,000      1,541,250

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 5.4%, 2012

     4,560,000      4,869,318
         
      $ 17,093,250
         

Chemicals – 1.0%

     

Dow Chemical Co., 7.6%, 2014

   $ 6,030,000    $ 6,552,313

PPG Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 2013

     2,791,000      2,938,454
         
      $ 9,490,767
         

Computer Software – 0.5%

     

Oracle Corp., 3.75%, 2014

   $ 4,430,000    $ 4,568,686
         

Computer Software - Systems – 0.4%

     

International Bus Machine Corp., FRN, 1.082%, 2011

   $ 3,420,000    $ 3,460,534
         

Conglomerates – 1.1%

     

American Standard Cos., Inc., 7.625%, 2010

   $ 2,670,000    $ 2,725,240

Eaton Corp., 4.9%, 2013

     2,000,000      2,086,002

Siemens AG, FRN, 0.956%, 2009 (n)

     3,920,000      3,919,334

Textron Financial Corp., 5.125%, 2010

     1,810,000      1,699,290
         
      $ 10,429,866
         

Consumer Products – 2.0%

     

Clorox Co., 5%, 2013

   $ 2,100,000    $ 2,193,679

Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 2011

     4,272,000      4,344,838

Hasbro, Inc., 6.125%, 2014

     1,350,000      1,392,885

Procter & Gamble Co., 4.6%, 2014

     3,740,000      3,998,221

Royal Philips Electronics N.V., 4.625%, 2013

     3,980,000      4,074,692

Whirlpool Corp., 8%, 2012

     2,971,000      3,130,240
         
      $ 19,134,555
         

Consumer Services – 0.6%

     

Western Union Co., 5.4%, 2011

   $ 5,500,000    $ 5,823,620
         

Defense Electronics – 0.7%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 2010 (n)

   $ 3,932,000    $ 3,996,988

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, 2014 (n)

     2,240,000      2,304,649
         
      $ 6,301,637
         

Electronics – 0.4%

     

Tyco Electronics Ltd., 6%, 2012

   $ 3,761,000    $ 3,767,266
         

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 1.9%

     

Mubadala Development Co., 5.75%, 2014 (n)

   $ 3,197,000    $ 3,284,917

Qtel International Finance Ltd., 6.5%, 2014 (n)

     2,365,000      2,491,005

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 8.294%, 2014 (n)

     3,570,000      3,909,764

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014 (z)

     3,957,000      4,043,995

TDIC Finance Ltd., 6.5%, 2014 (n)

     4,390,000      4,530,858
         
      $ 18,260,539
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Emerging Market Sovereign – 0.2%

     

State of Qatar, 5.15%, 2014 (n)

   $ 1,588,000    $ 1,641,595
         

Energy - Independent – 0.9%

     

Anadarko Finance Co., 6.75%, 2011

   $ 3,340,000    $ 3,542,591

EnCana Corp., 4.6%, 2009

     2,850,000      2,852,545

EnCana Holdings Finance Corp., 5.8%, 2014

     1,535,000      1,670,431
         
      $ 8,065,567
         

Energy - Integrated – 3.1%

     

BP Capital Markets PLC, 5.25%, 2013

   $ 2,620,000    $ 2,870,750

Chevron Corp., 3.45%, 2012

     1,980,000      2,051,741

ConocoPhillips, 5.5%, 2013

     1,700,000      1,819,473

ConocoPhillips, 4.75%, 2014

     3,740,000      3,978,986

Hess Corp., 7%, 2014

     3,740,000      4,133,583

Husky Energy, Inc., 5.9%, 2014

     2,965,000      3,187,197

Petro-Canada, 5%, 2014

     2,950,000      3,038,102

Shell International Finance, 4%, 2014

     6,240,000      6,557,472

TNK-BP Finance S.A., 6.875%, 2011 (n)

     2,060,000      2,060,000
         
      $ 29,697,304
         

Entertainment – 0.1%

     

Time Warner, Inc., 5.5%, 2011

   $ 1,321,000    $ 1,399,745
         

Financial Institutions – 1.9%

     

General Electric Capital Corp., 4.8%, 2013

   $ 1,820,000    $ 1,855,353

General Electric Capital Corp., FRN, 0.554%, 2011

     2,630,000      2,572,924

General Electric Capital Corp., FRN, 0.709%, 2011

     2,230,000      2,154,082

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 5.9% to 2010, FRN to 2065 (n)

     3,500,000      1,085,000

International Lease Finance Corp., 5%, 2010

     2,341,000      2,105,479

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.35%, 2012

     3,340,000      2,453,587

NYSE Euronext, Inc., 4.8%, 2013

     2,230,000      2,332,283

ORIX Corp., 5.48%, 2011

     3,240,000      3,129,555
         
      $ 17,688,263
         

Food & Beverages – 4.4%

     

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.2%, 2014 (n)

   $ 3,760,000    $ 4,179,078

Brown-Forman Corp., 5.2%, 2012

     3,780,000      3,995,762

Conagra Foods, Inc., 7.875%, 2010

     2,323,000      2,479,568

Conagra Foods, Inc., 5.875%, 2014

     3,000,000      3,270,537

Diageo Capital PLC, 5.125%, 2012

     7,130,000      7,458,985

General Mills, Inc., 5.65%, 2012

     2,710,000      2,945,008

General Mills, Inc., FRN, 0.635%, 2010

     2,960,000      2,959,168

Kellogg Co., 6.6%, 2011

     3,850,000      4,140,979

Kraft Foods, Inc., 4.125%, 2009

     1,100,000      1,110,363

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.75%, 2014

     1,100,000      1,236,046

Kraft Foods, Inc., FRN, 1.456%, 2010

     2,500,000      2,502,565

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

     4,025,000      4,177,713

SABMiller PLC, 6.2%, 2011 (n)

     1,050,000      1,115,127
         
      $ 41,570,899
         

Food & Drug Stores – 0.6%

     

CVS Caremark Corp., 4%, 2009

   $ 1,010,000    $ 1,013,750

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.75%, 2011

     2,240,000      2,378,519

CVS Caremark Corp., FRN, 0.968%, 2010

     2,200,000      2,192,764
         
      $ 5,585,033
         

Industrial – 0.9%

     

Cornell University, 4.35%, 2014

   $ 2,070,000    $ 2,174,990

Duke University Taxable Bonds, “A”, 4.2%, 2014

     1,560,000      1,633,117

President & Fellows Harvard College, 5%, 2014 (n)

     2,300,000      2,449,592

 

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MFS Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Industrial – continued

     

Steelcase, Inc., 6.5%, 2011

   $ 2,114,000    $ 2,095,486
         
      $ 8,353,185
         

Insurance – 1.4%

     

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2013 (n)

   $ 2,250,000    $ 2,294,003

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2014 (n)

     1,450,000      1,456,457

New York Life Global Funding, 4.65%, 2013 (n)

     2,600,000      2,668,206

Pricoa Global Funding, 4.625%, 2012 (n)

     740,000      725,595

Pricoa Global Funding, FRN, 0.591%, 2012 (n)

     2,970,000      2,791,616

Principal Financial Group, Inc., 7.875%, 2014

     3,000,000      3,170,757
         
      $ 13,106,634
         

Insurance - Health – 0.7%

     

Aetna, Inc., 7.875%, 2011

   $ 3,915,000    $ 4,183,694

Aetna, Inc., 5.75%, 2011

     2,350,000      2,464,901
         
      $ 6,648,595
         

Insurance - Property & Casualty – 0.6%

     

Allstate Corp., 6.2%, 2014

   $ 1,490,000    $ 1,590,784

St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc., 8.125%, 2010

     1,910,000      1,988,193

ZFS Finance USA Trust IV, 5.875% to 2012, FRN to 2032 (n)

     2,220,000      1,804,305
         
      $ 5,383,282
         

International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 9.5%

     

ANZ National Bank Ltd. Group, 3.25%, 2012 (z)

   $ 4,290,000    $ 4,273,792

Bank of England, 2.375%, 2012 (n)

     2,400,000      2,394,777

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 2.4%, 2012 (n)

     1,950,000      1,978,314

Danske Bank A/S, FRN, 0.743%, 2012 (n)

     5,170,000      5,148,901

Dexia Credit Local, FRN, 1.262%, 2011 (n)

     7,370,000      7,348,008

Eksportfinans A.S.A., 5.125%, 2011

     3,780,000      4,020,457

Electricité de France, 5.5%, 2014 (n)

     3,910,000      4,255,100

ING Bank N.V., 2.625%, 2012 (n)

     4,770,000      4,826,830

ING Bank N.V., 3.9%, 2014 (n)

     3,700,000      3,778,403

Japan Finance Corp., 2%, 2011

     3,680,000      3,714,036

KfW Bankengruppe, 4.875%, 2009

     2,800,000      2,825,438

KfW Bankengruppe, 1.875%, 2011

     2,870,000      2,903,411

KfW Bankengruppe, 3.5%, 2014

     3,066,000      3,151,376

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank, 4.125%, 2013

     4,040,000      4,232,526

LeasePlan Corp. N.V., 3%, 2012 (n)

     1,600,000      1,620,341

Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, FRN, 1.597%, 2012 (n)

     4,330,000      4,319,452

Macquarie Bank, 2.6%, 2012 (n)

     2,680,000      2,705,631

National Australia Bank Ltd., 2.55%, 2012 (n)

     1,950,000      1,966,199

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, FRN, 1.159%, 2012 (n)

     5,406,000      5,443,420

SBAB, 3.125%, 2012 (n)

     4,740,000      4,837,007

Societe Financement de l’ Economie Francaise, 3.375%, 2014 (n)

     7,550,000      7,637,806

Swedbank AB, 2.8%, 2012 (n)

     780,000      790,465

Westpac Banking Corp., 3.25%, 2011 (n)

     1,800,000      1,855,044

Westpac Banking Corp., 3.45%, 2014 (z)

     3,370,000      3,335,452
         
      $ 89,362,186
         

International Market Sovereign – 0.7%

     

Kingdom of Spain, 3.625%, 2013

   $ 6,790,000    $ 6,938,681
         

Local Authorities – 1.9%

     

Louisiana Gas & Fuels Tax Rev., FRN, 3%, 2043

   $ 3,730,000    $ 3,708,702

Province of Ontario, 3.125%, 2010

     3,690,000      3,774,944

Province of Ontario, 5%, 2011

     5,000,000      5,368,760

Province of Ontario, 2.625%, 2012

     1,050,000      1,072,315

State of California, FRN, 5.65%, 2039

     3,730,000      3,772,559
         
      $ 17,697,280
         

 

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MFS Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Major Banks – 7.4%

     

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 5.63% to 2012, FRN to 2049

   $ 3,700,000    $ 2,183,000

Bank of America Corp., 7.375%, 2014

     1,075,000      1,171,009

Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 4.3%, 2014

     4,010,000      4,157,833

BANK ONE Corp., 7.875%, 2010

     5,066,000      5,329,442

Barclays Bank PLC, 5.2%, 2014

     3,660,000      3,795,727

BB&T Corp., 3.85%, 2012

     7,320,000      7,375,061

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc., 5.85%, 2010

     3,370,000      3,467,171

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 4.125%, 2009

     530,000      531,357

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 4%, 2011

     3,000,000      3,012,330

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 6.125%, 2011

     5,039,000      5,415,035

Credit Suisse New York, 5.5%, 2014

     2,270,000      2,414,263

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.35%, 2009

     3,900,000      3,944,238

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6%, 2014

     2,930,000      3,174,913

Kookmin Bank, 7.25%, 2014 (n)

     2,200,000      2,360,547

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.15%, 2013

     3,710,000      3,810,682

Morgan Stanley, 6.75%, 2011

     3,920,000      4,146,333

Morgan Stanley, 6%, 2014

     2,060,000      2,198,731

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 9.118%, 2049

     5,727,000      5,268,840

State Street Corp., 4.3%, 2014

     3,750,000      3,805,215

Wachovia Corp., 5.5%, 2013

     2,250,000      2,357,926
         
      $ 69,919,653
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 1.3%

     

Cardinal Health, Inc., FRN, 0.865%, 2009

   $ 3,530,000    $ 3,521,772

CareFusion Corp., 4.125%, 2012 (z)

     1,490,000      1,511,881

Covidien International Finance S.A., 5.15%, 2010

     3,770,000      3,899,869

Hospira, Inc., 5.55%, 2012

     3,140,000      3,269,566
         
      $ 12,203,088
         

Metals & Mining – 0.6%

     

BHP Billiton Finance Ltd., 5.5%, 2014

   $ 2,250,000    $ 2,443,993

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 5.875%, 2013

     3,220,000      3,410,611
         
      $ 5,854,604
         

Mortgage Backed – 10.6%

     

Fannie Mae, 6.022%, 2010

   $ 4,685,489    $ 4,908,947

Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2014 - 2027

     11,200,458      11,716,576

Fannie Mae, 7%, 2015 - 2016

     1,326,765      1,432,408

Fannie Mae, 4%, 2016

     1,341,361      1,368,190

Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 2016 - 2026

     10,952,004      11,288,185

Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2016 - 2017

     2,871,973      3,089,112

Fannie Mae, 6%, 2017

     3,462,497      3,696,642

Fannie Mae, 5%, 2018 - 2025

     13,435,592      13,953,923

Fannie Mae, FRN, 3.776%, 2033

     1,594,823      1,621,630

Fannie Mae, FRN, 3.952%, 2033

     260,035      267,260

Fannie Mae, FRN, 4.21%, 2033

     163,887      169,220

Freddie Mac, 4.5%, 2014

     438,663      440,483

Freddie Mac, 5%, 2015 - 2028

     25,562,788      26,343,343

Freddie Mac, 7.5%, 2015

     465,758      503,741

Freddie Mac, 6%, 2016 - 2017

     2,788,948      2,974,926

Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2017 - 2025

     12,988,829      13,535,510

Freddie Mac, FRN, 0.738%, 2031

     2,158,213      2,142,278

Ginnie Mae, 7.5%, 2011

     55,088      57,919

Ginnie Mae, FRN, 4.625%, 2032

     271,254      277,312
         
      $ 99,787,605
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 1.5%

     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 2011

   $ 4,500,000    $ 4,776,574

 

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MFS Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Natural Gas - Pipeline – continued

     

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.5%, 2014

   $ 635,000    $ 733,778

Enterprise Products Partners LP, 4.95%, 2010

     5,012,000      5,100,362

Kinder Morgan Finance Corp., 5.35%, 2011

     3,264,000      3,272,160
         
      $ 13,882,874
         

Network & Telecom – 3.5%

     

British Telecommunications PLC, 5.15%, 2013

   $ 799,000    $ 822,850

Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., 8.5%, 2010

     1,980,000      2,085,641

France Telecom, 4.375%, 2014

     2,390,000      2,493,805

France Telecom S.A., 7.75%, 2011

     1,980,000      2,152,753

SBC Communications, Inc., 4.125%, 2009

     5,830,000      5,848,936

Telecom Italia Capital, 4%, 2010

     1,100,000      1,107,817

Telecom Italia Capital, 4.875%, 2010

     2,227,000      2,273,253

Telefonica Europe B.V., 7.75%, 2010

     5,460,000      5,788,818

TELUS Corp., 8%, 2011

     3,636,000      3,930,261

Verizon Communications, Inc, 5.25%, 2013

     2,770,000      2,970,346

Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, FRN, 3.316%, 2011 (n)

     3,750,000      3,854,235
         
      $ 33,328,715
         

Oil Services – 0.9%

     

Smith International, Inc., 8.625%, 2014

   $ 2,995,000    $ 3,402,658

Weatherford International Ltd., 5.95%, 2012

     4,580,000      4,802,199
         
      $ 8,204,857
         

Oils – 0.4%

     

Premcor Refing Group, Inc., 6.125%, 2011

   $ 3,514,000    $ 3,624,255
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 2.4%

     

American Express Centurion Bank, 5.55%, 2012

   $ 2,870,000    $ 2,931,587

Bosphorus Financial Services Ltd., FRN, 2.683%, 2012 (z)

     1,168,750      1,021,462

Capital One Financial Corp., 5.7%, 2011

     3,130,000      3,238,170

Citigroup, Inc., 5.5%, 2013

     3,700,000      3,656,495

Rabobank Nederland N.V., 4.2%, 2014 (n)

     3,770,000      3,850,101

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc., FRN, 0.842%, 2010

     1,825,000      1,816,464

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 4.875%, 2014 (n)

     3,330,000      3,440,906

Swedbank AB, 9% to 2010, FRN to 2049 (n)

     5,470,000      2,707,650
         
      $ 22,662,835
         

Pharmaceuticals – 2.9%

     

Amgen, Inc., 4%, 2009

   $ 1,995,000    $ 2,018,890

Astrazeneca PLC, 5.4%, 2012

     4,210,000      4,611,798

Eli Lilly & Co., 3.55%, 2012

     1,480,000      1,536,868

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc., 4.85%, 2013

     532,000      564,553

Novartis AG, 4.125%, 2014

     2,500,000      2,607,265

Pfizer, Inc., 4.45%, 2012

     3,740,000      3,959,516

Roche Holding, Inc., 5%, 2014 (n)

     8,209,000      8,732,012

Wyeth, 6.95%, 2011

     3,260,000      3,523,708
         
      $ 27,554,610
         

Pollution Control – 0.3%

     

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 6.5%, 2010

   $ 2,810,000    $ 2,908,350
         

Printing & Publishing – 0.1%

     

Pearson PLC, 5.5%, 2013 (n)

   $ 780,000    $ 775,784
         

Railroad & Shipping – 0.2%

     

Canadian Pacific Railroad Co., 5.75%, 2013

   $ 2,230,000    $ 2,244,118
         

Real Estate – 1.4%

     

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 4.62%, 2010

   $ 3,790,000    $ 3,758,486

PPF Funding, Inc., REIT, 5.35%, 2012 (n)

     3,660,000      3,010,581

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Real Estate – continued

     

ProLogis, REIT, 5.5%, 2012

   $ 3,440,000    $ 3,250,597

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 4.6%, 2010

     2,258,000      2,300,742

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 6.75%, 2014

     978,000      1,011,647
         
      $ 13,332,053
         

Restaurants – 0.3%

     

YUM! Brands, Inc., 8.875%, 2011

   $ 2,910,000    $ 3,166,947
         

Retailers – 1.7%

     

AutoZone, Inc., 6.5%, 2014

   $ 3,150,000    $ 3,354,161

Home Depot, Inc., 5.2%, 2011

     2,240,000      2,326,368

Home Depot, Inc., FRN, 0.749%, 2009

     770,000      769,290

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 8%, 2010

     2,690,000      2,722,958

Macy’s Retail Holdings, Inc., 5.35%, 2012

     1,510,000      1,480,928

Staples, Inc., 7.75%, 2011

     1,240,000      1,320,098

Staples, Inc., 9.75%, 2014

     1,350,000      1,581,553

Wesfarmers Ltd., 6.998%, 2013 (n)

     1,980,000      2,063,429
         
      $ 15,618,785
         

Supermarkets – 1.0%

     

Delhaize Group, 5.875%, 2014

   $ 2,270,000    $ 2,375,868

Kroger Co., 5%, 2013

     2,453,000      2,544,377

Safeway, Inc., 4.95%, 2010

     984,000      1,008,911

Safeway, Inc., 6.5%, 2011

     3,285,000      3,483,762
         
      $ 9,412,918
         

Supranational – 1.2%

     

Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 6.875%, 2012

   $ 3,000,000    $ 3,161,475

European Investment Bank, 3%, 2014

     3,730,000      3,757,658

Inter-American Development Bank, 3%, 2014

     3,980,000      4,015,649
         
      $ 10,934,782
         

Telecommunications - Wireless – 1.1%

     

AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 7.875%, 2011

   $ 3,560,000    $ 3,857,199

Sprint Nextel Corp., 7.625%, 2011

     1,850,000      1,863,875

Vodafone Group PLC, 7.75%, 2010

     4,100,000      4,227,998
         
      $ 9,949,072
         

Tobacco – 0.9%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 8.5%, 2013

   $ 3,670,000    $ 4,239,544

Philip Morris International, Inc., 4.875%, 2013

     4,000,000      4,225,964
         
      $ 8,465,508
         

U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents – 3.8%

     

American Express Co., 3.15%, 2011 (m)

   $ 2,200,000    $ 2,274,448

Bank of America Corp., 2.1%, 2012 (m)

     5,910,000      5,944,550

Citibank NA, FRN, 0.68%, 2011 (m)

     5,170,000      5,181,090

Citigroup, Inc., 2.875%, 2011 (m)

     2,010,000      2,066,768

Farmer Mac, 5.5%, 2011 (n)

     2,600,000      2,772,115

Freddie Mac, 2.875%, 2010

     2,980,000      3,059,602

General Electric Capital Corp., 2.2%, 2012 (m)

     1,690,000      1,704,451

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 3.25%, 2012 (m)

     1,430,000      1,483,901

Pooled Funding Trust II, 2.625%, 2012 (m)(n)

     3,430,000      3,440,722

Small Business Administration, 5.1%, 2016

     1,859,821      1,948,543

Small Business Administration, 5.46%, 2016

     1,807,377      1,907,532

Small Business Administration, 5.68%, 2016

     1,363,331      1,445,878

Small Business Administration, 5.94%, 2016

     1,255,614      1,340,118

Small Business Administration, 5.37%, 2016

     783,813      828,362
         
      $ 35,398,080
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)  

Bonds – continued

     

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 0.7%

     

U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.875%, 2010 (f)

   $ 6,727,946    $ 6,742,667   
           

Utilities - Electric Power – 4.9%

     

Duke Energy Corp., 5.65%, 2013

   $ 4,010,000    $ 4,272,543   

EDP Finance B.V., 5.375%, 2012 (n)

     2,200,000      2,332,319   

Enel Finance International S.A., 5.7%, 2013 (n)

     3,010,000      3,212,073   

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 6.95%, 2011

     4,700,000      5,026,401   

FirstEnergy Corp., 6.45%, 2011

     1,280,000      1,365,400   

Georgia Power Co., 6%, 2013

     1,120,000      1,240,557   

HQI Transelec Chile S.A., 7.875%, 2011

     2,670,000      2,800,955   

NiSource Finance Corp., 7.875%, 2010

     4,299,000      4,496,775   

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 5.95%, 2013

     4,710,000      5,068,506   

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 4.2%, 2011

     3,460,000      3,578,339   

Progress Energy, Inc., 4.5%, 2010

     1,880,000      1,931,694   

Progress Energy, Inc., 6.05%, 2014

     2,000,000      2,157,104   

PSEG Power LLC, 7.75%, 2011

     3,059,000      3,303,503   

Southern Co., 4.15%, 2014

     2,260,000      2,323,115   

Southern Co., FRN, 1.485%, 2010

     2,960,000      2,975,993   
           
      $ 46,085,277   
           

Utilities - Gas – 0.6%

     

Keyspan Corp., 7.625%, 2010

   $ 3,491,000    $ 3,706,259   

Sempra Energy, 7.95%, 2010

     1,850,000      1,911,418   
           
      $ 5,617,677   
           

Total Bonds

      $ 911,329,658   
           

Money Market Funds (v) – 3.9%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.21%, at Net Asset Value

     36,323,695    $ 36,323,695   
           

Total Investments

      $ 947,653,353   
           

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (0.7)%

        (6,471,505
           

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 941,181,848   
           

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(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.

 

(m) The debt is guaranteed under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program and is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. The expiration date of the FDIC’s guarantee is the earlier of the maturity date of the debt or June 30, 2012.

 

(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 $164,091,309, representing 17.43% 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.

 

(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    Current
Market Value

ANZ National Bank Ltd. Group, 3.25%, 2012

   3/26/09 - 5/28/09    $ 4,334,605    $ 4,273,792

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.595%, 2035

   6/09/05      1,670,357      879,931

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.555%, 2036

   2/23/06      1,421,151      793,713

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.798%, 2036

   5/16/06      650,169      482,826

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.085%, 2040

   3/01/06      1,402,996      517,846

Bosphorus Financial Services Ltd., FRN, 2.683%, 2012

   3/08/05      1,168,750      1,021,462

Brascan Real Estate, CDO, FRN, 2.11%, 2040

   9/14/04      1,526,000      61,040

Brazilian Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd., 5.911%, 2011

   7/02/03 - 7/10/07      1,471,705      1,426,013

CareFusion Corp., 4.125%, 2012

   7/14/09      1,479,830      1,511,881

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust, FRN, 0.852%, 2032

   8/25/03      686,587      508,521

 

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Restricted Securities

   Acquisition
Date
   Cost    Current
Market Value
 

Gramercy Real Estate Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.824%, 2035

   6/21/05 - 1/18/07    $ 2,337,273    $ 981,627   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.352%, 2031

   6/10/03      136,813      58,730   

Nomura Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 9.934%, 2027

   7/16/07      2,465,313      2,371,311   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014

   7/16/09      3,947,818      4,043,995   

Westpac Banking Corp., 3.45%, 2014

   7/21/09      3,362,668      3,335,452   
              

Total Restricted Securities

         $ 22,268,140   

% of Net Assets

           2.4

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
TIPS    Treasury Inflation Protected Security

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 (Unaudited) 7/31/09

(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. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. 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 carried at market value. 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 futures, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value:

 

Investments at Value

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents

   $ —        $ 42,140,747      $ —      $ 42,140,747   

Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt

     —          127,137,783        —        127,137,783   

Corporate Bonds

     —          436,694,614        —        436,694,614   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          118,773,960        —        118,773,960   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          33,445,567        —        33,445,567   

Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)

     —          15,617,271        —        15,617,271   

Foreign Bonds

     —          137,519,716        —        137,519,716   

Mutual Funds

     36,323,695        —          —        36,323,695   
                               

Total Investments

   $ 36,323,695      $ 911,329,658      $ —      $ 947,653,353   
                               

Other Financial Instruments

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Futures

   $ (221,283   $ —        $ —      $ (221,283

Swaps

     —          (18,537     —        (18,537

 

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Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

(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

   $ 962,167,516   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 21,687,905   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (36,202,068
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (14,514,163
        

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

(3) Derivative Contracts at 7/31/09

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 7/31/09

 

Description

   Currency    Contracts    Value    Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Liability Derivatives

              

Interest Rate Futures

              

U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)

   USD    559    $ 64,498,992    Sep-09    $ (221,283

Swap Agreements at 7/31/09

 

Expiration

        Notional
Amount
  

Counterparty

   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
    Fair Value  

Liability Derivatives

               

Credit Default Swaps

               

3/20/14

   USD    1,460,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    (1)   1.75% (fixed rate   $ (18,537

 

(1) Fund, as protection buyer, to receive notional amount upon a defined credit event by Weyerhauser Corp., 7.125%, 7/15/23.

At July 31, 2009, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

(4) 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 Funds

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

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     45,404,335      130,723,878      (139,804,518     36,323,695

Underlying Funds

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 22,307      $ 36,323,695

 

11


LOGO

 


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – 97.3%

     

Airport & Port Revenue – 3.0%

     

Atlanta, GA, Airport Rev., “A”, FSA, 5.375%, 2015

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,030,540

Chicago, IL, O’Hare International Airport Rev., “A-2”, FSA, 5.25%, 2013

     1,500,000      1,563,945

Dallas Fort Worth, TX, International Airport, “A”, AMBAC, 6%, 2013

     1,000,000      1,061,180

Long Beach, CA, Harbor Rev., “A”, FGIC, 5%, 2015

     1,000,000      1,027,270

Massachusetts Port Authority Rev., “A”, 5.75%, 2010

     175,000      180,936

Metropolitan Nashville, TN, Airport Authority Rev., “A”, ASSD GTY, 4.5%, 2014

     1,500,000      1,599,075

New York, NY, Industrial Development Agency (Terminal One Group Assn.), 5.5%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,040,330

Philadelphia, PA, Airport Rev., “B”, FSA, 5%, 2016

     1,265,000      1,278,826

Rhode Island Economic Development Corp., Airport Rev., “A”, FGIC, 5%, 2012

     750,000      776,603

San Francisco, CA, City & County Airports Commission, International Airport Rev., 5.5%, 2019 (a)

     500,000      508,195
         
      $ 10,066,900
         

General Obligations - General Purpose – 8.6%

     

Boston, MA, “A”, 5%, 2011

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,059,740

Cambridge, MA, “C”, 5%, 2011

     1,070,000      1,160,051

Chandler, AZ, 5%, 2022

     1,000,000      1,088,330

Columbus, OH, 5.25%, 2011

     705,000      750,402

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Consolidated Loan, “A”, 6%, 2010 (c)

     310,000      321,110

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Consolidated Loan, “A”, 5%, 2016

     1,000,000      1,123,180

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, “A”, 5%, 2010

     1,000,000      1,016,360

Corpus Christi, TX, General Improvement, ASSD GTY, 4%, 2017

     2,000,000      2,113,700

Henry County, GA, 5%, 2014

     1,080,000      1,235,542

Mecklenburg County, NC, “A”, 5%, 2013

     1,115,000      1,275,326

New York, NY, “A”, 5.25%, 2012

     265,000      288,124

New York, NY, “B”, 5.75%, 2011

     375,000      394,129

New York, NY, “C”, 5.25%, 2009

     250,000      250,000

New York, NY, “G”, 5.5%, 2009

     670,000      670,000

New York, NY, “G”, ETM, 5.5%, 2009 (c)

     110,000      110,000

New York, NY, “K”, 5%, 2010

     230,000      232,590

Oakland, CA, “A”, FGIC, 5%, 2010

     820,000      835,318

St. Clair County, IL, FGIC, 5.625%, 2012

     500,000      513,285

State of California, 5%, 2011

     2,250,000      2,358,698

State of Georgia, “D”, 5.25%, 2011

     1,500,000      1,654,350

State of Maryland, “A”, 5.5%, 2011

     1,500,000      1,641,645

State of Maryland, “A”, 5.25%, 2013

     1,450,000      1,652,551

State of Massachusetts, “A”, 5%, 2015 (c)

     2,500,000      2,906,475

State of Pennsylvania, FSA, 5%, 2014

     2,000,000      2,302,600

State of Wisconsin, 5.125%, 2011

     400,000      436,808

State of Wisconsin, “1”, NATL, 5%, 2017

     500,000      544,305

Taylor, MI, Building Authority, AMBAC, 5.5%, 2010

     500,000      511,635
         
      $ 28,446,254
         

General Obligations - Improvement – 3.6%

     

Honolulu, HI, City & County Department of Finance, “B”, FSA, 5.5%, 2013

   $ 4,000,000    $ 4,596,467

Kauai County, HI, “A”, FGIC, 6.25%, 2010 (c)

     375,000      396,281

New Orleans, LA, Certificate of Indebtedness, FSA, 5.5%, 2010

     500,000      529,335

Oak Ridge, TN, AMBAC, 5%, 2012

     300,000      318,525

Pittsburgh, PA, “A-1”, 5%, 2013

     1,000,000      1,065,440

Pittsburgh, PA, “N”, FSA, 5.25%, 2015

     1,000,000      1,083,010

State of South Carolina, “A”, 5%, 2011

     1,000,000      1,059,450

Washington, MD, Suburban Sanitation District, 5%, 2013

     2,450,000      2,787,880
         
      $ 11,836,388
         

General Obligations - Schools – 9.0%

     

Arizona School Facilities, Board Rev., 5.5%, 2011 (c)

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,092,900

Bastrop, TX, Independent School District Capital Appreciation, “N”, PSF, 0%, 2020

     1,000,000      621,720

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

General Obligations - Schools – continued

     

Bloomington, MN, Independent School District, “B”, 5.25%, 2011 (j)

   $ 500,000    $ 510,190

Byron Center, MI, Public Schools, MSQLF, 5%, 2011

     600,000      638,034

Carrollton, TX, Farmers Branch, Independent School District, PSF, 5.5%, 2011

     1,000,000      1,070,750

Clackamas County, OR, School District, 6%, 2010 (c)

     315,000      330,035

Clark County, NV, School District, 5%, 2017

     2,845,000      3,037,123

Dallas, TX, Independent School District, PSF, 5.25%, 2018

     795,000      926,103

Ennis, TX, Independent School District Capital Appreciation, “N”, PSF, 0%, 2021

     2,865,000      1,647,289

Fayette County, GA, School District, FSA, 0% to 2010, 4.15% to 2014

     710,000      728,709

Fayette County, GA, School District, FSA, 0% to 2010, 4.35% to 2016

     355,000      362,015

Ferndale, MI, School District, MSQLF, 5.5%, 2013

     1,115,000      1,214,358

Florida Board of Education, “C”, 5%, 2018

     1,000,000      1,061,490

Florida Board of Education, Lottery Rev., “B”, FGIC, 5.5%, 2010 (c)

     150,000      158,417

Forsyth County, GA, 6%, 2010 (c)

     1,000,000      1,041,710

Houston, TX, Independent School District, FSA, 5%, 2015

     1,120,000      1,279,746

Kansas City, MO, School District Building Corp., “A”, FGIC, 5%, 2012

     855,000      881,608

Kansas City, MO, School District Building Corp., “A”, ETM, FGIC, 5%, 2012 (c)

     425,000      467,126

Kansas City, MO, School District Building Corp., “A”, ETM, FGIC, 5%, 2012 (c)

     170,000      186,850

Klein, TX, Independent School District, “A”, PSF, 5%, 2021

     1,000,000      1,108,320

Los Angeles, CA, Community College District, “E”, FSA, 5%, 2022

     1,000,000      1,043,710

Northside, TX, Independent School District, PSF, 5.5%, 2016

     850,000      893,223

Norwin, PA, School District, FGIC, 6%, 2010 (c)

     250,000      259,003

Pflugerville, TX, Independent School District, PSF, 5%, 2024

     1,000,000      1,071,150

Plano, TX, Independent School District, “A”, 5%, 2017

     1,000,000      1,143,280

Round Rock, TX, Independent School District, PSF, 6.5%, 2010 (c)

     500,000      530,125

Round Rock, TX, Independent School District, PSF, 5.375%, 2012

     570,000      639,842

Salt Lake City, UT, School District, “B”, 5%, 2013

     1,040,000      1,174,659

San Marcos, TX, Consolidated Independent School District, PSF, 5.25%, 2014 (c)

     1,000,000      1,168,070

Shelby County, TN, Public Improvement & Schools, “A”, FSA, 5%, 2014

     1,500,000      1,706,925

Twin Rivers, CA, Unified School District, 0%, 2014

     750,000      578,378

Washington County, OR, School District, FSA, 5.25%, 2018

     1,000,000      1,133,110

Westerville, OH, City School District, NATL, 5.5%, 2011 (c)

     300,000      326,370
         
      $ 30,032,338
         

Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals – 17.8%

     

Alabama Healthcare Authority Rev. (Baptist Health), “A”, 6%, 2036 (a)

   $ 1,800,000    $ 1,828,818

Alaska Industrial Development & Export Auth Rev. (Greater Fairbanks), “A”, FSA, 5%, 2012

     1,000,000      1,048,300

Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority Rev. (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), 4%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,012,260

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Banner Health System), “D”, 5%, 2010

     600,000      607,344

Berks County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (The Reading Hospital & Medical Center), “A-3”, 5%, 2015

     1,000,000      1,047,360

Butler County, PA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Butler Health System), 5.375%, 2017

     1,465,000      1,533,533

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Catholic Healthcare West), “I”, 4.95%, 2026 (a)

     3,000,000      3,038,940

California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Providence Health), 4%, 2010

     1,500,000      1,535,115

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Daughters of Charity), 5.25%, 2011

     1,735,000      1,740,830

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 2014

     1,500,000      1,629,390

Clackamas County, OR, Hospital Facility Authority Rev. (Legacy Health System), “C”, 5%, 2037 (a)

     1,000,000      1,041,700

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Parkview Medical Center), 5%, 2010

     550,000      555,990

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Parkview Medical Center), 5%, 2011

     575,000      582,308

Dauphin County, PA, General Authority Health System Rev. (Pinnacle Health System), “A”, 5.25%, 2017

     1,500,000      1,519,080

East Alabama Healthcare Authority Rev., Health Care Facilities, “B”, 4.75%, 2013

     1,400,000      1,426,404

 

2


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals – continued

     

Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Rev. (Methodist Hospital Systems),
“B-2”, 5%, 2041 (a)

   $ 2,500,000    $ 2,622,900

Illinois Development Finance Authority Rev. (Provena Health) “A”, NATL, 5.75%, 2014

     1,500,000      1,515,585

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Advocate Healthcare), “A”, 3.875%, 2030 (a)

     500,000      506,665

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Central DuPage Health), 5%, 2014

     1,820,000      1,991,480

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (OSF Healthcare System), “A”, 5%, 2014

     500,000      519,930

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (OSF Healthcare System), “A”, 5%, 2015

     500,000      514,195

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), 6.75%, 2021

     1,590,000      1,643,742

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (The Carle Foundation), “A”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 2013

     1,250,000      1,334,388

Illinois Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Children’s Memorial Hospital), “A”, AMBAC, 5.75%, 2009 (c)

     250,000      252,845

Iowa Finance Authority Health Care Facilities (Genesis Medical Center), 6%, 2010

     210,000      216,785

Jackson, TN, Hospital Rev. (Jackson-Madison County General Hospital), 5%, 2012

     345,000      360,228

Joplin, MO, Industrial Development Authority, Health Facilities Rev. (Freeman Health Systems), 5.5%, 2013

     700,000      709,149

Kent, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (Spectrum Health), “A”, 5%, 2047 (a)

     1,000,000      1,029,150

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System), “A”, 5%, 2018

     1,000,000      1,070,440

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Catholic Health), 3.5%, 2034 (a)

     1,500,000      1,516,830

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Norton Healthcare), “A”, 6.125%, 2010

     55,000      55,417

Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority Rev. (Norton Healthcare), “A”, ETM, 6.125%, 2010 (c)

     25,000      25,321

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Johns Hopkins Health System), 5%, 2042 (a)

     500,000      528,405

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Lifebridge Health), 5%, 2012

     500,000      528,900

Massachusetts St. Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Baystate Medical Center), “K”, 5%, 2039 (a)

     1,000,000      1,041,950

Miami-Dade County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Miami Children’s Hospital), NATL, 4.125%, 2046 (a)

     1,000,000      1,011,710

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (McLaren Health Care Corp.), 5%, 2013

     500,000      504,240

Mississippi Hospital Equipment & Facilities Authority Rev. (Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center), 5%, 2014

     500,000      474,215

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Ascension Health), 3.5%, 2026 (a)

     1,000,000      1,008,150

Montgomery County, OH, Rev. (Catholic Healthcare Initiatives), 5.25%, 2038 (a)

     1,000,000      1,063,070

Montgomery County, OH, Rev. (Catholic Healthcare Initiatives), 4.1%, 2041 (a)

     1,500,000      1,535,805

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Concord Hospital), 5%, 2013

     750,000      775,763

New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Covenant Health), 5%, 2014

     685,000      695,049

New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center), LOC, 6.25%, 2022

     1,000,000      1,071,880

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Rev. (University Hospital), “A”, 5%, 2016

     620,000      636,312

Ohio Higher Educational Facility Rev. (University Hospital), “A”, 5.2%, 2017

     620,000      636,219

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority (Unity Health Center), 5%, 2013

     875,000      897,698

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Health System Rev. (Integris Baptist Medical Center), 5%, 2013

     500,000      538,850

Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp., Hospital Financing (Lifespan Obligated Group), 5.75%, 2010

     250,000      257,368

Skagit County, WA, Public Hospital District No. 001 Rev. (Skagit Valley Hospital), 5.375%, 2022

     870,000      784,992

South Miami, FL, Health Facilities Baptist Authority Hospital Rev. (Baptist Health South Florida Group), 5%, 2021

     790,000      806,211

Steubenville, OH, Hospital Rev. (Trinity Hospital), ETM, 5.75%, 2010 (c)

     220,000      233,185

 

3


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals – continued

     

Sullivan County, TN, Health Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev. (Wellmont Health System), RADIAN, 5%, 2016

   $ 1,000,000    $ 887,300

Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Hospital Rev. (Scott and White Hospital), 5%, 2018

     500,000      526,335

Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Rev. (Texas Health Resources), 5%, 2019

     500,000      516,130

Waco, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. (Ascension Health), “A”, 5.5%, 2009

     250,000      253,200

Washington County, VA, Hospital Facilities Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Mountain States Health Alliance), “C”, 7.25%, 2019

     1,500,000      1,625,310

Washington St. Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Central Washington Health), 6%, 2015

     1,900,000      1,977,311

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Fort Healthcare, Inc.), 5.25%, 2012

     610,000      618,015

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Fort Healthcare, Inc.), 5.25%, 2013

     645,000      650,824

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Wheaton Franciscan Services), 5%, 2014

     1,100,000      1,069,530
         
      $ 59,186,349
         

Healthcare Revenue - Long Term Care – 0.4%

     

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Rev. (The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society), “B”, 5%, 2039 (a)

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,002,710

Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corp. (Buckner Retirement), 5%, 2016

     500,000      487,175
         
      $ 1,489,885
         

Human Services – 0.5%

     

New York St. Dormitory Authority Rev. (NYSARC, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 2015

   $ 1,500,000    $ 1,585,425
         

Industrial Revenue - Chemicals – 0.8%

     

Brazos River, TX, Habor Navigation District, (Dow Chemical Co.), “B-1”, 5.5%, 2033 (a)

   $ 1,500,000    $ 1,510,530

Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Rev. (Dow Chemical Co.), 6.25%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,030,870
         
      $ 2,541,400
         

Industrial Revenue - Environmental Services – 1.3%

     

California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Republic Services, Inc.), “B”, 5.25%, 2023 (a)

   $ 135,000    $ 130,487

California Statewide Communities Development Authority, Solid Waste Facilities Rev. (Republic Services, Inc.), “A”, 4.95%, 2012

     250,000      251,428

Director of the State of Nevada Department of Business & Industry Rev. (Republic Services, Inc.), 5.625%, 2026 (a)

     400,000      393,560

Maryland Industrial Development Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal, (Synagro-Baltimore), “A”, 5.25%, 2012

     500,000      487,930

Michigan Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Waste Management, Inc.), 4.5%, 2013

     1,000,000      983,760

Mission, TX, Economic Development Corp., Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Allied Waste N.A., Inc.), “A”, 5.2%, 2018

     1,000,000      931,800

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (Waste Management, Inc.), “A”, 5.3%, 2015 (a)

     1,000,000      1,016,060
         
      $ 4,195,025
         

Industrial Revenue - Other – 0.8%

     

Allegheny County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Marathon Oil Corp.), 4.75%, 2032 (a)

   $ 1,425,000    $ 1,445,663

Cartersville, GA, Development Authority Rev. (Anheuser-Busch), 5.1%, 2012

     375,000      379,271

Port Corpus Christi, TX, Nueces County General Rev. (Union Pacific Corp.), 5.35%, 2010

     610,000      614,105

Utah County, UT, Environmental Improvement Rev. (Marathon Oil), 5.05%, 2017 (a)

     300,000      306,747
         
      $ 2,745,786
         

 

4


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Industrial Revenue - Paper – 0.7%

     

Courtland, AL, Industrial Development Board Environmental Improvement Rev. (International Paper Co.), “A”, 5%, 2013

   $ 750,000    $ 752,783

Delta County, MI, Economic Development Corp., Environmental Improvement Rev. (Mead Westvaco Escanaba), “B”, 6.45%, 2012 (c)

     1,500,000      1,680,075
         
      $ 2,432,858
         

Miscellaneous Revenue - Entertainment & Tourism – 0.3%

     

George L. Smith II, GA, World Congress Center Authority Rev. (Domed Stadium), NATL, 6%, 2011

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,025,500
         

Miscellaneous Revenue - Other – 3.1%

     

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Rev. (J. Paul Getty Trust), “A-1”, 2.5%, 2047 (a)

   $ 1,500,000    $ 1,524,165

Citizens Property Insurance Corp., “A-1”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 2012

     1,500,000      1,552,545

Dayton Montgomery County, OH, Port Dayton, “A”, 4.75%, 2015

     605,000      584,787

Illinois Development Finance Authority Rev. (Elgin School District), FSA, 0%, 2010

     500,000      497,195

Indiana Bond Bank Common School Fund, AMBAC, 5.75%, 2013

     305,000      314,644

Oklahoma Industries Authority Rev. (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation), 4.75%, 2014

     1,060,000      1,108,029

Wake County, NC, Annual Appropriation Ltd., Obligation Bonds, 5%, 2013

     2,185,000      2,467,127

Wake County, NC, Annual Appropriation Ltd., Obligation Bonds, 5%, 2014

     1,890,000      2,150,291
         
      $ 10,198,783
         

Sales & Excise Tax Revenue – 0.6%

     

California Economic Recovery, “B”, 5%, 2023 (a)

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,039,860

Spokane, WA, Public Facilities District Hotel, “A”, NATL, 5.75%, 2012

     425,000      450,419

Wyandotte County-Kansas City, KS, Sales Tax Second Lien Area B, 4.75%, 2016

     580,000      576,195
         
      $ 2,066,474
         

Single Family Housing Revenue - Local – 0.1%

     

Sedgwick & Shawnee County, KS, Mortgage Backed Securities, “B-4”, GNMA, 4.25%, 2023

   $ 515,000    $ 503,294
         

Single Family Housing - State – 1.5%

     

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Rev., Single Family Program, “A-3”, 7.25%, 2010

   $ 15,000    $ 15,046

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Rev., Single Family Program, “A-3”, 6.3%, 2012

     25,000      25,102

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Rev., Single Family Program, “B-3”, 6.7%, 2016

     15,000      15,378

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Rev., Single Family Program, “C-2”, 8.4%, 2021

     15,000      15,548

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Rev., Single Family Program, “I”, 3.1%, 2013

     3,310,000      3,344,060

Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency, “A”, NATL, 5.35%, 2010

     230,000      232,137

Missouri Housing Development Commission, Single Family Mortgage Rev. (Home Loan Program), “B”, GNMA, 6.05%, 2037

     415,000      422,188

New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, Single Family Rev., Mortgage Acquisition, “F”, 3.7%, 2010

     360,000      359,762

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Single Family Rev., Mortgage Homeownership, GNMA, 7.6%, 2015

     25,000      25,200

Virginia Housing Development Authority, Commonwealth Mortgage, “A-5”, 4.4%, 2015

     230,000      230,651

Virginia Housing Development Authority, Commonwealth Mortgage, “A-5”, 4.4%, 2015

     295,000      295,903
         
      $ 4,980,975
         

Solid Waste Revenue – 0.3%

     

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Rev. (Semass Systems), “B”, NATL, 5.625%, 2012

   $ 400,000    $ 410,592

Niagara County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (American Ref-fuel), “C”, 5.625%, 2024 (a)

     300,000      285,060

Tacoma, WA, Solid Waste Utility Rev., AMBAC, 5%, 2010

     400,000      419,440
         
      $ 1,115,092
         

 

5


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

State & Agency - Other – 0.9%

     

Kentucky Property & Buildings Commerce Rev. (Project Number 69), “A”, FSA, 5.5%, 2011

   $ 500,000    $ 541,410

New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (City University), NATL, 5.25%, 2011

     1,270,000      1,352,677

Tulsa County, OK, Industrial Authority Educational Facilities Lease Rev. (Jenks Public School), 5%, 2012

     1,000,000      1,084,280
         
      $ 2,978,367
         

State & Local Agencies – 5.0%

     

Allen County, IN (Jail Building Corp.), ETM, 5.75%, 2009 (c)

   $ 235,000    $ 236,951

California Public Works Board Lease Rev., 5%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,049,410

Columbus, IN, Multi-School Building Corp., First Mortgage, FSA, 5%, 2010

     725,000      738,565

Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 2020

     2,200,000      2,091,012

Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., “B”, 5.5%, 2013 (c)

     1,000,000      1,135,650

Hamilton Heights School Building Corp., First Mortgage, “N”, FSA, 5%, 2014

     1,875,000      2,135,700

Hampton, VA, Museum Rev., 5%, 2014

     760,000      837,110

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev., FSA, 5%, 2029 (a)

     1,000,000      1,100,850

New York Dormitory Authority Rev., FGIC, 5.25%, 2029 (a)

     1,000,000      1,070,530

New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (School Districts Financing Program), “A”, NATL, 5.25%, 2009

     1,000,000      1,005,760

New York Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “B-1”, 5.25%, 2013

     360,000      360,029

New York Urban Development Corp. Rev., “A”, 5.125%, 2015

     675,000      731,626

Ohio Building Authority (State Facilities Administration Building), “A”, 5.375%, 2009 (c)

     1,000,000      1,017,800

Suffolk County, NY, Judicial Facilities (John P. Cohalan Complex), AMBAC, 5.75%, 2011

     160,000      162,963

Virginia Public Building Authority, Public Facilities Rev., “A”, 5%, 2016

     1,250,000      1,455,338

Virginia Public School Authority, 5%, 2013

     1,000,000      1,127,620

Virginia, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Healthcare Facility Lease Rev., 5.25%, 2012

     85,000      87,258

Virginia, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Healthcare Facility Lease Rev., 5.25%, 2013

     215,000      220,300
         
      $ 16,564,472
         

Student Loan Revenue – 0.5%

     

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, “H”, ASSD GTY, 6.125%, 2022

   $ 1,500,000    $ 1,534,290
         

Tax - Other – 2.4%

     

Denver, CO, City & County Excise Tax Rev., “A”, ASSD GTY, 6%, 2021

   $ 1,500,000    $ 1,666,425

Guam Government Ltd. Obligation Rev., “A”, 5%, 2013

     825,000      848,166

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev., Cigarette Tax, 5.375%, 2015

     2,730,000      2,659,129

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Rev., 5%, 2011

     625,000      679,625

New York City, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,144,730

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Rev., “A”, 6%, 2014

     400,000      410,100

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Rev., Matching Fund Loan Note, “A”, 5%, 2013

     200,000      201,254

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Rev., Matching Fund Loan Note, “A”, 5%, 2014

     250,000      250,773
         
      $ 7,860,202
         

Tax Assessment – 0.2%

     

Dyer, IN, Redevelopment Authority, Economic Development Lease Rent, CIFG, 5%, 2011

   $ 570,000    $ 594,140
         

Tobacco – 1.8%

     

Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, “A-2”, 5.125%, 2024

   $ 1,790,000    $ 1,466,690

New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1A”, 4.5%, 2023

     1,155,000      979,659

South Carolina Tobacco Settlement Authority Rev., “B”, 6%, 2022

     145,000      150,314

Southern California, CA, Tobacco Settlement Authority Rev., “A”, 5.625%, 2012 (c)

     1,000,000      1,131,060

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., NJ, 6.75%, 2013 (c)

     1,460,000      1,755,124

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., 5.25%, 2019

     560,000      591,814
         
      $ 6,074,661
         

 

6


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Transportation - Special Tax – 2.4%

     

Chicago, IL, Transit Authority Capital Grant Receipts Rev., AMBAC, 5%, 2014

   $ 2,000,000    $ 2,181,080

Du Page County, IL, Transportation Rev., FSA, 5.5%, 2011

     1,000,000      1,061,920

Nevada St. Highway Improvement Rev. (Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax), NATL, 5.5%, 2013

     2,395,000      2,750,011

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority, NATL, 5%, 2011 (c)

     1,000,000      1,100,760

Texas Transportation Commission Rev., 5%, 2011

     725,000      774,974
         
      $ 7,868,745
         

Universities - Colleges – 11.2%

     

Alabama Private Colleges (Tuskegee University), “N”, ASSD GTY, 5%, 2015

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,070,090

Biola University, CA, Authority Rev., 5%, 2018

     550,000      518,667

District of Columbia University Rev. (Georgetown University), “A”, 5%, 2013

     1,400,000      1,512,840

Erie, PA, Higher Education Building Authority Rev. (Mercyhurst College), 5%, 2018

     1,075,000      1,030,635

Harris County, TX, Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corp. (Baylor College of Medicine), 4%, 2011

     500,000      519,085

Illinois Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Art Institute Chicago), “A”, 4.3%, 2030 (a)

     500,000      505,695

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (IIlinois Institute of Technology), “A”, 5%, 2016

     1,000,000      947,810

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Illinois Institute of Technology), “A”, 5%, 2017

     1,000,000      935,750

Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (University of Chicago), “B”, 5%, 2017

     1,000,000      1,126,310

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Hampshire College), 5.15%, 2014

     150,000      150,125

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Amherst College), “K-2”, 2.75%, 2038 (a)

     1,000,000      1,021,400

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), “K”, 5.25%, 2012

     375,000      419,378

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Northeastern University), “T-1”, 4.125%, 2037 (a)

     1,000,000      1,015,730

Massachusetts St. Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), “H”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2018

     1,485,000      1,370,818

Massachusetts St. Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), “H”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2019

     1,000,000      910,120

Massachusetts St. Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Northeastern University), 4.1%, 2037 (a)

     1,000,000      1,011,710

Massachusetts St. Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Stonehill College), “H”, 2.5%, 2011

     760,000      772,783

Massachusetts St. Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Stonehill College), “H”, 2.5%, 2012

     585,000      595,706

Massachusetts St. Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Stonehill College), “H”, 3%, 2013

     855,000      877,546

Massachusetts St. Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Stonehill College), “H”, 3%, 2014

     680,000      686,807

Nashville & Davidson County, TN, Metropolitan Government Health & Educational Facilities (Vanderbilt University), “B”, 5%, 2012

     1,000,000      1,118,300

New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Medicine & Dentistry), “B”, 6%, 2017

     1,210,000      1,245,792

New York City, NY, Trust for Cultural Resources Rev. (Juilliard School), “B”, 2.75%, 2036 (a)

     1,190,000      1,206,636

San Leanna Educational Facilities Corp. Higher Educational Rev. (St. Edwards University), 4.5%, 2012

     685,000      691,466

San Leanna Educational Facilities Corp. Higher Educational Rev. (St. Edwards University), 5%, 2019

     1,250,000      1,207,550

Southeast Missouri State University, System Facilities Rev., NATL, 5.625%, 2010

     250,000      256,563

St. Joseph County, IN, Educational Facilities Rev. (University of Notre Dame Du Lac), 3.875%, 2040 (a)

     1,000,000      1,047,030

St. Lawrence County, NY, Industrial Development Agency (St. Lawrence University), 5%, 2016

     1,000,000      1,091,530

Texas A&M University Rev., “A”, 5%, 2015

     750,000      862,448

Tulsa, OK, Industrial Authority Rev. (University of Tulsa), 5.5%, 2022

     1,000,000      1,038,560

University of Delaware Rev., “A”, 2%, 2037 (a)

     1,200,000      1,204,272

University of Michigan Rev., “A”, 4%, 2014

     750,000      818,790

 

7


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Universities - Colleges – continued

     

University of Southern Indiana Rev., “J”, ASSD GTY, 4%, 2016

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,042,310

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, “B”, 5%, 2014 (c)

     2,000,000      2,307,300

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, “B”, 5%, 2020

     500,000      573,850

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, “C”, 5%, 2021

     1,000,000      1,089,360

University of Texas, Permanent University Fund, “D”, 5%, 2018

     1,000,000      1,130,990

Utah St. Board of Regents Auxiliary & Campus Facilities System Rev., “A”, NATL, 5%, 2018

     1,090,000      1,185,430

Western Michigan University Rev., ASSD GTY, 5.25%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,124,090
         
      $ 37,241,272
         

Universities - Dormitories – 0.3%

     

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Student Housing (University of California-Irvine), 5%, 2014

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,007,530
         

Universities - Secondary Schools – 0.1%

     

District of Columbia Rev. (Gonzaga College High School), FSA, 5%, 2012

   $ 215,000    $ 224,423
         

Utilities - Investor Owned – 6.8%

     

Brazos River Authority, TX, Project Rev. (Centerpoint Energy), “C”, AMBAC, 5.125%, 2019

   $ 500,000    $ 484,500

Brazos River, TX, Authority Rev. (Centerpoint Energy), “B”, FGIC, 4.25%, 2017

     1,260,000      1,173,425

Burke County, GA, Development Authority Pollution Control Rev. (Georgia Power Co.), 4.95%, 2048 (a)

     1,000,000      1,039,620

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Poll (Southern California Edison Co.), “A”, SYNCORA, 4.1%, 2028 (a)

     500,000      500,990

Chesapeake, VA., Economic Development Authority Pollution Control (Virginia Electric Power Co.) Rev., 3.6%, 2032 (a)

     1,000,000      1,001,950

Connecticut Pollution Control Development Authority Rev. (Connecticut Light & Power Co.), “A”, 5.25%, 2031 (a)

     1,000,000      1,018,060

Farmington, NM, Pollution Control Rev. (El Paso Electric Co.), “A”, FGIC, 4%, 2032 (a)

     695,000      695,097

Hillsborough County, FL, Industrial Development Authority (Tampa Electric), 5.15%, 2025 (a)

     1,000,000      1,008,360

Indiana St. Finance Authority Environmental Facilities Rev. (Indianapolis Power & Light Co.), “B”, 4.9%, 2016

     1,000,000      1,003,830

Iowa Finance Authority Pollution Control Facilities Rev. (Interstate Power & Light), FGIC, 5%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,033,300

Jasper County, IN, Pollution Control Rev. (Northern Indiana Public Service), NATL, 4.15%, 2010

     500,000      502,115

Madison, WI, Industrial Development Rev. (Madison Gas & Electric Co.), “B”, 4.875%, 2027 (a)

     420,000      457,792

Maricopa County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp., Pollution Control Rev. (Arizona Public Service Co.), “D”, 6%, 2029 (a)

     325,000      337,145

Maryland Economic Development Corp., Pollution Control Rev. (Potomac Electric Power Co.), 6.2%, 2022

     1,045,000      1,143,585

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Dominion Energy Brayton), 5.75%, 2042 (a)

     220,000      229,819

Matagorda County, TX, Navigation District No. 1 Pollution Control Rev. (AEP - Texas Central Co.), 5.125%, 2030 (a)

     1,000,000      1,014,420

Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Rev. (The Detroit Edison Co.), 5.25%, 2029 (a)

     1,000,000      1,024,200

Missouri Environmental Improvement & Energy Resources Authority (Kansas Power & Light Co.), SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2017 (a)

     1,000,000      1,042,410

Navajo County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp. Rev. (Arizona Public Service Co.), “C”, 5.5%, 2034 (a)

     1,000,000      1,016,830

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Pollution Control Rev. (United Illuminating Co.), 7.125%, 2027 (a)

     1,000,000      1,022,150

New York St. Energy Research & Development Authority (Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.), “A”, NATL, 4.75%, 2032 (a)

     1,130,000      1,131,932

 

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MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Utilities - Investor Owned – continued

     

Ohio Air Quality Development Authority Rev. (FirstEnergy Generation Corp.), 5.25%, 2023 (a)

   $ 1,500,000    $ 1,528,710

Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Exelon Generation Co. LLC), “A”, 5%, 2042 (a)

     1,450,000      1,462,499

Red River Authority, TX, Pollution Control Rev. (AEP Texas Central Co.), NATL, 4.45%, 2020

     305,000      266,854

Titus County, TX, Fresh Water Supply District, (Southwestern Electric Power Company), 4.5%, 2011

     500,000      502,245

York County, VA, Economic Development Authority Pollution Control Rev. (Virginia Electric & Power Co.), “A”, 4.05%, 2033 (a)

     1,000,000      1,002,090
         
      $ 22,643,928
         

Utilities - Municipal Owned – 4.1%

     

California Department of Water Resources, Power Supply Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 2010

   $ 600,000    $ 619,638

California Infrastructure & Economic Development Bank Rev., “A”, 4%, 2015

     1,260,000      1,277,993

Dalton, GA, Utilities Rev., FSA, 6%, 2012

     500,000      553,835

Energy Northwest, Washington, Wind Project Rev., NATL, 5%, 2013

     280,000      308,300

Indianapolis, IN, Gas Utility Rev., ASSD GTY, 5%, 2030 (a)

     1,500,000      1,621,890

Kissimmee, FL, Utility Authority Electric, AMBAC, 5%, 2011

     500,000      534,985

Lower Colorado River Authority, TX, Rev., “A”, ETM, NATL, 5%, 2011 (c)

     30,000      32,280

Lower Colorado River Authority, TX, Rev., “N”, NATL, 5%, 2011

     470,000      498,397

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency (Devens Electrical Systems), 5.125%, 2011

     90,000      90,669

Monroe County, GA, Development Authority Pollution Control Rev., AMBAC, 4.625%, 2036 (a)

     1,000,000      1,021,150

Muscatine, IA, Electric Rev., “A”, AMBAC, 5.5%, 2010

     1,000,000      1,014,570

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, “A”, 5.5%, 2010

     750,000      753,975

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency, “A”, 5%, 2014

     1,000,000      1,075,940

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency, Catawba Electric Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 2013

     500,000      544,735

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, Power Rev., “CC”, FSA, 5%, 2010

     700,000      700,924

Salt River, AZ, Agricultural Improvement (Salt River), “A”, 5%, 2011

     500,000      528,490

Southern California Public Power Authority (San Juan), “A”, FSA, 5.375%, 2012

     595,000      648,526

Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Power Supply System Rev., “A”, 5%, 2015

     375,000      411,176

Tacoma, WA, Electric Systems Rev., “A”, FSA, 5.5%, 2011

     500,000      531,250

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority Rev. (Swanton Peaking), “A”, ASSD GTY, 3%, 2013

     875,000      905,039
         
      $ 13,673,762
         

Utilities - Other – 1.5%

     

Indiana Bond Bank Special Program, Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2018

   $ 355,000    $ 358,841

Main Street Natural Gas Inc., GA, Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5%, 2015

     190,000      199,456

Main Street Natural Gas Inc., GA, Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5%, 2016

     575,000      597,925

Main Street Natural Gas Inc., GA, Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5.125%, 2016

     365,000      342,863

Main Street Natural Gas Inc., GA, Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5%, 2022

     1,000,000      946,450

SA Energy Acquisition Public Facilities Corp., Texas Gas Supply Rev., 5%, 2012

     1,500,000      1,548,255

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2019

     1,000,000      956,620
         
      $ 4,950,410
         

Water & Sewer Utility Revenue – 7.7%

     

Allentown, PA, Water Rev., Guaranteed, AMBAC, 5%, 2011

   $ 925,000    $ 972,425

Atlanta, GA, Water & Waste Rev., “A”, FGIC, 5.5%, 2014

     1,185,000      1,265,876

Fond Du Lac, WS, Water works Rev., “B”, 4.5%, 2010

     1,500,000      1,522,125

Harrison County, MS, Wastewater Treatment Facilities, “A”, ETM, FGIC, 5.5%, 2011 (c)

     400,000      428,140

Houston, TX, Utilities Systems Rev., NATL, 5.25%, 2014

     1,485,000      1,690,747

Houston, TX, Utilities Systems Rev., “A”, FSA, 5%, 2012

     1,500,000      1,654,095

King County, WA, Sewer Rev., FGIC, 5.25%, 2012

     750,000      821,430

 

9


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)  

Municipal Bonds – continued

     

Water & Sewer Utility Revenue – continued

     

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, Clean Water Rev., 5.25%, 2011

   $ 1,000,000    $ 1,083,680   

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority, Clean Water Rev., 5.375%, 2014

     1,920,000      2,119,008   

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation (Hattiesburg Water & Sewer), “N”, AMBAC, 5%, 2015

     1,000,000      1,100,820   

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., 5%, 2012

     2,085,000      2,307,157   

New York Environmental Facilities Corp., “I”, 5%, 2013

     1,000,000      1,136,050   

Nueces River Authority, Texas Water Supply Rev. (Corpus Christi Project), FSA, 5%, 2013

     540,000      584,275   

Ohio Water Development Authority, Water Pollution Control Rev., 5.25%, 2020

     2,000,000      2,330,600   

Phoenix, AZ, Civic Improvement Corp., Water System Rev., FGIC, 5.5%, 2021

     1,260,000      1,486,082   

Sebring, FL, Water & Wastewater, FGIC, 5.25%, 2013

     690,000      760,104   

Truckee Meadows, NV, Water Authority, “A”, FSA, 5.5%, 2011

     1,000,000      1,076,620   

Utah Water Finance Agency Rev., “A”, AMBAC, 5%, 2012

     500,000      555,200   

Virginia Resources Authority, Clean Water Rev., 5%, 2019

     1,980,000      2,243,083   

Wilsonville, OR, Water Systems Rev., NATL, 5%, 2010

     300,000      309,195   
           
      $ 25,446,712   
           

Total Municipal Bonds

      $ 323,111,640   
           

Floating Rate Demand Notes – 2.3%

     

Lincoln County, WY, Pollution Control Rev. (Exxon Mobil Corp.), “A”, 0.25%, due 7/03/09

   $ 2,900,000    $ 2,900,000   

Lincoln County, WY, Pollution Control Rev. (Exxon Mobil Corp.), “B”, 0.25%, due 7/03/09

     3,200,000      3,200,000   

Lincoln County, WY, Pollution Control Rev. (Exxon Mobil Corp.), “C”, 0.25%, due 7/03/09

     1,600,000      1,600,000   
           

Total Floating Rate Demand Notes

      $ 7,700,000   
           

Money Market Funds (v) – 2.8%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.21%, at Net Asset Value

     9,068,443    $ 9,068,443   
           

Total Investments

      $ 339,880,083   
           

Other Assets, Less Liabilities (2.4)%

        (7,910,209
           

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 331,969,874   
           

 

(a) Mandatory tender date is earlier than stated maturity date.

 

(c) Refunded bond.

 

(j) Crossover refunded bond.

 

(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:

 

ETM    Escrowed to Maturity

Insurers

    

AMBAC

   AMBAC Indemnity Corp.

ASSD GTY

   Assured Guaranty Insurance Co.

CIFG

   CDC IXIS Financial Guaranty

FGIC

   Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.

FSA

   Financial Security Assurance, Inc.

GNMA

   Government National Mortgage Assn.

LOC

   Letter of Credit

MSQLF

   Michigan Student Qualified Loan Fund

NATL

   National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.

PSF

   Permanent School Fund

RADIAN

   Radian Asset Assurance, Inc.

SYNCORA

   Syncora Guarantee Inc.

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

 

10


MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09

(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. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. 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 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 carried at market value. 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 futures, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value:

 

Investments at Value

   Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Municipal Bonds

   $ —      $ 323,111,640    $ —      $ 323,111,640

Short Term Securities

     —        7,700,000      —        7,700,000

Mutual Funds

     9,068,443      —        —        9,068,443
                           

Total Investments

   $ 9,068,443    $ 330,811,640    $ —      $ 339,880,083
                           

(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

   $ 332,298,220   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 8,630,109   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,048,246
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 7,581,863   
        

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

 

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MFS Municipal Limited Maturity Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

(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 Funds

   Amount    Amount    Amount     Amount

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     8,038,524      43,748,086      (42,718,167     9,068,443

Underlying Funds

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 8,172      $ 9,068,443

 

12


LOGO

 


MFS Research Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – 96.4%

     

Airlines – 0.1%

     

American Airlines, Inc., 3.857%, 2012

   $ 194,600    $ 183,410

American Airlines, Inc., 10.375%, 2019

     1,840,000      1,853,800
         
      $ 2,037,210
         

Asset Backed & Securitized – 11.1%

     

Anthracite CDO III Ltd., 6.077%, 2039 (z)

   $ 5,000,000    $ 600,000

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, 6.1%, 2045 (z)

     4,149,000      331,920

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “G”, 6.1%, 2045 (z)

     2,354,000      164,780

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, 6.077%, 2045 (z)

     1,218,795      73,128

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.62%, 2051

     2,494,000      2,281,417

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.658%, 2049

     77,362      58,638

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.595%, 2035 (z)

     854,531      450,160

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.6%, 2035 (i)(z)

     29,323,627      1,542,423

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2036 (i)(z)

     21,558,147      1,090,842

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.555%, 2036 (z)

     672,366      375,516

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.798%, 2036 (i)(z)

     22,680,492      1,356,293

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 2.391%, 2036 (i)(z)

     37,617,457      2,719,742

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 2.331%, 2036 (i)(z)

     18,360,628      1,259,539

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 2.477%, 2037 (i)(z)

     41,170,936      2,118,615

Bayview Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2013 (i)(z)

     14,428,176      360,704

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.402%, 2035

     1,733,617      1,594,476

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.638%, 2036

     1,500,000      707,850

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041

     3,976,000      3,173,458

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.085%, 2040 (z)

     4,984,717      1,839,859

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 4.945%, 2041

     1,407,049      1,387,545

Brascan Real Estate, CDO, FRN, 2.11%, 2040 (z)

     418,000      16,720

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

     4,660,000      1,864,000

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.322%, 2049

     15,744,017      12,477,943

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.225%, 2044

     400,000      299,452

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.225%, 2044

     5,890,000      5,808,676

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust, FRN, 0.851%, 2032 (i)(z)

     3,292,748      82,352

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 5.306%, 2046

     6,586,305      5,331,109

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, FRN, 0.478%, 2017 (n)

     1,500,000      1,331,321

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

     35,832      34,059

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 5.43%, 2036

     1,107,000      746,402

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

     3,720,000      1,622,685

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.311%, 2039

     7,531,000      5,317,567

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.343%, 2039

     5,264,862      3,128,930

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, 5.737%, 2037

     1,920,000      632,206

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, FRN, 5.303%, 2035

     2,644,428      2,386,969

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, FRN, 5.731%, 2037

     2,300,000      728,136

Crest G-Star, CDO, 6.95%, 2032 (z)

     6,526,000      3,263,000

CWCapital LLC, 5.223%, 2048

     6,335,000      4,989,886

Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp., FRN, 7.5%, 2031

     1,635,000      1,683,818

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 7.95%, 2033

     1,000,000      1,036,105

E*TRADE RV & Marine Trust, 3.62%, 2018

     801,016      781,587

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.026%, 2023 (i)(z)

     380,361      20,996

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.693%, 2025 (i)(z)

     7,072,118      504,949

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 0.896%, 2043 (i)(n)

     27,186,209      305,984

First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.568%, 2035 (i)

     7,659,908      118,265

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.269%, 2035

     2,042,000      2,131,612

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

     3,720,000      1,283,755

Gramercy Real Estate Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.824%, 2035 (z)

     1,260,000      529,200

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., 4.569%, 2042

     5,375,000      5,252,018

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.224%, 2037

     3,394,160      3,193,965

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.917%, 2038

     14,367,711      12,396,392

 

1


MFS Research Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Asset Backed & Securitized – continued

     

IMPAC CMB Trust, FRN, 1.025%, 2034

   $ 285,486    $ 165,886

IMPAC CMB Trust, FRN, 1.205%, 2034

     142,743      32,383

IMPAC Secured Assets Corp., FRN, 0.635%, 2036

     1,129,219      781,946

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.429%, 2043

     8,660,000      7,413,640

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 4.865%, 2046

     2,195,695      2,125,475

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.42%, 2049

     7,928,157      6,780,793

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.343%, 2042 (n)

     4,180,000      926,201

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 4.936%, 2042

     6,861,798      6,412,862

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

     6,330,000      3,884,587

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

     6,001,863      5,648,584

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.748%, 2049

     11,798,000      9,424,521

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.798%, 2049

     10,140,000      9,310,682

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.798%, 2049

     3,237,193      2,589,208

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.99%, 2051

     11,321,185      9,830,546

JPMorgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp., FRN, 5.532%, 2036

     2,100,000      1,360,674

KKR Financial CLO Ltd., “C”, CDO, FRN, 2.333%, 2021 (n)

     7,213,703      1,100,090

Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.335%, 2035 (i)

     3,361,142      136,360

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc., FRN, 5.45%, 2037

     2,658,206      651,796

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.656%, 2039

     2,857,000      2,702,633

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.829%, 2050

     8,120,000      2,022,390

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.112%, 2049

     4,652,000      4,617,569

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.172%, 2049

     16,897,000      13,311,036

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.749%, 2050

     6,810,000      4,959,056

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.352%, 2031 (i)(z)

     2,555,757      40,551

Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc., FRN, 2.457%, 2031 (i)

     295,630      537

Nationslink Funding Corp., FRN, 1.094%, 2030 (i)

     1,033,125      33,079

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, FRN, 4.532%, 2035

     2,559,355      2,504,526

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 5.611%, 2037

     1,280,000      620,343

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 5.29%, 2036

     1,913,611      1,025,040

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 4.62%, 2035

     1,581,874      1,533,677

Preferred Term Securities XIX Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.979%, 2035 (z)

     7,893,152      2,446,877

Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 6.884%, 2013 (z)

     1,905,000      1,965,046

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

     4,852,000      3,451,100

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

     8,795,000      2,735,173

RMAC PLC, FRN, 0.839%, 2036 (n)

     6,937      6,750

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities, Inc., FRN, 6.868%, 2032 (z)

     3,262,500      3,395,751

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

     2,315,864      1,932,451

Structured Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 0.525%, 2035

     819,843      662,866

Superannuation Members Home Loans Global Trust, FRN, 0.978%, 2029

     389,199      359,348

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust, FRN, 0.965%, 2043

     48,919      41,612

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.275%, 2048

     1,900,000      1,882,270

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.313%, 2048

     736,000      677,271

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

     3,988,131      3,782,007
         
      $ 228,072,157
         

Automotive – 0.3%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 9.875%, 2011

   $ 4,840,000    $ 4,795,719

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 5.625%, 2011 (n)

     1,925,000      1,876,852
         
      $ 6,672,571
         

Broadcasting – 0.0%

     

News America, Inc., 8.5%, 2025

   $ 120,000    $ 136,823
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.6%

     

INVESCO PLC, 4.5%, 2009

   $ 8,978,000    $ 9,018,859

INVESCO PLC, 5.625%, 2012

     4,255,000      4,255,345
         
      $ 13,274,204
         

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Building – 0.5%

     

CRH America, Inc., 6.95%, 2012

   $ 1,250,000    $ 1,260,914

CRH PLC, 8.125%, 2018

     8,640,000      8,690,993
         
      $ 9,951,907
         

Cable TV – 1.5%

     

British Sky Broadcasting, 6.1%, 2018 (z)

   $ 6,860,000    $ 6,996,301

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10.875%, 2014 (n)

     4,015,000      4,336,200

Comcast Cable Communications LLC, 6.75%, 2011

     4,000      4,260

Comcast Corp., 5.45%, 2010

     300,000      312,367

Cox Communications, Inc., 4.625%, 2013

     600,000      616,280

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 2039 (z)

     8,040,000      10,046,374

TCI Communications, Inc., 9.8%, 2012

     1,703,000      1,966,131

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 2033

     5,117,000      6,224,877
         
      $ 30,502,790
         

Chemicals – 0.6%

     

Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019

   $ 5,150,000    $ 5,650,039

Dow Chemical Co., 9.4%, 2039

     3,970,000      4,769,332

Yara International A.S.A., 5.25%, 2014 (n)

     2,700,000      2,655,455
         
      $ 13,074,826
         

Conglomerates – 0.3%

     

American Standard Cos., Inc., 7.625%, 2010

   $ 5,745,000    $ 5,863,858

Kennametal, Inc., 7.2%, 2012

     525,000      536,727
         
      $ 6,400,585
         

Consumer Products – 0.7%

     

Clorox Co., 5%, 2013

   $ 7,470,000    $ 7,803,229

Hasbro, Inc., 6.125%, 2014

     5,790,000      5,973,931
         
      $ 13,777,160
         

Consumer Services – 0.5%

     

Western Union Co., 5.4%, 2011

   $ 9,060,000    $ 9,593,090
         

Containers – 0.3%

     

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 2019 (z)

   $ 3,235,000    $ 3,210,738

Owens-Brockway, 7.375%, 2016 (z)

     3,330,000      3,296,700
         
      $ 6,507,438
         

Defense Electronics – 0.5%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.4%, 2011 (n)

   $ 7,306,000    $ 7,821,299

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2019 (n)

     2,705,000      2,914,467
         
      $ 10,735,766
         

Electronics – 0.4%

     

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 6.55%, 2017

   $ 5,330,000    $ 4,981,130

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 7.125%, 2037

     2,710,000      2,247,072
         
      $ 7,228,202
         

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 3.0%

     

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 5.875%, 2015

   $ 5,562,000    $ 5,604,433

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014 (z)

     6,415,000      6,479,150

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 8.375%, 2013

     3,749,000      3,514,688

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 8.375%, 2013 (n)

     1,342,000      1,258,125

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015 (z)

     4,766,000      4,956,640

Korea National Oil Corp., 5.375%, 2014 (z)

     3,264,000      3,333,360

Mubadala Development Co., 7.625%, 2019 (n)

     3,816,000      4,083,120

Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019

     4,305,000      4,779,842

Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 2019 (n)

     9,740,000      10,604,727

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014 (z)

     3,144,000      3,213,121

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (z)

     5,966,000      6,200,291

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – continued

     

TDIC Finance Ltd., 6.5%, 2014 (n)

   $ 7,332,000    $ 7,567,255
         
      $ 61,594,752
         

Emerging Market Sovereign – 1.1%

     

Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 6.75%, 2019 (n)

   $ 4,113,000    $ 4,395,325

Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)

     4,899,000      6,589,155

Republic of Poland, 6.375%, 2019

     6,023,000      6,238,623

Republic of South Africa, 6.875%, 2019

     4,164,000      4,549,170
         
      $ 21,772,273
         

Energy - Independent – 0.8%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.95%, 2019

   $ 4,110,000    $ 4,509,307

Apache Corp., 7.375%, 2047

     37,000      44,009

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.5%, 2015

     4,815,000      5,109,919

EnCana Corp., 4.6%, 2009

     1,290,000      1,291,152

Nexen, Inc., 6.4%, 2037

     5,988,000      5,641,696
         
      $ 16,596,083
         

Energy - Integrated – 1.0%

     

ConocoPhillips, 6.5%, 2039

   $ 20,000    $ 22,774

Hess Corp., 8.125%, 2019

     4,990,000      5,971,713

Husky Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2019

     6,606,000      7,570,602

Petro-Canada, 6.05%, 2018

     7,280,000      7,503,489
         
      $ 21,068,578
         

Entertainment – 0.0%

     

Time Warner, Inc., 6.875%, 2012

   $ 100,000    $ 109,150
         

Financial Institutions – 0.9%

     

GMAC LLC, 6.875%, 2011 (n)

   $ 7,240,000    $ 6,678,900

Household Finance Corp., 7%, 2012

     170,000      180,060

HSBC Finance Corp., 6.75%, 2011

     20,000      20,782

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 5.9% to 2010, FRN to 2065 (n)

     14,100,000      4,371,000

International Lease Finance Corp., 5%, 2010

     868,000      780,673

ORIX Corp., 5.48%, 2011

     7,640,000      7,379,568
         
      $ 19,410,983
         

Food & Beverages – 1.8%

     

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.75%, 2019 (n)

   $ 8,200,000    $ 9,577,575

Conagra Foods, Inc., 7%, 2019

     1,950,000      2,254,668

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 6.82%, 2018

     8,044,000      8,889,537

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 2039 (z)

     5,480,000      6,030,324

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

     9,295,000      9,647,662
         
      $ 36,399,766
         

Food & Drug Stores – 0.5%

     

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.125%, 2016

   $ 5,970,000    $ 6,468,644

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.75%, 2017

     2,649,000      2,819,747
         
      $ 9,288,391
         

Forest & Paper Products – 0.3%

     

Stora Enso Oyj, 6.404%, 2016 (n)

   $ 2,500,000    $ 1,850,000

Stora Enso Oyj, 7.25%, 2036 (n)

     6,029,000      3,496,820
         
      $ 5,346,820
         

Gaming & Lodging – 0.5%

     

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.625%, 2017 (z)

   $ 2,405,000    $ 2,405,000

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016

     9,653,000      8,183,456
         
      $ 10,588,456
         

Insurance – 1.4%

     

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

   $ 6,333,000    $ 3,989,790

 

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Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Insurance – continued

     

MetLife, Inc., 5.375%, 2012

   $ 300,000    $ 308,996

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2013 (n)

     6,580,000      6,708,685

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2014 (n)

     2,570,000      2,581,444

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.1%, 2014

     6,237,000      5,969,726

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6%, 2017

     2,346,000      2,286,386

UnumProvident Corp., 6.85%, 2015 (n)

     7,413,000      6,127,200
         
      $ 27,972,227
         

Insurance - Health – 0.3%

     

Humana, Inc., 7.2%, 2018

   $ 6,010,000    $ 5,582,328
         

Insurance - Property & Casualty – 1.2%

     

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014

   $ 14,625,000    $ 13,755,222

ZFS Finance USA Trust IV, 5.875% to 2012, FRN to 2032 (n)

     1,480,000      1,202,870

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

     10,570,000      8,773,100
         
      $ 23,731,192
         

International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 1.2%

     

ING Bank N.V., 3.9%, 2014 (n)

   $ 6,800,000    $ 6,944,092

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 2.625%, 2012 (z)

     8,520,000      8,605,541

Societe Financement de l’ Economie Francaise, 3.375%, 2014 (n)

     7,905,000      7,996,935
         
      $ 23,546,568
         

Local Authorities – 0.9%

     

California (Build America Bonds), 7.55%, 2039

   $ 8,175,000    $ 8,450,825

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (Build America Bonds), 7.336%, 2039

     3,350,000      3,896,084

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev. (Build America Bonds), “F”, 7.414%, 2040

     5,536,000      6,402,107
         
      $ 18,749,016
         

Major Banks – 9.0%

     

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 5.63% to 2012, FRN to 2049

   $ 4,290,000    $ 2,531,100

Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018

     21,590,000      20,592,788

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

     6,500,000      4,793,750

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 5.125%, 2015

     6,630,000      6,892,972

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 6%, 2018

     9,110,000      9,417,745

DBS Group Holdings Ltd., 7.657% to 2011, FRN to 2049 (n)

     2,833,000      2,736,766

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.625%, 2017

     4,693,000      4,699,317

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.5%, 2019

     18,020,000      21,104,195

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 6%, 2017

     5,000,000      5,195,375

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 5.875%, 2016

     4,250,000      4,246,001

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 6%, 2018

     4,800,000      5,083,118

Kookmin Bank, 7.25%, 2014 (n)

     3,900,000      4,184,606

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.15%, 2013

     9,520,000      9,778,354

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

     6,749,000      6,294,050

Morgan Stanley, 5.75%, 2016

     7,752,000      7,839,528

Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018

     10,150,000      10,802,412

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

     4,015,000      3,627,139

Natixis S.A., 10% to 2018, FRN to 2049 (n)

     6,870,000      5,430,804

PNC Funding Corp., 5.625%, 2017

     12,270,000      12,360,859

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 9.118%, 2049

     3,170,000      2,916,400

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

     2,483,000      1,643,043

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

     15,140,000      13,294,146

Wachovia Corp., 7.8%, 2010

     250,000      263,431

Wachovia Corp., 5.75%, 2018

     16,188,000      16,685,927

Wachovia Corp., 6.605%, 2025

     2,393,000      2,187,429

Wells Fargo Bank NA, 6.45%, 2011

     200,000      209,844
         
      $ 184,811,099
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 1.5%

     

Cardinal Health, Inc., FRN, 0.865%, 2009

   $ 1,600,000    $ 1,596,270

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Medical & Health Technology & Services – continued

     

Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 6.125%, 2015

   $ 11,945,000    $ 12,183,900

HCA, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (z)

     6,430,000      6,317,475

Hospira, Inc., 5.55%, 2012

     3,720,000      3,873,498

Hospira, Inc., 6.05%, 2017

     3,920,000      4,044,926

McKesson Corp., 5.7%, 2017

     14,000      14,464

McKesson Corp., 7.5%, 2019

     1,470,000      1,721,476
         
      $ 29,752,009
         

Metals & Mining – 0.7%

     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.25%, 2015

   $ 5,820,000    $ 6,154,650

International Steel Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2014

     8,404,000      8,283,209

Peabody Energy Corp., “B”, 6.875%, 2013

     5,000      5,050
         
      $ 14,442,909
         

Mortgage Backed – 17.7%

     

Fannie Mae, 6.022%, 2010

   $ 3,500,000    $ 3,666,920

Fannie Mae, 4.506%, 2011

     1,450,968      1,483,252

Fannie Mae, 4.55%, 2011

     2,298,199      2,364,712

Fannie Mae, 4.79%, 2012

     2,966,537      3,106,025

Fannie Mae, 4.86%, 2012 - 2014

     3,625,729      3,886,014

Fannie Mae, 5.12%, 2012

     1,884,257      1,992,281

Fannie Mae, 4.517%, 2013

     1,085,215      1,131,298

Fannie Mae, 4.542%, 2013

     2,329,840      2,436,143

Fannie Mae, 4.845%, 2013

     2,608,731      2,747,970

Fannie Mae, 5.37%, 2013

     1,128,865      1,205,169

Fannie Mae, 4.62%, 2014 - 2015

     4,429,516      4,634,368

Fannie Mae, 4.666%, 2014

     1,495,683      1,563,705

Fannie Mae, 4.77%, 2014

     1,808,401      1,901,102

Fannie Mae, 4.839%, 2014

     4,115,323      4,331,104

Fannie Mae, 5.05%, 2014

     1,232,148      1,303,341

Fannie Mae, 5.412%, 2014

     2,582,623      2,776,288

Fannie Mae, 4.53%, 2015

     1,207,159      1,248,537

Fannie Mae, 4.56%, 2015

     23,404      24,269

Fannie Mae, 4.6%, 2015

     1,932,480      2,005,100

Fannie Mae, 4.665%, 2015

     1,221,837      1,273,066

Fannie Mae, 4.7%, 2015

     29,214      30,448

Fannie Mae, 4.78%, 2015

     2,659,160      2,781,605

Fannie Mae, 4.815%, 2015

     1,863,000      1,955,801

Fannie Mae, 4.85%, 2015

     1,469,964      1,543,686

Fannie Mae, 4.87%, 2015

     1,238,433      1,300,641

Fannie Mae, 4.89%, 2015

     384,535      404,023

Fannie Mae, 4.921%, 2015

     4,785,957      5,054,301

Fannie Mae, 4.94%, 2015

     2,616,000      2,730,004

Fannie Mae, 5%, 2016 - 2027

     8,958,956      9,252,527

Fannie Mae, 5.09%, 2016

     2,882,891      3,054,115

Fannie Mae, 5.395%, 2016

     2,470,500      2,648,995

Fannie Mae, 5.423%, 2016

     3,046,168      3,288,860

Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2016 - 2038

     104,622,222      108,929,193

Fannie Mae, 5.93%, 2016

     1,308,097      1,443,413

Fannie Mae, 4.989%, 2017

     4,618,308      4,889,466

Fannie Mae, 5.28%, 2017

     2,707,000      2,883,456

Fannie Mae, 5.32%, 2017

     793,681      847,187

Fannie Mae, 5.54%, 2017

     1,515,683      1,636,020

Fannie Mae, 4.88%, 2020

     887,873      918,423

Fannie Mae, 5.19%, 2020

     2,948,767      3,011,005

Fannie Mae, 5.35%, 2023

     2,148,264      2,242,421

Fannie Mae, 6%, 2029 - 2037

     24,998,778      26,229,795

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Mortgage Backed – continued

     

Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2031 - 2033

   $ 915,043    $ 989,488

Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2017 - 2037

     43,587,680      45,269,223

Freddie Mac, 5%, 2018 - 2028

     8,701,243      8,982,398

Freddie Mac, 4%, 2023 - 2024

     857,511      865,111

Freddie Mac, 6%, 2033 - 2038

     19,840,822      20,860,734

Ginnie Mae, 6%, 2034 - 2038

     20,763,693      21,824,791

Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2038 - 2039

     30,454,100      31,727,712
         
      $ 362,675,506
         

Municipals – 0.4%

     

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Rev., 5%, 2031

   $ 7,970,000    $ 8,283,380
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.5%

     

EQT Corp., 8.125%, 2019

   $ 9,150,000    $ 10,321,484
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 2.3%

     

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 2013

   $ 11,585,000    $ 12,480,115

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.5%, 2014

     1,672,000      1,932,090

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 5.65%, 2013

     1,802,000      1,886,917

Enterprise Products Partners LP, 6.3%, 2017

     7,590,000      8,162,271

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6.75%, 2011

     110,000      115,884

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 6%, 2017

     7,542,000      7,758,056

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.75%, 2032

     1,823,000      2,030,397

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.8%, 2035

     3,410,000      3,190,266

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 2019

     8,284,000      9,202,555
         
      $ 46,758,551
         

Network & Telecom – 1.9%

     

Telecom Italia Capital, 7.175%, 2019

   $ 8,691,000    $ 9,681,713

Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 9.5%, 2019

     1,615,000      1,835,044

Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 9.5%, 2019 (n)

     4,492,000      5,104,035

Verizon New York, Inc., 6.875%, 2012

     14,320,000      15,422,124

Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 2016

     6,080,000      6,171,200
         
      $ 38,214,116
         

Oil Services – 0.3%

     

Smith International, Inc., 9.75%, 2019

   $ 5,750,000    $ 6,954,631
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 3.5%

     

American Express Centurion Bank, 5.55%, 2012

   $ 5,147,000    $ 5,257,449

American Express Co., 8.125%, 2019

     9,820,000      10,850,010

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.15%, 2016

     6,690,000      5,980,311

Capital One Financial Corp., 8.8%, 2019

     4,260,000      4,620,826

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 2018

     11,130,000      10,190,717

Citigroup, Inc., 8.5%, 2019

     5,320,000      5,664,268

Citigroup, Inc., 8.125%, 2039

     3,360,000      3,384,498

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

     1,161,000      772,065

Resona Bank Ltd., 5.85% to 2016, FRN to 2049 (n)

     6,801,000      5,440,800

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 4.875%, 2014 (n)

     9,660,000      9,981,726

Swedbank AB, 9% to 2010, FRN to 2049 (n)

     3,120,000      1,544,400

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

     6,530,000      3,983,300

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC, 6.75%, 2013

     980,000      1,057,351

Woori America Bank, 7%, 2015 (z)

     2,270,000      2,372,150
         
      $ 71,099,871
         

Pollution Control – 0.5%

     

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 6.875%, 2017

   $ 9,660,000    $ 9,901,500
         

Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.2%

     

Teck Cominco Ltd., 6.125%, 2035

   $ 2,710,000    $ 2,262,850

 

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Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Precious Metals & Minerals – continued

     

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016 (z)

   $ 1,020,000    $ 1,155,150
         
      $ 3,418,000
         

Printing & Publishing – 0.2%

     

Pearson PLC, 5.5%, 2013 (n)

   $ 3,090,000    $ 3,073,299
         

Railroad & Shipping – 0.4%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 6.5%, 2018

   $ 5,080,000    $ 5,112,736

CSX Corp., 7.375%, 2019

     2,705,000      3,076,053
         
      $ 8,188,789
         

Real Estate – 2.4%

     

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

   $ 3,697,000    $ 3,247,829

HRPT Properties Trust, REIT, 6.25%, 2016

     9,514,000      8,051,308

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 6%, 2012

     2,846,000      2,718,633

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 5.783%, 2016

     7,684,000      6,644,893

Liberty Property LP, REIT, 5.5%, 2016

     8,890,000      7,300,975

PPF Funding, Inc., REIT, 5.35%, 2012 (n)

     2,080,000      1,710,931

ProLogis, REIT, 5.5%, 2012

     1,980,000      1,870,983

ProLogis, REIT, 5.75%, 2016

     5,844,000      5,042,116

ProLogis, REIT, 5.625%, 2016

     3,060,000      2,604,317

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.75%, 2015

     1,508,000      1,448,163

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 6.1%, 2016

     5,269,000      5,044,056

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.875%, 2017

     2,890,000      2,715,172

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT, 4.75%, 2010

     798,000      789,881
         
      $ 49,189,257
         

Restaurants – 0.4%

     

YUM! Brands, Inc., 8.875%, 2011

   $ 7,093,000    $ 7,719,298
         

Retailers – 1.1%

     

Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036

   $ 6,743,000    $ 6,230,849

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 8%, 2010

     2,307,000      2,335,265

Macy’s, Inc., 6.625%, 2011

     4,959,000      5,034,927

Wesfarmers Ltd., 6.998%, 2013 (n)

     9,110,000      9,493,859
         
      $ 23,094,900
         

Specialty Chemicals – 0.2%

     

Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 2017 (n)

   $ 4,820,000    $ 5,085,100
         

Specialty Stores – 0.3%

     

Best Buy, Inc., 6.75%, 2013

   $ 6,570,000    $ 6,881,168
         

Supermarkets – 0.7%

     

Delhaize America, Inc., 9%, 2031

   $ 5,191,000    $ 6,496,620

Kroger Co., 6.4%, 2017

     7,517,000      8,205,730
         
      $ 14,702,350
         

Telephone Services – 0.3%

     

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 2016

   $ 6,320,000    $ 6,607,307
         

Tobacco – 1.7%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 9.7%, 2018

   $ 5,200,000    $ 6,323,262

Altria Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2019

     2,660,000      3,181,009

Altria Group, Inc., 9.95%, 2038

     4,610,000      5,873,716

Lorillard Tobacco Co., 8.125%, 2019

     8,900,000      9,737,597

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.25%, 2012

     125,000      133,123

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017

     10,032,000      10,087,938
         
      $ 35,336,645
         

Transportation - Services – 0.4%

     

Erac USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 2017 (n)

   $ 2,600,000    $ 2,429,560

 

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Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Transportation - Services – continued

     

Erac USA Finance Co., 7%, 2037 (n)

   $ 7,030,000    $ 5,896,349
         
      $ 8,325,909
         

U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents – 1.8%

     

Small Business Administration, 5.94%, 2016

   $ 536,379    $ 572,478

Small Business Administration, 5.37%, 2016

     602,389      636,627

Small Business Administration, 6.35%, 2021

     27,314      29,294

Small Business Administration, 6.34%, 2021

     40,281      43,208

Small Business Administration, 6.44%, 2021

     38,400      41,286

Small Business Administration, 5.34%, 2021

     222,767      234,200

Small Business Administration, 6.07%, 2022

     162,433      173,779

Small Business Administration, 4.35%, 2023

     1,191,655      1,225,355

Small Business Administration, 4.98%, 2023

     1,790,807      1,854,266

Small Business Administration, 4.89%, 2023

     1,623,888      1,691,359

Small Business Administration, 4.93%, 2024

     2,118,446      2,208,993

Small Business Administration, 4.34%, 2024

     1,957,609      2,004,930

Small Business Administration, 5.18%, 2024

     1,789,980      1,874,718

Small Business Administration, 5.52%, 2024

     2,427,226      2,557,830

Small Business Administration, 5.19%, 2024

     2,432,896      2,560,228

Small Business Administration, 4.86%, 2024

     1,665,264      1,735,459

Small Business Administration, 4.57%, 2025

     2,596,811      2,676,446

Small Business Administration, 4.76%, 2025

     8,335,524      8,660,671

Small Business Administration, 5.39%, 2025

     840,864      891,208

Small Business Administration, 5.35%, 2026

     4,934,485      5,240,378
         
      $ 36,912,713
         

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 11.9%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.25%, 2023

   $ 4,506,000    $ 5,508,585

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6%, 2026

     840,000      1,015,350

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.75%, 2026

     8,951,000      11,669,866

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.25%, 2029

     44,000      49,452

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2031

     8,998,000      10,329,425

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2036

     2,640,000      2,720,850

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5%, 2037

     31,029,000      34,519,763

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

     67,754,000      72,896,393

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 2013

     84,037,000      87,208,052

U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.125%, 2016

     6,351,000      7,152,814

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.75%, 2018

     1,380,000      1,407,821

U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2%, 2016

     9,427,950      9,575,262
         
      $ 244,053,633
         

Utilities - Electric Power – 3.8%

     

AES Corp., 8%, 2017

   $ 4,815,000    $ 4,718,700

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 8.25%, 2012 (n)

     8,662,000      9,261,532

Beaver Valley Funding Corp., 9%, 2017

     180,000      177,701

Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.85%, 2034

     9,461,431      8,711,796

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 2017

     3,300,000      3,046,233

Duke Energy Corp., 5.65%, 2013

     7,610,000      8,108,242

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

     7,540,000      8,029,127

ELETROBRAS S.A., 6.875%, 2019 (z)

     282,000      285,173

Enersis S.A., 7.375%, 2014

     25,000      27,020

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 6.95%, 2011

     10,088,000      10,788,581

ISA Capital do Brasil S.A., 7.875%, 2012

     3,677,000      3,837,869

ISA Capital do Brasil S.A., 8.8%, 2017

     1,593,000      1,662,694

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 5.875%, 2012

     1,182,000      1,279,893

NiSource Finance Corp., 7.875%, 2010

     6,503,000      6,802,171

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 6.8%, 2018

     6,800,000      7,683,130

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.05%, 2019

     3,270,000      3,749,219

 

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Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Utilities - Electric Power – continued

     

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

   $ 568,073    $ 562,404
         
      $ 78,731,485
         

Total Bonds

      $ 1,974,256,221
         

Money Market Funds (v) – 2.1%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.21%, at Net Asset Value

     43,368,449    $ 43,368,449
         

Total Investments

      $ 2,017,624,670
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities 1.5%

        30,454,108
         

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 2,048,078,778
         

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(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.

 

(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 $233,634,507, representing 11.41% 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.

 

(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    Current
Market Value

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, 6.1%, 2045

   12/07/06    $ 4,242,798    $ 331,920

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “G”, 6.1%, 2045

   9/21/04      2,217,585      164,780

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, 6.077%, 2045

   3/11/05 - 12/30/08      1,093,323      73,128

Anthracite CDO III Ltd., 6.077%, 2039

   10/25/06      4,998,320      600,000

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.595%, 2035

   6/09/05      854,531      450,160

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.6%, 2035

   10/06/05      2,299,706      1,542,423

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2036

   2/28/06      1,949,206      1,090,842

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 0.555%, 2036

   2/23/06      672,366      375,516

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.798%, 2036

   5/16/06 - 5/29/09      1,828,519      1,356,293

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 2.391%, 2036

   9/11/06      5,071,983      2,719,742

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 2.331%, 2036

   10/25/06      2,471,138      1,259,539

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 2.477%, 2037

   1/26/07 - 5/29/09      5,076,456      2,118,615

Bayview Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2013

   3/29/06      1,505,265      360,704

Bayview Financial Revolving Mortgage Loan Trust, FRN, 1.085%, 2040

   3/01/06      4,984,717      1,839,859

Brascan Real Estate, CDO, FRN, 2.11%, 2040

   9/14/04      418,000      16,720

British Sky Broadcasting, 6.1%, 2018

   2/07/08 - 5/29/09      6,847,515      6,996,301

Capital Trust Realty CDO Ltd., 5.16%, 2035

   4/07/06      4,496,218      1,864,000

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust, FRN, 0.851%, 2032

   8/25/03      112,874      82,352

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 2039

   6/09/09      8,730,425      10,046,374

Crest G-Star, CDO, 6.95%, 2032

   9/13/05      6,951,417      3,263,000

ELETROBRAS S.A., 6.875%, 2019

   6/23/09      279,497      285,173

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.026%, 2023

   1/18/02      24,139      20,996

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.693%, 2025

   1/29/03      781,716      504,949

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014

   7/22/09      6,415,000      6,479,150

Gramercy Real Estate Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.824%, 2035

   6/21/05 - 1/18/07      1,260,025      529,200

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 2019

   7/23/09      3,126,285      3,210,738

HCA, Inc., 7.875%, 2020

   7/23/09 - 7/30/09      6,332,512      6,317,475

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 2039

   7/22/09      5,794,266      6,030,324

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015

   7/16/09      4,719,157      4,956,640

Korea National Oil Corp., 5.375%, 2014

   7/23/09      3,242,608      3,333,360

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.352%, 2031

   6/10/03      75,847      40,551

Owens-Brockway, 7.375%, 2016

   5/07/09 - 5/29/09      3,223,545      3,296,700

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.625%, 2017

   7/27/09      2,371,258      2,405,000

 

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Restricted Securities (continued)

   Acquisition
Date
   Cost    Current
Market Value
 

Preferred Term Securities XIX Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.979%, 2035

   9/08/05 - 5/29/09    $ 7,822,702    $ 2,446,877   

Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 6.884%, 2013

   12/06/04 - 5/29/09      2,009,229      1,965,046   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014

   7/16/09      3,136,705      3,213,121   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019

   7/16/09 - 7/17/09      6,021,311      6,200,291   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 2.625%, 2012

   5/05/09      8,519,287      8,605,541   

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities, Inc., FRN, 6.868%, 2032

   1/07/05      3,699,797      3,395,751   

System Energy Resources, Inc., 5.129%, 2014

   4/16/04      568,073      562,404   

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016

   5/05/09 - 5/29/09      966,997      1,155,150   

Woori America Bank, 7%, 2015

   7/27/09      2,260,424      2,372,150   
              

Total Restricted Securities

         $ 103,878,855   

% of Net Assets

           5.1

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

 

CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO    Collateralized Loan 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
TIPS    Treasury Inflation Protected Security

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 (Unaudited) 7/31/09

(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. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. 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 carried at market value. 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 futures, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value:

 

Investments at Value

   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3    Total  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents

   $ —        $ 280,966,344      $ —      $ 280,966,344   

Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt

     —          106,913,591        —        106,913,591   

Municipal Bonds

     —          8,283,380        —        8,283,380   

Corporate Bonds

     —          812,463,610        —        812,463,610   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          392,303,019        —        392,303,019   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —          185,067,376        —        185,067,376   

Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)

     —          13,377,258        —        13,377,258   

Foreign Bonds

     —          174,881,643        —        174,881,643   

Mutual Funds

     43,368,449        —          —        43,368,449   
                               

Total Investments

   $ 43,368,449      $ 1,974,256,221      $ —      $ 2,017,624,670   
                               

Other Financial Instruments

         

Futures

   $ (1,629,522   $ —        $ —      $ (1,629,522

Swaps

     —          (80,289     —        (80,289

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

 

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(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

   $ 2,087,523,434   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 75,305,075   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (145,203,839
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (69,898,764
        

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

(3) Derivative Contracts at 7/31/09

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 7/31/09

 

Description

   Currency    Contracts    Value    Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Liability Derivatives

              

Interest Rate Futures

              

U.S. Treasury Note 30 yr (Short)

   USD    112    13,328,000    Sep-09    $ (194,642

U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)

   USD    900    103,844,531    Sep-09      (352,095

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)

   USD    999    117,163,969    Sep-09      (1,082,785
                    
               $ (1,629,522
                    

Swap Agreements at 7/31/09

 

Expiration

        Notional
Amount
  

Counterparty

   Cash Flows
to Receive
    Cash Flows
to Pay
    Fair Value  

Liability Derivatives

               
Credit Default Swaps                

6/20/13

   USD    5,860,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    (1   1.48% (fixed rate   $ (18,710

3/20/14

   USD    4,850,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    (2   1.75% (fixed rate   $ (61,579
                     
                $ (80,289
                     

 

(1) Fund, as protection buyer, to receive notional amount upon a defined credit event by Weyerhaeuser Co. IDB, 7.125%, 7/15/23.

 

(2) Fund, as protection buyer, to receive notional amount upon a defined credit event by Weyerhaeuser Corp., 7.125%, 7/15/23.

At July 31, 2009, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

(4) 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 Funds

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

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     49,563,654      243,149,644      (249,344,849     43,368,449

Underlying Funds

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 16,306      $ 43,368,449

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund J

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – 93.5%

     

Airlines – 0.3%

     

American Airlines, Inc., 10.375%, 2019

   $ 100,000    $ 100,750

Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.875%, 2018

     268,599      167,203
         
      $ 267,953
         

Asset Backed & Securitized – 9.6%

     

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, 6.1%, 2045 (z)

   $ 138,945    $ 8,337

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.62%, 2051

     134,000      122,578

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.658%, 2049

     166,851      126,468

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.6%, 2035 (i)(z)

     4,291,263      225,720

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2036 (i)(z)

     2,764,356      139,876

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.798%, 2036 (i)(z)

     2,148,552      128,483

Bayview Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2013 (i)(z)

     1,882,917      47,073

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.402%, 2035

     139,516      128,318

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust, FRN, 5.483%, 2041

     307,000      245,033

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.322%, 2049

     526,957      417,640

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.225%, 2044

     580,000      571,992

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 5.306%, 2046

     900,000      728,481

Credit-Based Asset Servicing & Securitization LLC, FRN, 5.303%, 2035

     182,076      164,349

Crest G-Star, CDO, 6.95%, 2032 (z)

     974,000      487,000

CWCapital LLC, 5.223%, 2048

     700,000      551,369

Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp., FRN, 7.5%, 2031

     415,000      427,391

E*TRADE RV & Marine Trust, 3.62%, 2018

     58,794      57,368

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.026%, 2023 (i)(z)

     96,282      5,315

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.693%, 2025 (i)(z)

     1,615,488      115,346

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 0.896%, 2043 (i)(n)

     5,149,329      57,956

First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.568%, 2035 (i)

     1,941,546      29,976

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., 4.569%, 2042

     400,000      390,848

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.224%, 2037

     174,453      164,163

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., FRN, 5.917%, 2038

     500,000      431,398

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.429%, 2043

     400,000      342,431

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.42%, 2049

     247,640      211,802

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.343%, 2042 (n)

     540,000      119,653

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

     310,000      190,240

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

     331,125      311,634

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.748%, 2049

     320,000      255,624

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.798%, 2049

     470,000      431,560

KKR Financial CLO Ltd., “C”, CDO, FRN, 2.333%, 2021 (n)

     808,765      123,337

Lehman Brothers Commercial Conduit Mortgage Trust, FRN, 1.335%, 2035 (i)

     690,533      28,014

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.656%, 2039

     28,000      26,487

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.829%, 2050

     350,000      87,172

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.112%, 2049

     242,000      240,209

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.172%, 2049

     688,000      541,989

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.749%, 2050

     320,000      233,025

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.352%, 2031 (i)(z)

     537,056      8,521

Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc., FRN, 2.457%, 2031 (i)

     66,779      121

Nationslink Funding Corp., FRN, 1.094%, 2030 (i)

     261,842      8,384

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust, FRN, 4.532%, 2035

     238,079      232,979

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 4.62%, 2035

     122,970      119,223

Preferred Term Securities XIX Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.979%, 2035 (z)

     1,392,909      431,802

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., FRN, 4.971%, 2035

     185,000      131,586

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

     845,000      262,788

Structured Asset Securities Corp., FRN, 0.525%, 2035

     48,074      38,869

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.313%, 2048

     39,000      35,888

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

     251,679      238,671
         
      $ 10,424,487
         

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund J

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Automotive – 0.2%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 9.875%, 2011

   $ 240,000    $ 237,804
         

Broadcasting – 0.0%

     

News America, Inc., 8.5%, 2025

   $ 30,000    $ 34,206
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.6%

     

INVESCO PLC, 4.5%, 2009

   $ 518,000    $ 520,357

INVESCO PLC, 5.625%, 2012

     179,000      179,014
         
      $ 699,371
         

Building – 0.4%

     

CRH PLC, 8.125%, 2018

   $ 400,000    $ 402,361
         

Cable TV – 1.5%

     

British Sky Broadcasting, 6.1%, 2018 (z)

   $ 330,000    $ 336,557

Charter Communications Holdings LLC, 10.875%, 2014 (n)

     190,000      205,200

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 2039 (z)

     420,000      524,811

TCI Communications, Inc., 9.8%, 2012

     181,000      208,966

Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 2033

     243,000      295,612
         
      $ 1,571,146
         

Chemicals – 0.6%

     

Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019

   $ 350,000    $ 383,983

Dow Chemical Co., 9.4%, 2039

     210,000      252,282
         
      $ 636,265
         

Conglomerates – 0.1%

     

American Standard Cos., Inc., 7.625%, 2010

   $ 100,000    $ 102,069
         

Consumer Products – 0.9%

     

Clorox Co., 5%, 2013

   $ 500,000    $ 522,305

Hasbro, Inc., 6.125%, 2014

     480,000      495,248
         
      $ 1,017,553
         

Consumer Services – 0.5%

     

Western Union Co., 5.4%, 2011

   $ 500,000    $ 529,420
         

Containers – 0.3%

     

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 2019 (z)

   $ 175,000    $ 173,688

Owens-Brockway, 7.375%, 2016 (z)

     175,000      173,250
         
      $ 346,938
         

Defense Electronics – 0.9%

     

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 2010 (n)

   $ 402,000    $ 408,644

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.4%, 2011 (n)

     372,000      398,238

BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 2019 (n)

     105,000      113,131
         
      $ 920,013
         

Electronics – 0.3%

     

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 6.55%, 2017

   $ 180,000    $ 168,218

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 7.125%, 2037

     130,000      107,793
         
      $ 276,011
         

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 2.5%

     

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 5.875%, 2015

   $ 298,000    $ 300,273

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014 (z)

     380,000      383,800

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 8.375%, 2013

     264,000      247,500

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015 (z)

     214,000      222,560

Korea National Oil Corp., 5.375%, 2014 (z)

     144,000      147,060

Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019

     172,000      190,972

Qtel International Finance Ltd., 7.875%, 2019 (n)

     338,000      368,008

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014 (z)

     250,000      255,496

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019 (z)

     251,000      260,857

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund J

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – continued

     

TDIC Finance Ltd., 6.5%, 2014 (n)

   $ 354,000    $ 365,358
         
      $ 2,741,884
         

Emerging Market Sovereign – 1.0%

     

Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 6.75%, 2019 (n)

   $ 315,000    $ 336,622

Republic of Indonesia, 11.625%, 2019 (n)

     176,000      236,720

Republic of Poland, 6.375%, 2019

     302,000      312,812

Republic of South Africa, 6.875%, 2019

     196,000      214,130
         
      $ 1,100,284
         

Energy - Independent – 0.7%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.95%, 2019

   $ 190,000    $ 208,459

Apache Corp., 7.375%, 2047

     10,000      11,894

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.5%, 2015

     230,000      244,087

Nexen, Inc., 6.4%, 2037

     260,000      244,963
         
      $ 709,403
         

Energy - Integrated – 1.3%

     

Hess Corp., 8.125%, 2019

   $ 500,000    $ 598,368

Husky Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 2019

     391,000      448,093

Petro-Canada, 6.05%, 2018

     327,000      337,039
         
      $ 1,383,500
         

Financial Institutions – 0.7%

     

GMAC LLC, 6.875%, 2011 (n)

   $ 345,000    $ 318,263

ILFC E-Capital Trust I, 5.9% to 2010, FRN to 2065 (n)

     500,000      155,000

ORIX Corp., 5.48%, 2011

     270,000      260,796
         
      $ 734,059
         

Food & Beverages – 2.3%

     

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., 7.75%, 2019 (n)

   $ 410,000    $ 478,879

Conagra Foods, Inc., 7%, 2019

     70,000      80,937

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc., 6.82%, 2018

     358,000      395,631

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 2039 (z)

     280,000      308,119

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%, 2018

     520,000      570,081

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

     641,000      665,320
         
      $ 2,498,967
         

Food & Drug Stores – 0.4%

     

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.125%, 2016

   $ 270,000    $ 292,552

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.75%, 2017

     153,000      162,862
         
      $ 455,414
         

Forest & Paper Products – 0.2%

     

Stora Enso Oyj, 7.25%, 2036 (n)

   $ 304,000    $ 176,320
         

Gaming & Lodging – 0.6%

     

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.625%, 2017 (z)

   $ 130,000    $ 130,000

Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 6%, 2016

     585,000      495,941
         
      $ 625,941
         

Insurance – 1.3%

     

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

   $ 323,000    $ 203,490

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2013 (n)

     300,000      305,867

Metropolitan Life Global Funding, 5.125%, 2014 (n)

     110,000      110,490

Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.1%, 2014

     289,000      276,615

Prudential Financial, Inc., 6%, 2017

     45,000      43,857

UnumProvident Corp., 6.85%, 2015 (n)

     608,000      502,541
         
      $ 1,442,860
         

Insurance - Health – 0.2%

     

Humana, Inc., 7.2%, 2018

   $ 270,000    $ 250,787

 

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MFS Research Bond Fund J

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Insurance - Property & Casualty – 0.8%

     

AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014

   $ 500,000    $ 470,264

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

     500,000      415,000
         
      $ 885,264
         

International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 0.7%

     

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 2.625%, 2012 (z)

   $ 400,000    $ 404,016

Societe Financement de l’ Economie Francaise, 3.375%, 2014 (n)

     302,000      305,512
         
      $ 709,528
         

Local Authorities – 0.7%

     

California (Build America Bonds), 7.55%, 2039

   $ 340,000    $ 351,472

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY (Build America Bonds), 7.336%, 2039

     145,000      168,636

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev. (Build America Bonds), “F”, 7.414%, 2040

     230,000      265,984
         
      $ 786,092
         

Major Banks – 8.5%

     

BAC Capital Trust XIV, 5.63% to 2012, FRN to 2049

   $ 230,000    $ 135,700

Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018

     1,110,000      1,058,731

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

     400,000      295,000

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 5.125%, 2015

     320,000      332,692

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 6%, 2018

     360,000      372,161

DBS Group Holdings Ltd., 7.657% to 2011, FRN to 2049 (n)

     162,000      156,497

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.625%, 2017

     205,000      205,276

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 7.5%, 2019

     940,000      1,100,885

JPMorgan Chase Bank, 6%, 2017

     250,000      259,769

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 5.875%, 2016

     250,000      249,765

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 6%, 2018

     500,000      529,492

Kookmin Bank, 7.25%, 2014 (n)

     100,000      107,298

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.15%, 2013

     440,000      451,941

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

     280,000      261,125

Morgan Stanley, 5.75%, 2016

     372,000      376,200

Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, 2018

     788,000      838,650

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

     189,000      170,742

Natixis S.A., 10% to 2018, FRN to 2049 (n)

     300,000      237,153

PNC Funding Corp., 5.625%, 2017

     290,000      292,147

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

     258,000      170,723

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

     500,000      439,041

Wachovia Corp., 5.75%, 2018

     800,000      824,607

Wachovia Corp., 6.605%, 2025

     387,000      353,755
         
      $ 9,219,350
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 2.1%

     

CareFusion Corp., 6.375%, 2019 (z)

   $ 180,000    $ 189,848

Fisher Scientific International, Inc., 6.125%, 2015

     675,000      688,500

HCA, Inc., 7.875%, 2020 (z)

     345,000      338,963

Hospira, Inc., 5.55%, 2012

     300,000      312,379

Hospira, Inc., 6.05%, 2017

     290,000      299,242

McKesson Corp., 5.7%, 2017

     360,000      371,943

McKesson Corp., 7.5%, 2019

     50,000      58,554
         
      $ 2,259,429
         

Metals & Mining – 0.9%

     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.25%, 2015

   $ 500,000    $ 528,750

International Steel Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2014

     497,000      489,857
         
      $ 1,018,607
         

Mortgage Backed – 18.5%

     

Fannie Mae, 4.55%, 2011

   $ 333,004    $ 342,642

Fannie Mae, 5.12%, 2012

     276,044      291,869

Fannie Mae, 4.582%, 2014

     192,225      200,755

 

4


MFS Research Bond Fund J

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Mortgage Backed – continued

     

Fannie Mae, 4.62%, 2014

     175,046    $ 184,880

Fannie Mae, 4.666%, 2014

     252,353      263,830

Fannie Mae, 4.86%, 2014

     174,887      184,121

Fannie Mae, 4.56%, 2015

     224,529      232,821

Fannie Mae, 4.665%, 2015

     150,995      157,326

Fannie Mae, 4.69%, 2015

     126,216      131,670

Fannie Mae, 4.7%, 2015

     174,257      181,832

Fannie Mae, 4.74%, 2015

     193,254      202,330

Fannie Mae, 4.78%, 2015

     213,674      223,513

Fannie Mae, 4.815%, 2015

     271,000      284,499

Fannie Mae, 4.87%, 2015

     171,389      179,998

Fannie Mae, 4.89%, 2015

     122,081      128,410

Fannie Mae, 4.921%, 2015

     431,665      455,868

Fannie Mae, 5.1%, 2015

     100,000      105,507

Fannie Mae, 5.466%, 2015

     302,663      327,154

Fannie Mae, 5%, 2016 - 2037

     2,298,194      2,356,530

Fannie Mae, 5.157%, 2016

     152,761      163,694

Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2018 - 2038

     3,538,357      3,688,660

Fannie Mae, 4.88%, 2020

     157,424      162,841

Fannie Mae, 6%, 2029 - 2037

     863,622      905,995

Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2033

     51,818      55,902

Freddie Mac, 5%, 2018 - 2028

     1,022,207      1,054,754

Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2022 - 2039

     3,213,492      3,327,288

Freddie Mac, 4%, 2024

     28,456      28,719

Freddie Mac, 6%, 2034 - 2038

     1,010,549      1,061,994

Ginnie Mae, 6%, 2036 - 2038

     819,456      861,092

Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2038 - 2039

     1,302,499      1,356,971

Ginnie Mae, 5%, 2039

     888,989      914,539
         
      $ 20,018,004
         

Municipals – 0.4%

     

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Sales Tax Rev., 5%, 2031

   $ 415,000    $ 431,318
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.8%

     

EQT Corp., 8.125%, 2019

   $ 800,000    $ 902,425
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.9%

     

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.5%, 2014

   $ 61,000    $ 70,489

Enterprise Products Operating LP, 5.65%, 2013

     181,000      189,529

Enterprise Products Partners LP, 6.3%, 2017

     40,000      43,016

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 7.75%, 2032

     236,000      262,849

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 8%, 2019

     393,000      436,577
         
      $ 1,002,460
         

Network & Telecom – 1.0%

     

Telecom Italia Capital, 7.175%, 2019

   $ 311,000    $ 346,452

Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 9.5%, 2019 (n)

     190,000      215,888

Telemar Norte Leste S.A., 9.5%, 2019

     126,000      143,167

Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 2016

     330,000      334,950
         
      $ 1,040,457
         

Oil Services – 0.3%

     

Smith International, Inc., 9.75%, 2019

   $ 270,000    $ 326,565
         

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 3.7%

     

American Express Co., 8.125%, 2019

   $ 750,000    $ 828,667

Capital One Financial Corp., 6.15%, 2016

     310,000      277,115

Capital One Financial Corp., 8.8%, 2019

     270,000      292,869

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 2018

     510,000      466,960

Citigroup, Inc., 8.5%, 2019

     650,000      692,063

 

5


MFS Research Bond Fund J

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – continued

     

Citigroup, Inc., 8.125%, 2039

   $ 170,000    $ 171,239

Resona Bank Ltd., 5.85% to 2016, FRN to 2049 (n)

     465,000      372,000

Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 4.875%, 2014 (n)

     500,000      516,653

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

     350,000      213,500

Woori America Bank, 7%, 2015 (z)

     113,000      118,085
         
      $ 3,949,151
         

Pollution Control – 0.5%

     

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 6.875%, 2017

   $ 500,000    $ 512,500
         

Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.2%

     

Teck Cominco Ltd., 6.125%, 2035

   $ 130,000    $ 108,550

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016 (z)

     55,000      62,288
         
      $ 170,838
         

Printing & Publishing – 0.1%

     

Pearson PLC, 5.5%, 2013 (n)

   $ 140,000    $ 139,243
         

Railroad & Shipping – 0.4%

     

Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 6.5%, 2018

   $ 290,000    $ 291,869

CSX Corp., 7.375%, 2019

     105,000      119,403
         
      $ 411,272
         

Real Estate – 2.6%

     

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

   $ 253,000    $ 222,261

HRPT Properties Trust, REIT, 6.25%, 2016

     416,000      352,044

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 6%, 2012

     150,000      143,287

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT, 5.783%, 2016

     648,000      560,371

Liberty Property LP, REIT, 5.5%, 2016

     430,000      353,141

ProLogis, REIT, 5.75%, 2016

     224,000      193,264

ProLogis, REIT, 5.625%, 2016

     220,000      187,238

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 4.6%, 2010

     157,000      159,972

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.75%, 2015

     331,000      317,866

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 6.1%, 2016

     312,000      298,680
         
      $ 2,788,124
         

Restaurants – 0.4%

     

YUM! Brands, Inc., 8.875%, 2011

   $ 417,000    $ 453,820
         

Retailers – 1.1%

     

Home Depot, Inc., 5.875%, 2036

   $ 358,000    $ 330,809

J.C. Penney Corp., Inc., 8%, 2010

     70,000      70,858

Macy’s, Inc., 6.625%, 2011

     374,000      379,726

Wesfarmers Ltd., 6.998%, 2013 (n)

     420,000      437,697
         
      $ 1,219,090
         

Specialty Chemicals – 0.2%

     

Ashland, Inc., 9.125%, 2017 (n)

   $ 240,000    $ 253,200
         

Specialty Stores – 0.3%

     

Best Buy, Inc., 6.75%, 2013

   $ 270,000    $ 282,788
         

Supermarkets – 0.7%

     

Delhaize America, Inc., 9%, 2031

   $ 284,000    $ 355,431

Kroger Co., 6.4%, 2017

     413,000      450,840
         
      $ 806,271
         

Telephone Services – 0.3%

     

Embarq Corp., 7.082%, 2016

   $ 300,000    $ 313,638
         

Tobacco – 1.9%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 9.7%, 2018

   $ 150,000    $ 182,402

Altria Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2019

     610,000      729,479

 

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Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Tobacco – continued

     

Altria Group, Inc., 9.95%, 2038

   $ 250,000    $ 318,531

Lorillard Tobacco Co., 8.125%, 2019

     448,000      490,162

Reynolds American, Inc., 6.75%, 2017

     350,000      351,952
         
      $ 2,072,526
         

Transportation - Services – 0.7%

     

Erac USA Finance Co., 6.375%, 2017 (n)

   $ 140,000    $ 130,822

Erac USA Finance Co., 7%, 2037 (n)

     710,000      595,506
         
      $ 726,328
         

U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents – 0.9%

     

Small Business Administration, 6.35%, 2021

   $ 6,828    $ 7,324

Small Business Administration, 6.34%, 2021

     10,070      10,802

Small Business Administration, 6.44%, 2021

     9,600      10,321

Small Business Administration, 5.34%, 2021

     56,623      59,529

Small Business Administration, 6.07%, 2022

     41,117      43,989

Small Business Administration, 4.35%, 2023

     302,063      310,605

Small Business Administration, 4.76%, 2025

     507,686      527,489
         
      $ 970,059
         

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 12.4%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 2.375%, 2010 (f)

   $ 5,715,000    $ 5,827,288

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 8.125%, 2019

     5,000      6,853

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6%, 2026

     154,000      186,148

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.25%, 2030

     375,000      475,078

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.375%, 2031

     29,000      33,291

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2036

     74,000      76,266

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5%, 2037

     2,109,000      2,346,263

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 2013

     3,775,000      3,917,446

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.75%, 2014

     74,000      81,672

U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2%, 2016

     506,416      514,328
         
      $ 13,464,633
         

Utilities - Electric Power – 4.1%

     

AES Corp., 8%, 2017

   $ 230,000    $ 225,400

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 8.25%, 2012 (n)

     439,000      469,385

Bruce Mansfield Unit, 6.85%, 2034

     525,635      483,989

CenterPoint Energy, Inc., 5.95%, 2017

     250,000      230,775

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

     720,000      766,707

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 6.95%, 2011

     843,000      901,544

ISA Capital do Brasil S.A., 7.875%, 2012

     256,000      267,200

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 5.875%, 2012

     150,000      162,423

Oncor Electric Delivery Co., 6.8%, 2018

     303,000      342,351

Progress Energy, Inc., 7.05%, 2019

     500,000      573,275
         
      $ 4,423,049
         

Total Bonds

      $ 101,141,045
         

Money Market Funds (v) – 6.0%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.21%, at Net Asset Value

     6,565,037    $ 6,565,037
         

Total Investments

      $ 107,706,082
         

Other Assets, Less Liabilities 0.5%

        497,576
         

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 108,203,658
         

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(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.

 

(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 $11,468,872, representing 10.6% of net assets.

 

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(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.

 

(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    Current
Market Value
 

ARCap REIT, Inc., CDO, “H”, 6.1%, 2045

   3/11/05 - 3/28/05    $ 126,351    $ 8,337   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.6%, 2035

   10/06/05      336,542      225,720   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2036

   2/28/06      249,943      139,876   

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust, FRN, 1.798%, 2036

   5/16/06      173,010      128,483   

Bayview Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Trust, FRN, 1.68%, 2013

   3/29/06      196,703      47,073   

British Sky Broadcasting, 6.1%, 2018

   2/07/08 - 2/14/08      329,578      336,557   

CareFusion Corp., 6.375%, 2019

   7/14/09      177,051      189,848   

Cox Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 2039

   6/09/09      456,067      524,811   

Crest G-Star, CDO, 6.95%, 2032

   9/13/05      1,037,493      487,000   

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.026%, 2023

   12/19/03      8,561      5,315   

Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.693%, 2025

   12/19/03      193,232      115,346   

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014

   7/22/09      380,000      383,800   

Greif, Inc., 7.75%, 2019

   7/23/09      169,119      173,688   

HCA, Inc., 7.875%, 2020

   7/29/09 - 7/30/09      339,753      338,963   

HJ Heinz Finance Co., 7.125%, 2039

   7/22/09      296,526      308,119   

KazMunaiGaz Finance B.V., 11.75%, 2015

   7/16/09      211,897      222,560   

Korea National Oil Corp., 5.375%, 2014

   7/23/09      143,056      147,060   

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.352%, 2031

   12/19/03      19,850      8,521   

Owens-Brockway, 7.375%, 2016

   5/07/09      169,406      173,250   

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.625%, 2017

   7/27/09      128,176      130,000   

Preferred Term Securities XIX Ltd., CDO, FRN, 0.979%, 2035

   9/08/05      1,392,909      431,802   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 5.5%, 2014

   7/16/09      249,420      255,496   

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd., 6.75%, 2019

   7/16/09      250,236      260,857   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 2.625%, 2012

   5/05/09      399,967      404,016   

Teck Resources Ltd., 10.25%, 2016

   5/05/09      52,125      62,288   

Woori America Bank, 7%, 2015

   7/27/09      112,523      118,085   
              

Total Restricted Securities

         $ 5,626,871   

% of Net Assets

           5.2

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

 

CDO    Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO    Collateralized Loan 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
TIPS    Treasury Inflation Protected Security

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 (Unaudited) 7/31/09

(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. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. 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 carried at market value. 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 futures, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of July 31, 2009 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value:

 

Investments at Value

   Level 1    Level 2     Level 3    Total  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents

   $ —      $ 14,434,692      $ —      $ 14,434,692   

Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt

     —        4,551,696        —        4,551,696   

Municipal Bonds

     —        431,318        —        431,318   

Corporate Bonds

     —        43,211,966           43,211,966   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —        21,341,149        —        21,341,149   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —        7,993,498        —        7,993,498   

Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)

     —        1,107,844        —        1,107,844   

Foreign Bonds

     —        8,068,882        —        8,068,882   

Mutual Funds

     6,565,037      —          —        6,565,037   
                              

Total Investments

   $ 6,565,037    $ 101,141,045      $ —      $ 107,706,082   
                              

Other Financial Instruments

   Level 1    Level 2     Level 3    Total  

Futures

   $ 4,901    $ —        $ —      $ 4,901   

Swaps

     —        (830     —        (830

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

 

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Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 7/31/09 - continued

(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

   $ 111,740,013   
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,377,563   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,411,494
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (4,033,931
        

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

(3) Derivative Contracts at 7/31/09

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 7/31/09

 

Description

   Currency    Contracts    Value    Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Asset Derivatives               

Interest Rate Futures

              

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)

   USD    44    $ 5,160,375    Sep-09    $ 4,901

Swap Agreements at 7/31/09

 

Expiration

        Notional
Amount
  

Counterparty

   Cash Flows
to Receive
    Cash Flows
to Pay
  Fair Value  
Liability Derivatives                

Credit Default Swaps

               

6/20/13

   USD    260,000    Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.    (1   1.48% (fixed rate)   $ (830

 

(1) Fund, as protection buyer, to receive notional amount upon a defined credit event by Weyerhaeuser Co., 7.125%, 7/15/23.

At July 31, 2009, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

(4) 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 Funds

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

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     4,627,952      31,187,064      (29,249,979     6,565,037

Underlying Funds

   Realized
Gain

(Loss)
   Capital Gain
Distributions
   Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 2,893      $ 6,565,037

 

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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 IX

 

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

Date: September 16, 2009

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: September 16, 2009

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: September 16, 2009

 

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