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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-04253

MFS SERIES TRUST XV

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kristin V. Collins

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2016


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

April 30, 2016

 

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MFS® COMMODITY

STRATEGY FUND

 

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MFS® COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND

 

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Letter from the Chairman     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Expense table     4   
Consolidated portfolio of investments     6   
Consolidated statement of assets and liabilities     24   
Consolidated statement of operations     25   
Consolidated statements of changes in net assets     26   
Consolidated financial highlights     27   
Notes to Consolidated financial statements     30   
Proxy voting policies and information     46   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     46   
Further information     46   
Provision of financial reports and summary prospectuses     46   
Contact information    back cover   

 

The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.

It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE



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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

 

Dear Shareholders:

Markets have largely recovered after a significant bout of volatility earlier this year. Oil prices have rebounded sharply, and the dollar has weakened against most currencies.

Global economic growth remains sluggish, and almost every major central bank — aside from the U.S. Federal Reserve — is continuing to loosen monetary policy. This should help keep interest rates lower for longer on a global basis.

Even with a weaker dollar, soft global growth continues to negatively impact U.S. exports. In Europe, a crucial referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the European Union is set for June 23. China continues to face headwinds in its shift to a consumer-led economy, which is weighing on its manufacturing sector. Emerging markets have been beneficiaries of the weaker U.S. dollar and firmer commodity prices.

At MFS®, we believe it is best to view markets through a long lens, and not react to short-term swings. That makes it possible to filter out market noise and focus on long-term fundamentals.

In our view, the professional guidance of a financial advisor, along with a patient, long-term approach, will help you reach your investment objectives.

Respectfully,

 

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman

MFS Investment Management

June 16, 2016

The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (c)(i)

 

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Fixed income sectors (i)  
Investment Grade Corporates     46.1%   
Asset-Backed Securities     8.9%   
Non-U.S. Government Bonds     2.9%   
Emerging Markets Bonds     2.2%   
Mortgage-Backed Securities     1.5%   
U.S. Treasury Securities     1.2%   
U.S. Government Agencies     1.0%   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities     0.4%   
High Yield Corporates     0.3%   
Collateralized Debt Obligations     0.2%   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities     0.1%   

Commodity exposure (c)(i)

 

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Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)    
AAA     11.0%   
AA     9.3%   
A     18.9%   
BBB     21.5%   
BB     0.3%   
U.S. Government     1.9%   
Federal Agencies     2.5%   
Not Rated     (0.6)%   
Non-Fixed Income     100.1%   
Cash & Cash Equivalents     27.6%   
Other     (92.5)%   
 

 

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Portfolio Composition – continued

 

(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. U.S. Government includes securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Federal Agencies includes rated and unrated U.S. Agency fixed-income securities, U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities, and collateralized mortgage obligations of U.S. Agency mortgage-backed securities. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures contracts, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Non-Fixed Income includes any equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund is not rated by these agencies.
(c) MFS expects to gain exposure to the commodities markets by primarily investing the fund’s assets in the MFS Commodity Strategy Portfolio, a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (“Subsidiary”). The Subsidiary gains exposure to the commodities markets by investing in commodity-linked derivatives (such as commodity-linked futures, options, and/or swaps). MFS may also gain exposure to the commodities markets by investing the fund’s assets directly in commodity-linked notes. The fund’s and the Subsidiary’s investments in commodity-linked derivatives and/or commodity-linked notes are leveraged (i.e. involves investment exposure greater than the amount of the investment). For more information about commodity-linked derivatives and commodity-linked notes and the risks of investing in such notes, please see the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and the fund’s prospectus.
(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, less any securities sold short, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These amounts may be negative from time to time. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.

From time to time Other may be negative due to equivalent exposure from currency derivatives and/or offsets to derivative positions.

The fund invests a portion of its assets in the MFS Commodity Strategy Portfolio, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the fund. Percentages reflect exposure to the underlying holdings of the MFS Commodity Strategy Portfolio and not to the exposure from investing directly in the MFS Commodity Strategy Portfolio itself.

Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.

Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.

Other includes currency derivatives and/or any offsets to derivative positions.

Percentages are based on net assets as of 4/30/16.

The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.

 

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EXPENSE TABLE

Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Expense Table – continued

 

 

Share
Class
      

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

    Beginning
Account Value
11/01/15
   

Ending

Account Value
4/30/16

   

Expenses

Paid During

Period (p)

11/01/15-4/30/16

 
A   Actual     1.06%        $1,000.00        $995.56        $5.26   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.06%        $1,000.00        $1,019.59        $5.32   
I   Actual     0.83%        $1,000.00        $997.95        $4.12   
  Hypothetical (h)     0.83%        $1,000.00        $1,020.74        $4.17   
R5   Actual     0.82%        $1,000.00        $997.95        $4.07   
  Hypothetical (h)     0.82%        $1,000.00        $1,020.79        $4.12   

 

(h) 5% class return per year before expenses.
(p) “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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CONSOLIDATED PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

4/30/16 (unaudited)

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

 

Bonds - 65.2%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 9.6%                 
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, 2015-1, “A2A”, 0.77%, 4/09/2018    $ 455,991      $ 455,804   
AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust, 2015-3, “A2A”, 1.07%, 1/08/2019      1,007,611        1,007,516   
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, “A2”, 0.81%, 11/15/2022 (n)      299,812        299,355   
ARI Fleet Lease Trust, 2016-A, “A2”, 1.82%, 7/15/2024 (n)      1,185,000        1,184,615   
Babson Ltd., CLO, “A1”, FRN, 0.857%, 1/18/2021 (n)      178,928        176,526   
BMW Vehicle Lease Trust, 2015-1, “A2B”, FRN, 0.758%, 2/21/2017      834,397        834,482   
Carmax Auto Owner Trust, 2014-4, “A2A”, 0.67%, 2/15/2018      503,293        503,165   
Chesapeake Funding II LLC, 2016-1A, “A2”, FRN, 1.582%, 3/15/2028 (n)      1,031,000        1,030,897   
Chesapeake Funding LLC, “A”, FRN, 0.888%, 1/07/2025 (n)      568,808        568,489   
Chesapeake Funding LLC, 2015-1A, “A”, FRN, 0.938%, 2/07/2027 (n)      2,410,312        2,399,837   
Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust 2016-A, 1.47%, 4/15/2019 (n)      980,000        979,590   
Chrysler Capital Auto Receivables Trust, 2015-AA, “A2”, 0.81%, 11/15/2017 (n)      613,913        613,644   
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.322%, 12/11/2049      614,461        624,864   
CNH Equipment Trust, “A2”, 0.63%, 12/15/2017      370,346        370,233   
CNH Wholesale Master Note Trust, “A”, FRN, 1.032%, 8/15/2019 (n)      1,444,000        1,443,571   
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, 2015-2A, “A”, 2.4%, 2/15/2023 (n)      1,524,000        1,521,021   
Credit Suisse Commercial Mortgage Trust, “A4”, FRN, 6.14%, 9/15/2039      396,111        410,446   
CWCapital Cobalt Ltd., “A4”, FRN, 5.956%, 5/15/2046      558,171        580,051   
DT Auto Owner Trust, 0.98%, 4/16/2018 (n)      160,623        160,539   
DT Auto Owner Trust, 2016-2A, “A”, 1.73%, 8/15/2019 (z)      740,000        739,996   
Enterprise Fleet Financing LLC, 2014-1, “A2”, 0.87%, 9/20/2019 (n)      500,930        500,290   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, 2015-1A, “A”, 1.6%, 6/17/2019 (n)      636,493        636,255   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, 2015-2A, “A”, 1.54%, 11/15/2019 (n)      804,312        801,419   
Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust, 2016-1A, “A”, 2.35%, 7/15/2020 (n)      540,552        540,574   

 

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued                 
Flagship Credit Auto Trust, 2016-1, “A”, 2.77%, 12/15/2020 (n)    $ 1,106,158      $ 1,110,605   
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-1, “A”, 2.26%, 11/15/2025 (n)      406,000        411,405   
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, 2014-2, “A”, 2.31%, 4/15/2026 (n)      1,602,000        1,624,131   
Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2015-1, “A2”, FRN, 0.832%, 1/15/2020      2,500,000        2,492,846   
GE Dealer Floorplan Master Note Trust, 2014-1, “A”, FRN, 0.818%, 7/20/2019      1,700,000        1,695,834   
GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust, 2015-3A, “A2”, 1.17%, 6/20/2018      1,500,000        1,498,455   
GO Financial Auto Securitization Trust, 2015-1, “A”, 1.81%, 3/15/2018 (n)      374,958        374,594   
GO Financial Auto Securitization, Trust, 2015-2, “A”, 11/19/15, 3.27%, 11/15/2018 (z)      681,080        679,463   
Gulf Stream Sextant CLO Ltd., 2007-1A, “A1A”, FRN, 0.864%, 6/17/2021 (n)      167,337        166,863   
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, 2013-3, “A”, FRN, 0.986%, 12/10/2027 (n)      699,547        698,760   
Hertz Fleet Lease Funding LP, 2016-1, “A2”, 1.96%, 4/10/2030 (n)      920,000        919,983   
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 2015-1, “A2”, 0.7%, 6/15/2017      493,914        493,792   
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust, 2015-A, “A2”, 1%, 10/16/2017 (n)      1,769,543        1,769,805   
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust 2015-C, “A2A”, 0.99%, 11/15/2018      932,404        931,960   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.42%, 1/15/2049      715,848        731,743   
Kingsland III Ltd., “A1”, CDO, FRN, 0.839%, 8/24/2021 (n)      203,911        202,769   
KKR Financial CLO Ltd., 2007-1A, “A”, FRN, 0.968%, 5/15/2021 (n)      524,013        522,598   
Kubota Credit Owner Trust, 2015-1A, “A2”, 0.94%, 12/15/2017 (n)      1,181,586        1,180,527   
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, 2015-A, “A2B”, FRN, 0.752%, 2/15/2017      201,467        201,467   
Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust, 2015-B, “A2A”, 1%, 1/16/2018      2,200,000        2,201,030   
Motor PLC, 2014-1A, “A1”, FRN, 0.913%, 8/25/2021 (n)      114,768        114,702   
Motor PLC, 2015-1A, “A1”, FRN, 1.033%, 6/25/2022 (n)      2,277,112        2,273,097   
Nationstar HECM Loan Trust, 2015-2A, “A”, 11/19/15, 2.882%, 11/25/2025 (z)      477,685        476,864   
Navient Student Loan Trust, 2016-AA , “A1”, FRN, 1.532%, 12/15/2025 (n)      662,731        663,791   
Nextgear Floorplan Master Owner Trust, 2015-1A, “A”, 1.8%, 7/15/2019 (n)      2,327,000        2,313,580   
Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables 2015, “A-1”, FRN, 0.832%, 1/15/2020      1,140,000        1,139,513   
Sierra Receivables Funding Co. LLC, 2015-1A, “A”, 2.4%, 3/22/2032 (n)      796,534        786,267   

 

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Asset-Backed & Securitized - continued                 
Suntrust Auto Receivables Trust, 0.99%, 6/15/2018 (n)    $ 2,876,244      $ 2,876,045   
Toyota Auto Receivables Owner Trust, 2015-A, “A2”, 0.71%, 7/17/2017      1,107,480        1,107,093   
Tricon American Homes 2015-SFR1, Trust “1A”, FRN, 1.686%, 5/17/2032 (n)      710,000        699,025   
Volkswagen Credit Auto Master Trust, 2014-1A, “A1”, FRN, 0.788%, 7/22/2019 (n)      2,700,000        2,663,579   
Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, “A2”, 1.44%, 10/15/2018 (n)      1,061,000        1,062,625   
Wheels SPV LLC, 2014-1A, “A2”, 0.84%, 3/20/2023 (n)      723,709        721,323   
Wheels SPV LLC, 2015-1A, “A2”, 1.27%, 4/22/2024 (n)      2,300,001        2,281,842   
    

 

 

 
      $ 57,471,155   
Automotive - 4.2%                 
American Honda Finance Corp., 1.6%, 7/13/2018    $ 2,000,000      $ 2,016,240   
American Honda Finance Corp., FRN, 1.073%, 9/20/2017      460,000        461,142   
American Honda Finance Corp., FRN, 1.009%, 5/26/2016 (n)      700,000        700,309   
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.4%, 4/10/2017 (n)      520,000        526,132   
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 1.875%, 1/11/2018 (n)      1,300,000        1,308,762   
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 1.65%, 5/18/2018 (n)      2,750,000        2,756,955   
Daimler Finance North America LLC, FRN, 1.295%, 8/01/2016 (n)      480,000        480,216   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.021%, 5/03/2019      340,000        340,000   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, FRN, 1.153%, 9/08/2017      1,860,000        1,852,060   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, FRN, 1.568%, 1/09/2018      1,770,000        1,765,469   
Hyundai Capital America, 2%, 3/19/2018 (n)      2,022,000        2,030,719   
Hyundai Capital America, 2.4%, 10/30/2018 (n)      640,000        645,177   
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., FRN, 1.33%, 9/26/2016 (n)      1,180,000        1,182,086   
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., FRN, 1.181%, 3/03/2017 (n)      1,000,000        1,000,227   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 1.7%, 2/19/2019      1,190,000        1,201,610   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., FRN, 1.022%, 1/17/2019      1,620,000        1,610,538   
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, 1.65%, 5/22/2018 (n)      1,900,000        1,882,398   
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, FRN, 0.988%, 5/23/2017 (n)      1,260,000        1,249,000   
Volkswagen Group of America Finance LLC, FRN, 1.058%, 11/20/2017 (n)      1,500,000        1,473,120   
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., 1.125%, 11/18/2016 (n)      570,000        569,855   
    

 

 

 
      $ 25,052,015   
Banks & Diversified Financials (Covered Bonds) - 0.5%           
Credit Mutuel-CIC Home Loan, 1.5%, 11/16/2017 (n)    $ 1,000,000      $ 1,001,183   
National Bank of Canada, 2.2%, 10/19/2016 (n)      1,060,000        1,065,607   
SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt A.S., 2.625%, 5/27/2016 (n)      750,000        750,593   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,817,383   
Broadcasting - 0.1%                 
SES Global Americas Holdings GP, 2.5%, 3/25/2019 (n)    $ 371,000      $ 370,724   

 

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.3%                 
Franklin Resources, Inc., 1.375%, 9/15/2017    $ 182,000      $ 182,652   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/01/2020      1,402,000        1,444,043   
NYSE Euronext, 2%, 10/05/2017      486,000        490,303   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,116,998   
Business Services - 0.4%                 
Cisco Systems, Inc., FRN, 0.911%, 3/03/2017    $ 1,800,000      $ 1,802,759   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 2.85%, 10/15/2018      450,000        459,202   
Total System Services, Inc., 3.8%, 4/01/2021      432,000        448,440   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,710,401   
Chemicals - 1.2%                 
CF Industries, Inc., 6.875%, 5/01/2018    $ 1,487,000      $ 1,620,293   
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LLC, 1.7%, 5/01/2018 (n)      3,000,000        2,988,453   
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 5/15/2019      2,000,000        2,388,336   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 5%, 4/15/2019      390,000        420,829   
    

 

 

 
      $ 7,417,911   
Computer Software - 0.5%                 
Microsoft Corp., 2%, 11/03/2020    $ 2,909,000      $ 2,979,770   
Computer Software - Systems - 0.3%                 
Apple, Inc., 1.7%, 2/22/2019    $ 705,000      $ 714,636   
Apple, Inc., FRN, 0.868%, 5/03/2018      910,000        910,177   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,624,813   
Conglomerates - 0.6%                 
ABB Finance (USA), Inc., 1.625%, 5/08/2017    $ 1,141,000      $ 1,147,456   
ABB Treasury Center (USA), Inc., 2.5%, 6/15/2016 (n)      1,156,000        1,158,166   
Roper Industries, Inc., 1.85%, 11/15/2017      1,164,000        1,169,081   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,474,703   
Consumer Products - 1.0%                 
Mattel, Inc., 1.7%, 3/15/2018    $ 226,000      $ 225,427   
Mattel, Inc., 2.5%, 11/01/2016      400,000        402,586   
Newell Brands, Inc., 2.6%, 3/29/2019      523,000        535,095   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 2.05%, 12/01/2017      426,000        429,073   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 2.875%, 12/01/2019      1,450,000        1,487,851   
Reckitt Benckiser PLC, 2.125%, 9/21/2018 (n)      2,890,000        2,904,912   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,984,944   
Consumer Services - 0.1%                 
Experian Finance PLC, 2.375%, 6/15/2017 (n)    $ 462,000      $ 463,824   

 

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Consolidated Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Electrical Equipment - 0.4%                 
Amphenol Corp., 1.55%, 9/15/2017    $ 830,000      $ 829,642   
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 3%, 3/01/2018      240,000        243,304   
Molex Electronic Technologies LLC, 2.878%, 4/15/2020 (n)      1,408,000        1,405,170   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,478,116   
Electronics - 0.5%                 
Intel Corp., 1.35%, 12/15/2017    $ 1,052,000      $ 1,059,055   
Lam Research Corp., 2.75%, 3/15/2020      801,000        803,062   
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.375%, 12/17/2018      281,000        283,927   
Xilinx, Inc., 2.125%, 3/15/2019      890,000        897,581   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,043,625   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.7%                 
CNOOC Finance (2013) Ltd., 1.125%, 5/09/2016    $ 730,000      $ 729,927   
Corporacion Financiera de Desarrollo S.A., 3.25%, 7/15/2019 (n)      1,170,000        1,200,420   
Korea Gas Corp., 2.25%, 7/25/2017 (n)      440,000        443,835   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 3.125%, 1/23/2019      321,000        320,198   
State Grid International Development Co. Ltd., 1.75%, 5/22/2018 (n)      1,342,000        1,340,729   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,035,109   
Energy - Independent - 0.0%                 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 6.375%, 9/15/2017    $ 196,000      $ 208,104   
Energy - Integrated - 0.9%                 
BG Energy Capital PLC, 2.875%, 10/15/2016 (n)    $ 970,000      $ 975,264   
BP Capital Markets PLC, 2.521%, 1/15/2020      806,000        824,953   
Chevron Corp., 0.889%, 6/24/2016      370,000        370,208   
Chevron Corp., 1.104%, 12/05/2017      567,000        567,330   
Shell International Finance B.V., 1.125%, 8/21/2017      550,000        550,322   
Shell International Finance B.V., FRN, 0.828%, 11/15/2016      1,800,000        1,800,531   
Total Capital International S.A., 1.5%, 2/17/2017      600,000        602,738   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,691,346   
Financial Institutions - 0.2%                 
LeasePlan Corp. N.V., 3%, 10/23/2017 (n)    $ 540,000      $ 543,701   
LeasePlan Corp. N.V., 2.5%, 5/16/2018 (n)      405,000        400,796   
    

 

 

 
      $ 944,497   
Food & Beverages - 3.8%                 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 1.9%, 2/01/2019    $ 1,392,000      $ 1,411,950   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., 2.65%, 2/01/2021      1,465,000        1,504,618   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc., FRN, 2.15%, 2/01/2019      960,000        980,538   
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 1.375%, 7/15/2017      1,164,000        1,169,045   
Diageo Capital PLC, 1.5%, 5/11/2017      850,000        854,815   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Food & Beverages - continued                 
General Mills, Inc., 1.4%, 10/20/2017    $ 2,300,000      $ 2,311,413   
H.J. Heinz Co., 1.6%, 6/30/2017 (n)      1,550,000        1,555,073   
Ingredion, Inc., 1.8%, 9/25/2017      314,000        314,989   
J.M. Smucker Co., 1.75%, 3/15/2018      1,000,000        1,006,369   
Kellogg Co., 4.45%, 5/30/2016      320,000        320,882   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 6.125%, 8/23/2018      1,560,000        1,720,044   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., 3%, 11/15/2020      394,000        407,826   
Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2%, 5/01/2017      778,000        782,559   
PepsiCo, Inc., 2.5%, 5/10/2016      970,000        970,330   
Pernod-Ricard S.A., 2.95%, 1/15/2017 (n)      2,830,000        2,860,224   
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 2.45%, 1/15/2017 (n)      600,000        605,333   
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., FRN, 1.305%, 8/01/2018 (n)      1,530,000        1,525,233   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 2.65%, 8/15/2019      869,000        892,068   
Want Want China Finance Co., 1.875%, 5/14/2018 (n)      680,000        675,736   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 1.4%, 10/21/2016 (n)      791,000        792,701   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.4%, 10/21/2018 (n)      96,000        97,761   
    

 

 

 
      $ 22,759,507   
Food & Drug Stores - 0.7%                 
CVS Health Corp., 1.2%, 12/05/2016    $ 550,000      $ 551,323   
CVS Health Corp., 1.9%, 7/20/2018      2,000,000        2,027,502   
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., 1.75%, 11/17/2017      1,700,000        1,708,364   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,287,189   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1%                 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 2.95%, 3/01/2017    $ 580,000      $ 585,940   
Insurance - 1.5%                 
American International Group, Inc., 2.3%, 7/16/2019    $ 1,182,000      $ 1,196,321   
American International Group, Inc., 3.3%, 3/01/2021      1,138,000        1,173,202   
MetLife Global Funding I, FRN, 1.008%, 4/10/2017 (n)      1,700,000        1,701,678   
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 2%, 4/14/2020 (n)      2,200,000        2,188,404   
Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 1.158%, 7/15/2016 (n)      980,000        980,908   
Prudential Financial, Inc., FRN, 1.398%, 8/15/2018      1,250,000        1,247,085   
Voya Financial, Inc., 2.9%, 2/15/2018      423,000        430,231   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,917,829   
Insurance - Health - 0.2%                 
Aetna, Inc., 1.5%, 11/15/2017    $ 100,000      $ 100,359   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 1.45%, 7/17/2017      1,210,000        1,216,869   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,317,228   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.2%                 
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.35%, 9/10/2019    $ 1,300,000      $ 1,309,597   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 1.9%                 
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten N.V., 1.375%, 3/19/2018 (n)    $ 1,150,000      $ 1,156,105   
Dexia Credit Local S.A., 1.25%, 10/18/2016 (n)      1,110,000        1,111,369   
Dexia Credit Local S.A., 2.25%, 1/30/2019 (n)      590,000        600,218   
Electricite de France, 2.15%, 1/22/2019 (n)      1,200,000        1,222,050   
KFW Government Development Banks, 1.125%, 11/16/2018      1,200,000        1,201,975   
KFW Government Development Banks, 0.875%, 4/19/2018      695,000        693,673   
Kommunalbanken A.S., 0.75%, 11/21/2016 (n)      560,000        559,630   
Kommunalbanken A.S., 1%, 3/15/2018 (n)      330,000        329,943   
Kommunalbanken A.S., FRN, 0.748%, 10/31/2016 (n)      160,000        160,026   
Municipality Finance PLC, 2.375%, 5/16/2016      1,180,000        1,180,787   
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V., 1.5%, 4/16/2018 (n)      1,570,000        1,581,455   
Statoil A.S.A., 1.8%, 11/23/2016      350,000        351,837   
Statoil A.S.A., FRN, 0.908%, 5/15/2018      852,000        844,370   
Statoil A.S.A., FRN, 1.08%, 11/08/2018      490,000        486,432   
    

 

 

 
      $ 11,479,870   
International Market Sovereign - 0.7%                 
Kingdom of Denmark, 0.875%, 3/20/2017 (n)    $ 500,000      $ 500,375   
Kingdom of Sweden, 1%, 2/27/2018 (n)      1,100,000        1,101,300   
Republic of Finland, 1%, 4/23/2019 (n)      2,300,000        2,293,178   
Republic of Iceland, 4.875%, 6/16/2016 (n)      334,000        334,839   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,229,692   
Internet - 0.1%                 
Baidu, Inc., 2.75%, 6/09/2019    $ 539,000      $ 546,165   
Local Authorities - 0.5%                 
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. Rev., “A”, 1.298%, 7/01/2016    $ 1,400,000      $ 1,401,890   
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB, 0.875%, 12/13/2016 (n)      450,000        450,147   
Province of Ontario, 1.1%, 10/25/2017      1,110,000        1,111,566   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,963,603   
Major Banks - 6.9%                 
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 4.25%, 2/02/2017 (n)    $ 1,420,000      $ 1,446,236   
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 1.8%, 6/04/2018 (n)      2,750,000        2,746,832   
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., FRN, 1.045%, 6/06/2016 (n)      1,130,000        1,130,087   
Bank of Montreal, 1.45%, 4/09/2018      3,010,000        3,009,031   
BNP Paribas, 2.7%, 8/20/2018      1,090,000        1,117,787   
BNP Paribas, FRN, 1.222%, 12/12/2016      280,000        280,600   
BNP Paribas, FRN, 1.122%, 3/17/2017      600,000        599,796   
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, FRN, 1.152%, 7/18/2016      840,000        840,922   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 1.75%, 11/02/2018      1,000,000        1,004,585   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, FRN, 1.123%, 9/20/2016 (n)      1,020,000        1,021,788   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Major Banks - continued                 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, FRN, 0.992%, 3/13/2017 (n)    $ 410,000      $ 410,131   
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, FRN, 0.903%, 9/08/2017 (n)      1,800,000        1,794,476   
DBS Bank Ltd., 2.35%, 2/28/2017 (n)      770,000        776,324   
DNB Bank A.S.A., 3.2%, 4/03/2017 (n)      1,135,000        1,154,241   
HSBC Bank PLC, 3.1%, 5/24/2016 (n)      310,000        310,447   
HSBC Bank PLC, FRN, 1.258%, 5/15/2018 (n)      1,294,000        1,287,170   
Huntington National Bank, FRN, 1.063%, 4/24/2017      1,910,000        1,906,327   
ING Bank N.V., 1.8%, 3/16/2018 (n)      3,100,000        3,111,591   
ING Bank N.V., 3.75%, 3/07/2017 (n)      424,000        432,963   
ING Bank N.V., 2.3%, 3/22/2019 (n)      500,000        505,566   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., 2.95%, 3/01/2021      780,000        796,651   
Mizuho Bank Ltd., FRN, 1.08%, 9/25/2017 (n)      1,800,000        1,791,281   
Nordea Bank AB, FRN, 1.078%, 5/13/2016 (n)      1,000,000        1,000,219   
Nordea Bank AB, FRN, 0.988%, 4/04/2017 (n)      410,000        410,142   
PNC Bank N.A., 1.3%, 10/03/2016      790,000        791,021   
PNC Bank N.A., 1.15%, 11/01/2016      1,200,000        1,202,039   
PNC Bank N.A., 1.5%, 10/18/2017      1,240,000        1,245,868   
PNC Bank N.A., 1.6%, 6/01/2018      1,750,000        1,758,859   
PNC Bank N.A., 2.25%, 7/02/2019      1,140,000        1,162,196   
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., FRN, 0.948%, 7/11/2017      1,400,000        1,392,217   
Toronto-Dominion Bank, 1.75%, 7/23/2018      2,500,000        2,515,268   
Wells Fargo & Co., FRN, 0.893%, 9/08/2017      1,880,000        1,873,710   
Wells Fargo Bank N.A., FRN, 1.375%, 1/22/2018      600,000        602,844   
    

 

 

 
      $ 41,429,215   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.7%                 
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 1.75%, 11/08/2016    $ 300,000      $ 300,944   
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 1.45%, 5/15/2017      420,000        420,769   
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 1.8%, 12/15/2017      1,500,000        1,507,928   
Catholic Health Initiatives, 1.6%, 11/01/2017      400,000        400,954   
Covidien International Finance S.A., 6%, 10/15/2017      401,000        429,499   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 2.625%, 2/01/2020      1,450,000        1,464,689   
    

 

 

 
      $ 4,524,783   
Medical Equipment - 0.4%                 
Medtronic, Inc., 1.5%, 3/15/2018    $ 260,000      $ 262,161   
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 2%, 4/01/2018      2,400,000        2,419,284   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,681,445   
Metals & Mining - 0.6%                 
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 2.15%, 3/01/2017    $ 890,000      $ 876,374   
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 2.375%, 3/15/2018      420,000        403,200   
Glencore Funding LLC, 2.125%, 4/16/2018 (n)      900,000        871,083   
Glencore Funding LLC, FRN, 1.795%, 5/27/2016 (n)      1,520,000        1,516,200   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,666,857   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Midstream - 0.9%                 
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 2.5%, 6/15/2018    $ 600,000      $ 587,301   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 2.7%, 4/01/2019      430,000        396,918   
Enterprise Products Operating LP, 6.5%, 1/31/2019      930,000        1,037,619   
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 2%, 12/01/2017      660,000        654,253   
ONEOK Partners LP, 3.2%, 9/15/2018      790,000        786,149   
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 1.875%, 1/12/2018      522,000        522,448   
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., FRN, 1.308%, 6/30/2016      1,190,000        1,190,524   
    

 

 

 
      $ 5,175,212   
Mortgage-Backed - 1.5%                 
Fannie Mae, 3%, 10/01/2030    $ 635,441      $ 664,277   
Fannie Mae, 1.114%, 2/25/2017      667,321        667,366   
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 4/01/2024      622,676        657,512   
Fannie Mae, 4%, 3/01/2025      71,034        75,893   
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 5/01/2025      227,575        242,281   
Fannie Mae, 3%, 4/01/2030 - 5/01/2030      1,570,947        1,642,234   
Fannie Mae, FRN, 0.744%, 12/25/2017      607,246        606,223   
Fannie Mae, FRN, 0.653%, 5/25/2018      801,277        800,656   
Fannie Mae, FRN, 0.788%, 5/25/2018      2,036,089        2,035,750   
Freddie Mac, 1.655%, 11/25/2016      174,289        174,383   
Freddie Mac, 1.426%, 8/25/2017      220,772        221,332   
Freddie Mac, 4%, 7/01/2025      465,278        496,062   
Freddie Mac, 3.5%, 8/01/2026      578,877        613,211   
    

 

 

 
      $ 8,897,180   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.1%                 
Engie, 1.625%, 10/10/2017 (n)    $ 740,000      $ 740,636   
Network & Telecom - 1.9%                 
AT&T, Inc., 2.4%, 8/15/2016    $ 160,000      $ 160,758   
AT&T, Inc., 2.4%, 3/15/2017      520,000        525,347   
AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/2020      730,000        741,430   
AT&T, Inc., FRN, 1.545%, 11/27/2018      1,570,000        1,573,368   
British Telecommunications PLC, 2.35%, 2/14/2019      1,090,000        1,114,838   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 1.35%, 6/09/2017      580,000        581,493   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.1%, 4/15/2018      2,100,000        2,290,649   
Verizon Communications, Inc., FRN, 2.163%, 9/15/2016      1,850,000        1,858,682   
Verizon Communications, Inc., FRN, 1.412%, 6/17/2019      2,433,000        2,434,995   
    

 

 

 
      $ 11,281,560   
Oil Services - 0.4%                 
Schlumberger Holdings Corp., 1.9%, 12/21/2017 (n)    $ 2,000,000      $ 1,995,474   
Transocean, Inc., 5.8%, 12/15/2016      650,000        654,563   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,650,037   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Oils - 0.4%                 
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 2.7%, 12/14/2018    $ 2,174,000      $ 2,213,560   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 7.3%                 
Abbey National Treasury Services PLC, 3.05%, 8/23/2018    $ 439,000      $ 452,655   
American Express Credit Corp., 2.8%, 9/19/2016      420,000        423,111   
Banco Santander Chile, FRN, 1.528%, 4/11/2017 (n)      1,410,000        1,406,475   
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., FRN, 1.246%, 9/09/2016 (n)      1,320,000        1,321,321   
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel, 2.75%, 1/22/2019 (n)      400,000        408,984   
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel, 2%, 4/12/2019 (n)      1,590,000        1,595,902   
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel, FRN, 1.484%, 10/28/2016 (n)      420,000        420,964   
Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel, FRN, 1.484%, 1/20/2017 (n)      1,010,000        1,012,641   
BNZ International Funding Ltd. London, 1.9%, 2/26/2018 (n)      4,000,000        4,015,968   
BPCE S.A., 1.625%, 1/26/2018      1,430,000        1,431,873   
BPCE S.A., 2.5%, 7/15/2019      1,234,000        1,252,589   
Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., FRN, 1.3%, 2/05/2018      2,200,000        2,195,475   
Capital One Financial Corp., 2.45%, 4/24/2019      420,000        424,826   
Citizens Bank N.A., 2.3%, 12/03/2018      1,400,000        1,408,642   
Discover Bank, 3.1%, 6/04/2020      1,190,000        1,212,289   
Fifth Third Bancorp, 1.35%, 6/01/2017      1,800,000        1,800,434   
Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.3%, 3/01/2019      364,000        366,013   
Fifth Third Bancorp, 2.3%, 3/15/2019      1,040,000        1,050,892   
First Republic Bank, 2.375%, 6/17/2019      278,000        278,297   
Groupe BPCE S.A., 2.5%, 12/10/2018      920,000        937,020   
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 2.375%, 1/13/2017      660,000        662,977   
Lloyds Bank PLC, 1.75%, 5/14/2018      2,950,000        2,951,861   
Lloyds Bank PLC, 2.3%, 11/27/2018      630,000        638,395   
Macquarie Bank Ltd., FRN, 1.265%, 10/27/2017 (n)      1,900,000        1,894,378   
National Bank of Canada, FRN, 1.472%, 12/14/2018      3,200,000        3,204,317   
Skandinaviska Enskilda, 1.75%, 3/19/2018 (n)      480,000        479,411   
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, 2.45%, 5/27/2020 (n)      2,200,000        2,223,234   
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 2.875%, 4/04/2017      566,000        575,765   
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, FRN, 1.094%, 9/23/2016      250,000        250,327   
Swedbank AB, 2.125%, 9/29/2017 (n)      2,462,000        2,486,349   
Union Bank, 3%, 6/06/2016      280,000        280,559   
Westpac Banking Corp., 2%, 8/14/2017      400,000        403,976   
Westpac Banking Corp., 1.55%, 5/25/2018      3,000,000        3,002,016   
Westpac Banking Corp., FRN, 0.949%, 5/19/2017      1,000,000        999,328   
    

 

 

 
      $ 43,469,264   
Pharmaceuticals - 3.0%                 
AbbVie, Inc., 1.8%, 5/14/2018    $ 2,500,000      $ 2,517,390   
Actavis Funding SCS, 2.35%, 3/12/2018      1,305,000        1,319,288   
Actavis Funding SCS, 3%, 3/12/2020      1,058,000        1,080,682   
Actavis, Inc., 1.875%, 10/01/2017      330,000        330,933   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Pharmaceuticals - continued                 
Amgen, Inc., 2.3%, 6/15/2016    $ 440,000      $ 440,866   
Bayer U.S. Finance LLC, 1.5%, 10/06/2017 (n)      1,860,000        1,869,153   
Biogen, Inc., 2.9%, 9/15/2020      940,000        974,108   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 0.875%, 8/01/2017      1,087,000        1,087,000   
Celgene Corp., 2.125%, 8/15/2018      1,410,000        1,429,039   
EMD Finance LLC, 1.7%, 3/19/2018 (n)      3,000,000        3,005,400   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 1.85%, 9/04/2018      1,310,000        1,332,814   
Mylan, Inc., 1.8%, 6/24/2016      790,000        790,682   
Mylan, Inc., 1.35%, 11/29/2016      205,000        204,625   
Sanofi, 1.25%, 4/10/2018      1,400,000        1,405,964   
    

 

 

 
      $ 17,787,944   
Printing & Publishing - 0.3%                 
Pearson PLC, 4%, 5/17/2016 (n)    $ 1,000,000      $ 1,000,809   
Thomson Reuters Corp., 0.875%, 5/23/2016      740,000        740,000   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,740,809   
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.1%                 
Ventas Realty LP, REIT, 1.55%, 9/26/2016    $ 470,000      $ 470,686   
Welltower, Inc., REIT, 2.25%, 3/15/2018      264,000        266,362   
    

 

 

 
      $ 737,048   
Real Estate - Office - 0.2%                 
Mack-Cali Realty LP, 2.5%, 12/15/2017    $ 330,000      $ 331,016   
Vornado Realty LP, REIT, 2.5%, 6/30/2019      595,000        600,494   
    

 

 

 
      $ 931,510   
Real Estate - Retail - 0.2%                 
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 1.5%, 2/01/2018 (n)    $ 302,000      $ 303,242   
WEA Finance LLC/Westfield Co., REIT, 1.75%, 9/15/2017 (n)      670,000        669,349   
    

 

 

 
      $ 972,591   
Restaurants - 0.1%                 
McDonald’s Corp., 2.1%, 12/07/2018    $ 830,000      $ 847,553   
Retailers - 0.5%                 
Dollar General Corp., 4.125%, 7/15/2017    $ 1,760,000      $ 1,815,090   
Dollar General Corp., 1.875%, 4/15/2018      195,000        196,728   
Wesfarmers Ltd., 2.983%, 5/18/2016 (n)      300,000        300,252   
Wesfarmers Ltd., 1.874%, 3/20/2018 (n)      421,000        421,541   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,733,611   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.3%                 
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2%, 8/02/2016    $ 174,000      $ 174,545   
Airgas, Inc., 2.95%, 6/15/2016      700,000        700,225   
Airgas, Inc., 3.05%, 8/01/2020      700,000        714,662   
    

 

 

 
      $ 1,589,432   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Supranational - 0.6%                 
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior S.A., 3.25%, 5/07/2020 (n)    $ 1,370,000      $ 1,381,988   
Corporacion Andina de Fomento, 1.5%, 8/08/2017      1,300,000        1,304,407   
Corporacion Andina de Fomento, FRN, 1.188%, 1/29/2018      520,000        520,645   
West African Development Bank, 4/28/16, 5.5%, 5/06/2021 (z)      208,000        209,664   
    

 

 

 
      $ 3,416,704   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.4%                 
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 2.375%, 9/08/2016    $ 262,000      $ 263,215   
American Tower Trust I, REIT, 1.551%, 3/15/2018 (n)      900,000        898,847   
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.4%, 2/15/2021      610,000        631,835   
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/15/2019 (n)      878,000        880,951   
    

 

 

 
      $ 2,674,848   
Telephone Services - 0.1%                 
Qwest Corp., 6.5%, 6/01/2017    $ 700,000      $ 732,536   
Tobacco - 0.6%                 
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, 2.05%, 7/20/2018 (n)    $ 1,456,000      $ 1,464,614   
Reynolds American, Inc., 3.5%, 8/04/2016      370,000        372,505   
Reynolds American, Inc., 2.3%, 6/12/2018      1,700,000        1,733,119   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,570,238   
Transportation - Services - 0.4%                 
ERAC USA Finance Co., 2.75%, 3/15/2017 (n)    $ 302,000      $ 305,625   
TTX Co., 2.6%, 6/15/2020 (n)      2,400,000        2,407,874   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,713,499   
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 1.0%                 
AID-Ukraine, 1.844%, 5/16/2019    $ 296,000      $ 299,873   
AID-Ukraine, 1.847%, 5/29/2020      3,000,000        3,050,346   
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1.945%, 6/23/2019      750,000        770,135   
Private Export Funding Corp., 1.875%, 7/15/2018      1,120,000        1,141,109   
Small Business Administration, 2.25%, 7/01/2021      514,812        527,251   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,788,714   
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 1.9%                 
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.875%, 3/31/2018    $ 6,500,000      $ 6,512,695   
U.S. Treasury Notes, 0.625%, 9/30/2017 (f)      5,000,000        4,995,510   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,508,205   
Utilities - Electric Power - 3.2%                 
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 1.65%, 12/15/2017    $ 398,000      $ 397,583   
Dominion Resources, Inc., 1.95%, 8/15/2016      880,000        882,563   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Utilities - Electric Power - continued                 
Dominion Resources, Inc., 2.5%, 12/01/2019    $ 1,600,000      $ 1,628,043   
Duke Energy Corp., 1.625%, 8/15/2017      209,000        209,508   
Duke Energy Corp., FRN, 1.008%, 4/03/2017      1,060,000        1,055,666   
Duke Energy Indiana, Inc., FRN, 0.978%, 7/11/2016      370,000        370,106   
Enel Finance International S.A., 6.25%, 9/15/2017 (n)      750,000        796,553   
Eversource Energy, 1.6%, 1/15/2018      2,000,000        2,002,594   
Eversource Energy, 2.5%, 3/15/2021      730,000        744,536   
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.056%, 9/01/2017      2,003,000        2,017,672   
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 2.3%, 4/01/2019      1,034,000        1,046,499   
PG&E Corp., 2.4%, 3/01/2019      660,000        671,935   
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 3.9%, 5/01/2016 (n)      1,240,000        1,240,000   
PSEG Power LLC, 2.75%, 9/15/2016      360,000        362,420   
Southern Co., 2.45%, 9/01/2018      630,000        642,573   
Southern Power Co., 1.85%, 12/01/2017      1,370,000        1,379,137   
Virginia Electric and Power Co., 1.2%, 1/15/2018      700,000        699,371   
Xcel Energy, Inc., 1.2%, 6/01/2017      3,000,000        2,996,913   
    

 

 

 
             $ 19,143,672   
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $389,538,058)            $ 390,900,721   
Short-Term Obligations (y) - 7.9%                 
Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.01%, 5/02/2016,
at Amortized Cost and Value
   $ 47,100,000      $ 47,099,744   
Money Market Funds - 14.6%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.36%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)
     87,425,280      $ 87,425,280   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $524,063,082)            $ 525,425,745   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 12.3%              73,647,461   
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 599,073,206   

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.
(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 $154,161,269 representing 25.7% of net assets.
(v) Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
(y) The rate shown represents an annualized yield at time of purchase.
(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

 

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  securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities    Acquisition
Date
  
Cost
     Value  
DT Auto Owner Trust, 2016-2A, “A”, 1.73%, 8/15/2019    4/06/16      $739,976         $739,996   
GO Financial Auto Securitization, Trust, 2015-2, “A”, 3.27%, 11/15/2018    11/19/15      681,078         679,463   
Nationstar HECM Loan Trust, 2015-2A, “A”, 2.882%, 11/25/2025    11/19/15      477,684         476,864   
West African Development Bank, 5.5%, 5/06/2021    4/26/16      205,768         209,664   
Total Restricted Securities         $2,105,987   
% of Net assets         0.4%   

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 the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end.
PLC    Public Limited Company
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

Derivative Contracts at 4/30/16

Futures Contracts at 4/30/16

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives          
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)     USD        37      $4,473,820     June - 2016        $11,143   
         

 

 

 

Swap Agreements at 4/30/16

 

Expiration          Notional
Amount
         Counterparty   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
  Fair
Value
 
Asset Derivatives   
Total Return Swap Agreements   
5/17/16     USD        2,576,630      (Short)   Goldman Sachs International  

0.09%
(floating rate)

 

BCOMGCTR (floating rate)

    $94   
5/17/16     USD        5,261,345      (Short)   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.18%
(floating rate)

 

BCOMCTTR (floating rate)

    165   
5/17/16     USD        8,371,053      (Short)   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.12%
(floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    284   
5/17/16     USD        14,937,162      (Short)   Goldman Sachs International  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    505   
5/17/16     USD        16,018,374      (Short)   Citibank N.A.  

0.11% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    1,562,152   

 

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Swap Agreements at 4/30/16 - continued

 

Expiration          Notional
Amount
         Counterparty   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
  Fair
Value
 
Asset Derivatives - continued   
Total Return Swap Agreements - continued   
5/17/16     USD        41,855,265      (Short)   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    $1,471   
5/17/16     USD        50,226,318      (Short)   Goldman Sachs International  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    1,765   
8/1/16     USD        2,826,435     

(Short)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.18% (floating rate)

 

BCOMCTTR (floating rate)

    88   
8/22/16     USD        14,830,874     

(Short)

  Citibank N.A.  

0.15% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    1,357,550   
9/12/16     USD        9,708,204     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    342   
9/12/16     USD        17,095,833     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    576   
9/19/16     USD        3,583,571     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMSITR (floating rate)

    117   
10/3/16     USD        21,821,753     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    738   
10/31/16     USD        11,765,749     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    408   
11/21/16     USD        5,826,149     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    205   
12/1/16     USD        38,958,424     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    1,316   
12/19/16     USD        15,634,961     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    549   
12/19/16     USD        20,046,332     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    678   
1/18/17     USD        5,303,347     

(Short)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.20% (floating rate)

 

BCOMBOTR (floating rate)

    186   
1/18/17     USD        7,725,179     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    158   
2/6/17     USD        25,404,902     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    859   
2/14/17     USD        41,125,533     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    2,178   
2/28/17     USD        3,768,503     

(Short)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.16% (floating rate)

 

BCOMLCTR (floating rate)

    143   
2/28/17     USD        5,362,954     

(Short)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.20% (floating rate)

 

BCOMBOTR (floating rate)

    187   
2/28/17     USD        29,870,941     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    1,050   

 

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Swap Agreements at 4/30/16 - continued

 

Expiration          Notional
Amount
         Counterparty   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
  Fair
Value
 
Asset Derivatives - continued   
Total Return Swap Agreements - continued   
3/9/17     USD        24,936,121     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    $866   
3/31/17     USD        3,414,618     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    119   
3/31/17     USD        8,147,697     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.13% (floating rate)

 

BCOMSITR (floating rate)

    259   
4/28/17     USD        9,856,332     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.16% (floating rate)

 

BCOMSBTR (floating rate)

    332   
5/31/17     USD        5,000,000     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  

0.14% (floating rate)

 

BCOMF3T (floating rate)

    69,105   
5/31/17     USD        8,000,000     

(Short)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.25% (floating rate)

 

BCOMSMT (floating rate)

    158,616   
             

 

 

 
                $3,163,061   
             

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives   
Total Return Swap Agreements   
5/17/16     USD        1,555,671     

(Long)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.  

BCOMHOTR (floating rate)

 

0.08% (floating rate)

    $(151
5/17/16     USD        3,062,597     

(Long)

  Goldman Sachs International  

BCOMCLTR (floating rate)

 

0.07% (floating rate)

    (262
5/17/16     USD        3,305,861     

(Long)

  Goldman Sachs International  

BCOMCOT (floating rate)

 

0.07% (floating rate)

    (284
10/18/16     USD        2,353,849     

(Long)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

BCOMHOTR (floating rate)

 

0.08% (floating rate)

    (230
10/31/16     USD        3,135,190     

(Long)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

BCOMNGTR (floating rate)

 

0.05% (floating rate)

    (198
11/21/16     USD        4,618,444     

(Long)

  Citibank N.A.  

BCOMKWT (floating rate)

 

0.10% (floating rate)

    (660
3/31/17     USD        5,469,468     

(Long)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

BCOMNITR (floating rate)

 

0.07% (floating rate)

    (406
4/24/17     USD        6,214,420      (Short)   Citibank N.A.  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMGCTR (floating rate)

    (319
5/2/17     USD        7,870,153      (Long)   Goldman Sachs International  

BCOMALTR (floating rate)

 

0.07% (floating rate)

    (2,152
5/15/17     USD        7,397,111     

(Short)

  Goldman Sachs International  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMRBTR (floating rate)

    (146
5/15/17     USD        10,605,434     

(Short)

  Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

0.12% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    (1,086

 

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Swap Agreements at 4/30/16 - continued

 

Expiration          Notional
Amount
         Counterparty   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
  Fair
Value
 
Liability Derivatives - continued   
Total Return Swap Agreements - continued   
5/15/17     USD        68,935,318     

(Short)

  JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A  

0.09% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    $(1,285
5/31/17     USD        8,000,000      (Long)   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.  

BCOMKCTR (floating rate)

 

0.10% (floating rate)

    (244
6/12/17     USD        21,210,867      (Short)   Citibank N.A.  

0.11% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    (420
6/12/17     USD        42,421,734      (Short)   Goldman Sachs International  

0.10% (floating rate)

 

BCOMTR (floating rate)

    (817
             

 

 

 
                $(8,660
             

 

 

 

At April 30, 2016, the fund had cash collateral of $37,090,000 and liquid securities with an aggregate value of $31,971 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Restricted Cash” on the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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

 

BCOMALTR    Bloomberg Aluminum Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on aluminum.
BCOMBOTR    Bloomberg Soybean Oil Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on soybean oil.
BCOMCLTR    Bloomberg WTI Crude Oil Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of composed of futures contracts on WTI crude oil. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMCOT    Bloomberg Brent Crude Subindex Total Return, this index composed of futures contracts on brent crude.
BCOMCTTR    Bloomberg Cotton Subindex Total Return, this index is of futures contracts on cotton. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMF3T    Bloomberg Commodity Index 3 Month Forward Total Return, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on 19 physical commodities.
BCOMGCTR    Bloomberg Gold Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on gold.
BCOMHOTR    Bloomberg Heating Oil Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on heating oil. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMKCTR   

Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on coffee. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It

is quoted in USD.

BCOMKWT    Bloomberg Kansas Wheat Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on wheat and Kansas wheat. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMLCTR    Bloomberg Live Cattle Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on live cattle.

 

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BCOMNGTR    Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on natural gas. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMNITR    Bloomberg Nickel Subindex Total Return. A single commodity subindex of the DJ-UBSCITR composed of futures contracts on nickel. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMRBTR    Bloomberg Unleaded Gasoline Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of composed of futures contracts on unleaded gasoline. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMSBTR    Bloomberg Sugar Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on sugar. It reflects the return on fully collateralized futures positions. It is quoted in USD.
BCOMSITR    Bloomberg Silver Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on silver.
BCOMSMT    Bloomberg Soybean Meal Subindex Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on soybean meal.
BCOMTR    Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on nineteen physical commodities.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Financial Statements

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 4/30/16 (unaudited)

This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.

 

Assets         

Investments

  

Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $436,637,802)

     $438,000,465   

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     87,425,280   

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $524,063,082)

     $525,425,745   

Cash

     205,351   

Restricted cash

     37,090,000   

Receivables for

  

Due from brokers

     41,329,569   

Fund shares sold

     12   

Interest

     1,710,827   

Swaps, at value

     3,163,061   

Other assets

     2,237   

Total assets

     $608,926,802   
Liabilities         

Payables for

  

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     $3,469   

Investments purchased

     1,176,924   

Due to broker

     3,994,522   

Fund shares reacquired

     4,511,410   

Swaps, at value

     8,660   

Payable to affiliates

  

Investment adviser

     37,152   

Shareholder servicing costs

     56   

Distribution and service fees

     1   

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     1,713   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     119,689   

Total liabilities

     $9,853,596   

Net assets

     $599,073,206   
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital

     $682,055,721   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     4,528,206   

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (88,204,980

Undistributed net investment income

     694,259   

Net assets

     $599,073,206   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     101,562,856   

 

     Net assets      Shares
outstanding
     Net asset value
per share (a)
 

Class A

     $48,243         8,176         $5.90   

Class I

     48,329         8,195         5.90   

Class R5

     598,976,634         101,546,485         5.90   

 

(a) Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A, for which the maximum offering price per share was $6.26 [100 / 94.25 x $5.90]. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I and R5.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 4/30/16 (unaudited)

This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.

 

Net investment income   

Income

  

Interest

     $3,299,813   

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     62,601   

Total investment income

     $3,362,414   

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $2,005,485   

Distribution and service fees

     55   

Shareholder servicing costs

     119   

Administrative services fee

     46,435   

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     8,276   

Custodian fee

     35,743   

Shareholder communications

     5,163   

Audit and tax fees

     41,602   

Legal fees

     13,181   

Miscellaneous

     59,044   

Total expenses

     $2,215,103   

Fees paid indirectly

     (289

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser

     (20,024

Net expenses

     $2,194,790   

Net investment income

     $1,167,624   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments         

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Investments

     $(53,951

Futures contracts

     (18,022

Swap agreements

     (3,440,864

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     $(3,512,837

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

Investments

     $1,695,585   

Futures contracts

     19,710   

Swap agreements

     2,977,355   

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     $4,692,650   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     $1,179,813   

Change in net assets from operations

     $2,347,437   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.

 

    

Six months ended

4/30/16

    

Year ended

10/31/15

 
     
Change in net assets    (unaudited)         
From operations                  

Net investment income

     $1,167,624         $1,435,424   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (3,512,837      (161,521,394

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     4,692,650         4,451,041   

Change in net assets from operations

     $2,347,437         $(155,634,929
Distributions declared to shareholders                  

From net investment income

     $(2,430,922      $(1,300,442

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

     $43,889,534         $172,515,876   

Total change in net assets

     $43,806,049         $15,580,505   
Net assets                  

At beginning of period

     555,267,157         539,686,652   

At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $694,259 and $1,957,557, respectively)

     $599,073,206         $555,267,157   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 years (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). The financial highlights for the fund are presented on a consolidated basis for the fund and its subsidiary. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate by which an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.

 

   

Six months

ended
4/30/16

   

Year

ended

10/31/15

   

Period

ended
10/31/14 (z)

    Years ended 4/30  
Class A         2014     2013     2012  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of
period

    $5.93        $7.88        $9.28        $9.09        $9.57        $14.49   
Income (loss) from investment operations   

Net investment income (loss) (d)

    $0.01        $(0.00 )(w)      $(0.01     $(0.00 )(w)      $0.01        $0.01   

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency

    (0.04 )(g)      (1.95     (1.39     0.22        (0.43     (2.99

Total from investment operations

    $(0.03     $(1.95     $(1.40     $0.22        $(0.42     $(2.98
Less distributions declared to shareholders   

From net investment income

    $(0.00 )(w)      $—        $—        $(0.03     $(0.06     $(0.08

From net realized gain on
investments

                                       (1.86

Total distributions declared to
shareholders

    $(0.00 )(w)      $—        $—        $(0.03     $(0.06     $(1.94

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $5.90        $5.93        $7.88        $9.28        $9.09        $9.57   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

    (0.44 )(n)      (24.75     (15.09 )(n)      2.40        (4.38     (19.96
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
   

Expenses before expense
reductions (f)

    1.07 (a)      1.08        1.10 (a)      1.06        1.07        1.08   

Expenses after expense
reductions (f)

    1.06 (a)      1.07        1.10 (a)      1.05        1.07        1.08   

Net investment income (loss)

    0.19 (a)      (0.00 )(w)      (0.20 )(a)      (0.05     0.13        0.11   

Portfolio turnover

    15 (n)      51        21 (n)      43        54        70   

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $48        $48        $97        $114        $111        $116   

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
   

Year

ended
10/31/15

   

Period

ended
10/31/14 (z)

    Years ended 4/30  
Class I         2014     2013     2012  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of
period

    $5.94        $7.90        $9.28        $9.10        $9.57        $14.50   
Income (loss) from investment operations   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.01        $0.02        $0.00 (w)      $0.02        $0.05        $0.04   

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments
and foreign currency

    (0.02 )(g)      (1.96     (1.38     0.21        (0.43     (3.00

Total from investment operations

    $(0.01     $(1.94     $(1.38     $0.23        $(0.38     $(2.96
Less distributions declared to shareholders   

From net investment income

    $(0.03     $(0.02     $—        $(0.05     $(0.09     $(0.11

From net realized gain on
investments

                                       (1.86

Total distributions declared to
shareholders

    $(0.03     $(0.02     $—        $(0.05     $(0.09     $(1.97

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $5.90        $5.94        $7.90        $9.28        $9.10        $9.57   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (0.20 )(n)      (24.63     (14.87 )(n)      2.56        (4.03     (19.78
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
   

Expenses before expense
reductions (f)

    0.84 (a)      0.83        0.85 (a)      0.81        0.81        0.83   

Expenses after expense
reductions (f)

    0.83 (a)      0.82        0.85 (a)      0.80        0.81        0.83   

Net investment income

    0.43 (a)      0.25        0.05 (a)      0.20        0.50        0.37   

Portfolio turnover

    15 (n)      51        21 (n)      43        54        70   

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $48        $48        $80        $94        $92        $324,532   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
   

Year

ended
10/31/15

   

Period

ended
10/31/14 (z)

    Years ended 4/30  
Class R5         2014     2013 (i)  
    (unaudited)                          

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $5.94        $7.90        $9.29        $9.10        $10.03   
Income (loss) from investment operations   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.01        $0.02        $0.00 (w)      $0.02        $0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain
(loss) on investments and
foreign currency

    (0.02 )(g)      (1.96     (1.39     0.22        (0.86 )(g) 

Total from investment operations

    $(0.01     $(1.94     $(1.39     $0.24        $(0.84
Less distributions declared to shareholders   

From net investment income

    $(0.03     $(0.02     $—        $(0.05     $(0.09

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $5.90        $5.94        $7.90        $9.29        $9.10   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (0.20 )(n)      (24.63     (14.96 )(n)      2.67        (8.44 )(n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
   

Expenses before expense
reductions (f)

    0.83 (a)      0.83        0.86 (a)      0.81        0.82 (a) 

Expenses after expense
reductions (f)

    0.82 (a)      0.83        0.85 (a)      0.81        0.82 (a) 

Net investment income

    0.44 (a)      0.26        0.05 (a)      0.19        0.31 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

    15 (n)      51        21 (n)      43        54   

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $598,977        $555,170        $539,510        $547,015        $413,592   

 

(a) Annualized.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(g) The per share amount varies from the net realized and unrealized gain/loss for the period because of the timing of sales and fund shares and the per share amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.
(i) For the period from the class’ inception, September 4, 2012, through the stated period end.
(n) Not annualized.
(r) Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower.
(s) From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
(t) Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges.
(w) Per share amount and ratio were less than $0.01.
(x) The net asset values and total returns have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.
(z) For the period May 1, 2014 through October 31, 2014. On June 10, 2014, the fund changed its fiscal year-end from April 30 to October 31.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

MFS Commodity Strategy Fund (the fund) is a non-diversified series of MFS Series Trust XV (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.

Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation The fund gains exposure to the commodities markets by primarily investing the fund’s assets in the MFS Commodity Strategy Portfolio, a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary organized in the Cayman Islands (“Subsidiary”). The fund will not invest directly in commodities. The fund may invest up to 25% of its assets (at the time or purchase) in the Subsidiary. The Subsidiary has the same objective, strategies, and restrictions as the fund, except that the Subsidiary gains exposure to the commodities market by investing primarily in commodity-linked futures, options, and swaps, instead of commodity linked-notes. The fund may also gain exposure to the commodities markets by investing the fund’s assets directly in commodity-linked notes. The fund also invests directly in debt securities, and the Subsidiary may also invest in debt securities. As of April 30, 2016, the Subsidiary’s net assets were $124,870,981, which represented 20.8% of the fund’s net assets. The fund’s financial statements have been consolidated and include the accounts of the fund and the Subsidiary. All inter-fund balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting

 

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period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s legal, political, and economic environment.

Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.

Investment Valuations Debt instruments and floating rate loans, 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 may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Swap agreements are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service, which for cleared swaps includes an evaluation of any trading activity at the clearinghouses. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets, including commodity-linked structured notes, 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

 

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from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

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

 

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reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and swap agreements. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents      $—         $17,296,919         $—         $17,296,919   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              23,161,375                 23,161,375   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              159,520,456                 159,520,456   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities              9,596,203                 9,596,203   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              2,347,104                 2,347,104   
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)              54,425,036                 54,425,036   
Foreign Bonds              124,553,628                 124,553,628   
Short-Term Securities         47,099,744            47,099,744   
Mutual Funds      87,425,280                         87,425,280   
Total Investments      $87,425,280         $438,000,465         $—         $525,425,745   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $11,143         $—         $—         $11,143   
Swap Agreements              3,154,401                 3,154,401   

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

Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives for different purposes, primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market or segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate or currency exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.

The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts and swap agreements. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at April 30, 2016 as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative Contracts   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Interest Rate   Interest Rate Futures     $11,143        $—   
Commodity   Total Return Swap     3,163,061        (8,660
Total       $3,174,204        $(8,660

 

(a) The value of futures contracts includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Consolidated Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2016 as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Swap
Agreements
 
Interest Rate      $(18,022      $—   
Commodity              (3,440,864
Total      $(18,022      $(3,440,864

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2016 as reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Swap
Agreements
 
Interest Rate      $19,710         $—   
Commodity              2,977,355   
Total      $19,710         $2,977,355   

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific ISDA counterparty is subject.

 

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Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a collateral support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers.” Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

The following table presents the fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis as of April 30, 2016:

 

Gross Amounts of:   Derivative Assets     Derivative Liabilities  
Futures Contracts (a)     $—        $(3,469
Swaps, at value     3,163,061        (8,660
Total Gross Amount of Derivative Assets and Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities     $3,163,061        $(12,129
Less: Derivatives Assets and Liabilities Not Subject to a Master Netting Agreement or Similar Arrangement            (3,469
Total Gross Amount of Derivative Assets and Liabilities Subject to a Master Netting Agreement or Similar Arrangement     $3,163,061        $(8,660

 

(a) The amount presented here represents the fund’s current day net variation margin for futures contracts. This amount, which is recognized within the fund’s Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, differs from the fair value of the futures contracts which is presented in the tables that follow the fund’s Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

 

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The following table presents (by counterparty) the fund’s derivative assets net of amounts available for offset under Master Netting Agreements (or similar arrangements) and net of the related collateral held by the fund at April 30, 2016:

 

          Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
     Gross Amount
of Derivative
Assets Subject
to a Master
Netting
Agreement  (or
Similar
Arrangement)
by Counterparty
    Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received (b)
    Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets by
Counterparty
 
Citibank N.A.     $2,919,702        $(1,399     $—        $—        $2,918,303   
Goldman Sachs International     6,918        (3,661            (3,257       
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     76,772        (1,436            (75,336       
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     159,669        (2,164            (157,505       
Total     $3,163,061        $(8,660     $—        $(236,098     $2,918,303   

The following table presents (by counterparty) the fund’s derivative liabilities net of amounts available for offset under Master Netting Agreements (or similar arrangements) and net of the related collateral pledged by the fund at April 30, 2016:

 

          Amounts Not Offset in the
Consolidated Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
    

Gross Amounts
of Derivative
Liabilities Subject
to a Master
Netting
Agreement  (or
Similar
Arrangement)

by Counterparty

    Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities by
Counterparty
 
Citibank N.A.     $(1,399     $1,399        $—        $—        $—   
Goldman Sachs International     (3,661     3,661                        
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     (1,436     1,436                        
Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     (2,164     2,164                        
Total     $(8,660     $8,660        $—        $—        $—   

 

(b) The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral (received)/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0.

Futures Contracts – The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market exposure, interest rate exposure, currency exposure, or to manage duration. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

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Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.

The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.

Swap Agreements During the period the fund entered into swap agreements. Certain types of swaps (“cleared swaps”) are required to be centrally cleared under provisions of the Dodd-Frank Regulatory Reform Bill. In a cleared swap transaction, the ultimate counterparty to the transaction is a clearinghouse (the “clearinghouse”). The contract is transferred and accepted by the clearinghouse immediately following execution of the swap contract with an executing broker. Thereafter, throughout the term of the cleared swap, the fund interfaces indirectly with the clearinghouse through a clearing broker and has counterparty risk to the clearing broker as well.

A swap agreement is generally an exchange of cash payments, at specified intervals or upon the occurrence of specified events, between the fund and a counterparty. The net cash payments exchanged are recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The value of the swap agreement, which is adjusted daily and includes any related interest accruals to be paid or received by the fund, is recorded in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as “Swaps, at value” for uncleared swaps and is included in “Due from brokers” or “Due to brokers” for cleared swaps. The daily change in value, including any related interest accruals to be paid or received, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The daily change in valuation of cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts paid or received at the inception of the swap agreement are reflected as premiums paid or received in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the agreement. A liquidation payment received or made upon early termination is recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Collateral for uncleared swaps, in the form of cash or securities, is held in segregated accounts with the fund’s custodian in connection with these agreements. Collateral for cleared swaps, in the form of cash or securities, is posted by the fund directly with the clearing broker.

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failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the agreements. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. To address counterparty risk, uncleared swap agreements are limited to only highly-rated counterparties. Risk is further reduced by having an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement. The fund’s counterparty risk due to cleared swaps is mitigated by the fact that the clearinghouse is the true counterparty to the transaction and the regulatory requirement safeguards in the event of a clearing broker bankruptcy.

The fund entered into total return swaps on various commodity indexes in order to gain exposure without having to own the underlying commodities. Under a total return swap the fund pays the counterparty interest (based on a fixed or floating rate) and in return receives a payment equal to the increase in the total return of the reference index. To the extent there is a decline in the total return of the index, the fund pays the counterparty for that decline in addition to making the fixed or floating rate interest payment. The total return of the reference index includes changes in the market value of the index and any interest or dividend payments attributable to the index.

Dollar Roll Transactions The fund enters into dollar roll transactions, with respect to mortgage backed securities issued by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac, in which the fund sells mortgage backed securities to financial institutions and simultaneously agrees to purchase similar (same issuer, type and coupon) securities at a later date at an agreed-upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase in a dollar roll transaction the fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold but is compensated by interest earned on the proceeds of the initial sale and by a lower purchase price on the securities to be repurchased which enhances the fund’s total return. The fund accounts for dollar roll transactions as purchases and sales and realizes gains and losses on these transactions.

Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.

Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date.

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Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The fund invests a significant portion of its assets in asset-backed and/or mortgage-backed securities. The value of these securities may depend, in part, on the issuer’s or borrower’s credit quality or ability to pay principal and interest when due and that value may fall if an issuer or borrower defaults on its obligation to pay principal or interest or if the instrument’s credit rating is downgraded by a credit rating agency. U.S. Government securities not supported as to the payment of principal or interest by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks, are subject to greater credit risk than are U.S. Government securities supported by the U.S. Treasury, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae.

The fund purchased or sold debt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or in a “To Be Announced” (TBA) or “forward commitment” transaction with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. At the time a fund enters into a commitment to purchase or sell a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security acquired is reflected in the fund’s net asset value. The price of such security and the date that the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. No interest accrues to the fund until payment takes place. At the time that a fund enters into this type of transaction, the fund is required to have sufficient cash and/or liquid securities to cover its commitments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract’s terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to declines in the value of the securities prior to settlement date.

To mitigate this risk of loss on TBA securities and other types of forward settling mortgage-backed securities, the fund whenever possible enters into a Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement (“MSFTA”) on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The MSFTA gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the MSFTA, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the MSFTA could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.

For mortgage-backed securities traded under a MSFTA, the collateral and margining requirements are contract specific. Collateral amounts across all transactions traded under such agreement are netted and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been pledged to cover the fund’s collateral or margin obligations under a MSFTA, if any, will be reported separately on

 

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the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Consolidated Portfolio of Investments.

Fees Paid Indirectly – Prior to October 1, 2015, the fund’s custody fee could be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measured the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended April 30, 2016, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities.

The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:

 

     10/31/15  
Ordinary income (including any
short-term capital gains)
     $1,300,442   

 

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The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:

 

As of 4/30/16       
Cost of investments      $610,525,520   
Gross appreciation      1,993,545   
Gross depreciation      (87,093,320
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $(85,099,775
As of 10/31/15       
Undistributed ordinary income      1,957,557   
Capital loss carryforwards      (83,453,887
Other temporary differences      85,387,690   
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (86,790,390

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

As of October 31, 2015, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such losses are characterized as follows:

 

Short-Term      $(71,587,119
Long-Term      (11,866,768
Total      $(83,453,887

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the above net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses.

Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. The fund’s income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:

 

     From net investment
income
 
     Six months
ended
4/30/16
     Year
ended
10/31/15
 
Class A      $27         $—   
Class I      205         176   
Class R5      2,430,690         1,300,266   
Total      $2,430,922         $1,300,442   

(3) Transactions with Affiliates

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facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.75% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

The investment adviser has agreed in writing to reduce its management fee to 0.70% of average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until February 28, 2017. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fund’s average daily net assets did not exceed $1 billion and therefore, the management fee was not reduced. MFS has also agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, this management fee reduction amounted to $20,024, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.74% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $0 for the six months ended April 30, 2016, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund.

The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.

Distribution Plan Fee Table:

 

     Distribution
Fee Rate (d)
     Service
Fee Rate (d)
     Total
Distribution
Plan (d)
     Annual
Effective
Rate (e)
     Distribution
and Service
Fee
 
Class A              0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         $55   

 

(d) In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below.
(e) The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended April 30, 2016 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of the Class A 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the rebate amount was $0 for Class A.

Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. There were no contingent deferred sales charges imposed during the six months ended April 30, 2016.

Shareholder Servicing Agent MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, provides transfer agent and recordkeeping functions in connection with the issuance, transfer, and redemption of shares of the fund under a Shareholder

 

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Servicing Agent Agreement. MFSC is not paid a fee for providing these services. MFSC may receive payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R5 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, out-of-pocket expenses amounted to $119. The fund may also pay shareholder servicing related costs to non-related parties.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0174% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS, MFD, and MFSC.

Other This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $586 and included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.

The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. The Subsidiary does not invest in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio. Income earned on this investment is included in “Dividends from underlying affiliated funds” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.

On September 9, 2015, MFS redeemed 4,083 shares of Class A for an aggregate amount of $24,335 and 1,988 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $11,848.

At April 30, 2016, MFS held 100% of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class I.

(4) Portfolio Securities

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
U.S. Government securities      $10,822,966         $3,006,002   
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)      $47,725,217         $61,821,833   

 

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(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
4/30/16
    Year ended
10/31/15
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold         

Class R5

     9,923,663        $54,016,904        26,930,637        $184,561,567   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions         

Class A

     5        $27               $—   

Class I

     38        205        25        176   

Class R5

     456,897        2,430,690        178,854        1,300,266   
     456,940        $2,430,922        178,879        $1,300,442   
Shares reacquired         

Class A

            $—        (4,083     $(24,335

Class I

                   (1,988     (11,848

Class R5

     (2,266,128     (12,558,292     (1,986,564     (13,309,950
     (2,266,128     $(12,558,292     (1,992,635     $(13,346,133
Net change         

Class A

     5        $27        (4,083     $(24,335

Class I

     38        205        (1,963     (11,672

Class R5

     8,114,432        43,889,302        25,122,927        172,551,883   
     8,114,475        $43,889,534        25,116,881        $172,515,876   

The fund is one of several mutual funds in which certain MFS funds may invest. The MFS funds do not invest in the underlying funds for the purpose of exercising management or control. At the end of the period, the MFS Growth Allocation Fund, the MFS Moderate Allocation Fund, the MFS Aggressive Growth Allocation Fund, the MFS Conservative Allocation Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2030 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2040 Fund, and the MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 36%, 32%, 15%, 5%, 3%, 3%, and 1%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund. In addition, the MFS Lifetime Income Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2015 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2020 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2045 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2055 Fund, and the MFS Global Multi-Asset Fund were each the owners of record of less than 1% of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund.

(6) Line of Credit

The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or

 

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daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $1,079 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Affiliated Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     60,128,667         153,938,776         (126,642,163     87,425,280   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     $—         $—         $62,601        $87,425,280   

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2015 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available by visiting the “Market Commentary” and “Announcements” sub sections in the “Market Outlooks” section of mfs.com or by clicking on the fund’s name under “Mutual Funds” in the “Products” section of mfs.com.

PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES

The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.

 

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CONTACT

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MAILING ADDRESS

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

April 30, 2016

 

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MFS® GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY FUND

 

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DTR-SEM

 


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MFS® GLOBAL ALTERNATIVE STRATEGY FUND

 

CONTENTS

 

Letter from the Chairman     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Expense table     4   
Portfolio of investments     6   
Statement of assets and liabilities     39   
Statement of operations     41   
Statements of changes in net assets     42   
Financial highlights     43   
Notes to financial statements     53   
Proxy voting policies and information     73   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     73   
Further information     73   
Provision of financial reports and summary prospectuses     73   
Contact information    back cover   

 

The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders.

It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE



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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

 

Dear Shareholders:

Markets have largely recovered after a significant bout of volatility earlier this year. Oil prices have rebounded sharply, and the dollar has weakened against most currencies.

Global economic growth remains sluggish, and almost every major central bank — aside from the U.S. Federal Reserve — is continuing to loosen monetary policy. This should help keep interest rates lower for longer on a global basis.

Even with a weaker dollar, soft global growth continues to negatively impact U.S. exports. In Europe, a crucial referendum on Britain’s continued membership in the European Union is set for June 23. China continues to face headwinds in its shift to a consumer-led economy, which is weighing on its manufacturing sector. Emerging markets have been beneficiaries of the weaker U.S. dollar and firmer commodity prices.

At MFS®, we believe it is best to view markets through a long lens, and not react to short-term swings. That makes it possible to filter out market noise and focus on long-term fundamentals.

In our view, the professional guidance of a financial advisor, along with a patient, long-term approach, will help you reach your investment objectives.

Respectfully,

 

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman

MFS Investment Management

June 16, 2016

The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change and may not be relied upon for investment advice. No forecasts can be guaranteed.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

Portfolio structure

 

          Active Security
Selection (a)
    Tactical
Overlay (b)
    Net Market
Exposure (c)
 
Fixed Income   U.S.    
18.0%
  
    30.6%        48.6%   
  North America ex-U.S.     0.4%        0.0%        0.4%   
  Emerging Markets     0.2%        0.0%        0.2%   
  Japan     0.2%        0.0%        0.2%   
  Asia/Pacific ex-Japan     0.1%        0.0%        0.1%   
  Europe ex-U.K.     0.6%        (8.6)%        (8.0)%   
    United Kingdom     0.3%        (10.0)%        (9.7)%   
Equity   Europe ex-U.K.     8.6%        0.4%        9.0%   
  U.S. Small/Mid Cap     18.4%        (12.1)%        6.3%   
  Emerging Markets     1.9%        (0.4)%        1.5%   
  Developed - Middle East/Africa     0.2%        0.0%        0.2%   
  North America ex-U.S.     0.6%        (0.5)%        0.1%   
  Japan     3.3%        (3.5)%        (0.2)%   
  Asia/Pacific ex-Japan     1.3%        (4.0)%        (2.7)%   
  United Kingdom     4.3%        (10.6)%        (6.3)%   
    U.S. Large Cap     27.3%        (43.8)%        (16.5)%   
Cash   Cash & Cash Equivalents (d)     3.3%        11.1%        14.4%   
    Other (e)     0.0%        62.4%        62.4%   

 

Top ten holdings (c)  
Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index - 1.00% DEC 2020     30.6%   
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Future - MAY 2016     6.7%   
S&P MidCap 400 Index Future - JUN 2016     (5.7)%   
Russell 2000 Index Future - JUN 2016     (6.4)%   
E-mini MSCI Index Future - JUN 2016     (7.4)%   
Nikkei 225 Index Future - JUN 2016     (8.7)%   
United Kingdom Gilt Bond 10 yr Future - JUN 2016     (10.0)%   
FTSE 100 Index Future - JUN 2016     (10.6)%   
German Euro Bobl Future - JUN 2016     (11.6)%   
S&P 500 Index Future - JUN 2016     (40.7)%   

 

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(a) Represents the actively managed portion of the portfolio and for purposes of this presentation, components include the value of securities, less any securities sold short. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. This also reflects the equivalent exposure of certain derivative positions. These amounts may be negative from time to time.
(b) Represents the tactical overlay portion of the portfolio which is how the fund manages its exposure to markets and currencies through the use of derivative positions. Percentages reflect the equivalent exposure of those derivative positions.
(c) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the value of securities, less any securities sold short, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of all derivative positions. These amounts may be negative from time to time. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
(d) Cash & Cash Equivalents includes any cash, investments in money market funds, short-term securities, and other assets less liabilities. Please see the Statement of Assets and Liabilities for additional information related to the fund’s cash position and other assets and liabilities.
(e) Other includes currency derivatives and/or the offsetting of the leverage produced by the fund’s derivative positions, including payables and/or receivables of the finance leg of interest rate swaps and the unrealized gain or loss in connection with forward currency exchange contracts.

Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The value of derivatives may be different.

Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.

Percentages are based on net assets as of 4/30/16.

The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.

 

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EXPENSE TABLE

Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period November 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Share
Class
       Annualized
Expense
Ratio
    Beginning
Account Value
11/01/15
    Ending
Account Value
4/30/16
    Expenses
Paid During
Period (p)
11/01/15-4/30/16
 
A   Actual     1.35%        $1,000.00        $968.39        $6.61   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.35%        $1,000.00        $1,018.15        $6.77   
B   Actual     2.11%        $1,000.00        $965.00        $10.31   
  Hypothetical (h)     2.11%        $1,000.00        $1,014.37        $10.57   
C   Actual     2.11%        $1,000.00        $965.65        $10.31   
  Hypothetical (h)     2.11%        $1,000.00        $1,014.37        $10.57   
I   Actual     1.10%        $1,000.00        $969.00        $5.39   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.10%        $1,000.00        $1,019.39        $5.52   
R1   Actual     2.11%        $1,000.00        $964.76        $10.31   
  Hypothetical (h)     2.11%        $1,000.00        $1,014.37        $10.57   
R2   Actual     1.61%        $1,000.00        $967.10        $7.87   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.61%        $1,000.00        $1,016.86        $8.07   
R3   Actual     1.35%        $1,000.00        $967.87        $6.61   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.35%        $1,000.00        $1,018.15        $6.77   
R4   Actual     1.11%        $1,000.00        $969.18        $5.43   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.11%        $1,000.00        $1,019.34        $5.57   
R5   Actual     1.03%        $1,000.00        $969.70        $5.04   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.03%        $1,000.00        $1,019.74        $5.17   

 

(h) 5% class return per year before expenses.
(p) “Expenses Paid During Period” are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

4/30/16 (unaudited)

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

 

Common Stocks - 65.6%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Aerospace - 1.2%                 
General Dynamics Corp.      1,660      $ 233,263   
HEICO Corp.      1,474        90,371   
Honeywell International, Inc.      1,366        156,093   
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.      2,073        272,662   
ManTech International Corp., “A”      5,187        175,321   
Northrop Grumman Corp.      21,404        4,414,789   
Orbital ATK, Inc.      2,038        177,306   
Rockwell Collins, Inc.      2,856        251,871   
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC      100,908        987,122   
Saab AB, “B”      13,807        472,300   
TransDigm Group, Inc. (a)      2,956        673,584   
United Technologies Corp.      7,540        786,950   
    

 

 

 
             $ 8,691,632   
Airlines - 0.1%                 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.      1,789      $ 125,999   
Delta Air Lines, Inc.      3,883        161,805   
Stagecoach Group PLC      79,728        299,974   
    

 

 

 
             $ 587,778   
Alcoholic Beverages - 1.0%                 
AmBev S.A., ADR      27,260      $ 152,383   
Constellation Brands, Inc., “A”      12,751        1,989,921   
Heineken N.V.      18,615        1,744,641   
Molson Coors Brewing Co.      2,530        241,944   
Pernod Ricard S.A.      27,798        3,000,942   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,129,831   
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.9%                 
Burberry Group PLC      5,705      $ 99,113   
Christian Dior S.A.      1,147        201,406   
Hanesbrands, Inc.      9,378        272,243   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.      15,502        2,575,607   
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (a)      50,587        2,613,324   
NIKE, Inc., “B”      9,703        571,895   
PVH Corp.      3,007        287,469   
Sequential Brands Group, Inc. (a)      16,241        90,138   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,711,195   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Automotive - 0.9%                 
BorgWarner Transmission Systems, Inc.      3,340      $ 119,973   
Delphi Automotive PLC      2,626        193,352   
DENSO Corp.      8,700        325,965   
Fenix Parts, Inc. (a)      52,829        266,258   
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi S.A.      12,092        162,494   
General Motors Co.      14,395        457,761   
GKN PLC      104,812        426,818   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.      42,839        1,241,046   
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., “H”      432,000        498,205   
Harley-Davidson, Inc.      4,248        203,182   
LKQ Corp. (a)      29,382        941,693   
Mobileye N.V. (a)      2,223        84,807   
Stanley Electric Co. Ltd.      9,200        187,335   
Tofas Turk Otomobil Fabriikasi A.S.      23,255        184,012   
USS Co. Ltd.      81,700        1,292,126   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,585,027   
Biotechnology - 1.1%                 
Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)      2,272      $ 73,386   
Aduro Biotech, Inc. (a)      1,851        23,970   
Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)      1,780        47,259   
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)      8,416        1,172,180   
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)      956        64,090   
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)      5,077        134,642   
Amgen, Inc.      6,129        970,221   
Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. (a)      8,561        63,951   
Celgene Corp. (a)      21,281        2,200,668   
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)      6,743        47,336   
Gilead Sciences, Inc.      27,547        2,429,921   
Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)      2,330        95,460   
MiMedx Group, Inc. (a)      12,317        92,747   
NantKwest, Inc. (a)      2,177        18,047   
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)      1,460        66,547   
Novavax, Inc. (a)      7,736        40,537   
Seres Therapeutics, Inc. (a)      1,636        48,295   
Tesaro, Inc. (a)      3,387        140,357   
VTV Therapeutics, Inc. (a)      5,367        33,812   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,763,426   
Broadcasting - 0.4%                 
Discovery Communications, Inc., “A” (a)      5,532      $ 151,079   
Havas S.A.      51,875        434,091   
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.      10,077        231,166   
Live Nation, Inc. (a)      14,396        309,226   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Broadcasting - continued                 
Nielsen Holdings PLC      5,059      $ 263,776   
Time Warner, Inc.      16,365        1,229,666   
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      3,877        117,318   
WPP Group PLC      16,001        373,143   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,109,465   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 1.2%                 
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (a)      838      $ 142,728   
Apollo Global Management, “A”      4,818        81,472   
BlackRock, Inc.      3,664        1,305,593   
Computershare Ltd.      84,822        652,038   
Credit Suisse Group AG      28,280        430,139   
IG Group Holdings PLC      56,816        641,719   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.      7,121        1,709,254   
NASDAQ, Inc.      46,962        2,898,025   
Raymond James Financial, Inc.      9,216        480,799   
Schroders PLC      14,170        520,511   
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.      4,646        138,590   
    

 

 

 
             $ 9,000,868   
Business Services - 4.8%                 
Accenture PLC, “A”      42,309      $ 4,777,532   
Amadeus IT Holding S.A.      87,365        3,975,482   
Amdocs Ltd.      3,705        209,481   
Ashtead Group PLC      29,103        385,904   
Brenntag AG      2,314        135,688   
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. (a)      23,860        1,565,693   
Bunzl PLC      62,018        1,847,693   
Cerved Information Solutions S.p.A.      6,764        54,409   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., “A” (a)      41,575        2,426,733   
Compass Group PLC      193,173        3,440,685   
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)      966        190,601   
Equifax, Inc.      5,819        699,735   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      5,293        348,279   
First Data Corp. (a)      5,823        66,324   
Fiserv, Inc. (a)      17,446        1,704,823   
FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)      8,545        1,321,741   
Forrester Research, Inc.      5,031        169,142   
Gartner, Inc. (a)      15,256        1,329,866   
Global Payments, Inc.      51,403        3,710,269   
Intertek Group PLC      14,381        684,387   
Mitsubishi Corp.      9,100        149,713   
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.      16,150        567,134   
PRA Group, Inc. (a)      3,780        125,420   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Business Services - continued                 
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc., “A”      6,131      $ 225,621   
Realogy Holdings Corp. (a)      4,836        172,839   
Resources Connection, Inc.      18,737        276,745   
SGS S.A.      400        880,225   
Sodexo      6,783        684,961   
Travelport Worldwide Ltd.      131,209        1,830,366   
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)      623        91,213   
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)      1,204        236,694   
Univar, Inc. (a)      23,946        416,660   
Verisk Analytics, Inc., “A” (a)      6,247        484,642   
vMeitec Corp.      4,800        166,605   
WNS (Holdings) Ltd., ADR (a)      6,699        212,291   
    

 

 

 
             $ 35,565,596   
Cable TV - 0.5%                 
Charter Communications, Inc., “A” (a)      3,861      $ 819,459   
Comcast Corp., “A”      44,736        2,718,159   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.      475        100,752   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,638,370   
Chemicals - 1.2%                 
3M Co.      7,005      $ 1,172,497   
Celanese Corp.      2,730        193,011   
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.      1,310        86,342   
Givaudan S.A.      777        1,530,835   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., “A”      31,852        2,633,205   
Monsanto Co.      5,970        559,270   
Orica Ltd.      43,477        504,885   
PPG Industries, Inc.      16,052        1,771,980   
Victrex PLC      12,418        254,024   
    

 

 

 
             $ 8,706,049   
Computer Software - 1.8%                 
2U, Inc. (a)      7,661      $ 214,738   
Adobe Systems, Inc. (a)      14,531        1,369,111   
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)      3,608        137,212   
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)      45,186        1,047,863   
Dassault Systemes S.A.      1,460        114,182   
Enghouse Systems Ltd.      2,664        111,363   
Intuit, Inc.      14,073        1,419,825   
Microsoft Corp.      14,353        715,784   
OBIC Co. Ltd.      35,200        1,828,205   
Oracle Corp.      26,101        1,040,386   
Paylocity Holding Corp. (a)      3,830        146,574   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Computer Software - continued                 
Qlik Technologies, Inc. (a)      12,161      $ 374,437   
Rovi Corp. (a)      2,962        52,190   
Sabre Corp.      37,457        1,084,380   
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)      13,574        1,028,909   
SAP SE      12,670        991,172   
SecureWorks Corp. (a)      11,429        152,349   
Symantec Corp.      5,864        97,606   
VeriSign, Inc. (a)      17,052        1,473,293   
    

 

 

 
             $ 13,399,579   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.5%                 
Apple, Inc. (s)      29,279      $ 2,744,613   
Brother Industries Ltd.      28,000        318,840   
Constellation Software, Inc.      93        36,345   
Cvent, Inc. (a)      6,125        216,519   
Demandware, Inc. (a)      3,941        181,601   
Fleetmatics Group PLC (a)      5,908        214,165   
Hewlett Packard Enterprise      92,821        1,546,398   
HP, Inc.      20,966        257,253   
IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (a)      17,166        457,302   
International Business Machines Corp.      5,762        840,906   
Model N, Inc. (a)      19,741        210,834   
NCR Corp. (a)      6,192        180,125   
NetApp, Inc.      19,237        454,763   
NICE Systems Ltd., ADR      11,458        731,593   
Proofpoint, Inc. (a)      2,800        163,128   
Rapid7, Inc. (a)      10,014        125,375   
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)      1,820        130,094   
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.      12,930        790,670   
Vantiv, Inc., “A” (a)      16,424        895,765   
Venture Corp. Ltd.      38,400        238,992   
Verint Systems, Inc. (a)      6,311        213,564   
Xerox Corp.      24,099        231,350   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,180,195   
Conglomerates - 0.2%                 
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.      21,944      $ 262,424   
DCC PLC      9,861        873,149   
First Pacific Co. Ltd.      338,000        214,385   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,349,958   
Construction - 1.1%                 
Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a)      9,044      $ 369,093   
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)      3,019        129,002   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Construction - continued                 
Bellway PLC      17,389      $ 621,732   
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.      11,167        618,763   
Geberit AG      1,289        494,880   
Interface, Inc.      18,142        308,777   
Lennox International, Inc.      1,629        219,834   
Owens Corning      44,246        2,038,413   
Pool Corp.      8,052        703,825   
Sherwin-Williams Co.      388        111,476   
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.      2,762        309,123   
Summit Materials, Inc., “A” (a)      9,326        194,913   
Toll Brothers, Inc. (a)      9,788        267,212   
TopBuild Corp. (a)      7,938        247,824   
Trex Co., Inc. (a)      2,478        117,581   
Vulcan Materials Co.      14,453        1,555,576   
    

 

 

 
             $ 8,308,024   
Consumer Products - 2.2%                 
Colgate-Palmolive Co. (s)      36,611      $ 2,596,452   
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc., “A”      8,773        841,068   
Kao Corp.      32,000        1,756,552   
Kimberly-Clark Corp.      762        95,395   
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.      39,700        3,172,441   
L’Oréal S.A.      12,210        2,215,299   
Newell Brands, Inc.      26,759        1,218,605   
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC      37,193        3,616,086   
Sensient Technologies Corp.      5,792        389,512   
Uni-Charm Corp.      9,900        203,839   
    

 

 

 
             $ 16,105,249   
Consumer Services - 0.9%                 
Asante, Inc.      25,000      $ 341,239   
Carriage Services, Inc.      4,097        100,090   
Estacio Participacoes S.A., ADR      114,892        404,420   
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co. (a)      6,177        126,690   
Nord Anglia Education, Inc. (a)      9,346        198,416   
Priceline Group, Inc. (a)      3,571        4,798,210   
ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. (a)      11,125        426,310   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,395,375   
Containers - 0.5%                 
Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (a)      18,233      $ 656,753   
Brambles Ltd.      189,201        1,795,360   
Fuji Seal International, Inc.      9,200        310,610   
Graphic Packaging Holding Co.      28,540        379,011   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Containers - continued                 
Multi Packaging Solutions International Ltd. (a)      13,073      $ 217,273   
Owens-Illinois, Inc. (a)      6,087        112,366   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,471,373   
Electrical Equipment - 2.1%                 
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.      11,194      $ 258,805   
AMETEK, Inc.      27,433        1,319,253   
Amphenol Corp., “A”      9,186        512,854   
Danaher Corp.      53,634        5,189,090   
IMI PLC      31,680        432,804   
Legrand S.A.      1,809        103,031   
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (a)      7,161        2,563,280   
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., “A”      3,735        289,463   
Pentair PLC      2,975        172,788   
Schneider Electric S.A.      26,809        1,744,854   
Spectris PLC      19,827        527,548   
TriMas Corp. (a)      9,364        169,488   
Tyco International PLC      37,969        1,462,566   
W.W. Grainger, Inc.      290        68,011   
WESCO International, Inc. (a)      5,495        323,051   
    

 

 

 
             $ 15,136,886   
Electronics - 1.7%                 
Analog Devices, Inc.      23,431      $ 1,319,634   
ARM Holdings PLC      13,954        191,146   
Broadcom Corp.      6,335        923,326   
Halma PLC      162,145        2,113,310   
Intel Corp.      31,340        948,975   
Iriso Electronics Co. Ltd.      790        37,964   
Keysight Technologies, Inc. (a)      5,059        131,939   
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.      4,060        145,023   
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)      2,178        94,199   
Microchip Technology, Inc.      3,359        163,214   
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.      3,290        205,362   
Plexus Corp. (a)      7,511        313,659   
Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (a)      4,696        219,773   
Siliconware Precision Industries Co. Ltd., ADR      70,088        507,087   
Solaredge Technologies, Inc. (a)      1,615        43,266   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      81,654        374,138   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR      140,246        3,308,403   
Texas Instruments, Inc.      25,999        1,482,983   
Ultratech, Inc. (a)      4,996        108,363   
    

 

 

 
             $ 12,631,764   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Energy - Independent - 1.5%                 
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      13,565      $ 317,421   
Cairn Energy PLC (a)      31,591        103,350   
Cimarex Energy Co.      1,295        141,000   
Energen Corp.      8,649        367,496   
EOG Resources, Inc.      2,355        194,570   
EQT Corp.      3,764        263,856   
Galp Energia SGPS S.A.      15,516        213,110   
Hess Corp.      5,227        311,634   
HollyFrontier Corp.      5,502        195,871   
Marathon Petroleum Corp.      61,906        2,419,286   
Memorial Resource Development Corp. (a)      6,068        79,369   
Noble Energy, Inc.      4,436        160,184   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      26,157        2,004,934   
Oil Search Ltd.      32,371        170,511   
PDC Energy, Inc. (a)      2,808        176,314   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      3,938        654,102   
TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.      40,174        270,879   
Valero Energy Corp.      46,765        2,753,056   
WPX Energy, Inc. (a)      45,795        442,380   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,239,323   
Energy - Integrated - 0.3%                 
BP PLC      98,703      $ 539,022   
Chevron Corp.      2,677        273,536   
Eni S.p.A.      17,834        289,976   
Exxon Mobil Corp.      11,103        981,505   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,084,039   
Engineering - Construction - 0.0%                 
Stantec, Inc.      4,765      $ 122,079   
Team, Inc. (a)      6,007        172,581   
    

 

 

 
             $ 294,660   
Entertainment - 0.2%                 
International Speedway Corp.      4,529      $ 151,676   
Netflix, Inc. (a)      9,647        868,519   
Parques Reunidos Servicios Centrales S.A.U. (a)      12,698        214,463   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,234,658   
Food & Beverages - 3.8%                 
Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. (a)      2,910      $ 44,843   
Archer Daniels Midland Co.      46,990        1,876,781   
Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. (a)      4,418        109,390   
Britvic PLC      45,049        463,396   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Food & Beverages - continued                 
Bunge Ltd.      14,363      $ 897,688   
Coca-Cola Co.      25,190        1,128,512   
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.      3,701        194,228   
Danone S.A.      80,712        5,653,287   
Flex Pharma, Inc. (a)      2,998        32,858   
Flowers Foods, Inc.      6,172        118,256   
Freshpet, Inc. (a)      20,403        168,937   
General Mills, Inc.      13,997        858,576   
Ingredion, Inc.      7,371        848,328   
J.M. Smucker Co.      5,459        693,184   
Kellogg Co.      2,829        217,295   
McCormick & Co., Inc.      893        83,746   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., “A”      966        84,187   
Mondelez International, Inc.      15,435        663,088   
Nestle S.A.      70,525        5,256,476   
Nestle S.A., ADR      15,776        1,176,416   
Performance Food Group Co. (a)      6,407        165,813   
Pinnacle Foods, Inc.      6,572        279,901   
S Foods, Inc.      9,400        224,841   
Snyders-Lance, Inc.      50,206        1,605,086   
Tate & Lyle PLC      47,845        411,063   
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)      1,896        167,606   
Tyson Foods, Inc., “A”      55,779        3,671,374   
WhiteWave Foods Co., “A” (a)      14,268        573,716   
    

 

 

 
             $ 27,668,872   
Food & Drug Stores - 0.8%                 
Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.      10,607      $ 464,420   
Booker Group PLC      141,910        335,910   
CVS Health Corp.      28,277        2,841,839   
FamilyMart Co. Ltd.      6,900        366,570   
Kroger Co.      38,089        1,347,970   
Magnit PJSC      441        61,290   
Sundrug Co. Ltd.      3,800        269,196   
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)      3,834        136,759   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,823,954   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.4%                 
Carnival Corp.      38,018      $ 1,864,783   
La Quinta Holdings, Inc. (a)      9,796        125,095   
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (a)      10,818        528,892   
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.      9,367        725,006   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,243,776   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
General Merchandise - 0.6%                 
Costco Wholesale Corp.      878      $ 130,058   
Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)      17,579        1,401,222   
Five Below, Inc. (a)      6,179        257,664   
Kohl’s Corp.      2,656        117,661   
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (a)      4,013        106,144   
PriceSmart, Inc.      1,148        99,348   
Target Corp.      19,674        1,564,083   
Woolworths Holdings Ltd.      58,089        373,828   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,050,008   
Health Maintenance Organizations - 0.2%                 
Anthem, Inc.      6,757      $ 951,183   
Cigna Corp.      345        47,796   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.      5,648        743,729   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,742,708   
Insurance - 3.6%                 
AIA Group Ltd.      535,600      $ 3,204,382   
Allied World Assurance Co.      13,984        497,551   
American International Group, Inc.      2,536        141,560   
AMP Ltd.      39,582        176,217   
Aon PLC      12,284        1,291,294   
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.      4,144        190,790   
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.      4,553        211,032   
Beazley PLC      205,513        978,630   
Chubb Ltd.      17,881        2,107,455   
Everest Re Group Ltd.      2,580        477,042   
Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.      2,325        1,246,164   
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.      4,156        356,419   
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.      39,174        1,738,542   
Hiscox Ltd.      26,515        348,875   
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group PLC      32,183        407,700   
Lincoln National Corp.      4,542        197,350   
MetLife, Inc.      62,543        2,820,689   
Prudential Financial, Inc.      28,895        2,243,408   
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.      3,689        208,834   
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.      42,100        516,859   
Stewart Information Services Corp.      4,339        151,084   
Storebrand A.S.A. (a)      48,955        207,266   
Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. (a)      23,896        271,936   
Travelers Cos., Inc.      17,748        1,950,505   
Unum Group      49,275        1,685,698   
Validus Holdings Ltd.      48,232        2,223,013   
XL Group PLC      6,486        212,287   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Insurance - continued                 
Zurich Insurance Group AG      1,461      $ 326,985   
    

 

 

 
             $ 26,389,567   
Internet - 1.3%                 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., ADR (a)      20,142      $ 1,549,725   
Alphabet, Inc., “A” (a)      3,608        2,554,031   
Alphabet, Inc., “C” (a)      1,872        1,297,315   
Facebook, Inc., “A” (a)      15,339        1,803,560   
LinkedIn Corp., “A” (a)      385        48,244   
Marketo, Inc. (a)      9,654        212,291   
Naver Corp.      2,104        1,247,188   
Rightmove PLC      14,220        801,598   
    

 

 

 
             $ 9,513,952   
Leisure & Toys - 0.9%                 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.      28,605      $ 986,014   
Brunswick Corp.      2,684        128,913   
Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)      62,508        3,866,120   
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)      56,748        1,939,647   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,920,694   
Machinery & Tools - 1.9%                 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.      75,094      $ 2,163,458   
Burckhardt Compression Holding AG      1,022        363,820   
Columbus McKinnon Corp.      5,615        92,704   
Cummins, Inc.      1,795        210,069   
Daikin Industries Ltd.      4,200        330,744   
Deere & Co.      2,810        236,349   
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.      4,955        113,519   
Eaton Corp. PLC      15,342        970,688   
GEA Group AG      39,388        1,826,149   
Herman Miller, Inc.      5,519        166,508   
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)      881        76,356   
Joy Global, Inc.      5,440        115,872   
Kubota Corp.      26,800        391,493   
Nordson Corp.      733        56,243   
Regal Beloit Corp.      24,608        1,585,247   
Roper Technologies, Inc.      8,920        1,570,723   
Schindler Holding AG      1,818        331,080   
Spirax-Sarco Engineering PLC      8,184        408,367   
SPX FLOW, Inc. (a)      27,403        820,994   
United Rentals, Inc. (a)      9,617        643,666   
WABCO Holdings, Inc. (a)      6,129        687,429   
Weir Group PLC      48,886        857,157   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Machinery & Tools - continued                 
Xylem, Inc.      3,776      $ 157,761   
    

 

 

 
             $ 14,176,396   
Major Banks - 1.6%                 
Barclays PLC      124,139      $ 311,076   
BNP Paribas      7,593        402,027   
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.      44,500        132,907   
Comerica, Inc.      3,886        172,538   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.      877        143,924   
HSBC Holdings PLC      223,350        1,476,724   
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.      60,153        605,139   
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (s)      91,162        5,761,438   
KeyCorp      14,022        172,330   
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.      54,900        250,340   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.      1,375        120,698   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      8,500        255,511   
Wells Fargo & Co.      43,821        2,190,174   
    

 

 

 
             $ 11,994,826   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 1.3%                 
Adeptus Health, Inc., “A” (a)      2,539      $ 172,957   
AmerisourceBergen Corp.      4,957        421,841   
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (a)      7,578        139,890   
Capital Senior Living Corp. (a)      8,142        163,329   
Cardinal Health, Inc.      5,148        403,912   
Community Health Systems, Inc. (a)      40,190        766,825   
HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)      14,158        1,141,418   
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.      11,475        434,329   
Henry Schein, Inc. (a)      4,992        842,150   
HMS Holdings Corp. (a)      17,240        291,184   
Hogy Medical Co. Ltd.      8,800        485,504   
INC Research Holdings, Inc., “A” (a)      3,604        173,461   
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (a)      6,757        456,503   
McKesson Corp.      11,971        2,008,973   
MEDNAX, Inc. (a)      9,078        647,171   
Miraca Holdings, Inc.      9,400        398,151   
Premier, Inc., “A” (a)      5,830        197,112   
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.      2,853        214,460   
Universal Health Services, Inc.      1,368        182,874   
VCA, Inc. (a)      4,268        268,756   
    

 

 

 
             $ 9,810,800   
Medical Equipment - 2.1%                 
Abbott Laboratories      6,825      $ 265,493   
Agilent Technologies, Inc.      4,122        168,672   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Medical Equipment - continued                 
Ansell Ltd.      18,274      $ 274,920   
AtriCure, Inc. (a)      4,700        74,730   
C.R. Bard, Inc.      3,180        674,701   
Cepheid, Inc. (a)      5,362        153,031   
Cooper Cos., Inc.      4,914        752,235   
Dentsply Sirona, Inc.      3,051        181,840   
DexCom, Inc. (a)      2,386        153,611   
Essilor International S.A.      7,256        939,274   
Hologic, Inc. (a)      8,283        278,226   
Insulet Corp. (a)      4,133        137,629   
Masimo Corp. (a)      66,624        2,888,150   
Medtronic PLC      16,553        1,310,170   
Nihon Kohden Corp.      11,400        285,675   
NxStage Medical, Inc. (a)      9,948        160,362   
PerkinElmer, Inc.      25,723        1,296,954   
QIAGEN N.V. (a)      12,788        286,562   
St. Jude Medical, Inc.      5,392        410,870   
Steris PLC      12,417        877,509   
Stryker Corp.      5,992        653,188   
Teleflex, Inc.      1,124        175,097   
Terumo Corp.      7,400        282,144   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      13,013        1,877,125   
VWR Corp. (a)      21,889        583,123   
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.      2,606        301,697   
    

 

 

 
             $ 15,442,988   
Metals & Mining - 0.1%                 
BHP Billiton PLC      14,870      $ 202,737   
Iluka Resources Ltd.      28,148        136,652   
Rio Tinto PLC      16,237        545,787   
    

 

 

 
             $ 885,176   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.1%                 
China Resources Gas Group Ltd.      74,000      $ 209,052   
Engie      16,238        267,744   
NiSource, Inc.      6,444        146,343   
NorthWestern Corp.      3,671        208,660   
Sempra Energy      926        95,702   
    

 

 

 
             $ 927,501   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 0.1%                 
APA Group      32,331      $ 214,347   
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP      17,244        280,560   
Columbia Pipeline Partners LP      10,642        154,628   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Natural Gas - Pipeline - continued                 
Enbridge, Inc.      4,167      $ 173,096   
Enterprise Products Partners LP      2,723        72,677   
    

 

 

 
             $ 895,308   
Network & Telecom - 0.3%                 
Cisco Systems, Inc.      34,982      $ 961,655   
Ixia (a)      21,146        213,998   
LM Ericsson Telephone Co., “B”      103,273        835,911   
VTech Holdings Ltd.      34,100        350,581   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,362,145   
Oil Services - 0.4%                 
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. (a)      31,183      $ 522,003   
Frank’s International N.V.      19,831        330,186   
Halliburton Co.      2,550        105,341   
John Wood Group PLC      27,969        255,214   
Oil States International, Inc. (a)      4,460        154,494   
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.      4,579        90,435   
Schlumberger Ltd.      19,572        1,572,414   
Technip      1,506        88,136   
Tesco Corp.      10,752        101,714   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,219,937   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 3.3%                 
ABN AMRO Group N.V., GDR (a)      13,009      $ 278,107   
Aeon Financial Service Co. Ltd.      7,000        153,497   
Air Lease Corp.      4,395        133,960   
Bancolombia S.A., ADR      10,367        401,099   
Bank of The Ozarks, Inc.      2,560        105,728   
BB&T Corp.      6,996        247,518   
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.      8,409        228,220   
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.      24,083        274,065   
Chiba Bank Ltd.      64,000        320,739   
Citigroup, Inc.      52,691        2,438,539   
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.      11,309        258,411   
Credicorp Ltd.      5,444        791,666   
Discover Financial Services      36,669        2,063,365   
East West Bancorp, Inc.      34,625        1,298,091   
Element Financial Corp.      10,915        122,486   
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)      4,469        125,802   
Fifth Third Bancorp      17,790        325,735   
First Interstate BancSystem, Inc.      9,828        266,339   
First Republic Bank      1,968        138,390   
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.      8,582        222,188   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - continued                 
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR      21,223      $ 1,334,290   
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A      115,669        320,521   
Julius Baer Group Ltd.      22,236        950,587   
Jyske Bank      6,109        250,105   
Kasikornbank PLC      18,500        88,033   
Kasikornbank Public Co. Ltd., NVDR      4,600        21,792   
KBC Group N.V.      2,960        166,180   
Lakeland Financial Corp.      5,724        270,688   
Lloyds Banking Group PLC      373,739        366,262   
M&T Bank Corp.      1,768        209,190   
MasterCard, Inc., “A”      11,240        1,090,168   
New York Community Bancorp, Inc.      9,705        145,866   
Northern Trust Corp.      2,822        200,588   
PrivateBancorp, Inc.      14,782        615,079   
Public Bank Berhad      55,700        266,630   
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.      9,790        279,896   
Santander Consumer USA Holdings, Inc. (a)      7,863        103,556   
SunTrust Banks, Inc.      3,624        151,266   
Svenska Handelsbanken AB      63,649        847,285   
TCF Financial Corp.      15,535        211,897   
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)      9,168        420,078   
U.S. Bancorp      30,850        1,316,987   
Valley National Bancorp      21,042        199,057   
Visa, Inc., “A”      38,307        2,958,833   
Webster Financial Corp.      2,357        86,360   
Westpac Banking Corp.      19,165        451,404   
Wintrust Financial Corp.      13,217        687,548   
    

 

 

 
             $ 24,204,091   
Pharmaceuticals - 3.4%                 
Allergan PLC (a)      3,993      $ 864,724   
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc. (a)      10,912        65,581   
Bayer AG      24,779        2,858,599   
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.      28,882        2,084,703   
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (a)      5,439        103,667   
Eli Lilly & Co.      27,438        2,072,392   
Endo International PLC (a)      4,517        121,959   
Genomma Lab Internacional S.A., “B” (a)      445,235        489,109   
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a)      2,853        95,148   
Johnson & Johnson      27,118        3,039,385   
KYORIN Holdings Ltd.      11,300        223,238   
MediWound Ltd. (a)      5,896        48,819   
Merck & Co., Inc.      78,142        4,285,307   
Novartis AG      38,879        2,966,687   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Pharmaceuticals - continued                 
Roche Holding AG      19,272      $ 4,871,740   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.      22,400        320,172   
Shionogi & Co. Ltd.      3,500        177,895   
TherapeuticsMD, Inc. (a)      19,162        158,087   
Zoetis, Inc.      1,650        77,600   
    

 

 

 
             $ 24,924,812   
Pollution Control - 0.1%                 
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)      5,709      $ 282,025   
Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.      4,054        130,579   
    

 

 

 
             $ 412,604   
Printing & Publishing - 0.1%                 
RELX N.V.      25,819      $ 433,261   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.4%                 
Canadian National Railway Co.      26,459      $ 1,628,816   
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.      350        50,488   
Kansas City Southern Co.      1,839        174,245   
Kirby Corp. (a)      2,758        176,016   
StealthGas, Inc. (a)      30,868        120,694   
Union Pacific Corp.      5,171        451,066   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,601,325   
Real Estate - 2.3%                 
Annaly Mortgage Management, Inc., REIT      7,829      $ 81,578   
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT      270,500        493,810   
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT      14,845        2,624,448   
Corporate Office Properties Trust, REIT      25,936        666,036   
DDR Corp., REIT      11,308        197,890   
Deutsche Wohnen AG      5,782        177,070   
EPR Properties, REIT      9,911        652,937   
Extra Space Storage, Inc., REIT      8,937        759,198   
Gramercy Property Trust, Inc., REIT      47,180        399,615   
Hatteras Financial Corp., REIT      7,737        122,941   
LEG Immobilien AG      1,964        181,732   
Macquarie Mexico Real Estate S.A. de C.V., REIT      263,850        363,156   
Medical Properties Trust, Inc., REIT      51,595        686,729   
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT      19,483        1,864,718   
Mitsui Fudosan Co. Ltd.      8,000        192,273   
Select Income, REIT      14,830        343,315   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT      3,399        683,777   
Sovran Self Storage, Inc., REIT      14,325        1,521,602   
STAG Industrial, Inc., REIT      10,949        218,542   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Real Estate - continued                 
Store Capital Corp., REIT      94,903      $ 2,436,160   
TAG Immobilien AG      108,836        1,445,000   
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., REIT      7,264        254,821   
Ventas, Inc., REIT      2,055        127,657   
Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT      4,504        144,668   
    

 

 

 
             $ 16,639,673   
Restaurants - 0.7%                 
Alsea S.A.B. de C.V.      85,485      $ 327,389   
Aramark      45,549        1,526,347   
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. (a)      3,637        111,074   
DineEquity, Inc.      1,282        110,252   
Domino’s Pizza, Inc.      761        91,990   
Dunkin Brands Group, Inc.      4,501        209,297   
El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (a)      7,437        98,094   
Starbucks Corp.      18,824        1,058,474   
Whitbread PLC      20,207        1,143,226   
Wingstop, Inc. (a)      5,700        142,158   
YUM! Brands, Inc.      2,660        211,630   
Zoe’s Kitchen, Inc. (a)      1,722        64,558   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,094,489   
Special Products & Services - 0.0%                 
Boyd Group Income Fund      3,600      $ 216,310   
WL Ross Holding Corp., EU (a)      5,022        53,133   
    

 

 

 
             $ 269,443   
Specialty Chemicals - 1.0%                 
A. Schulman, Inc.      4,897      $ 136,577   
Akzo Nobel N.V.      9,029        639,859   
Albemarle Corp.      5,652        373,936   
Amira Nature Foods Ltd. (a)      3,881        28,137   
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. (a)      20,501        583,663   
Croda International PLC      6,830        300,487   
Elementis PLC      104,089        328,362   
Ferro Corp. (a)      17,098        217,829   
Ferroglobe PLC      32,037        326,457   
Kansai Paint Co. Ltd.      9,000        155,379   
Linde AG      14,249        2,176,530   
Marine Harvest A.S.A.      26,808        417,176   
Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.      15,000        390,968   
PolyOne Corp.      3,137        112,869   
RPM International, Inc.      3,193        161,342   
Sika AG      177        753,352   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Specialty Chemicals - continued                 
Symrise AG      3,150      $ 208,696   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,311,619   
Specialty Stores - 2.8%                 
ABC-Mart, Inc.      1,900      $ 123,217   
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)      9,690        6,391,427   
AutoZone, Inc. (a)      3,549        2,715,801   
Best Buy Co., Inc.      57,784        1,853,711   
Citi Trends, Inc.      15,844        284,558   
Esprit Holdings Ltd. (a)      73,300        64,258   
Gap, Inc.      7,793        180,642   
Just Eat PLC (a)      40,681        227,956   
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)      936        61,355   
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.      2,800        193,816   
NEXT PLC      6,880        511,180   
Nitori Co. Ltd.      5,000        460,808   
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (a)      3,041        798,810   
Rent-A-Center, Inc.      6,072        89,258   
Ross Stores, Inc.      49,465        2,808,623   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (a)      7,082        222,375   
Shimamura Co. Ltd.      3,200        431,814   
Tiffany & Co.      3,931        280,477   
Tractor Supply Co.      5,789        547,987   
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a)      19,145        166,179   
Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)      62,255        1,887,572   
Zumiez, Inc. (a)      7,464        125,246   
    

 

 

 
             $ 20,427,070   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.8%                 
American Tower Corp., REIT      14,980      $ 1,571,102   
KDDI Corp.      98,300        2,796,084   
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.      375        13,732   
SBA Communications Corp. (a)      7,246        746,628   
SoftBank Group Corp.      4,400        231,437   
Vodafone Group PLC      99,361        318,237   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,677,220   
Telephone Services - 0.6%                 
Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.      160,965      $ 342,271   
British Telecom Group, PLC      28,839        186,756   
Frontier Communications Corp.      28,878        160,562   
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A.      11,560        111,236   
Quebecor, Inc., “B”      5,038        134,754   
TDC A.S.      18,865        96,535   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Telephone Services - continued                 
Verizon Communications, Inc.      61,556      $ 3,135,663   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,167,777   
Tobacco - 1.0%                 
Altria Group, Inc.      24,992      $ 1,567,248   
British American Tobacco PLC      17,855        1,087,904   
ITC Ltd.      69,494        339,575   
Japan Tobacco, Inc.      55,900        2,289,746   
Philip Morris International, Inc.      19,824        1,945,131   
Reynolds American, Inc.      2,028        100,589   
Swedish Match AB      12,156        385,549   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,715,742   
Trucking - 0.4%                 
DSV A.S.      11,639      $ 489,756   
FedEx Corp.      1,292        213,322   
Knight Transportation, Inc.      18,383        488,436   
Marten Transport Ltd.      14,425        269,171   
Swift Transportation Co. (a)      21,588        358,793   
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.      70,000        1,395,562   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,215,040   
Utilities - Electric Power - 1.9%                 
AES Corp.      105,294      $ 1,175,081   
American Electric Power Co., Inc.      25,198        1,600,073   
Calpine Corp. (a)      10,807        170,534   
CMS Energy Corp.      8,311        338,091   
DTE Energy Co.      2,941        262,220   
Duke Energy Corp.      16,336        1,286,950   
Dynegy, Inc. (a)      3,025        53,331   
El Paso Electric Co.      7,642        344,654   
Enel S.p.A      65,303        295,960   
Eversource Energy      3,913        220,850   
Exelon Corp.      97,305        3,414,432   
FirstEnergy Corp.      2,775        90,437   
Great Plains Energy, Inc.      11,772        367,640   
NextEra Energy, Inc.      1,103        129,691   
PG&E Corp.      14,292        831,794   
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.      3,399        246,937   
Portland General Electric Co.      7,214        286,540   
PPL Corp.      57,950        2,181,238   
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.      5,359        247,211   
WEC Energy Group, Inc.      2,841        165,375   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Utilities - Electric Power - continued                 
Xcel Energy, Inc.      1,683      $ 67,370   
    

 

 

 
             $ 13,776,409   
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $484,082,078)            $ 482,259,503   
Bonds - 19.6%                 
Aerospace - 0.1%                 
Lockheed Martin Corp., 3.55%, 1/15/2026    $ 699,000      $ 749,332   
Automotive - 1.1%                 
American Honda Finance Corp., 2.125%, 2/28/2017 (n)    $ 400,000      $ 404,329   
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 1.875%, 1/11/2018 (n)      250,000        251,685   
Delphi Automotive PLC, 4.15%, 3/15/2024      369,000        387,448   
Delphi Automotive PLC, 4.25%, 1/15/2026      824,000        873,269   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.7%, 5/09/2016      800,000        800,090   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 1.461%, 3/27/2017      938,000        938,645   
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 2.145%, 1/09/2018      982,000        989,550   
General Motors Co., 4.875%, 10/02/2023      1,000,000        1,070,510   
Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp., 1.95%, 9/12/2017 (n)      900,000        906,482   
Volkswagen Group America Finance LLC, 2.4%, 5/22/2020 (n)      1,200,000        1,189,542   
    

 

 

 
             $ 7,811,550   
Biotechnology - 0.1%                 
Life Technologies Corp., 6%, 3/01/2020    $ 325,000      $ 365,623   
Life Technologies Corp., 5%, 1/15/2021      532,000        585,196   
    

 

 

 
             $ 950,819   
Broadcasting - 0.4%                 
21st Century Fox America, Inc., 6.15%, 2/15/2041    $ 500,000      $ 617,853   
Omnicom Group, Inc., 3.6%, 4/15/2026      718,000        747,541   
Omnicom Group, Inc., 3.625%, 5/01/2022      300,000        318,329   
Omnicom Group, Inc., 3.65%, 11/01/2024      121,000        127,929   
SES Global Americas Holdings GP, 2.5%, 3/25/2019 (n)      422,000        421,686   
Time Warner, Inc., 5.35%, 12/15/2043      300,000        336,030   
Viacom, Inc., 3.5%, 4/01/2017      500,000        508,260   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,077,628   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.3%                 
CME Group, Inc., 3%, 3/15/2025    $ 555,000      $ 564,923   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.75%, 12/01/2020      473,000        487,184   
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 3.75%, 12/01/2025      777,000        805,545   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,857,652   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Building - 0.1%                 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., 4.25%, 7/02/2024    $ 418,000      $ 436,405   
Masco Corp., 4.375%, 4/01/2026      2,000        2,060   
Mohawk Industries, Inc., 3.85%, 2/01/2023      300,000        309,822   
Owens Corning, Inc., 4.2%, 12/15/2022      152,000        156,378   
    

 

 

 
             $ 904,665   
Business Services - 0.5%                 
Cisco Systems, Inc., 2.2%, 2/28/2021    $ 1,015,000      $ 1,035,736   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 3.5%, 4/15/2023      700,000        709,335   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2025      945,000        1,043,376   
Fiserv, Inc., 2.7%, 6/01/2020      1,108,000        1,136,216   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,924,663   
Cable TV - 0.5%                 
CCO Safari II LLC, 6.384%, 10/23/2035 (n)    $ 885,000      $ 1,021,552   
Comcast Corp., 4.65%, 7/15/2042      325,000        366,760   
Comcast Corp., 4.75%, 3/01/2044      710,000        821,870   
Cox Communications, Inc., 6.25%, 6/01/2018 (n)      400,000        428,694   
NBCUniversal Enterprise, Inc., 1.974%, 4/15/2019 (n)      400,000        406,562   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.5%, 9/15/2042      368,000        344,741   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,390,179   
Chemicals - 0.4%                 
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 5/15/2019    $ 325,000      $ 388,105   
LYB International Finance B.V., 4.875%, 3/15/2044      386,000        403,108   
LyondellBasell Industries N.V., 5%, 4/15/2019      588,000        634,480   
Monsanto Co., 4.7%, 7/15/2064      1,189,000        1,052,974   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,478,667   
Computer Software - 0.1%                 
Oracle Corp., 3.4%, 7/08/2024    $ 336,000      $ 357,424   
Computer Software - Systems - 0.1%                 
Apple, Inc., 4.375%, 5/13/2045    $ 700,000      $ 741,598   
Conglomerates - 0.1%                 
General Electric Capital Corp., 3.1%, 1/09/2023    $ 464,000      $ 492,655   
Roper Industries, Inc., 1.85%, 11/15/2017      557,000        559,431   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,052,086   
Consumer Products - 0.3%                 
Hasbro, Inc., 5.1%, 5/15/2044    $ 438,000      $ 453,450   
Mattel, Inc., 5.45%, 11/01/2041      244,000        248,149   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2036      268,000        293,696   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Consumer Products - continued                 
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 3.85%, 4/01/2023    $ 550,000      $ 575,089   
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 4%, 12/01/2024      310,000        318,945   
Reckitt Benckiser Treasury Services PLC, 3.625%, 9/21/2023 (n)      300,000        315,519   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,204,848   
Consumer Services - 0.2%                 
Priceline Group, Inc., 3.65%, 3/15/2025    $ 319,000      $ 326,657   
Visa, Inc., 4.15%, 12/14/2035      1,027,000        1,117,264   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,443,921   
Electrical Equipment - 0.0%                 
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 3.5%, 4/01/2022    $ 192,000      $ 191,833   
Electronics - 0.2%                 
Flextronics International Ltd., 4.75%, 6/15/2025    $ 1,000,000      $ 997,500   
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 3.5%, 2/03/2022      400,000        414,544   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,412,044   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.0%                 
Comision Federal de Electricidad, 5.75%, 2/14/2042    $ 232,000      $ 228,520   
Energy - Independent - 0.1%                 
EQT Corp., 4.875%, 11/15/2021    $ 500,000      $ 504,404   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co., 7.5%, 1/15/2020      219,000        250,561   
    

 

 

 
             $ 754,965   
Energy - Integrated - 0.0%                 
BP Capital Markets PLC, 2.521%, 1/15/2020    $ 213,000      $ 218,009   
Entertainment - 0.1%                 
Carnival Corp., 1.875%, 12/15/2017    $ 471,000      $ 473,034   
Financial Institutions - 0.2%                 
GE Capital International Funding Co., 3.373%, 11/15/2025 (n)    $ 1,207,000      $ 1,289,261   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 9/01/2018 (n)      325,000        356,525   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,645,786   
Food & Beverages - 1.5%                 
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.3%, 2/01/2023    $ 1,088,000      $ 1,133,905   
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 4.7%, 2/01/2036      1,423,000        1,556,240   
J.M. Smucker Co., 2.5%, 3/15/2020      1,326,000        1,354,005   
J.M. Smucker Co., 3.5%, 10/15/2021      400,000        425,007   
J.M. Smucker Co., 4.375%, 3/15/2045      134,000        140,161   
Kraft Foods Group, Inc., 6.5%, 2/09/2040      400,000        503,966   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Food & Beverages - continued                 
Kraft Heinz Co., 5%, 7/15/2035 (n)    $ 225,000      $ 251,063   
Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.5%, 7/15/2022 (n)      738,000        778,813   
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., 4.125%, 11/15/2025      369,000        394,858   
PepsiCo, Inc., 4.45%, 4/14/2046      469,000        523,460   
Pernod Ricard S.A., 5.75%, 4/07/2021 (n)      500,000        568,835   
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 3.75%, 1/15/2022 (n)      860,000        918,804   
SYSCO Corp., 2.5%, 7/15/2021      315,000        318,833   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 2.65%, 8/15/2019      171,000        175,539   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 4.5%, 6/15/2022      400,000        442,658   
Tyson Foods, Inc., 5.15%, 8/15/2044      107,000        122,456   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.9%, 10/21/2019 (n)      600,000        620,240   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 3.375%, 10/21/2020 (n)      700,000        735,477   
    

 

 

 
             $ 10,964,320   
Food & Drug Stores - 0.3%                 
CVS Health Corp., 4.875%, 7/20/2035    $ 1,381,000      $ 1,548,036   
CVS Health Corp., 2.75%, 12/01/2022      300,000        306,313   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,854,349   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.1%                 
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.4%, 11/01/2020 (n)    $ 325,000      $ 366,243   
International Paper Co., 6%, 11/15/2041      300,000        349,398   
Packaging Corp. of America, 3.9%, 6/15/2022      43,000        43,602   
Packaging Corp. of America, 3.65%, 9/15/2024      203,000        204,257   
    

 

 

 
             $ 963,500   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.2%                 
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 2.5%, 3/01/2018    $ 500,000      $ 500,493   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 4.25%, 3/01/2022      500,000        524,465   
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 5.1%, 10/01/2025      701,000        754,830   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,779,788   
Insurance - 0.3%                 
American International Group, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2022    $ 325,000      $ 356,732   
American International Group, Inc., 4.7%, 7/10/2035      1,081,000        1,100,362   
American International Group, Inc., 4.5%, 7/16/2044      331,000        319,789   
Unum Group, 4%, 3/15/2024      600,000        603,913   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,380,796   
Insurance - Health - 0.4%                 
Aetna, Inc., 1.5%, 11/15/2017    $ 812,000      $ 814,915   
Anthem, Inc., 1.875%, 1/15/2018      500,000        502,073   
UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 4.625%, 7/15/2035      1,115,000        1,258,573   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,575,561   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.5%                 
Aon PLC, 4.6%, 6/14/2044    $ 600,000      $ 600,037   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 2.75%, 3/15/2023      588,000        606,479   
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.3%, 11/03/2020      247,000        252,749   
Chubb INA Holdings, Inc., 2.875%, 11/03/2022      574,000        594,735   
CNA Financial Corp., 5.875%, 8/15/2020      400,000        447,948   
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.85%, 8/01/2044 (n)      281,000        270,442   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 3.5%, 6/03/2024      700,000        717,305   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,489,695   
Major Banks - 2.0%                 
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 1.8%, 6/04/2018 (n)    $ 1,200,000      $ 1,198,618   
Bank of America Corp., 1.75%, 6/05/2018      1,200,000        1,204,721   
Bank of America Corp., 4.125%, 1/22/2024      561,000        594,768   
Bank of America Corp., 3.875%, 8/01/2025      979,000        1,016,643   
Bank of America Corp., 3.5%, 4/19/2026      625,000        631,699   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.625%, 1/15/2017      1,000,000        1,029,701   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.25%, 10/15/2020      800,000        865,345   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.25%, 9/23/2022      1,650,000        1,713,337   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 3.125%, 1/23/2025      449,000        450,222   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6.75% to 2/01/2024, FRN to 1/29/2049      500,000        553,175   
Morgan Stanley, 2.2%, 12/07/2018      632,000        637,546   
Morgan Stanley, 5.5%, 7/28/2021      450,000        511,217   
Morgan Stanley, 3.95%, 4/23/2027      480,000        479,297   
PNC Bank N.A., 2.6%, 7/21/2020      2,081,000        2,138,134   
Regions Financial Corp., 2%, 5/15/2018      325,000        324,557   
Wells Fargo & Co., 4.1%, 6/03/2026      1,200,000        1,262,357   
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.875% to 6/15/2025, FRN to 12/31/2049      224,000        239,260   
    

 

 

 
             $ 14,850,597   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.6%                 
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 2.675%, 12/15/2019    $ 1,187,000      $ 1,218,013   
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 3.734%, 12/15/2024      156,000        166,065   
Becton, Dickinson and Co., 4.685%, 12/15/2044      896,000        991,269   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 2.625%, 2/01/2020      600,000        606,078   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 3.6%, 2/01/2025      207,000        210,991   
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 4.7%, 2/01/2045      359,000        365,940   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3.15%, 1/15/2023      400,000        407,388   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 3%, 4/15/2023      585,000        592,905   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,558,649   
Medical Equipment - 0.5%                 
Medtronic, Inc., 3.5%, 3/15/2025    $ 863,000      $ 925,640   
Medtronic, Inc., 4.375%, 3/15/2035      1,311,000        1,459,991   
Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 4.45%, 8/15/2045      1,070,000        1,079,348   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,464,979   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Metals & Mining - 0.4%                 
Barrick Gold Corp., 3.85%, 4/01/2022    $ 178,000      $ 182,422   
Barrick Gold Corp., 4.1%, 5/01/2023      231,000        238,528   
Barrick North America Finance LLC, 4.4%, 5/30/2021      231,000        246,225   
Barrick North America Finance LLC, 5.75%, 5/01/2043      1,343,000        1,393,405   
Southern Copper Corp., 5.25%, 11/08/2042      1,291,000        1,112,206   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,172,786   
Midstream - 0.8%                 
APT Pipelines Ltd., 5%, 3/23/2035 (n)    $ 472,000      $ 460,450   
Dominion Gas Holdings LLC, 2.8%, 11/15/2020      713,000        728,633   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 6.5%, 2/01/2042      325,000        315,257   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 5.15%, 2/01/2043      400,000        338,816   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 3.9%, 2/15/2024      150,000        156,111   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.45%, 2/15/2043      300,000        286,489   
Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.85%, 3/15/2044      114,000        115,055   
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 5.55%, 6/01/2045      105,000        97,827   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 3.5%, 3/01/2021      800,000        783,876   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 4.15%, 2/01/2024      617,000        595,671   
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.4%, 9/01/2044      888,000        798,433   
ONEOK Partners LP, 2%, 10/01/2017      500,000        497,457   
Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.75%, 3/15/2024      300,000        323,082   
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, 5.3%, 4/01/2044      92,000        82,116   
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 1.875%, 1/12/2018      553,000        553,475   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,132,748   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.1%                 
NiSource Finance Corp., 3.85%, 2/15/2023    $ 300,000      $ 317,569   
NiSource Finance Corp., 4.8%, 2/15/2044      300,000        326,139   
    

 

 

 
             $ 643,708   
Network & Telecom - 0.7%                 
AT&T, Inc., 2.45%, 6/30/2020    $ 1,426,000      $ 1,448,328   
AT&T, Inc., 5.65%, 2/15/2047      611,000        688,320   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 2.625%, 2/21/2020      858,000        884,057   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.15%, 9/15/2023      325,000        373,780   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.05%, 3/15/2034      1,387,000        1,522,270   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.55%, 9/15/2043      400,000        527,615   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,444,370   
Oils - 0.3%                 
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.4%, 12/15/2020    $ 1,246,000      $ 1,254,744   
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 3.625%, 9/15/2024      147,000        140,787   
Marathon Petroleum Corp., 4.75%, 9/15/2044      373,000        311,761   
Valero Energy Corp., 4.9%, 3/15/2045      879,000        819,595   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,526,887   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.9%                 
Capital One Bank (USA) N.A., 3.375%, 2/15/2023    $ 350,000      $ 352,200   
Capital One Financial Corp., 3.75%, 4/24/2024      213,000        220,094   
Capital One Financial Corp., 2.35%, 8/17/2018      1,833,000        1,849,930   
Citigroup, Inc., 4.4%, 6/10/2025      1,000,000        1,032,113   
Citizens Financial Group, Inc., 4.3%, 12/03/2025      667,000        688,195   
Discover Bank, 7%, 4/15/2020      500,000        566,723   
Discover Bank, 3.1%, 6/04/2020      860,000        876,108   
Discover Bank, 4.25%, 3/13/2026      162,000        167,155   
First Republic Bank, 2.375%, 6/17/2019      352,000        352,376   
Macquarie Group Ltd., 3%, 12/03/2018 (n)      86,000        88,247   
U.S. Bancorp, 3%, 3/15/2022      300,000        313,756   
    

 

 

 
             $ 6,506,897   
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5%                 
Actavis Funding SCS, 2.45%, 6/15/2019    $ 588,000      $ 593,961   
Actavis Funding SCS, 3.45%, 3/15/2022      394,000        403,632   
Actavis Funding SCS, 3.8%, 3/15/2025      311,000        319,294   
Actavis Funding SCS, 4.55%, 3/15/2035      750,000        750,262   
Actavis, Inc., 4.625%, 10/01/2042      300,000        297,325   
Amgen, Inc., 2.3%, 6/15/2016      1,000,000        1,001,969   
Bayer U.S. Finance LLC, 3.375%, 10/08/2024 (n)      200,000        212,622   
Biogen, Inc., 3.625%, 9/15/2022      1,348,000        1,438,346   
Celgene Corp., 2.875%, 8/15/2020      2,377,000        2,461,811   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 2.35%, 2/01/2020      654,000        671,572   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.7%, 4/01/2024      593,000        639,999   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 3.65%, 3/01/2026      1,000,000        1,068,478   
Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.5%, 2/01/2045      519,000        553,284   
Mylan, Inc., 2.55%, 3/28/2019      400,000        400,714   
    

 

 

 
             $ 10,813,269   
Pollution Control - 0.1%                 
Republic Services, Inc., 5.25%, 11/15/2021    $ 300,000      $ 342,107   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.1%                 
Canadian Pacific Railway Co., 7.25%, 5/15/2019    $ 500,000      $ 573,598   
Real Estate - Apartment - 0.1%                 
ERP Operating LP, REIT, 4.625%, 12/15/2021    $ 448,000      $ 503,361   
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.1%                 
HCP, Inc., REIT, 3.875%, 8/15/2024    $ 164,000      $ 160,881   
HCP, Inc., REIT, 3.4%, 2/01/2025      600,000        566,348   
    

 

 

 
             $ 727,229   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - Office - 0.2%                 
Boston Properties LP, REIT, 3.7%, 11/15/2018    $ 1,150,000      $ 1,205,106   
Vornado Realty LP, REIT, 2.5%, 6/30/2019      460,000        464,247   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,669,353   
Real Estate - Other - 0.0%                 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT, 4%, 6/15/2025    $ 186,000      $ 185,162   
Real Estate - Retail - 0.2%                 
DDR Corp., REIT, 3.625%, 2/01/2025    $ 874,000      $ 858,264   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 1.5%, 2/01/2018 (n)      388,000        389,595   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 4.375%, 3/01/2021      400,000        442,106   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,689,965   
Restaurants - 0.1%                 
McDonald’s Corp., 4.875%, 12/09/2045    $ 821,000      $ 927,777   
Retailers - 0.8%                 
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.165%, 8/01/2044    $ 279,000      $ 252,499   
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/2021      1,500,000        1,601,250   
Dollar General Corp., 4.15%, 11/01/2025      1,117,000        1,185,041   
Gap, Inc., 5.95%, 4/12/2021      971,000        1,035,523   
Home Depot, Inc., 2%, 6/15/2019      400,000        409,288   
Home Depot, Inc., 2.625%, 6/01/2022      1,000,000        1,034,950   
Home Depot, Inc., 4.875%, 2/15/2044      300,000        354,182   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,872,733   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.2%                 
Ecolab, Inc., 2.25%, 1/12/2020    $ 700,000      $ 703,021   
Ecolab, Inc., 4.35%, 12/08/2021      400,000        445,619   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,148,640   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.4%                 
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.5%, 1/31/2023    $ 325,000      $ 332,891   
American Tower Corp., REIT, 5%, 2/15/2024      400,000        444,303   
American Tower Corp., REIT, 4%, 6/01/2025      464,000        485,543   
Crown Castle International Corp., 4.45%, 2/15/2026      617,000        662,765   
Crown Castle International Corp., 3.7%, 6/15/2026      369,000        374,671   
SBA Tower Trust, 2.898%, 10/15/2044 (n)      618,000        620,077   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,920,250   
Tobacco - 0.6%                 
Altria Group, Inc., 2.95%, 5/02/2023    $ 259,000      $ 269,799   
Altria Group, Inc., 4%, 1/31/2024      1,135,000        1,254,728   
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, 4.25%, 7/21/2025 (n)      1,051,000        1,131,579   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Tobacco - continued                 
Philip Morris International, Inc., 4.875%, 11/15/2043    $ 230,000      $ 267,802   
Reynolds American, Inc., 8.125%, 6/23/2019      266,000        317,289   
Reynolds American, Inc., 3.25%, 6/12/2020      357,000        374,351   
Reynolds American, Inc., 4%, 6/12/2022      238,000        258,812   
Reynolds American, Inc., 4.45%, 6/12/2025      196,000        217,063   
Reynolds American, Inc., 5.7%, 8/15/2035      257,000        306,773   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,398,196   
Transportation - Services - 0.1%                 
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 3.85%, 11/15/2024 (n)    $ 191,000      $ 202,249   
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 7%, 10/15/2037 (n)      578,000        747,047   
ERAC USA Finance LLC, 4.5%, 2/15/2045 (n)      80,000        80,784   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,030,080   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.6%                 
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 1.65%, 12/15/2017    $ 312,000      $ 311,673   
Berkshire Hathaway Energy, 4.5%, 2/01/2045      506,000        561,432   
CMS Energy Corp., 3.875%, 3/01/2024      700,000        749,705   
DTE Electric Co., 3.7%, 3/15/2045      500,000        508,091   
EDP Finance B.V., 4.9%, 10/01/2019 (n)      750,000        791,228   
PG&E Corp., 2.4%, 3/01/2019      403,000        410,288   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 4.2%, 6/15/2022      300,000        323,621   
PPL Capital Funding, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2044      285,000        315,620   
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 5.375%, 5/01/2021 (n)      200,000        221,555   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,193,213   
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $139,108,981)            $ 144,173,786   
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%                 
Aerospace - 0.0%                 
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC (a)      7,164,468      $ 10,468   
Consumer Products - 0.2%                 
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA      12,797      $ 1,460,631   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.0%                 
Fuchs Petrolub SE      5,633      $ 240,942   
Total Preferred Stocks (Identified Cost, $1,672,005)            $ 1,712,041   
Convertible Preferred Stocks - 0.0%                 
Telephone Services - 0.0%                 
Frontier Communications Corp., 11.125% (Identified Cost, $188,100)      1,876      $ 195,667   

 

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Put Options Purchased - 0.9%                 
Issuer/Expiration Date/Strike Price    Number
of
Contracts
    Value ($)  
S&P 500 Index - December 2017 @ $1,800
(Premiums Paid, $6,311,114)
     537      $ 6,229,200   
Issuer    Shares/Par         
Money Market Funds - 6.7%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.36%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)
     49,386,724      $ 49,386,724   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $680,749,002)      $ 683,956,921   
Securities Sold Short - 0.0%                 
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.0%                 
Crown Castle International Corp., REIT (Proceeds Received, $17,412)      (212   $ (18,419
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - 7.0%        50,988,032   
Net Assets - 100.0%      $ 734,926,534   

 

(a) Non-income producing 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 $17,645,805, representing 2.4% of net assets.
(s) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for securities sold short and certain derivative transactions.
(v) Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

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

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
EU   Equity Unit
FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end.
GDR   Global Depositary Receipt
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

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

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar

 

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INR   Indian Rupee
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   Korean Won
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
TWD   Taiwan Dollar

Derivative Contracts at 4/30/16

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 4/30/16

 

Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
    In
Exchange
For
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives                              
BUY   CHF   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     14,257,432        6/20/16        $14,775,000        $14,894,569        $119,569   
BUY   INR   Deutsche Bank AG     1,535,830,000        6/20/16        22,501,355        22,936,203        434,848   
BUY   INR   Goldman Sachs International     2,488,089,950        6/20/16        37,015,000        37,157,324        142,324   
BUY   JPY   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     503,200,000        6/20/16        4,630,235        4,735,769        105,534   
             

 

 

 
                $802,275   
             

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives                              
SELL   AUD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     13,365,000        6/20/16        $9,986,328        $10,141,094        $(154,766
SELL   CAD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4,645,000        6/20/16        3,507,964        3,702,104        (194,140
SELL   CHF   Barclays Bank PLC     28,345,000        6/20/16        28,796,705        29,611,684        (814,979
SELL   CNY   Goldman Sachs International     3,510,000        6/20/16        535,837        540,255        (4,418
SELL   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     13,300,000        6/20/16        15,021,033        15,252,387        (231,354
SELL   EUR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     42,897,937        6/20/16        47,915,776        49,195,182        (1,279,406
SELL   GBP   Barclays Bank PLC     22,210,000        6/20/16        31,780,511        32,456,783        (676,272

 

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Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 4/30/16 - continued

 

Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
    In
Exchange
For
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives - continued                              
SELL   HKD   Barclays Bank PLC     19,825,000        6/20/16        $2,555,641        $2,556,940        $(1,299
SELL   JPY   Barclays Bank PLC     1,635,400,000        6/20/16        14,415,351        15,391,248        (975,897
SELL   JPY   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2,504,600,000        6/20/16        22,341,854        23,571,555        (1,229,701
SELL   KRW   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     17,323,158,250        6/20/16        14,855,000        15,192,289        (337,289
SELL   KRW   Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Inc.     16,995,239,250        6/20/16        14,775,000        14,904,706        (129,706
SELL   NZD   Barclays Bank PLC     10,760,000        6/20/16        7,422,248        7,493,370        (71,122
SELL   NZD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     31,515,000        6/20/16        20,982,845        21,947,358        (964,513
SELL   SEK   Barclays Bank PLC     44,320,000        6/20/16        5,298,077        5,528,906        (230,829
SELL   SGD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     1,175,000        6/20/16        852,190        872,711        (20,521
SELL   TWD   Barclays Bank PLC     239,007,380        6/20/16        7,390,000        7,413,955        (23,955
SELL   TWD   Deutsche Bank AG     744,300,000        6/20/16        22,755,204        23,088,018        (332,814
             

 

 

 
                $(7,672,981
             

 

 

 

Futures Contracts at 4/30/16

 

Description    Currency      Contracts      Value    Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives               
Equity Futures               
AEX 25 Index (Long)      EUR         292       $29,199,187      May - 2016         $443,996   
E-mini MSCI Index (Short)      USD         1,300       54,496,000      June - 2016         346,470   
E-mini NASDAQ-100 Index (Long)      USD         97       8,403,110      June - 2016         106,191   
FTSE China Index (Short)      USD         1,706       16,191,801      May - 2016         76,308   
Hang Seng Index (Short)      HKD         58       7,718,588      May - 2016         247,735   

 

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Futures Contracts at 4/30/16 - continued

 

Description    Currency      Contracts      Value    Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives - continued               
Equity Futures - continued               
MSCI Singapore Index (Short)      SGD         218       $5,138,994      May - 2016         $173,546   
Nikkei 225 Index (Short)      JPY         410       60,746,839      June - 2016         4,796,997   
              

 

 

 
                 $6,191,243   
              

 

 

 
Interest Rate Futures               
German Euro Bobl (Short)      EUR         571       $85,552,810      June - 2016         $144,560   
              

 

 

 
                 $6,335,803   
              

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives               
Equity Futures               
ASX SPI 200 Index (Short)      AUD         167       $16,578,589      June - 2016         $(109,820
CAC 40 Index (Short)      EUR         459       22,996,663      May - 2016         (631,577
Canadian S&P/TSX 60 Index (Short)      CAD         28       3,631,721      June - 2016         (156,378
DAX Index (Short)      EUR         53       15,301,632      June - 2016         (101,749
Euro STOXX 50 Index (Long)      EUR         664       22,664,936      June - 2016         (80,115
FTSE 100 Index (Short)      GBP         855       77,605,473      June - 2016         (1,319,493
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (Long)      HKD         860       49,055,201      May - 2016         (1,591,460
KOSPI 200 Index (Long)      KRW         170       18,256,765      June - 2016         (328,011
OMX Index (Short)      SEK         644       10,836,317      May - 2016         (58,791
Russell 2000 Index (Short)      USD         417       47,066,790      June - 2016         (2,963,169
S&P 500 Index (Short)      USD         581       299,084,275      June - 2016         (11,570,905
S&P MidCap 400 Index (Short)      USD         287       41,853,210      June - 2016         (2,410,011
Topix Index (Long)      JPY         303       36,058,554      June - 2016         (2,796,541
              

 

 

 
                 $(24,118,020
              

 

 

 
Interest Rate Futures               
German Euro Buxl 30 yr (Long)      EUR         120       $22,463,133      June - 2016         $(290,090
United Kingdom Gilt Bond 10 yr (Short)      GBP         421       73,571,238      June - 2016         (133,782
              

 

 

 
                 $(423,872
              

 

 

 
                 $(24,541,892
              

 

 

 

 

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Cleared Swap Agreements at 4/30/16

 

Expiration          Notional
Amount
    Counterparty   Cash Flows
to Receive
  Cash Flows
to Pay
  Fair
Value
 
Asset Derivatives      
Credit Default Swap Agreements      
12/20/20     USD        222,900,000      Morgan Stanley (a)   1.00% (fixed rate)   (1)     $2,027,111   
           

 

 

 

 

(1) Fund, as protection seller, to pay notional amount upon a defined credit event by a reference obligation specified in the Markit CDX North America Investment Grade Index, a BBB+ rated credit default index. The fund entered into the contract to gain issuer exposure.
(a) Net unamortized premiums paid by the fund amounted to $2,208,377.

The credit ratings presented here are an indicator of the current payment/performance risk of the related swap agreement, the reference obligation for which may be either a single security or, in the case of a credit default index, a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers. Ratings are assigned to each reference security, including each individual security within a reference basket of securities, utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). 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.

At April 30, 2016, the fund had cash collateral of $42,765,237 and other liquid securities with an aggregate value of $573,063 to cover any commitments for securities sold short and certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Deposits with brokers” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 4/30/16 (unaudited)

This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.

 

Assets         

Investments

  

Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $631,362,278)

     $634,570,197   

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     49,386,724   

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $680,749,002)

     $683,956,921   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $3,874,098)

     3,920,671   

Deposits with brokers

     42,765,237   

Receivables for

  

Due from brokers (net unamortized premiums paid, $2,208,377)

     4,315,757   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     802,275   

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     4,623,784   

Investments sold

     8,864,527   

Fund shares sold

     1,706,028   

Interest and dividends

     2,361,891   

Other assets

     3,276   

Total assets

     $753,320,367   
Liabilities         

Payable to custodian

     $17,540   

Payables for

  

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds received, $17,412)

     18,419   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     7,672,981   

Daily variation margin on open swap agreements

     9,923   

Investments purchased

     7,712,993   

Fund shares reacquired

     2,541,658   

Payable to affiliates

  

Investment adviser

     54,954   

Shareholder servicing costs

     173,153   

Distribution and service fees

     8,506   

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     158   

Deferred country tax expense payable

     136   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     183,412   

Total liabilities

     $18,393,833   

Net assets

     $734,926,534   
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital

     $806,338,564   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies (net of $136 deferred country tax)

     (21,998,066

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (52,122,540

Undistributed net investment income

     2,708,576   

Net assets

     $734,926,534   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     73,517,335   

 

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     Net assets      Shares
outstanding
     Net asset value
per share (a)
 

Class A

     $160,515,716         16,129,634         $9.95   

Class B

     9,687,756         993,516         9.75   

Class C

     52,634,880         5,407,011         9.73   

Class I

     504,996,918         50,280,437         10.04   

Class R1

     243,388         25,061         9.71   

Class R2

     1,257,759         127,640         9.85   

Class R3

     412,401         41,159         10.02   

Class R4

     200,995         19,956         10.07   

Class R5

     4,976,721         492,921         10.10   

Shares outstanding are rounded for presentation purposes.

(a) Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A, for which the maximum offering price per share was $10.56 [100 / 94.25 x $9.95]. On sales of $50,000 or more, the maximum offering price of Class A shares is reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 4/30/16 (unaudited)

This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses. It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.

 

Net investment income         

Income

  

Dividends

     $5,259,680   

Interest

     2,326,659   

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     55,838   

Foreign taxes withheld

     (188,837

Total investment income

     $7,453,340   

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $3,466,135   

Distribution and service fees

     541,343   

Shareholder servicing costs

     324,350   

Administrative services fee

     64,673   

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     6,251   

Custodian fee

     179,951   

Shareholder communications

     27,216   

Audit and tax fees

     47,295   

Legal fees

     3,162   

Dividend and interest expense on securities sold short

     464   

Miscellaneous

     158,271   

Total expenses

     $4,819,111   

Fees paid indirectly

     (1,470

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor

     (30,271

Net expenses

     $4,787,370   

Net investment income

     $2,665,970   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Investments

     $2,274,000   

Written options

     123,469   

Futures contracts

     (19,256,446

Swap agreements

     5,349,537   

Foreign currency

     554,732   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     $(10,954,708

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

Investments (net of $29 increase in deferred country tax)

     $(7,424,885

Futures contracts

     383,921   

Swap agreements

     (2,468,878

Securities sold short

     (301

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (8,061,793

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation

     $(17,571,936

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     $(28,526,644

Change in net assets from operations

     $(25,860,674

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.

 

Change in net assets    Six months ended
4/30/16
(unaudited)
    

Year ended
10/31/15

 
From operations                  

Net investment income

     $2,665,970         $3,196,365   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (10,954,708      (523,265

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency translation

     (17,571,936      (20,992,812

Change in net assets from operations

     $(25,860,674      $(18,319,712
Distributions declared to shareholders                  

From net investment income

     $(8,270,546      $(4,060,201

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

     $(22,688,212      $404,966,176   

Total change in net assets

     $(56,819,432      $382,586,263   
Net assets                  

At beginning of period

     791,745,966         409,159,703   

At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,708,576 and $8,313,152, respectively)

     $734,926,534         $791,745,966   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate by which an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.

 

   

Six months
ended
4/30/16

    Years ended 10/31  
Class A     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.38        $10.65        $10.28        $9.81        $9.25        $9.17   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.03        $0.05        $0.05        $0.03        $0.03        $0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.37     (0.23     0.45        0.70        0.81        0.26   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.34     $(0.18     $0.50        $0.73        $0.84        $0.30   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.09     $(0.09     $(0.13     $(0.26     $(0.28     $(0.22

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.95        $10.38        $10.65        $10.28        $9.81        $9.25   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

    (3.25 )(n)      (1.67     4.93        7.57        9.31        3.25   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.36 (a)      1.40        1.47        1.64        1.80        1.85   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.35 (a)      1.39        1.40        1.39        1.39        1.40   

Net investment income

    0.59 (a)      0.49        0.45        0.30        0.35        0.46   

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $160,516        $181,537        $128,066        $86,701        $41,964        $41,358   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    1.35 (a)      1.39        1.40        1.39        1.39        1.40   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class B     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.14        $10.41        $10.07        $9.62        $9.06        $8.98   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment loss (d)

    $(0.01     $(0.03     $(0.03     $(0.04     $(0.04     $(0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.35     (0.22     0.44        0.69        0.80        0.25   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.36     $(0.25     $0.41        $0.65        $0.76        $0.22   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.03     $(0.02     $(0.07     $(0.20     $(0.20     $(0.14

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.75        $10.14        $10.41        $10.07        $9.62        $9.06   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

    (3.60 )(n)      (2.42     4.10        6.87        8.52        2.45   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.15        2.22        2.39        2.54        2.61   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.14        2.15        2.14        2.14        2.15   

Net investment loss

    (0.16 )(a)      (0.24     (0.30     (0.39     (0.39     (0.28

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $9,688        $9,654        $8,637        $7,418        $4,677        $3,958   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.14        2.15        2.14        2.14        2.15   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class C     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.13        $10.40        $10.06        $9.61        $9.04        $8.97   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment loss (d)

    $(0.01     $(0.03     $(0.03     $(0.04     $(0.04     $(0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.36     (0.22     0.44        0.68        0.80        0.25   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.37     $(0.25     $0.41        $0.64        $0.76        $0.22   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.03     $(0.02     $(0.07     $(0.19     $(0.19     $(0.15

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.73        $10.13        $10.40        $10.06        $9.61        $9.04   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

    (3.63 )(n)      (2.37     4.12        6.75        8.53        2.50   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.15        2.22        2.39        2.55        2.61   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.14        2.15        2.14        2.14        2.15   

Net investment loss

    (0.16 )(a)      (0.26     (0.30     (0.42     (0.41     (0.28

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $52,635        $55,745        $41,318        $30,918        $18,622        $18,845   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.14        2.15        2.14        2.14        2.15   

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ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class I     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.48        $10.75        $10.37        $9.89        $9.33        $9.25   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.04        $0.07        $0.07        $0.05        $0.06        $0.06   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.36     (0.22     0.46        0.71        0.81        0.26   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.32     $(0.15     $0.53        $0.76        $0.87        $0.32   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.12     $(0.12     $(0.15     $(0.28     $(0.31     $(0.24

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $10.04        $10.48        $10.75        $10.37        $9.89        $9.33   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (3.10 )(n)      (1.44     5.18        7.87        9.59        3.54   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.11 (a)      1.15        1.23        1.40        1.49        1.55   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.10 (a)      1.15        1.15        1.14        1.14        1.15   

Net investment income

    0.83 (a)      0.69        0.68        0.50        0.60        0.60   

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $504,997        $538,464        $228,066        $124,997        $31,289        $10,737   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    1.10 (a)      1.15        1.15        1.14        1.14        1.15   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class R1     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.10        $10.37        $10.02        $9.56        $9.03        $8.97   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment loss (d)

    $(0.01     $(0.03     $(0.03     $(0.03     $(0.04     $(0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.35     (0.22     0.44        0.67        0.79        0.24   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.36     $(0.25     $0.41        $0.64        $0.75        $0.22   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.03     $(0.02     $(0.06     $(0.18     $(0.22     $(0.16

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.71        $10.10        $10.37        $10.02        $9.56        $9.03   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (3.62 )(n)      (2.42     4.14        6.81        8.56        2.42   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.15        2.22        2.39        2.56        2.63   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.14        2.15        2.14        2.14        2.15   

Net investment loss

    (0.16 )(a)      (0.29     (0.29     (0.36     (0.45     (0.23

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $243        $239        $151        $122        $112        $131   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    2.11 (a)      2.14        2.15        2.14        2.14        2.15   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class R2     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.26        $10.53        $10.18        $9.73        $9.18        $9.11   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.02        $0.03        $0.02        $(0.00 )(w)      $0.01        $0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.37     (0.23     0.45        0.69        0.80        0.25   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.35     $(0.20     $0.47        $0.69        $0.81        $0.27   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.06     $(0.07     $(0.12     $(0.24     $(0.26     $(0.20

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.85        $10.26        $10.53        $10.18        $9.73        $9.18   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (3.38 )(n)      (1.88     4.64        7.27        9.03        3.02   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.61 (a)      1.65        1.73        1.90        2.02        2.12   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.61 (a)      1.64        1.65        1.65        1.64        1.65   

Net investment income (loss)

    0.36 (a)      0.26        0.18        (0.05     0.12        0.24   

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $1,258        $1,139        $1,028        $627        $176        $119   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    1.61 (a)      1.64        1.65        1.65        1.64        1.65   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class R3     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.39        $10.65        $10.28        $9.81        $9.25        $9.18   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.03        $0.05        $0.05        $0.04        $0.04        $0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.36     (0.23     0.45        0.69        0.80        0.24   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.33     $(0.18     $0.50        $0.73        $0.84        $0.29   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.04     $(0.08     $(0.13     $(0.26     $(0.28     $(0.22

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $10.02        $10.39        $10.65        $10.28        $9.81        $9.25   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (3.21 )(n)      (1.72     4.87        7.62        9.40        3.20   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.36 (a)      1.40        1.47        1.64        1.79        1.87   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.35 (a)      1.39        1.40        1.39        1.39        1.40   

Net investment income

    0.57 (a)      0.43        0.48        0.35        0.37        0.50   

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $412        $707        $270        $355        $114        $105   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    1.35 (a)      1.39        1.40        1.39        1.39        1.40   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class R4     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.44        $10.76        $10.38        $9.89        $9.33        $9.25   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.04        $0.09        $0.08        $0.07        $0.06        $0.07   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.36     (0.30 )(g)      0.45        0.70        0.81        0.25   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.32     $(0.21     $0.53        $0.77        $0.87        $0.32   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.05     $(0.11     $(0.15     $(0.28     $(0.31     $(0.24

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $10.07        $10.44        $10.76        $10.38        $9.89        $9.33   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (3.08 )(n)      (1.94     5.13        7.96        9.59        3.54   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.12 (a)      1.14        1.21        1.39        1.50        1.62   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.11 (a)      1.13        1.15        1.14        1.14        1.15   

Net investment income

    0.88 (a)      0.81        0.75        0.67        0.61        0.73   

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $201        $161        $1,483        $1,359        $1,492        $881   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    1.11 (a)      1.13        1.15        1.14        1.14        1.15   

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    Six months
ended
4/30/16
    Years ended 10/31  
Class R5 (y)     2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $10.54        $10.81        $10.42        $9.92        $9.32        $9.23   
Income (loss) from investment operations                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.05        $0.06        $0.08        $0.07        $0.04        $0.04   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
on investments and foreign currency

    (0.37     (0.21     0.46        0.70        0.83        0.28   

Total from investment operations

    $(0.32     $(0.15     $0.54        $0.77        $0.87        $0.32   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                   

From net investment income

    $(0.12     $(0.12     $(0.15     $(0.27     $(0.27     $(0.23

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $10.10        $10.54        $10.81        $10.42        $9.92        $9.32   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    (3.03 )(n)      (1.38     5.29        7.91        9.58        3.53   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
                   

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    1.04 (a)      1.08        1.14        1.32        1.74        1.65   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.03 (a)      1.07        1.07        1.07        1.21        1.25   

Net investment income

    0.95 (a)      0.61        0.79        0.70        0.42        0.40   

Portfolio turnover

    30 (n)      49        94        44        63        69   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $4,977        $4,099        $140        $115        $105        $289   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets
after expense reductions excluding short
sale dividend and interest expense (f)

    1.03 (a)      1.07        1.07        1.07        1.21        1.25   

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(a) Annualized.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(g) The per share amount varies from the net realized and unrealized gain/loss for the period because of the timing of sales of fund shares and the per share amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.
(n) Not annualized.
(r) Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower.
(s) From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
(t) Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges.
(w) Per share amount was less than $0.01.
(x) The net asset values and total returns have been calculated on net assets which include adjustments made in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles required at period end for financial reporting purposes.
(y) On May 11, 2012, certain Class W shares were automatically converted to Class I shares. Shareholders of certain Class W shares became shareholders of Class I and received Class I shares with a total net asset value equal to their Class W shares at the time of the conversion. On May 30, 2012, remaining Class W shares, which represented MFS seed money, were redesignated Class R5. Class R5 shares do not pay a 12b-1 distribution fee or sub-accounting costs. On June 1, 2012, Class R5 shares were offered for sale to the public.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

MFS Global Alternative Strategy Fund (the fund) is a diversified series of MFS Series Trust XV (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The fund has entered into contractual arrangements with an investment adviser, sub-adviser, administrator, distributor, shareholder servicing agent, 529 program manager (if applicable), and custodian who each provide services to the fund. Unless expressly stated otherwise, shareholders are not parties to, or intended beneficiaries of these contractual arrangements, and these contractual arrangements are not intended to create any shareholder right to enforce them against the service providers or to seek any remedy under them against the service providers, either directly or on behalf of the fund.

Under the Trust’s By-Laws and Declaration of Trust, any claims asserted against or on behalf of the MFS Funds, including claims against Trustees and Officers, must be brought in state and federal courts located within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in derivatives as part of its principal investment strategy. Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying indicators on which the derivative is based. The fund invests in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s legal, political, and economic environment.

In January 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”) which would first be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein. ASU 2016-01, which changes the accounting for equity investments and for certain financial liabilities, also modifies the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. Investment companies are specifically exempted from

 

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ASU 2016-01’s equity investment accounting provisions and will continue to follow the industry specific guidance for investment accounting under ASC 946. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2016-01 to the fund, management expects that the impact of the fund’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.

Investment Valuations Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities held short, for which there were no sales reported for that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily ask quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, 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 may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Exchange-traded options for which there were no sales reported that day are generally valued at the last daily bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Options not traded on an exchange are generally valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Foreign currency options are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Swap agreements are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service, which for cleared swaps includes an evaluation of any trading activity at the clearinghouses. 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

 

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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 effect 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. 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

 

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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 contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2016 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities:            

United States

     $341,986,176         $—         $—         $341,986,176   

United Kingdom

     31,468,307         10,468                 31,478,775   

Japan

             24,378,425                 24,378,425   

Switzerland

     20,333,222                         20,333,222   

France

     18,424,841                         18,424,841   

Germany

     11,988,771                         11,988,771   

Canada

     4,707,779                         4,707,779   

Hong Kong

     477,059         3,950,294                 4,427,353   

Australia

     2,447,398         1,928,936                 4,376,334   

Other Countries

     24,508,145         3,786,590                 28,294,735   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              228,520                 228,520   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              130,780,394                 130,780,394   
Foreign Bonds              13,164,872                 13,164,872   
Mutual Funds      49,386,724                         49,386,724   
Total Investments      $505,728,422         $178,228,499         $—         $683,956,921   
Short Sales      $(18,419      $—         $—         $(18,419
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts – Assets      $597,221         $5,738,582         $—         $6,335,803   
Futures Contracts – Liabilities      (17,524,335      (7,017,557              (24,541,892
Swap Agreements              2,027,111                 2,027,111   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              (6,870,706              (6,870,706

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

Of the level 2 investments presented above, equity investments amounting to $1,760,795 would have been considered level 1 investments at the beginning of the period. Of the level 1 investments presented above, equity investments amounting to $517,634 would have been considered level 2 investments at the beginning of the period. The primary reason for changes in the classifications between levels 1 and 2 occurs when foreign equity securities are fair valued using other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded. The fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued at fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period.

Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign

 

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currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives in an attempt to reduce volatility compared to the overall equity markets and to generate positive returns by adjusting the fund’s exposure to markets and currencies resulting from the fund’s individual security selections. Derivatives are used to increase the fund’s exposure to markets or currencies to which the fund’s individual security selections have resulted in no or little exposure. Alternatively, the fund uses derivatives to decrease its exposure to markets or currencies to which the fund’s individual security selections have resulted in exposure. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase or decrease market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.

The derivative instruments used by the fund were, written options, purchased options, futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, and swap agreements. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at April 30, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative Contracts   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Interest Rate   Interest Rate Futures     $144,560        $(423,872
Foreign Exchange   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange     802,275        (7,672,981
Equity   Equity Futures     6,191,243        (24,118,020
Equity   Purchased Equity Options     6,229,200          
Credit   Credit Default Swaps     2,027,111          
Total       $15,394,389        $(32,214,873

 

(a) The value of purchased options outstanding is included in total investments, at value, within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The value of futures contracts and cleared swap agreements includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day net variation margin for futures contracts and cleared swap agreements is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Swap
Agreements
     Foreign
Currency
     Investments
(Purchased
Options)
     Written
Options
 
Interest Rate      $(922,404      $4,815,670         $—         $—         $—   
Foreign Exchange                      1,222,652                   
Equity      (18,334,042                      (6,729,427      123,469   
Credit              533,867                           
Total      $(19,256,446      $5,349,537         $1,222,652         $(6,729,427      $123,469   

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended April 30, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Swap
Agreements
    

Translation

of Assets and

Liabilities in

Foreign
Currencies

     Investments
(Purchased
Options)
 
Interest Rate      $(1,095,379      $(1,942,296      $—         $—   
Foreign Exchange                      (8,145,505        
Equity      1,479,300                         (1,344,637
Credit              (526,582                
Total      $383,921         $(2,468,878      $(8,145,505      $(1,344,637

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, uncleared derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an ISDA Master Agreement on a bilateral basis. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. Upon an event of default or a termination of the ISDA Master Agreement, the non-defaulting party has the right to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the clearing broker and the clearing house for cleared derivatives (e.g., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for uncleared derivatives (e.g., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and uncleared options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, which contains a collateral support annex, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash that has been segregated to cover the fund’s

 

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collateral or margin obligations under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as “Restricted cash” or “Deposits with brokers.” Securities pledged as collateral or margin for the same purpose, if any, are noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

The following table presents the fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis as of April 30, 2016:

 

Gross Amounts of:    Derivative Assets      Derivative Liabilities  
Futures Contracts (a)      $4,623,784         $—   
Cleared Swaps Agreements (a)      4,305,834           
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      802,275         (7,672,981
Purchased Options      6,229,200           
Total Gross Amount of Derivative Assets and Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets & Liabilities      $15,961,093         $(7,672,981
Less: Derivatives Assets and Liabilities Not Subject to a Master Netting Agreement or Similar Arrangement      15,158,818           
Total Gross Amount of Derivative Assets and Liabilities Subject to a Master Netting Agreement or Similar Arrangement      $802,275         $(7,672,981

 

(a) The amount presented here represents the fund’s current day net variation margin for futures contracts. The amount presented here represents the fund’s current day net variation margin and due from brokers for the cleared swap agreements. This amount, which is recognized within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, differs from the fair value of the futures contracts and cleared swap agreements which is presented in the tables that follow the fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

The following table presents (by counterparty) the fund’s derivative assets net of amounts available for offset under Master Netting Agreements (or similar arrangements) and net of the related collateral held by the fund at April 30, 2016:

 

          Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
     Gross Amount
of Derivative
Assets Subject
to a Master
Netting
Agreement (or
Similar
Arrangement)
by Counterparty
    Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received (b)
    Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets by
Counterparty
 
Deutsche Bank AG     $434,848        $(332,814     $—        $(102,034     $—   
Goldman Sachs International     142,324        (142,324                     
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     225,103        (225,103                     
Total     $802,275        $(700,241     $—        $(102,034     $—   

 

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The following table presents (by counterparty) the fund’s derivative liabilities net of amounts available for offset under Master Netting Agreements (or similar arrangements) and net of the related collateral pledged by the fund at April 30, 2016:

 

          Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
    

Gross Amounts
of Derivative
Liabilities Subject
to a Master
Netting
Agreement (or
Similar
Arrangement)

by Counterparty

    Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities by
Counterparty
 
Barclays Bank PLC     $(2,794,353     $—        $—        $1,190,000        $(1,604,353
Deutsche Bank AG     (332,814     332,814                        
Goldman Sachs International     (235,772     142,324                      (93,448
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     (4,180,336     225,103               2,370,000        (1,585,233
Morgan Stanley & Co. International PLC     (129,706                            
Total     $(7,672,981     $700,241        $—        $3,560,000        $(3,412,740

 

(b) The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral (received)/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0.

Written Options – In exchange for a premium, the fund wrote put options on securities for which it anticipated the price would increase. At the time the option was written, the fund believed the premium received exceeded the potential loss that could result from adverse price changes in the options’ underlying securities. In a written option, the fund as the option writer grants the buyer the right to purchase from, or sell to, the fund a specified number of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index at a specified price within a specified period of time.

The premium received is initially recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The option is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium received and the market value of the written option being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a written option expires, the fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium received. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing transaction is considered a realized gain or loss. When a written put option is exercised, the premium reduces the cost basis of the security purchased by the fund.

At the initiation of the written option contract, for exchange traded options, the fund is required to deposit securities or cash as collateral with the custodian for the benefit of the broker or directly with the clearing broker, based on the type of option. For uncleared options, the fund may post collateral subject to the terms of an ISDA Master Agreement as generally described above if the market value of the options contract moves against it. The fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the

 

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market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities underlying the written option. Losses from writing options can exceed the premium received and can exceed the potential loss from an ordinary buy and sell transaction. Although the fund’s market risk may be significant, the maximum counterparty credit risk to the fund is equal to the market value of any collateral posted to the broker. For uncleared options, this risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above.

The following table represents the written option activity in the fund during the six months ended April 30, 2016:

 

      Number of
contracts
     Premiums
received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period              $—   
Options written      380         272,635   
Options closed      (380      (272,635
Options expired                
Outstanding, end of period              $—   

Purchased Options – The fund purchased call and put options for a premium. Purchased call and put options entitle the holder to buy and sell a specified number of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index at a specified price at a specified date or within a specified period of time. Purchasing call options may hedge against an anticipated increase in the dollar cost of securities or currency to be acquired or increase the fund’s exposure to an underlying instrument. Purchasing put options may hedge against an anticipated decline in the value of portfolio securities or currency or decrease the fund’s exposure to an underlying instrument.

The premium paid is initially recorded as an investment in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. That investment is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium paid and the market value of the purchased option being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Premiums paid for purchased call and put options which have expired are treated as realized losses on investments in the Statement of Operations. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased call option, the premium paid is added to the cost of the security or financial instrument purchased. Upon the exercise or closing of a purchased put option, the premium paid is offset against the proceeds on the sale of the underlying security or financial instrument in order to determine the realized gain or loss on investments.

Whether or not the option is exercised, the fund’s maximum risk of loss from purchasing an option is the amount of premium paid. All option contracts involve credit risk if the counterparty to the option contract fails to perform. For uncleared options, this risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Futures Contracts – The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market exposure, interest rate exposure, currency exposure, or to manage duration. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

 

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Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.

The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures contracts may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts – The fund entered into forward foreign currency exchange contracts for the purchase or sale of a specific foreign currency at a fixed price on a future date. These contracts may be used to hedge the fund’s currency risk or for non-hedging purposes. For hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts to deliver or receive foreign currency that the fund will receive from or use in its normal investment activities. The fund may also use contracts to hedge against declines in the value of foreign currency denominated securities due to unfavorable exchange rate movements. For non-hedging purposes, the fund may enter into contracts with the intent of changing the relative exposure of the fund’s portfolio of securities to different currencies to take advantage of anticipated exchange rate changes.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted by the daily exchange rate of the underlying currency and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded as a receivable or payable for forward foreign currency exchange contracts until the contract settlement date. On contract settlement date, any gain or loss on the contract is recorded as realized gains or losses on foreign currency.

Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from unanticipated movements in the value of the contract and from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts. Generally, the fund’s maximum risk due to counterparty credit risk is the unrealized gain on the contract due to the use of Continuous Linked Settlement. This risk is mitigated in cases where there is an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Swap Agreements – During the period the fund entered into swap agreements. Certain types of swaps (“cleared swaps”) are required to be centrally cleared under provisions of the Dodd-Frank Regulatory Reform Bill. In a cleared swap transaction, the ultimate counterparty to the transaction is a clearinghouse (the “clearinghouse”). The contract is transferred and accepted by the clearinghouse immediately following execution of the swap contract with an executing broker. Thereafter, throughout the

 

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term of the cleared swap, the fund interfaces indirectly with the clearinghouse through a clearing broker and has counterparty risk to the clearing broker as well.

A swap agreement is generally an exchange of cash payments, at specified intervals or upon the occurrence of specified events, between the fund and a counterparty. The net cash payments exchanged are recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. The value of the swap agreement, which is adjusted daily and includes any related interest accruals to be paid or received by the fund, is recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, as “Swaps, at value” for uncleared swaps and is included in “Due from brokers” or “Due to brokers” for cleared swaps. The daily change in value, including any related interest accruals to be paid or received, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. The daily change in valuation of cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Amounts paid or received at the inception of the swap agreement are reflected as premiums paid or received in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the agreement. A liquidation payment received or made upon early termination is recorded as a realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations. Collateral for uncleared swaps, in the form of cash or securities, is held in segregated accounts with the fund’s custodian in connection with these agreements. Collateral for cleared swaps, in the form of cash or securities, is posted by the fund directly with the clearing broker.

Risks related to swap agreements include the possible lack of a liquid market, unfavorable market and interest rate movements of the underlying instrument and the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the agreements. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the contract’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. To address counterparty risk, uncleared swap agreements are limited to only highly-rated counterparties. Risk is further reduced by having an ISDA Master Agreement between the fund and the counterparty providing for netting as described above and, where applicable, by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement. The fund’s counterparty risk due to cleared swaps is mitigated by the fact that the clearinghouse is the true counterparty to the transaction and the regulatory requirement safeguards in the event of a clearing broker bankruptcy.

The fund entered into interest rate swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to interest or foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Interest rate swap agreements involve the periodic exchange of cash flows, between the fund and a counterparty, based on the difference between two interest rates applied to a notional principal amount. The two interest rates exchanged may either be a fixed rate and a floating rate or two floating rates based on different indices.

The fund entered into credit default swap agreements in order to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its credit risk exposure to defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. In a credit default swap

 

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agreement, the protection buyer can make an upfront payment and will make a stream of payments to the protection seller based on a fixed percentage applied to the agreement notional amount in exchange for the right to receive a specified return upon the occurrence of a defined credit event on the reference obligation (which may be either a single security or a basket of securities issued by corporate or sovereign issuers) and, with respect to the cases where physical settlement applies, the delivery by the buyer to the seller of a defined deliverable obligation. Although agreement-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 ISDA Credit Derivatives Definitions as amended by the relevant agreement. 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. Upon determination of the final price for the deliverable obligation (or upon delivery of the deliverable obligation in the case of physical settlement), the difference between the value of the deliverable obligation and the swap agreement’s notional amount is recorded as realized gain or loss on swap agreements in the Statement of Operations.

Credit default swap agreements are considered to have credit-risk-related contingent features since they trigger payment by the protection seller to the protection buyer upon the occurrence of a defined credit event. The maximum amount of future, undiscounted payments that the fund, as protection seller, could be required to make is equal to the swap agreement’s notional amount. The protection seller’s payment obligation would be offset to the extent of the value of the agreement’s deliverable obligation. At April 30, 2016, the fund did not hold any credit default swap agreements at an unrealized loss where it is the protection seller. The fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the agreement.

Short Sales – The fund entered into short sales whereby it sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security. The fund will realize a gain if the security price decreases and a loss if the security price increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund replaces the borrowed security. Losses from short sales can exceed the proceeds of the security sold; and they can also exceed the potential loss from an ordinary buy and sell transaction. The amount of any premium, dividends, or interest the fund may be required to pay in connection with a short sale will be recognized as a fund expense. During the six months ended April 30, 2016, this expense amounted to $464. The fund segregates cash or marketable securities in an amount that, when combined with the amount of proceeds from the short sale deposited with the broker, at least equals the current market value of the security sold short.

Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain

 

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indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.

Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date.

The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.

Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measures the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. The amount of the credit, for the six months ended April 30, 2016, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial

 

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statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to amortization and accretion of debt securities, wash sale loss deferrals, and derivative transactions.

The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:

 

     10/31/15  
Ordinary income (including any
short-term capital gains)
     $4,060,201   

The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:

 

As of 4/30/16       
Cost of investments      $681,917,864   
Gross appreciation      33,519,909   
Gross depreciation      (31,480,852
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $2,039,057   
As of 10/31/15       
Undistributed ordinary income      8,262,932   
Capital loss carryforwards      (54,651,955
Other temporary differences      (464,160
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      9,572,373   

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

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after October 31, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.

As of October 31, 2015, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains as follows:

 

10/31/17      $(23,271,864
10/31/18      (11,844,509
Total      $(35,116,373

 

Post-enactment losses which
are characterized as follows:
      
Short-Term      $(19,362,886
Long-Term      (172,696
Total      $(19,535,582

Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution, and service fees. The fund’s

 

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income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:

 

     From net investment
income
 
     Six months
ended
4/30/16
     Year
ended
10/31/15
 
Class A      $1,628,398         $1,168,508   
Class B      26,078         15,581   
Class C      185,778         94,783   
Class I      6,371,943         2,754,968   
Class R1      600         295   
Class R2      7,088         7,229   
Class R3      774         1,979   
Class R4      829         15,248   
Class R5      49,058         1,610   
Total      $8,270,546         $4,060,201   

(3) Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Adviser – The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates:

 

First $1 billion of average daily net assets      0.90%   
Next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets      0.75%   
Average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion      0.65%   

MFS has agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, this management fee reduction amounted to $28,919, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.89% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

MFS has engaged UBS Global Asset Management (Americas) Inc. (UBS) as a sub-adviser to the fund to manage the fund’s exposure to markets and currencies through the use of derivative instruments. The fund is not responsible for paying the sub-advisory fee. MFS pays UBS a sub-advisory fee at the following annual rates:

 

First $1 billion of average daily net assets      0.28%   
Next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets      0.185%   
Average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion      0.16%   

 

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The investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s total annual operating expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs, and investment-related expenses such as short sale dividend and interest expenses incurred in connection with the fund’s investment activity, such that total fund operating expenses do not exceed the following rates annually of each class’s average daily net assets:

 

Classes  
A   B     C     I     R1     R2     R3     R4     R5  
1.40%     2.15%        2.15%        1.15%        2.15%        1.65%        1.40%        1.15%        1.07%   

This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until February 28, 2017. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fund’s actual operating expenses did not exceed the limit and therefore, the investment adviser did not pay any portion of the fund’s expenses related to this agreement.

Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $11,185 for the six months ended April 30, 2016, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund.

The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain share classes pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.

Distribution Plan Fee Table:

 

     Distribution
Fee Rate (d)
     Service
Fee Rate (d)
     Total
Distribution
Plan (d)
     Annual
Effective
Rate (e)
     Distribution
and Service
Fee
 
Class A              0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         $214,010   
Class B      0.75%         0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         49,525   
Class C      0.75%         0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         273,217   
Class R1      0.75%         0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         1,188   
Class R2      0.25%         0.25%         0.50%         0.50%         2,945   
Class R3              0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         458   
Total Distribution and Service Fees         $541,343   

 

(d) In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period. Any rate changes, if applicable, are detailed below.
(e) The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended April 30, 2016 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, this rebate amounted to $1,350 and $2, for Class A and Class B, respectively, and is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended April 30, 2016, were as follows:

 

     Amount  
Class A      $1,296   
Class B      5,177   
Class C      5,921   

Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fee was $16,703, which equated to 0.0043% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R5 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $307,647.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended April 30, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0168% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS, MFD, and MFSC.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $828 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.

 

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The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. Income earned on this investment is included in “Dividends from underlying affiliated funds” in the Statement of Operations. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.

On March 16, 2016, MFS redeemed 6,330 shares each of Class R4 for an aggregate amount of $63,743.

(4) Portfolio Securities

For the six months ended April 30, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, other than purchased option transactions, short sales, and short-term obligations, aggregated $201,304,583 and $244,927,989, respectively.

(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
4/30/16
     Year ended
10/31/15
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold            

Class A

     3,126,988         $31,585,103         9,890,756         $105,351,762   

Class B

     129,333         1,290,519         250,071         2,599,065   

Class C

     639,182         6,359,060         2,281,323         23,686,926   

Class I

     15,513,125         158,621,720         42,584,531         457,605,283   

Class R1

     1,330         12,976         16,315         171,776   

Class R2

     26,970         268,556         26,506         279,217   

Class R3

     20,983         209,958         58,308         627,574   

Class R4

     10,968         112,443         186,710         2,016,947   

Class R5

     190,578         1,953,508         399,893         4,241,215   
     19,659,457         $200,413,843         55,694,413         $596,579,765   
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions            

Class A

     149,101         $1,526,795         103,320         $1,080,730   

Class B

     1,948         19,592         1,181         12,155   

Class C

     14,808         148,825         7,043         72,406   

Class I

     450,824         4,657,008         212,456         2,239,287   

Class R1

     60         600         29         295   

Class R2

     698         7,088         698         7,229   

Class R3

     75         774         189         1,979   

Class R4

     80         829         1,445         15,248   

Class R5

     2,435         25,276         152         1,610   
     620,029         $6,386,787         326,513         $3,430,939   

 

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     Six months ended
4/30/16
     Year ended
10/31/15
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares reacquired            

Class A

     (4,640,277      $(46,810,832      (4,527,965      $(47,999,277

Class B

     (89,986      (884,699      (128,932      (1,345,077

Class C

     (750,497      (7,413,130      (756,669      (7,841,761

Class I

     (17,048,899      (172,793,231      (12,643,878      (133,945,480

Class R1

     (37      (362      (7,223      (72,640

Class R2

     (11,020      (110,899      (13,809      (141,437

Class R3

     (47,968      (495,498      (15,789      (162,965

Class R4

     (6,545      (65,914      (310,606      (3,278,289

Class R5

     (88,978      (914,277      (24,153      (257,602
     (22,684,207      $(229,488,842      (18,429,024      $(195,044,528
Net change            

Class A

     (1,364,188      $(13,698,934      5,466,111         $58,433,215   

Class B

     41,295         425,412         122,320         1,266,143   

Class C

     (96,507      (905,245      1,531,697         15,917,571   

Class I

     (1,084,950      (9,514,503      30,153,109         325,899,090   

Class R1

     1,353         13,214         9,121         99,431   

Class R2

     16,648         164,745         13,395         145,009   

Class R3

     (26,910      (284,766      42,708         466,588   

Class R4

     4,503         47,358         (122,451      (1,246,094

Class R5

     104,035         1,064,507         375,892         3,985,223   
     (2,404,721      $(22,688,212      37,591,902         $404,966,176   

(6) Line of Credit

The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.25 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate or daily one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Overnight Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $1,326 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.

 

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(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Affiliated Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     31,806,274         470,484,548         (452,904,098     49,386,724   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     $—         $—         $55,838        $49,386,724   

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

MFS votes proxies on behalf of the fund pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2015 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. A shareholder can obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com. The fund’s Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the:

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Copies of the fund’s Form N-Q also may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available by visiting the “Market Commentary” and “Announcements” sub sections in the “Market Outlooks” section of mfs.com or by clicking on the fund’s name under “Mutual Funds” in the “Products” section of mfs.com.

PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES

The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.

 

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LOGO

 

Save paper with eDelivery.

 

LOGO

MFS® will send you prospectuses,

reports, and proxies directly via e-mail so you will get information faster with less mailbox clutter.

To sign up:

1. Go to mfs.com.

2. Log in via MFS® Access.

3. Select eDelivery.

If you own your MFS fund shares through a financial institution or a retirement plan, MFS® TALK, MFS® Access, or eDelivery may not be available to you.

 

CONTACT

WEB SITE

mfs.com

MFS TALK

1-800-637-8255

24 hours a day

ACCOUNT SERVICE AND LITERATURE

Shareholders

1-800-225-2606

Financial advisors

1-800-343-2829

Retirement plan services

1-800-637-1255

MAILING ADDRESS

MFS Service Center, Inc.

P.O. Box 55824

Boston, MA 02205-5824

OVERNIGHT MAIL

MFS Service Center, Inc.

c/o Boston Financial Data Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that relates to an element of the Code’s definitions enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for each series of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of such series under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may send recommendations to the Board for nominees to the Registrant’s Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.


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ITEM 11. 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 report on Form N-CSR, 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

  (1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

 

  (2) 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.

 

(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference: Attached hereto.


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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.


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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 XV

 

By (Signature and Title)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
  Robin A. Stelmach, President

Date: June 16, 2016

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)*    ROBIN A. STELMACH
 

Robin A. Stelmach, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: June 16, 2016

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
 

David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: June 16, 2016

 

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