UNITED STATES
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 

Washington, D.C. 20549
 

FORM N-Q
 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF 

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
 

Investment Company Act file number 811-5262

MFS SERIES TRUST VIII
 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116
 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116
 

(Name and address of agents for service)
 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2006

ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

MFS Global Growth Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 01/31/2006
Issuer	Shares/Par		Value ($)
Stocks – 99.5%
Aerospace – 0.6%
Lockheed Martin Corp.	40,230	$	2,721,559
Alcoholic Beverages – 0.7%
Pernod Ricard S.A.(l)	16,370	$	3,048,989
Apparel Manufacturers – 1.5%
Burberry Group PLC	270,190	$	2,077,094
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.	49,600		4,483,259
		$	6,560,353
Automotive – 2.0%
Autoliv, Inc.	48,540	$	2,388,927
Kongsberg Automotive A.S.A.(n)	192,310		1,504,716
Toyota Motor Corp.	92,300		4,798,290
		$	8,691,933
Banks & Credit Companies – 11.6%
AEON Credit Service Co. Ltd.	61,100	$	5,485,443
Aiful Corp.	53,500		3,622,932
American Express Co.	96,210		5,046,214
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. PLC	150,670		2,382,603
Capital One Financial Corp.	14,000		1,166,200
DEPFA Bank PLC	131,710		2,259,152
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG	68,040		3,801,830
Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG(n)	9,072		500,063
Nedbank Group Ltd.	280,850		4,949,673
Standard Chartered PLC	185,980		4,627,540
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.	423		4,954,983
Takefuji Corp.	28,180		1,701,088
UBS AG	54,861		5,973,195
UniCredito Italiano S.p.A.	689,880		4,933,977
		$	51,404,893
Biotechnology – 2.0%
Amgen, Inc.(n)	61,570	$	4,487,837
Genzyme Corp.(n)	24,200		1,716,748
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(n)	42,900		2,611,323
		$	8,815,908
Broadcast & Cable TV – 4.6%
Grupo Televisa S.A., ADR	60,360	$	5,043,078
Nippon Television Network Corp.	13,760		1,925,965
PagesJaunes Groupe S.A.(l)	118,470		3,021,399
Viacom, Inc., "B"(n)	30,235		1,254,148
Walt Disney Co.	171,940		4,351,801
WPP Group PLC	424,290		4,722,338
		$	20,318,729
Brokerage & Asset Managers – 3.9%
Franklin Resources, Inc.	43,580	$	4,292,630
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.	33,560		4,740,350
Julius Baer Holding Ltd.	48,571		3,907,290
Morgan Stanley	73,500		4,516,575
		$	17,456,845
Business Services – 2.3%
Getty Images, Inc.(l)(n)	43,560	$	3,556,674
Infosys Technologies Ltd.	64,280		4,223,383
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 01/31/2006 - continued
Issuer	Shares/Par		Value ($)
Stocks – continued
Business Services – continued
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(n)	57,500	$	2,452,950
		$	10,233,007
Chemicals – 0.4%
Nalco Holding Co.(n)	92,740	$	1,711,053
Computer Software – 1.0%
Oracle Corp.(n)	365,740	$	4,597,352
Computer Software - Systems – 0.7%
Amdocs Ltd.(n)	93,890	$	3,023,258
Construction – 1.0%
CEMEX S.A. de C.V., ADR	66,900	$	4,414,062
Consumer Goods & Services – 4.0%
Avon Products, Inc.	77,210	$	2,186,587
Colgate-Palmolive Co.	38,580		2,117,656
eBay, Inc.(n)	78,490		3,382,919
L'Oreal S.A.(l)	42,360		3,444,674
Reckitt Benckiser PLC	195,500		6,437,069
		$	17,568,905
Electrical Equipment – 3.4%
Advantest Corp.	31,500	$	3,878,415
Keyence Corp.	8,000		2,205,977
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., "A"	46,750		2,100,477
Nitto Denko Corp.	49,200		4,177,299
Schneider Electric S.A.(l)	25,587		2,678,758
		$	15,040,926
Electronics – 10.0%
Canon, Inc.	75,000	$	4,540,208
Intel Corp.	231,980		4,934,215
KLA-Tencor Corp.	47,790		2,484,124
Kronos, Inc.(n)	42,400		1,666,320
Nippon Electric Glass Co. Ltd.(l)	110,000		2,906,246
Ricoh Co. Ltd.	183,000		3,152,879
Royal Philips Electronics N.V.	166,970		5,646,592
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.	13,000		10,022,191
SanDisk Corp.(n)	62,600		4,216,736
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., ADR	439,800		4,749,840
		$	44,319,351
Energy - Independent – 3.7%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.	39,310	$	2,429,985
CNOOC Ltd.	6,147,000		5,150,464
EnCana Corp.	57,000		2,832,283
Norsk Hydro A.S.A.	18,620		2,287,628
Talisman Energy, Inc.	59,390		3,603,649
		$	16,304,009
Energy - Integrated – 2.7%
BP PLC, ADR	69,484	$	5,024,388
TOTAL S.A.(l)	25,420		7,030,716
		$	12,055,104
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages – 3.6%
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. S.A.	147,210	$	4,419,225
Groupe Danone(l)	34,130		3,726,872
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Issuer	Shares/Par		Value ($)
Stocks – continued
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages – continued
Nestle S.A.	15,498	$	4,552,344
PepsiCo, Inc.	60,400		3,453,672
		$	16,152,113
Forest & Paper Products – 0.9%
Aracruz Celulose S.A., ADR(l)	101,440	$	3,980,506
Gaming & Lodging – 0.9%
Hilton Group PLC	354,750	$	2,304,792
William Hill Organization Ltd.	186,550		1,899,945
		$	4,204,737
Insurance – 0.5%
Ace Ltd.	39,710	$	2,174,122
Internet – 1.2%
Google, Inc., "A"(n)	5,500	$	2,382,875
Yahoo!, Inc.(n)	82,330		2,827,212
		$	5,210,087
Leisure & Toys – 0.7%
Electronic Arts, Inc.(n)	54,020	$	2,948,412
Machinery & Tools – 0.7%
Sandvik AB(l)	65,210	$	3,213,649
Medical Equipment – 5.9%
Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.(n)	55,710	$	2,483,552
Alcon, Inc.	15,480		1,980,202
Cyberonics, Inc.(l)(n)	64,700		1,941,647
Cytyc Corp.(n)	77,070		2,319,807
Discovery Partners International, Inc.(n)	120		292
Medtronic, Inc.	62,160		3,510,175
Millipore Corp.(n)	32,350		2,225,033
Smith & Nephew PLC	410,150		4,082,128
Straumann Holding AG(l)	9,260		2,228,594
Synthes, Inc.	20,950		2,512,392
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(n)	40,840		2,815,918
		$	26,099,740
Metals & Mining – 3.3%
Aber Diamond Corp.	65,220	$	2,656,540
Aber Diamond Corp.	26,180		1,066,363
BHP Billiton Ltd.	249,400		4,867,394
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, ADR	119,640		6,133,943
		$	14,724,240
Network & Telecom – 1.4%
Juniper Networks, Inc.(n)	203,330	$	3,686,373
QUALCOMM, Inc.	57,520		2,758,659
		$	6,445,032
Personal Computers & Peripherals – 1.1%
EMC Corp.(n)	156,110	$	2,091,874
Network Appliance, Inc.(n)	83,440		2,603,328
		$	4,695,202
Pharmaceuticals – 7.7%
AstraZeneca PLC	83,300	$	4,044,295
Eli Lilly & Co.	73,120		4,140,054
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 01/31/2006 - continued
Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Stocks – continued
Pharmaceuticals – continued
GlaxoSmithKline PLC		232,530	$	5,964,137
Johnson & Johnson		98,400		5,661,936
Roche Holding AG		42,080		6,658,176
Sanofi-Aventis(l)		37,280		3,424,135
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., ADR(l)		100,250		4,273,658
			$	34,166,391
Printing & Publishing – 0.9%
Yell Group PLC		410,680	$	3,902,444
Specialty Chemicals – 2.6%
Formosa Plastics Corp.		2,686,000	$	4,380,530
Kaneka Corp.		156,000		2,059,459
L'Air Liquide S.A., Bearer Shares		25,917		5,338,273
			$	11,778,262
Specialty Stores – 5.7%
Aeropostale, Inc.(n)		73,900	$	2,233,997
Esprit Holdings Ltd.		265,000		2,304,080
Home Depot, Inc.		110,700		4,488,885
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.		71,080		2,446,183
NEXT PLC		109,553		3,386,356
Nishimatsuya Chain Co. Ltd.		116,200		2,583,216
PETsMART, Inc.		139,040		3,484,342
Photo-Me International PLC		1,073,400		1,847,560
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.(n)		64,600		2,569,788
			$	25,344,407
Telecommunications - Wireless – 2.3%
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S., ADR(l)		279,380	$	4,864,006
Vodafone Group PLC		2,640,550		5,557,585
			$	10,421,591
Telephone Services – 2.1%
FastWeb S.p.A.(n)		37,799	$	1,832,303
Sprint Nextel Corp.		170,510		3,902,974
Telenor A.S.A.		354,430		3,559,846
			$	9,295,123
Utilities - Electric Power – 1.9%
Iberdrola S.A.		118,230	$	3,372,218
Suez S.A.(l)		131,626		4,877,553
			$	8,249,771
Total Stocks			$	441,292,065
Short-Term Obligation – 0.4%
General Electric Co., 4.48%, due 2/01/06(y)	$	1,829,000	$	1,829,000
Collateral for Securities Loaned – 10.4%
Navigator Securities Lending Prime Portfolio		46,371,456	$	46,371,456
Total Investments(k)			$	489,492,521
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (10.3)%				(45,788,576	)
Net Assets – 100.0%			$	443,703,945

(k)	As of January 31, 2006 the fund had two securities representing $7,037,070 and 1.6% of net assets that were fair valued in
	accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees.
(n)	Non-income producing security.
(l)	All or a portion of this security is on loan.
(y)	The rate shown represents an annualized yield at time of purchase.
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MFS Global Growth Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 01/31/2006 - continued
The following abbreviation is used in the Portfolio of Investments and is defined:
ADR	American Depository Receipt
See attached schedules.
For more information see notes to financial statements as disclosed in the most recent semiannual or annual report.
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Supplemental Schedules (Unaudited) 01/31/2006

(1) Portfolio Securities

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

Aggregate Cost	$	409,415,081
Gross unrealized appreciation	$	84,730,910
Gross unrealized depreciation		(4,653,470	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)	$	80,077,440

Aggregate cost includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments.

(2) Country Weightings

Country weighting percentages of portfolio holdings based on total net assets as of January 31, 2006, are as follows:

United States	32.5 %
Great Britain	12.6 %
Japan	10.8 %
France	9.3 %
Switzerland	5.8 %
Canada	2.8 %
Brazil	2.3 %
South Korea	2.3 %
Mexico	2.1 %
Others	19.5 %

MFS Investment Management®
MFS® investment products are offered through MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., 500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.
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MFS Strategic Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 01/31/2006
Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – 96.1%
Advertising & Broadcasting – 2.1%
Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 2012	$	1,000,000	$	1,002,480
EchoStar DBS Corp., 6.375%, 2011		870,000		848,250
Granite Broadcasting Corp., 9.75%, 2010		840,000		724,500
Innova S. de R.L., 9.375%, 2013		235,000		260,556
Intelsat Ltd., 8.625%, 2015(a)		945,000		947,363
Lamar Media Corp., 7.25%, 2013		965,000		996,363
Liberty Media Corp., 5.7%, 2013		890,000		832,981
Panamsat Holding Corp., 0% to 2009, 10.375% to 2014		830,000		585,150
Paxson Communications Corp., FRN, 10.7769%, 2013(a)		775,000		744,000
Quebecor Media, Inc., 7.75%, 2016(a)		190,000		193,800
			$	7,135,443
Aerospace – 0.4%
DRS Technologies, Inc., 7.625%, 2018	$	435,000	$	441,525
Transdigm, Inc., 8.375%, 2011		700,000		735,000
			$	1,176,525
Airlines – 0.2%
Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.566%, 2020	$	783,913	$	730,596
Apparel Manufacturers – 0.2%
Levi Strauss & Co., 12.25%, 2012	$	435,000	$	493,725
Asset Backed & Securitized – 8.6%
Anthracite CDO Ltd., 6%, 2037(a)	$	1,200,000	$	1,049,626
ARCap, Inc., "H", 6.1%, 2045(a)		900,000		806,704
Asset Securitization Corp., FRN, 8.2925%, 2026		1,485,000		1,569,346
Asset Securitization Corp., FRN, 8.2927%, 2029(a)		790,000		705,168
Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 6.6%, 2012		3,640,000		3,750,893
Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., FRN, 5.44%, 2013(a)		2,000,000		1,989,402
Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates, FRN, 4.575%, 2035		148,000		145,826
Crest Ltd., 7%, 2040(a)		400,000		370,840
Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corp., 7.5%, 2031		1,050,000		1,166,685
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., 6.04%, 2031		550,000		556,253
DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp., FRN, 7.6215%, 2032		385,000		415,117
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, 6.5%, 2014(a)		700,000		603,531
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.0686%, 2023(a)(i)		6,065,739		706,381
Falcon Franchise Loan LLC, FRN, 3.7837%, 2025(i)		4,659,891		758,468
First Union-Lehman Brothers Bank of America, FRN, 0.5348%, 2028(i)		47,404,672		895,560
First Union-Lehman Brothers Commercial Mortgage Trust, 7%, 2029(a)		600,000		650,796
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.02%, 2033		1,758,000		1,763,585
J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.3646%, 2043		1,789,097		1,792,978
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 7.18%, 2009		430,000		442,504
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., FRN, 1.4906%, 2039(a)(i)		10,951,115		796,518
Mortgage Capital Funding, Inc., 7.214%, 2007		2,500,000		2,549,802
Preferred Term Securities IV Ltd. FRN, 6.7469%, 2031(a)		1,290,000		1,309,350
Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.4486%, 2013(a)		875,000		939,734
Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities, Inc., FRN, 7.0781%, 2032(a)		1,800,000		1,984,617
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.3164%, 2044		1,309,000		1,312,484
			$	29,032,168
Automotive – 1.9%
Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.625%, 2008	$	135,000	$	122,734
Ford Motor Credit Co., 5.8%, 2009		2,363,000		2,143,969
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 5.85%, 2009		1,932,000		1,819,693
General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 2014		480,000		454,917
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Automotive – continued
Johnson Controls, Inc., 5.25%, 2011	$	290,000	$	289,120
Lear Corp., 8.11%, 2009		245,000		225,400
Navistar International Corp., 7.5%, 2011		630,000		623,700
TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.375%, 2013		219,000		238,163
TRW Automotive, Inc., 11%, 2013		361,000		409,735
			$	6,327,431
Banks & Credit Companies – 4.3%
Banco BMG S.A., 9.15%, 2016(a)	$	659,000	$	660,648
Banco do Brasil S.A., 7.95%, 2049(a)		153,000		153,612
Banco do Estado de Sao Paulo S.A., 8.7%, 2049(a)		700,000		721,000
Banco Mercantil del Norte S.A., 5.875% to 2009, FRN to 2014(a)		841,000		834,693
BNP Paribas, 5.186% to 2015, FRN to 2049(a)		962,000		924,368
Bosphorus Financial Services Ltd., FRN, 6.549%, 2012(a)		800,000		804,115
Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co., 5.506% to 2015, FRN to 2049(a)		773,000		751,130
Credit Suisse First Boston (USA), Inc., 4.875%, 2010		955,000		944,261
DFS Funding Corp., FRN, 6.4913%, 2010(a)		1,082,000		1,117,165
Kazkommerts International B.V., 10.125%, 2007(a)		85,000		89,463
Kazkommerts International B.V., 10.125%, 2007		999,000		1,051,448
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., 4.75%, 2014(a)	EUR	755,000		950,780
Resona Bank Ltd., 5.85% to 2016, FRN to 2049(a)	$	246,000		244,526
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 9.118%, 2049		857,000		976,071
Russian Standard Finance S.A., 7.5%, 2010(a)		168,000		165,690
Turanalem Finance B.V., 8%, 2014(a)		667,000		690,345
UFJ Finance Aruba AEC, 6.75%, 2013		648,000		701,052
UniCredito Italiano Capital Trust II, 9.2% to 2010, FRN to 2049(a)		1,187,000		1,366,484
Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.8% to 2011, FRN to 2049		1,510,000		1,514,666
			$	14,661,517
Broadcast & Cable TV – 2.1%
CCH I Holdings LLC, 11%, 2015(a)	$	917,000	$	754,233
Charter Communications, Inc., 8.625%, 2009		474,000		350,760
Charter Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 2014(a)		1,090,000		1,088,638
CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.125%, 2009		1,634,000		1,658,510
Mediacom Broadband LLC, 11%, 2013		395,000		424,625
Mediacom LLC, 9.5%, 2013		420,000		416,850
Rogers Cable, Inc., 5.5%, 2014		714,000		671,160
TCI Communications, Inc., 9.8%, 2012		841,000		1,004,590
Time Warner Entertainment Co. LP, 8.375%, 2033		642,000		759,137
			$	7,128,503
Building – 0.7%
American Standard Cos., Inc., 7.375%, 2008	$	735,000	$	763,083
Goodman Global Holdings, Inc., 7.875%, 2012(a)		210,000		198,450
Jacuzzi Brands, Inc., 9.625%, 2010		355,000		377,188
Nortek Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2014		665,000		646,713
Nortek Holdings, Inc., 0% to 2009, 10.75% to 2014		795,000		507,806
			$	2,493,240
Business Services – 1.3%
Iron Mountain, Inc., 8.625%, 2013	$	650,000	$	677,625
Iron Mountain, Inc., 7.75%, 2015		1,055,000		1,070,825
Lucent Technologies, Inc., 5.5%, 2008		1,060,000		1,038,800
SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 2015(a)		345,000		346,725
Xerox Corp., 7.625%, 2013		1,185,000		1,259,063
			$	4,393,038
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Chemicals – 2.3%
Basell AF SCA, 8.375%, 2015(a)	$	410,000	$	409,488
BCP Crystal Holdings Corp., 9.625%, 2014		1,116,000		1,238,760
Equistar Chemicals, 10.625%, 2011		835,000		918,500
Huntsman International LLC, 10.125%, 2009		438,000		452,783
Huntsman International LLC, 7.375%, 2015(a)		450,000		455,625
IMC Global, Inc., 10.875%, 2013		1,210,000		1,391,500
Kronos International, Inc., 8.875%, 2009	EUR	70,000		89,262
Lyondell Chemical Co., 11.125%, 2012	$	1,340,000		1,504,150
Nalco Co., 7.75%, 2011		475,000		484,500
Nalco Finance Holdings, Inc, 0% to 2009, 9% to 2014		605,000		458,288
Rhodia S.A., 8.875%, 2011		415,000		423,300
			$	7,826,156
Construction – 0.2%
D.R. Horton, Inc., 8%, 2009	$	760,000	$	808,269
Consumer Goods & Services – 0.5%
Church & Dwight Co., Inc., 6%, 2012	$	715,000	$	702,488
Fortune Brands, Inc., 5.125%, 2011		345,000		342,980
Revlon Consumer Products Corp., 9.5%, 2011		760,000		699,200
			$	1,744,668
Containers – 0.8%
Crown Americas, 7.75%, 2015(a)	$	610,000	$	632,875
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.875%, 2009		390,000		407,063
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.25%, 2013		1,460,000		1,536,650
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2015(a)		145,000		148,625
Pliant Corp., 11.125%, 2009		135,000		117,788
			$	2,843,001
Defense Electronics – 0.8%
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 5.2%, 2015(a)	$	1,297,000	$	1,259,041
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc, 6.125%, 2014		1,575,000		1,555,313
			$	2,814,354
Electronics – 0.2%
Flextronics International Ltd., 6.5%, 2013	$	790,000	$	795,925
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 2.2%
Gazprom OAO, 9.625%, 2013	$	1,370,000	$	1,642,288
Gazprom OAO, 8.625%, 2034(a)		950,000		1,199,850
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 7.375%, 2014		783,000		864,432
Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 8.625%, 2022		1,366,000		1,668,569
Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875%, 2022(a)		1,020,000		1,253,292
Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875%, 2022		791,000		971,916
			$	7,600,347
Emerging Market Sovereign – 6.0%
Aries Vermogensverwaltungs, 9.6%, 2014	$	500,000	$	638,750
Federal Republic of Brazil, 8%, 2018		222,000		242,757
Federal Republic of Brazil, 8.875%, 2019		393,000		453,915
Federal Republic of Brazil, FRN, 5.25%, 2012		1,936,271		1,927,751
Federal Republic of Brazil, FRN, 5.1875%, 2024		995,000		975,100
Republic of Argentina, FRN, 4.889%, 2012		1,709,000		1,352,674
Republic of Colombia, FRN, 6.55%, 2015		663,000		687,863
Republic of Korea, 5.58%, 2025		795,000		800,026
Republic of Panama, 9.375%, 2029		1,136,000		1,471,120
Republic of Philippines, 8%, 2016		1,090,000		1,147,225
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Emerging Market Sovereign – continued
Republic of Philippines, 7.75%, 2031	$	846,000	$	834,368
Republic of South Africa, 9.125%, 2009		308,000		344,190
Russian Federation, 3%, 2008		4,232,000		4,023,362
Russian Federation, 3%, 2011		2,090,000		1,878,388
State of Qatar, 9.75%, 2030		363,000		554,483
United Mexican States, 6.375%, 2013		912,000		965,808
United Mexican States, 6.625%, 2015		186,000		200,880
United Mexican States, 8.125%, 2019		1,603,000		1,955,660
			$	20,454,320
Energy - Independent – 1.6%
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 2015	$	1,345,000	$	1,341,638
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.875%, 2016		155,000		158,100
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 2013		755,000		742,731
Kerr-McGee Corp., 6.95%, 2024		994,000		1,049,679
Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2014		665,000		685,781
Pioneer Natural Resource Co., 6.5%, 2008		647,000		658,390
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.125%, 2014		665,000		698,250
			$	5,334,569
Entertainment – 0.8%
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 9.5%, 2011	$	864,000	$	816,480
AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11%, 2016(a)		245,000		246,225
Six Flags, Inc., 9.75%, 2013		913,000		934,684
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 8.375%, 2013		653,000		745,939
			$	2,743,328
Financial Institutions – 0.5%
HSBC Finance Corp., 5.25%, 2011	$	1,520,000	$	1,520,508
Food & Non-Alcoholic Beverages – 0.4%
Dean Foods Co., 6.625%, 2009	$	355,000	$	362,988
Michael Foods, Inc., 8%, 2013		880,000		904,200
			$	1,267,188
Forest & Paper Products – 1.3%
Buckeye Technologies, Inc., 8.5%, 2013	$	1,145,000	$	1,150,725
Graphic Packaging International Corp., 8.5%, 2011		1,035,000		1,035,000
JSG Funding PLC, 7.75%, 2015	EUR	575,000		640,479
MDP Acquisitions PLC, 9.625%, 2012	$	775,000		800,188
Stone Container Corp., 7.375%, 2014		890,000		794,325
			$	4,420,717
Gaming & Lodging – 2.8%
Aztar Corp., 7.875%, 2014	$	560,000	$	581,000
Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.75%, 2014		720,000		707,400
Host Marriott LP, 7.125%, 2013		900,000		925,875
Host Marriott LP, 6.375%, 2015		510,000		503,625
Majestic Star Casino LLC, 9.5%, 2010		125,000		133,438
Majestic Star Casino LLC, 9.75%, 2011(a)		135,000		138,038
MGM Mirage, Inc., 8.375%, 2011		1,740,000		1,870,500
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2013		1,025,000		1,091,625
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., 8%, 2010		935,000		1,016,921
Scientific Games Corp., 6.25%, 2012		750,000		735,000
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.875%, 2012		1,000,000		1,095,000
Station Casinos, Inc., 6.5%, 2014		520,000		518,700
			$	9,317,122
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Industrial – 1.1%
Amsted Industries, Inc., 10.25%, 2011(a)	$	1,280,000	$	1,376,000
JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc., "B", 9.625%, 2012		1,000,000		1,015,000
JohnsonDiversey Holdings, Inc., 0% to 2007, 10.67% to 2013		1,000,000		840,000
Milacron Escrow Corp., 11.5%, 2011		430,000		388,075
			$	3,619,075
Insurance – 1.9%
American International Group, Inc., 4.25%, 2013	$	3,664,000	$	3,444,644
ING Groep N.V., 5.775% to 2015, FRN to 2049		2,160,000		2,170,543
UnumProvident Corp., 7.625%, 2011		350,000		377,343
UnumProvident Corp., 6.85%, 2015(a)		347,000		362,049
			$	6,354,579
Insurance - Property & Casualty – 1.0%
Allianz AG, 5.5% to 2014, FRN to 2049	EUR	947,000	$	1,240,918
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014	$	775,000		770,749
St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc., 5.5%, 2015		1,212,000		1,213,875
			$	3,225,542
International Market Quasi-Sovereign – 1.1%
KfW Bankengruppe, FRN, 2.328%, 2007	EUR	1,421,000	$	1,728,215
Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, FRN, 2.508%, 2007	EUR	468,000		569,669
Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, FRN, 2.594%, 2007	EUR	433,000		527,082
Landesbank Baden-Wurttemberg, FRN, 2.463%, 2007	EUR	820,000		998,323
			$	3,823,289
International Market Sovereign – 14.5%
Federal Republic of Germany, 3.5%, 2008	EUR	4,407,000	$	5,425,654
Federal Republic of Germany, 3.75%, 2015	EUR	868,000		1,080,835
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 2030	EUR	312,000		529,512
Government of Australia, 6.25%, 2015	AUD	331,000		266,452
Government of Canada, 4.5%, 2015	CAD	601,000		538,590
Government of New Zealand, 6.5%, 2013	NZD	5,341,000		3,802,375
Government of New Zealand, 6%, 2015	NZD	1,176,000		815,433
Government of New Zealand, 6%, 2017	NZD	817,000		567,843
Kingdom of Netherlands, 5.75%, 2007	EUR	1,873,000		2,349,299
Kingdom of Netherlands, 3.75%, 2009	EUR	2,215,000		2,751,048
Kingdom of Spain, 6%, 2008	EUR	2,070,328		2,663,409
Kingdom of Spain, 5.35%, 2011	EUR	1,235,000		1,661,778
Republic of Austria, 5.5%, 2007	EUR	2,182,000		2,768,622
Republic of Finland, 5.375%, 2013	EUR	3,547,000		4,879,370
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2007	EUR	3,942,000		4,922,394
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2012	EUR	408,000		538,429
Republic of France, 6%, 2025	EUR	187,000		299,813
Republic of Ireland, 4.25%, 2007	EUR	3,794,000		4,719,125
Republic of Ireland, 4.6%, 2016	EUR	404,000		538,006
United Kingdom Treasury, 5.75%, 2009	GBP	2,167,000		4,062,294
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2015	GBP	1,704,000		3,990,134
			$	49,170,415
Machinery & Tools – 1.0%
Case Corp., 7.25%, 2016	$	140,000	$	134,400
Case New Holland, Inc., 9.25%, 2011		955,000		1,021,850
Manitowoc Co., Inc., 10.5%, 2012		562,000		623,820
Terex Corp., 10.375%, 2011		565,000		597,488
Terex Corp., 9.25%, 2011		420,000		448,350
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Machinery & Tools – continued
Terex Corp., 7.375%, 2014	$	715,000	$	718,575
			$	3,544,483
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 1.7%
AmerisourceBergen Corp., 5.875%, 2015(a)	$	465,000	$	470,813
Baxter International, Inc., 9.5%, 2008		677,000		737,619
Cardinal Health, Inc., 5.85%, 2017		1,211,000		1,226,414
CDRV Investors, Inc., 0% to 2010, 9.625% to 2015		670,000		433,825
DaVita, Inc., 6.625%, 2013		270,000		272,700
HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 2015		1,515,000		1,512,484
Omnicare, Inc., 6.875%, 2015		465,000		465,581
Triad Hospitals, Inc., 7%, 2013		600,000		605,250
			$	5,724,686
Metals & Mining – 1.0%
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 2014	$	350,000	$	358,750
Codelco, Inc., 5.625%, 2035(a)		922,000		897,843
Foundation PA Coal Co., 7.25%, 2014		115,000		119,313
Massey Energy Co., 6.875%, 2013(a)		365,000		368,194
Peabody Energy Corp., "B", 6.875%, 2013		860,000		890,100
U.S. Steel Corp., 9.75%, 2010		627,000		683,430
			$	3,317,630
Mortgage Backed – 5.7%
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2018 - 2035	$	14,063,832	$	14,015,655
Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2031		440,449		452,483
Fannie Mae, 6%, 2034		4,917,808		4,971,255
			$	19,439,393
Natural Gas - Distribution – 0.1%
AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.125%, 2016	$	375,000	$	372,188
Natural Gas - Pipeline – 2.9%
ANR Pipeline Co., 8.875%, 2010	$	300,000	$	320,928
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.125%, 2015(a)		365,000		375,950
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 7.875%, 2013		1,826,000		2,073,984
El Paso Energy Corp., 7%, 2011		570,000		579,263
El Paso Energy Corp., 7.75%, 2013		1,090,000		1,152,675
Enterprise Products Operating LP, 6.375%, 2013		270,000		281,655
Kinder Morgan Finance Corp., 5.35%, 2011(a)		1,516,000		1,512,433
Southern Natural Gas Co., Inc., 8.875%, 2010		1,250,000		1,337,199
Williams Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 2011		1,940,000		2,022,450
			$	9,656,537
Network & Telecom – 1.8%
Citizens Communications Co., 9.25%, 2011	$	1,398,000	$	1,537,800
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., 8%, 2010		543,000		601,795
Eircom Funding PLC, 8.25%, 2013		675,000		718,875
MCI, Inc., 8.735%, 2014		645,000		727,238
Qwest Corp., 8.875%, 2012		430,000		476,225
Telecom Italia Capital, 4.875%, 2010		248,000		242,042
Telefonica Europe B.V., 7.75%, 2010		1,090,000		1,188,980
Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc., 9.25%, 2014		540,000		575,100
			$	6,068,055
Oil Services – 0.1%
Petroleum Export Peloil, 5.265%, 2011(a)	$	298,000	$	294,513
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Oils – 0.4%
Premcor Refining Group, Inc., 7.5%, 2015	$	1,290,000	$	1,373,949
Pharmaceuticals – 0.1%
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance LLC, 5.55%, 2016	$	359,000	$	358,209
Printing & Publishing – 1.7%
American Media Operations, Inc., 8.875%, 2011	$	720,000	$	612,000
Cenveo, Inc., 9.625%, 2012		878,000		941,655
Dex Media East LLC, 9.875%, 2009		1,100,000		1,188,000
Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 2013		986,000		1,088,298
Lighthouse International Co. S.A., 8%, 2014(a)	EUR	405,000		531,237
MediaNews Group, Inc., 6.875%, 2013	$	1,180,000		1,109,200
R.H. Donnelley Corp., 8.875%, 2016(a)		355,000		358,550
			$	5,828,940
Railroad & Shipping – 0.2%
TFM S.A. de C.V., 9.375%, 2012	$	520,000	$	572,000
Real Estate – 0.3%
EOP Operating LP, 4.65%, 2010	$	1,090,000	$	1,057,540
Retailers – 0.8%
Couche-Tard, Inc., 7.5%, 2013	$	885,000	$	918,188
GSC Holdings Corp., 8%, 2012(a)		365,000		354,506
Limited Brands, Inc., 5.25%, 2014		1,126,000		1,055,956
Rite Aid Corp., 8.125%, 2010		425,000		433,500
			$	2,762,150
Supermarkets – 0.3%
Safeway, Inc., 4.95%, 2010	$	470,000	$	457,786
Safeway, Inc., 6.5%, 2011		650,000		673,456
			$	1,131,242
Supranational – 0.6%
Central American Bank, 4.875%, 2012(a)	$	1,269,000	$	1,222,077
Inter-American Development Bank, 8%, 2016(r)	MXN	9,917,000		934,217
			$	2,156,294
Telecommunications - Wireless – 2.1%
Alamosa Holdings, Inc., 11%, 2010	$	744,000	$	833,280
America Movil S.A. de C.V., 5.75%, 2015		1,041,000		1,033,193
American Tower Corp., 7.125%, 2012		675,000		700,313
Centennial Communications Corp., 10%, 2013(a)		110,000		113,850
Centennial Communications Corp., 10.125%, 2013		430,000		470,850
Dolphin Telecom PLC, "B", 14%, 2009(d)		2,800,000		0
Excelcomindo Finance Co., 7.125%, 2013(a)		100,000		100,250
Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.95%, 2014		1,545,000		1,555,963
Rogers Wireless, Inc., 7.5%, 2015		990,000		1,074,150
Rural Cellular Corp., 9.875%, 2010		650,000		698,750
U.S. Unwired, Inc., 10%, 2012		425,000		481,313
			$	7,061,912
Tobacco – 0.3%
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc., 7.25%, 2012	$	1,069,000	$	1,095,725
Transportation - Services – 0.3%
Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 2014(a)	$	285,000	$	294,263
Stena AB, 7%, 2016		465,000		431,288
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., 6.875%, 2013		335,000		344,213
			$	1,069,764
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
Bonds – continued
U.S. Government Agencies – 3.8%
Fannie Mae, 3.25%, 2006	$	910,000	$	903,218
Fannie Mae, 4.25%, 2007		3,750,000		3,715,676
Small Business Administration, 4.34%, 2024		2,846,610		2,721,454
Small Business Administration, 4.77%, 2024		967,520		949,364
Small Business Administration, 5.18%, 2024		2,272,239		2,280,401
Small Business Administration, 4.86%, 2025		687,263		676,167
Small Business Administration, 4.625%, 2025		976,772		947,362
Small Business Administration, 5.11%, 2025		799,000		797,065
			$	12,990,707
U.S. Treasury Obligations – 2.6%
U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.25%, 2008(f)	$	1,487,000	$	1,442,913
U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.125%, 2015		504,000		488,152
U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 2015		1,100,000		1,074,993
U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.5%, 2015		380,000		379,124
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.875%, 2010		727,194		696,941
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 3%, 2012		866,241		922,377
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2%, 2014		2,751,448		2,756,285
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.625%, 2015		939,889		911,692
			$	8,672,477
Utilities - Electric Power – 6.5%
AES Corp., 9%, 2015(a)	$	1,210,000	$	1,324,950
Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC, 8.25%, 2012(a)		1,685,000		1,870,350
Beaver Valley Funding Corp., 9%, 2017		1,705,000		1,970,332
CMS Energy Corp., 8.5%, 2011		1,500,000		1,629,375
DPL, Inc., 6.875%, 2011		321,000		341,865
Duke Capital Corp., 8%, 2019		679,000		805,742
Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 9.875%, 2010(a)		790,000		865,050
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A., 8.35%, 2013		103,000		116,121
Enersis S.A., 7.375%, 2014		1,489,000		1,587,928
FirstEnergy Corp., 6.45%, 2011		857,000		900,929
HQI Transelec Chile S.A., 7.875%, 2011		1,200,000		1,316,785
Midland Funding II, 13.25%, 2006		1,107,475		1,140,738
Mirant North America LLC, 7.375%, 2013(a)		360,000		366,300
MSW Energy Holdings LLC, 7.375%, 2010		785,000		808,550
NorthWestern Corp., 5.875%, 2014		670,000		665,236
NRG Energy, Inc., 8%, 2013		535,000		596,525
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2016		1,525,000		1,551,688
Progress Energy, Inc., 5.625%, 2016		357,000		353,668
Texas Genco LLC, 6.875%, 2014(a)		1,585,000		1,715,763
TXU Corp., 5.55%, 2014		1,715,000		1,610,457
Waterford 3 Funding Corp., 8.09%, 2017		544,998		574,826
			$	22,113,178
Total Bonds			$	325,917,130
Convertible Preferred Stocks – 0.3%
Automotive – 0.3%
Ford Motor Co. Capital Trust II, 6.5%		13,755	$	442,223
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Issuer		Shares/Par		Value ($)
General Motors Corp., 5.25%		37,575		620,739
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks			$	1,062,962
Preferred Stocks – 0%
Consumer Goods & Services – 0%
Renaissance Cosmetics, Inc., 14%(n)		809	$	0
Real Estate – 0%
HRPT Properties Trust, "B", 8.75%		2,725	$	69,760
Total Preferred Stocks			$	69,760
Convertible Bonds – 0.4%
Telecommunications - Wireless – 0.4%
Nextel Communications, Inc., 5.25%, 2010	$	1,300,000	$	1,300,000
Short-Term Obligation – 2.1%
General Electric Co., 4.48%, due 2/01/06 (y)	$	7,051,000	$	7,051,000
Rights – 0%
Emerging Market Sovereign – 0%
Banco Central del Uruguay		1,250,000	$	0
Total Investments (k)			$	335,400,852
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 1.1%				3,617,170
Net Assets – 100.0%			$	339,018,022

(n)	Non-income producing security.
(d)	Non-income producing security – in default.
(a)	SEC Rule 144A restriction.
(f)	All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for an open futures contract.
(y)	The rate shown represents an annualized yield at time of purchase.
(k)	As of January 31, 2006, the fund had two securities representing $0 of net assets that were fair valued in accordance with the policies adopted by the Board of Trustees.
(i)	Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.
(r)	Restricted securities (excluding 144A issues) are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted security:

	Acquisition		Acquisition		Current	Total % of
Restricted Security	Date		Cost		Market Value	Net Assets
Inter-American Development Bank, 8%, 2016	1/20/06	$	936,528	$	934,217	0.3	%
Total Restricted Securities				$	934,217	0.3	%

The following abbreviations are used in the Portfolio of Investments and are defined:
FRN	Floating Rate Note. The interest rate is the rate in effect as of period end.
TIPS	Treasury Inflation Protected Security
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
DKK	Danish Krone
EUR	Euro
GBP	British Pound
MXN	Mexican Peso
NOK	Norwegian Krone
NZD	New Zealand Dollar
See attached schedules. For more information see notes to financial statements as disclosed in the most recent semiannual or annual
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Supplemental Schedules (Unaudited) 01/31/2006

(1) Portfolio Securities

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

Aggregate Cost	$	332,560,214
Gross unrealized appreciation	$	7,954,728
Gross unrealized depreciation		(5,114,090	)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)	$	2,840,638

Aggregate cost includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments.

(2) Financial Instruments

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

Sales and Purchases in the table below are reported by currency.

	Contracts to  Deliver/Receive		Settlement Date		In Exchange For		Contracts at Value		Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Sales
AUD		1,012,789	02/06/06 - 02/07/06	$	754,163	$	765,991	$	(11,828	)
EUR		27,433,147	02/13/06 - 03/27/06		32,270,749		33,439,926		(1,169,177	)
GBP		4,494,780	03/30/06		8,019,631		8,018,414		1,217
MXN		17,552,563	02/27/06		1,666,989		1,676,987		(9,998	)
NZD		9,393,043	02/07/06		6,633,735		6,435,273		198,462
				$	49,345,267	$	50,336,591	$	(991,324	)
Purchases
AUD		804,032	02/06/06 - 02/07/06	$	603,919	$	608,105	$	4,186
CAD		441,690	03/20/06		381,112		387,256		6,144
DKK		167,499	03/13/06		27,324		27,384		60
EUR		4,730,531	02/13/06 - 03/20/06		5,717,650		5,769,825		52,175
MXN		7,630,943	02/27/06		729,318		729,067		(251	)
NOK		11,498,924	03/13/06		1,738,876		1,734,728		(4,148	)
NZD		1,645,403	02/07/06		1,120,520		1,127,283		6,763
				$	10,318,719	$	10,383,648	$	64,929

At January 31, 2006, forward foreign currency purchases and sales under master netting agreements excluded above
amounted to a net payable of $165,675 with Merrill Lynch International.

Futures Contracts
						Unrealized
				Expiration		Appreciation
	Contracts		Value	Date		(Depreciation)
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)	11	$	1,100,000	Mar-06	$	993
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Credit Default Swaps
					Unrealized
	Notional Principal    Amount of Contract				Appreciation
Expiration			Description		(Depreciation)
12/20/12	$	1,290,000	Agreement between the fund and	$	(1,330	)
			Merrill Lynch Capital Services to exchange
			the credit risk of Bear Stearns Co., Inc. As a
			buyer of protection, the fund agrees
			to pay Merrill Lynch quarterly at a fixed
			annual rate of 0.30% of the notional amount
			of $1,290,000 until maturity on December 20, 2012.
			If Bear Stearns Co., Inc. experiences one of the
			following credit events: bankruptcy, failure to
			pay, or a restructuring, the fund would
			then purchase $1,290,000 par of Bear Stearns Co., Inc.
			bonds at the post credit event market price, and
			then deliver those bonds to Merrill Lynch, who
			in turn would deliver $1,290,000 in cash to the fund.

At January 31, 2006, the fund had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments under these contracts.

(3) Country Weightings

Country weighting percentages of portfolio holdings based on total net assets as of January 31, 2006, are as follows:

United States	65.6%
Germany	4.2%
Russia	2.9%
Great Britain	2.7%
Mexico	2.5%
Ireland	2.2%
Netherlands	2.2%
France	2.1%
Spain	1.6%
Other	14.0%

MFS Investment Management®
MFS® investment products are offered through MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., 500 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.

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ITEM 2.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)	Based upon their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as
	defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as
	conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant’s principal
	financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure
	controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information
	required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed,
	summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
	Commission’s rules and forms.
(b)	There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as
	defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal
	quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
	registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 3.  EXHIBITS.
File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer
and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17
CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto.

Notice
A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Registrant is on file with the
Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this
instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer
and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding
upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and
property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: MFS SERIES TRUST VIII
By (Signature and Title)*	MARIA F. DWYER
	Maria F. Dwyer, President
Date: March 24, 2006
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment
Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf
of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)*	MARIA F. DWYER
	Maria F. Dwyer, President (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: March 24, 2006
By (Signature and Title)*	TRACY ATKINSON
	Tracy Atkinson, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and
	Accounting Officer)
Date: March 24, 2006
* Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.