MFS Charter Income Trust

MFS Charter Income Trust operates as a closed-end management investment trust. It invests its assets primarily in debt instruments. The company was founded on July 20, 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MCR, and Building and Land Technology (BLT), a premier real estate firm that has developed more than 25 million square feet of real estate across commercial and residential properties, have closed a $632 million, three-year, fixed-rate financing on a portfolio of 53 hotels across the United States. “This refinancing is a validation of the quality of assets in the portfolio and the attractive operating and financial performance of properties managed by MCR,” says Tyler.

MCR and BLT Complete $632 Million Refinancing of 53-Hotel Portfolio

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

MFS High Yield Municipal Trust

MFS High Income Municipal Trust

MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust

MFS Municipal Income Trust

MFS Special Value Trust

MFS Government Markets Income Trust

MFS Intermediate Income Trust

MFS Multimarket Income Trust

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS announces distributions for several closed end funds for April 2024.

MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS announces distribution income sources for several closed end funds for March 2024.

MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds

BOSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--MFS Investment Management® (MFS®) is making a portfolio management team announcement for MFS® Charter Income Trust (NYSE: MCR) and MFS® Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE: MMT), each a closed end fund.

MFS Closed End Fund Portfolio Management Team Announcement

MCR is rather uniquely positioned with short positions through derivatives. The tactical positioning of the fund has provided some protection over the years but more minimal upside.

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Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund

Credit Suisse High Yield Bond Fund

Wells Fargo Income Opportunities Fund

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Western Asset High Income Opportunity Fund Inc

Western Asset High Income Fund

Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust

New American High Income Fund

Western Asset High Yield Defined Opportunity Fund Inc

BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund

Nuveen Credit Opportunities 2022 Target Term Fund

KKR Income Opportunities Fund

Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc

Pioneer High Income Trust

Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund

Invesco High Income Trust II

The high-yield CEF sector has done well though not as well as other sectors in terms of discount returns in the last month (+1.3%). The sector as a whole is near its long-term fair value with a discount of -5%. But with spreads near the pre-COVID tightest levels, there isn't much upside for NAVs.

CEF Analysis: High-Yield Sector Update

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Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund

Wells Fargo Multi-Sector Income Fund

Wells Fargo Utilities and High Income Fund

Sprott Focus Trust

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Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund

Nuveen Diversified Dividend And Income Fund

Nuveen Real Asset Income & Growth Fund

Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Total Return Strategy Fund

Nuveen Tax-Advantaged Dividend Growth Fund

RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Opportunity Fund, Inc.

Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund

RiverNorth Opportunities Fund, Inc.

Royce Micro-Cap Trust

Royce Value Trust

Some CEFs have managed distribution policies that are linked directly or indirectly to their NAVs, allowing investors to forecast changes in distributions with varying accuracy. Recent volatility has already caused some CEFs to lower their distributions as a result of the March drawdown, causing their discounts to widen relative to their sectors.

Preparing For Distribution Changes For CEFs With MDPs

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund

John Hancock Preferred Income Fund

iShares Gold Trust

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iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares Global Utilities ETF

Invesco Global Water ETF

ProShares DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF

Funds are selected based on Risk, Risk Adjusted Returns, Momentum, Income, and Quality Factors.

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