ITEM 1.
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REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.
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ANNUAL REPORT
April 30, 2013
MFS® COMMODITY
STRATEGY FUND
CMS-ANN
MFS® COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND
CONTENTS
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
LETTER
FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO
Dear Shareholders:
As 2013 has unfolded, we have seen global growth prospects decline, while U.S. and global equities march forward. Meanwhile, historically very low yields and a
broadly
sideways market have produced slim bond market returns. The big stories thus far this year are Japans aggressive stimulus, which appears to be eliciting its desired response among consumers
and businesses, and the eurozones debt-driven doldrums. Meanwhile, the two economic giants, China and the United States, keep chugging along deliberately, albeit at historically moderate rates of growth.
The U.S. housing recovery has coincided with a pickup in auto sales and a lift in job creation, but the U.S. sequestrations cuts are having the effect of a
driver applying the brakes at the same time as the accelerator. The result is slower than desirable
growth. China, similarly, keeps moving forward, but at a slower than normal pace, held back by the eurozone recession, slower global growth, and by the new governments efforts to shift its
enormous economy to more of a consumer focus. The eurozone continues to struggle with persistent record-high unemployment and 21 straight months of manufacturing contraction. The European Central Banks recent interest rate cut could help, but
this region will require much needed, though politically difficult, structural reforms to climb out of its deep funk.
As always,
managing risk in the face of uncertainty remains a top priority for investors. At MFS®, our uniquely collaborative investment process employs integrated, global research and active risk management. Our global team of investment professionals
shares ideas and evaluates opportunities across continents, investment disciplines and asset classes all with a goal of building better insights, and ultimately better results, for our clients.
We are mindful of the many economic challenges investors face, and believe it is more important than ever to maintain a long-term view and employ time-tested
principles, such as asset allocation and diversification. We remain confident that our unique approach can serve investors well as they work with their financial advisors to identify and pursue the most suitable opportunities.
Respectfully,
Robert J. Manning
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MFS
Investment Management®
June 17, 2013
The
opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change, may not be relied upon for investment advice, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.
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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION
Portfolio structure based on market value (b)
Portfolio structure reflecting equivalent exposure of derivative positions (i)
Commodity exposure reflecting equivalent exposure of derivative positions (c)(i)
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Fixed income sectors (i)
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High Grade Corporates
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42.6%
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Non-U.S. Government Bonds
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7.6%
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Asset-Backed Securities
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4.6%
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Mortgage-Backed Securities
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3.2%
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Emerging Markets Bonds
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1.4%
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U.S. Government Agencies
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1.0%
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Collateralized Debt Obligations
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0.6%
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Municipal Bonds
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0.3%
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U.S. Treasury Securities
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0.2%
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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
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0.2%
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High Yield Corporates
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0.1%
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Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)
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AAA
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13.3%
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AA
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7.1%
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A
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19.0%
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BBB
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17.8%
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BB
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0.2%
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U.S. Government
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2.5%
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Federal Agencies
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4.2%
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Not Rated
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(2.3)%
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Non-Fixed Income
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97.9%
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Cash & Other
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(59.7)%
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(a)
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For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moodys, Fitch, and
Standard & Poors 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. 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 equity securities (including convertible bonds and equity derivatives) and commodities. Cash & Other includes cash, other assets less liabilities, offsets to
derivative positions, and short-term securities. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund is not rated by these agencies.
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(b)
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For purposes of this presentation, components include the market value of securities, less any securities sold short, and the market value of derivative contracts and may, from
time to time, be negative. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. Percentages are based on net assets as of 4/30/13. Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of
the portfolio.
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(c)
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The portfolio obtains exposure to the commodities market by investing in commodity-linked notes. In order to minimize counterparty risk, the fund posts a portion of its assets as
collateral to cover its obligations under these notes. While there is leverage embedded in these commodity-linked notes, which is reflected by the negative cash position, this leverage is fully collateralized with a portion of the funds assets
invested in fixed income securities. For more information about commodity-linked notes and the risks of investing in such notes, please see the Notes to Financial Statements and the funds prospectus.
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(i)
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For purposes of this presentation, the components include the market value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if any. These
amounts may be negative from time to time. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. 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 portfolios 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 market value. Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.
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Percentages are based on net assets as of 4/30/13.
The portfolio is
actively managed and current holdings may be different.
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MANAGEMENT REVIEW
Summary of Results
For the twelve months ended
April 30, 2013, Class A shares of the MFS Commodity Strategy Fund (fund) provided a total return of 4.38%, at net asset value. This compares with a return of 5.33% for the funds benchmark, the Dow Jones-UBS
Commodity Index.
Market Environment
In the
months prior to the beginning of the period, the market was characterized by a risk-on sentiment as a result of additional liquidity measures by the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) as well as a
commensurate improvement in macroeconomic conditions.
By the beginning of the period, however, conditions worsened, driven by broadly weaker global
macroeconomic indicators, as well as renewed concerns over the eurozones capacity and determination to address its ongoing crisis. Despite this deterioration, broad market sentiment remained relatively resilient as equity markets generally
maintained gains and credit spreads did not indicate deterioration.
However, this renewed weakness in the fundamentals precipitated a further round of
monetary easing by both the Fed (through a third round of quantitative easing) and the ECB (through a new bond purchase facility) in the middle of the period, which soon instilled additional confidence in risk markets. Nonetheless, towards the end
of the calendar year, weaker equity earnings reports and declining forward guidance caused market sentiment to soften. In addition, year-end fiscal cliff negotiations between the Republicans in the U.S. Congress and President Obama were a particular
source of market attention, where uncertainty surrounding the fiscal negotiations continued right up to the end-of-year deadline. A last minute political agreement averted the worst-case scenario and markets gravitated towards risk assets again,
though the implementation of the U.S. budget sequester, combined with the uncertainty surrounding the Italian election results, inserted a greater degree of caution as the reporting period ended.
During the first few months of 2013, market sentiment improved markedly, as global macroeconomic indicators improved and fears of fiscal austerity in the U.S.
waned. By the end of the period, however, global growth dynamics looked to be weakening again, though markets were generally unfazed, continuing their risk-on path, especially in light of continued easing by global central banks and the Bank of
Japan in particular.
Factors affecting Performance
Over the reporting period, the fund outperformed the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index via allocations to a variety of commodity sectors. The fund invested in
commodity-linked structured notes to achieve its sector exposures and employed quantitative analysis to derive sector allocation decisions.
The
funds investment in debt securities contributed to relative performance over the reporting period. An overweight exposure to investment-grade bonds, primarily in the financial sector, had a positive impact on performance as these debt
securities posted positive returns during the period. The portion of the funds return derived from yield,
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which was greater than that of the benchmark, was a key contributor to relative performance. Additionally, the funds exposure to
industrial metal commodities
(includes aluminum,
copper, nickel and zinc) supported relative performance.
The funds exposure to the
precious metal commodities
(includes gold, silver, and
platinum) negatively impacted relative returns. Within the sector, trepidation over Cyprus selling gold to fund a portion of their bail-out costs and increased confidence in the U.S. economy, primarily due to stronger-than-expected retail sales,
hindered relative performance late in the reporting period.
Respectfully,
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James Calmas
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Benjamin Nastou
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Natalie Shapiro
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Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager
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Portfolio Manager
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Note to
Shareholders: Linda Zhang is no longer a co-manager of the fund.
The views expressed in this report are those of the portfolio managers only
through the end of the period of the report as stated on the cover and do not necessarily reflect the views of MFS or any other person in the MFS organization. These views are subject to change at any time based on market or other conditions, and
MFS disclaims any responsibility to update such views. These views may not be relied upon as investment advice or an indication of trading intent on behalf of any MFS portfolio. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such
securities, and may not be representative of any MFS portfolios current or future investments.
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PERFORMANCE SUMMARY
THROUGH 4/30/13
The
following chart illustrates a representative class of the funds historical performance in comparison to its benchmark(s). Performance results include the deduction of the maximum applicable sales charge and reflect the percentage change in net
asset value, including reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions. The performance of other share classes will be greater than or less than that of the class depicted below. Benchmarks are unmanaged and may not be invested in
directly. Benchmark returns do not reflect sales charges, commissions or expenses. (See Notes to Performance Summary.)
Performance data shown
represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value fluctuate so your shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than the original cost; current performance may be lower or higher than quoted.
The performance shown does not reflect the deduction of taxes, if any, that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares.
Growth of a Hypothetical $10,000 Investment (t)
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Total Returns through 4/30/13
Average annual without sales charge
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Share class
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Class inception date
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1-yr
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Life (t)
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A
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6/02/10
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(4.38)%
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3.66%
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I
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6/02/10
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(4.03)%
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3.94%
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R5
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9/04/12
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N/A
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(8.44)%
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Comparative benchmark
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Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index (f)
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(5.33)%
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2.70%
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Average annual with sales charge
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A
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Initial Sales Charge (5.75%)
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(9.88)%
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1.58%
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Class I and R5 shares do not have a sales charge.
(f)
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Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
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(t)
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For the period from the class inception date through the stated period end. The comparative benchmark performance information provided for the life period is from the
inception date of the Class A shares. (See Notes to Performance Summary.)
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Benchmark Definition
Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index designed to be a highly liquid and diversified benchmark for the commodity futures market. The Index tracks trades on futures
contracts for physical commodities, such as energy (petroleum, gas), precious metals (gold, silver), industrial metals (zinc, copper), grains (corn, wheat), livestock (live cattle/lean hogs), among others, and are traded in a variety of currencies.
It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
Notes to Performance Summary
Average annual total return
represents the average annual change in value for each share class for the periods presented. Life returns are presented where the share class has less than 10 years of performance history and represent the average annual total return from the class
inception date to the stated period end date. As the funds share classes may have different inception dates, the life returns may represent different time periods and may not be comparable.
Performance results reflect any applicable expense subsidies and waivers in effect during the periods shown. Without such subsidies and waivers the funds
performance results would be less favorable. Please see the prospectus and financial statements for complete details.
Performance results do not include
adjustments made for financial reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and may differ from amounts reported in the financial highlights.
From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
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EXPENSE TABLE
Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period,
November 1, 2012 through April 30,
2013
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, 2012 through April 30, 2013.
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 funds actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the funds 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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Annualized
Expense
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Beginning
Account Value
11/01/12
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Ending
Account Value
4/30/13
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Expenses
Paid During
Period (p)
11/01/12-4/30/13
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A
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Actual
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1.07%
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$1,000.00
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$932.79
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$5.13
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1.07%
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$1,000.00
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$1,019.49
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$5.36
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0.82%
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$1,000.00
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$935.22
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$3.93
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0.82%
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$1,020.73
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$4.11
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R5
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0.82%
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$1,000.00
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$934.27
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$3.93
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0.82%
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$1,020.73
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$4.11
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5% class return per year before expenses.
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Expenses paid are equal to each classs annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days
in the period, divided by the number of days in the year. Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher.
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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS
4/30/13
The Portfolio of Investments is a complete
list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.
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Bonds - 63.7%
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Issuer
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Shares/Par
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Value ($)
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Apparel Manufacturers - 0.2%
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VF Corp., FRN, 1.038%, 2013
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$
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860,000
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$
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861,914
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Asset-Backed & Securitized - 5.4%
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Anthracite Ltd., A, CDO, FRN, 0.559%, 2019 (z)
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$
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175,535
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$
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173,867
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ARI Fleet Lease Trust, A, FRN, 0.748%, 2020 (n)
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895,059
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897,759
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ARI Fleet Lease Trust, A, FRN, 0.498%, 2021 (n)
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919,911
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917,723
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Babson Ltd., CLO, A1, FRN, 0.526%, 2019 (z)
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319,887
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317,390
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Capital Trust Realty Ltd., CDO, 5.16%, 2035 (n)
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178,868
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179,185
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Cent CDO XI Ltd., A1, FRN, 0.535%, 2019 (z)
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743,642
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735,326
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Chesapeake Funding LLC, A, FRN, 1.948%, 2021 (z)
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75,002
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75,264
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Chesapeake Funding LLC, A, FRN, 0.95%, 2023 (z)
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1,057,000
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1,061,653
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CNH Equipment Trust, A2, 0.45%, 2016
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990,000
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990,414
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Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, A, 2.2%, 2019 (z)
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250,000
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253,880
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, A2, 0.4%, 2015
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990,000
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990,210
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Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, A, FRN, 0.548%, 2016
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790,000
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791,431
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Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust, A2, FRN, 0.798%, 2015
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634,000
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635,003
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GE Equipment Transportation LLC, A2, 0.77%, 2014
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240,118
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240,331
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Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC, 2010-1A, A1, 2.6%, 2015 (n)
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740,000
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749,459
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HLSS Servicer Advance Receivables Trust, 2013-T1, A1,
0.898%, 2044 (n)
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1,290,000
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1,291,290
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Home Loan Servicing Solutions Ltd., 1.34%, 2043 (n)
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320,000
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320,832
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Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2013, A2, 0.51%, 2015 (z)
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1,200,000
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1,200,655
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Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, A3, 1.16%, 2015
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294,266
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295,023
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Mercedes Benz Master Owner Trust, FRN, 0.468%, 2016 (n)
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1,200,000
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1,200,000
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Nissan Master Owner Trust Receivables 2013, A, FRN,
0.498%, 2018
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1,300,000
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1,300,000
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Porsche Innovative Lease Owner Trust, 0.44%, 2015 (n)
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458,665
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458,871
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Race Point CLO Ltd., A1A, FRN, 0.498%, 2021 (z)
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1,100,000
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1,083,180
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Santander Drive Auto Receivable Trust, A2, 0.91%, 2015
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225,657
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225,992
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Santander Drive Auto Receivable Trust, A2, 0.57%, 2015
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934,795
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935,276
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Santander Drive Auto Receivable Trust, A2, 0.47%, 2016
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580,000
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580,071
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Smart Trust, A2B, FRN, 0.748%, 2014 (n)
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342,472
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342,958
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Smart Trust, A2B, FRN, 0.528%, 2015 (n)
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840,000
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840,525
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Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, A2, 0.53%, 2015 (n)
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2,550,000
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2,551,652
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Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, A3, FRN,
6.122%, 2051
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634,146
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656,073
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Portfolio of Investments continued
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Bonds - continued
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Automotive - 2.7%
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American Honda Finance Corp., 1.6%, 2018 (n)
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$
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388,000
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$
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392,515
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American Honda Finance Corp., 1.625%, 2013 (n)
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700,000
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703,487
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American Honda Finance Corp., 1.85%, 2014 (n)
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460,000
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467,743
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American Honda Finance Corp., 1%, 2015 (n)
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810,000
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814,717
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American Honda Finance Corp., FRN, 0.518%, 2014 (n)
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570,000
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570,599
|
|
Daimler Finance North America LLC, 2.4%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
520,000
|
|
|
|
538,265
|
|
Daimler Finance North America LLC, FRN, 0.879%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
|
1,204,225
|
|
Daimler Finance North America LLC, FRN, 1.608%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
490,000
|
|
|
|
490,877
|
|
Daimler Finance North America LLC, FRN, 1.48%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
560,000
|
|
|
|
561,757
|
|
Daimler Finance North America LLC, FRN, 0.893%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
640,000
|
|
|
|
641,403
|
|
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.207%, 2016
|
|
|
360,000
|
|
|
|
384,484
|
|
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, 3.875%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
570,000
|
|
|
|
611,864
|
|
Hyundai Capital America, 1.625%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
710,000
|
|
|
|
711,069
|
|
RCI Banque S.A., FRN, 2.148%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
753,371
|
|
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 3.2%, 2015
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
632,701
|
|
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., FRN, 1.032%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
|
1,103,572
|
|
Volkswagen International Finance N.V., FRN, 0.889%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
502,086
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11,084,735
|
|
Banks & Diversified Financials (Covered Bonds) - 1.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, FRN, 0.89%, 2015 (n)
|
|
$
|
310,000
|
|
|
$
|
312,656
|
|
Bank of Nova Scotia, 1.45%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
620,000
|
|
|
|
621,674
|
|
BNP Paribas Home Loan, 2.2%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,035,300
|
|
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 0.75%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
|
|
841,764
|
|
Credit Mutuel-CIC Home Loan, 1.5%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,010,700
|
|
DnB Nor Boligkreditt AS, 2.1%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
724,850
|
|
National Bank of Canada, 2.2%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
1,060,000
|
|
|
|
1,113,848
|
|
Norddeutsche Landesbank, 0.875%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
401,760
|
|
SpareBank 1 Boligkreditt A.S., 2.625%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
791,400
|
|
Stadshypotek AB, FRN, 0.833%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
801,586
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,655,538
|
|
Broadcasting - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vivendi S.A., 2.4%, 2015 (n)
|
|
$
|
680,000
|
|
|
$
|
692,798
|
|
WPP Finance, 8%, 2014
|
|
|
880,000
|
|
|
|
956,928
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,649,726
|
|
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BlackRock, Inc., 3.5%, 2014
|
|
$
|
750,000
|
|
|
$
|
786,847
|
|
BlackRock, Inc., 1.375%, 2015
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
508,604
|
|
Franklin Resources, Inc., 1.375%, 2017
|
|
|
182,000
|
|
|
|
183,599
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,479,050
|
|
12
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cable TV - 0.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comcast Corp., 5.3%, 2014
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
|
$
|
620,254
|
|
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 4.75%, 2014
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
527,211
|
|
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 2.4%, 2017
|
|
|
520,000
|
|
|
|
538,149
|
|
NBCUniversal Enterprise Co., FRN, 0.817%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
|
|
873,744
|
|
NBCUniversal Media LLC, 2.1%, 2014
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
405,855
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,965,213
|
|
Chemicals - 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., 5.25%, 2014
|
|
$
|
720,000
|
|
|
$
|
752,704
|
|
|
|
|
Computer Software - 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adobe Systems, Inc., 3.25%, 2015
|
|
$
|
700,000
|
|
|
$
|
729,508
|
|
|
|
|
Computer Software - Systems - 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apple, Inc., FRN, 0.523%, 2018
|
|
$
|
910,000
|
|
|
$
|
910,000
|
|
|
|
|
Conglomerates - 0.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABB Finance (USA), Inc., 1.625%, 2017
|
|
$
|
495,000
|
|
|
$
|
503,064
|
|
ABB Treasury Center USA, Inc., 2.5%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
843,000
|
|
|
|
879,165
|
|
General Electric Co., 0.85%, 2015
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
|
452,593
|
|
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 6%, 2013
|
|
|
320,000
|
|
|
|
324,964
|
|
Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd., 9.5%, 2014
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
540,024
|
|
Pentair Finance S.A., 1.35%, 2015
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
|
652,284
|
|
United Technologies Corp., FRN, 0.787%, 2015
|
|
|
460,000
|
|
|
|
464,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,816,640
|
|
Consumer Products - 0.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Avon Products, Inc., 2.375%, 2016
|
|
$
|
270,000
|
|
|
$
|
275,776
|
|
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A., 1.625%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
530,000
|
|
|
|
538,427
|
|
Mattel, Inc. , 1.7%, 2018
|
|
|
226,000
|
|
|
|
228,559
|
|
Mattel, Inc., 2.5%, 2016
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
417,352
|
|
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 2%, 2015
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
609,860
|
|
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc., 2.05%, 2017
|
|
|
426,000
|
|
|
|
430,133
|
|
Phillips Electronics N.V., 7.25%, 2013
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
611,498
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,111,605
|
|
Consumer Services - 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
eBay, Inc., 1.35%, 2017
|
|
$
|
507,000
|
|
|
$
|
514,111
|
|
Experian Finance PLC, 2.375%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
462,000
|
|
|
|
472,343
|
|
Western Union Co., 2.375%, 2015
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
|
335,975
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,322,429
|
|
Defense Electronics - 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BAE Systems Holdings, Inc., 4.95%, 2014 (n)
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
|
$
|
624,802
|
|
13
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Electrical Equipment - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arrow Electronics, Inc., 3%, 2018
|
|
$
|
240,000
|
|
|
$
|
245,661
|
|
|
|
|
Electronics - 0.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Applied Materials, Inc., 2.65%, 2016
|
|
$
|
750,000
|
|
|
$
|
789,581
|
|
Broadcom Corp., 1.5%, 2013
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
603,075
|
|
Intel Corp., 1.35%, 2017
|
|
|
1,052,000
|
|
|
|
1,059,157
|
|
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 1.6%, 2015
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
506,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,958,215
|
|
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), 3.625%, 2015 (n)
|
|
$
|
101,000
|
|
|
$
|
104,283
|
|
Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 4.75%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
|
609,325
|
|
Gaz Capital S.A., 4.95%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
205,000
|
|
|
|
220,094
|
|
Korea Development Bank, 1%, 2016
|
|
|
710,000
|
|
|
|
701,301
|
|
Korea Gas Corp., 2.25%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
440,000
|
|
|
|
445,720
|
|
Petrobras International Finance Co., 3.875%, 2016
|
|
|
735,000
|
|
|
|
771,904
|
|
Rosneft, 3.149%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
394,000
|
|
|
|
397,920
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,250,547
|
|
Emerging Market Sovereign - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Russian Federation, 3.25%, 2017 (n)
|
|
$
|
800,000
|
|
|
$
|
846,000
|
|
State of Qatar, 5.15%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
624,600
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,470,600
|
|
Energy - Independent - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Encana Corp., 5.9%, 2017
|
|
$
|
585,000
|
|
|
$
|
690,272
|
|
Encana Holdings Finance Corp., 5.8%, 2014
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
577,771
|
|
Hess Corp., 7%, 2014
|
|
|
503,000
|
|
|
|
526,789
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,794,832
|
|
Energy - Integrated - 1.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BG Energy Capital PLC, 2.875%, 2016 (n)
|
|
$
|
970,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,030,231
|
|
BP Capital Markets PLC, 3.125%, 2015
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
634,710
|
|
BP Capital Markets PLC, 0.7%, 2015
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
|
649,823
|
|
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.5%, 2014
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
525,014
|
|
Chevron Corp., 1.104%, 2017
|
|
|
567,000
|
|
|
|
569,642
|
|
Husky Energy, Inc., 5.9%, 2014
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
633,521
|
|
Petro-Canada Financial Partnership, 5%, 2014
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
|
618,144
|
|
Shell International Finance B.V., 1.125%, 2017
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
556,885
|
|
Total Capital Canada Ltd., FRN, 0.657%, 2016
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
160,953
|
|
Total Capital International S.A., 1.5%, 2017
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
610,495
|
|
TOTAL S.A., 3%, 2015
|
|
|
520,000
|
|
|
|
546,846
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,536,264
|
|
14
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Entertainment - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Viacom, Inc., 1.25%, 2015
|
|
$
|
800,000
|
|
|
$
|
805,884
|
|
Walt Disney Co., 0.45%, 2015
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
799,979
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,605,863
|
|
Financial Institutions - 0.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General Electric Capital Corp., 1.875%, 2013
|
|
$
|
540,000
|
|
|
$
|
543,122
|
|
General Electric Capital Corp., 2.15%, 2015
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,025,731
|
|
General Electric Capital Corp., FRN, 1.13%, 2014
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
301,760
|
|
General Electric Capital Corp., FRN, 0.88%, 2015
|
|
|
410,000
|
|
|
|
413,514
|
|
General Electric Capital Corp., FRN, 0.88%, 2016
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
|
583,735
|
|
LeasePlan Corp. N.V., 3%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
540,000
|
|
|
|
553,122
|
|
NYSE Euronext, 2%, 2017
|
|
|
486,000
|
|
|
|
498,924
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,919,908
|
|
Food & Beverages - 3.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 3.625%, 2015
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
$
|
211,586
|
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 0.8%, 2016
|
|
|
520,000
|
|
|
|
522,251
|
|
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 1.375%, 2017
|
|
|
890,000
|
|
|
|
901,924
|
|
Cadbury Schweppes U.S. Finance, 5.125%, 2013
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
711,601
|
|
Campbell Soup Co., FRN, 0.598%, 2014
|
|
|
730,000
|
|
|
|
731,721
|
|
Coca Cola Co., 0.75%, 2013
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
701,823
|
|
Coca-Cola Co., 1.15%, 2018
|
|
|
470,000
|
|
|
|
471,162
|
|
Conagra Foods, Inc., 5.875%, 2014
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
628,987
|
|
Conagra Foods, Inc., 1.3%, 2016
|
|
|
530,000
|
|
|
|
534,867
|
|
Diageo Capital PLC, 7.375%, 2014
|
|
|
430,000
|
|
|
|
450,462
|
|
Diageo Capital PLC, 1.5%, 2017
|
|
|
850,000
|
|
|
|
866,443
|
|
General Mills, Inc., 5.25%, 2013
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
608,296
|
|
General Mills, Inc., 5.2%, 2015
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
|
216,862
|
|
General Mills, Inc., FRN , 0.575%, 2016
|
|
|
430,000
|
|
|
|
430,233
|
|
H.J. Heinz Co., 5.35%, 2013
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
604,200
|
|
Heineken N.V., 0.8%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
440,000
|
|
|
|
440,409
|
|
Ingredion, Inc., 3.2%, 2015
|
|
|
170,000
|
|
|
|
178,241
|
|
Ingredion, Inc., 1.8%, 2017
|
|
|
314,000
|
|
|
|
315,614
|
|
Kellogg Co., 4.45%, 2016
|
|
|
320,000
|
|
|
|
352,753
|
|
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. , 1.625%, 2015
|
|
|
920,000
|
|
|
|
935,650
|
|
Miller Brewing Co., 5.5%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
608,570
|
|
Molson Coors Brewing Co., 2%, 2017
|
|
|
960,000
|
|
|
|
988,803
|
|
PepsiAmericas, Inc., 4.375%, 2014
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
721,788
|
|
PepsiCo, Inc., 2.5%, 2016
|
|
|
970,000
|
|
|
|
1,019,750
|
|
Pernod-Ricard S.A., 2.95%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
841,943
|
|
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 1.85%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
420,000
|
|
|
|
428,068
|
|
SABMiller Holdings, Inc., 2.45%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
628,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
16,052,445
|
|
15
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Food & Drug Stores - 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CVS Caremark Corp., 3.25%, 2015
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
|
$
|
630,196
|
|
Walgreen Co., 1%, 2015
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
|
654,068
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,284,264
|
|
Gaming & Lodging - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wyndham Worldwide Corp., 2.95%, 2017
|
|
$
|
580,000
|
|
|
$
|
597,068
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cornell University, 4.35%, 2014
|
|
$
|
465,000
|
|
|
$
|
480,930
|
|
|
|
|
Insurance - 1.6%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aflac, Inc., 3.45%, 2015
|
|
$
|
700,000
|
|
|
$
|
743,343
|
|
American International Group, Inc., 3.65%, 2014
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
285,884
|
|
American International Group, Inc., 3%, 2015
|
|
|
730,000
|
|
|
|
756,975
|
|
ING U.S., Inc., 2.9%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
423,000
|
|
|
|
432,918
|
|
Lincoln National Corp., 4.3%, 2015
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
267,447
|
|
MassMutual Global Funding, FRN, 0.783%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
601,336
|
|
MetLife Institutional Funding II LLC, FRN, 0.65%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
480,000
|
|
|
|
480,512
|
|
MetLife, Inc., 1.756%, 2017
|
|
|
178,000
|
|
|
|
181,964
|
|
MetLife, Inc., FRN, 1.545%, 2013
|
|
|
1,390,000
|
|
|
|
1,394,341
|
|
New York Life Global Funding, 1.3%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
1,450,000
|
|
|
|
1,469,243
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,613,963
|
|
Insurance - Health - 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aetna, Inc., 1.5%, 2017
|
|
$
|
100,000
|
|
|
$
|
100,784
|
|
WellPoint, Inc., 5%, 2014
|
|
|
740,000
|
|
|
|
790,797
|
|
Wellpoint, Inc., 1.25%, 2015
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
|
20,176
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
911,757
|
|
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ACE Ltd., 2.6%, 2015
|
|
$
|
550,000
|
|
|
$
|
575,692
|
|
Aon Corp., 3.5%, 2015
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
634,702
|
|
AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., 5.75%, 2014
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
857,223
|
|
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., FRN, 0.99%, 2014
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
|
|
877,244
|
|
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 2.4%, 2018 (z)
|
|
|
543,000
|
|
|
|
546,491
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,491,352
|
|
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 4.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Achmea Hypotheekbank N.V., 3.2%, 2014 (n)
|
|
$
|
304,000
|
|
|
$
|
317,528
|
|
Caisse dAmortissement de la Dette Sociale, 3.5%, 2014
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
|
1,243,795
|
|
Electricite de France PLC, 5.5%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
776,693
|
|
Finance for Danish Industry A.S., FRN, 0.65%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,500,735
|
|
FMS Wertmanagement, 0.625%, 2016
|
|
|
1,020,000
|
|
|
|
1,024,099
|
|
ING Bank N.V., 3.9%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
|
1,289,193
|
|
16
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KfW Bankengruppe, 1.375%, 2013
|
|
$
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,102,200
|
|
KfW Bankengruppe, 3.5%, 2014
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
|
|
1,284,875
|
|
Kommunalbanken A.S., 1%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
302,250
|
|
Kommunalbanken A.S., 0.375%, 2015 (z)
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
|
579,885
|
|
Kommunalbanken A.S., 1.75%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
|
|
1,237,560
|
|
Kommunalbanken A.S., 1%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
|
329,377
|
|
Kommunalbanken A.S., FRN, 0.405%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
160,222
|
|
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, FRN, 0.249%, 2015
|
|
|
850,000
|
|
|
|
850,006
|
|
Municipality Finance PLC, 2.375%, 2016
|
|
|
1,180,000
|
|
|
|
1,241,978
|
|
N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten, 1.375%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
1,150,000
|
|
|
|
1,164,835
|
|
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V., 1.375%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
707,706
|
|
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V., 0.75%, 2016 (z)
|
|
|
230,000
|
|
|
|
230,343
|
|
Societe Financement de l Economie Francaise, 3.375%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
1,400,000
|
|
|
|
1,443,092
|
|
Statoil A.S.A., 2.9%, 2014
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
725,680
|
|
Statoil A.S.A., 1.8%, 2016
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
363,145
|
|
Vestjysk Bank A/S, FRN, 0.83%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
350,306
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
18,225,503
|
|
International Market Sovereign - 1.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kingdom of Denmark, 0.375%, 2016 (z)
|
|
$
|
1,070,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,069,135
|
|
Kingdom of Sweden, 1%, 2018 (z)
|
|
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
|
1,112,100
|
|
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB, 0.5%, 2016 (z)
|
|
|
3,200,000
|
|
|
|
3,194,679
|
|
Republic of Finland, 1.25%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
1,300,000
|
|
|
|
1,328,990
|
|
Republic of Iceland, 4.875%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
1,037,000
|
|
|
|
1,104,405
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
7,809,309
|
|
Local Authorities - 0.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Province of Ontario, 4.5%, 2015
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,071,890
|
|
Province of Ontario, 1.1%, 2017
|
|
|
1,110,000
|
|
|
|
1,116,327
|
|
State of Illinois, 4.961%, 2016
|
|
|
620,000
|
|
|
|
676,116
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,864,333
|
|
Machinery & Tools - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 1.1%, 2015
|
|
$
|
570,000
|
|
|
$
|
577,266
|
|
|
|
|
Major Banks - 6.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., 1.375%, 2016 (n)
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,001,742
|
|
ABN AMRO Bank N.V., FRN, 2.045%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
808,488
|
|
ANZ National (International) Ltd., FRN, 1.28%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
|
|
875,039
|
|
Bank of Montreal, 1.45%, 2018
|
|
|
3,010,000
|
|
|
|
3,014,566
|
|
Bank of Nova Scotia , FRN, 0.68%, 2016
|
|
|
1,420,000
|
|
|
|
1,423,639
|
|
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, 1.6%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
702,445
|
|
BNP Paribas, FRN, 1.179%, 2014
|
|
|
680,000
|
|
|
|
682,685
|
|
17
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Major Banks - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 3.75%, 2014 (n)
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
|
$
|
628,217
|
|
DBS Bank Ltd., 2.35%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
770,000
|
|
|
|
796,328
|
|
HSBC Bank PLC, 3.1%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
310,000
|
|
|
|
329,771
|
|
HSBC USA, Inc., 2.375%, 2015
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
360,583
|
|
HSBC USA, Inc., 1.625%, 2018
|
|
|
170,000
|
|
|
|
171,129
|
|
ING Bank N.V., 3.75%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
424,000
|
|
|
|
455,978
|
|
ING Bank N.V., FRN, 1.231%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
540,000
|
|
|
|
539,701
|
|
ING Bank N.V., FRN, 1.597%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
753,961
|
|
ING Bank N.V., FRN, 1.924%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
560,000
|
|
|
|
570,114
|
|
KeyCorp, 3.75%, 2015
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
|
692,260
|
|
Macquarie Bank Ltd., 5%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
1,076,000
|
|
|
|
1,199,544
|
|
National Australia Bank Ltd., 2%, 2015
|
|
|
770,000
|
|
|
|
790,074
|
|
PNC Bank N.A., FRN, 0.585%, 2016
|
|
|
560,000
|
|
|
|
560,946
|
|
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, 2.55%, 2015
|
|
|
1,050,000
|
|
|
|
1,081,562
|
|
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, FRN, 2.708%, 2013
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
603,129
|
|
Santander International Debt S.A., 2.991%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
402,336
|
|
Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U., 3.724%, 2015 (z)
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
406,056
|
|
Standard Chartered PLC, 3.85%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
420,000
|
|
|
|
443,264
|
|
Standard Chartered PLC, FRN, 1.242%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
352,915
|
|
State Street Bank & Trust Co., FRN, 0.479%, 2015
|
|
|
678,000
|
|
|
|
672,792
|
|
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., 1.35%, 2015
|
|
|
740,000
|
|
|
|
749,525
|
|
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, FRN, 0.732%, 2016
|
|
|
1,290,000
|
|
|
|
1,290,010
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co., 3.75%, 2014
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
783,893
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co., 1.25%, 2015
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
|
|
850,072
|
|
Westpac Banking Corp., 0.95%, 2016
|
|
|
1,180,000
|
|
|
|
1,189,492
|
|
Westpac Banking Corp., 2%, 2017
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
415,385
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
25,597,641
|
|
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 1.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baxter International, Inc., 1.85%, 2017
|
|
$
|
390,000
|
|
|
$
|
401,177
|
|
Becton, Dickinson & Co., 1.75%, 2016
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
308,401
|
|
Catholic Health Initiatives, 1.6%, 2017
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
405,653
|
|
Covidien International Finance S.A., 6%, 2017
|
|
|
401,000
|
|
|
|
481,690
|
|
Covidien International Finance S.A., 1.875%, 2013
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
|
330,561
|
|
Covidien International Finance S.A., 1.35%, 2015
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
|
658,528
|
|
Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.1%, 2015
|
|
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
|
1,123,362
|
|
McKesson Corp., 0.95%, 2015
|
|
|
740,000
|
|
|
|
743,574
|
|
McKesson Corp., 3.25%, 2016
|
|
|
470,000
|
|
|
|
502,020
|
|
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., 2.25%, 2016
|
|
|
840,000
|
|
|
|
863,154
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,818,120
|
|
Metals & Mining - 0.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anglo American Capital, 2.15%, 2013 (n)
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
|
$
|
602,940
|
|
Barrick Gold Corp., 2.5%, 2018 (z)
|
|
|
360,000
|
|
|
|
361,719
|
|
18
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metals & Mining - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 2.15%, 2017
|
|
$
|
580,000
|
|
|
$
|
590,102
|
|
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 2.375%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
420,000
|
|
|
|
423,019
|
|
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) Ltd., 2.5%, 2016
|
|
|
1,530,000
|
|
|
|
1,601,153
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,578,933
|
|
Mortgage-Backed - 3.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fannie Mae, 5.05%, 2016
|
|
$
|
1,556,823
|
|
|
$
|
1,690,849
|
|
Fannie Mae, 0.594%, 2015
|
|
|
1,820,000
|
|
|
|
1,821,351
|
|
Fannie Mae, 5.136%, 2016
|
|
|
547,220
|
|
|
|
598,322
|
|
Fannie Mae, 1.114%, 2017
|
|
|
870,000
|
|
|
|
881,243
|
|
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 2024
|
|
|
1,651,293
|
|
|
|
1,771,885
|
|
Fannie Mae, 4%, 2025
|
|
|
159,725
|
|
|
|
174,503
|
|
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 2025
|
|
|
670,970
|
|
|
|
719,971
|
|
Fannie Mae, TBA, 2.5%, 2028
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
784,219
|
|
Freddie Mac, 1.655%, 2016
|
|
|
228,564
|
|
|
|
235,312
|
|
Freddie Mac, 1.426%, 2017
|
|
|
272,000
|
|
|
|
278,033
|
|
Freddie Mac, 4%, 2025
|
|
|
940,608
|
|
|
|
998,986
|
|
Freddie Mac, 3.5%, 2026
|
|
|
1,188,545
|
|
|
|
1,257,620
|
|
Freddie Mac, TBA, 2.5%, 2028
|
|
|
2,042,000
|
|
|
|
2,131,656
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
13,343,950
|
|
Municipals - 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp. Rev, A,
1.298%, 2016
|
|
$
|
1,400,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,407,714
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
GDF Suez, 1.625%, 2017 (n)
|
|
$
|
740,000
|
|
|
$
|
751,411
|
|
|
|
|
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.5%, 2014
|
|
$
|
513,000
|
|
|
$
|
549,329
|
|
Enterprise Products Operating LP, 3.7%, 2015
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
529,167
|
|
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.125%, 2014
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
|
618,234
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,696,730
|
|
Network & Telecom - 1.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AT&T, Inc., 0.8%, 2015
|
|
$
|
1,430,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,427,779
|
|
AT&T, Inc., 2.4%, 2016
|
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
|
166,910
|
|
AT&T, Inc., FRN, 0.677%, 2016
|
|
|
140,000
|
|
|
|
140,405
|
|
BellSouth Corp., 5.2%, 2014
|
|
|
390,000
|
|
|
|
414,041
|
|
France Telecom, 2.125%, 2015
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
717,544
|
|
Telecom Italia Capital, 5.25%, 2013
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
714,350
|
|
Verizon Communications, Inc., 0.7%, 2015
|
|
|
970,000
|
|
|
|
967,105
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,548,134
|
|
19
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil Services - 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noble Corp., 5.875%, 2013
|
|
$
|
780,000
|
|
|
$
|
782,590
|
|
Noble Corp., 3.45%, 2015
|
|
|
260,000
|
|
|
|
271,903
|
|
Transocean, Inc., 2.5%, 2017
|
|
|
292,000
|
|
|
|
297,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,351,953
|
|
Oils - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phillips 66, 1.95%, 2015
|
|
$
|
350,000
|
|
|
$
|
357,583
|
|
|
|
|
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 2.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Express Centurion Bank, FRN, 0.743%, 2015
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
$
|
501,008
|
|
American Express Credit Corp., 2.8%, 2016
|
|
|
420,000
|
|
|
|
445,506
|
|
American Express Credit Corp., FRN, 1.38%, 2015
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
50,859
|
|
BB&T Corp., 2.05%, 2014
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
507,697
|
|
BB&T Corp., 1.45%, 2018
|
|
|
521,000
|
|
|
|
523,130
|
|
BBVA Senior Finance S.A. Unipersonal, FRN, 2.415%, 2014
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
|
402,021
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp., 2.15%, 2015
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
765,939
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp., FRN, 1.427%, 2014
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
|
585,862
|
|
Capital One Financial Corp., FRN, 0.935%, 2015
|
|
|
320,000
|
|
|
|
321,909
|
|
Danske Bank A/S, 3.75%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
690,000
|
|
|
|
723,931
|
|
Groupe BPCE S.A., FRN, 1.525%, 2016
|
|
|
1,080,000
|
|
|
|
1,084,417
|
|
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., 3.125%, 2016
|
|
|
640,000
|
|
|
|
639,768
|
|
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A., FRN, 2.688%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
281,461
|
|
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC, 4.375%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,056,270
|
|
Nordea Bank AB, 1.75%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
704,248
|
|
Skandinaviska Enskilda, 1.75%, 2018 (z)
|
|
|
480,000
|
|
|
|
484,536
|
|
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.5%, 2017
|
|
|
598,000
|
|
|
|
641,980
|
|
Svenska Handelsbanken AB, 2.875%, 2017
|
|
|
566,000
|
|
|
|
601,828
|
|
Swedbank AB, 2.125%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
862,000
|
|
|
|
882,356
|
|
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., FRN, 0.738%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
549,696
|
|
Union Bank, 3%, 2016
|
|
|
280,000
|
|
|
|
296,495
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
12,050,917
|
|
Personal Computers & Peripherals - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.625%, 2014
|
|
$
|
610,000
|
|
|
$
|
623,623
|
|
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals - 1.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AbbVie, Inc., FRN, 1.055%, 2015 (n)
|
|
$
|
730,000
|
|
|
$
|
739,458
|
|
Amgen, Inc., 2.3%, 2016
|
|
|
440,000
|
|
|
|
457,948
|
|
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., 0.875%, 2017
|
|
|
1,087,000
|
|
|
|
1,082,353
|
|
Celgene Corp., 2.45%, 2015
|
|
|
532,000
|
|
|
|
551,791
|
|
Sanofi, 1.2%, 2014
|
|
|
170,000
|
|
|
|
172,002
|
|
Sanofi, 1.25%, 2018
|
|
|
1,400,000
|
|
|
|
1,406,159
|
|
Sanofi, FRN, 0.593%, 2014
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
501,451
|
|
20
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pharmaceuticals - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III, 1.7%, 2014
|
|
$
|
170,000
|
|
|
$
|
171,888
|
|
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance III, FRN, 1.193%, 2013
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
602,545
|
|
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1.875%, 2017
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
|
329,261
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
6,014,856
|
|
Printing & Publishing - 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pearson PLC, 4%, 2016 (n)
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,079,942
|
|
|
|
|
Real Estate - 0.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ERP Operating, REIT, 5.125%, 2016
|
|
$
|
925,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,030,937
|
|
HCP, Inc., REIT, 2.7%, 2014
|
|
|
810,000
|
|
|
|
821,936
|
|
Health Care, Inc., REIT, 2.25%, 2018
|
|
|
264,000
|
|
|
|
269,276
|
|
Mack-Cali Realty LP, 2.5%, 2017
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
|
336,712
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 6.1%, 2016
|
|
|
410,000
|
|
|
|
467,577
|
|
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 1.5%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
302,000
|
|
|
|
303,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,229,511
|
|
Retailers - 0.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AutoZone, Inc., 6.5%, 2014
|
|
$
|
655,000
|
|
|
$
|
681,184
|
|
Home Depot, Inc., 5.25%, 2013
|
|
|
660,000
|
|
|
|
680,239
|
|
Wesfarmers Ltd., 2.983%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
300,000
|
|
|
|
315,963
|
|
Wesfarmers Ltd., 1.874%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
421,000
|
|
|
|
427,189
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,104,575
|
|
Specialty Chemicals - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., 2%, 2016
|
|
$
|
174,000
|
|
|
$
|
180,633
|
|
Airgas, Inc., 2.95%, 2016
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
737,183
|
|
Ecolab, Inc., 2.375%, 2014
|
|
|
380,000
|
|
|
|
390,024
|
|
Ecolab, Inc., 1%, 2015
|
|
|
430,000
|
|
|
|
431,434
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,739,274
|
|
Specialty Stores - 0.1%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Best Buy Co., Inc., 6.75%, 2013
|
|
$
|
519,000
|
|
|
$
|
525,488
|
|
|
|
|
Supermarkets - 0.3%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tesco PLC, 2%, 2014 (n)
|
|
$
|
540,000
|
|
|
$
|
550,373
|
|
Woolworths Ltd., 2.55%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
622,434
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,172,807
|
|
Supranational - 0.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Council of Europe, 4.5%, 2014
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
|
$
|
209,672
|
|
European Investment Bank, 1.25%, 2013
|
|
|
1,170,000
|
|
|
|
1,174,411
|
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 0.5%, 2016
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,504,509
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,888,592
|
|
21
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.7%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
America Movil S.A.B. de C.V., 2.375%, 2016
|
|
$
|
262,000
|
|
|
$
|
272,174
|
|
American Tower Trust I, REIT, 1.551%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
900,000
|
|
|
|
909,867
|
|
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 4.523%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
625,000
|
|
|
|
662,524
|
|
Crown Castle Towers LLC, 3.214%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
310,000
|
|
|
|
323,199
|
|
Vodafone Group PLC, 4.15%, 2014
|
|
|
630,000
|
|
|
|
654,535
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,822,299
|
|
Tobacco - 0.8%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Altria Group, Inc., 8.5%, 2013
|
|
$
|
500,000
|
|
|
$
|
520,713
|
|
B.A.T. International Finance PLC, 8.125%, 2013 (n)
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
|
|
519,478
|
|
B.A.T. International Finance PLC, 1.4%, 2015 (n)
|
|
|
620,000
|
|
|
|
627,806
|
|
Imperial Tobacco Finance PLC, 2.05%, 2018 (n)
|
|
|
371,000
|
|
|
|
376,105
|
|
Lorillard Tobacco Co., 3.5%, 2016
|
|
|
370,000
|
|
|
|
391,730
|
|
Reynolds American, Inc., 1.05%, 2015
|
|
|
430,000
|
|
|
|
430,517
|
|
Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 2016
|
|
|
385,000
|
|
|
|
457,226
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,323,575
|
|
Transportation - Services - 0.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ERAC USA Finance Co., 2.75%, 2013 (n)
|
|
$
|
660,000
|
|
|
$
|
662,342
|
|
ERAC USA Finance Co., 2.25%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
|
252,679
|
|
ERAC USA Finance Co., 1.4%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
|
332,309
|
|
ERAC USA Finance Co., 2.75%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
302,000
|
|
|
|
315,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,562,553
|
|
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 1.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aid-Egypt, 4.45%, 2015
|
|
$
|
1,270,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,390,682
|
|
National Credit Union Administration, 1.4%, 2015
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,533,765
|
|
Small Business Administration, 2.25%, 2021
|
|
|
1,035,892
|
|
|
|
1,075,011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,999,458
|
|
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 2.4%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2013 (f)
|
|
$
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
$
|
10,132,030
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities - Electric Power - 2.9%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Electric Power Co., Inc., 1.65%, 2017
|
|
$
|
398,000
|
|
|
$
|
401,931
|
|
Dominion Resources, Inc., 1.95%, 2016
|
|
|
880,000
|
|
|
|
908,145
|
|
DTE Energy Co., FRN, 0.987%, 2013
|
|
|
720,000
|
|
|
|
720,328
|
|
Duke Energy Corp., 6.3%, 2014
|
|
|
846,000
|
|
|
|
881,521
|
|
Duke Energy Corp., 1.625%, 2017
|
|
|
209,000
|
|
|
|
211,925
|
|
Enel Finance International S.A., 6.25%, 2017 (n)
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
|
|
845,610
|
|
Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 5.35%, 2014
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
619,920
|
|
Iberdrola Finance Ireland Ltd., 3.8%, 2014 (n)
|
|
|
804,000
|
|
|
|
829,704
|
|
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., 1.611%, 2014
|
|
|
1,175,000
|
|
|
|
1,185,697
|
|
Northeast Utilities, FRN, 1.03%, 2013
|
|
|
1,300,000
|
|
|
|
1,303,318
|
|
22
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
Bonds - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities - Electric Power - continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PG&E Corp., 5.75%, 2014
|
|
$
|
600,000
|
|
|
$
|
627,320
|
|
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 3.9%, 2016 (n)
|
|
|
1,240,000
|
|
|
|
1,324,641
|
|
PSEG Power LLC, 2.75%, 2016
|
|
|
360,000
|
|
|
|
374,620
|
|
Southern Co., 2.375%, 2015
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,038,499
|
|
Virginia Electric and Power Co., 1.2%, 2018
|
|
|
700,000
|
|
|
|
703,900
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
11,977,079
|
|
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $259,764,093)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
263,643,985
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity-Linked Structured Notes (n)(x) - 32.2%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank of America Corp. - DJUBSTR Linked, FRN, 0.199%, 2014
|
|
$
|
2,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
2,258,878
|
|
Bank of America Corp. - DJUBSF3 Linked, FRN, 0.202%, 2014
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
|
2,973,947
|
|
Bank of America Corp. - DJUBGRTR Linked, FRN, 0.199%, 2014
|
|
|
9,000,000
|
|
|
|
6,403,634
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC - DJUBEN3T Linked, FRN, 0.08%, 2013
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,758,808
|
|
Barclays Bank PLC - DJUBSIN Linked, FRN, 0.08%, 2013
|
|
|
4,500,000
|
|
|
|
3,372,651
|
|
Citigroup, Funding, Inc. - DJUBPRTR Linked, FRN, 0.009%, 2014
|
|
|
12,200,000
|
|
|
|
14,070,893
|
|
Credit Suisse Group AG - DJUBGRTR Linked, FRN, 0.05%, 2014
|
|
|
7,000,000
|
|
|
|
7,619,402
|
|
Credit Suisse Group AG - DJUBSTR Linked, FRN, 0.048%, 2014
|
|
|
13,500,000
|
|
|
|
11,199,749
|
|
Deutsche Bank AG London - DJUBEN3T Linked, FRN, 0.003%, 2014
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,914,725
|
|
Deutsche Bank AG London - DJUBEN3T Linked, FRN, 0%, 2014
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
|
5,933,417
|
|
Deutsche Bank AG London - DJUBGRTR Linked, FRN, 0%, 2014
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,758,023
|
|
Deutsche Bank AG London - DJUBSTR Linked, FRN, 0.003%, 2013
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
|
6,273,102
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - DJUBENTR Linked, FRN, 0%, 2013
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
|
3,680,616
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - DJUBENTR Linked, FRN, 0%, 2013
|
|
|
3,200,000
|
|
|
|
3,899,695
|
|
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - DJUBSF3T Linked, FRN, 0%, 2013
|
|
|
6,500,000
|
|
|
|
5,871,566
|
|
JPMorgan - DJUBEN3T Linked, FRN, 0.277%, 2013
|
|
|
6,000,000
|
|
|
|
8,802,386
|
|
JPMorgan - DJUBEN3T Linked, FRN, 0.183%, 2014
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,224,966
|
|
JPMorgan - DJUBSF2T Linked, FRN, 0.183%, 2014
|
|
|
5,950,000
|
|
|
|
5,452,890
|
|
JPMorgan - DJUBSOTR Linked, FRN, 0.187%, 2014
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,680,134
|
|
Morgan Stanley - DJUBGR3T Linked, FRN, 0.14%, 2013
|
|
|
4,700,000
|
|
|
|
6,024,499
|
|
Morgan Stanley - DJUBINTR Linked, FRN, 0.13%, 2014
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
1,884,332
|
|
Morgan Stanley - DJUBLITR Linked, FRN, 0.13%, 2014
|
|
|
3,000,000
|
|
|
|
3,207,171
|
|
Morgan Stanley - DJUBSF3T Linked, FRN, 0.14%, 2013
|
|
|
2,500,000
|
|
|
|
2,152,556
|
|
Morgan Stanley - DJUBSIN Linked, FRN, 0.14%, 2014
|
|
|
4,000,000
|
|
|
|
2,454,290
|
|
Morgan Stanley - DJUBSTR Linked, FRN, 0.14%, 2013
|
|
|
2,700,000
|
|
|
|
1,864,585
|
|
UBS AG - DJUBENTR Linked, FRN, 0.18%, 2013
|
|
|
5,800,000
|
|
|
|
8,734,012
|
|
UBS AG - DJUBGRTR Linked, FRN, 0.142%, 2014
|
|
|
2,500,000
|
|
|
|
2,385,861
|
|
UBS AG - DJUBIN3T Linked, FRN, 0.084%, 2013
|
|
|
1,500,000
|
|
|
|
1,027,876
|
|
UBS AG - DJUBSF2T Linked, FRN, 0.137%, 2014
|
|
|
4,000,000
|
|
|
|
3,307,997
|
|
Total Commodity-Linked Structured Notes
(Identified Cost, $136,050,000)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
133,192,661
|
|
23
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Money Market Funds - 5.5%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuer
|
|
Shares/Par
|
|
|
Value ($)
|
|
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.13%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)
|
|
|
22,744,992
|
|
|
$
|
22,744,992
|
|
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $418,559,085)
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
419,581,638
|
|
|
|
|
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (1.4)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,786,757
|
)
|
Net Assets - 100.0%
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
413,794,881
|
|
(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 $215,378,000 representing 52.1% 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.
|
(x)
|
Commodity-linked notes typically provide for interest and principal payments based on the value of a commodity indicator, such as a commodity, a commodity future or option
contract, a commodity index, or some other indicator that reflects the value of a particular commodity or commodity market or the difference between one or more commodity or commodity markets. Commodity-linked notes have characteristics of
instruments indirectly linked to the price of commodities and are subject to basis risk, the risk that there can be deviations in performance between the physical commodity market and the futures price, and counter party risk. Commodity-linked notes
can be highly volatile and less liquid than other types of investments. These structured notes take into consideration a leverage factor of 300% on the return of the commodity indicator at the time the note is purchased, in order to limit
counterparty exposure.
|
(z)
|
Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in
transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the
following restricted securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Securities
|
|
Acquisition
Date
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Anthracite Ltd., A, CDO, FRN, 0.559%, 2019
|
|
5/11/11
|
|
|
$163,940
|
|
|
|
$173,867
|
|
Babson Ltd., CLO, A1, FRN, 0.526%, 2019
|
|
3/13/13
|
|
|
316,355
|
|
|
|
317,390
|
|
Barrick Gold Corp., 2.5%, 2018
|
|
4/29/13
|
|
|
359,514
|
|
|
|
361,719
|
|
Cent CDO XI Ltd., A1, FRN, 0.535%, 2019
|
|
4/3/13
|
|
|
734,443
|
|
|
|
735,326
|
|
Chesapeake Funding LLC, A, FRN, 1.948%, 2021
|
|
8/9/12
|
|
|
75,727
|
|
|
|
75,264
|
|
Chesapeake Funding LLC, A, FRN, 0.95%, 2023
|
|
5/10/12
|
|
|
1,057,000
|
|
|
|
1,061,653
|
|
Credit Acceptance Auto Loan Trust, A,
2.2%, 2019
|
|
3/22/12
|
|
|
249,975
|
|
|
|
253,880
|
|
Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust 2013, A2, 0.51%, 2015
|
|
2/27/13
|
|
|
1,199,965
|
|
|
|
1,200,655
|
|
Kingdom of Denmark, 0.375%, 2016
|
|
4/17/13
|
|
|
1,067,723
|
|
|
|
1,069,135
|
|
Kingdom of Sweden, 1%, 2018
|
|
2/20/13
|
|
|
1,097,726
|
|
|
|
1,112,100
|
|
Kommunalbanken A.S., 0.375%, 2015
|
|
4/3/13
|
|
|
579,549
|
|
|
|
579,885
|
|
24
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted Securities - continued
|
|
Acquisition
Date
|
|
Cost
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Kommuninvest i Sverige AB, 0.5%, 2016
|
|
4/16/13
|
|
|
$3,189,736
|
|
|
|
$3,194,679
|
|
Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V., 0.75%, 2016
|
|
3/19/13
|
|
|
229,829
|
|
|
|
230,343
|
|
QBE Insurance Group Ltd., 2.4%, 2018
|
|
4/24/13
|
|
|
542,006
|
|
|
|
546,491
|
|
Race Point CLO Ltd., A1A, FRN, 0.498%, 2021
|
|
4/8/13
|
|
|
1,083,607
|
|
|
|
1,083,180
|
|
Santander U.S. Debt S.A.U., 3.724%, 2015
|
|
3/19/13
|
|
|
405,638
|
|
|
|
406,056
|
|
Skandinaviska Enskilda, 1.75%, 2018
|
|
3/13/13
|
|
|
477,302
|
|
|
|
484,536
|
|
Total Restricted Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$12,886,159
|
|
% of Net assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.1%
|
|
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
|
|
|
CDO
|
|
Collateralized Debt Obligation
|
CLO
|
|
Collateralized Loan Obligation
|
DJUBEN3T
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Energy Sub-Index 3 Month Forward Total Return, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on crude oil, heating oil, natural gas and unleaded
gasoline.
|
DJUBENTR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Energy Sub-Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on crude oil, heating oil, unleaded gasoline and natural gas.
|
DJUBGR3T
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Grains Sub-Index 3 Month Forward Total Return, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on corn, soybeans and wheat.
|
DJUBGRTR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Grains Sub-Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on corn, soybeans and wheat.
|
DJUBIN3T
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Industrial Metals Sub-Index 3 Month Forward Total Return, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc.
|
DJUBINTR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Industrial Metals Sub-Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc.
|
DJUBLITR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Livestock Sub-Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on live cattle and lean hogs.
|
DJUBPRTR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Precious Metals Total Return Index, this index is composed of futures contracts on gold and silver.
|
DJUBSF2T
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 2 Month Forward Total Return, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on 19 physical commodities.
|
DJUBSF3
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 3 Month Forward, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc. It reflects the return of underlying commodity
futures price movements only. It is quoted in USD.
|
DJUBSF3T
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index 3 Month Forward Total Return, this index is composed of longer-dated futures contracts on 19 physical commodities.
|
DJUBSIN
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Industrial Metals Sub-Index, is composed of futures contracts on aluminum, copper, nickel and zinc. It reflects the return of underlying commodity futures price movements
only. It is quoted in USD.
|
DJUBSOTR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Softs Sub-Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on coffee, cotton and sugar.
|
DJUBSTR
|
|
Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index Total Return, this index is composed of futures contracts on nineteen physical commodities.
|
FRN
|
|
Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.
|
25
Portfolio of Investments continued
|
|
|
PLC
|
|
Public Limited Company
|
REIT
|
|
Real Estate Investment Trust
|
TBA
|
|
To Be Announced
|
Derivative Contracts at 4/30/13
Futures Contracts Outstanding at 4/30/13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Currency
|
|
|
Contracts
|
|
|
Value
|
|
Expiration
Date
|
|
|
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
|
|
Liability Derivatives
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest Rate Futures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
U.S. Treasury Note 5 yr (Short)
|
|
|
USD
|
|
|
|
75
|
|
|
$9,348,047
|
|
|
June - 2013
|
|
|
|
$(48,908
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At April 30, 2013, the fund had liquid securities with an aggregate value of $44,581 to cover any commitments for certain
derivative contracts.
See Notes to Financial Statements
26
Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
At 4/30/13
This statement represents your funds balance sheet, which details the assets and
liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Investments-
|
|
|
|
|
Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $395,814,093)
|
|
|
$396,836,646
|
|
Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value
|
|
|
22,744,992
|
|
Total investments, at value (identified cost, $418,559,085)
|
|
|
$419,581,638
|
|
Cash
|
|
|
1,825,568
|
|
Receivables for
|
|
|
|
|
Daily variation margin on open futures contracts
|
|
|
586
|
|
Fund shares sold
|
|
|
588,321
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
1,383,179
|
|
Other assets
|
|
|
1,922
|
|
Total assets
|
|
|
$423,381,214
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Payables for
|
|
|
|
|
Investments purchased
|
|
|
$4,197,698
|
|
TBA purchase commitments
|
|
|
2,871,935
|
|
Fund shares reacquired
|
|
|
2,396,295
|
|
Payable to affiliates
|
|
|
|
|
Investment adviser
|
|
|
17,116
|
|
Shareholder servicing costs
|
|
|
38
|
|
Distribution and service fees
|
|
|
2
|
|
Payable for independent Trustees compensation
|
|
|
12
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
|
|
|
103,237
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
$9,586,333
|
|
Net assets
|
|
|
$413,794,881
|
|
Net assets consist of
|
|
|
|
|
Paid-in capital
|
|
|
$447,876,151
|
|
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
|
|
|
973,645
|
|
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
(35,968,961
|
)
|
Undistributed net investment income
|
|
|
914,046
|
|
Net assets
|
|
|
$413,794,881
|
|
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding
|
|
|
45,472,602
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net assets
|
|
|
Shares
outstanding
|
|
|
Net asset value
per share (a)
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
$111,067
|
|
|
|
12,216
|
|
|
|
$9.09
|
|
Class I
|
|
|
91,541
|
|
|
|
10,064
|
|
|
|
9.10
|
|
Class R5
|
|
|
413,592,273
|
|
|
|
45,450,322
|
|
|
|
9.10
|
|
(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
$9.64 [100 / 94.25 x $9.09]. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I and R5.
|
See
Notes to Financial Statements
27
Financial Statements
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Year ended 4/30/13
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
|
|
|
$4,105,169
|
|
Dividends from underlying affiliated funds
|
|
|
26,500
|
|
Total investment income
|
|
|
$4,131,669
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
Management fee
|
|
|
$2,604,113
|
|
Distribution and service fees
|
|
|
289
|
|
Shareholder servicing costs
|
|
|
240
|
|
Administrative services fee
|
|
|
56,874
|
|
Independent Trustees compensation
|
|
|
10,375
|
|
Custodian fee
|
|
|
40,938
|
|
Shareholder communications
|
|
|
9,651
|
|
Audit and tax fees
|
|
|
63,261
|
|
Legal fees
|
|
|
5,430
|
|
Miscellaneous
|
|
|
53,460
|
|
Total expenses
|
|
|
$2,844,631
|
|
Fees paid indirectly
|
|
|
(442
|
)
|
Reduction of expenses by investment adviser
|
|
|
(1,249
|
)
|
Net expenses
|
|
|
$2,842,940
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
$1,288,729
|
|
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
|
|
Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
$(6,777,470
|
)
|
Futures contracts
|
|
|
(76,238
|
)
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
$(6,853,708
|
)
|
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
|
|
|
Investments
|
|
|
$(10,581,099
|
)
|
Futures contracts
|
|
|
(9,369
|
)
|
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
$(10,590,468
|
)
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
$(17,444,176
|
)
|
Change in net assets from operations
|
|
|
$(16,155,447
|
)
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
28
Financial Statements
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ended 4/30
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
Change in net assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
$1,288,729
|
|
|
|
$1,038,156
|
|
Net realized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
(6,853,708
|
)
|
|
|
(614,767
|
)
|
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments
|
|
|
(10,590,468
|
)
|
|
|
(59,112,065
|
)
|
Change in net assets from operations
|
|
|
$(16,155,447
|
)
|
|
|
$(58,688,676
|
)
|
Distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
$(3,125,131
|
)
|
|
|
$(2,600,025
|
)
|
From net realized gain on investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(43,120,293
|
)
|
Total distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
$(3,125,131
|
)
|
|
|
$(45,720,318
|
)
|
Change in net assets from fund share transactions
|
|
|
$108,427,742
|
|
|
|
$142,398,072
|
|
Total change in net assets
|
|
|
$89,147,164
|
|
|
|
$37,989,078
|
|
Net assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At beginning of period
|
|
|
324,647,717
|
|
|
|
286,658,639
|
|
At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $914,046 and $1,013,948,
respectively)
|
|
|
$413,794,881
|
|
|
|
$324,647,717
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
29
Financial Statements
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the funds financial performance for the past 5 years (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
Years ended 4/30
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2011 (c)
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
|
|
$9.57
|
|
|
|
$14.49
|
|
|
|
$10.00
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (loss) (d)
|
|
|
$0.01
|
|
|
|
$0.01
|
|
|
|
$(0.02
|
)
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency
|
|
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
|
(2.99
|
)
|
|
|
4.53
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
|
$(0.42
|
)
|
|
|
$(2.98
|
)
|
|
|
$4.51
|
|
Less distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
$(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
$(0.08
|
)
|
|
|
$(0.02
|
)
|
From net realized gain on investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.86
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
$(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
$(1.94
|
)
|
|
|
$(0.02
|
)
|
Net asset value, end of period (x)
|
|
|
$9.09
|
|
|
|
$9.57
|
|
|
|
$14.49
|
|
Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)
|
|
|
(4.38
|
)
|
|
|
(19.96
|
)
|
|
|
45.09
|
(n)
|
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before expense reductions (f)
|
|
|
1.07
|
|
|
|
1.08
|
|
|
|
1.06
|
(a)
|
Expenses after expense reductions (f)
|
|
|
1.07
|
|
|
|
1.08
|
|
|
|
1.06
|
(a)
|
Net investment income (loss)
|
|
|
0.13
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
|
|
|
(0.18
|
)(a)
|
Portfolio turnover
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)
|
|
|
$111
|
|
|
|
$116
|
|
|
|
$145
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
30
Financial Highlights continued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class I
|
|
Years ended 4/30
|
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2011 (c)
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
|
|
$9.57
|
|
|
|
$14.50
|
|
|
|
$10.00
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (d)
|
|
|
$0.05
|
|
|
|
$0.04
|
|
|
|
$0.01
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and
foreign currency
|
|
|
(0.43
|
)
|
|
|
(3.00
|
)
|
|
|
4.52
|
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
|
$(0.38
|
)
|
|
|
$(2.96
|
)
|
|
|
$4.53
|
|
Less distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
$(0.09
|
)
|
|
|
$(0.11
|
)
|
|
|
$(0.03
|
)
|
From net realized gain on investments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1.86
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Total distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
$(0.09
|
)
|
|
|
$(1.97
|
)
|
|
|
$(0.03
|
)
|
Net asset value, end of period (x)
|
|
|
$9.10
|
|
|
|
$9.57
|
|
|
|
$14.50
|
|
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)
|
|
|
(4.03
|
)
|
|
|
(19.78
|
)
|
|
|
45.38
|
(n)
|
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before expense reductions (f)
|
|
|
0.81
|
|
|
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
0.82
|
(a)
|
Expenses after expense reductions (f)
|
|
|
0.81
|
|
|
|
0.83
|
|
|
|
0.82
|
(a)
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
0.37
|
|
|
|
0.06
|
(a)
|
Portfolio turnover
|
|
|
54
|
|
|
|
70
|
|
|
|
30
|
|
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)
|
|
|
$92
|
|
|
|
$324,532
|
|
|
|
$286,514
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class R5
|
|
Period ended
4/30/13 (i)
|
|
Net asset value, beginning of period
|
|
|
$10.03
|
|
Income (loss) from investment operations
|
|
|
|
|
Net investment income (d)
|
|
|
$0.02
|
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency
|
|
|
(0.86
|
)(g)
|
Total from investment operations
|
|
|
$(0.84
|
)
|
Less distributions declared to shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment income
|
|
|
$(0.09
|
)
|
Net asset value, end of period (x)
|
|
|
$9.10
|
|
Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)
|
|
|
(8.44
|
)(n)
|
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses before expense reductions (f)
|
|
|
0.82
|
(a)
|
Expenses after expense reductions (f)
|
|
|
0.82
|
(a)
|
Net investment income
|
|
|
0.31
|
(a)
|
Portfolio turnover
|
|
|
54
|
|
Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)
|
|
|
$413,592
|
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
31
Financial Highlights continued
(c)
|
For the period from the commencement of the funds investment operations, June 2, 2010, through the stated period end.
|
(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.
|
(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.
|
(x)
|
The net asset values per share 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.
|
See Notes to Financial Statements
32
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) Business and Organization
MFS Commodity Strategy Fund
(the fund) is a 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.
(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 revenues and expenses 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 funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in commodity-linked structured notes as part of
its principal investment strategy. These structured notes are subject to prepayment, basis and counterparty risks. 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 countrys legal, political, and economic environment.
In
this reporting period the fund adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update 2011-04, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S.
GAAP and IFRSs (ASU 2011-04). ASU 2011-04 seeks to improve the comparability of fair value measurements as presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS) by providing common requirements for fair value measurement and disclosure.
In January 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards
Update 2013-01 (ASU 2013-01) entitled Balance Sheet (Topic 210) Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities which is intended to clarify the scope of Accounting Standards Update 2011-11 (ASU
2011-11), Balance Sheet (Topic 210) Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. Consistent with the effective date for ASU 2011-11, ASU 2013-01 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1,
2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of ASU 2011-11s disclosure requirements on offsetting to financial assets and financial liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse
repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions. Although still evaluating the potential impact of these two ASUs to the fund, management expects that the impact of the funds adoption will be limited to
additional financial statement disclosures.
Investment Valuations
Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term
instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term
33
Notes to Financial Statements continued
instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted
settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as
provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. 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 funds 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 funds 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 investments 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 funds 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 funds 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 funds 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 funds 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 investments level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of
34
Notes to Financial Statements continued
input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The funds 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 advisers own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative
instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of April 30, 2013 in valuing the funds assets or liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investments at Value
|
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$14,131,488
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$14,131,488
|
|
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,644,549
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
33,644,549
|
|
Municipal Bonds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,407,714
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,407,714
|
|
U.S. Corporate Bonds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,101,816
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
96,101,816
|
|
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,343,950
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,343,950
|
|
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
656,073
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
656,073
|
|
Asset-Backed Securities (including CDOs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,635,233
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,635,233
|
|
Foreign Bonds
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,723,162
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
82,723,162
|
|
Commodity-Linked Structured Notes
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133,192,661
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
133,192,661
|
|
Mutual Funds
|
|
|
22,744,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,744,992
|
|
Total Investments
|
|
|
$22,744,992
|
|
|
|
$396,836,646
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$419,581,638
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other Financial Instruments
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
|
|
$(48,908
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$(48,908
|
)
|
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the 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 derivatives original cost.
The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts. The funds 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.
35
Notes to Financial Statements continued
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, 2013 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value (a)
|
|
Risk
|
|
Derivative Contracts
|
|
Asset Derivatives
|
|
|
Liability Derivatives
|
|
Interest Rate
|
|
Interest Rate Futures
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$(48,908)
|
|
(a)
|
The value of futures contracts outstanding includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the funds Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day variation
margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the funds 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 year ended April 30, 2013 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
Risk
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
|
Interest Rate
|
|
|
$(76,238
|
)
|
The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on
derivatives held by the fund for the year ended April 30, 2013 as reported in the Statement of Operations:
|
|
|
|
|
Risk
|
|
Futures Contracts
|
|
Interest Rate
|
|
|
$(9,369
|
)
|
Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On
certain over-the-counter derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a
bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. 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. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the fund the right, upon an event of default by the applicable counterparty or a termination of the agreement, 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 funds credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty
or a termination of the agreement, the ISDA Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty.
Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange
traded derivatives (i.e., futures contracts and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives (i.e., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swap agreements and over-the-counter
options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are netted across all
36
Notes to Financial Statements continued
transactions traded under such agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash collateral that has been segregated to cover obligations of
the fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments.
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.
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 exchanges clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The funds 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.
Commodity-Linked Structured Notes
The fund invests in commodity-linked structured notes to provide exposure to the investment returns of the
commodities markets without investing directly in commodities. The fund will not invest directly in commodities. A structured note is a type of debt instrument in which an issuer borrows money from the investor, in this case the fund, and pays back
the principal adjusted for performance of the underlying index less a fee. The structured notes may be leveraged, increasing the volatility of each notes value relative to the change in the underlying linked financial element. The value of
these notes will rise and fall in response to changes in the underlying commodity or related index or investment. These notes are subject to prepayment, basis, and counterparty risk. If a counterparty becomes bankrupt or otherwise fails to perform
its obligations due to financial difficulties, the fund may experience significant delays in obtaining any recovery in a bankruptcy or other reorganization proceeding. The fund may obtain only a limited recovery or may obtain no recovery in such
circumstances. There is additional risk that the issuer or counterparty may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal. To partially mitigate this risk, MFS typically enters into these transactions with counterparties
whose credit rating is investment grade. The structured notes have an automatic redemption feature if the underlying index declines from the entrance date by the amount specified in the agreement. The fund has the option to request prepayment from
the issuer at any time. The issuer of the structured note may, under certain circumstances, call back the securities on a date earlier than the maturity date. The net cash payments exchanged, which might require calculation by the issuer or its
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
affiliates, are recorded as a realized gain or loss on investments in the Statement of Operations. The value of the structured note, which is adjusted daily, is recorded in the Statement of
Assets and Liabilities. The daily change in value is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments in the Statement of Operations. The fund records a realized gain or loss when a structured note is sold or matures.
Indemnifications
Under the funds 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 funds 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.
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.
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. TBA securities resulting from these transactions are included in the Portfolio of Investments. 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 funds 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. TBA purchase commitments are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value and are categorized as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy
disclosure. 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 contracts 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.
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
Fees Paid Indirectly
The funds custody fee may be reduced according to an arrangement that measures the value of cash
deposited with the custodian by the fund. This amount, for the year ended April 30, 2013, 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 funds federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period.
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 declared to shareholders for the last two fiscal years is as follows:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4/30/13
|
|
|
4/30/12
|
|
Ordinary income (including any
short-term capital gains)
|
|
|
$3,125,131
|
|
|
|
$23,420,209
|
|
Long-term capital gains
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,300,109
|
|
Total distributions
|
|
|
$3,125,131
|
|
|
|
$45,720,318
|
|
The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
As of 4/30/13
|
|
|
|
Cost of investments
|
|
|
$421,255,782
|
|
Gross appreciation
|
|
|
15,844,401
|
|
Gross depreciation
|
|
|
(17,518,545
|
)
|
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
|
|
|
$(1,674,144
|
)
|
Undistributed ordinary income
|
|
|
914,046
|
|
Capital loss carryforwards
|
|
|
(24,033,718
|
)
|
Post-October capital loss deferral
|
|
|
(9,287,454
|
)
|
Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the Act), net capital losses recognized for fund
fiscal years beginning after April 30, 2011 may be
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
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 April 30, 2013, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such post-enactment losses are characterized as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Short-Term
|
|
|
$(24,033,718
|
)
|
Long-Term
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$(24,033,718
|
)
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Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest
The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their
respective distribution and service fees. The funds 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 funds distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From net investment
income
|
|
|
From net realized gain on
investments
|
|
|
|
Year
ended
4/30/13 (i)
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|
|
Year
ended
4/30/12
|
|
|
Year
ended
4/30/13 (i)
|
|
|
Year
ended
4/30/12
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
$770
|
|
|
|
$797
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$18,640
|
|
Class I
|
|
|
874
|
|
|
|
2,599,228
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,101,653
|
|
Class R5
|
|
|
3,123,487
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
$3,125,131
|
|
|
|
$2,600,025
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$43,120,293
|
|
(i)
|
For Class R5, the period is from inception, September 4, 2012, through the stated period end.
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(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 an annual rate of 0.75% of the funds 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 funds Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until August 31, 2013. For the year ended April 30, 2013, the funds average daily net assets did not exceed $1
billion and therefore, the management fee was not reduced. Effective April 1, 2013, 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
funds Board of Trustees. For the year ended April 30, 2013, this management fee reduction amounted to $179, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the year ended
April 30, 2013 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.75% of the funds average daily net assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
Distributor
MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $0 for the year
ended April 30, 2013, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund. Class A was not available for sale during the year ended April 30, 2013.
The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain class shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
The funds 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:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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%
|
|
|
|
$289
|
|
(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 classs 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.
|
(e)
|
The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the year ended April 30, 2013 based on each classs average daily net assets.
|
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 for shares purchased on or after August 1, 2012, and within 24 months of purchase for shares purchased prior to August 1, 2012. There were no contingent defered sales charges imposed during the year ended April 30,
2013.
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 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 year ended April 30, 2013,
out-of-pocket expenses amounted to $240. 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 partially 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 year ended April 30, 2013 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0164% of the
funds average daily net assets.
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
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 services agreements (the Agreements) which provide for payment of
fees by the funds to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Chief Compliance Officer (ICCO) and Assistant ICCO, respectively, for the funds. The ICCO and Assistant ICCO are officers of the
funds and the sole members of Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC, respectively. The funds can terminate the Agreements with Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC at any time under the terms of the Agreements. For the year ended
April 30, 2013, the aggregate fees paid by the fund to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC were $2,571 and are included in Miscellaneous expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reimburse the fund for a portion
of the payments made by the fund in the amount of $1,070, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Additionally, MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support,
and supplies provided to the ICCO and Assistant ICCO.
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 August 31, 2012, MFS purchased 9,970 shares of Class R5 for an aggregate amount of $100,000. At April 30, 2013, MFS held
100% of the outstanding shares of Class A and Class I.
(4) Portfolio Securities
Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchases
|
|
|
Sales
|
|
U.S. Government securities
|
|
|
$20,974,477
|
|
|
|
$33,388,493
|
|
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)
|
|
|
$262,882,635
|
|
|
|
$147,407,597
|
|
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest
The funds 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:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended
4/30/13 (i)
|
|
|
Year ended
4/30/12
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
Shares sold
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class I
|
|
|
1,811,410
|
|
|
|
$16,561,122
|
|
|
|
10,601,148
|
|
|
|
$115,310,002
|
|
Class R5
|
|
|
46,425,822
|
|
|
|
461,257,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
48,237,232
|
|
|
|
$477,818,811
|
|
|
|
10,601,148
|
|
|
|
$115,310,002
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
$726
|
|
|
|
2,122
|
|
|
|
$19,437
|
|
Class I
|
|
|
92
|
|
|
|
874
|
|
|
|
4,989,179
|
|
|
|
45,700,881
|
|
Class R5
|
|
|
328,442
|
|
|
|
3,123,487
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
328,615
|
|
|
|
$3,125,087
|
|
|
|
4,991,301
|
|
|
|
$45,720,318
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares reacquired
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class I
|
|
|
(35,711,580
|
)
|
|
|
(359,783,340
|
)
|
|
|
(1,439,840
|
)
|
|
|
(18,632,248
|
)
|
Class R5
|
|
|
(1,303,942
|
)
|
|
|
(12,732,816
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(37,015,522
|
)
|
|
|
$(372,516,156
|
)
|
|
|
(1,439,840
|
)
|
|
|
$(18,632,248
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net change
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A
|
|
|
81
|
|
|
|
$726
|
|
|
|
2,122
|
|
|
|
$19,437
|
|
Class I
|
|
|
(33,900,078
|
)
|
|
|
(343,221,344
|
)
|
|
|
14,150,487
|
|
|
|
142,378,635
|
|
Class R5
|
|
|
45,450,322
|
|
|
|
451,648,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,550,325
|
|
|
|
$108,427,742
|
|
|
|
14,152,609
|
|
|
|
$142,398,072
|
|
(i)
|
For Class R5, the period is from inception, September 4, 2012, through the stated period end.
|
On September 7, 2012, certain Class I shares were automatically converted to Class R5 shares. Shareholders of certain Class I shares became shareholders of Class R5 and received Class R5 shares with a total net
asset value equal to their Class I shares at the time of the conversion. Class A, Class B, Class C, Class R1, Class R2, Class R3, and Class R4 shares were not available for sale during the period. During the period, the funds Class I
shares and Class R5 shares were available for sale only to funds distributed by MFD that invest primarily in shares of other MFS funds (MFS fund-of-funds). Please see the funds prospectus for details.
The fund is one of several mutual funds in which the MFS funds-of-funds may invest. The MFS funds-of-funds do not invest in the underlying MFS 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 2020 Fund were the owners of record of approximately 36%, 33%, 15%, 6%, 2%, 2%, and 1%, respectively, of the value of outstanding voting shares of the fund. In addition, the MFS Lifetime
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Notes to Financial Statements continued
Retirement Income Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2010 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2015 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2025 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2035 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2045 Fund, the MFS Lifetime 2050 Fund, and
the MFS Lifetime 2055 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 $1.1 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 Federal Reserve funds rate
or 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 Federal Reserve funds rate
plus an agreed upon spread. For the year ended April 30, 2013, the funds commitment fee and interest expense were $2,047 and $0, respectively, and are included in Miscellaneous expense in the 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
|
|
|
25,843,947
|
|
|
|
176,705,601
|
|
|
|
(179,804,556
|
)
|
|
|
22,744,992
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underlying Affiliated Fund
|
|
Realized
Gain (Loss)
|
|
|
Capital Gain
Distributions
|
|
|
Dividend
Income
|
|
|
Ending
Value
|
|
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
$26,500
|
|
|
|
$22,744,992
|
|
44
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Trustees of MFS Series Trust XV and the Shareholders of MFS Commodity Strategy Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the portfolio of investments, of MFS Commodity Strategy Fund (one of the portfolios comprising MFS Series Trust XV) (the
Fund) as of April 30, 2013, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the
periods presented. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of April 30,
2013, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of MFS
Commodity Strategy Fund as of April 30, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods
presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
D
ELOITTE
&
T
OUCHE
LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 17, 2013
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TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION AND BACKGROUND
The Trustees and Officers of the Trust, as of June 1, 2013, are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five
years. (Their titles may have varied during that period.) The address of each Trustee and officer is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7618.
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|
|
|
|
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Name, Age
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Position(s) Held
with Fund
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Trustee/Officer
Since
(h)
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Principal
Occupations During
the Past Five Years
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Other
Directorships
(j)
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INTERESTED TRUSTEES
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Robert J. Manning
(k)
(age 49)
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Trustee
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February 2004
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director; President (until December 2009); Chief Investment Officer (until July 2010)
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N/A
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INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
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David H. Gunning
(age 71)
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Trustee and Chair of Trustees
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January 2004
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Private investor
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Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (welding equipment manufacturer), Director; Development Alternatives, Inc. (consulting), Director/Non-Executive Chairman; Portman Limited (mining), Director
(until 2008)
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Robert E. Butler
(age 71)
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Trustee
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January 2006
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Consultant investment company industry regulatory and compliance matters
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N/A
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Maureen R. Goldfarb
(age 58)
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Trustee
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January 2009
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Private investor
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N/A
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William R. Gutow
(age 71)
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Trustee
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December 1993
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Private investor and real estate consultant; Capitol Entertainment Management Company (video franchise), Vice Chairman
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Texas Donuts (donut franchise), Vice Chairman (until 2010)
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Michael Hegarty
(age 68)
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Trustee
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December 2004
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Private investor
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Brookfield Office Properties, Inc. (real estate), Director; Rouse Properties Inc. (real estate), Director; Capmark Financial Group Inc. (real estate),
Director
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Name, Age
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Position(s) Held
with Fund
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Trustee/Officer
Since
(h)
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Principal
Occupations During
the Past Five Years
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Other
Directorships
(j)
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John P. Kavanaugh
(age 58)
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Trustee
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January 2009
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Private investor
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N/A
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J. Dale Sherratt
(age 74)
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Trustee
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June 1989
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Insight Resources, Inc. (acquisition planning specialists), President; Wellfleet Investments (investor in health care companies), Managing General Partner
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N/A
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Laurie J. Thomsen
(age 55)
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Trustee
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March 2005
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Private investor; New Profit, Inc. (venture philanthropy), Executive Partner (until 2010)
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The Travelers Companies (insurance), Director
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Robert W. Uek
(age 72)
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Trustee
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January 2006
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Consultant to investment company industry
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N/A
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OFFICERS
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John M. Corcoran
(k)
(age 48)
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President
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October 2008
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President (since October 2008); State Street Bank and Trust (financial services provider), Senior Vice President, (until September
2008)
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N/A
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Christopher R. Bohane
(k)
(age 39)
|
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Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Clerk
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July 2005
|
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
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N/A
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Kino Clark
(k)
(age 44)
|
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Assistant
Treasurer
|
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January 2012
|
|
Massachusetts Financial
Services
Company,
Vice President
|
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N/A
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Thomas H. Connors
(k)
(age 53)
|
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Assistant
Secretary and Assistant
Clerk
|
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September 2012
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company,
Vice
President and Senior Counsel; Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. (financial service provider), Director and Senior Counsel (until 2012)
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|
N/A
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Name, Age
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Position(s) Held
with Fund
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Trustee/Officer
Since
(h)
|
|
Principal
Occupations During
the Past Five Years
|
|
Other
Directorships
(j)
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Ethan D. Corey
(k)
(age 49)
|
|
Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
|
July 2005
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company,
Senior
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
|
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N/A
|
David L. DiLorenzo
(k)
(age 44)
|
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Treasurer
|
|
July 2005
|
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President
|
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N/A
|
Robyn L. Griffin
(age 37)
|
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Assistant Independent Chief Compliance Officer
|
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August 2008
|
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Griffin Compliance LLC (provider of compliance services), Principal (since August 2008); State Street Corporation (financial services provider), Mutual Fund Administration Assistant Vice
President (October 2006 July 2008)
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N/A
|
Brian E. Langenfeld
(k)
(age 40)
|
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Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
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June 2006
|
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President and Senior Counsel
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N/A
|
Susan S. Newton
(k)
(age 63)
|
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Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
|
May 2005
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel
|
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N/A
|
Susan A. Pereira
(k)
(age 42)
|
|
Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
|
July 2005
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President and Senior Counsel
|
|
N/A
|
Kasey L. Phillips
(k)
(age 42)
|
|
Assistant
Treasurer
|
|
September 2012
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Vice President; Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, Senior Vice President, Fund Treasurer (until 2012)
|
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N/A
|
Mark N. Polebaum
(k)
(age 61)
|
|
Secretary and
Clerk
|
|
January 2006
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
|
|
N/A
|
Frank L. Tarantino
(age 69)
|
|
Independent Chief Compliance Officer
|
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June 2004
|
|
Tarantino LLC (provider of compliance services), Principal
|
|
N/A
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Trustees and Officers continued
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Name, Age
|
|
Position(s) Held
with Fund
|
|
Trustee/Officer
Since
(h)
|
|
Principal
Occupations During
the Past Five Years
|
|
Other
Directorships
(j)
|
Richard S. Weitzel
(k)
(age 42)
|
|
Assistant
Secretary and Assistant Clerk
|
|
October 2007
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel
|
|
N/A
|
James O. Yost
(k)
(age 52)
|
|
Deputy Treasurer
|
|
September 1990
|
|
Massachusetts Financial Services Company, Senior Vice President
|
|
N/A
|
(h)
|
Date first appointed to serve as Trustee/officer of an MFS Fund. Each Trustee has served continuously since appointment unless indicated otherwise. For the period from
December 15, 2004 until February 22, 2005, Mr. Manning served as Advisory Trustee. For the period October 2008, until January 2012, Mr. Corcoran served as Treasurer of the Funds. Prior to January 2012, Messrs. DiLorenzo and Yost
served as Assistant Treasurers of the Funds.
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(j)
|
Directorships or trusteeships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (i.e., public companies).
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(k)
|
Interested person of the Trust within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (referred to as the 1940 Act), which is the principal federal law governing
investment companies like the fund, as a result of position with MFS. The address of MFS is 111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199-7618.
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Each Trustee has been elected by shareholders and each Trustee and officer holds office until his or her successor is chosen and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement or removal. The
Trust does not hold annual meetings for the purpose of electing Trustees, and Trustees are not elected for fixed terms. Messrs. Butler, Kavanaugh, Uek and Ms. Thomsen are members of the Trusts Audit Committee.
Each of the Funds Trustees and officers holds comparable positions with certain other funds of which MFS or a subsidiary is the investment adviser or
distributor, and, in the case of the officers, with certain affiliates of MFS. As of January 1, 2013, the Trustees served as board members of 143 funds within the MFS Family of Funds.
The Statement of Additional Information for the Fund includes further information about the Trustees and is available without charge upon request by calling 1-800-225-2606.
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Investment Adviser
|
|
Custodian
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Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199-7618
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State Street Bank and Trust Company
1 Lincoln
Street
Boston, MA 02111-2900
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Distributor
|
|
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
MFS Fund Distributors, Inc.
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02199-7618
|
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
200 Berkeley
Street
Boston, MA 02116
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Portfolio Managers
|
|
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James Calmas
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Benjamin Nastou
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Natalie Shapiro
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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
A discussion regarding the Boards most recent review and renewal of the funds Investment Advisory Agreement with MFS is available by clicking on the
funds name under Mutual Funds in the Products section of the MFS Web site
(mfs.com).
PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION
A general description of the MFS funds proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge,
upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of
mfs.com
or by visiting the SECs 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, 2012 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of
mfs.com
or by visiting the SECs 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 funds Form N-Q is also available on the EDGAR database on the Commissions 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 funds 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 News & Commentary section of
mfs.com
or by clicking on the funds name under Mutual Funds in the Products section of
mfs.com
.
FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)
The fund will notify shareholders of amounts for use in preparing 2013 income tax forms in January 2014.
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FACTS
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WHAT DOES MFS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
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Why?
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Financial companies choose how they share your personal information.
Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we
do.
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What?
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The types of personal
information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
Social Security number and account balances
Account transactions and transaction history
Checking account information and wire transfer
instructions
When you are
no
longer
our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.
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How?
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All financial companies need to share customers personal
information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers personal information; the reasons MFS chooses to share; and whether you can limit this
sharing.
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Reasons we can share your
personal information
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Does MFS
share?
|
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Can you limit
this sharing?
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For our everyday business purposes
such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit
bureaus
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Yes
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No
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For our marketing purposes
to offer our products and services to you
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No
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We dont share
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For joint marketing with other financial companies
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No
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We dont share
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For our affiliates everyday business purposes
information about your transactions and experiences
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No
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We dont share
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For our affiliates everyday business purposes
information about your creditworthiness
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No
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We dont share
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For nonaffiliates to market to you
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No
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We dont share
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Questions?
|
|
Call
800-225-2606
or go to
mfs.com
.
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Who we are
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Who is providing this notice?
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MFS Funds, MFS Investment Management, MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., MFS Fund Distributors,
Inc., MFS Heritage Trust Company, and MFS Service Center, Inc.
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What we do
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How does MFS protect my
personal information?
|
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To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures
that comply with federal law. These measures include procedural, electronic, and physical safeguards for the protection of the personal information we collect about you.
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How does MFS collect my personal information?
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We collect your personal information, for example,
when you
open an account or provide account information
direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities
make a wire transfer
We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates and
other companies.
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Why cant I limit all sharing?
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Federal law gives you the right to limit
only
sharing for affiliates everyday business purposes
information about your creditworthiness
affiliates from
using your information to market to you
sharing for
nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you
additional rights to limit sharing.
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Definitions
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Affiliates
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Companies related by common ownership or control.
They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
MFS does not share personal information with affiliates, except for everyday business purposes as described on page one of this notice.
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Nonaffiliates
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Companies not related by common ownership or
control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
MFS does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.
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Joint Marketing
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A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial
companies that together market financial products or services to you.
MFS doesn
t jointly market.
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Other important information
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If you own an MFS product or receive an
MFS service in the name of a third party such as a bank or broker-dealer, their privacy policy may apply to you instead of ours.
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MFS® will send you prospectuses,
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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