MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND N-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-5567

MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: February 28, 2009


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – 124.2%

     

Aerospace – 1.3%

     

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

   $ 215,000    $ 144,050

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, 8.5%, 2015

     195,000      37,050

TransDigm Group, Inc., 7.75%, 2014

     60,000      55,200

Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc., 8%, 2011

     430,000      236,500
         
      $ 472,800
         

Airlines – 1.2%

     

AMR Corp., 7.858%, 2011

   $ 135,000    $ 116,775

Continental Airlines, Inc., 7.339%, 2014

     524,000      335,360
         
      $ 452,135
         

Apparel Manufacturers – 0.6%

     

Broder Brothers Co., 11.25%, 2010

   $ 260,000    $ 60,450

Hanesbrands, Inc., FRN, 5.697%, 2014

     220,000      145,200
         
      $ 205,650
         

Asset Backed & Securitized – 5.9%

     

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.39%, 2045

   $ 175,928    $ 66,438

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 5.772%, 2051

     600,000      209,096

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 6.2%, 2051 (z)

     450,000      39,752

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

     200,000      114,181

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., FRN, 5.811%, 2051

     176,159      64,554

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.7%, 2049

     275,000      33,246

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.7%, 2049

     190,000      114,073

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.343%, 2039

     197,320      73,410

CWCapital Cobalt Ltd., 5.223%, 2048

     55,000      35,617

GS Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.56%, 2039

     230,000      151,427

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.44%, 2045

     415,000      159,466

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.466%, 2047

     354,818      127,185

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

     320,000      191,782

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.746%, 2049

     250,617      35,415

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.746%, 2049

     404,598      50,883

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.746%, 2049

     1,169,622      126,024

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 6.062%, 2051

     155,000      24,168

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.828%, 2050

     155,000      23,668

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.204%, 2049

     450,000      167,433

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.748%, 2050

     125,000      40,393

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.748%, 2050

     190,000      103,683

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.692%, 2047

     250,000      30,714

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.752%, 2047

     175,000      17,681

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.902%, 2051

     450,000      163,269
         
      $ 2,163,558
         

Automotive – 3.7%

     

Accuride Corp., 8.5%, 2015

   $ 195,000    $ 58,500

Allison Transmission, Inc., 11%, 2015 (n)

     400,000      194,000

FCE Bank PLC, 7.125%, 2012

   EUR 500,000      386,664

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 9.75%, 2010

   $ 205,000      132,369

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 12%, 2015

     292,000      170,005

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8%, 2016

     140,000      65,948

General Motors Corp., 8.375%, 2033

     568,000      75,260

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 8.625%, 2011

     107,000      85,600

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 9%, 2015

     244,000      184,220
         
      $ 1,352,566
         

Broadcasting – 4.9%

     

Allbritton Communications Co., 7.75%, 2012

   $ 685,000    $ 308,250

CanWest MediaWorks LP, 9.25%, 2015 (a)(n)

     380,000      39,900

Clear Channel Communications, 10.75%, 2016 (n)

     95,000      13,775

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Broadcasting – continued

     

DirectTV Holdings LLC, 7.625%, 2016

   $ 450,000    $ 432,000

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 9.5%, 2016 (z)

     85,000      78,625

Lamar Media Corp., 6.625%, 2015

     285,000      183,825

Lamar Media Corp., “C”, 6.625%, 2015

     295,000      184,375

LBI Media, Inc., 8.5%, 2017 (z)

     210,000      63,000

LIN TV Corp., 6.5%, 2013

     460,000      239,200

Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015 (p)(z)

     420,000      42,525

Newport Television LLC, 13%, 2017 (n)(p)

     430,000      17,200

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc., 7%, 2014

     390,000      136,987

Univision Communications, Inc., 9.75%, 2015 (n)(p)

     560,000      42,000

Young Broadcasting, Inc., 8.75%, 2014 (d)

     120,000      13
         
      $ 1,781,675
         

Brokerage & Asset Managers – 0.4%

     

Nuveen Investments, Inc., 10.5%, 2015 (n)

   $ 605,000    $ 139,150
         

Building – 1.9%

     

Associated Materials, Inc., 9.75%, 2012

   $ 135,000    $ 111,375

Associated Materials, Inc., 0% to 2009, 11.25% to 2014

     270,000      81,000

Building Materials Corp. of America, 7.75%, 2014

     335,000      229,475

Nortek, Inc., 10%, 2013

     220,000      88,000

Nortek, Inc., 8.5%, 2014

     165,000      26,400

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 9%, 2012

     330,000      75,900

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, 2013

     165,000      75,900
         
      $ 688,050
         

Business Services – 1.8%

     

First Data Corp., 9.875%, 2015

   $ 320,000    $ 176,000

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 9.125%, 2013

     275,000      233,750

SunGard Data Systems, Inc., 10.25%, 2015

     377,000      258,245
         
      $ 667,995
         

Cable TV – 4.4%

     

Cablevision Systems Corp., 8%, 2012

   $ 325,000    $ 314,437

CCO Holdings LLC, 8.75%, 2013

     405,000      315,900

Charter Communications, Inc., 8.375%, 2014 (n)

     140,000      120,400

Charter Communications, Inc., 10.875%, 2014 (n)

     70,000      64,750

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2014 (z)

     85,000      81,600

Mediacom LLC, 9.5%, 2013

     105,000      91,350

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.75%, 2019

     200,000      213,489

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 8.75%, 2014

   EUR  160,000      177,485

Virgin Media Finance PLC, 8.75%, 2014

   $ 180,000      161,775

Virgin Media, Inc., 9.125%, 2016

     100,000      87,875
         
      $ 1,629,061
         

Chemicals – 4.5%

     

Huntsman International LLC, 6.875%, 2013 (n)

   EUR  200,000    $ 101,420

Innophos Holdings, Inc., 8.875%, 2014

   $ 735,000      584,325

KI Holdings, Inc., 0% to 2009, 9.875% to 2014

     340,000      278,800

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 11.5%, 2016

     435,000      91,350

Nalco Co., 7.75%, 2011

     260,000      257,400

Nalco Co., 8.875%, 2013

     360,000      348,300
         
      $ 1,661,595
         

Consumer Goods & Services – 5.0%

     

Corrections Corp. of America, 6.25%, 2013

   $ 175,000    $ 167,562

GEO Group, Inc., 8.25%, 2013

     175,000      157,500

Jarden Corp., 7.5%, 2017

     330,000      257,400

KAR Holdings, Inc., 5.17%, 2014

     100,000      36,000

KAR Holdings, Inc., 10%, 2015

     385,000      130,900

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Consumer Goods & Services – continued

     

Service Corp. International, 7.375%, 2014

   $ 50,000    $ 47,750

Service Corp. International, 6.75%, 2016

     205,000      186,550

Service Corp. International, 7%, 2017

     785,000      714,350

Ticketmaster, 10.75%, 2016 (n)

     185,000      133,200
         
      $ 1,831,212
         

Containers – 2.4%

     

Crown Americas LLC, 7.625%, 2013

   $ 215,000    $ 216,075

Graham Packaging Holdings Co., 9.875%, 2014

     400,000      252,000

Greif, Inc., 6.75%, 2017

     350,000      306,250

Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc., 8.25%, 2013

     120,000      121,200
         
      $ 895,525
         

Defense Electronics – 1.4%

     

L-3 Communications Corp., 5.875%, 2015

   $ 240,000    $ 221,400

L-3 Communications Corp., 6.375%, 2015

     310,000      292,950
         
      $ 514,350
         

Electronics – 0.7%

     

Flextronics International Ltd., 6.25%, 2014

   $ 265,000    $ 222,600

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.875%, 2014

     165,000      29,700

Spansion, Inc., 11.25%, 2016 (d)(n)

     515,000      12,231
         
      $ 264,531
         

Energy - Independent – 7.3%

     

Chaparral Energy, Inc., 8.875%, 2017

   $ 335,000    $ 80,400

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 7%, 2014

     114,000      97,470

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 9.5%, 2015

     75,000      69,750

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.375%, 2015

     410,000      335,175

Delta Petroleum Corp., 7%, 2015

     15,000      5,850

Forest Oil Corp., 8.5%, 2014 (z)

     105,000      95,550

Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 2019 (n)

     170,000      136,000

Forest Oil Corp., 7.25%, 2019

     100,000      80,000

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 7.75%, 2015 (n)

     25,000      19,125

Hilcorp Energy I LP, 9%, 2016 (n)

     285,000      226,575

Mariner Energy, Inc., 8%, 2017

     300,000      199,500

Mcmoran Exploration Co., 11.875%, 2014

     80,000      58,200

Newfield Exploration Co., 6.625%, 2014

     155,000      137,950

OPTI Canada, Inc., 8.25%, 2014

     605,000      205,700

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 10.5%, 2014 (z)

     115,000      113,275

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7%, 2017

     350,000      298,375

Quicksilver Resources, Inc., 7.125%, 2016

     520,000      343,200

Range Resource Corp., 7.5%, 2016

     15,000      13,875

SandRidge Energy, Inc., 8%, 2018 (n)

     235,000      183,300
         
      $ 2,699,270
         

Entertainment – 1.3%

     

AMC Entertainment, Inc., 11%, 2016

   $ 325,000    $ 292,500

Marquee Holdings, Inc., 9.505%, 2014

     300,000      201,000
         
      $ 493,500
         

Financial Institutions – 2.2%

     

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.875%, 2011 (z)

   $ 893,000    $ 581,341

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 7%, 2012 (z)

     105,000      62,592

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.75%, 2014 (z)

     190,000      92,260

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 8%, 2031 (z)

     139,000      62,400
         
      $ 798,593
         

Food & Beverages – 4.4%

     

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

   $ 210,000    $ 210,109

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Food & Beverages – continued

     

ARAMARK Corp., 8.5%, 2015

   $ 430,000    $ 391,300

B&G Foods, Inc., 8%, 2011

     325,000      295,750

Dean Foods Co., 7%, 2016

     435,000      413,250

Del Monte Corp., 6.75%, 2015

     335,000      319,925
         
      $ 1,630,334
         

Forest & Paper Products – 2.8%

     

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., 8.375%, 2015 (a)

   $ 380,000    $ 34,200

Bowater, Inc., 6.5%, 2013 (a)

     500,000      62,500

Buckeye Technologies, Inc., 8.5%, 2013

     15,000      13,369

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 7.125%, 2017 (n)

     190,000      174,325

Georgia-Pacific Corp., 8%, 2024

     425,000      318,750

Graphic Packaging International Corp., 9.5%, 2013

     240,000      178,800

Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 8.25%, 2012 (d)

     125,000      10,000

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., 7.75%, 2013

     375,000      183,750

NewPage Holding Corp., 10%, 2012

     90,000      27,225

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., 8%, 2017 (d)

     192,000      16,800
         
      $ 1,019,719
         

Gaming & Lodging – 5.6%

     

Boyd Gaming Corp., 6.75%, 2014

   $ 250,000    $ 130,000

Circus & Eldorado Joint Venture, 10.125%, 2012

     300,000      186,000

Firekeepers Development Authority, 13.875%, 2015 (z)

     335,000      211,050

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holdings LLC, 11%, 2015 (a)(n)

     695,000      45,175

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10.75%, 2016

     979,000      137,060

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018 (z)

     224,000      62,720

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 7.125%, 2013

     160,000      126,800

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., 6.75%, 2016

     160,000      115,200

MGM Mirage, 8.375%, 2011

     304,000      76,000

MGM Mirage, 5.875%, 2014

     90,000      37,350

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 8.75%, 2013

     20,000      17,800

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., 7.5%, 2015

     795,000      524,700

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 7.875%, 2012

     100,000      86,500

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., 6.75%, 2018

     75,000      51,375

Station Casinos, Inc., 6%, 2012 (d)

     245,000      75,950

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.875%, 2016 (d)

     715,000      21,450

Station Casinos, Inc., 6.625%, 2018 (d)

     875,000      26,250

Trump Entertainment Resorts Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2015 (d)

     1,105,000      121,550
         
      $ 2,052,930
         

Industrial – 2.3%

     

Blount International, Inc., 8.875%, 2012

   $ 190,000    $ 190,950

JohnsonDiversey, Inc., 9.625%, 2012

   EUR  100,000      105,223

JohnsonDiversey, Inc., “B”, 9.625%, 2012

   $ 675,000      563,625
         
      $ 859,798
         

Insurance - Property & Casualty – 0.7%

     

USI Holdings Corp., 9.75%, 2015 (z)

   $ 575,000    $ 254,438
         

Machinery & Tools – 0.5%

     

Case New Holland, Inc., 7.125%, 2014

   $ 260,000    $ 178,100
         

Major Banks – 1.5%

     

Bank of America Corp., 8% to 2018, FRN to 2059

   $ 575,000    $ 214,711

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 7.9% to 2018, FRN to 2049

     470,000      324,234
         
      $ 538,945
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 11.7%

     

Biomet, Inc., 10%, 2017

   $ 135,000    $ 135,000

Biomet, Inc., 11.625%, 2017

     405,000      374,625

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Medical & Health Technology & Services – continued

     

Community Health Systems, Inc., 8.875%, 2015

   $ 550,000    $ 520,438

Cooper Cos., Inc., 7.125%, 2015

     120,000      107,250

DaVita, Inc., 7.25%, 2015

     440,000      426,800

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015 (z)

     165,000      171,600

HCA, Inc., 6.375%, 2015

     360,000      248,400

HCA, Inc., 9.25%, 2016

     915,000      837,225

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc., 7.75%, 2015

     350,000      307,125

U.S. Oncology, Inc., 10.75%, 2014

     300,000      276,750

U.S. Oncology, Inc., FRN, 8.334%, 2012 (p)

     284,000      170,400

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.5%, 2015 (p)

     400,000      348,000

VWR Funding, Inc., 10.25%, 2015 (p)

     525,000      383,250
         
      $ 4,306,863
         

Metals & Mining – 6.0%

     

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 2013

   $ 255,000    $ 238,425

FMG Finance Ltd., 10.625%, 2016 (n)

     670,000      569,500

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 8.375%, 2017

     895,000      771,938

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., FRN, 7.083%, 2015

     120,000      89,700

Peabody Energy Corp., 7.375%, 2016

     480,000      468,000

Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd., 5.875%, 2013

     90,000      81,809
         
      $ 2,219,372
         

Municipals – 2.9%

     

Cabazon Band Mission Indians, CA, Mortgage Notes, 13%, 2011

   $ 575,000    $ 555,657

Regional Transportation Authority, IL, “A”, MBIA, 4.5%, 2035

     315,000      281,934

Virginia Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “A-1”, 6.706%, 2046

     420,000      217,888
         
      $ 1,055,479
         

Natural Gas - Distribution – 2.0%

     

AmeriGas Partners LP, 7.125%, 2016

   $ 345,000    $ 320,850

Inergy LP, 6.875%, 2014

     450,000      414,000
         
      $ 734,850
         

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 4.9%

     

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.125%, 2015

   $ 175,000    $ 111,125

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, 8.75%, 2018

     250,000      155,000

Colorado Interstate Gas Co., 6.8%, 2015

     91,000      83,454

Deutsche Bank (El Paso Performance-Linked Trust, CLN), 7.75%, 2011 (n)

     115,000      108,533

El Paso Corp., 6.875%, 2014

     325,000      287,242

El Paso Corp., 8.25%, 2016

     155,000      144,150

El Paso Corp., 7.25%, 2018

     295,000      260,338

Williams Cos., Inc., 8.125%, 2012

     140,000      137,900

Williams Cos., Inc., 7.75%, 2031

     215,000      178,450

Williams Partners LP, 7.25%, 2017

     400,000      348,000
         
      $ 1,814,192
         

Network & Telecom – 8.6%

     

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.375%, 2014

   $ 455,000    $ 416,325

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7%, 2015

     395,000      359,450

Citizens Communications Co., 9.25%, 2011

     350,000      357,000

Citizens Communications Co., 7.875%, 2027

     325,000      237,250

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings, 8.25%, 2016 (n)

   EUR  240,000      265,467

Orascom Telecom Finance S.C.A., 7.875%, 2014 (z)

   $ 225,000      135,000

Qwest Communications International, Inc., 7.25%, 2011

     430,000      409,575

Qwest Communications International, Inc. “B”, 7.5%, 2014

     250,000      211,875

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, 2011

     125,000      123,125

Qwest Corp., 7.5%, 2014

     145,000      128,869

Windstream Corp., 8.625%, 2016

     550,000      528,000
         
      $ 3,171,936
         

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Printing & Publishing – 1.5%

     

American Media Operations, Inc., 9%, 2013 (p)(z)

   $ 24,075    $ 14,445

American Media Operations, Inc., 14%, 2013 (p)(z)

     248,288      124,144

Dex Media West LLC, 9.875%, 2013

     978,000      149,145

Idearc, Inc., 8%, 2016 (a)

     317,000      4,755

Morris Publishing, 7%, 2013 (d)

     310,000      15,500

Nielsen Finance LLC, 10%, 2014

     205,000      169,125

Nielsen Finance LLC, 0% to 2011, 12.5% to 2016

     175,000      68,250

Quebecor World, Inc., 6.125%, 2013 (d)

     240,000      7,500

Tribune Co., 5.25%, 2015 (d)

     160,000      4,000
         
      $ 556,864
         

Retailers – 1.0%

     

Couche-Tard, Inc., 7.5%, 2013

   $ 70,000    $ 66,150

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., 7.584%, 2014 (p)

     205,000      120,950

Rite Aid Corp., 9.5%, 2017

     80,000      19,600

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 10.5%, 2016

     185,000      160,488
         
      $ 367,188
         

Specialty Chemicals – 0.7%

     

INVISTA, 9.25%, 2012 (n)

   $ 285,000    $ 262,200
         

Specialty Stores – 0.7%

     

Payless ShoeSource, Inc., 8.25%, 2013

   $ 295,000    $ 249,275
         

Telecommunications - Wireless – 4.6%

     

Alltel Corp., 7%, 2012

   $ 519,000    $ 533,272

Crown Castle International Corp., 9%, 2015

     165,000      160,875

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., 9.25%, 2014

     225,000      212,625

Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.375%, 2012

     290,000      234,900

Sprint Nextel Corp., 8.75%, 2032

     70,000      42,175

Sprint Nextel Corp., FRN, 1.866%, 2010

     95,000      82,478

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 10.75%, 2015 (z)

     415,000      416,037
         
      $ 1,682,362
         

Telephone Services – 0.3%

     

Embarq Corp., 7.995%, 2036

   $ 160,000    $ 124,800
         

Tobacco – 2.2%

     

Alliance One International, Inc., 8.5%, 2012

   $ 295,000    $ 255,175

Altria Group, Inc., 9.7%, 2018

     250,000      261,750

Reynolds American, Inc., 7.625%, 2016

     345,000      303,069
         
      $ 819,994
         

Transportation - Services – 1.3%

     

Eurocar Groupe S.A., FRN, 5.459%, 2013 (n)

   EUR  300,000    $ 85,573

Hertz Corp., 8.875%, 2014

   $ 635,000      311,150

Quality Distribution, Inc., 9%, 2010

     265,000      96,725
         
      $ 493,448
         

Utilities - Electric Power – 7.1%

     

AES Corp., 8%, 2017

   $ 160,000    $ 136,000

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.5%, 2015

     170,000      105,400

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 2018

     540,000      280,800

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 2019

     105,000      63,525

Edison Mission Energy, 7%, 2017

     270,000      228,150

Mirant North America LLC, 7.375%, 2013

     445,000      407,175

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2016

     665,000      613,462

NRG Energy, Inc., 7.375%, 2017

     245,000      226,625

Reliant Energy, Inc., 7.875%, 2017

     188,000      136,770

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par    Value ($)

Bonds – continued

     

Utilities - Electric Power – continued

     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings, LLC, 10.25%, 2015

   $ 820,000    $ 414,100
         
      $ 2,612,007
         

Total Bonds

      $ 45,716,310
         

Floating Rate Loans – 8.0% (g)(r)

     

Aerospace – 0.6%

     

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, Letter of Credit, 3.45%, 2014

   $ 27,154    $ 12,476

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co. LLC, Term Loan, 2.8%, 2014

     462,432      212,462
         
      $ 224,938
         

Automotive – 1.1%

     

Federal-Mogul Corp., Term Loan B, 2.35%, 2014

   $ 271,069    $ 127,403

Ford Motor Co., Term Loan B, 5%, 2013

     497,716      159,062

General Motors, Term Loan B, 4.14%, 2013

     362,961      130,018

Mark IV Industries, Inc., Term Loan, 10.38%, 2011

     306,318      9,189
         
      $ 425,672
         

Broadcasting – 0.6%

     

Gray Television, Inc., Term Loan, 2.51%, 2014 (o)

   $ 111,202    $ 55,823

Young Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan, 4.75%, 2012 (d)

     308,618      115,269

Young Broadcasting, Inc., Term Loan B-1, 4.75%, 2012 (d)

     109,414      40,866
         
      $ 211,958
         

Building – 0.1%

     

Building Materials Holding Corp., Term Loan, 3.87%, 2014

   $ 30,512    $ 20,799
         

Business Services – 0.6%

     

First Data Corp., Term Loan B-1, 3.22%, 2014

   $ 372,330    $ 244,388
         

Cable TV – 0.3%

     

Charter Communications Operating LLC, Term Loan, 3.21%, 2014 (o)

   $ 141,537    $ 112,345
         

Consumer Goods & Services – 0.1%

     

KAR Holdings, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.25%, 2013

   $ 40,669    $ 27,361
         

Electronics – 0.1%

     

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.93%, 2013

   $ 105,621    $ 45,643
         

Forest & Paper Products – 0.2%

     

Abitibi-Consolidated, Inc., Term Loan, 11.5%, 2009

   $ 97,621    $ 71,068
         

Gaming & Lodging – 0.1%

     

Green Valley Ranch Gaming LLC, Second Lien Term Loan, 3.69%, 2014

   $ 525,000    $ 26,250
         

Industrial – 0.1%

     

Oshkosh Truck Corp., Term Loan B, 2013 (o)

   $ 30,573    $ 21,401
         

Medical & Health Technology & Services – 1.2%

     

Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan, 2.72%, 2014

   $ 13,641    $ 11,549

Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.43%, 2014

     266,584      225,718

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.7%, 2013

     234,833      197,945
         
      $ 435,212
         

Printing & Publishing – 0.6%

     

Nielsen Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 2.44%, 2013

   $ 165,685    $ 129,994

Tribune Co., Incremental Term Loan, 6.5%, 2014 (d)

     410,906      81,007
         
      $ 211,001
         

Specialty Chemicals – 0.1%

     

Lyondell Basell, Term Loan B-2, 2014 (o)

   $ 86,173    $ 15,942

Lyondell Chemical Co., Term Loan B-2, 5.75%, 2014

     138,825      28,980
         
      $ 44,922
         

Specialty Stores – 0.1%

     

Michaels Stores, Inc., Term Loan B, 2.76%, 2013

   $ 67,886    $ 37,959
         

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

Issuer

             Shares/Par    Value ($)  

Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) – continued

           

Utilities - Electric Power – 2.1%

           

Calpine Corp., DIP Term Loan, 4.33%, 2014

         $ 288,899    $ 209,555  

NRG Energy, Inc., Letter of Credit, 2.95%, 2013

           74,634      68,533  

NRG Energy, Inc., Term Loan, 2.67%, 2013

           151,877      139,461  

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, Term Loan B-3, 3.95%, 2014

           582,199      363,146  
                 
            $ 780,695  
                 

Total Floating Rate Loans

            $ 2,941,612  
                 

Common Stocks – 1.4%

           

Cable TV – 0.7%

           

Cablevision Systems Corp., “A”

           4,000    $ 51,960  

Comcast Corp., “A”

           10,800      141,048  

Time Warner Cable, Inc., “A” (a)

           3,900      71,097  
                 
            $ 264,105  
                 

Energy - Integrated – 0.2%

           

Chevron Corp.

           900    $ 54,639  
                 

Gaming & Lodging – 0.3%

           

MGM Mirage (a)

           1,700    $ 5,950  

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (a)

           15,700      117,907  
                 
            $ 123,857  
                 

Printing & Publishing – 0.0%

           

American Media, Inc.

           4,713    $ 10,086  
                 

Telephone Services – 0.2%

           

Windstream Corp.

           10,900    $ 81,314  
                 

Trucking – 0.0%

           

Quality Distribution, Inc. (a)(z)

           2,687    $ 5,186  
                 

Total Common Stocks

            $ 539,187  
                 

Preferred Stocks – 0.4%

           

Automotive – 0.1%

           

Preferred Blocker, Inc., 7% (z)

           229    $ 39,102  
                 

Major Banks – 0.3%

           

Bank of America Corp., 8.625%

           12,500    $ 98,125  
                 

Total Preferred Stocks

            $ 137,227  
                 
     Strike Price    First Exercise            

Warrants – 0.0%

           

Cable TV – 0.0%

           

SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc. (1share for 1 warrant) (a)

   $ 9.83    9/16/00      600    $ 156  
                 

Telephone Services – 0.0%

           

Jazztel PLC (6 shares for 1 warrant) (a)(z)

   EUR  204.6    7/05/00      350    $ 0  
                 

Total Warrants

            $ 156  
                 

Money Market Funds (v) – 4.7%

           

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.44%, at Net Asset Value

           1,720,764    $ 1,720,764  
                 

Total Investments

            $ 51,055,256  
                 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (38.7)%

              (14,250,753 )
                 

Net Assets – 100.0%

            $ 36,804,503  
                 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.

 

(d) Non-income producing security - in default.

 

(g) The rate shown represents a weighted average coupon rate on settled positions at period end, unless otherwise indicated.

 

(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 $3,307,958, representing 9.0% of net assets.

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - continued

 

(o) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Upon settlement date, interest rates for unsettled amounts will be determined. The rate shown represents the weighted average coupon rate for settled amounts.

 

(p) Payment-in-kind security.

 

(r) Remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than stated maturities shown as a result of contractual or optional prepayments by the borrower. Such prepayments cannot be predicted with certainty. These loans may be subject to restrictions on resale. Floating rate loans generally have rates of interest which are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium.

 

(v) Underlying fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

 

(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:

 

Restricted Securities

   Acquisition Date    Cost    Current
Market Value
 

American Media Operations, Inc., 14%, 2013

   1/29/09    $ 124,144    $ 124,144  

American Media Operations, Inc., 9%, 2013

   1/29/09      14,445      14,445  

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc., 6.2%, 2051

   6/19/08      325,497      39,752  

CSC Holdings, Inc., 8.5%, 2014

   1/08/09      75,728      81,600  

Firekeepers Development Authority, 13.875%, 2015

   4/22/08      327,211      211,050  

Forest Oil Corp., 8.5%, 2014

   2/11/09      99,935      95,550  

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, 9%, 2015

   1/15/09 - 2/03/09      163,564      171,600  

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.875%, 2011

   12/26/08-1/08/09      731,599      581,341  

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 6.75%, 2014

   2/09/09      124,450      92,260  

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 7%, 2012

   1/23/09      74,025      62,592  

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., 8%, 2031

   12/26/08      82,620      62,400  

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, 2018

   1/30/08 - 10/03/08      259,362      62,720  

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd., 9.5%, 2016

   2/27/09      78,563      78,625  

Jazztel PLC (Warrants)

   11/29/00      602      —    

LBI Media, Inc., 8.5%, 2017

   7/18/07      206,535      63,000  

Local TV Finance LLC, 9.25%, 2015

   5/02/07 - 9/08/08      420,525      42,525  

Orascom Telecom Finance S.C.A., 7.875%, 2014

   2/01/07      225,000      135,000  

Petrohawk Energy Corp., 10.5%, 2014

   1/22/09 - 2/10/09      106,002      113,275  

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

   12/26/08      176,330      39,102  

Quality Distribution, Inc.

   12/28/06      —        5,186  

USI Holdings Corp., 9.75%, 2015

   4/26/07 - 11/28/07      548,500      254,438  

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 10.75%, 2015

   3/19/08      416,038      416,037  
              

Total Restricted Securities

         $ 2,746,642  

% of Net Assets

           7.5 %

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

 

CLN    Credit-Linked Note
DIP    Debtor-in-Possession
FRN    Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.

Insurers

    
MBIA    MBIA Insurance Corp.

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

EUR                 Euro

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

 

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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 2/28/09

(1) Fair Value Disclosure

The fund adopted FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (the “Statement”). This Statement provides a single definition of fair value, a hierarchy for measuring fair value and expanded disclosures about fair value measurements.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures, forwards, swap contracts, and written options. The following is a summary of the levels used as of February 28, 2009 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities carried at market value:

 

      Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total

Investments in Securities

   $ 2,387,091    $ 48,658,079    $ 10,086    $ 51,055,256

Other Financial Instruments

   $ —      $ 18,883    $ —      $ 18,883

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The table presents the activity of Level 3 securities held at the beginning and the end of the period.

 

     Investments in
Securities
   Other Financial
Instruments

Balance as of 11/30/08

   $ —      $ —  

Accrued discounts/premiums

     —        —  

Realized gain (loss)

     —        —  

Change in unrealized appreciation

     —        —  

Net purchases (sales)

     10,086      —  

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —        —  

Balance as of 2/28/09

   $ 10,086    $ —  

(2) Portfolio Securities

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

 

Aggregate Cost

   $ 78,921,948  
        

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 295,026  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (28,161,718 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ (27,866,692 )
        

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

(3) Derivative Contracts at 2/28/09

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 2/28/09

 

Type

   Currency    Contracts to
Deliver/Receive
   Settlement
Date Range
   In Exchange For    Contracts at
Value
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Appreciation

                 
SELL    EUR    904,662    5/20/09    $ 1,165,476    $ 1,146,593    $ 18,883

At February 28, 2009, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

 

10


MFS Intermediate High Income Fund

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 2/28/09 - Continued

(4) Transactions in Underlying Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Funds

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

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

     —        2,243,458      (522,694 )     1,720,764

Underlying Funds

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

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —      $ —      $ 422     $ 1,720,764

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrant’s principal financial officer and principal executive officer have concluded that those disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that the material information required to be disclosed by the registrant on this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto.


Notice

A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

 

By (Signature and Title)*    MARIA F. DWYER
  Maria F. Dwyer, President

Date: April 20, 2009

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*    MARIA F. FWYER
 

Maria F. Dwyer, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: April 20, 2009

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: April 20, 2009

 

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