MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND N-CSRS
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-5567

MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Kristin V. Collins

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2016


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ITEM 1. REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS.


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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

May 31, 2016

 

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MFS® INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

 

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MANAGED DISTRIBUTION POLICY DISCLOSURE

The MFS Intermediate High Income Fund’s (the fund) Board of Trustees adopted a managed distribution policy. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 9.50% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. The goal of the managed distribution policy is to provide shareholders with consistent and predictable cash flows. Such distributions, under certain circumstances, may exceed the fund’s total return performance. The fund’s total return in relation to changes in net asset value is presented in the Financial Highlights. When total distributions exceed total return performance for the period, the difference reduces the fund’s total assets and net asset value per share and, therefore, could have the effect of increasing the fund’s expense ratio and reducing the amount of assets the fund has available for long term investment. In order to make these distributions, the fund may have to sell portfolio securities at less than opportune times. You should not draw any conclusions about the fund’s investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the fund’s managed distribution policy. The Board may amend or terminate the managed distribution policy at any time without prior notice to fund shareholders.

With each distribution, the fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release which will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution and other related information. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in the notice to shareholders are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Under a managed distribution policy the fund may at times distribute more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may result in a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the fund is paid back to you. A return of capital does not necessarily reflect the fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. Please refer to “Tax Matters and Distributions” under Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements for information regarding the tax character of the fund’s distributions.


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MFS® INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: CIF

 

Letter from the Chairman     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Portfolio managers’ profiles     4   
Other notes     4   
Portfolio of investments     5   
Statement of assets and liabilities     20   
Statement of operations     21   
Statements of changes in net assets     22   
Statement of cash flows     23   
Financial highlights     24   
Notes to financial statements     26   
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     38   
Proxy voting policies and information     39   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     39   
Further information     39   
Information about fund contracts and legal claims     39   
Contact information    back cover   

 

NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE



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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

 

Dear Shareholders:

While economic growth remains subpar on a global basis, markets had largely recovered after a bout of volatility early this year only to be blindsided by the

unexpected vote by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union. Central bank policy remains accommodative globally, with the U.S. Federal Reserve recently signaling it will move slowly in tightening monetary policy as the labor market cools and inflation remains in check. This suggests a continuation of the “lower for longer” interest rate environment.

Overcapacity in the manufacturing sector has been restraining prices and profits around the world. China continues to grapple with challenges posed by its attempt to shift from an investment-led, export-driven model to a consumer-driven

economy, amplifying the global manufacturing glut. Emerging markets have been mixed of late, supported by firmer commodity prices but constrained by the prospect of tighter financial conditions in the wake of the Brexit vote.

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

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

Respectfully,

 

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman

MFS Investment Management

July 18, 2016

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

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)

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Top five industries (i)  
Midstream     8.8%   

Medical & Health Technology & Services

    8.1%   

Cable TV

    7.8%   
Containers     6.7%   
Telecommunications-Wireless     6.2%   
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)    
BBB     4.6%   
BB     54.2%   
B     55.5%   
CCC     22.0%   
CC     0.7%   
C (o)     0.0%   
D     0.6%   
Not Rated     (0.8)%   
Non-Fixed Income (o)     0.0%   
Cash & Cash Equivalents     (38.0)%   
Other     1.2%   
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)     5.5   
Average Effective Maturity (m)     6.8 yrs.   
 

 

(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). Securities rated BBB or higher are considered investment grade. All ratings are subject to change. 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/or commodity-linked derivatives. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund is not rated by these agencies.
(d) Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move.

 

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Portfolio Composition – continued

 

(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the 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. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than value. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
(m) In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening device (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instrument’s stated maturity.
(o) Less than 0.1%.

From time to time Cash & Cash Equivalents may be negative due to borrowings for leverage transactions and/or timing of cash receipts.

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

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

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

Percentages are based on net assets as of 5/31/16.

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

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ PROFILES

 

Portfolio Manager   Primary Role   Since   Title and Five Year History
William Adams   Portfolio Manager   2011   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2009; Credit Analyst at MFS from 1997 to 2005.
David Cole   Portfolio Manager   2007   Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 2004.

OTHER NOTES

The fund’s shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. When fund shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid for them in the event of the fund’s concurrent liquidation.

The fund’s monthly distributions may include a return of capital to shareholders to the extent that the fund’s net investment income and net capital gains, determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, are insufficient to meet the fund’s target annual distribution rate. Distributions that are treated for federal income tax purposes as a return of capital will reduce each shareholder’s basis in his or her shares and, to the extent the return of capital exceeds such basis, will be treated as gain to the shareholder from a sale of shares. It may also result in a recharacterization of what economically represents a return of capital to ordinary income in those situations where a fund has long term capital gains and a capital loss carryforward. Returns of shareholder capital have the effect of reducing the fund’s assets and increasing the fund’s expense ratio.

The fund’s target annual distribution rate is calculated based on an annual rate of 9.50% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value, not a fixed share price, and the fund’s dividend amount will fluctuate with changes in the fund’s average monthly net assets.

 

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund hereby gives notice that it may from time to time repurchase shares of the fund in the open market at the option of the Board of Trustees and on such terms as the Trustees shall determine.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

5/31/16 (unaudited)

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

 

Bonds - 132.7%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Aerospace - 2.5%                 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2021    $ 365,000      $ 384,137   
Bombardier, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2023 (n)      255,000        218,504   
Bombardier, Inc., 7.5%, 3/15/2025 (n)      140,000        123,200   
CPI International, Inc., 8.75%, 2/15/2018      360,000        356,400   
TransDigm, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2022      55,000        55,963   
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024      265,000        270,300   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,408,504   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 0.0%                 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.71%, 12/10/2049    $ 275,000      $ 23,601   
Automotive - 3.8%                 
Accuride Corp., 9.5%, 8/01/2018    $ 425,000      $ 359,125   
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n)      65,000        57,021   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 6.5%, 3/01/2021      400,000        419,500   
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 7%, 5/15/2022      85,000        90,977   
Lear Corp., 4.75%, 1/15/2023      250,000        256,875   
Lear Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2025      105,000        111,825   
Schaeffler Finance B.V., 4.75%, 5/15/2021 (n)      200,000        206,300   
Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.25%, 11/15/2019 (n)(p)      200,000        209,000   
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.5%, 4/29/2022 (n)      300,000        301,650   
ZF North America Capital, Inc., 4.75%, 4/29/2025 (n)      150,000        150,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,162,273   
Broadcasting - 3.6%                 
Activision Blizzard, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2023 (n)    $ 220,000      $ 239,525   
AMC Networks, Inc., 5%, 4/01/2024      180,000        180,450   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “A”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022      45,000        43,875   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 7.625%, 3/15/2020      100,000        96,000   
Clear Channel Worldwide Holdings, Inc., “B”, 6.5%, 11/15/2022      205,000        205,769   
iHeartMedia, Inc., 9%, 3/01/2021      258,000        192,533   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.5%, 7/15/2029      250,000        259,375   
Liberty Media Corp., 8.25%, 2/01/2030      10,000        10,325   
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 (n)      105,000        107,100   
Netflix, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2021      250,000        266,250   
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025      130,000        136,175   
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., 6.875%, 11/15/2020      290,000        303,050   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,040,427   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Building - 4.8%                 
Allegion PLC, 5.875%, 9/15/2023    $ 117,000      $ 123,728   
Allegion U.S. Holding Co., Inc., 5.75%, 10/01/2021      380,000        398,050   
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023      230,000        243,800   
Building Materials Corp. of America, 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n)      340,000        347,650   
Building Materials Corp. of America, 6%, 10/15/2025 (n)      120,000        127,500   
CEMEX S.A.B. de C.V., 5.7%, 1/11/2025      200,000        189,000   
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021      250,000        253,888   
HD Supply, Inc, 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n)      65,000        67,600   
HD Supply, Inc., 7.5%, 7/15/2020      280,000        295,400   
Headwaters, Inc., 7.25%, 1/15/2019      102,000        105,570   
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n)      250,000        234,375   
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023      285,000        286,425   
U.S. Concrete, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 (n)      40,000        40,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,712,986   
Business Services - 2.2%                 
Equinix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/01/2020    $ 190,000      $ 197,125   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022      70,000        72,100   
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023      240,000        246,900   
Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT, 6%, 10/01/2020 (n)      120,000        126,600   
Iron Mountain, Inc., REIT, 6%, 8/15/2023      320,000        333,600   
NeuStar, Inc., 4.5%, 1/15/2023      285,000        244,388   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,220,713   
Cable TV - 7.6%                 
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n)    $ 480,000      $ 480,000   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n)      185,000        187,313   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024      240,000        249,600   
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n)      80,000        81,200   
Cequel Communications Holdings, 6.375%, 9/15/2020 (n)      335,000        341,033   
DISH DBS Corp., 7.875%, 9/01/2019      70,000        77,263   
DISH DBS Corp., 6.75%, 6/01/2021      175,000        181,265   
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023      190,000        172,900   
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024      90,000        83,296   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 7.25%, 4/01/2019      125,000        93,125   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 6.625%, 12/15/2022      345,000        232,013   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023      285,000        183,113   
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n)      65,000        66,219   
Intelsat Luxembourg S.A., 8.125%, 6/01/2023      295,000        87,763   
LGE Holdco VI B.V., 7.125%, 5/15/2024 (n)    EUR  135,000        165,604   
Lynx I Corp., 5.375%, 4/15/2021 (n)    $ 180,000        187,200   
Neptune Finco Corp., 10.875%, 10/15/2025 (n)      200,000        227,500   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Cable TV - continued                 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/2020 (n)    $ 70,000      $ 71,313   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.875%, 10/01/2020 (n)      30,000        31,013   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n)      125,000        122,813   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n)      135,000        141,413   
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n)      165,000        165,619   
Unitymedia Hessen, 5.5%, 1/15/2023 (n)      250,000        257,813   
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n)      200,000        199,500   
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n)      200,000        198,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,283,891   
Chemicals - 3.2%                 
Chemours Co., 6.625%, 5/15/2023    $ 160,000      $ 143,600   
Flash Dutch 2 B.V./U.S. Coatings Acquisition, 7.375%, 5/01/2021 (n)      300,000        317,790   
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n)      145,000        160,950   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp., 6.625%, 4/15/2020      130,000        110,500   
Hexion U.S. Finance Corp./Hexion Nova Scotia Finance, 8.875%, 2/01/2018      240,000        204,000   
Momentive Performance Materials, Inc., 3.88%, 10/24/2021      140,000        112,000   
Tronox Finance LLC, 6.375%, 8/15/2020      405,000        311,850   
Tronox Finance LLC, 7.5%, 3/15/2022 (n)      245,000        182,525   
W.R. Grace & Co., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 (n)      245,000        254,033   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,797,248   
Computer Software - 0.9%                 
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 8.1%, 7/15/2036 (n)    $ 210,000      $ 214,855   
Syniverse Holdings, Inc., 9.125%, 1/15/2019      98,000        48,020   
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023      260,000        263,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 526,125   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.6%                 
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 6%, 8/15/2022    $ 140,000      $ 147,000   
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024      125,000        128,438   
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)      415,000        424,338   
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024 (n)      205,000        212,175   
    

 

 

 
             $ 911,951   
Conglomerates - 4.0%                 
Accudyne Industries Borrower S.C.A., 7.75%, 12/15/2020 (n)    $ 150,000      $ 124,500   
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n)      495,000        497,475   
BC Mountain LLC, 7%, 2/01/2021 (n)      315,000        280,350   
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n)      400,000        397,500   
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022      305,000        308,050   
Entegris, Inc., 6%, 4/01/2022 (n)      345,000        356,213   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Conglomerates - continued                 
Renaissance Acquisition, 6.875%, 8/15/2021 (n)    $ 350,000      $ 300,125   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,264,213   
Construction - 0.1%                 
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d)    $ 135,000      $ 29,363   
Consumer Products - 1.8%                 
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., 7.375%, 3/15/2021    $ 90,000      $ 67,500   
NBTY, Inc., 7.625%, 5/15/2021 (n)      225,000        229,500   
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n)      230,000        232,875   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 11/15/2020      170,000        178,288   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024      40,000        42,300   
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025      105,000        109,725   
Sun Products Corp., 7.75%, 3/15/2021 (n)      160,000        154,800   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,014,988   
Consumer Services - 3.7%                 
ADT Corp., 6.25%, 10/15/2021    $ 510,000      $ 534,225   
ADT Corp., 4.125%, 6/15/2023      85,000        79,050   
CEB, Inc., 5.625%, 6/15/2023 (n)      150,000        148,875   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/2021 (n)      155,000        125,938   
Garda World Security Corp., 7.25%, 11/15/2021 (n)      180,000        146,250   
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 (n)      420,000        428,400   
Mobile Mini, Inc., 5.875%, 7/01/2024 (n)      150,000        153,750   
Monitronics International, Inc., 9.125%, 4/01/2020      300,000        246,000   
Service Corp. International, 5.375%, 5/15/2024      190,000        196,650   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,059,138   
Containers - 6.5%                 
Ardagh Packaging Finance PLC, 9.125%, 10/15/2020 (n)    $ 600,000      $ 628,800   
Ball Corp., 5%, 3/15/2022      210,000        219,450   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022      335,000        344,213   
Berry Plastics Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 (n)      85,000        87,338   
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023      326,000        329,668   
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n)      320,000        325,200   
Plastipak Holdings, Inc., 6.5%, 10/01/2021 (n)      261,000        267,851   
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020      130,000        134,063   
Reynolds Group, 8.25%, 2/15/2021      510,000        529,788   
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n)      335,000        342,538   
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n)      95,000        97,613   
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n)      345,000        329,044   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,635,566   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Electrical Equipment - 0.0%                 
Avaya, Inc., 10.5%, 3/01/2021 (n)    $ 45,000      $ 12,713   
Electronics - 2.5%                 
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 6.75%, 3/01/2019    $ 175,000      $ 157,500   
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., 7%, 7/01/2024      140,000        110,600   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2022      155,000        141,050   
Micron Technology, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2025      205,000        171,688   
NXP B.V., 5.75%, 2/15/2021 (n)      200,000        208,250   
NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC, 5.75%, 3/15/2023 (n)      245,000        256,638   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)      155,000        162,363   
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n)      170,000        170,425   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,378,514   
Energy - Independent - 6.0%                 
Baytex Energy Corp., 5.625%, 6/01/2024 (n)    $ 130,000      $ 100,750   
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 4/15/2021      230,000        87,400   
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc., 5.75%, 2/01/2023      55,000        20,350   
Chaparral Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 11/15/2022 (a)(d)      410,000        193,725   
Chesapeake Energy Corp., 5.75%, 3/15/2023      250,000        152,500   
Concho Resources, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2023      305,000        305,000   
EP Energy LLC, 9.375%, 5/01/2020      120,000        77,100   
EP Energy LLC, 7.75%, 9/01/2022      475,000        249,375   
Halcon Resources Corp., 8.875%, 5/15/2021      169,000        33,378   
Northern Blizzard Resources, Inc., 7.25%, 2/01/2022 (n)      147,000        131,565   
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.875%, 3/15/2022      290,000        266,800   
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2023      505,000        464,600   
Range Resources Corp., 4.875%, 5/15/2025      165,000        155,925   
RSP Permian, Inc., 6.625%, 10/01/2022      260,000        268,450   
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/2023      335,000        241,200   
SM Energy Co., 6.5%, 11/15/2021      295,000        275,825   
SM Energy Co., 6.125%, 11/15/2022      140,000        128,100   
WPX Energy, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2022      230,000        207,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,359,043   
Energy - Integrated - 0.3%                 
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 6.75%, 11/15/2039    $ 102,000      $ 98,016   
Cenovus Energy, Inc., 4.45%, 9/15/2042      125,000        91,859   
    

 

 

 
             $ 189,875   
Entertainment - 2.3%                 
Carmike Cinemas, Inc., 6%, 6/15/2023 (n)    $ 165,000      $ 174,075   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.25%, 3/15/2021      260,000        270,400   
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024      95,000        98,800   
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022      165,000        169,125   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Entertainment - continued                 
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023    $ 190,000      $ 188,100   
NCL Corp. Ltd., 5.25%, 11/15/2019 (n)      41,000        41,820   
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 5.25%, 1/15/2021 (n)      320,000        331,398   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,273,718   
Financial Institutions - 7.5%                 
Aircastle Ltd., 4.625%, 12/15/2018    $ 175,000      $ 181,125   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021      125,000        131,875   
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022      160,000        168,800   
CIT Group, Inc., 6.625%, 4/01/2018 (n)      319,000        336,446   
CIT Group, Inc., 5.5%, 2/15/2019 (n)      340,000        355,300   
CIT Group, Inc., 5%, 8/15/2022      155,000        158,681   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2021      26,000        25,090   
Credit Acceptance Corp., 7.375%, 3/15/2023      225,000        216,563   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 6%, 8/01/2020      245,000        237,115   
Icahn Enterprises LP, 5.875%, 2/01/2022      320,000        294,400   
Lincoln Finance Ltd., 7.375%, 4/15/2021 (n)      200,000        214,000   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018      175,000        170,625   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020      520,000        492,700   
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021      60,000        51,937   
Navient Corp., 8%, 3/25/2020      515,000        529,163   
Navient Corp., 5.875%, 3/25/2021      100,000        94,000   
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022      260,000        250,250   
Navient Corp., 6.125%, 3/25/2024      105,000        92,498   
PHH Corp., 6.375%, 8/15/2021      225,000        195,750   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,196,318   
Food & Beverages - 1.3%                 
Darling Ingredients, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2022    $ 190,000      $ 196,650   
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n)      60,000        58,950   
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024 (n)      125,000        131,250   
Sun Merger Sub, Inc., 5.875%, 8/01/2021 (n)      315,000        328,388   
    

 

 

 
             $ 715,238   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.3%                 
Appvion, Inc., 9%, 6/01/2020 (n)    $ 175,000      $ 101,500   
Tembec Industries, Inc., 9%, 12/15/2019 (n)      115,000        89,700   
    

 

 

 
             $ 191,200   
Gaming & Lodging - 4.7%                 
CCM Merger, Inc., 9.125%, 5/01/2019 (n)    $ 255,000      $ 267,431   
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023      265,000        276,925   
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026      40,000        41,700   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - continued                 
Greektown Holdings LLC, 8.875%, 3/15/2019 (n)    $ 285,000      $ 298,538   
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC/Hilton Worldwide Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2021      415,000        429,777   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 8.875%, 6/15/2020      80,000        83,900   
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2021      325,000        339,219   
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021      180,000        194,175   
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023      285,000        297,825   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021      305,000        311,100   
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023      80,000        80,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 2,620,840   
Industrial - 1.8%                 
Anixter, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021    $ 240,000      $ 244,800   
Dematic S.A., 7.75%, 12/15/2020 (n)      385,000        379,225   
Howard Hughes Corp., 6.875%, 10/01/2021 (n)      375,000        380,625   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,004,650   
Insurance - Health - 0.4%                 
Centene Escrow Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021 (n)    $ 115,000      $ 119,600   
Centene Escrow Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 (n)      115,000        121,110   
    

 

 

 
             $ 240,710   
Machinery & Tools - 1.9%                 
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n)    $ 265,000      $ 267,650   
CNH Industrial Capital LLC, 4.375%, 11/06/2020      300,000        297,750   
H&E Equipment Services Co., 7%, 9/01/2022      370,000        381,100   
Light Tower Rentals, Inc., 8.125%, 8/01/2019 (n)      230,000        136,850   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,083,350   
Major Banks - 2.5%                 
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.1%, 12/29/2049    $ 670,000      $ 686,122   
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 6.3%, 12/29/2049      100,000        106,125   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 6% to 8/01/2023, FRN to 12/29/2049      405,000        418,037   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 7.5% to 8/10/2020, FRN to 12/29/2049      200,000        191,250   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,401,534   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 7.7%                 
CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022    $ 445,000      $ 382,429   
Davita Healthcare Partners, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025      235,000        232,944   
Davita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024      185,000        187,498   
HCA, Inc., 4.25%, 10/15/2019      185,000        191,938   
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022      380,000        430,825   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022      405,000        437,400   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Medical & Health Technology & Services - continued                 
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024    $ 160,000      $ 164,200   
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025      125,000        126,875   
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026      130,000        134,550   
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023      305,000        297,375   
HealthSouth Corp., 5.75%, 11/01/2024      150,000        152,063   
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., 5.5%, 12/01/2021      145,000        150,800   
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023 (n)      200,000        200,000   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8%, 8/01/2020      480,000        490,500   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 4.5%, 4/01/2021      180,000        181,125   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022      160,000        161,000   
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2023      170,000        159,800   
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020      245,000        228,769   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,310,091   
Medical Equipment - 1.6%                 
Alere, Inc., 6.375%, 7/01/2023 (n)    $ 82,000      $ 85,516   
DJO Finco, Inc., 8.125%, 6/15/2021 (n)      260,000        233,350   
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n)      250,000        261,563   
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024      225,000        232,875   
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026      80,000        80,200   
    

 

 

 
             $ 893,504   
Metals & Mining - 5.8%                 
Allegheny Technologies, Inc., 5.95%, 1/15/2021    $ 105,000      $ 85,313   
Century Aluminum Co., 7.5%, 6/01/2021 (n)      300,000        274,500   
Commercial Metals Co., 4.875%, 5/15/2023      270,000        257,850   
Consol Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 4/15/2022      355,000        289,325   
Consol Energy, Inc., 8%, 4/01/2023      195,000        167,700   
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 10/15/2019 (n)      400,000        336,000   
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023      160,000        131,600   
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 5.45%, 3/15/2043      115,000        86,789   
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020      330,000        219,450   
Hudbay Minerals, Inc., 9.5%, 10/01/2020      185,000        153,550   
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 (n)      115,000        118,036   
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021      60,000        58,251   
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024      60,000        56,619   
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.5%, 11/01/2020 (n)      70,000        71,225   
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n)      150,000        154,125   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.5%, 11/15/2020      30,000        28,800   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021      100,000        101,938   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.25%, 4/15/2023      160,000        164,128   
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024      100,000        102,770   
Suncoke Energy Partners LP/Suncoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.375%, 2/01/2020      305,000        244,763   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Metals & Mining - continued                 
Suncoke Energy, Inc., 7.625%, 8/01/2019    $ 29,000      $ 27,840   
TMS International Corp., 7.625%, 10/15/2021 (n)      205,000        143,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,274,072   
Midstream - 8.7%                 
AmeriGas Finance LLC, 6.75%, 5/20/2020    $ 425,000      $ 439,344   
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n)      155,000        139,500   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6%, 12/15/2020      225,000        218,250   
Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, 6.125%, 3/01/2022      135,000        127,535   
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.5%, 10/15/2020      450,000        459,000   
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.4%, 4/01/2024      200,000        174,745   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.5%, 5/01/2021      230,000        217,350   
Ferrellgas LP/Ferrellgas Finance Corp., 6.75%, 1/15/2022      295,000        277,300   
Kinder Morgan (Delaware), Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2032      500,000        540,926   
MPLX LP, 5.5%, 2/15/2023 (n)      230,000        226,116   
MPLX LP, 4.5%, 7/15/2023 (n)      290,000        274,781   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 2/01/2021      200,000        204,250   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 4/15/2023      450,000        454,500   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.75%, 5/15/2024      135,000        135,675   
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC, 5.625%, 3/01/2025      265,000        265,000   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp.,
7.5%, 7/01/2021
     130,000        120,575   
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC/Summit Midstream Finance Corp.,
5.5%, 8/15/2022
     160,000        131,200   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5%, 1/15/2018      80,000        81,600   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp.,
4.125%, 11/15/2019
     240,000        234,000   
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp.,
5.25%, 5/01/2023
     65,000        61,100   
Williams Cos., Inc., 4.55%, 6/24/2024      130,000        113,425   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,896,172   
Network & Telecom - 2.4%                 
Centurylink, Inc., 6.45%, 6/15/2021    $ 185,000      $ 187,775   
Centurylink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042      245,000        200,288   
Frontier Communications Corp., 6.25%, 9/15/2021      75,000        69,938   
Frontier Communications Corp., 7.125%, 1/15/2023      125,000        111,563   
Frontier Communications Corp., 11%, 9/15/2025 (n)      255,000        259,463   
Frontier Communications Corp., 9%, 8/15/2031      215,000        183,825   
Telecom Italia Capital, 6%, 9/30/2034      70,000        66,325   
Telecom Italia S.p.A., 5.303%, 5/30/2024 (n)      250,000        251,720   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,330,897   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Oil Services - 0.6%                 
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022    $ 373,000      $ 278,586   
Unit Corp., 6.625%, 5/15/2021      65,000        46,963   
    

 

 

 
             $ 325,549   
Oils - 0.9%                 
CITGO Holding, Inc., 10.75%, 2/15/2020 (n)    $ 195,000      $ 195,000   
CITGO Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 8/15/2022 (n)      340,000        328,100   
    

 

 

 
             $ 523,100   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.8%                 
Groupe BPCE S.A., 12.5% to 9/30/2019, FRN to 8/29/2049 (n)    $ 225,000      $ 279,468   
UBS Group AG, 6.875%, 12/29/2049      200,000        193,128   
    

 

 

 
             $ 472,596   
Pharmaceuticals - 2.8%                 
Capsugel S.A., 7%, 5/15/2019 (n)(p)    $ 62,000      $ 62,233   
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2022 (n)      425,000        394,188   
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n)      220,000        207,900   
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.5%, 4/15/2025 (n)      65,000        58,663   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7%, 10/01/2020 (n)      430,000        388,075   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 7/15/2022 (n)      230,000        201,365   
Vantage Point Imaging, 7.5%, 7/15/2021 (n)      125,000        113,125   
VRX Escrow Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2023 (n)      175,000        147,438   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,572,987   
Precious Metals & Minerals - 0.7%                 
Eldorado Gold Corp., 6.125%, 12/15/2020 (n)    $ 335,000      $ 314,900   
Teck Resources Ltd., 8%, 6/01/2021 (n)      65,000        66,300   
    

 

 

 
             $ 381,200   
Printing & Publishing - 2.1%                 
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n)    $ 440,000      $ 449,900   
Outdoor Americas Capital LLC/Outfront Media Capital Corp.,
5.625%, 2/15/2024
     210,000        217,350   
TEGNA, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2020      185,000        191,475   
TEGNA, Inc., 4.875%, 9/15/2021 (n)      100,000        102,000   
TEGNA, Inc., 6.375%, 10/15/2023      195,000        208,289   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,169,014   
Real Estate - Healthcare - 0.8%                 
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.875%, 5/01/2021    $ 150,000      $ 155,741   
MPT Operating Partnership LP, REIT, 6.375%, 2/15/2022      275,000        288,093   
    

 

 

 
             $ 443,834   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Real Estate - Other - 1.2%                 
DuPont Fabros Technology LP, REIT, 5.875%, 9/15/2021    $ 360,000      $ 378,000   
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023      315,000        321,300   
    

 

 

 
             $ 699,300   
Retailers - 3.5%                 
Best Buy Co., Inc., 5.5%, 3/15/2021    $ 445,000      $ 467,250   
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc./DT Acceptance Corp., 8%, 6/01/2021 (n)      240,000        220,800   
Family Tree Escrow LLC, 5.75%, 3/01/2023 (n)      360,000        380,250   
Hanesbrands, Inc., 6.375%, 12/15/2020      225,000        232,173   
Neiman Marcus Group Ltd., 8%, 10/15/2021 (n)      265,000        200,075   
Rite Aid Corp., 9.25%, 3/15/2020      155,000        163,525   
Rite Aid Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2021      65,000        68,413   
Rite Aid Corp., 6.125%, 4/01/2023 (n)      170,000        179,775   
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025      80,000        83,700   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,995,961   
Specialty Chemicals - 1.4%                 
Chemtura Corp., 5.75%, 7/15/2021    $ 435,000      $ 440,438   
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n)      360,000        362,844   
    

 

 

 
             $ 803,282   
Specialty Stores - 1.6%                 
Argos Merger Sub, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n)    $ 320,000      $ 324,000   
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022      335,000        333,325   
Michaels Stores, Inc., 5.875%, 12/15/2020 (n)      235,000        244,400   
    

 

 

 
             $ 901,725   
Supermarkets - 0.3%                 
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway, Inc., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 (n)    $ 140,000      $ 143,325   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 6.1%                 
Altice S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n)    $ 200,000      $ 204,875   
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n)      200,000        154,260   
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n)      225,000        198,000   
Sprint Capital Corp., 6.875%, 11/15/2028      285,000        212,681   
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023      370,000        288,600   
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024      410,000        308,525   
Sprint Corp., 7%, 8/15/2020      40,000        34,221   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 9%, 11/15/2018 (n)      150,000        159,563   
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022      205,000        153,750   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.125%, 1/15/2022      35,000        36,925   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024      95,000        100,819   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.464%, 4/28/2019      85,000        86,434   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Telecommunications - Wireless - continued                 
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.25%, 4/01/2021    $ 500,000      $ 523,750   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.633%, 4/28/2021      125,000        131,406   
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026      195,000        206,213   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 4.75%, 7/15/2020 (n)      250,000        245,000   
Wind Acquisition Finance S.A., 7.375%, 4/23/2021 (n)      405,000        383,231   
    

 

 

 
             $ 3,428,253   
Telephone Services - 0.7%                 
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024    $ 100,000      $ 101,770   
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025      305,000        310,399   
    

 

 

 
             $ 412,169   
Transportation - Services - 2.2%                 
Jack Cooper Holdings Corp., 10.25%, 6/01/2020 (n)    $ 335,000      $ 221,100   
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp., 8.125%, 11/15/2021 (n)      260,000        212,732   
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n)      285,000        120,234   
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022      42,000        26,565   
SPL Logistics Escrow LLC, 8.875%, 8/01/2020 (n)      175,000        136,938   
Stena AB, 7%, 2/01/2024 (n)      400,000        336,000   
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n)      200,000        154,000   
Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd., 8.875%, 6/15/2021      55,000        9,900   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,217,469   
Utilities - Electric Power - 3.0%                 
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024    $ 260,000      $ 251,469   
Covanta Holding Corp., 7.25%, 12/01/2020      265,000        274,938   
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022      70,000        72,275   
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024      80,000        79,600   
Dynegy, Inc., 7.375%, 11/01/2022      240,000        231,600   
NRG Energy, Inc., 8.25%, 9/01/2020      150,000        155,625   
NRG Energy, Inc., 6.625%, 3/15/2023      330,000        327,525   
NRG Energy, Inc., 7.25%, 5/15/2026 (n)      135,000        134,663   
TerraForm Power Operating Co., 5.875%, 2/01/2023 (n)      202,000        178,770   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,706,465   
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $78,979,519)            $ 74,659,655   
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - 3.1%                 
Aerospace - 0.2%                 
TransDigm, Inc., Term Loan C, 3.75%, 2/28/2020    $ 129,674      $ 129,634   
Building - 0.3%                 
ABC Supply Co., Inc., Term Loan, 3.5%, 4/16/2020    $ 157,783      $ 157,816   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Floating Rate Loans (g)(r) - continued                 
Conglomerates - 0.2%                 
Entegris, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 4/30/2021    $ 123,786      $ 123,786   
Consumer Services - 0.2%                 
Realogy Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 3/05/2020    $ 130,562      $ 130,758   
Containers - 0.2%                 
Berry Plastics Holding Corp., Term Loan E, 3.75%, 1/06/2021    $ 93,214      $ 93,377   
Entertainment - 0.1%                 
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.25%, 3/06/2020    $ 80,134      $ 80,301   
Gaming & Lodging - 0.3%                 
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, Term Loan B2, 3.5%, 10/25/2020    $ 163,165      $ 163,596   
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.3%                 
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.5%, 6/24/2021    $ 165,003      $ 165,725   
Printing & Publishing - 0.2%                 
CBS Outdoor Americas Capital LLC, Term Loan B, 3%, 1/31/2021    $ 116,270      $ 115,930   
Retailers - 0.1%                 
Rite Aid Corp., Second Lien Term Loan, 4.87%, 6/21/2021    $ 79,361      $ 79,460   
Transportation - Services - 0.6%                 
Commercial Barge Line Co., First Lien Term Loan, 9.75%, 11/12/2020    $ 367,530      $ 324,958   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.4%                 
Calpine Construction Finance Co. LP, Term Loan B1, 3%, 5/03/2020    $ 198,718      $ 193,833   
Total Floating Rate Loans (Identified Cost, $1,785,308)            $ 1,759,174   
Common Stocks - 0.0%                 
Automotive - 0.0%                 
Accuride Corp. (a)      4,099      $ 6,476   
Printing & Publishing - 0.0%                 
Quad/Graphics, Inc.      7      $ 134   
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $64,510)            $ 6,610   
Money Market Funds - 1.6%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.36%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)
     914,023      $ 914,023   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $81,743,360)            $ 77,339,462   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (37.4)%              (21,064,226
Net Assets - 100.0%            $ 56,275,236   

 

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(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) 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 $29,310,624, representing 52.1% of net assets.
(p) Payment-in-kind security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash. During the period, the following amount of interest income was received in additional securities and/or cash:

 

Payment-in-kind Securities    Cash      Additional
Securities
 
Capsugel S.A., 7%, 5/15/19      $2,170         $—   
Schaeffler Holding Finance B.V., 6.25%, 11/15/19      6,250           
Total      $8,420         $—   

 

(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 affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.

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

 

FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and the current rate may not be the rate reported at period end.
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust

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

Derivative Contracts at 5/31/16

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 5/31/16

 

Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
    In
Exchange
For
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives  
SELL   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     157,614        7/15/16        $179,839        $175,631        $4,208   
             

 

 

 

 

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Futures Contracts at 5/31/16

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives          
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)     USD        5      $648,438     September - 2016        $(1,581
         

 

 

 

At May 31, 2016, the fund had cash collateral of $6,250 to cover any commitments for certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Deposits with brokers” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 5/31/16 (unaudited)

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

 

Assets         

Investments

  

Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $80,829,337)

     $76,425,439   

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     914,023   

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $81,743,360)

     $77,339,462   

Cash

     24,310   

Deposits with brokers

     6,250   

Receivables for

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     4,208   

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     79   

Investments sold

     639,975   

Interest

     1,252,625   

Other assets

     14,226   

Total assets

     $79,281,135   
Liabilities         

Notes payable

     $22,000,000   

Payables for

  

Distributions

     23,604   

Investments purchased

     870,968   

Payable to affiliates

  

Investment adviser

     13,382   

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     352   

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     12   

Accrued interest expense

     45,529   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     52,052   

Total liabilities

     $23,005,899   

Net assets

     $56,275,236   
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital

     $77,320,539   

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (4,401,274

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

     (16,054,964

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income

     (589,065

Net assets

     $56,275,236   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     20,756,307   

Net asset value per share (net assets of $56,275,236 / 20,756,307 shares of beneficial interest outstanding)

     $2.71   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 5/31/16 (unaudited)

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

 

Net investment income         

Income

  

Interest

     $2,521,812   

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     2,393   

Total investment income

     $2,524,205   

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $297,802   

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     8,330   

Administrative services fee

     9,058   

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     6,454   

Stock exchange fee

     11,897   

Custodian fee

     5,668   

Interest expense

     136,623   

Shareholder communications

     25,272   

Audit and tax fees

     39,573   

Legal fees

     4,475   

Miscellaneous

     16,747   

Total expenses

     $561,899   

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser

     (61,604

Net expenses

     $500,295   

Net investment income

     $2,023,910   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Investments

     $(1,618,024

Futures contracts

     (17,168

Foreign currency

     (1,088

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     $(1,636,280

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

Investments

     $2,286,980   

Futures contracts

     (1,459

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     (6,756

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

     $2,278,765   

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

     $642,485   

Change in net assets from operations

     $2,666,395   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

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

 

Change in net assets   

Six months ended
5/31/16

(unaudited)

    

Year ended
11/30/15

 
From operations                  

Net investment income

     $2,023,910         $4,121,726   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (1,636,280      (301,284

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

     2,278,765         (6,682,913

Change in net assets from operations

     $2,666,395         $(2,862,471
Distributions declared to shareholders                  

From net investment income

     $(2,121,437      $(4,389,624

From tax return of capital

             (992,080

From other sources

     (449,230        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $(2,570,667      $(5,381,704

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

     $(182,061      $(494,424

Total change in net assets

     $(86,333      $(8,738,599
Net assets                  

At beginning of period

     56,361,569         65,100,168   

At end of period (including accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $589,065 and $42,308, respectively)

     $56,275,236         $56,361,569   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Six months ended 5/31/16 (unaudited)

This statement provides a summary of cash flows from investment activity for the fund.

 

Cash flows from operating activities:         

Change in net assets from operations

     $2,666,395   
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:         

Purchase of investment securities

     (9,709,410

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     10,044,306   

Proceeds from disposition of short-term investments, net

     373,380   

Realized gain/loss on investments

     1,618,024   

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

     (2,286,980

Unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency contracts

     6,756   

Net amortization/accretion of income

     60,896   

Decrease in interest receivable

     38,786   

Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (40,006

Decrease in receivable for daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     234   

Decrease in restricted cash

     6,750   

Increase in deposits with brokers

     (6,250

Increase in other assets

     (12,238

Increase in interest payable

     8,261   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     $2,768,904   
Cash flows from financing activities:         

Distributions paid in cash

     (2,570,656

Repurchase of shares of beneficial interest

     (182,061

Net cash used by financing activities

     $(2,752,717

Net increase in cash

     $16,187   
Cash:         

Beginning of period

     $8,123   

End of period

     $24,310   

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Cash paid during the six months ended May 31, 2016 for interest was $128,362.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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

 

   

Six months
ended

5/31/16

    Years ended 11/30  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $2.70        $3.09        $3.16        $3.12        $2.84        $3.02   
Income (loss) from investment operations                           

Net investment income (d)

    $0.10        $0.20        $0.21        $0.23        $0.26        $0.27   

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

    0.03        (0.33     (0.05     0.05        0.31        (0.14

Total from investment operations

    $0.13        $(0.13     $0.16        $0.28        $0.57        $0.13   
Less distributions declared to shareholders                           

From net investment income

    $(0.10     $(0.21     $(0.23     $(0.24     $(0.29     $(0.31

From tax return of capital

           (0.05                            

From other sources

    (0.02                                   

Total distributions declared to
shareholders

    $(0.12     $(0.26     $(0.23     $(0.24     $(0.29     $(0.31

Net increase from repurchase of capital shares

    $0.00 (w)      $0.00 (w)      $0.00 (w)      $—        $—        $—   

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $2.71        $2.70        $3.09        $3.16        $3.12        $2.84   

Market value, end of period

    $2.49        $2.32        $2.73        $2.80        $3.08        $2.85   

Total return at market value (%)

    13.18 (n)      (6.15     5.46        (1.49     18.81        4.90   

Total return at net asset value (%) (j)(r)(s)(x)

    5.84 (n)      (3.50     5.77        9.75        20.77        4.19   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
           

Expenses before expense reductions (f)

    2.08 (a)      1.77        1.66        1.72        1.89        1.92   

Expenses after expense reductions (f)

    1.85 (a)      1.70        1.61        1.67        1.73        1.81   

Net investment income

    7.50 (a)      6.63        6.61        7.28        8.55        8.83   

Portfolio turnover

    10 (n)      34        48        46        38        60   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $56,275        $56,362        $65,100        $66,629        $65,686        $59,411   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                                

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

    1.35 (a)      1.35        1.34        1.35        1.35        1.35   

 

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Six months
ended

5/31/16

    Years ended 11/30  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
    (unaudited)                                
Senior Securities:                                                

Total notes payable outstanding
(000 omitted)

    $22,000        $22,000        $22,000        $22,000        $22,000        $22,000   

Asset coverage per $1,000 of
indebtedness (k)

    $3,558        $3,562        $3,959        $4,029        $3,986        $3,701   

 

(a) Annualized.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(j) Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value.
(k) Calculated by subtracting the fund’s total liabilities (not including notes payable) from the fund’s total assets and dividing this number by the notes payable outstanding and then multiplying by 1,000.
(n) Not annualized.
(r) Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower.
(s) From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
(w) Per share amount was less than $0.01.
(x) The net asset values and total returns at net asset value 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

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (the fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified closed-end management investment company.

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

 

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests in high-yield securities rated below investment grade. Investments in high-yield securities involve greater degrees of credit and market risk than investments in higher-rated securities and tend to be more sensitive to economic conditions. The fund invests in foreign securities. Investments in foreign securities are vulnerable to the effects of changes in the relative values of the local currency and the U.S. dollar and to the effects of changes in each country’s legal, political, and economic environment.

In January 2016, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall (Subtopic 825-10) – Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”) which would first be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods therein. ASU 2016-01, which changes the accounting for equity investments and for certain financial liabilities, also modifies the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. Investment companies are specifically exempted from ASU 2016-01’s equity investment accounting provisions and will continue to follow the industry specific guidance for investment accounting under ASC 946. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2016-01 to the fund, management expects that the impact of the fund’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

Balance Sheet Offsetting – The fund’s accounting policy with respect to balance sheet offsetting is that, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of financial assets and financial liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty. The fund’s right to setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to

 

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which a specific master netting agreement counterparty is subject. Balance sheet offsetting disclosures, to the extent applicable to the fund, have been included in the fund’s Significant Accounting Policies note under the captions for each of the fund’s in-scope financial instruments and transactions.

Investment Valuations – Debt instruments and floating rate loans, including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation on their primary exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are generally valued at the mean of bid and asked prices for the time period interpolated from rates provided by a third-party pricing service for proximate time periods. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data. The values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. 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

 

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security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. The following is a summary of the levels used as of May 31, 2016 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities      $6,610         $—         $—         $6,610   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              63,401,606                 63,401,606   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              23,601                 23,601   
Foreign Bonds              11,234,448                 11,234,448   
Floating Rate Loans              1,759,174                 1,759,174   
Mutual Funds      914,023                         914,023   
Total Investments      $920,633         $76,418,829         $—         $77,339,462   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $(1,581      $—         $—         $(1,581
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              4,208                 4,208   

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

Foreign Currency Translation – Purchases and sales of foreign investments, income, and expenses are converted into U.S. dollars based upon currency exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions or on the reporting date for foreign denominated receivables and payables. Gains and losses attributable to foreign currency exchange rates on sales of securities are recorded for financial statement purposes as net realized gains and losses on investments. Gains and losses attributable to foreign exchange rate movements on receivables, payables, income and expenses

 

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are recorded for financial statement purposes as foreign currency transaction gains and losses. That portion of both realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments that results from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed.

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

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

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at May 31, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative Contracts   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Interest Rate   Interest Rate Futures     $—        $(1,581)   
Foreign Exchange   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange     4,208          
Total       $4,208        $(1,581)   

 

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

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended May 31, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
 
Interest Rate      $(17,168      $—   
Foreign Exchange              (1,181
Total      $(17,168      $(1,181

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended May 31, 2016 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Translation
of Assets
and
Liabilities in
Foreign
Currencies
 
Interest Rate      $(1,459      $—   
Foreign Exchange              (6,756
Total      $(1,459      $(6,756

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

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

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

 

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value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures contracts is realized.

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

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

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

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

Loans and Other Direct Debt Instruments – The fund invests in loans and loan participations or other receivables. These investments may include standby financing commitments, including revolving credit facilities, which contractually obligate the fund to supply additional cash to the borrower on demand. The fund generally provides this financial support in order to preserve its existing investment or to obtain a more senior secured interest in the assets of the borrower. Loan participations involve a risk of insolvency of the lending bank or other financial intermediary.

 

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Statement of Cash Flows – Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt or disbursement of cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is the amount included within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and includes cash on hand at its custodian bank and does not include any short-term investments.

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

Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The fund earns certain fees in connection with its floating rate loan purchasing activities. These fees are in addition to interest payments earned and may include amendment fees, commitment fees, facility fees, consent fees, and prepayment fees. Commitment fees are recorded on an accrual basis as income in the accompanying financial statements. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Certain dividends from foreign securities will be recorded when the fund is informed of the dividend if such information is obtained subsequent to the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.

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

Fees Paid Indirectly – Prior to October 1, 2015, the fund’s custody fee could be reduced by a credit earned under an arrangement that measured the value of U.S. dollars deposited with the custodian by the fund. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, custody fees were not reduced.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns, when filed, will remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a three year period. Management has analyzed the fund’s tax positions taken on federal and

 

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state tax returns for all open tax years and does not believe that there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability. Foreign taxes, if any, have been accrued by the fund in the accompanying financial statements in accordance with the applicable foreign tax law. Foreign income taxes may be withheld by certain countries in which the fund invests. Additionally, capital gains realized by the fund on securities issued in or by certain foreign countries may be subject to capital gains tax imposed by those countries.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The fund seeks to pay monthly distributions based on an annual rate of 9.50% of the fund’s average monthly net asset value. As a result, distributions may exceed actual earnings which may result in a tax return of capital or, to the extent the fund has long-term gains, distributions of current year long-term gains may be recharacterized as ordinary income. 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 from other sources, 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.

For the six months ended May 31, 2016, the amount of distributions estimated to be a tax return of capital was approximately $449,230. The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:

 

     11/30/15  
Ordinary income (including any
short-term capital gains)
     $4,389,624   
Tax return of capital (b)      992,080   
Total distributions      $5,381,704   

 

(b) Distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a tax return of capital.

 

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

 

As of 5/31/16       
Cost of investments      $82,079,665   
Gross appreciation      1,023,929   
Gross depreciation      (5,764,132
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $(4,740,203
As of 11/30/15       
Capital loss carryforwards      (14,098,528
Other temporary differences      (31,349
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (7,011,154

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

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), net capital losses recognized for fund fiscal years beginning after November 30, 2011 may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses (“post-enactment losses”). Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses (“pre-enactment losses”). As a transition rule, the Act requires that all post-enactment net capital losses be used before pre-enactment net capital losses.

As of November 30, 2015, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains as follows:

 

Pre-enactment losses which
expire as follows:
      
11/30/16      $(5,956,332
11/30/17      (6,983,828
11/30/18      (474,667
Total      $(13,414,827
Post-enactment losses which
are characterized as follows:
      
Short-Term      $(310,533
Long-Term      (373,168
Total      $(683,701

(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 0.65% of the fund’s average daily net assets. The fund pays the adviser a monthly fee equal to 20% of the fund’s leverage income after deducting the expenses of leveraging (“net leverage income”); provided, however, if the fund’s net leverage income is less than zero, the adviser pays the fund the percentage indicated of the fund’s net leverage income. The management fee incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 1.10% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

 

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The investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s total annual operating expenses, excluding interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs, and investment-related expenses, such that total fund operating expenses do not exceed 1.34% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until November 30, 2017. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, this reduction amounted to $61,604, which is included in the reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Transfer Agent – The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $1,744.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets. The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2016 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0336% of the fund’s average daily net assets.

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

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into a service agreement (the ISO Agreement) which provides for payment of fees solely by the funds to Tarantino LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Senior Officer (ISO) for the funds. Frank L. Tarantino serves as the ISO and is an officer of the funds and the sole member of Tarantino LLC. The funds can terminate the ISO Agreement with Tarantino LLC at any time under the terms of the ISO Agreement. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, the fee paid by the fund under this agreement was $63 and is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ISO.

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.

(4) Portfolio Securities

For the six months ended May 31, 2016, purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, aggregated $7,533,039 and $7,592,446, respectively.

 

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(5) Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The Trustees have authorized the repurchase by the fund of up to 10% annually of its own shares of beneficial interest. The fund repurchased and retired 83,000 shares of beneficial interest during the six months ended May 31, 2016 at an average price per share of $2.19 and a weighted average discount of 11.57% per share.The fund repurchased and retired 196,331 shares of beneficial interest during the year ended November 30, 2015 at an average price per share of $2.52 and a weighted average discount of 12.16% per share. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
5/31/16
     Year ended
11/30/15
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Capital shares reacquired      (83,000      $(182,061      (196,331      $(494,424

(6) Loan Agreement

The fund has a credit agreement with a bank for a revolving secured line of credit that can be drawn upon up to $25,000,000. This credit agreement matured on January 8, 2016. The Trustees approved the renewal of the revolving secured line of credit up to the amount of $25,000,000 on substantially similar terms for an additional 364 day period which matures on January 6, 2017. At May 31, 2016, the fund had outstanding borrowings under this agreement in the amount of $22,000,000, which are secured by a lien on the fund’s assets. The loan’s carrying value in the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. The loan value as of the reporting date is considered level 2 under the fair value hierarchy. Borrowing under the agreement can be made for liquidity or leverage purposes. Interest is charged at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread or an alternate rate, at the option of the borrower, stated as the greater of the daily one month LIBOR or the Overnight Federal Funds Rate each plus an agreed upon spread. The fund incurred interest expense of $136,619 during the period in connection with this loan agreement. The fund paid a commitment fee of $2,313 based on the average daily unused portion of the revolving secured line of credit which is included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. For the six months ended May 31, 2016, the average loan balance was $22,000,000 at a weighted average annual interest rate of 1.24%. The fund is subject to certain covenants including, but not limited to, requirements with respect to asset coverage, portfolio diversification and liquidity.

 

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(7) Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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

 

Underlying Affiliated Fund    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      1,287,403         5,903,232         (6,276,612      914,023   
Underlying Affiliated Fund    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio      $—         $—         $2,393         $914,023   

(8) Legal Proceedings

In May 2015, the Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust (hereafter, “AAT”) served upon the fund a complaint in an adversary proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, captioned Motors Liquidation Company Avoidance Action Trust v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. (No. 09-00504 (REG)). The complaint, which was originally filed in 2009 but not served on the fund until 2015, names as defendants over 500 entities (including the fund) that held an interest in a $1.5 billion General Motors (GM) term loan in 2009, when GM filed for bankruptcy. The AAT alleges that the fund and the other term loan lenders were improperly treated as secured lenders with respect to the term loan shortly before and immediately after GM’s bankruptcy, receiving full principal and interest payments under the loan. The AAT alleges that the fund and other term loan lenders should have been treated as unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditors because the main lien securing the collateral was allegedly not perfected at the time of GM’s bankruptcy due to an erroneous filing in October 2008 that terminated the financing statement perfecting the lien. The AAT seeks to claw back payments made to the fund and the other term loan lenders after, and during the 90 days before, GM’s June 2009 bankruptcy petition. During that time period, the fund received term loan payments of approximately $380,000. The fund cannot predict the outcome of this proceeding. Among other things, it is unclear whether the AAT’s claims will succeed; what the fund would be entitled to as an unsecured (or partially unsecured) creditor, given the existence of other collateral not impacted by the erroneous October 2008 filing; whether third parties responsible for the erroneous October 2008 filing would bear some or all of any liability; and the degree to which the fund may be entitled to indemnification from a third party for any amount required to be disgorged. The fund has and will continue to incur legal expenses associated with the defense of this action and in related claims against third parties.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund:

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2016, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, cash flows and financial highlights for the six-month period ended May 31, 2016. These interim financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements and financial highlights for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended November 30, 2015 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended November 30, 2015, and in our report dated January 15, 2016, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights.

 

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

July 18, 2016

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

MFS votes proxies on behalf of the funds pursuant to proxy voting policies and procedures that are available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how each fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 of each year without charge by visiting mfs.com (once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role, click on “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Learn More About Proxy Voting” under the “I want to…” header on the left hand column of the page), or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

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

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

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

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available on mfs.com by following these steps once you have selected “Individual Investor” as your role: (1) Click on the “Individual Investor Home” in the top navigation and then select “Announcements” option within the “Market Outlooks” drop down, or (2) Click on “Products & Services” and “Closed-End Funds” and then select the fund’s name.

Additional information about the fund (e.g. performance, dividends and the fund’s price history) is also available by clicking on the fund’s name under the “Closed-End Funds” sub section in the “Products & Services” menu.

INFORMATION ABOUT FUND CONTRACTS AND LEGAL CLAIMS

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

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

 

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LOGO

 

CONTACT US

TRANSFER AGENT, REGISTRAR, AND

DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT

CALL

1-800-637-2304

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time

WRITE

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: CIF


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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

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

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.

A schedule of investments for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is included as part of the report to shareholders under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

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

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

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

There were no changes during this period.


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

 

MFS Intermediate High Income Fund  

Period

   (a) Total number
of Shares
Purchased
     (b)
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
     (c) Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
     (d) Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
under the Plans
or Programs
 

12/01/15-12/31/15

     0         N/A         0         1,907,232   

  1/01/16-1/31/16

     83,000         2.19         83,000         1,824,232   

  2/01/16-2/28/16

     0         N/A         0         1,824,232   

  3/01/16-3/31/16

     0         N/A         0         2,075,630   

  4/01/16-4/30/16

     0         N/A         0         2,075,630   

  5/01/16-5/31/16

     0         N/A         0         2,075,630   
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Total

     83,000         2.19         83,000      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Note: The Board of Trustees approves procedures to repurchase shares annually. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on March 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (March 1 through the following February 28) to 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (March 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the March 1, 2016 plan year is 2,075,630.

 

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

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

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

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


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

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

  (3) Notices to Trust’s common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1.

 

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


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Notice

A copy of the 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.


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SIGNATURES

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

Registrant MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND

 

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

Date: July 18, 2016

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

 

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

Date: July 18, 2016

 

By (Signature and Title)*    DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: July 18, 2016

 

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