UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05567
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)
Christopher R. Bohane
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: November 30
Date of reporting period: February 28, 2019
ITEM 1. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – 136.9% | ||||
Aerospace – 1.2% | ||||
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024 | $ | 315,000 | $ 318,150 | |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2026 (z) | 200,000 | 204,500 | ||
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026 | 65,000 | 63,131 | ||
$ 585,781 | ||||
Automotive – 2.1% | ||||
Allison Transmission, Inc., 5%, 10/01/2024 (n) | $ | 600,000 | $ 603,750 | |
Allison Transmission, Inc., 4.75%, 10/01/2027 (n) | 50,000 | 47,875 | ||
IHO Verwaltungs GmbH, 4.75%, (4.75% cash or 5.5% PIK) 9/15/2026 (n)(p) | 400,000 | 369,880 | ||
$ 1,021,505 | ||||
Broadcasting – 4.3% | ||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029 | $ | 270,000 | $ 278,100 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030 | 190,000 | 194,275 | ||
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 | 295,000 | 311,225 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025 | 315,000 | 333,900 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/2028 | 90,000 | 87,638 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 11/15/2028 (n) | 330,000 | 343,711 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2029 (n) | EUR | 100,000 | 120,456 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (n) | $ | 65,000 | 65,163 | |
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n) | 330,000 | 327,525 | ||
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5.5%, 4/15/2026 (n) | 65,000 | 65,406 | ||
$ 2,127,399 | ||||
Building – 6.6% | ||||
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n) | $ | 430,000 | $ 440,750 | |
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.875%, 5/15/2026 (n) | 250,000 | 254,062 | ||
Beacon Escrow Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2025 (n) | 263,000 | 244,837 | ||
Core & Main LP, 6.125%, 8/15/2025 (z) | 200,000 | 192,500 | ||
James Hardie International Finance Ltd., 5%, 1/15/2028 (n) | 300,000 | 277,500 | ||
NCI Building Systems, Inc., 8%, 4/15/2026 (n) | 130,000 | 122,688 | ||
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (n) | 290,000 | 291,450 | ||
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2026 (n) | 216,000 | 208,980 | ||
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n) | 213,000 | 212,467 | ||
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n) | 360,000 | 365,400 | ||
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 265,000 | 276,594 | ||
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023 | 335,000 | 343,375 | ||
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | 80,000 | 76,400 | ||
$ 3,307,003 | ||||
Business Services – 6.1% | ||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n) | $ | 125,000 | $ 127,187 | |
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (z) | 165,000 | 161,700 | ||
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027 | 395,000 | 388,170 | ||
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023 | 240,000 | 244,200 | ||
Equinix, Inc., 5.75%, 1/01/2025 | 195,000 | 203,044 | ||
Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026 | 150,000 | 157,125 | ||
Financial & Risk U.S. Holdings, Inc., 8.25%, 11/15/2026 (n) | 285,000 | 278,855 | ||
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n) | 510,000 | 523,393 | ||
MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/01/2026 (n) | 340,000 | 340,000 | ||
Travelport Worldwide Ltd., 6%, 3/15/2026 (n) | 180,000 | 190,800 | ||
Vantiv LLC/Vantiv Issuer Corp., 4.375%, 11/15/2025 (n) | 250,000 | 241,250 | ||
Verscend Escrow Corp., 9.75%, 8/15/2026 (n) | 175,000 | 178,937 | ||
$ 3,034,661 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Cable TV – 11.7% | ||||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024 | $ | 520,000 | $ 532,675 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n) | 230,000 | 235,462 | ||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n) | 495,000 | 509,697 | ||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.875%, 5/01/2027 (n) | 260,000 | 267,069 | ||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 5/15/2026 (n) | 200,000 | 202,250 | ||
CSC Holdings LLC, 5.5%, 4/15/2027 (n) | 600,000 | 601,344 | ||
CSC Holdings LLC, 7.5%, 4/01/2028 (n) | 200,000 | 211,000 | ||
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024 | 245,000 | 206,339 | ||
Intelsat Connect Finance, 9.5%, 2/15/2023 (n) | 95,000 | 91,913 | ||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023 | 345,000 | 314,812 | ||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n) | 135,000 | 136,519 | ||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n) | 325,000 | 336,781 | ||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n) | 165,000 | 168,145 | ||
Telenet Finance Luxembourg S.A., 5.5%, 3/01/2028 (n) | 400,000 | 385,000 | ||
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n) | 240,000 | 248,400 | ||
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n) | 80,000 | 83,216 | ||
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n) | 480,000 | 487,200 | ||
Virgin Media Finance PLC, 5.75%, 1/15/2025 (n) | 200,000 | 199,000 | ||
Virgin Media Secured Finance PLC, 5.25%, 1/15/2026 (n) | 200,000 | 200,208 | ||
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V., 5.875%, 1/15/2025 (n) | 400,000 | 388,880 | ||
$ 5,805,910 | ||||
Chemicals – 4.3% | ||||
Axalta Coating Systems Co., 4.875%, 8/15/2024 (n) | $ | 450,000 | $ 446,625 | |
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A., 6.875%, 6/15/2025 (n) | 200,000 | 195,000 | ||
OCI N.V., 6.625%, 4/15/2023 (n) | 400,000 | 414,000 | ||
PolyOne Corp., 5.25%, 3/15/2023 | 265,000 | 270,963 | ||
SPCM S.A., 4.875%, 9/15/2025 (n) | 575,000 | 564,937 | ||
Starfruit Finance Co./Starfruit U.S. Holding Co. LLC, 6.5%, 10/01/2026 (n) | EUR | 200,000 | 227,176 | |
$ 2,118,701 | ||||
Computer Software – 0.9% | ||||
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n) | $ | 235,000 | $ 239,633 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n) | 205,000 | 217,494 | ||
$ 457,127 | ||||
Computer Software - Systems – 2.5% | ||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5.5%, 12/01/2024 | $ | 45,000 | $ 46,912 | |
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025 | 160,000 | 161,000 | ||
Fair Isaac Corp., 5.25%, 5/15/2026 (n) | 310,000 | 313,100 | ||
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n) | 200,000 | 205,000 | ||
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | 495,000 | 504,900 | ||
$ 1,230,912 | ||||
Conglomerates – 5.6% | ||||
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | $ | 495,000 | $ 495,000 | |
BWX Technologies, Inc., 5.375%, 7/15/2026 (n) | 320,000 | 326,400 | ||
CFX Escrow Corp., 6%, 2/15/2024 (z) | 40,000 | 41,300 | ||
CFX Escrow Corp., 6.375%, 2/15/2026 (n) | 140,000 | 145,950 | ||
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n) | 510,000 | 507,450 | ||
Entegris, Inc., 4.625%, 2/10/2026 (n) | 480,000 | 471,600 | ||
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n) | 133,000 | 133,520 | ||
Stevens Holding Co., Inc., 6.125%, 10/01/2026 (n) | 300,000 | 306,000 | ||
TriMas Corp., 4.875%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 385,000 | 378,263 | ||
$ 2,805,483 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Construction – 1.6% | ||||
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d) | $ | 135,000 | $ 21,263 | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 6.5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | 360,000 | 345,937 | ||
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.875%, 11/15/2025 | 120,000 | 119,550 | ||
Toll Brothers Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/2028 | 325,000 | 305,094 | ||
$ 791,844 | ||||
Consumer Products – 1.0% | ||||
Coty, Inc., 6.5%, 4/15/2026 (n) | $ | 190,000 | $ 183,103 | |
Energizer Holdings, Inc., 6.375%, 7/15/2026 (n) | 305,000 | 308,050 | ||
Energizer Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2027 (z) | 10,000 | 10,650 | ||
$ 501,803 | ||||
Consumer Services – 2.8% | ||||
Cimpress N.V., 7%, 6/15/2026 (n) | $ | 300,000 | $ 286,500 | |
Frontdoor, Inc., 6.75%, 8/15/2026 (n) | 260,000 | 264,225 | ||
Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/2025 (n) | 260,000 | 251,550 | ||
NVA Holdings, Inc., 6.875%, 4/01/2026 (n) | 270,000 | 260,550 | ||
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n) | 325,000 | 326,625 | ||
$ 1,389,450 | ||||
Containers – 7.3% | ||||
ARD Finance S.A., 6.625%, 9/15/2023 | EUR | 100,000 | $ 114,939 | |
ARD Finance S.A., 7.125%, 9/15/2023 | $ | 400,000 | 401,000 | |
ARD Securities Finance, 8.75%, (8.75% cash or 8.75% PIK) 1/31/2023 (n)(p) | 208,750 | 194,500 | ||
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022 | 180,000 | 182,250 | ||
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 | 165,000 | 169,537 | ||
BWAY Holding Co., Inc., 7.25%, 4/15/2025 (n) | 150,000 | 142,313 | ||
Crown American LLC, 4.5%, 1/15/2023 | 326,000 | 329,260 | ||
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/2026 | 150,000 | 144,375 | ||
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. VI, 4.75%, 2/01/2026 | 140,000 | 140,438 | ||
Flex Acquisition Co., Inc., 6.875%, 1/15/2025 (n) | 265,000 | 250,425 | ||
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n) | 402,000 | 413,055 | ||
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020 | 125,984 | 126,236 | ||
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n) | 180,000 | 180,000 | ||
Reynolds Group, 7%, 7/15/2024 (n) | 70,000 | 71,575 | ||
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | 335,000 | 341,281 | ||
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 | 235,000 | 230,300 | ||
W/S Packaging Group, Inc., 9%, 4/15/2023 (n) | 195,000 | 200,362 | ||
$ 3,631,846 | ||||
Electrical Equipment – 1.1% | ||||
CommScope Technologies LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n) | $ | 615,000 | $ 550,609 | |
Electronics – 1.9% | ||||
Qorvo, Inc., 5.5%, 7/15/2026 (n) | $ | 370,000 | $ 376,475 | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | 170,000 | 178,500 | ||
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | 375,000 | 378,750 | ||
$ 933,725 | ||||
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign – 1.5% | ||||
DAE Funding LLC, 5.75%, 11/15/2023 (n) | $ | 255,000 | $ 259,781 | |
DAE Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (n) | 470,000 | 465,888 | ||
$ 725,669 | ||||
Energy - Independent – 6.3% | ||||
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024 | $ | 295,000 | $ 93,663 | |
Callon Petroleum Co., 6.375%, 7/01/2026 | 315,000 | 315,000 | ||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., 6.25%, 4/15/2023 | 155,000 | 152,869 | ||
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 215,000 | 208,281 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Energy - Independent – continued | ||||
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 | $ | 515,000 | $ 533,025 | |
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024 | 180,000 | 163,350 | ||
Indigo Natural Resources LLC, 6.875%, 2/15/2026 (n) | 195,000 | 170,137 | ||
Jagged Peak Energy LLC, 5.875%, 5/01/2026 (n) | 135,000 | 136,392 | ||
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC/Magnolia Oil & Gas Finance Corp., 6%, 8/01/2026 (n) | 290,000 | 289,275 | ||
Oasis Petroleum, Inc., 6.25%, 5/01/2026 (n) | 250,000 | 238,125 | ||
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.25%, 8/15/2025 (n) | 70,000 | 69,279 | ||
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2027 (n) | 450,000 | 445,500 | ||
Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.125%, 1/15/2023 | 210,000 | 31,763 | ||
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026 | 300,000 | 287,250 | ||
$ 3,133,909 | ||||
Entertainment – 2.2% | ||||
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 5.75%, 6/15/2025 | $ | 135,000 | $ 124,537 | |
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc., 8.5%, 9/15/2025 (z) | 80,000 | 76,600 | ||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., 5.625%, 3/15/2026 (n) | 400,000 | 409,000 | ||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n) | 505,000 | 497,425 | ||
$ 1,107,562 | ||||
Financial Institutions – 1.9% | ||||
Avolon Holdings Funding Ltd., 5.125%, 10/01/2023 | $ | 195,000 | $ 196,950 | |
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n) | 565,000 | 584,069 | ||
Wand Merger Corp., 8.125%, 7/15/2023 (n) | 175,000 | 178,062 | ||
$ 959,081 | ||||
Food & Beverages – 4.5% | ||||
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026 | $ | 310,000 | $ 307,675 | |
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n) | 435,000 | 429,562 | ||
JBS USA LLC/JBS USA Finance, Inc., 6.75%, 2/15/2028 (n) | 265,000 | 273,944 | ||
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n) | 140,000 | 143,920 | ||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | 215,000 | 216,075 | ||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n) | 120,000 | 120,150 | ||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027 (n) | 400,000 | 393,000 | ||
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n) | 370,000 | 375,550 | ||
$ 2,259,876 | ||||
Gaming & Lodging – 6.2% | ||||
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n) | $ | 230,000 | $ 234,888 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023 | 155,000 | 160,958 | ||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.25%, 6/01/2025 | 220,000 | 227,808 | ||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026 | 40,000 | 41,214 | ||
Hilton Domestic Operating Co., Inc., 5.125%, 5/01/2026 (n) | 250,000 | 251,250 | ||
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.625%, 4/01/2025 | 405,000 | 402,975 | ||
Marriot Ownership Resorts, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 (z) | 270,000 | 267,300 | ||
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021 | 135,000 | 143,775 | ||
MGM Resorts International, 6%, 3/15/2023 | 140,000 | 146,475 | ||
MGM Resorts International, 5.75%, 6/15/2025 | 215,000 | 218,763 | ||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021 | 305,000 | 305,762 | ||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023 | 200,000 | 201,000 | ||
Wyndham Hotels Group, LLC, 5.375%, 4/15/2026 (n) | 285,000 | 288,320 | ||
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., 5.5%, 3/01/2025 (n) | 205,000 | 204,037 | ||
$ 3,094,525 | ||||
Industrial – 1.3% | ||||
Cleaver Brooks, Inc., 7.875%, 3/01/2023 (n) | $ | 250,000 | $ 244,375 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | 410,000 | 398,725 | ||
$ 643,100 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Insurance - Health – 1.1% | ||||
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 | $ | 185,000 | $ 193,556 | |
Centene Corp., 5.375%, 6/01/2026 (n) | 335,000 | 347,563 | ||
$ 541,119 | ||||
Insurance - Property & Casualty – 1.1% | ||||
AssuredPartners Inc., 7%, 8/15/2025 (n) | $ | 270,000 | $ 256,500 | |
Hub International Ltd., 7%, 5/01/2026 (n) | 315,000 | 308,700 | ||
$ 565,200 | ||||
Machinery & Tools – 0.5% | ||||
Ashtead Capital, Inc., 5.625%, 10/01/2024 (n) | $ | 265,000 | $ 273,613 | |
Major Banks – 0.8% | ||||
UBS Group AG, 6.875% to 8/07/2025, FLR (Swap Rate - 5yr. + 4.59%) to 12/29/2049 | $ | 400,000 | $ 402,000 | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 7.7% | ||||
Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc., 5.625%, 2/15/2023 | $ | 275,000 | $ 272,937 | |
Avantor, Inc., 9%, 10/01/2025 (n) | 230,000 | 246,387 | ||
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025 | 195,000 | 188,175 | ||
Encompass Health Corp., 5.75%, 9/15/2025 | 120,000 | 121,200 | ||
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022 | 345,000 | 378,206 | ||
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024 | 265,000 | 276,839 | ||
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025 | 330,000 | 342,273 | ||
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2026 | 435,000 | 459,469 | ||
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023 | 385,000 | 387,887 | ||
Heartland Dental, LLC, 8.5%, 5/01/2026 (n) | 255,000 | 233,963 | ||
Polaris, 8.5%, (8.5% cash or 8.5% PIK) 12/01/2022 (n)(p) | 195,000 | 192,506 | ||
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc., 5%, 10/15/2026 (n) | 200,000 | 203,500 | ||
Regional Care/LifePoint Health, Inc., 9.75%, 12/01/2026 (n) | 295,000 | 302,375 | ||
West Street Merger Sub, Inc., 6.375%, 9/01/2025 (n) | 245,000 | 228,463 | ||
$ 3,834,180 | ||||
Medical Equipment – 1.1% | ||||
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024 | $ | 240,000 | $ 245,100 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026 | 105,000 | 106,313 | ||
Teleflex, Inc., 4.625%, 11/15/2027 | 200,000 | 198,514 | ||
$ 549,927 | ||||
Metals & Mining – 6.9% | ||||
Baffinland Iron Mines Corp./Baffinland Iron Mines LP, 8.75%, 7/15/2026 (n) | $ | 235,000 | $ 236,062 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n) | 200,000 | 196,500 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 5.4%, 11/14/2034 | 430,000 | 392,375 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023 | 598,000 | 631,637 | ||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 | 455,000 | 465,238 | ||
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/01/2022 (n) | 310,000 | 285,975 | ||
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (n) | 340,000 | 331,500 | ||
Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.25%, 5/01/2022 (n) | 200,000 | 186,000 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 4.125%, 9/15/2025 | 145,000 | 140,989 | ||
SunCoke Energy Partners LP/SunCoke Energy Partners Finance Corp., 7.5%, 6/15/2025 (n) | 175,000 | 178,063 | ||
TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/2025 (n) | 245,000 | 233,975 | ||
Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.25%, 8/10/2026 | 165,000 | 175,065 | ||
$ 3,453,379 | ||||
Midstream – 8.2% | ||||
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n) | $ | 140,000 | $ 141,925 | |
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.625%, 7/15/2026 (n) | 235,000 | 239,700 | ||
Cheniere Energy, Inc., 5.875%, 3/31/2025 | 325,000 | 346,128 | ||
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022 | 170,000 | 173,825 | ||
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | 215,000 | 213,387 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Midstream – continued | ||||
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.375%, 7/15/2025 (n) | $ | 195,000 | $ 202,800 | |
DCP Midstream Operating LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044 | 130,000 | 120,088 | ||
Energy Transfer Equity LP, 5.875%, 1/15/2024 | 360,000 | 386,100 | ||
EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 4.4%, 4/01/2024 | 535,000 | 519,619 | ||
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n) | 570,000 | 568,575 | ||
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023 | 170,000 | 172,336 | ||
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/01/2025 (n) | 260,000 | 261,300 | ||
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027 | 740,000 | 743,707 | ||
$ 4,089,490 | ||||
Network & Telecom – 0.8% | ||||
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 | $ | 100,000 | $ 99,250 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n) | 335,000 | 324,950 | ||
$ 424,200 | ||||
Oil Services – 1.4% | ||||
Apergy Corp., 6.375%, 5/01/2026 | $ | 385,000 | $ 384,519 | |
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 5.7%, 10/15/2039 | 335,000 | 226,125 | ||
Nabors Industries, Inc., 5.75%, 2/01/2025 | 75,000 | 66,375 | ||
$ 677,019 | ||||
Oils – 1.2% | ||||
Parkland Fuel Corp., 6%, 4/01/2026 (n) | $ | 455,000 | $ 447,037 | |
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7%, 11/15/2023 | 50,000 | 51,125 | ||
PBF Holding Co. LLC/PBF Finance Corp., 7.25%, 6/15/2025 | 100,000 | 102,550 | ||
$ 600,712 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals – 1.9% | ||||
Endo Finance LLC/Endo Finco, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2023 (n) | $ | 90,000 | $ 74,194 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n) | 210,000 | 197,400 | ||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.5%, 3/01/2023 (n) | 290,000 | 288,550 | ||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2025 (n) | 420,000 | 404,250 | ||
$ 964,394 | ||||
Precious Metals & Minerals – 0.4% | ||||
Teck Resources Ltd., 6%, 8/15/2040 | $ | 45,000 | $ 46,004 | |
Teck Resources Ltd., 6.25%, 7/15/2041 | 170,000 | 177,395 | ||
$ 223,399 | ||||
Printing & Publishing – 0.8% | ||||
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n) | $ | 312,000 | $ 311,220 | |
TEGNA, Inc., 5.5%, 9/15/2024 (z) | 75,000 | 74,156 | ||
$ 385,376 | ||||
Real Estate - Healthcare – 1.3% | ||||
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026 | $ | 280,000 | $ 283,850 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5%, 10/15/2027 | 360,000 | 357,300 | ||
$ 641,150 | ||||
Real Estate - Other – 1.2% | ||||
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024 | $ | 385,000 | $ 391,737 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 | 215,000 | 218,763 | ||
$ 610,500 | ||||
Restaurants – 1.0% | ||||
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2024 (n) | $ | 140,000 | $ 140,700 | |
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n) | 340,000 | 345,950 | ||
$ 486,650 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Retailers – 1.1% | ||||
DriveTime Automotive Group, Inc./DT Acceptance Corp., 8%, 6/01/2021 (n) | $ | 165,000 | $ 165,825 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n) | 225,000 | 221,625 | ||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025 | 145,000 | 142,281 | ||
$ 529,731 | ||||
Specialty Chemicals – 0.9% | ||||
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n) | $ | 430,000 | $ 441,825 | |
Specialty Stores – 0.5% | ||||
Penske Automotive Group Co., 5.375%, 12/01/2024 | $ | 55,000 | $ 54,571 | |
Penske Automotive Group Co., 5.5%, 5/15/2026 | 175,000 | 171,710 | ||
$ 226,281 | ||||
Supermarkets – 0.3% | ||||
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway Co., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 | $ | 145,000 | $ 145,000 | |
Telecommunications - Wireless – 7.0% | ||||
Altice France S.A., 8.125%, 2/01/2027 (n) | $ | 400,000 | $ 402,000 | |
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.75%, 5/15/2022 (n) | 200,000 | 198,750 | ||
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | 200,000 | 177,625 | ||
Digicel Group Ltd., 6.75%, 3/01/2023 (n) | 225,000 | 156,375 | ||
SBA Communications Corp., 4%, 10/01/2022 | 360,000 | 356,400 | ||
SBA Communications Corp., 4.875%, 9/01/2024 | 155,000 | 154,806 | ||
SFR Group S.A., 7.375%, 5/01/2026 (n) | 200,000 | 196,250 | ||
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023 | 275,000 | 294,322 | ||
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 | 510,000 | 525,300 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022 | 325,000 | 329,712 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024 | 95,000 | 98,563 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025 | 195,000 | 199,936 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026 | 195,000 | 208,406 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027 | 165,000 | 169,331 | ||
$ 3,467,776 | ||||
Telephone Services – 1.0% | ||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024 | $ | 130,000 | $ 130,650 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 | 350,000 | 349,125 | ||
$ 479,775 | ||||
Transportation - Services – 0.6% | ||||
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 | $ | 130,000 | $ 117,000 | |
Syncreon Group BV/Syncre, 8.625%, 11/01/2021 (n) | 200,000 | 158,000 | ||
$ 275,000 | ||||
Utilities - Electric Power – 3.2% | ||||
Clearway Energy Operating LLC, 5.75%, 10/15/2025 (n) | $ | 450,000 | $ 442,125 | |
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024 | 235,000 | 239,994 | ||
Covanta Holding Corp., 6%, 1/01/2027 | 270,000 | 270,675 | ||
Drax Finco PLC, 6.625%, 11/01/2025 (n) | 220,000 | 223,575 | ||
NextEra Energy Operating Co., 4.25%, 9/15/2024 (n) | 430,000 | 422,475 | ||
TerraForm Global Operating LLC, 6.125%, 3/01/2026 (n) | 10,000 | 9,625 | ||
$ 1,608,469 | ||||
Total Bonds | $ 68,113,646 | |||
Floating Rate Loans (r) – 0.8% | ||||
Broadcasting – 0.1% | ||||
Warner Music Group, Term Loan F, 11/01/2023 (o) | $ | 41,000 | $ 40,505 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Floating Rate Loans (r) – continued | ||||
Conglomerates – 0.1% | ||||
Gates Global LLC, Term Loan B2, 5.243%, 4/01/2024 | $ | 48,876 | $ 48,642 | |
Entertainment – 0.1% | ||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Term Loan B3, 10/31/2023 (o) | $ | 62,840 | $ 62,447 | |
Food & Beverages – 0.1% | ||||
U.S. Foods, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.493%, 6/27/2023 | $ | 40,895 | $ 40,629 | |
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.3% | ||||
DaVita, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.243%, 6/24/2021 | $ | 160,385 | $ 160,051 | |
Oil Services – 0.1% | ||||
Apergy Corp., Term Loan B, 5.162%, 5/09/2025 | $ | 59,013 | $ 58,939 | |
Total Floating Rate Loans | $ 411,213 | |||
Common Stocks – 0.4% | ||||
Oil Services – 0.4% | ||||
LTRI Holdings LP (a)(u) | 200 | $ 177,884 | ||
Convertible Bonds – 0.2% | ||||
Cable TV – 0.2% | ||||
DISH Network Corp., 3.375%, 8/15/2026 | $ | 90,000 | $ 77,301 |
Strike
Price |
First
Exercise |
|||
Warrants – 0.0% | ||||
Forest & Paper Products – 0.0% | ||||
Appvion Holdings Corp. - Tranche A (1 share for 1 warrant) (a) | $27.17 | 8/24/18 | 84 | $ 84 |
Appvion Holdings Corp. - Tranche B (1 share for 1 warrant) (a) | 31.25 | 8/24/18 | 84 | 42 |
Total Warrants | $ 126 |
Investment Companies (h) – 0.1% | ||||
Money Market Funds – 0.1% | ||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 2.49% (v) | 47,884 | $ 47,884 | ||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – (38.4)% | (19,092,662) | |||
Net Assets – 100.0% | $ 49,735,392 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | In default. |
(h) | An affiliated issuer, which 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. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund's investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $47,884 and $68,780,170, respectively. |
(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 $41,875,114, representing 84.2% of net assets. |
(o) | All or a portion of this position has not settled. Upon settlement date, interest rates for unsettled amounts will be determined. The rate shown, if any, represents the weighted average coupon rate for settled amounts. |
(p) | Payment-in-kind (PIK) security for which interest income may be received in additional securities and/or cash. |
(r) | The remaining maturities of floating rate loans may be less than the 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. The interest rate shown represents the weighted average of the floating interest rates on settled contracts within the loan facility at period end, unless otherwise indicated. The floating interest rates on settled contracts are determined periodically by reference to a base lending rate and a spread. |
(u) | The security was valued using significant unobservable inputs and is considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. |
(v) | Affiliated issuer 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. |
(z) | Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities: |
Restricted Securities | Acquisition
Date |
Cost | Value |
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 | 2/12/19-2/13/19 | $158,482 | $161,700 |
CFX Escrow Corp., 6%, 2/15/2024 | 1/31/19 | 40,000 | 41,300 |
Constellation Merger Sub, Inc., 8.5%, 9/15/2025 | 1/29/19-1/30/19 | 76,884 | 76,600 |
Core & Main LP, 6.125%, 8/15/2025 | 1/04/19-2/05/19 | 189,683 | 192,500 |
Energizer Holdings, Inc., 7.75%, 1/15/2027 | 1/17/19 | 10,000 | 10,650 |
Marriot Ownership Resorts, Inc., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | 11/14/18 | 271,414 | 267,300 |
TEGNA, Inc., 5.5%, 9/15/2024 | 2/28/19 | 74,531 | 74,156 |
TransDigm, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/2026 | 1/30/19 | 200,000 | 204,500 |
Total Restricted Securities | $1,028,706 | ||
% of Net assets | 2.1% |
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined: | |
FLR | Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate. All reference rates are USD unless otherwise noted. |
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 2/28/19 | ||||||
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts | ||||||
Currency
Purchased |
Currency
Sold |
Counterparty | Settlement
Date |
Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) | ||
Asset Derivatives | ||||||
USD | 473,678 | EUR | 409,414 | Goldman Sachs International | 4/12/2019 | $6,460 |
Futures Contracts | ||||||
Description | Long/
Short |
Currency | Contracts | Notional
Amount |
Expiration
Date |
Value/Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Asset Derivatives | ||||||
Interest Rate Futures | ||||||
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr | Short | USD | 7 | $854,000 | June – 2019 | $4,496 |
Liability Derivatives | ||||||
Interest Rate Futures | ||||||
German Euro-Bobl 5 yr | Short | EUR | 1 | $150,962 | March – 2019 | $ (583) |
Financial Instruments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Equity Securities | $— | $126 | $177,884 | $178,010 |
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt | — | 725,669 | — | 725,669 |
U.S. Corporate Bonds | — | 55,572,509 | — | 55,572,509 |
Foreign Bonds | — | 11,892,769 | — | 11,892,769 |
Floating Rate Loans | — | 411,213 | — | 411,213 |
Mutual Funds | 47,884 | — | — | 47,884 |
Total | $47,884 | $68,602,286 | $177,884 | $68,828,054 |
Other Financial Instruments | ||||
Futures Contracts - Assets | $4,496 | $— | $— | $4,496 |
Futures Contracts - Liabilities | (583) | — | — | (583) |
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts - Assets | — | 6,460 | — | 6,460 |
Equity Securities | |
Balance as of 11/30/18 | $177,884 |
Change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation | 0 |
Balance as of 2/28/19 | $177,884 |
Affiliated Issuers | Beginning
Shares/Par Amount |
Acquisitions
Shares/Par Amount |
Dispositions
Shares/Par Amount |
Ending
Shares/Par Amount |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 2,300,651 | 4,318,196 | (6,570,963) | 47,884 |
Affiliated Issuers | Realized
Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation/ Depreciation |
Capital
Gain Distributions |
Dividend
Income |
Ending
Value |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | $312 | $(354) | $— | $10,951 | $47,884 |
ITEM 2. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q, the registrants 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 Commissions rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 3. | EXHIBITS. |
File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
Notice
A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended, of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Registrant: MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND
By (Signature and Title)* | DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President |
Date: April 16, 2019
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)* | DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: April 16, 2019
By (Signature and Title)* | JAMES O. YOST | |
James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) |
Date: April 16, 2019
* | Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |