Investment objective & strategy
As of May 29, 2025 · prospectusObjective. The funds investment objective is to seek total return with an emphasis on high current income, but also considering capital appreciation.
Strategy. MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the funds investment adviser) normally invests at least 80% of the funds net assets in high income debt instruments. MFS may invest the funds assets in other types of debt instruments. Debt instruments include corporate debt instruments, foreign government securities, floating rate loans, and other obligations to repay money borrowed. MFS may invest up to 100% of the funds assets in below investment grade quality debt instruments. MFS may invest the funds assets in foreign securities. MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries and sectors, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry or sector. While MFS may use derivatives for any investment purpose, … MFS (Massachusetts Financial Services Company, the funds investment adviser) normally invests at least 80% of the funds net assets in high income debt instruments. MFS may invest the funds assets in other types of debt instruments. Debt instruments include corporate debt instruments, foreign government securities, floating rate loans, and other obligations to repay money borrowed. MFS may invest up to 100% of the funds assets in below investment grade quality debt instruments. MFS may invest the funds assets in foreign securities. MFS normally invests the fund's assets across different industries and sectors, but MFS may invest a significant percentage of the fund's assets in issuers in a single industry or sector. While MFS may use derivatives for any investment purpose, to the extent MFS uses derivatives, MFS expects to use derivatives primarily to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, segment of the market, or security, to increase or decrease interest rate exposure, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives include futures, forward contracts, options, and swaps. MFS uses an active bottom-up investment approach to buying and selling investments for the fund. Investments are selected primarily based on fundamental analysis of individual instruments and their issuers. Quantitative screening tools that systematically evaluate instruments may also be considered. In structuring the fund, MFS also considers top-down factors. For purposes of the fund's 80% policy, net assets include the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes.
Top holdings
As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT| Security | Ticker | Value | % of fund |
|---|---|---|---|
| MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, Class A | — | $60.28M | 3.08% |
| iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | — | $29.23M | 1.49% |
| CHTR 4.75 03/01/30 144A | CHTR | $17.10M | 0.87% |
| Carvana Co. | — | $14.47M | 0.74% |
| Jane Street Group / JSG Finance Inc. | — | $13.80M | 0.71% |
| QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC SR SECURED 144A 03/32 6.375 | QUIKHO | $13.40M | 0.68% |
| ALBERTSONS COS/SAFEWAY SR UNSECURED 144A 03/33 6.25 | ACI | $13.27M | 0.68% |
| PFSI 6.875 02/15/33 144A | PFSI | $12.25M | 0.63% |
| Service Corporation International/US | SCI | $12.12M | 0.62% |
| RB Global Holdings Inc. | — | $11.92M | 0.61% |
Portfolio moves
Jan 31, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.
Similar funds
Funds whose portfolios most overlap this one, by weight| Fund | Overlap | Net exp. |
|---|---|---|
| MFS High Yield Pooled Portfolio · HYPPX | 97% | 0.03% |
| MFS High Yield Portfolio | 91% | 0.72% |
| MFS INTERMEDIATE HIGH INCOME FUND | 86% | — |
Advisers
| Firm | Role |
|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY | Adviser |
Footnotes
- Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
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