Closed-End Funds
MFS manages the following closed-end funds. A closed-end fund is an investment company with fixed number of shares. Shares of closed-end funds are only available for purchase/sale on the New York Stock Exchange, with the exception of the MFS California Insured Municipal Fund which is available for purchase only on the American Stock Exchange, at the current market price. Shares may trade at a discount or a premium to net asset value.
Find more information on MFS Closed-End Funds:
Prospectuses and Reports
Please note: The Section 16 Filing links for each MFS Closed-End Fund listed above connect you to the EDGAR database for the specific fund; you will leave www.mfs.com.
About Section 16 Insider Filings
The MFS closed-end funds are subject to the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by virtue of Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The following filings are periodically made with the SEC via EDGAR, an online submission and database website, by insiders of MFS' closed-end funds (i.e. trustees, certain officers and 10% shareholders of the Funds, and directors and certain officers of MFS):
- Form 3 - An initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities (to be filed upon becoming an insider);
- Form 4 - A statement of changes of beneficial ownership of securities (to be filed upon certain transactions of funds shares); and
- Form 5 - An annual statement of beneficial ownership of securities (to be filed, if necessary, on an annual basis).
These forms contain information on the reporting person's relationship to the particular fund and on purchases and sales of such equity securities.
Nomination and Compensation Committee Charter
IRS Forms 8937
Income Tax Information
Alternative Minimum Tax (PDF)
Dividend Received Deduction Percentages (PDF)
Earned Income by State - Closed End Municipal Bonds (PDF)
Income Tax Information (PDF)
Municipal Bond Funds - Closed End, Computing Your State Tax (PDF)
Qualified Interest Income Percentages (PDF)
Section 163(j) Interest Dividends (PDF)
For further information on MFS closed-end funds, please contact your financial advisor.
*Shareholders may request a printed version of an MFS Closed-End Fund's Annual or Semiannual report by calling (800) 637-2304 any business day between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.
The Trust is a closed-end investment product. Shares of the Trust are only available for purchase/sale on the NYSE, with the exception of the MFS California Insured Municipal Fund which is available for purchase only on the American Stock Exchange, at the current market price. Shares may trade at a discount to NAV.