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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 811-02032

MFS SERIES TRUST XVI

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

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: June 30

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2013


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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

December 31, 2013

 

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CONTENTS

 

Letter from the Chairman and CEO     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Expense table     5   
Portfolio of investments     7   
Statement of assets and liabilities     30   
Statement of operations     32   
Statements of changes in net assets     33   
Financial highlights     34   
Notes to financial statements     43   
Board review of investment advisory agreement     62   
Proxy voting policies and information     66   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     66   
Further information     66   
Provision of financial reports and summary prospectuses     66   
Contact information     back cover   

 

The report is prepared for the general information of shareholders. It is authorized for distribution to prospective investors only when preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus.

 

NOT FDIC INSURED Ÿ MAY LOSE VALUE Ÿ NO BANK GUARANTEE


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LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND CEO

 

Dear Shareholders:

As a new year begins, the global economy is recovering. U.S. economic growth accelerated in the second half of 2013. Now that the speculation is over regarding the

timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s move to scale back its bond-buying program, investors are viewing the central bank’s decision to taper as a signal of confidence in the economic recovery.

The eurozone broke out of its lengthy recession halfway through the year. However, persistently high unemployment, particularly in Spain and Greece, continues to hinder the region’s economic growth.

China is progressing in its transition to a more consumption-based, domestic economy. Japan has succeeded in jump-starting

its sluggish economy; driving down the yen’s value has made exports more attractive, leading to profit growth and a stock market surge. Although Japan could face a deterrent to growth in April, when its national sales tax rises to 8% from 5%, in the longer term the tax increase will help bolster the nation’s finances.

Managing risk in the face of uncertainty is always a top priority for investors. At MFS®, our collaborative process employs integrated, global research and active risk management. Our team of investment professionals shares ideas and evaluates opportunities that span continents, investment disciplines and asset classes. Our goal is to build better insights, and ultimately better results, for our clients.

We understand and appreciate the economic challenges investors face, and we believe in the value of maintaining a long-term view and employing time-tested principles, such as asset allocation and diversification. We are confident that our unique approach can serve investors well as they work with their financial advisors to identify and pursue the most suitable opportunities.

Respectfully,

 

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

MFS Investment Management®

February 14, 2014

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

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

Portfolio structure

 

            Active Security
Selection (a)
    Tactical
Overlay (b)
    Net Market
Exposure (c)
 
Equities   Europe ex-U.K.     6.1%        10.3%        16.4%   
  U.S. Large Cap     13.9%        1.1%        15.0%   
  Emerging Markets     2.4%        5.6%        8.0%   
  Japan     2.0%        3.9%        5.9%   
  United Kingdom     2.0%        0.0%        2.0%   
  U.S. Small/Mid Cap     3.1%        (2.5)%        0.6%   
  Asia/Pacific ex-Japan     1.3%        (4.1)%        (2.8)%   
  North America ex-U.S.     0.2%        (5.1)%        (4.9)%   
    Total     31.0%        9.2%        40.2%   
Fixed Income (excluding inflation-adjusted)   U.S.     15.5%        10.0%        25.5%   
  Asia/Pacific ex-Japan     1.3%        9.3%        10.6%   
  North America ex-U.S.     3.0%        4.8%        7.8%   
  Emerging Markets     1.3%        0.0%        1.3%   
  Supranational     0.1%        0.0%        0.1%   
  Developed - Middle East/Africa     0.0% (o)      0.0%        0.0% (o) 
  United Kingdom     2.2%        (2.2)%        (0.0)% (o) 
  Europe ex-U.K.     11.2%        (11.4)%        (0.2)%   
  Japan     4.6%        (17.0)%        (12.4)%   
    Total     39.2%        (6.5)%        32.7%   
Commodity-related   Commodity-related     14.1%        0.0%        14.1%   

Fixed Income

(inflation-adjusted)

  U.S.     13.2%        0.0%        13.2%   
Real Estate-related   Non-U.S.     3.1%        0.0%        3.1%   
  U.S.     3.0%        0.0%        3.0%   
    Total     6.1%        0.0%        6.1%   
Cash   Cash & Equivalents (d)     3.4%        2.1%        5.5%   
  Derivative Offsets (e)     (9.1)%        (2.7)%        (11.8)%   
    Total     (5.7)%        (0.6)%        (6.3)%   

Total Net Exposure Summary

        97.9%        2.1%        100.0%   

 

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Strategic Allocation Targets & Net Exposure Ranges    
Asset Class     Target (w)        Ranges (z)   
Equities     30%        0 to 60%   
Fixed income (excluding inflation-adjusted)     35%        0 to 70%   
Fixed income (inflation-adjusted)     15%        -5 to 35%   
Commodity-related     15%        -5 to 35%   
Real Estate-related     5%        -10 to 20%   
Top ten holdings (c)  
U.S. Treasury Note 10 Yr Future MAR 2014     9.6%   
Australian Treasury Bond 10 Yr Future MAR 2014     9.3%   
DAX Index Future MAR 2014     5.2%   
Canadian Government Bond 10 Yr Future MAR 2014     4.9%   
IBEX 35 Index Future JAN 2014     4.7%   
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Future JAN 2014     4.6%   
Nikkei 225 Index Future MAR 2014     3.9%   
S&P/TSX 60 Index Future
MAR 2014
    (5.1)%   
German Euro Bund Future
MAR 2014
    (11.4)%   
Japanese Government Bond 10 Yr Future MAR 2014     (17.0)%   
 

 

(a) Represents the actively managed portion of the portfolio and for purposes of this presentation, components include the market value of securities, less any securities sold short. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. This also reflects the equivalent exposure of certain derivative positions. These amounts may be negative from time to time.
(b) Represents the tactical overlay portion of the portfolio which is how the fund manages its exposure to markets and currencies through use of derivative positions. Percentages reflect the equivalent exposure of those derivative positions.
(c) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the market value of securities, less any securities sold short, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of all derivative positions. These amounts may be negative from time to time. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts.
(d) Cash & Equivalents includes cash, other assets (excluding interest receivable) less liabilities, short term securities, and the unrealized gain or loss in connection with forward currency exchange contracts.
(e) Derivative Offsets represent the offsetting of the leverage produced by the fund’s derivative positions.
(o) Less than 0.1%.
(w) The strategic asset class allocations have been selected for investment over longer time periods. The actual strategic asset class weightings can deviate due to market movements and cash flows.
(z) The fund’s net exposures to the asset classes referenced will normally fall within these ranges after taking into account the tactical overlay.

 

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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 market value. The market value of derivatives may be different.

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

Percentages reflect exposure to the underlying holdings of the MFS Commodity Strategy Fund and the MFS Global Real Estate Fund and not to the exposure from investing directly in the funds themselves.

Percentages are based on net assets as of 12/31/13.

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

 

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EXPENSE TABLE

Fund expenses borne by the shareholders during the period, July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013

As a shareholder of the fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on certain purchase or redemption payments, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

In addition to the fees and expenses which the fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. Because the underlying funds have varied expenses and fee levels and the fund may own different proportions of the underlying funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the fund will vary. If these transactional and indirect costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013.

Actual Expenses

The first line for each share class in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line for each share class in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the fund’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads). Therefore, the second line for each share class in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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Share
Class

       

Annualized
Expense

Ratio

    Beginning
Account Value
7/01/13
   

Ending

Account Value
12/31/13

   

Expenses

Paid During

Period (p)

7/01/13-12/31/13

 
A   Actual     1.27%        $1,000.00        $1,061.41        $6.60   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.27%        $1,000.00        $1,018.80        $6.46   
B   Actual     2.02%        $1,000.00        $1,057.11        $10.47   
  Hypothetical (h)     2.02%        $1,000.00        $1,015.02        $10.26   
C   Actual     2.02%        $1,000.00        $1,058.25        $10.48   
  Hypothetical (h)     2.02%        $1,000.00        $1,015.02        $10.26   
I   Actual     1.02%        $1,000.00        $1,063.32        $5.30   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.02%        $1,000.00        $1,020.06        $5.19   
R1   Actual     2.02%        $1,000.00        $1,058.07        $10.48   
  Hypothetical (h)     2.02%        $1,000.00        $1,015.02        $10.26   
R2   Actual     1.52%        $1,000.00        $1,059.83        $7.89   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.52%        $1,000.00        $1,017.54        $7.73   
R3   Actual     1.27%        $1,000.00        $1,060.99        $6.60   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.27%        $1,000.00        $1,018.80        $6.46   
R4   Actual     1.02%        $1,000.00        $1,062.29        $5.30   
  Hypothetical (h)     1.02%        $1,000.00        $1,020.06        $5.19   
R5   Actual     0.99%        $1,000.00        $1,063.66        $5.15   
  Hypothetical (h)     0.99%        $1,000.00        $1,020.21        $5.04   

 

(h) 5% class return per year before expenses.
(p) Expenses paid are equal to each class’s annualized expense ratio, as shown above, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the period, divided by the number of days in the year. Expenses paid do not include any applicable sales charges (loads). If these transaction costs had been included, your costs would have been higher. In addition to the fees and expenses which the fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying funds in which the fund invests. If these indirect costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

12/31/13 (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 - 44.0%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Aerospace - 0.1%                 
Bombardier, Inc., 7.75%, 2020 (n)    $ 25,000      $ 28,378   
Asset-Backed & Securitized - 1.4%                 
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,
5.322%, 2049
   $ 62,408      $ 68,339   
Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN,
5.366%, 2049
     30,000        30,980   
Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.311%, 2039      42,936        46,503   
Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 5.803%, 2045      70,000        76,856   
Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp., 5.475%, 2039      25,000        26,600   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., “A4”, FRN, 5.805%, 2049      63,042        70,114   
JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Trust, 2007-LD11, “AM”, FRN, 5.805%, 2049      40,577        41,229   
Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust, “AM”, FRN, 5.688%, 2049      30,000        31,010   
Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, “A4”, FRN,
5.924%, 2051
     50,000        54,526   
    

 

 

 
             $ 446,157   
Automotive - 0.3%                 
Delphi Corp., 5%, 2023    $ 43,000      $ 44,236   
Toyota Motor Credit Corp., 0.875%, 2015      50,000        50,307   
TRW Automotive, Inc., 4.5%, 2021 (n)      5,000        5,050   
TRW Automotive, Inc., 4.45%, 2023 (n)      9,000        8,730   
    

 

 

 
             $ 108,323   
Biotechnology - 0.1%                 
Life Technologies Corp., 6%, 2020    $ 40,000      $ 45,912   
Broadcasting - 0.2%                 
Discovery Communications, Inc., 4.875%, 2043    $ 20,000      $ 18,385   
SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., 5.75%, 2021 (n)      35,000        35,350   
    

 

 

 
             $ 53,735   
Building - 0.4%                 
Lafarge S.A., 6.625%, 2018    EUR  50,000      $ 78,931   
Mohawk Industries, Inc., 6.125%, 2016    $ 25,000        27,375   
Owens Corning, Inc., 6.5%, 2016      5,000        5,548   
Owens Corning, Inc., 4.2%, 2022      9,000        8,581   
    

 

 

 
             $ 120,435   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Cable TV - 0.4%                 
Comcast Corp., 4.65%, 2042    $ 16,000      $ 14,837   
Cox Communications, Inc., 3.25%, 2022 (n)      12,000        10,842   
DIRECTV Holdings LLC, 5.15%, 2042      15,000        13,427   
NBCUniversal Media LLC, 5.15%, 2020      50,000        55,825   
Shaw Communications, Inc., 5.65%, 2019    CAD 10,000        10,347   
Time Warner Cable, Inc., 4.5%, 2042    $ 17,000        12,836   
    

 

 

 
             $ 118,114   
Chemicals - 0.3%                 
Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019    $ 40,000      $ 51,621   
FMC Corp., 4.1%, 2024      10,000        9,914   
NOVA Chemicals Corp., 5.25%, 2023 (n)      45,000        46,350   
    

 

 

 
             $ 107,885   
Conglomerates - 0.3%                 
Roper Industries, Inc., 1.85%, 2017    $ 5,000      $ 4,954   
Siemens Financierings N.V., 5.25 to 2016, FRN to 2066    EUR 10,000        14,790   
Siemens Financierings N.V., 6.125 to 2016, FRN to 2066    GBP 5,000        8,963   
Votorantim Cimentos S.A., 5.25%, 2017    EUR 50,000        74,149   
    

 

 

 
             $ 102,856   
Consumer Products - 0.0%                 
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, 5.375% to 2015, FRN to 2104    EUR 10,000      $ 14,617   
Consumer Services - 0.0%                 
Western Union Co., 3.35%, 2019    $ 3,000      $ 2,993   
Electronics - 0.0%                 
Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.375%, 2018    $ 11,000      $ 10,841   
Emerging Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.3%                 
Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.375%, 2021    $ 59,000      $ 58,481   
Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.5%, 2021      20,000        21,500   
    

 

 

 
             $ 79,981   
Emerging Market Sovereign - 0.4%                 
Kingdom of Thailand, 3.625%, 2023    THB  1,490,000      $ 44,380   
Republic of Turkey, 8%, 2034    $ 20,000        22,250   
United Mexican States, 8.5%, 2029    MXN 740,000        64,376   
    

 

 

 
             $ 131,006   
Energy - Independent - 0.0%                 
Apache Corp., 4.75%, 2043    $ 7,000      $ 6,765   
EOG Resources, Inc., 2.625%, 2023      7,000        6,358   
    

 

 

 
             $ 13,123   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Financial Institutions - 0.2%                 
General Electric Capital Corp., 3.1%, 2023    $ 14,000      $ 13,261   
International Lease Finance Corp., 5.75%, 2016      18,000        19,283   
International Lease Finance Corp., 7.125%, 2018 (n)      13,000        15,048   
SLM Corp., 6.25%, 2016      11,000        11,880   
SLM Corp., 4.875%, 2019      2,000        1,992   
    

 

 

 
             $ 61,464   
Food & Beverages - 0.2%                 
Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 5.375%, 2020    $ 50,000      $ 57,321   
Conagra Foods, Inc., 3.2%, 2023      17,000        15,758   
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 2.9%, 2019 (n)      5,000        4,956   
    

 

 

 
             $ 78,035   
Forest & Paper Products - 0.1%                 
Georgia-Pacific LLC, 5.4%, 2020 (n)    $ 25,000      $ 27,899   
Insurance - 0.5%                 
Aviva PLC, 5.7% to 2015, FRN to 2049    EUR 20,000      $ 28,608   
CNP Assurances S.A., 6% TO 2020, FRN to 2040    EUR 50,000        73,600   
UnumProvident Corp., 6.85%, 2015 (n)    $ 40,000        43,781   
    

 

 

 
             $ 145,989   
Insurance - Property & Casualty - 0.4%                 
Aon Corp., 6.25%, 2040    $ 20,000      $ 22,797   
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., 4.5%, 2043      15,000        13,816   
Chubb Corp., 6.375% to 2017, FRN to 2067      40,000        43,300   
Clerical Medical Finance PLC, 4.25% to 2015, FRN to 2049    EUR 15,000        20,566   
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., 2.55%, 2018    $ 6,000        6,006   
XL Group PLC, 6.5% to 2017, FRN to 2049      20,000        19,675   
    

 

 

 
             $ 126,160   
International Market Quasi-Sovereign - 0.1%                 
Statoil A.S.A., 4.25%, 2041    $ 20,000      $ 18,265   
Statoil A.S.A., FRN, 0.53%, 2018      11,000        11,000   
    

 

 

 
             $ 29,265   
International Market Sovereign - 16.0%                 
Commonwealth of Australia, 5.75%, 2021    AUD  267,000      $ 266,717   
Federal Republic of Germany, 3.25%, 2021    EUR 59,000        91,224   
Federal Republic of Germany, 6.25%, 2030    EUR 79,000        161,311   
Federal Republic of Germany, 2.5%, 2044    EUR 11,000        14,346   
Government of Canada, 4.5%, 2015    CAD 146,000        144,085   
Government of Canada, 4.25%, 2018    CAD 255,000        264,470   
Government of Canada, 3.25%, 2021    CAD 210,000        208,721   

 

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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued

 

Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
International Market Sovereign - continued                 
Government of Canada, 5.75%, 2033    CAD 33,000      $ 42,621   
Government of Japan, 2%, 2052    JPY 3,000,000        30,211   
Government of Japan, 1.1%, 2020    JPY  64,500,000        639,766   
Government of Japan, 2.1%, 2024    JPY 41,850,000        451,433   
Government of Japan, 2.2%, 2027    JPY 12,250,000        134,035   
Government of Japan, 2.4%, 2037    JPY 8,700,000        94,249   
Kingdom of Belgium, 4.25%, 2021    EUR 108,000        171,317   
Kingdom of Spain, 5.4%, 2023    EUR 73,000        110,308   
Kingdom of Spain, 5.5%, 2017    EUR 63,000        96,185   
Kingdom of Spain, 4.6%, 2019    EUR 174,000        258,858   
Kingdom of Sweden, 5%, 2020    SEK 445,000        81,820   
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 3.5%, 2020    EUR 85,000        131,080   
Kingdom of the Netherlands, 5.5%, 2028    EUR 32,000        58,827   
Republic of Austria, 4.65%, 2018    EUR 67,000        105,979   
Republic of Austria, 1.75%, 2023    EUR 61,000        80,091   
Republic of France, 6%, 2025    EUR 13,000        23,831   
Republic of France, 4.75%, 2035    EUR 51,000        86,377   
Republic of Ireland, 4.5%, 2020 (e)    EUR 100,000        150,429   
Republic of Ireland, 5.4%, 2025 (e)    EUR 87,000        136,117   
Republic of Italy, 5.25%, 2017    EUR 219,000        332,409   
Republic of Italy, 3.75%, 2021    EUR 248,000        349,377   
United Kingdom Treasury, 5%, 2018    GBP 107,000        200,954   
United Kingdom Treasury, 8%, 2021    GBP 23,000        52,066   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 2027    GBP 16,000        29,005   
United Kingdom Treasury, 4.25%, 2036    GBP 64,000        116,303   
    

 

 

 
             $ 5,114,522   
Machinery & Tools - 0.1%                 
Case New Holland, Inc., 7.875%, 2017    $ 25,000      $ 29,500   
Major Banks - 1.3%                 
Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, 2018    $ 10,000      $ 11,378   
Bank of America Corp., 7.625%, 2019      50,000        61,984   
Bank of America Corp., FRN, 5.2%, 2049      3,000        2,640   
Credit Agricole S.A., 7.875% to 2019, FRN to 2049    EUR 50,000        78,415   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 5.75%, 2022    $ 32,000        35,974   
JPMorgan Chase & Co., 4.25%, 2020      40,000        42,350   
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., FRN, 6.75%, 2049      50,000        52,025   
Regions Financial Corp., 2%, 2018      14,000        13,550   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC, 6.934%, 2018    EUR 50,000        78,071   
Wells Fargo & Co., 2.1%, 2017    $ 32,000        32,585   
Wells Fargo & Co., 5.375%, 2043      7,000        7,143   
    

 

 

 
             $ 416,115   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.2%                 
Davita, Inc., 6.625%, 2020    $ 36,000      $ 38,610   
Express Scripts Holding Co., 2.65%, 2017      40,000        41,213   
    

 

 

 
             $ 79,823   
Metals & Mining - 0.5%                 
Barrick Gold Corp., 4.1%, 2023    $ 10,000      $ 9,025   
Barrick International (Barbados) Corp., 5.75%, 2016 (n)      17,000        18,855   
Cameco Corp., 5.67%, 2019    CAD 10,000        10,325   
Plains Exploration & Production Co., 6.875%, 2023    $ 47,000        52,405   
Rio Tinto Finance (USA) PLC, 3.5%, 2022      20,000        19,598   
Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 2040      21,000        20,276   
Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 2039      13,000        13,409   
    

 

 

 
             $ 143,893   
Mortgage-Backed - 3.6%                 
Fannie Mae, 5.463%, 2015    $ 38,790      $ 41,162   
Fannie Mae, 5.132%, 2016      27,982        29,894   
Fannie Mae, 5.725%, 2016      26,668        29,308   
Fannie Mae, 5.05%, 2017      28,365        30,683   
Fannie Mae, 5.478%, 2017      22,592        25,472   
Fannie Mae, 2.578%, 2018      30,000        30,668   
Fannie Mae, 3.849%, 2018      29,069        31,333   
Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 2034      97,013        103,156   
Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2037      17,887        19,636   
Fannie Mae, 6%, 2037 - 2038      15,599        17,270   
Fannie Mae, 5%, 2039      153,191        166,032   
Fannie Mae, 4%, 2041      41,396        42,637   
Fannie Mae, 3.5%, 2043      86,487        86,004   
Freddie Mac, 3.882%, 2017      40,000        43,043   
Freddie Mac, 2.412%, 2018      49,000        49,909   
Freddie Mac, 2.313%, 2020      24,000        23,579   
Freddie Mac, 3.5%, 2043      184,604        183,375   
Ginnie Mae, 3.5%, 2043      109,969        111,110   
Ginnie Mae, TBA, 4%, 2043      75,000        77,452   
    

 

 

 
             $ 1,141,723   
Natural Gas - Pipeline - 0.3%                 
Enbridge, Inc., 3.19%, 2022    CAD 10,000      $ 8,874   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 4.65%, 2021    $ 27,000        27,738   
Energy Transfer Partners LP, 3.6%, 2023      10,000        9,246   
Spectra Energy Partners LP, 4.75%, 2024      27,000        27,479   
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd., 5.1%, 2017    CAD 10,000        10,266   
    

 

 

 
             $ 83,603   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Network & Telecom - 0.1%                 
Deutsche Telekom International Finance B.V., 4.875%, 2025    EUR 10,000      $ 15,872   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 5.15%, 2023    $ 11,000        11,792   
Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.4%, 2033      9,000        10,323   
    

 

 

 
             $ 37,987   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.6%                 
Banco de Credito del Peru, 6.125% to 2022, FRN to 2027 (n)    $ 20,000      $ 19,950   
BB&T Corp., 3.95%, 2016      40,000        42,580   
Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, 2018      15,000        17,352   
Citigroup, Inc., 3.375%, 2023      23,000        21,827   
Deutsche Bank Capital Funding Trust, FRN, 2.288%, 2049    EUR 17,000        22,281   
LBG Capital No. 2 PLC, 6.385%, 2020    EUR 15,000        21,822   
Macquarie Group Ltd., 6.25%, 2021 (n)    $ 20,000        22,081   
Rabobank Nederland N.V., 4%, 2022    GBP 5,000        8,449   
SunTrust Banks, Inc., 3.5%, 2017    $ 9,000        9,460   
U.S. Bancorp, 2.95%, 2022      6,000        5,566   
    

 

 

 
             $ 191,368   
Pharmaceuticals - 0.4%                 
AbbVie, Inc., 1.2%, 2015    $ 50,000      $ 50,508   
Celgene Corp., 1.9%, 2017      13,000        12,933   
Mylan, Inc., 2.55%, 2019      4,000        3,958   
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance B.V., 2.95%, 2022      14,000        12,655   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.625%, 2021 (z)      27,000        27,135   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 7.25%, 2022 (n)      10,000        10,763   
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1.875%, 2017      12,000        11,870   
    

 

 

 
             $ 129,822   
Printing & Publishing - 0.1%                 
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 2019 (z)    $ 5,000      $ 5,200   
Moody’s Corp., 4.875%, 2024      16,000        15,960   
    

 

 

 
             $ 21,160   
Real Estate - 0.3%                 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc., 3.625%, 2020    $ 2,000      $ 2,020   
Boston Properties, Inc., REIT, 3.125%, 2023      14,000        12,766   
ERP Operating LP, REIT, 3%, 2023      2,000        1,823   
Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.65%, 2020      50,000        56,790   
WEA Finance LLC/WT Finance Australia, 3.375%, 2022 (n)      7,000        6,617   
    

 

 

 
             $ 80,016   
Retailers - 0.3%                 
Gap, Inc., 5.95%, 2021    $ 30,000      $ 33,109   
Home Depot, Inc., 5.95%, 2041      25,000        28,929   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
Retailers - continued                 
Limited Brands, Inc., 7%, 2020    $ 25,000      $ 28,063   
    

 

 

 
             $ 90,101   
Specialty Stores - 0.1%                 
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., 4.5%, 2023    $ 7,000      $ 6,985   
Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd., 4.95%, 2015    CAD 10,000        9,817   
    

 

 

 
             $ 16,802   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.2%                 
American Tower Corp., REIT, 4.7%, 2022    $ 4,000      $ 3,993   
American Tower Corp., REIT, 3.5%, 2023      11,000        10,014   
Crown Castle International Corp., 5.25%, 2023      35,000        34,300   
    

 

 

 
             $ 48,307   
Telephone Services - 0.0%                 
TELUS Corp., 5.05%, 2020    CAD  10,000      $ 10,219   
Tobacco - 0.1%                 
Altria Group, Inc., 2.85%, 2022    $ 30,000      $ 27,579   
Lorillard Tobacco Co., 8.125%, 2019      14,000        17,045   
    

 

 

 
             $ 44,624   
Transportation - Services - 0.1%                 
ERAC USA Finance Co., 2.75%, 2017 (n)    $ 5,000      $ 5,141   
ERAC USA Finance Co., 7%, 2037 (n)      20,000        23,599   
    

 

 

 
             $ 28,740   
U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents - 0.3%                 
Small Business Administration, 4.57%, 2025    $ 52,898      $ 55,980   
Small Business Administration, 2.22%, 2033      37,213        34,784   
    

 

 

 
             $ 90,764   
U.S. Treasury Obligations - 13.1%                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 0.125%, 2017 (f)    $ 254,989      $ 262,080   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 1.625%, 2018      83,604        90,854   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 1.125%, 2021 (f)      199,634        209,615   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 0.375%, 2023      138,482        133,386   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 2.375%, 2025 (f)      163,536        187,760   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 2%, 2026      129,427        143,169   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 2.375%, 2027 (f)      82,219        94,546   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 1.75%, 2028      89,178        95,274   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 3.625%, 2028 (f)      77,968        102,955   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 2.5%, 2029 (f)      76,140        89,274   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 3.875%, 2029      86,654        118,547   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Bonds - continued                 
U.S. Treasury Obligations - continued                 
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 3.375%, 2032    $ 28,945      $ 38,433   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 2.125%, 2040      47,540        53,271   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 2.125%, 2041 (f)      57,585        64,527   
U.S. Treasury Bonds, TIPS, 0.75%, 2042      97,149        77,879   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.625%, 2015      20,791        21,418   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.5%, 2015      129,313        132,162   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.875%, 2015      74,438        78,462   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2%, 2016      123,544        131,671   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.125%, 2016 (f)      204,192        209,664   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2.5%, 2016      131,826        144,638   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2.375%, 2017      96,116        105,765   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2.625%, 2017      65,353        73,506   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.125%, 2018      176,794        180,274   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.375%, 2018      77,974        84,504   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 2.125%, 2019 (f)      39,158        43,716   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.875%, 2019      72,186        80,189   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.375%, 2020 (f)      99,354        106,634   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 1.25%, 2020      137,065        146,531   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.625%, 2021      202,049        204,922   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.125%, 2022 (f)      221,835        212,927   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.125%, 2022 (f)      210,211        201,129   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.125%, 2023 (f)      222,581        209,956   
U.S. Treasury Notes, TIPS, 0.625%, 2043      82,275        63,062   
    

 

 

 
             $ 4,192,700   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.2%                 
CMS Energy Corp., 5.05%, 2022    $ 15,000      $ 16,171   
E.ON International Finance B.V., 6.375%, 2032    GBP 5,000        10,023   
PPL WEM Holdings PLC, 5.375%, 2021 (n)    $ 4,000        4,248   
Progress Energy, Inc., 7.05%, 2019      30,000        35,939   
    

 

 

 
             $ 66,381   
Utilities - Water - 0.4%                 
Veolia Environnement S.A., 4.45% to 2018, FRN to 2049    EUR  100,000      $ 136,724   
Total Bonds (Identified Cost, $14,170,145)            $ 14,048,062   
Common Stocks - 31.3%                 
Aerospace - 0.7%                 
Honeywell International, Inc.      847      $ 77,390   
Precision Castparts Corp.      310        83,483   
United Technologies Corp.      596        67,825   
    

 

 

 
             $ 228,698   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Alcoholic Beverages - 0.4%                 
Pernod Ricard S.A.      986      $ 112,327   
Apparel Manufacturers - 0.8%                 
Li & Fung Ltd.      52,000      $ 67,196   
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton S.A.      277        50,530   
NIKE, Inc., “B”      842        66,215   
VF Corp.      1,023        63,774   
    

 

 

 
             $ 247,715   
Automotive - 0.7%                 
Delphi Automotive PLC      1,370      $ 82,378   
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., “H”      36,000        39,772   
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.      1,400        57,563   
Kia Motors Corp. (a)      1,110        59,005   
    

 

 

 
             $ 238,718   
Biotechnology - 0.3%                 
Biogen Idec, Inc. (a)      304      $ 85,044   
Broadcasting - 0.6%                 
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc.      3,132      $ 110,184   
Walt Disney Co.      1,150        87,860   
    

 

 

 
             $ 198,044   
Brokerage & Asset Managers - 0.4%                 
BlackRock, Inc.      130      $ 41,141   
Franklin Resources, Inc.      874        50,456   
IntercontinentalExchange Group, Inc.      179        40,261   
    

 

 

 
             $ 131,858   
Business Services - 0.6%                 
Accenture PLC, “A”      859      $ 70,627   
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., “A” (a)      586        59,174   
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.      1,040        55,827   
    

 

 

 
             $ 185,628   
Cable TV - 0.4%                 
Comcast Corp., “Special A”      1,669      $ 83,250   
Time Warner Cable, Inc.      290        39,295   
    

 

 

 
             $ 122,545   
Chemicals - 0.1%                 
Monsanto Co.      320      $ 37,296   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Computer Software - 0.6%                 
Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)      590      $ 37,318   
Oracle Corp.      1,271        48,628   
Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)      886        48,898   
Symantec Corp.      1,680        39,614   
TIBCO Software, Inc. (a)      1,250        28,100   
    

 

 

 
             $ 202,558   
Computer Software - Systems - 1.3%                 
Apple, Inc. (s)      211      $ 118,394   
CDW Corp.      1,290        30,134   
EMC Corp. (s)      2,741        68,936   
Hewlett-Packard Co. (s)      6,371        178,261   
NCR Corp. (a)      630        21,458   
    

 

 

 
             $ 417,183   
Conglomerates - 0.2%                 
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.      4,000      $ 54,640   
Construction - 0.1%                 
Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd.      5,500      $ 20,546   
Consumer Products - 0.3%                 
Procter & Gamble Co.      1,150      $ 93,622   
Consumer Services - 0.2%                 
Priceline.com, Inc. (a)      48      $ 55,795   
Containers - 0.1%                 
Crown Holdings, Inc. (a)      800      $ 35,656   
Electrical Equipment - 1.0%                 
Danaher Corp. (s)      1,734      $ 133,865   
Schneider Electric S.A.      735        64,106   
Siemens AG      587        80,180   
W.W. Grainger, Inc.      194        49,551   
    

 

 

 
             $ 327,702   
Electronics - 0.9%                 
Altera Corp.      1,550      $ 50,422   
JDS Uniphase Corp. (a)      2,200        28,556   
KLA-Tencor Corp.      160        10,314   
MediaTek, Inc.      1,000        14,881   
Mellanox Technologies Ltd. (a)      560        22,383   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Electronics - continued                 
Microchip Technology, Inc.      1,410      $ 63,098   
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (a)      1,020        46,849   
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.      13,000        46,018   
    

 

 

 
             $ 282,521   
Energy - Independent - 1.3%                 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.      820      $ 65,042   
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.      1,820        70,543   
Cairn Energy PLC (a)      2,981        13,318   
Cenovus Energy, Inc.      1,060        30,336   
EOG Resources, Inc.      407        68,311   
INPEX Corp.      3,200        40,961   
Occidental Petroleum Corp.      647        61,530   
Oil Search Ltd.      3,840        27,807   
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.      213        39,207   
    

 

 

 
             $ 417,055   
Energy - Integrated - 1.5%                 
BG Group PLC      3,563      $ 76,554   
Exxon Mobil Corp. (s)      1,963        198,656   
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., ADR      3,090        42,580   
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, “A”      4,308        154,305   
    

 

 

 
             $ 472,095   
Engineering - Construction - 0.3%                 
Fluor Corp.      548      $ 43,999   
JGC Corp.      1,000        39,170   
    

 

 

 
             $ 83,169   
Food & Beverages - 1.3%                 
Groupe Danone      1,828      $ 131,573   
M. Dias Branco S.A. Industria e Comercio de Alimentos      900        38,148   
Mondelez International, Inc.      2,653        93,651   
Nestle S.A.      1,730        126,640   
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.      12,000        17,419   
    

 

 

 
             $ 407,431   
Food & Drug Stores - 0.5%                 
CVS Caremark Corp.      1,110      $ 79,443   
Jeronimo Martins SGPS S.A.      1,665        32,560   
Sundrug Co. Ltd.      800        35,742   
    

 

 

 
             $ 147,745   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Gaming & Lodging - 0.3%                 
Sands China Ltd.      11,200      $ 91,676   
General Merchandise - 0.3%                 
Target Corp. (s)      1,499      $ 94,842   
Insurance - 1.3%                 
ACE Ltd.      488      $ 50,523   
AIA Group Ltd.      16,000        80,661   
Delta Lloyd N.V.      2,580        64,029   
Hiscox Ltd.      6,036        69,467   
ING Groep N.V. (a)      3,713        51,591   
MetLife, Inc.      1,680        90,586   
    

 

 

 
             $ 406,857   
Internet - 0.7%                 
eBay, Inc. (a)      808      $ 44,351   
Facebook, Inc., “A “ (a)      540        29,516   
Google, Inc., “A” (a)      125        140,089   
Yelp, Inc. (a)      390        26,891   
    

 

 

 
             $ 240,847   
Machinery & Tools - 1.0%                 
Atlas Copco AB, “A”      1,434      $ 39,753   
Eaton Corp. PLC      880        66,986   
Glory Ltd.      1,000        25,876   
Joy Global, Inc.      1,123        65,684   
Roper Industries, Inc.      492        68,231   
Schindler Holding AG      316        46,512   
    

 

 

 
             $ 313,042   
Major Banks - 2.1%                 
BNP Paribas      922      $ 71,855   
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.      305        54,064   
HSBC Holdings PLC      6,388        70,070   
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (s)      1,991        116,434   
Morgan Stanley      1,820        57,075   
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (a)      7,459        41,761   
Standard Chartered PLC      1,880        42,339   
State Street Corp.      780        57,244   
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.      1,600        82,347   
Wells Fargo & Co.      2,060        93,524   
    

 

 

 
             $ 686,713   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Medical & Health Technology & Services - 0.1%                 
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.      700      $ 39,018   
Medical Equipment - 1.1%                 
Abbott Laboratories      2,270      $ 87,009   
Covidien PLC      1,415        96,362   
DENTSPLY International, Inc.      510        24,725   
Sonova Holding AG      348        46,814   
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.      964        107,341   
    

 

 

 
             $ 362,251   
Metals & Mining - 0.5%                 
Gerdau S.A., ADR      3,390      $ 26,578   
Iluka Resources Ltd.      3,095        23,849   
Rio Tinto Ltd.      1,677        94,683   
    

 

 

 
             $ 145,110   
Natural Gas - Distribution - 0.2%                 
GDF SUEZ      1,934      $ 45,483   
Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.      6,000        29,513   
    

 

 

 
             $ 74,996   
Oil Services - 0.4%                 
Cameron International Corp. (a)      960      $ 57,149   
Schlumberger Ltd.      544        49,020   
Technip      390        37,481   
    

 

 

 
             $ 143,650   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 2.7%                 
American Express Co.      830      $ 75,306   
BB&T Corp.      1,190        44,411   
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.      6,000        81,303   
Discover Financial Services      1,031        57,684   
Erste Group Bank AG      2,296        80,007   
HDFC Bank Ltd., ADR      1,200        41,328   
ICICI Bank Ltd., ADR      1,184        44,009   
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., IPS      2,780        36,941   
Julius Baer Group Ltd.      1,151        55,276   
Kasikornbank PLC, NVDR      9,100        43,201   
Sberbank of Russia, ADR      4,513        56,774   
UBS AG      4,209        79,834   
UniCredit S.p.A.      7,085        52,438   
Visa, Inc., “A”      533        118,688   
    

 

 

 
             $ 867,200   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Pharmaceuticals - 1.7%                 
Bayer AG      733      $ 102,805   
Novartis AG      1,790        142,871   
Pfizer, Inc. (s)      3,569        109,318   
Roche Holding AG      417        116,492   
Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.      1,100        51,234   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (a)      280        32,872   
    

 

 

 
             $ 555,592   
Railroad & Shipping - 0.2%                 
Union Pacific Corp.      312      $ 52,416   
Real Estate - 0.3%                 
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.      3,000      $ 89,593   
Restaurants - 0.3%                 
Arcos Dorados Holdings, Inc.      3,150      $ 38,178   
YUM! Brands, Inc.      950        71,830   
    

 

 

 
             $ 110,008   
Specialty Chemicals - 0.8%                 
Akzo Nobel N.V.      940      $ 72,856   
FMC Corp.      470        35,466   
JSR Corp.      1,100        21,267   
Linde AG      306        64,008   
W.R. Grace & Co. (a)      530        52,401   
    

 

 

 
             $ 245,998   
Specialty Stores - 0.2%                 
Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.      350      $ 57,683   
Telecommunications - Wireless - 0.6%                 
American Tower Corp., REIT      697      $ 55,635   
KDDI Corp.      1,600        98,300   
Tele2 AB, “B”      545        6,173   
Vodafone Group PLC      6,191        24,297   
    

 

 

 
             $ 184,405   
Telephone Services - 0.7%                 
BT Group PLC      5,540      $ 34,806   
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd.      18,000        27,021   
TDC A.S.      4,505        43,698   
Telecom Italia S.p.A. - Savings Shares      31,535        24,685   
Telefonica Brasil S.A., ADR      2,440        46,897   
Verizon Communications, Inc.      730        35,872   
    

 

 

 
             $ 212,979   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Common Stocks - continued                 
Tobacco - 0.4%                 
Japan Tobacco, Inc.      2,600      $ 84,436   
Philip Morris International, Inc.      564        49,141   
    

 

 

 
             $ 133,577   
Trucking - 0.3%                 
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.      1,427      $ 63,145   
Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.      2,100        42,395   
    

 

 

 
             $ 105,540   
Utilities - Electric Power - 0.5%                 
CMS Energy Corp.      3,422      $ 91,607   
Edison International      931        43,105   
Energias do Brasil S.A.      7,200        34,638   
    

 

 

 
             $ 169,350   
Total Common Stocks (Identified Cost, $7,809,433)            $ 9,988,934   
Underlying Affiliated Funds - 19.5%                 
MFS Commodity Strategy Fund - Class R5 (v)      536,310      $ 4,537,187   
MFS Global Real Estate Fund - Class R5 (v)      117,826        1,691,981   
Total Underlying Affiliated Funds
(Identified Cost, $7,311,070)
           $ 6,229,168   
              First Exercise                  
Warrants - 0.2%                              
Metals & Mining - 0.1%                              
Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Steel Authority of India - Zero Strike Warrant (1 share for
1 warrant)) (a)(n)
          6/10/13        40,435      $ 47,309   
Other Banks & Diversified Financials - 0.1%           
Deutsche Bank (Federal Bank Ltd. - Zero Strike Warrant (1 share for 1 warrant)) (a)(n)           5/29/18        26,028      $ 35,408   
Total Warrants (Identified Cost, $71,372)              $ 82,717   
Money Market Funds - 5.4%                              
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.09%, at Cost and Net Asset Value (v)                   1,715,364      $ 1,715,364   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $31,077,384)              $ 32,064,245   

 

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Securities Sold Short - (0.1)%                
Issuer   Shares/Par     Value ($)  
Machinery & Tools - (0.1)%                
Manitowoc Co., Inc. (Proceeds Received, $22,554)     (1,300   $ (30,316
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (0.3)%             (92,807
Net Assets - 100.0%           $ 31,941,122   

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(e) Guaranteed by Minister for Finance of Ireland.
(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.
(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 $420,355, representing 1.3% of net assets.
(s) Security or a portion of the security was pledged to cover collateral requirements for securities sold short and certain derivative transactions.
(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.
(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  
Gannett Co., Inc., 5.125%, 2019    9/26/13      $4,938         $5,200   
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.,
5.625%, 2021
   11/15/13-11/21/13      27,155         27,135   
Total Restricted Securities            $32,335   
% of Net assets            0.1%   

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

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
FRN   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.
IPS   International Preference Stock
NVDR   Non-Voting Depositary Receipt
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
TBA   To Be Announced
TIPS   Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

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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:

 

AUD   Australian Dollar
BRL   Brazilian Real
CAD   Canadian Dollar
CHF   Swiss Franc
CNY   Chinese Yuan Renminbi
CZK   Czech Koruna
DKK   Danish Krone
EUR   Euro
GBP   British Pound
HKD   Hong Kong Dollar
ILS   Israeli Sheqel
INR   Indian Rupee
JPY   Japanese Yen
KRW   Korean Won
MXN   Mexican Peso
MYR   Malaysian Ringgit
NOK   Norwegian Krone
NZD   New Zealand Dollar
PLN   Polish Zloty
SEK   Swedish Krona
SGD   Singapore Dollar
THB   Thailand Baht
TRL   Turkish Lira
ZAR   South African Rand

Derivative Contracts at 12/31/13

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts at 12/31/13

 

Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
for
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives                                
SELL   AUD   Deutsche Bank AG     2,112      1/17/14     $2,000        $1,885        $115   
SELL   AUD   Goldman Sachs International     24,675      1/17/14     23,007        22,013        994   
SELL   AUD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2,697,545      1/17/14-2/12/14     2,502,326        2,402,408        99,918   
SELL   AUD   Westpac Banking Corp.     91,904      1/17/14     87,076        81,987        5,089   
BUY   CAD   Goldman Sachs International     2,000      1/17/14     1,878        1,882        4   
BUY   CAD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     171,334      2/12/14     160,000        161,135        1,135   
SELL   CAD   Citibank N.A.     1,000      1/17/14     949        941        8   

 

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Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
for
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives - continued                                
SELL   CAD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     1,109,456      2/12/14     $1,060,422        $1,043,410        $17,012   
SELL   CAD   Merrill Lynch International Bank     401,369      1/17/14     385,961        377,713        8,248   
SELL   CAD   UBS AG     80,522      1/17/14     77,182        75,776        1,406   
BUY   CHF   Goldman Sachs International     83,000      1/17/14     90,720        93,053        2,333   
BUY   CHF   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     610,319      2/12/14     673,000        684,386        11,386   
BUY   CNY   Deutsche Bank AG     165,000      1/15/14     26,297        27,239        942   
BUY   DKK   Deutsche Bank AG     227,201      1/17/14     41,145        41,902        757   
BUY   EUR   Barclays Bank PLC     46,653      1/17/14     63,884        64,180        296   
BUY   EUR   Citibank N.A.     102,233      1/17/14     138,512        140,641        2,129   
BUY   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     5,000      1/17/14     6,780        6,878        98   
BUY   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     640,452      1/17/14-2/12/14     866,168        881,055        14,887   
BUY   EUR   Merrill Lynch International Bank     28,000      1/17/14     37,871        38,519        648   
SELL   EUR   Citibank N.A.     9,000      1/17/14     12,427        12,381        46   
SELL   EUR   Credit Suisse Group     39,141      1/17/14-1/27/14     54,061        53,846        215   
SELL   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     72,962      1/17/14     100,507        100,373        134   
SELL   EUR   Merrill Lynch International Bank     19,000      1/17/14     26,166        26,138        28   
BUY   GBP   Barclays Bank PLC     89,677      1/17/14     145,860        148,488        2,628   
BUY   GBP   Deutsche Bank AG     7,000      1/17/14     11,281        11,591        310   
BUY   GBP   Goldman Sachs International     605,644      1/17/14-2/12/14     985,475        1,002,691        17,216   

 

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Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
for
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives - continued                                
BUY   GBP   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     371,092      2/12/14     $591,996        $614,344        $22,348   
BUY   ILS   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     45,000      2/12/14     12,713        12,951        238   
SELL   JPY   Barclays Bank PLC     1,882,000      1/17/14     18,908        17,872        1,036   
SELL   JPY   Citibank N.A.     5,264,000      1/17/14     51,939        49,988        1,951   
SELL   JPY   Credit Suisse Group     11,009,590      1/17/14     109,573        104,550        5,023   
SELL   JPY   Deutsche Bank AG     113,000      1/17/14     1,131        1,073        58   
SELL   JPY   Goldman Sachs International     5,093,000      1/17/14     49,502        48,364        1,138   
SELL   JPY   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     51,169,767      2/12/14     519,000        485,980        33,020   
SELL   JPY   Merrill Lynch International Bank     3,793,000      1/17/14     38,299        36,019        2,280   
BUY   KRW   Deutsche Bank AG     119,309,000      1/22/14     112,434        112,901        467   
SELL   MXN   Deutsche Bank AG     794,575      1/22/14     61,336        60,763        573   
SELL   NOK   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     5,122,244      2/12/14     856,013        843,257        12,756   
BUY   NZD   Deutsche Bank AG     61,000      1/17/14     49,787        50,128        341   
BUY   PLN   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     254,039      2/18/14     83,471        83,848        377   
BUY   SEK   Goldman Sachs International     10,184,088      1/17/14-2/12/14     1,556,918        1,582,303        25,385   
BUY   SEK   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     7,224,108      2/12/14     1,104,992        1,122,400        17,408   
SELL   THB   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     572,540      1/06/14     17,701        17,421        280   
             

 

 

 
                $312,661   
             

 

 

 

 

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Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
for
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives                                      
BUY   AUD   Citibank N.A.     1,000      1/17/14     $938        $892        $(46
BUY   AUD   Credit Suisse Group     1,000      1/14/14     939        892        (47
BUY   AUD   Goldman Sachs International     8,000      1/17/14     7,474        7,137        (337
BUY   AUD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     379,283      2/12/14     359,000        337,774        (21,226
SELL   AUD   Barclays Bank PLC     41,598      1/17/14     37,081        37,109        (28
BUY   CAD   Goldman Sachs International     4,000      1/17/14     3,815        3,764        (51
BUY   CAD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     302,763      2/12/14     290,000        284,740        (5,260
SELL   CAD   UBS AG     54,556      1/17/14     51,000        51,340        (340
SELL   CHF   Goldman Sachs International     6,000      1/17/14     6,680        6,727        (47
SELL   CHF   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     2,476,016      2/12/14     2,717,361        2,776,496        (59,135
SELL   CNY   Deutsche Bank AG     165,000      1/15/14     26,544        27,239        (695
BUY   CZK   Goldman Sachs International     248,000      1/17/14     13,060        12,490        (570
SELL   DKK   Barclays Bank PLC     20,000      1/17/14     3,617        3,689        (72
BUY   EUR   Barclays Bank PLC     2,000      1/17/14     2,761        2,751        (10
BUY   EUR   Credit Suisse Group     5,000      1/17/14     6,880        6,878        (2
BUY   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     90,099      1/17/14     124,267        123,948        (319
BUY   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     31,991      1/17/14     44,020        44,010        (10
BUY   EUR   Merrill Lynch International Bank     3,000      1/17/14     4,131        4,127        (4
SELL   EUR   Barclays Bank PLC     29,227      1/17/14     39,940        40,207        (267
SELL   EUR   Citibank N.A.     64,260      1/14/14-1/17/14     86,457        88,402        (1,945
SELL   EUR   Credit Suisse Group     38,714      1/17/14     53,000        53,258        (258

 

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Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
for
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives - continued                        
SELL   EUR   Deutsche Bank AG     54,405      1/17/14     $73,906        $74,845        $(939
SELL   EUR   Goldman Sachs International     461,078      1/14/14-2/12/14     622,918        634,299        (11,381
SELL   EUR   Merrill Lynch International Bank     15,000      1/17/14     20,301        20,635        (334
SELL   EUR   UBS AG     16,913      1/17/14     22,955        23,266        (311
SELL   GBP   Barclays Bank PLC     2,000      1/17/14     3,271        3,312        (41
SELL   GBP   Citibank N.A.     4,000      1/17/14     6,451        6,623        (172
SELL   GBP   Credit Suisse Group     38,587      1/17/14     61,615        63,893        (2,278
SELL   GBP   Deutsche Bank AG     4,000      1/17/14     6,462        6,623        (161
SELL   GBP   Goldman Sachs International     19,000      1/17/14     30,885        31,460        (575
SELL   GBP   Merrill Lynch International Bank     38,587      1/17/14     61,657        63,893        (2,236
BUY   INR   Deutsche Bank AG     3,085,000      2/13/14     49,658        49,385        (273
BUY   JPY   Citibank N.A.     4,291,000      1/17/14     41,081        40,748        (333
BUY   JPY   Credit Suisse Group     2,987,474      1/17/14     28,718        28,370        (348
BUY   JPY   Deutsche Bank AG     516,000      1/17/14     4,957        4,900        (57
BUY   JPY   Goldman Sachs International     44,653,851      1/17/14     451,098        424,043        (27,055
BUY   JPY   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     41,579,443      2/12/14     421,214        394,897        (26,317
BUY   MXN   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     414,781      1/17/14     32,031        31,732        (299
BUY   MYR   Barclays Bank PLC     166,000      2/05/14     51,518        50,573        (945
BUY   MYR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     66,709      1/21/14     20,590        20,343        (247
BUY   NOK   Goldman Sachs International     7,945,066      1/17/14-2/12/14     1,328,738        1,307,985        (20,753

 

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Type   Currency  

Counter-

party

  Contracts
to
Deliver/
Receive
    Settlement
Date Range
  In
Exchange
for
    Contracts
at Value
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives - continued                        
BUY   NOK   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     443,101      2/12/14     $74,050        $72,946        $(1,104
SELL   NOK   Goldman Sachs International     4,186,522      2/12/14     680,000        689,212        (9,212
BUY   NZD   Barclays Bank PLC     20,972      1/17/14     17,434        17,234        (200
BUY   NZD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     117,559      2/12/14     98,000        96,428        (1,572
SELL   NZD   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     909,983      2/12/14     741,000        746,415        (5,415
SELL   SEK   Goldman Sachs International     8,689,382      1/17/14-2/12/14     1,334,671        1,350,081        (15,410
BUY   SGD   Citibank N.A.     24,000      1/17/14     19,303        19,018        (285
BUY   ZAR   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     288,000      1/17/14     28,889        27,400        (1,489
             

 

 

 
                $(220,411
             

 

 

 

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 12/31/13

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Asset Derivatives          
Equity Futures          
Bovespa Index (Long)     BRL        9      $197,571   February - 2014     $4,076   
DAX Index (Long)     EUR        5      1,651,785   March - 2014     73,840   
FTSE/MIB Index (Long)     EUR        1      130,863   March - 2014     5,808   
IBEX 35 Index (Long)     EUR        11      1,493,506   January - 2014     83,590   
Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (Long)     HKD        21      1,480,883   January - 2014     30,820   
Nikkei 225 Index (Long)     JPY        8      1,237,489   March - 2014     49,522   
KOSPI 200 Index (Long)     KRW        4      503,435   March - 2014     6,220   
MSCI Singapore Index (Long)     SGD        4      231,515   January - 2014     5,373   
TurkDEX-BIST 30 Index (Short)     TRL        144      553,820   February - 2014     10,742   
MSCI Taiwan Index (Long)     USD        34      1,030,880   January - 2014     18,303   
E-Mini S&P 500 Index (Long)     USD        4      368,220   March - 2014     14,508   
S&P CNX NIFTY Index (Short)     USD        26      330,252   January - 2014     675   
FTSE/JSE Top 40 Index (Long)     ZAR        10      397,521   March - 2014     25,014   
         

 

 

 
            $328,491   
         

 

 

 

 

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Futures Contracts Outstanding at 12/31/13 - continued

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Interest Rate Futures          
Australian Treasury Bond
10 yr (Long)
    AUD        29      $2,969,103   March - 2014     $23,721   
German Euro Bund (Short)     EUR        19      3,637,666   March - 2014     41,288   
UK Long Gilt Bond (Short)     GBP        4      705,832   March - 2014     14,821   
Japanese Government Bond
10 yr (Short)
    JPY        4      5,443,738   March - 2014     15,516   
         

 

 

 
            $95,346   
         

 

 

 
            $423,837   
         

 

 

 
Liability Derivatives          
Equity Futures          
ASX SPI 200 Index (Short)     AUD        8      $949,133   March - 2014     $(41,439
S&P/TSX 60 Index (Short)     CAD        11      1,617,303   March - 2014     (68,697
Hang Seng Index (Short)     HKD        4      605,267   January - 2014     (13,558
Mexico Bolsa Index (Short)     MXN        28      920,945   March - 2014     (16,231
Russell 2000 Mini Index (Short)     USD        7      812,980   March - 2014     (41,356
         

 

 

 
            $(181,281
         

 

 

 
Interest Rate Futures          
Canadian Government Bond
10 yr (Long)
    CAD        13      $1,551,066   March - 2014     $(20,924
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Long)     USD        25      3,076,172   March - 2014     (66,452
         

 

 

 
            $(87,376
         

 

 

 
            $(268,657
         

 

 

 

At December 31, 2013, the fund had cash collateral of $14,584 and liquid securities with an aggregate value of $1,198,377 to cover any commitments for securities sold short and/or certain derivative contracts. Cash collateral is comprised of “Deposits with brokers” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 12/31/13 (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, $22,050,950)

     $24,119,713   

Underlying affiliated funds, at value (identified cost, $9,026,434)

     7,944,532   

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $31,077,384)

     $32,064,245   

Foreign currency, at value (identified cost, $207)

     207   

Deposits with brokers

     14,584   

Receivables for

  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     312,661   

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     30,244   

Investments sold

     2,261   

TBA sale commitments

     78,457   

Fund shares sold

     69,200   

Interest and dividends

     151,873   

Receivable from investment adviser

     22,273   

Other assets

     467   

Total assets

     $32,746,472   
Liabilities         

Payables for

  

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds received, $22,554)

     $30,316   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     220,411   

Investments purchased

     310,483   

TBA purchase commitments

     157,479   

Fund shares reacquired

     5,711   

Payable to affiliates

  

Shareholder servicing costs

     3,804   

Distribution and service fees

     259   

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     6   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     76,881   

Total liabilities

     $805,350   

Net assets

     $31,941,122   
Net assets consist of         

Paid-in capital

     $31,637,477   

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

     1,227,914   

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

     (942,919

Undistributed net investment income

     18,650   

Net assets

     $31,941,122   

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

     3,210,495   

 

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     Net assets      Shares
outstanding
     Net asset value
per share (a)
 

Class A

     $6,356,214         639,249         $9.94   

Class B

     808,935         82,435         9.81   

Class C

     2,477,418         252,607         9.81   

Class I

     20,662,169         2,071,421         9.97   

Class R1

     100,303         10,197         9.84   

Class R2

     103,434         10,424         9.92   

Class R3

     1,224,434         123,290         9.93   

Class R4

     103,108         10,337         9.97   

Class R5

     105,107         10,535         9.98   

 

(a) Maximum offering price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for all share classes, except for Class A, for which the maximum offering price per share was $10.55 [100 / 94.25 x $9.94]. On sales of $50,000 or more, the maximum offering price of Class A shares is reduced. A contingent deferred sales charge may be imposed on redemptions of Class A, Class B, and Class C shares. Redemption price per share was equal to the net asset value per share for Classes I, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 12/31/13 (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

     $179,046   

Dividends

     77,036   

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     68,642   

Foreign taxes withheld

     (3,166

Total investment income

     $321,558   

Expenses

  

Management fee

     $114,080   

Distribution and service fees

     24,600   

Shareholder servicing costs

     8,229   

Administrative services fee

     8,823   

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     608   

Custodian fee

     37,404   

Shareholder communications

     10,038   

Audit and tax fees

     31,423   

Legal fees

     188   

Registration fees

     57,330   

Dividend and interest expense on securities sold short

     392   

Miscellaneous

     13,633   

Total expenses

     $306,748   

Fees paid indirectly

     (2

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser and distributor

     (120,069

Net expenses

     $186,677   

Net investment income

     $134,881   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency   

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

  

Investments in non-affiliated issuers (net of $731 country tax)

     $258,927   

Investments in underlying affiliated funds

     (249,388

Capital gain distributions from underlying affiliated funds

     47,546   

Written options

     87   

Futures contracts

     192,980   

Securities sold short

     925   

Foreign currency

     (102,088

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     $148,989   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  

Investments (net of $893 decrease in deferred country tax)

     $1,390,291   

Futures contracts

     171,994   

Securities sold short

     (7,033

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

     30,972   

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

     $1,586,224   

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

     $1,735,213   

Change in net assets from operations

     $1,870,094   

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.

 

    Six months ended
12/31/13
     Year ended
6/30/13
 
Change in net assets   (unaudited)         
From operations                 

Net investment income

    $134,881         $288,839   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

    148,989         481,331   

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

    1,586,224         576,442   

Change in net assets from operations

    $1,870,094         $1,346,612   
Distributions declared to shareholders                 

From net investment income

    $(90,111      $—   

Change in net assets from fund share transactions

    $(150,360      $(2,206,467

Total change in net assets

    $1,629,623         $(859,855
Net assets                 

At beginning of period

    30,311,499         31,171,354   

At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $18,650 and accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income of $26,120, respectively)

    $31,941,122         $30,311,499   

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 (or life of a particular share class, if shorter). 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
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class A      2013      2012      2011 (c)  
                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.38        $9.01         $10.15         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.04        $0.08         $0.10         $0.05   

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

     0.54        0.29         (1.04      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.58        $0.37         $(0.94      $0.21   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $(0.02     $—         $(0.10      $(0.06

From net realized gain on investments

                    (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                    (0.07        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $(0.02     $—         $(0.20      $(0.06

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.94        $9.38         $9.01         $10.15   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

     6.14 (n)      4.11         (9.28      2.11 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.03 (a)      2.07         2.11         2.08 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.27 (a)      1.27         1.27         1.27 (a) 

Net investment income

     0.79 (a)      0.78         1.07         1.96 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48         48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $6,356        $5,181         $4,827         $862   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                   

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

     1.27 (a)      1.27         1.27         1.27 (a) 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class B      2013      2012      2011 (c)  
                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.28        $8.98         $10.15         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.00 (w)      $0.01         $0.03         $0.04   

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

     0.53        0.29         (1.04      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.53        $0.30         $(1.01      $0.20   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $—        $—         $(0.08      $(0.05

From net realized gain on investments

                    (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                    (0.05        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $—        $—         $(0.16      $(0.05

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.81        $9.28         $8.98         $10.15   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

     5.71 (n)      3.34         (9.99      1.99 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.78 (a)      2.81         2.83         2.80 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.02 (a)      2.02         2.02         2.02 (a) 

Net investment income

     0.04 (a)      0.06         0.29         1.35 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48         48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $809        $625         $601         $202   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                   

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

     2.02 (a)      2.02         2.02         2.02 (a) 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class C      2013     2012      2011 (c)  
                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.27        $8.97        $10.14         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.00 (w)      $0.00 (w)      $0.03         $0.03   

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

     0.54        0.30        (1.04      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.54        $0.30        $(1.01      $0.19   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $—        $—        $(0.08      $(0.05

From net realized gain on investments

                   (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                   (0.05        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $—        $—        $(0.16      $(0.05

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.81        $9.27        $8.97         $10.14   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(t)(x)

     5.83 (n)      3.34        (10.02      1.95 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.78 (a)      2.82        2.85         2.84 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.02 (a)      2.02        2.02         2.02 (a) 

Net investment income

     0.02 (a)      0.03        0.31         1.15 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48        48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $2,477        $2,253        $2,223         $648   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                  

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

     2.02 (a)      2.02        2.02         2.02 (a) 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

 

    

Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class I      2013      2012      2011 (c)  
                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.42        $9.02         $10.16         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.05        $0.10         $0.12         $0.06   

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

     0.54        0.30         (1.04      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.59        $0.40         $(0.92      $0.22   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $(0.04     $—         $(0.11      $(0.06

From net realized gain on investments

                    (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                    (0.08        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $(0.04     $—         $(0.22      $(0.06

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.97        $9.42         $9.02         $10.16   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

     6.23 (n)      4.43         (9.13      2.23 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.78 (a)      1.81         1.76         1.79 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.02 (a)      1.02         1.02         1.02 (a) 

Net investment income

     1.00 (a)      1.04         1.23         2.39 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48         48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $20,662        $21,760         $23,150         $24,915   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                   

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

     1.02 (a)      1.02         1.02         1.02 (a) 

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights – continued

 

    

Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class R1      2013     2012      2011 (c)  
                       

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.30        $9.00        $10.16         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.00 (w)      $0.00 (w)      $0.02         $0.04   

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

     0.54        0.30        (1.03      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.54        $0.30        $(1.01      $0.20   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $—        $—        $(0.07      $(0.04

From net realized gain on investments

                   (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                   (0.05        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $—        $—        $(0.15      $(0.04

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.84        $9.30        $9.00         $10.16   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

     5.81 (n)      3.33        (10.02      1.99 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.78 (a)      2.81        2.76         2.79 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.02 (a)      2.02        2.02         2.02 (a) 

Net investment income

     0.02 (a)      0.04        0.22         1.39 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48        48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $100        $95        $92         $102   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                  

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

     2.02 (a)      2.02        2.02         2.02 (a) 

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Financial Highlights – continued

 

    

Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class R2      2013      2012      2011 (c)  
                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.36        $9.01         $10.16         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.03        $0.05         $0.07         $0.05   

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

     0.53        0.30         (1.04      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.56        $0.35         $(0.97      $0.21   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $—        $—         $(0.09      $(0.05

From net realized gain on investments

                    (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                    (0.06        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $—        $—         $(0.18      $(0.05

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.92        $9.36         $9.01         $10.16   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

     5.98 (n)      3.88         (9.57      2.11 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.28 (a)      2.32         2.26         2.29 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.52 (a)      1.52         1.52         1.52 (a) 

Net investment income

     0.53 (a)      0.55         0.72         1.90 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48         48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $103        $102         $92         $102   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                   

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

     1.52 (a)      1.52         1.52         1.52 (a) 

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Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class R3      2013      2012      2011 (c)  
                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.39        $9.02         $10.16         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.04        $0.08         $0.09         $0.06   

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

     0.53        0.29         (1.03      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.57        $0.37         $(0.94      $0.22   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $(0.03     $—         $(0.10      $(0.06

From net realized gain on investments

                    (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                    (0.07        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $(0.03     $—         $(0.20      $(0.06

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.93        $9.39         $9.02         $10.16   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

     6.10 (n)      4.10         (9.30      2.17 (n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
            

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     2.03 (a)      2.07         2.01         2.04 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.27 (a)      1.27         1.27         1.27 (a) 

Net investment income

     0.79 (a)      0.79         0.97         2.14 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48         48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $1,224        $100         $93         $102   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                   

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

     1.27 (a)      1.27         1.27         1.27 (a) 

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Six months
ended
12/31/13

(unaudited)

    Years ended 6/30  
Class R4      2013      2012      2011 (c)  
                        

Net asset value, beginning of period

     $9.42        $9.02         $10.16         $10.00   
Income (loss) from investment operations            

Net investment income (d)

     $0.05        $0.10         $0.11         $0.06   

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

     0.54        0.30         (1.03      0.16   

Total from investment operations

     $0.59        $0.40         $(0.92      $0.22   
Less distributions declared to shareholders            

From net investment income

     $(0.04     $—         $(0.11      $(0.06

From net realized gain on investments

                    (0.03        

From tax return of capital

                    (0.08        

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     $(0.04     $—         $(0.22      $(0.06

Net asset value, end of period (x)

     $9.97        $9.42         $9.02         $10.16   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

     6.23 (n)      4.43         (9.13      2.23 (n) 

Ratios (%) (to average net assets)

and Supplemental data:

  

  

        

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.78 (a)      1.82         1.76         1.79 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

     1.02 (a)      1.02         1.02         1.02 (a) 

Net investment income

     1.02 (a)      1.04         1.22         2.39 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

     26 (n)      48         48         28 (n) 

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

     $103        $97         $93         $102   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                   

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

     1.02 (a)      1.02         1.02         1.02 (a) 

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Class R5   Six months
ended
12/31/13
    Period ended
6/30/13 (i)
 
    (unaudited)        

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.42        $9.53   
Income (loss) from investment operations                

Net investment income (d)

    $0.05        $0.07   

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

    0.55        (0.18 )(g) 

Total from investment operations

    $0.60        $(0.11
Less distributions declared to shareholders                

From net investment income

    $(0.04     $—   

Net asset value, end of period (x)

    $9.98        $9.42   

Total return (%) (r)(s)(x)

    6.37 (n)      (1.15 )(n) 
Ratios (%) (to average net assets)
and Supplemental data:
               

Expenses before expense reductions (f)(h)

    1.75 (a)      1.84 (a) 

Expenses after expense reductions (f)(h)

    0.99 (a)      1.00 (a) 

Net investment income

    1.05 (a)      1.11 (a) 

Portfolio turnover

    26( n)      48   

Net assets at end of period (000 omitted)

    $105        $99   
Supplemental Ratios (%):                

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

    0.99 (a)      1.00 (a) 

 

(a) Annualized.
(c) For the period from the commencement of the fund’s investment operations, March 30, 2011, through the stated period end.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(g) The per share amount varies from the net realized and unrealized gain/loss for the period because of the timing of sales of the fund’s shares and the per share amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.
(h) In addition to the fees and expenses which the fund bears directly, the fund indirectly bears a pro rata share of the fees and expenses of the underlying affiliated funds in which the fund invests. Accordingly, the expense ratio for the fund reflects only those fees and expenses borne directly by the fund. Because the underlying affiliated funds have varied expense and fee levels and the fund may own different proportions of the underlying affiliated funds at different times, the amount of fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the fund will vary.
(i) For the period from the class inception, November 1, 2012, through the stated period end.
(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.
(t) Total returns do not include any applicable sales charges.
(w) Per share amount was less than $0.01.
(x) The net asset values per share and total returns 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.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

(1) Business and Organization

MFS Global Multi-Asset Fund (the fund) is a series of MFS Series Trust XVI (the trust). The trust is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

(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 derivatives as part of its principal investment strategy. Derivatives can be highly volatile and involve risks in addition to the risks of the underlying indicators on which the derivative is based. The accounting policies of the underlying funds in which the fund invests are outlined in the underlying funds’ shareholder reports, which are available without charge by calling 1-800-225-2606, at mfs.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) web site at http://www.sec.gov or at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, D.C. The underlying funds’ shareholder reports are not covered by this report. 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 this reporting period, the fund adopted the disclosure provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update 2011-11 (“ASU 2011-11”), Balance Sheet (Topic 210) – Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities along with the related scope clarification provisions of FASB Accounting Standards Update 2013-01 (“ASU 2013-01”) entitled Balance Sheet (Topic 210) – Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. ASU 2011-11 is intended to enhance disclosures on the offsetting of financial assets and liabilities by requiring entities to disclose both gross and net information about financial instruments and transactions that are either offset in the statement of financial position or subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar arrangement. ASU 2013-01 limits the scope of ASU 2011-11’s disclosure requirements on offsetting to financial assets and financial liabilities related to derivatives, repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and securities lending and securities borrowing transactions. The disclosures required by ASU 2011-11, 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.

In June 2013, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-08 Financial Services –Investment Companies (Topic 946) – Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements (“ASU 2013-08”) which is effective for interim and annual

 

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reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. ASU 2013-08 sets forth a methodology for determining whether an entity should be characterized as an investment company and prescribes fair value accounting for an investment company’s non-controlling ownership interest in another investment company. FASB has determined that a fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 automatically meets ASU 2013-08’s criteria for an investment company. Although still evaluating the potential impacts of ASU 2013-08 to the fund, management expects that the impact of the fund’s adoption will be limited to additional financial statement disclosures.

Investment Valuations – Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which they are primarily traded. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Equity securities held short, for which there were no sales reported for that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily ask quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market or exchange on which such securities are primarily traded. Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Exchange-traded options are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the exchange on which such options are primarily traded. Exchange-traded options for which there were no sales reported that day are generally valued at the last daily bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the exchange on which such options are primarily traded. Options not traded on an exchange are generally valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Foreign currency options are generally valued at valuations provided by a third-party pricing service. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures contracts are primarily traded. 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.

 

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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. Events that occur on a frequent basis after foreign markets close (such as developments in foreign markets and significant movements in the U.S. markets) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value may be deemed to have a material effect on the value of securities traded in foreign markets. Accordingly, the fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued at fair value. 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 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

 

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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 December 31, 2013 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Equity Securities:            

United States

     $5,518,534         $—         $—         $5,518,534   

Japan

     737,416                         737,416   

United Kingdom

     621,602                         621,602   

Switzerland

     614,438                         614,438   

France

     513,355                         513,355   

Hong Kong

             294,173                 294,173   

Germany

     246,993                         246,993   

Netherlands

     235,325                         235,325   

Brazil

     225,781                         225,781   

Other Countries

     876,558         187,476                 1,064,034   
U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents              4,283,464                 4,283,464   
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt              5,354,774                 5,354,774   
U.S. Corporate Bonds              1,830,994                 1,830,994   
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities              1,141,723                 1,141,723   
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities              446,157                 446,157   
Foreign Bonds              990,950                 990,950   
Mutual Funds      7,944,532                         7,944,532   
Total Investments      $17,534,534         $14,529,711         $—         $32,064,245   
Short Sales      $(30,316      $—         $—         $(30,316
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures Contracts      $179,358         $(24,178      $—         $155,180   
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts              92,250                 92,250   

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

Of the level 1 investments presented above, equity investments amounting to $1,995,416 would have been considered level 2 investments at the beginning of the period. The primary reason for changes in the classifications between levels 1 and 2 occurs when foreign equity securities are fair valued using other observable market-based inputs in place of the closing exchange price due to events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded. The fund’s foreign equity securities may often be valued at fair value. The fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period.

Inflation-Adjusted Debt Securities – The fund invests in inflation-adjusted debt securities issued by the U.S. Treasury. The principal value of these debt securities is adjusted through income according to changes in the Consumer Price. These debt securities typically pay a fixed rate of interest, but this fixed rate is applied to the

 

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inflation-adjusted principal amount. The principal paid at maturity of the debt security is typically equal to the inflation-adjusted principal amount, or the security’s original par value, whichever is greater. Other types of inflation-adjusted securities may use other methods to adjust for other measures of inflation.

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 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 in an attempt to adjust exposure to markets, asset classes, and currencies based on the adviser’s assessment of the relative attractiveness of such markets, asset classes, and currencies. Derivatives are used to increase or decrease the fund’s exposure to markets, asset classes, or currencies resulting from the fund’s individual security selections, and to expose the fund to markets, asset classes, or currencies in which the fund’s individual security selection has resulted in little or no exposure. 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 or decrease 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 written options, 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 December 31, 2013 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative Contracts   Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
Interest Rate   Interest Rate Futures     $95,346        $(87,376
Foreign Exchange   Forward Foreign Currency Exchange     312,661        (220,411
Equity   Equity Futures     328,491        (181,281
Total       $736,498        $(489,068)   

 

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

 

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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 December 31, 2013 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
     Written
Options
 
Interest Rate      $(76,432      $—         $—   
Foreign Exchange              (106,959        
Equity      269,412                 87   
Total      $192,980         $(106,959      $87   

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 December 31, 2013 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures
Contracts
     Translation
of Assets
and
Liabilities in
Foreign
Currencies
 
Interest Rate      $(122,507      $—   
Foreign Exchange              28,511   
Equity      294,501           
Total      $171,994         $28,511   

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain, but not all, over-the-counter derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. 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. The fund’s right of setoff may be restricted or prohibited by the bankruptcy or insolvency laws of the particular jurisdiction to which a specific ISDA counterparty is subject.

Collateral and margin requirements differ by type of derivative. Margin requirements are set by the broker or clearing house for cleared derivatives (i.e., futures contracts, cleared swaps, and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives (i.e., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, uncleared swap agreements, and over-the-counter options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, 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

 

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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.

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 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 following table presents the fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) on a gross basis as of December 31, 2013:

 

Gross Amounts of:    Derivative Assets      Derivative Liabilities  
Futures Contracts (a)      $31,005         $(761
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      312,661         (220,411
Total Gross Amount of Derivative Assets and Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Assets & Liabilities      $343,666         $(221,172
Derivatives Assets and Liabilities Not Subject to a Master Netting Agreement or Similar Arrangement      48,853         (6,919
Total Gross Amount of Derivative Assets and Liabilities Subject to a Master Netting Agreement or Similar Arrangement      $294,813         $(214,253

 

(a) The amount presented here represents the fund’s current day variation margin for futures contracts. This amount, which is recognized within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities, differs from the fair value of the futures contracts which is presented in the tables that follow the fund’s Portfolio of Investments.

 

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The following table presents (by counterparty) the fund’s derivative assets net of amounts available for offset under Master Netting Agreements (or similar arrangements) and net of the related collateral held by the fund at December 31, 2013:

 

          Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
      Gross Amount
of Derivative
Assets Subject
to a Master
Netting
Agreement (or
Similar
Arrangement)
by Counterparty
    Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Received (b)
    Cash
Collateral
Received (b)
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Assets by
Counterparty
 
Barclays Bank PLC     $3,960        (1,563                   $2,397   
Citibank N.A.     4,134        (2,781                   1,353   
Deutsche Bank AG     3,661        (2,444                   1,217   
Goldman Sachs International     62,091        (62,091                     
JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.     215,878        (122,064                   93,814   
Westpac Banking Corp.     5,089                             5,089   
Total     $294,813        (190,943                   $103,870   

 

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The following table presents (by counterparty) the fund’s derivative liabilities net of amounts available for offset under Master Netting Agreements (or similar arrangements) and net of the related collateral pledged by the fund at December 31, 2013:

 

          Amounts Not Offset in the
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
 
      Gross Amounts
of Derivative
Liabilities
Subject to a
Master Netting
Agreement
(or Similar
Arrangement)
by Counterparty
    Financial
Instruments
Available
for Offset
    Financial
Instruments
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    Cash
Collateral
Pledged (b)
    Net Amount
of Derivative
Liabilities by
Counterparty
 
Barclays Bank PLC     $(1,563     1,563                      $—   
Citibank N.A.     (2,781     2,781                        
Deutsche Bank AG     (2,444     2,444                        
Goldman Sachs International     (85,401     62,091                      (23,310
JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.     (122,064     122,064                        
Total     $(214,253     190,943                      $(23,310

 

(b) The amount presented here may be less than the total amount of collateral (received)/pledged as the net amount of derivative assets and liabilities for a counterparty cannot be less than $0.

Written Options – In exchange for a premium, the fund wrote call options on securities that it anticipated the price would decline. At the time the option was written, the fund believed the premium received exceeded the potential loss that could result from adverse price changes in the options’ underlying securities. In a written option, the fund as the option writer grants the buyer the right to purchase from, or sell to, the fund a specified number of shares or units of a particular security, currency or index at a specified price within a specified period of time.

The premium received is initially recorded as a liability in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The option is subsequently marked-to-market daily with the difference between the premium received and the market value of the written option being recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a written option expires, the fund realizes a gain equal to the amount of the premium received. The difference between the premium received and the amount paid on effecting a closing transaction is considered a realized gain or loss. When a written call option is exercised, the premium received is offset against the proceeds to determine the realized gain or loss.

At the initiation of the written option contract, for exchange traded options, the fund is required to deposit securities or cash as collateral with the custodian for the benefit of the broker. For over-the-counter options, the fund may post collateral subject to the terms of an ISDA Master Agreement as generally described above if the market value

 

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of the options contract moves against it. The fund, as writer of an option, may have no control over whether the underlying securities may be sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the securities underlying the written option. Losses from writing options can exceed the premium received and can exceed the potential loss from an ordinary buy and sell transaction. Although the fund’s market risk may be significant, the maximum counterparty credit risk to the fund is equal to the market value of any collateral posted to the broker. For over-the-counter options, 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.

The following table represents the written option activity in the fund during the six months ended December 31, 2013:

 

       Number of
Contracts
     Premiums
Received
 
Outstanding, beginning of period              $—   
Options written      4         87   
Options expired      (4      (87
Outstanding, end of period              $—   

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 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

 

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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 industry accepted settlement system. 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 for posting of collateral by the counterparty to the fund to cover the fund’s exposure to the counterparty under such ISDA Master Agreement.

Short Sales – The fund entered into short sales whereby it sells a security it does not own in anticipation of a decline in the value of that security. The fund will realize a gain if the security price decreases and a loss if the security price increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund replaces the borrowed security. Losses from short sales can exceed the proceeds of the security sold; and they can also exceed the potential loss from an ordinary buy and sell transaction. The amount of any premium, dividends, or interest the fund may be required to pay in connection with a short sale will be recognized as a fund expense. During the six months ended December 31, 2013, this expense amounted to $392. The fund segregates cash or marketable securities in an amount that, when combined with the amount of proceeds from the short sale deposited with the broker, at least equals the current market value of the security sold short.

Zero Strike Warrants – The fund invested in low exercise price call warrants (zero strike warrants). Zero strike warrants are issued by banks or broker-dealers and allow the fund to gain exposure to common stocks in markets that place restrictions on investments by foreign investors and may or may not be traded on an exchange. Income received from zero strike warrants is recorded as dividend income in the Statement of Operations. To the extent the fund invests in zero strike warrants whose returns correspond to the performance of a foreign stock, investing in zero strike warrants will involve risks similar to the risks of investing in foreign securities. Additional risks associated with zero strike warrants include the potential inability of the counterparty to fulfill their obligations under the warrant, inability to transfer or liquidate the warrants and potential delays or an inability to redeem before expiration under certain market conditions.

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

 

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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. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted upward or downward based on the rate of inflation. Interest is accrued based on the principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase or decrease in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is generally recorded as an increase or decrease in interest income, respectively, even though the adjusted principal is not received until maturity. 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.

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.

The fund purchased or sold debt securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, or in a “To Be Announced” (TBA) or “forward commitment” transaction with delivery or payment to occur at a later date beyond the normal settlement period. TBA securities resulting from these transactions are included in the Portfolio of Investments. At the time a fund enters into a commitment to purchase or sell a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security acquired is reflected in the fund’s net asset value. The price of such security and the date that the security will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations. TBA purchase commitments are held at carrying amount, which approximates fair value and are categorized as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. No interest accrues to the fund until payment takes place. At the time that a fund enters into this type of transaction, the fund is required to have sufficient cash and/or liquid securities to cover its commitments. Losses may arise due to changes in the value of the underlying securities or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract’s terms, or if the issuer does not issue the securities due to political, economic or other factors. Additionally, losses may arise due to declines in the value of the securities prior to settlement date.

Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced according to an arrangement that measures the value of cash deposited with the custodian by the fund. This amount, for the six months ended December 31, 2013, is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

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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 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. 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 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 net operating losses, amortization and accretion of debt securities, wash sale loss deferrals, and derivative transactions.

The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The fund declared no distributions for the year ended June 30, 2013.

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

 

As of 12/31/13       
Cost of investments      $31,641,537   
Gross appreciation      2,720,159   
Gross depreciation      (2,297,451
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $422,708   
As of 6/30/13       
Capital loss carryforwards      (422,935
Other temporary differences      (89,022
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      (964,381

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

As of June 30, 2013, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such losses are characterized as follows:

 

Short-Term      $(422,935

 

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Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Act”), the above net capital losses may be carried forward indefinitely, and their character is retained as short-term and/or long-term losses. Previously, net capital losses were carried forward for eight years and treated as short-term losses.

Multiple Classes of Shares of Beneficial Interest – The fund offers multiple classes of shares, which differ in their respective distribution and service fees. The fund’s income, realized and unrealized gain (loss), and common expenses are allocated to shareholders based on the daily net assets of each class. Dividends are declared separately for each class. Differences in per share dividend rates are generally due to differences in separate class expenses. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after purchase. The fund’s distributions declared to shareholders as reported in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets are presented by class as follows:

 

     From net investment
income
 
     Six months
ended
12/31/13
     Year
ended
6/30/13 (i)
 
Class A      $10,085         $—   
Class I      75,213           
Class R3      4,018           
Class R4      379           
Class R5      416           
Total      $90,111         $—   

 

(i) For Class R5, the period is from inception, November 1, 2012, through the stated period end.

(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 on average daily net assets, excluding net assets invested in the MFS Commodity Strategy Fund and the MFS Global Real Estate Fund, at the following annual rates:

 

First $1 billion of average daily net assets      0.90
Next $1.5 billion of average daily net assets      0.75
Average daily net assets in excess of $2.5 billion      0.65

MFS has agreed in writing to reduce its management fee by a specified amount if certain MFS mutual fund assets exceed thresholds agreed to by MFS and the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, this management fee reduction amounted to $248, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended December 31, 2013 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.72% of the fund’s average daily net assets which equates to 0.90% of the fund’s average daily net assets excluding the average daily net assets invested in the MFS Commodity Strategy Fund and the MFS Global Real Estate Fund.

 

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The investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s total annual operating expenses, exclusive of interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs, and investment-related expenses (such as short sale dividend and interest expenses incurred in connection with the fund’s investment activity, and fees and expenses associated with investments in investment companies and other similar investment vehicles), such that total fund operating expenses do not exceed the following rates annually of each class’s average daily net assets:

 

Classes  
A   B     C     I     R1     R2     R3     R4     R5  
1.27%     2.02%        2.02%        1.02%        2.02%        1.52%        1.27%        1.02%        1.01%   

This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until October 31, 2014. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, this reduction amounted to $119,705 and is reflected as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

Distributor – MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. (MFD), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, as distributor, received $5,602 for the six months ended December 31, 2013, as its portion of the initial sales charge on sales of Class A shares of the fund.

The Board of Trustees has adopted a distribution plan for certain class shares pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The fund’s distribution plan provides that the fund will pay MFD for services provided by MFD and financial intermediaries in connection with the distribution and servicing of certain share classes. One component of the plan is a distribution fee paid to MFD and another component of the plan is a service fee paid to MFD. MFD may subsequently pay all, or a portion, of the distribution and/or service fees to financial intermediaries.

Distribution Plan Fee Table:

 

     Distribution
Fee Rate (d)
     Service
Fee Rate (d)
     Total
Distribution
Plan (d)
     Annual
Effective
Rate (e)
     Distribution
and Service
Fee
 
Class A              0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         $7,278   
Class B      0.75%         0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         3,693   
Class C      0.75%         0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         12,234   
Class R1      0.75%         0.25%         1.00%         1.00%         495   
Class R2      0.25%         0.25%         0.50%         0.50%         270   
Class R3              0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         630   
Total Distribution and Service Fees         $24,600   

 

(d) In accordance with the distribution plan for certain classes, the fund pays distribution and/or service fees equal to these annual percentage rates of each class’s average daily net assets. The distribution and service fee rates disclosed by class represent the current rates in effect at the end of the reporting period.
(e) The annual effective rates represent actual fees incurred under the distribution plan for the six months ended December 31, 2013 based on each class’s average daily net assets. MFD has voluntarily agreed to rebate a portion of each class’s 0.25% service fee attributable to accounts for which MFD retains the 0.25% service fee except for accounts attributable to MFS or its affiliates’ seed money. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, this rebate amounted to $95 for Class A, and is reflected as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations.

 

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Certain Class A shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) in the event of a shareholder redemption within 18 months of purchase for shares purchased on or after August 1, 2012, and within 24 months of purchase for shares purchased prior to August 1, 2012. Class C shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within 12 months of purchase. Class B shares are subject to a CDSC in the event of a shareholder redemption within six years of purchase. All contingent deferred sales charges are paid to MFD and during the six months ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

 

     Amount  
Class A      $—   
Class B      255   
Class C      113   

Shareholder Servicing Agent – MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MFS, receives a fee from the fund for its services as shareholder servicing agent calculated as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the fund as determined periodically under the supervision of the fund’s Board of Trustees. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, the fee was $1,734, which equated to 0.0109% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets. MFSC also receives payment from the fund for out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs which may be paid to affiliated and unaffiliated service providers. Class R5 shares do not incur sub-accounting fees. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, these out-of-pocket expenses, sub-accounting and other shareholder servicing costs amounted to $6,495.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund partially 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 December 31, 2013 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0557% 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, MFD, and MFSC.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into services agreements (the Agreements) which provide for payment of fees by the funds to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Chief Compliance Officer (ICCO) and Assistant ICCO, respectively, for the funds. The ICCO and Assistant ICCO are officers of the funds and the sole members of Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC, respectively. The funds can terminate the Agreements with Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC at any time under the terms of the Agreements. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, the aggregate fees paid by the fund to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance

 

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LLC were $78 and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reimburse the fund for a portion of the payments made by the fund in the amount of $21, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Additionally, MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ICCO and Assistant ICCO.

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.

On October 31, 2012, MFS purchased 10,493 shares of Class R5 for an aggregate amount of $100,000.

On September 12, 2012, MFS redeemed 103,734 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $1,000,000. On March 13, 2013, MFS redeemed 101,317 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $1,000,000. On June 12, 2013, MFS redeemed 103,627 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $1,000,000. On September 11, 2013, MFS redeemed 10,279 shares of Class A, 10,225 Class C, and 102,669 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $99,604, $97,853 and $1,000,000, respectively. On December 11, 2013, MFS redeemed 101,833 shares of Class I for an aggregate amount of $1,000,000.

At December 31, 2013, MFS held 91%, 100%, 98%, 100% and 100% of the outstanding shares of Class I, Class R1, Class R2, Class R4 and Class R5, respectively.

(4) Portfolio Securities

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  
U.S. Government securities      $1,865,922         $2,330,387   
Investments (non-U.S. Government securities)      $5,977,786         $5,485,773   

(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. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
12/31/13
     Year ended
6/30/13 (i)
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares sold            

Class A

     154,600         $1,501,687         241,390         $2,335,677   

Class B

     19,739         188,883         16,204         154,116   

Class C

     35,184         336,477         93,356         900,266   

Class I

     3,795         37,230         140,309         1,348,918   

Class R2

     464         4,512         697         6,839   

Class R3

     113,192         1,109,329         408         3,880   

Class R5

                     10,493         100,000   
     326,974         $3,178,118         502,857         $4,849,696   

 

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     Six months ended
12/31/13
     Year ended
6/30/13 (i)
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  
Shares issued to shareholders in
reinvestment of distributions
           

Class A

     967         $9,608                 $—   

Class I

     7,497         74,748                   

Class R3

     405         4,018                   

Class R4

     38         379                   

Class R5

     42         416                   
     8,949         $89,169                 $—   
Shares reacquired            

Class A

     (68,587      $(666,274      (224,978      $(2,145,749

Class B

     (4,695      (45,033      (15,803      (152,320

Class C

     (25,471      (243,837      (98,240      (937,645

Class I

     (250,060      (2,443,369      (396,079      (3,820,287

Class R2

     (984      (9,644      (1      (10

Class R3

     (973      (9,490      (16      (152
     (350,770      $(3,417,647      (735,117      $(7,056,163
Net change            

Class A

     86,980         $845,021         16,412         $189,928   

Class B

     15,044         143,850         401         1,796   

Class C

     9,713         92,640         (4,884      (37,379

Class I

     (238,768      (2,331,391      (255,770      (2,471,369

Class R2

     (520      (5,132      696         6,829   

Class R3

     112,624         1,103,857         392         3,728   

Class R4

     38         379                   

Class R5

     42         416         10,493         100,000   
     (14,847      $(150,360      (232,260      $(2,206,467

 

(i) For Class R5, the period is from inception, November 1, 2012, through the stated period end.

(6) Line of Credit

The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.1 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Federal Reserve funds rate or one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended December 31, 2013, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $78 and $0, respectively, and are included in “Miscellaneous” expense in the Statement of Operations.

 

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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 affiliated issuers:

 

Underlying Affiliated Funds    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
    Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
    Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Commodity Strategy Fund      487,860        97,071         (48,621     536,310   
MFS Global Real Estate Fund      111,770        15,461         (9,405     117,826   
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     1,889,430        6,905,213         (7,079,279     1,715,364   
Underlying Affiliated Funds    Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value
 
MFS Commodity Strategy Fund      $(249,813     $—         $25,031        $4,537,187   
MFS Global Real Estate Fund      425        47,546         43,105        1,691,981   
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
                    506        1,715,364   
     $(249,388     $47,546         $68,642        $7,944,532   

 

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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

The Investment Company Act of 1940 requires that both the full Board of Trustees and a majority of the non-interested (“independent”) Trustees, voting separately, annually approve the continuation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS. The Trustees consider matters bearing on the Fund and its advisory arrangements at their meetings throughout the year, including a review of performance data at each regular meeting. In addition, the independent Trustees met several times over the course of three months beginning in May and ending in July, 2013 (“contract review meetings”) for the specific purpose of considering whether to approve the continuation of the investment advisory agreement for the Fund and the other investment companies that the Board oversees (the “MFS Funds”). The independent Trustees were assisted in their evaluation of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement by independent legal counsel, from whom they received separate legal advice and with whom they met separately from MFS during various contract review meetings. The independent Trustees were also assisted in this process by the MFS Funds’ Independent Chief Compliance Officer, a full-time senior officer appointed by and reporting to the independent Trustees.

In connection with their deliberations regarding the continuation of the investment advisory agreement, the Trustees, including the independent Trustees, considered such information and factors as they believed, in light of the legal advice furnished to them and their own business judgment, to be relevant. The investment advisory agreement for the Fund was considered separately, although the Trustees also took into account the common interests of all MFS Funds in their review. As described below, the Trustees considered the nature, quality, and extent of the various investment advisory, administrative, and shareholder services performed by MFS under the existing investment advisory agreement and other arrangements with the Fund.

In connection with their contract review meetings, the Trustees received and relied upon materials that included, among other items: (i) information provided by Lipper Inc., an independent third party, on the investment performance of the Fund for the one-year period ended December 31, 2012 and the investment performance of a group of funds with substantially similar investment classifications/objectives (the “Lipper performance universe”), (ii) information provided by Lipper Inc. on the Fund’s advisory fees and other expenses and the advisory fees and other expenses of comparable funds identified by Lipper Inc. (the “Lipper expense group”), (iii) information provided by MFS on the advisory fees of comparable portfolios of other clients of MFS, including institutional separate accounts and other clients, (iv) information as to whether and to what extent applicable expense waivers, reimbursements or fee “breakpoints” are observed for the Fund, (v) information regarding MFS’ financial results and financial condition, including MFS’ and certain of its affiliates’ estimated profitability from services performed for the Fund and the MFS Funds as a whole, and compared to MFS’ institutional business, (vi) MFS’ views regarding the outlook for the mutual fund industry and the strategic business plans of MFS, (vii) descriptions of various functions performed by MFS for the Funds, such as compliance monitoring and portfolio trading practices, and (viii) information regarding the overall organization of MFS, including information about MFS’ senior management and other personnel providing investment advisory, administrative and other services to

 

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the Fund and the other MFS Funds. The comparative performance, fee and expense information prepared and provided by Lipper Inc. was not independently verified and the independent Trustees did not independently verify any information provided to them by MFS.

The Trustees’ conclusion as to the continuation of the investment advisory agreement was based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees and not the result of any single factor. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors. It is also important to recognize that the fee arrangements for the Fund and other MFS Funds are the result of years of review and discussion between the independent Trustees and MFS, that certain aspects of such arrangements may receive greater scrutiny in some years than in others, and that the Trustees’ conclusions may be based, in part, on their consideration of these same arrangements during the course of the year and in prior years.

Based on information provided by Lipper Inc. and MFS, the Trustees reviewed the Fund’s total return investment performance as well as the performance of peer groups of funds for the one-year period ended December 31, 2012. The total return performance of the Fund’s Class A shares was in the 4th quintile relative to the other funds in the universe for this one-year period (the 1st quintile being the best performers and the 5th quintile being the worst performers). The Fund commenced operations on March 30, 2011 and has a limited operating history and performance record; therefore no performance data for the three- or five-year periods was available. Because of the passage of time, these performance results may differ from the performance results for more recent periods, including those shown elsewhere in this report.

In the course of their deliberations, the Trustees took into account information provided by MFS in connection with the contract review meetings, as well as during investment review meetings conducted with portfolio management personnel during the course of the year regarding the Fund’s performance. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that they were satisfied with MFS’ responses and efforts relating to investment performance.

In assessing the reasonableness of the Fund’s advisory fee, the Trustees considered, among other information, the Fund’s advisory fee and the total expense ratio of the Fund’s Class A shares as a percentage of average daily net assets and the advisory fee and total expense ratios of peer groups of funds based on information provided by Lipper Inc. The Trustees considered that MFS currently observes an expense limitation for the Fund, which may not be changed without the Trustees’ approval. The Trustees also considered that, according to the Lipper data (which takes into account any fee reductions or expense limitations that were in effect during the Fund’s last fiscal year), the Fund’s effective advisory fee rate and total expense ratio were each lower than the Lipper expense group median. The Trustees also considered that certain net assets of the Fund invested in underlying MFS Funds (the “Underlying Funds”) are excluded for purposes of calculating the Fund’s management fee.

 

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The Trustees also considered the advisory fees charged by MFS to any comparable institutional accounts. In comparing these fees, the Trustees considered information provided by MFS as to the generally broader scope of services provided by MFS to the Fund in comparison to institutional accounts, the higher demands placed on MFS’ investment personnel and trading infrastructure as a result of the daily cash in-flows and out-flows of the Fund, and the impact on MFS and expenses associated with the more extensive regulatory regime to which the Fund is subject in comparison to institutional accounts.

The Trustees also considered whether the Fund may benefit from any economies of scale in the management of the Fund in the event of growth in assets of the Fund and/or growth in assets of the MFS Funds as a whole. They noted that the Fund’s advisory fee rate schedule is subject to contractual breakpoints that reduce the Fund’s advisory fee rate on average daily net assets over $1 billion and $2.5 billion. The Trustees also noted that MFS has agreed in writing to waive a portion of the management fees of certain MFS Funds, including the Fund, if the total combined assets of certain funds within the MFS Funds’ complex increase above agreed upon thresholds (the “group fee waiver”), enabling the Fund’s shareholders to share in the benefits from any economies of scale at the complex level. The group fee waiver is reviewed and renewed annually between the Board and MFS. The Trustees concluded that the existing breakpoints and the group fee waiver were sufficient to allow the Fund to benefit from economies of scale as its assets and overall complex assets grow.

The Trustees also considered information prepared by MFS relating to MFS’ costs and profits with respect to the Fund, the MFS Funds considered as a group, and other investment companies and accounts advised by MFS, as well as MFS’ methodologies used to determine and allocate its costs to the MFS Funds, the Fund and other accounts and products for purposes of estimating profitability.

After reviewing these and other factors described herein, the Trustees concluded, within the context of their overall conclusions regarding the investment advisory agreement, that the advisory fees charged to the Fund represent reasonable compensation in light of the services being provided by MFS to the Fund.

In addition, the Trustees considered MFS’ resources and related efforts to continue to retain, attract and motivate capable personnel to serve the Fund. The Trustees also considered current and developing conditions in the financial services industry, including the presence of large and well-capitalized companies which are spending, and appear to be prepared to continue to spend, substantial sums to engage personnel and to provide services to competing investment companies. In this regard, the Trustees also considered the financial resources of MFS and its ultimate parent, Sun Life Financial Inc. The Trustees also considered the advantages and possible disadvantages to the Fund of having an adviser that also serves other investment companies as well as other accounts.

The Trustees also considered the nature, quality, cost, and extent of administrative, transfer agency, and distribution services provided to the Fund by MFS and its affiliates under agreements and plans other than the investment advisory agreement, including any 12b-1 fees the Fund pays to MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., an affiliate of MFS. The Trustees also considered the nature, extent and quality of certain other services MFS

 

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performs or arranges for on the Fund’s or the Underlying Funds’ behalf, which may include securities lending programs, directed expense payment programs, class action recovery programs, and MFS’ interaction with third-party service providers, principally custodians and sub-custodians. The Trustees concluded that the various non-advisory services provided by MFS and its affiliates on behalf of the Fund were satisfactory.

The Trustees also considered benefits to MFS from the use of the Fund or the Underlying Fund’s portfolio brokerage commissions, if applicable, to pay for investment research and various other factors. Additionally, the Trustees considered so-called “fall-out benefits” to MFS such as reputational value derived from serving as investment manager to the Fund.

Based on their evaluation of factors that they deemed to be material, including those factors described above, the Board of Trustees, including the independent Trustees, concluded that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement with MFS should be continued for an additional one-year period, commencing August 1, 2013.

A discussion regarding the Board’s most recent review and renewal of the fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with MFS is available by clicking on the fund’s name under “Mutual Funds” in the “Products” section of the MFS Web site (mfs.com) .

 

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PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

A general description of the MFS funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com 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 by visiting the “Commentary & Announcements” and “Market Outlooks” sections of mfs.com or by clicking on the fund’s name under “Mutual Funds” in the “Products” section of mfs.com.

PROVISION OF FINANCIAL REPORTS AND SUMMARY PROSPECTUSES

The fund produces financial reports every six months and updates its summary prospectus and prospectus annually. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, only one copy of the fund’s annual and semiannual report and summary prospectus may be mailed to shareholders having the same last name and residential address on the fund’s records. However, any shareholder may contact MFSC (please see back cover for address and telephone number) to request that copies of these reports and summary prospectuses be sent personally to that shareholder.

 

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CONTACT

WEB SITE

mfs.com

MFS TALK

1-800-637-8255

24 hours a day

ACCOUNT SERVICE AND LITERATURE

Shareholders

1-800-225-2606

Financial advisors

1-800-343-2829

Retirement plan services

1-800-637-1255

MAILING ADDRESS

MFS Service Center, Inc.

P.O. Box 55824

Boston, MA 02205-5824

OVERNIGHT MAIL

MFS Service Center, Inc.

c/o Boston Financial Data Services

30 Dan Road

Canton, MA 02021-2809

 


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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 any 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 to the Registrant.

 

ITEM 6. INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for each series of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of such series 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 to the Registrant.

 

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

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

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

Not applicable to the Registrant.

 

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.


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ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report on 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.

 

(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 of the period covered by the report that have materially affected, or are 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.

 

(b) 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 Amended and Restated 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 SERIES TRUST XVI

 

By (Signature and Title)*   JOHN M. CORCORAN
  John M. Corcoran, President

Date: February 14, 2014

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)*   JOHN M. CORCORAN
  John M. Corcoran, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 14, 2014

 

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

Date: February 14, 2014

 

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