MFS Charter Income Trust (MCR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Written before these shares stopped trading.

MFS Charter Income Trust is a United States closed-end investment fund that seeks high current income and may also consider capital appreciation. The fund's shares of beneficial interest trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MCR. As a closed-end fund, it has exchange-traded common shares that are bought and sold at market prices, which may differ from the fund's net asset value.

The trust is part of the MFS closed-end fund group and is associated with MFS Investment Management. Its investment program is income-oriented and focuses on fixed-income and related instruments. The fund materials identify debt instruments, corporate bonds, U.S. government securities, foreign government securities, securitized instruments and derivatives among the categories used in its portfolio strategy.

The fund's economic profile is tied to income generation, portfolio market values and the relationship between the trading price of its shares and net asset value. Distribution notices for MFS Charter Income Trust describe monthly distribution activity and estimated sources of distributions, including net investment income, realized capital gains and return of capital or other capital sources. These distribution-source categories are reported for tax and fund-reporting purposes and may not be finally determined until the close of the fund's fiscal year.

Risk disclosures for the trust reflect the fixed-income and multi-market nature of the portfolio. Identified risk areas include interest-rate risk, credit risk, foreign-market risk, emerging-market risk, currency risk, leveraging risk, investment-selection risk, debt-management risk, operational and cybersecurity risk, and risks associated with active and frequent trading. The fund's regulatory record also includes proxy materials for shareholder meetings and trustee elections, reflecting the governance structure of a registered closed-end investment company.