MFS Charter Income Trust
MCR
About: MFS Charter Income Trust is a United States-based closed-end fund. Its investment objective is to seek high current income, but may also consider capital appreciation. The fund invests the assets in Debt Instruments, Corporate Bonds, U.S. Government Securities, Foreign Government Securities, Securitized Instruments, Derivatives, Principal Risks, Debt Management Risk, Investment Selection Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Credit Risk, Foreign Risks, Emerging Markets Risk, Currency Risk, Leveraging Risk, Operational and Cybersecurity Risk, Active and Frequent Trading, and etc of different market countries.
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Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 3
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 57 [Q1] → 58 (+1) [Q2]
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $101M [Q1] → $105M (+$3.86M) [Q2]
0.9% more ownership
Funds ownership: 38.36% [Q1] → 39.26% (+0.9%) [Q2]
33% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 21
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