MCR

MFS Charter Income Trust

6.53 USD
+0.02
0.31%
At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT
1 day
0.31%
5 days
1.24%
1 month
2.35%
3 months
3%
6 months
4.31%
Year to date
3%
1 year
2.03%
5 years
-21.89%
10 years
-18.78%
 

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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Funds holding %
of 7,462 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

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

Financial journalist opinion

Neutral
Business Wire
12 days ago
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Announces Closed End Fund Distributions for September 2025.
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
Neutral
Business Wire
19 days ago
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS releases closed end fund income distribution sources for certain funds for August 2025.
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions for August 2025.
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds for July 2025.
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
CEF Weekly Review: Little Point To Stable Managed Distribution Plans
We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of June and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a strong week, with all sectors in the green and equity-linked sectors leading; valuations remain above historical averages. Distribution increases at HTD and UTG highlight the arbitrary nature of managed distribution plans.
CEF Weekly Review: Little Point To Stable Managed Distribution Plans
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Announces Closed End Fund Distributions for July 2025.
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS release closed end fund income distribution sources for certain funds.
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS announces closed end fund distributions for June 2025.
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS releases closed end fund income distribution sources for certain funds for May 2025.
MFS Releases Closed-End Fund Income Distribution Sources for Certain Funds
Neutral
Business Wire
4 months ago
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Announces Closed End Fund Distributions for May 2025.
MFS Announces Closed-End Fund Distributions
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