MFS Government Markets Inc:MGF

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    Overview

    As of 5/8/2025

     Share
    Price    		NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$3.11$3.18-2.36%
    52 Wk Avg$3.13$3.25-3.83%
    52 Wk High$3.39$3.41-0.61%
    52 Wk Low$2.95$3.14-7.58%
    Regular Distribution Type†Managed Distribution
    Distribution Rate7.47%
    Distribution Amount$0.0193
    Distribution FrequencyMonthly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The fund’s investment objective is to seek high current income, but may also consider capital appreciation.MFS normally invests at least 80% of the fund’s net assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. and foreign government securities; MFS may invest the fund’s assets in other types of debt instruments; MFS generally invests substantially all of the fund’s assets in investment grade quality debt instruments.

    Capital Structure

    As of 5/8/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$103.637M
    Total Common Assets:$103.637M
    Common Shares Outstanding:32,590,193
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 11/30/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees0.54%
    Other Expenses:0.26%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:N/A
    Total: 0.80%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    MFS

    Portfolio Managers
    Alexander M. Mackey, Jake Stone, Geoffrey L. Schechter, Neeraj Arora

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Investment Grade
    Ticker: MGF
    NAV Ticker: XMGFX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 73,418
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.230M
    Inception Date: 5/28/1987
    Inception Share Price: $10.00
    Inception NAV: $9.40
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: November 30
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    Distributions

    As of 5/8/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

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    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions†
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 11/30/2024    		 $0.0560
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 5/8/2025    		7.30%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 5/8/2025    		7.86%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 5/8/2025    		 3.58%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 5/8/2025     		0.00%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 5/9/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month-3.29%
    1 Year-3.83%
    3 Year-5.05%
    5 Year-4.22%
    Z-Score

    As of 5/8/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month1.28
    6 Month1.37
    1 Year1.03
    Pricing History
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    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 4/30/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Investment Grade

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD5.22%3.42%0.77%2.57%
    20244.18%0.91%10.32%5.40%
    20233.78%4.77%11.40%9.27%
    2022-15.77%-12.81%-22.33%-16.45%
    2021-0.23%-1.76%6.10%2.61%
    20207.79%7.99%6.79%7.72%
    201910.30%7.30%22.17%13.63%
    20181.33%-0.06%-5.98%-2.32%
    20172.63%2.70%10.93%8.34%
    20162.71%1.83%10.79%8.05%
    20151.09%0.08%0.71%-1.10%
    20146.97%5.44%8.71%7.36%
    2013-9.60%-2.84%-4.78%0.23%
    20125.87%4.17%  
    201110.50%6.77%  
    2010-1.83%6.33%  
    20091.37%7.51%  
    200826.22%5.18%  
    20079.92%7.33%  
    20066.00%3.76%  
    20052.85%2.12%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 4/30/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Investment Grade

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 5/8/2025    		3.58%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 3/31/2025    		486
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 11/30/2024    		135.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 3/31/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Government (Super Sector)76.30%
    Securitized (Super Sector)43.77%
    Government Related38.34%
    Agency Mortgage Backed38.24%
    Government37.96%
    Corporate Bond10.08%
    Corporate (Super Sector)10.08%
    Asset Backed3.53%
    Municipal (Super Sector)2.27%
    Municipal2.27%
    State Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    State% Portfolio
    Illinois0.98%
    New York0.88%
    Massachusetts0.37%
    New Jersey0.04%
    Michigan0.00%
    Top Holdings

    As of 3/31/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    5 Year Treasury Note Future June 25$23.04M21.94%
    2 Year Treasury Note Future June 25$12.84M12.23%
    United States Treasury Notes 2%$5.93M5.65%
    10 Year Treasury Note Future June 25$4.89M4.66%
    United States Treasury Notes 2.88%$4.70M4.48%
    United States Treasury Bonds 4.5%$4.57M4.36%
    United States Treasury Notes 5%$3.23M3.07%
    United States Treasury Notes 4%$3.09M2.94%
    United States Treasury Bonds 2.5%$2.91M2.77%
    United States Treasury Bonds 2.88%$2.66M2.53%
    Credit Quality

    As of 3/31/2025

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country Allocation

    As of 3/31/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    United States - Fixed Income126.72%
    Others - Fixed Income1.41%
    India - Fixed Income0.94%
    United Kingdom - Fixed Income0.90%
    Chile - Fixed Income0.56%
    China - Fixed Income0.44%
    Malaysia - Fixed Income0.34%
    Indonesia - Fixed Income0.33%
    Ireland - Fixed Income0.30%
    Poland - Fixed Income0.27%
    Philippines - Fixed Income0.19%
    Australia - Fixed Income0.02%
    Invalid Country - Fixed Income0.00%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    † Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. In general, managed distributions may be sourced from net investment income, realized gains and return of capital. CEFConnect.com does not undertake to disclose specific information about closed-end fund distribution sources. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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