UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF
REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number 811-05912
MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Christopher R. Bohane
Massachusetts Financial Services Company
111 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02199
(Name and address of agents for service)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000
Date of fiscal year end: October 31
Date of reporting period: January 31, 2018
ITEM 1. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – 53.5% | ||||
Aerospace – 1.0% | ||||
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (n) | $ | 125,000 | $ 124,063 | |
KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | 120,000 | 124,950 | ||
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024 | 125,000 | 128,594 | ||
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026 | 65,000 | 66,706 | ||
$ 444,313 | ||||
Asset-Backed & Securitized – 0.0% | ||||
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 1.493%, 4/28/2039 (i)(z) | $ | 48,763 | $ 341 | |
Broadcasting – 1.9% | ||||
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029 | $ | 110,000 | $ 122,650 | |
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030 | 35,000 | 38,412 | ||
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024 | 105,000 | 113,531 | ||
Meredith Corp., 6.875%, 2/01/2026 (n) | 55,000 | 56,306 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025 | 170,000 | 181,948 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 4.375%, 11/15/2026 | 40,000 | 39,088 | ||
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/2028 (n) | 25,000 | 24,813 | ||
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/2027 (n) | 100,000 | 99,250 | ||
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (n) | 30,000 | 30,750 | ||
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n) | 95,000 | 96,900 | ||
$ 803,648 | ||||
Building – 2.2% | ||||
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n) | $ | 105,000 | $ 110,775 | |
Beacon Escrow Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2025 (n) | 60,000 | 59,700 | ||
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023 | 95,000 | 100,937 | ||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021 | 95,000 | 96,425 | ||
HD Supply, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n) | 95,000 | 101,650 | ||
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co, Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (n) | 100,000 | 108,625 | ||
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n) | 80,000 | 84,700 | ||
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n) | 95,000 | 98,325 | ||
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 65,000 | 69,063 | ||
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023 | 105,000 | 108,412 | ||
$ 938,612 | ||||
Business Services – 1.8% | ||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n) | $ | 100,000 | $ 102,750 | |
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/01/2022 (n) | 55,000 | 55,605 | ||
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (n) | 70,000 | 72,450 | ||
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027 (n) | 155,000 | 155,327 | ||
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022 | 25,000 | 25,906 | ||
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023 | 35,000 | 35,963 | ||
Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026 | 60,000 | 63,750 | ||
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n) | 190,000 | 194,987 | ||
MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/01/2026 (n) | 80,000 | 81,600 | ||
$ 788,338 | ||||
Cable TV – 3.3% | ||||
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n) | $ | 200,000 | $ 202,580 | |
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n) | 180,000 | 183,487 | ||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024 | 140,000 | 144,200 | ||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n) | 25,000 | 25,375 | ||
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n) | 80,000 | 82,800 | ||
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023 | 90,000 | 84,407 | ||
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024 | 45,000 | 42,666 | ||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023 | 70,000 | 54,950 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Cable TV – continued | ||||
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n) | $ | 20,000 | $ 21,000 | |
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n) | 85,000 | 86,062 | ||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n) | 60,000 | 62,850 | ||
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n) | 45,000 | 46,350 | ||
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n) | 200,000 | 210,440 | ||
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n) | 25,000 | 26,563 | ||
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n) | 155,000 | 160,812 | ||
$ 1,434,542 | ||||
Chemicals – 0.3% | ||||
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n) | $ | 126,000 | $ 138,915 | |
Computer Software – 0.8% | ||||
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n) | $ | 85,000 | $ 88,187 | |
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n) | 45,000 | 49,212 | ||
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.625%, 12/15/2026 | 55,000 | 56,837 | ||
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023 | 35,000 | 35,875 | ||
VeriSign, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025 | 85,000 | 90,100 | ||
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027 | 27,000 | 27,203 | ||
$ 347,414 | ||||
Computer Software - Systems – 1.0% | ||||
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025 | $ | 25,000 | $ 25,406 | |
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n) | 115,000 | 120,894 | ||
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n) | 115,000 | 116,759 | ||
SS&C Tech Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2023 | 80,000 | 83,900 | ||
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024 | 90,000 | 105,210 | ||
$ 452,169 | ||||
Conglomerates – 2.0% | ||||
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n) | $ | 135,000 | $ 137,700 | |
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n) | 155,000 | 161,394 | ||
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022 | 130,000 | 135,200 | ||
Entegris, Inc., 4.625%, 2/10/2026 (n) | 100,000 | 100,375 | ||
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n) | 100,000 | 102,125 | ||
SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.625%, 8/15/2024 (n) | 105,000 | 108,937 | ||
TriMas Corp., 4.875%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 110,000 | 110,550 | ||
$ 856,281 | ||||
Construction – 0.4% | ||||
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d) | $ | 125,000 | $ 18,858 | |
Mattamy Group Corp., 6.5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | 85,000 | 89,569 | ||
Toll Bros Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/2028 | 60,000 | 59,400 | ||
$ 167,827 | ||||
Consumer Products – 0.6% | ||||
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n) | $ | 55,000 | $ 55,688 | |
Prestige Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/2024 (n) | 100,000 | 103,000 | ||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024 | 10,000 | 10,600 | ||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025 | 105,000 | 110,512 | ||
$ 279,800 | ||||
Consumer Services – 1.1% | ||||
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023 | $ | 170,000 | $ 175,525 | |
Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/2025 (n) | 80,000 | 81,200 | ||
Service Corp. International, 4.625%, 12/15/2027 | 45,000 | 44,606 | ||
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n) | 65,000 | 65,163 | ||
West Corp., 8.5%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 110,000 | 108,350 | ||
$ 474,844 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Containers – 2.3% | ||||
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022 | $ | 125,000 | $ 129,074 | |
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022 | 30,000 | 31,275 | ||
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2023 | 50,000 | 51,875 | ||
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp., 4.75%, 2/01/2026 (n) | 25,000 | 25,125 | ||
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/2026 | 55,000 | 53,487 | ||
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n) | 123,000 | 127,920 | ||
Multi-Color Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2025 (n) | 10,000 | 10,038 | ||
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020 | 48,456 | 49,303 | ||
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n) | 70,000 | 71,883 | ||
Reynolds Group, 7%, 7/15/2024 (n) | 70,000 | 74,462 | ||
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n) | 115,000 | 120,175 | ||
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n) | 25,000 | 26,438 | ||
Sealed Air Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/2025 (n) | 25,000 | 26,938 | ||
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n) | 105,000 | 109,200 | ||
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2022 | 10,000 | 10,200 | ||
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 | 85,000 | 86,912 | ||
$ 1,004,305 | ||||
Electrical Equipment – 0.4% | ||||
CommScope Holding Company, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/2024 (n) | $ | 30,000 | $ 31,087 | |
CommScope Tech LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n) | 135,000 | 134,494 | ||
$ 165,581 | ||||
Electronics – 0.4% | ||||
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | $ | 40,000 | $ 43,550 | |
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n) | 130,000 | 134,875 | ||
$ 178,425 | ||||
Emerging Market Sovereign – 0.6% | ||||
Republic of Ecuador, 10.5%, 3/24/2020 (n) | $ | 200,000 | $ 219,500 | |
Republic of Venezuela, 7%, 3/31/2038 (d) | 203,000 | 54,810 | ||
$ 274,310 | ||||
Energy - Independent – 4.2% | ||||
Afren PLC,11.5%,2/01/2016(a)(d)(z) | $ | 195,167 | $ 488 | |
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024 | 125,000 | 137,500 | ||
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 4/15/2023 | 155,000 | 156,937 | ||
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/2025 (n) | 110,000 | 111,100 | ||
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 | 105,000 | 109,069 | ||
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 (n) | 40,000 | 41,550 | ||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024 | 125,000 | 125,938 | ||
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 | 35,000 | 35,700 | ||
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2027 (n) | 125,000 | 128,437 | ||
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024 | 130,000 | 135,200 | ||
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2023 | 120,000 | 122,400 | ||
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 3/01/2026 | 75,000 | 76,500 | ||
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 (n) | 105,000 | 111,169 | ||
Seven Generations Energy, 5.375%, 9/30/2025 (n) | 55,000 | 55,550 | ||
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026 | 180,000 | 187,650 | ||
SRC Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 12/01/2025 (n) | 70,000 | 72,100 | ||
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/01/2023 | 105,000 | 108,150 | ||
WPX Energy, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2022 | 90,000 | 94,725 | ||
$ 1,810,163 | ||||
Entertainment – 0.9% | ||||
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024 | $ | 35,000 | $ 36,400 | |
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 (n) | 80,000 | 83,400 | ||
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022 | 50,000 | 51,250 | ||
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023 | 35,000 | 35,437 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Entertainment – continued | ||||
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n) | $ | 165,000 | $ 167,269 | |
$ 373,756 | ||||
Financial Institutions – 1.9% | ||||
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021 | $ | 40,000 | $ 41,962 | |
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022 | 40,000 | 42,466 | ||
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018 | 75,000 | 75,094 | ||
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020 | 290,000 | 297,250 | ||
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021 | 40,000 | 40,466 | ||
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022 | 100,000 | 108,280 | ||
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/2023 | 45,000 | 48,488 | ||
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n) | 175,000 | 173,250 | ||
$ 827,256 | ||||
Food & Beverages – 1.8% | ||||
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026 | $ | 80,000 | $ 80,500 | |
Aramark Services, Inc., 5%, 2/01/2028 (n) | 60,000 | 61,200 | ||
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n) | 110,000 | 112,062 | ||
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n) | 95,000 | 95,238 | ||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n) | 65,000 | 65,975 | ||
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n) | 40,000 | 40,800 | ||
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027 (n) | 80,000 | 80,200 | ||
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024 | 105,000 | 111,175 | ||
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n) | 110,000 | 114,675 | ||
$ 761,825 | ||||
Forest & Paper Products – 0.0% | ||||
Appvion, Inc.,9%,6/01/2020(d)(n) | $ | 41,000 | $ 2,050 | |
Gaming & Lodging – 1.8% | ||||
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n) | $ | 85,000 | $ 87,125 | |
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023 | 95,000 | 102,125 | ||
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026 | 10,000 | 10,700 | ||
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.625%, 4/01/2025 | 105,000 | 105,722 | ||
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021 | 90,000 | 98,213 | ||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021 | 105,000 | 106,050 | ||
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023 | 50,000 | 51,250 | ||
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.5%, 10/01/2027 (n) | 200,000 | 199,500 | ||
$ 760,685 | ||||
Industrial – 0.6% | ||||
Cleaver Brooks, Inc., 7.875%, 3/01/2023 (n) | $ | 120,000 | $ 126,000 | |
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n) | 120,000 | 121,500 | ||
$ 247,500 | ||||
Insurance – 0.2% | ||||
AssuredPartners Inc., 7%, 8/15/2025 (n) | $ | 75,000 | $ 76,875 | |
Insurance - Health – 0.2% | ||||
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021 | $ | 35,000 | $ 35,985 | |
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024 | 60,000 | 63,750 | ||
$ 99,735 | ||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 3.0% | ||||
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/2022 | $ | 85,000 | $ 86,487 | |
Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022 | 90,000 | 64,013 | ||
DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024 | 20,000 | 20,151 | ||
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025 | 80,000 | 79,700 | ||
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022 | 135,000 | 151,537 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services – continued | ||||
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022 | $ | 5,000 | $ 5,366 | |
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024 | 90,000 | 93,712 | ||
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025 | 60,000 | 61,275 | ||
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023 | 105,000 | 107,998 | ||
Polaris, 8.5%, 12/01/2022 (n) | 70,000 | 72,888 | ||
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023 | 65,000 | 66,950 | ||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022 | 140,000 | 144,463 | ||
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2023 | 30,000 | 29,553 | ||
THC Escrow Corp. III, 5.125%, 5/01/2025 (n) | 85,000 | 83,831 | ||
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020 | 155,000 | 155,775 | ||
West Street Merger Sub, Inc., 6.375%, 9/01/2025 (n) | 60,000 | 60,600 | ||
$ 1,284,299 | ||||
Medical Equipment – 0.6% | ||||
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n) | $ | 100,000 | $ 103,800 | |
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024 | 80,000 | 82,800 | ||
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026 | 30,000 | 30,563 | ||
Teleflex, Inc. , 4.625%, 11/15/2027 | 45,000 | 44,831 | ||
$ 261,994 | ||||
Metals & Mining – 4.3% | ||||
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2021 (n) | $ | 50,000 | $ 51,750 | |
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n) | 200,000 | 211,750 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | 45,000 | 44,719 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 5.4%, 11/14/2034 | 40,000 | 41,720 | ||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023 | 198,000 | 217,305 | ||
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020 | 135,000 | 137,160 | ||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024 | 155,000 | 165,462 | ||
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021 | 30,000 | 31,500 | ||
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024 | 85,000 | 93,405 | ||
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/2027 (n) | 70,000 | 70,700 | ||
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n) | 85,000 | 90,525 | ||
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/01/2022 (n) | 115,000 | 118,450 | ||
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (n) | 140,000 | 144,283 | ||
Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.25%, 5/01/2022 (n) | 200,000 | 203,500 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021 | 45,000 | 46,125 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024 | 80,000 | 83,200 | ||
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 4.125%, 9/15/2025 | 12,000 | 11,876 | ||
TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/2025 (n) | 80,000 | 84,000 | ||
$ 1,847,430 | ||||
Midstream – 1.9% | ||||
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n) | $ | 140,000 | $ 145,250 | |
DCP Midstream LLC, 3.875%, 3/15/2023 | 75,000 | 74,812 | ||
DCP Midstream LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022 | 43,000 | 44,828 | ||
DCP Midstream LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044 | 45,000 | 46,744 | ||
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125% to 11/15/2022, FLR to 12/31/2049 | 22,000 | 22,138 | ||
Tallgrass Energy GP, LP, 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n) | 185,000 | 184,537 | ||
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023 | 75,000 | 76,594 | ||
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/01/2025 (z) | 40,000 | 40,300 | ||
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027 | 175,000 | 178,062 | ||
$ 813,265 | ||||
Network & Telecom – 0.6% | ||||
CenturyLink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042 | $ | 85,000 | $ 74,418 | |
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025 | 60,000 | 62,925 | ||
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n) | 110,000 | 111,793 | ||
$ 249,136 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Oil Services – 1.1% | ||||
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022 | $ | 155,000 | $ 130,975 | |
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 7.875%, 8/15/2025 | 45,000 | 47,700 | ||
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 5.7%, 10/15/2039 | 140,000 | 120,750 | ||
Ensco PLC, 7.75%, 2/01/2026 | 55,000 | 54,691 | ||
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | 120,000 | 117,600 | ||
$ 471,716 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6% | ||||
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n) | $ | 85,000 | $ 77,988 | |
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.625%, 10/15/2023 (n) | 30,000 | 25,650 | ||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.5%, 3/01/2023 (n) | 45,000 | 40,261 | ||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2025 (n) | 105,000 | 93,996 | ||
$ 237,895 | ||||
Printing & Publishing – 0.2% | ||||
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n) | $ | 101,000 | $ 102,641 | |
Real Estate - Healthcare – 0.5% | ||||
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026 | $ | 100,000 | $ 103,000 | |
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5%, 10/15/2027 | 105,000 | 103,971 | ||
$ 206,971 | ||||
Real Estate - Other – 1.0% | ||||
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024 | $ | 120,000 | $ 122,400 | |
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027 | 60,000 | 62,400 | ||
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023 | 100,000 | 102,500 | ||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5%, 12/15/2021 | 100,000 | 104,187 | ||
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 (n) | 40,000 | 39,500 | ||
$ 430,987 | ||||
Restaurants – 0.6% | ||||
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2024 (n) | $ | 85,000 | $ 87,869 | |
IRB Holding Corp. , 6.75%, 2/15/2026 (n) | 55,000 | 55,687 | ||
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n) | 115,000 | 117,300 | ||
$ 260,856 | ||||
Retailers – 0.8% | ||||
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/2023 | $ | 130,000 | $ 135,850 | |
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024 (n) | 25,000 | 25,313 | ||
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n) | 105,000 | 106,050 | ||
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025 | 95,000 | 94,525 | ||
$ 361,738 | ||||
Specialty Chemicals – 1.0% | ||||
A Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2023 | $ | 130,000 | $ 137,150 | |
Koppers, Inc., 6%, 2/15/2025 (n) | 100,000 | 105,500 | ||
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n) | 180,000 | 188,100 | ||
$ 430,750 | ||||
Specialty Stores – 0.4% | ||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022 | $ | 120,000 | $ 123,396 | |
PetSmart, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n) | 75,000 | 47,156 | ||
$ 170,552 | ||||
Supermarkets – 0.3% | ||||
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway Co., 6.625%, 6/15/2024 | $ | 115,000 | $ 109,250 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Bonds – continued | ||||
Telecommunications - Wireless – 2.9% | ||||
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n) | $ | 200,000 | $ 183,500 | |
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n) | 200,000 | 188,500 | ||
SBA Communications Corp., REIT, 4%, 10/01/2022 (n) | 120,000 | 118,200 | ||
SBA Communications Corp., REIT, 4.875%, 9/01/2024 | 30,000 | 29,850 | ||
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023 | 130,000 | 137,692 | ||
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024 | 125,000 | 126,771 | ||
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022 | 185,000 | 184,306 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024 | 75,000 | 79,691 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025 | 60,000 | 61,950 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026 | 70,000 | 75,863 | ||
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027 | 50,000 | 52,500 | ||
$ 1,238,823 | ||||
Telephone Services – 0.3% | ||||
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024 | $ | 50,000 | $ 49,750 | |
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 | 100,000 | 99,600 | ||
$ 149,350 | ||||
Transportation - Services – 0.2% | ||||
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n) | $ | 60,000 | $ 49,350 | |
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022 | 50,000 | 48,625 | ||
$ 97,975 | ||||
Utilities - Electric Power – 1.5% | ||||
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024 | $ | 120,000 | $ 114,000 | |
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2025 | 90,000 | 85,275 | ||
Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n) | 55,000 | 53,969 | ||
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022 | 35,000 | 35,831 | ||
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024 | 65,000 | 65,975 | ||
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/01/2025 | 50,000 | 50,875 | ||
NextEra Energy Operating Co., 4.25%, 9/15/2024 (n) | 105,000 | 105,525 | ||
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 (n) | 115,000 | 121,037 | ||
$ 632,487 | ||||
Total Bonds | $23,067,625 | |||
Common Stocks – 40.1% | ||||
Brokerage & Asset Managers – 3.3% | ||||
BlackRock, Inc. | 1,058 | $ 594,384 | ||
NASDAQ, Inc. | 10,423 | 843,325 | ||
$ 1,437,709 | ||||
Business Services – 2.8% | ||||
Accenture PLC, “A” | 4,773 | $ 767,021 | ||
Equifax, Inc. | 3,342 | 417,516 | ||
$ 1,184,537 | ||||
Cable TV – 1.8% | ||||
Comcast Corp., “A” | 17,716 | $ 753,462 | ||
Chemicals – 1.6% | ||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 5,980 | $ 710,005 | ||
Construction – 1.8% | ||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 1,895 | $ 790,423 | ||
Electrical Equipment – 1.3% | ||||
Johnson Controls International PLC | 14,173 | $ 554,590 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Common Stocks – continued | ||||
Electronics – 1.7% | ||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 6,597 | $ 723,493 | ||
Food & Beverages – 1.4% | ||||
Nestle S.A., ADR | 6,895 | $ 595,728 | ||
Insurance – 3.3% | ||||
Aon PLC | 4,808 | $ 683,553 | ||
Travelers Cos., Inc. | 5,017 | 752,149 | ||
$ 1,435,702 | ||||
Major Banks – 3.5% | ||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 8,010 | $ 926,517 | ||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 9,146 | 601,624 | ||
$ 1,528,141 | ||||
Medical Equipment – 4.5% | ||||
Danaher Corp. | 5,447 | $ 551,672 | ||
Medtronic PLC | 7,068 | 607,071 | ||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 3,572 | 800,521 | ||
$ 1,959,264 | ||||
Oil Services – 1.2% | ||||
LTR Holdings, Inc. (a)(u) | 60 | $ 53,365 | ||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 6,286 | 462,524 | ||
$ 515,889 | ||||
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 4.6% | ||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 14,894 | $ 1,168,881 | ||
U.S. Bancorp | 13,859 | 791,903 | ||
$ 1,960,784 | ||||
Pharmaceuticals – 1.6% | ||||
Johnson & Johnson | 5,084 | $ 702,558 | ||
Printing & Publishing – 1.8% | ||||
Moody's Corp. | 4,692 | $ 759,119 | ||
Tobacco – 1.4% | ||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 5,781 | $ 619,897 | ||
Utilities - Electric Power – 2.5% | ||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 8,187 | $ 642,679 | ||
Southern Co. | 9,144 | 412,486 | ||
$ 1,055,165 | ||||
Total Common Stocks | $17,286,466 | |||
Floating Rate Loans – 0.5% | ||||
Computer Software - Systems – 0.1% | ||||
Sabre GLBL, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.82%, 2/22/2024 | $ | 32,176 | $ 32,387 | |
Consumer Products – 0.0% | ||||
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.56%, 6/23/2022 | $ | 30,357 | $ 30,471 | |
Entertainment – 0.2% | ||||
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.82%, 4/13/2024 | $ | 41,964 | $ 42,226 | |
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.57%, 6/30/2022 | 32,500 | 32,734 | ||
$ 74,960 |
Issuer | Shares/Par | Value ($) | ||
Floating Rate Loans – continued | ||||
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.2% | ||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.32%, 6/24/2021 | $ | 75,030 | $ 75,912 | |
Total Floating Rate Loans | $ 213,730 | |||
Investment Companies (h) – 5.1% | ||||
Money Market Funds – 5.1% | ||||
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.44% (v) | 2,213,185 | $ 2,212,963 | ||
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.8% | 345,409 | |||
Net Assets – 100.0% | $43,126,193 |
(a) | Non-income producing security. |
(d) | In default. |
(h) | 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. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund's investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $2,212,963 and $40,567,821, respectively. |
(i) | Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security. |
(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 $11,769,985, representing 27.3% of net assets. |
(u) | The security was valued using significant unobservable inputs and is considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy. |
(v) | Affiliated issuer 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 |
Afren PLC, 11.5%, 2/01/2016 | 2/11/11 | $193,132 | $488 |
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 1.493%, 4/28/2039 | 7/20/04 | 350 | 341 |
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/01/2025 | 1/23/18 | 40,698 | 40,300 |
Total Restricted Securities | $41,129 | ||
% of Net assets | 0.1% |
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined: | |
ADR | American Depositary Receipt |
FLR | Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate. |
PLC | Public Limited Company |
REIT | Real Estate Investment Trust |
Financial Instruments | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total |
Equity Securities | $17,233,101 | $— | $53,365 | $17,286,466 |
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt | — | 274,310 | — | 274,310 |
U.S. Corporate Bonds | — | 19,525,442 | — | 19,525,442 |
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities | — | 341 | — | 341 |
Foreign Bonds | — | 3,267,532 | — | 3,267,532 |
Floating Rate Loans | — | 213,730 | — | 213,730 |
Mutual Funds | 2,212,963 | — | — | 2,212,963 |
Total | $19,446,064 | $23,281,355 | $53,365 | $42,780,784 |
Equity
Securities | |
Balance as of 10/31/17 | $53,365 |
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | — |
Balance as of 1/31/18 | $53,365 |
Affiliated Issuers | Beginning
Shares/Par Amount |
Acquisitions
Shares/Par Amount |
Dispositions
Shares/Par Amount |
Ending
Shares/Par Amount |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | 2,545,079 | 2,254,155 | (2,586,049) | 2,213,185 |
Affiliated Issuers | Realized
Gain (Loss) |
Change
in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) |
Capital
Gain Distributions |
Dividend
Income |
Ending
Value |
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio | $(96) | $(190) | $— | $8,947 | $2,212,963 |
ITEM 2. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness of the registrants 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 Form N-Q, the registrants 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 Commissions rules and forms. |
(b) | There were no changes in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the registrants last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 3. | EXHIBITS. |
File as exhibits as part of this Form 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.
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.
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 SPECIAL VALUE TRUST
By (Signature and Title)* | /S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President |
Date: March 19, 2018
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)* | /S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO | |
David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: March 19, 2018
By (Signature and Title)* | /S/ JAMES O. YOST | |
James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer) |
Date: March 19, 2018
* | Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature. |