MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST N-CSRS
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-5785

MFS INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

500 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Susan S. Newton

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

500 Boylston Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02116

(Name and address of agents for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 954-5000

Date of fiscal year end: November 30

Date of reporting period: May 31, 2011


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MFS® Investment Grade Municipal Trust

 

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SEMIANNUAL REPORT

May 31, 2011

 

CXH-SEM


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MFS® INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: CXH

 

Letter from the CEO     1   
Portfolio composition     2   
Portfolio managers’ profiles     4   
Other notes     4   
Portfolio of investments     5   
Statement of assets and liabilities     24   
Statement of operations     25   
Statements of changes in net assets     26   
Financial highlights     27   
Notes to financial statements     29   
Report of independent registered public accounting firm     41   
Board review of investment advisory agreement     42   
Proxy voting policies and information     42   
Quarterly portfolio disclosure     42   
Further information     42   
MFS® privacy notice     43   
Contact information    back cover   

 

 

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED Ÿ MAY LOSE VALUE Ÿ NO BANK GUARANTEE


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LETTER FROM THE CEO

 

Dear Shareholders:

After an extended rebound in the financial markets, uncertainty returned in 2010 as investors began to question the durability of the recovery for global economies and markets. That uncertainty led to increased risk aversion, especially as investors saw the eurozone struggle with the debt

woes of many of its members and amid a weakening trend in the global macroeconomic data. Last September, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s promises to further loosen monetary policy helped assuage market fears and drive asset prices off their recent lows. A combination of solid earnings and improving economic data gave an additional boost to investor sentiment. For the remainder of 2011, we are cautiously optimistic that economic growth will continue to improve and that the global economies

will recover from the shocks of the past few years. We expect the pace of recovery worldwide to be uneven and volatile and acknowledge the elevated uncertainty created by events in Japan, Europe, and the Middle East.

As always, we continue to be mindful of the many economic challenges faced at the local, national, and international levels. It is in times such as these that we want to remind investors of the merits of maintaining a long-term view, adhering to basic investing principles such as asset allocation and diversification, and working closely with their advisors to research and identify appropriate investment opportunities.

Respectfully,

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Robert J. Manning

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

MFS Investment Management®

July 15, 2011

The opinions expressed in this letter are subject to change, may not be relied upon for investment advice, and no forecasts can be guaranteed.

 

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION

 

Portfolio structure (i)(j)

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Top five industries (i)  
Universities — Colleges     18.6%   
Healthcare Revenue — Hospitals     17.7%   
State & Local Agencies     12.5%   
Utilities — Investor Owned     7.6%   

U.S. Treasury Securities (j)

    (10.4)%   
Composition including fixed income credit quality (a)(i)  
AAA     15.8%   
AA     22.3%   
A     18.9%   
BBB     29.4%   
BB     5.0%   
B     0.4%   
CCC     0.2%   
CC     0.1%   
Not Rated     1.2%   
Cash & Other     6.7%   
Portfolio facts (i)  
Average Duration (d)     13.8   
Average Effective Maturity (m)     17.1 yrs.   
 
(a) For all securities other than those specifically described below, ratings are assigned to underlying securities utilizing ratings from Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s rating agencies and applying the following hierarchy: If all three agencies provide a rating, the middle rating (after dropping the highest and lowest ratings) is assigned; if two of the three agencies rate a security, the lower of the two is assigned. Ratings are shown in the S&P and Fitch scale (e.g., AAA). All ratings are subject to change. Not Rated includes fixed income securities, including fixed income futures, which have not been rated by any rating agency. Cash & Other includes cash, other assets less liabilities, offsets to derivative positions, and short-term securities. The fund may not hold all of these instruments. The fund itself has not been rated.

 

(d) Duration is a measure of how much a bond’s price is likely to fluctuate with general changes in interest rates, e.g., if rates rise 1.00%, a bond with a 5-year duration is likely to lose about 5.00% of its value due to the interest rate move.

 

(i) For purposes of this presentation, the components include the market value of securities, and reflect the impact of the equivalent exposure of derivative positions, if applicable. These amounts may be negative from time to time. The bond component will include any accrued interest amounts. Equivalent exposure is a calculated amount that translates the derivative position into a reasonable approximation of the amount of the underlying asset that the portfolio would have to hold at a given point in time to have the same price sensitivity that results from the portfolio’s ownership of the derivative contract. When dealing with derivatives, equivalent exposure is a more representative measure of the potential impact of a position on portfolio performance than market value. Where the fund holds convertible bonds, these are treated as part of the equity portion of the portfolio.

 

(j) For the purpose of managing the fund’s duration, the fund holds short treasury futures with a bond equivalent exposure of (10.4)%, which reduce the fund’s interest rate exposure but not it’s credit exposure.

 

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(m) In determining an instrument’s effective maturity for purposes of calculating the fund’s dollar-weighted average effective maturity, MFS uses the instrument’s stated maturity or, if applicable, an earlier date on which MFS believes it is probable that a maturity-shortening device (such as a put, pre-refunding or prepayment) will cause the instrument to be repaid. Such an earlier date can be substantially shorter than the instrument’s stated maturity.

Percentages are based on net assets, including the value of auction preferred shares, as of 5/31/11.

The portfolio is actively managed and current holdings may be different.

 

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PORTFOLIO MANAGERS’ PROFILES

 

Michael Dawson

   

Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment area of MFS since 1998. Portfolio Manager of the fund since June 2007.

Geoffrey Schechter     Investment Officer of MFS; employed in the investment management area of MFS since 1993. Portfolio Manager of the Fund since June 2007.

OTHER NOTES

The fund’s shares may trade at a discount or premium to net asset value. Shareholders do not have the right to cause the fund to repurchase their shares at net asset value. When fund shares trade at a premium, buyers pay more than the net asset value of underlying fund shares, and shares purchased at a premium would receive less than the amount paid for them in the event of the fund’s liquidation. As a result, the total return that is calculated based on the net asset value and New York Stock Exchange price can be different.

Policy Change

Effective March 31, 2011, in determining the credit quality of debt instruments, MFS will use the following methodology: if three Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (“NRSROs”) have assigned a rating to a debt instrument, MFS will use the middle rating; if two NRSROs have assigned a rating to a debt instrument, MFS will use the lower rating; if only one NRSRO has assigned a rating to a debt instrument, MFS will use that rating; and, a debt instrument will be considered unrated if none of the NRSROs have assigned a rating.

 

In accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the fund hereby gives notice that it may from time to time repurchase common and/or preferred shares of the fund in the open market at the option of the Board of Trustees and on such terms as the Trustees shall determine.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

5/31/11 (unaudited)

The Portfolio of Investments is a complete list of all securities owned by your fund. It is categorized by broad-based asset classes.

 

Municipal Bonds - 148.5%                 
Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Airport Revenue - 1.0%                 
Chicago, IL, O’ Hare International Airport Rev., Third Lien, “A”, 5.625%, 2035    $ 650,000      $ 657,865   
Port Authority NY & NJ, Special Obligation Rev. (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), 6%, 2036      195,000        196,402   
Port Authority NY & NJ, Special Obligation Rev. (JFK International Air Terminal LLC), 6%, 2042      225,000        225,322   
          
             $ 1,079,589   
General Obligations - General Purpose - 1.1%                 
Highlands Ranch, CO, Metropolitan District, AGM, 6.5%, 2011    $ 650,000      $ 651,333   
Luzerne County, PA, AGM, 6.75%, 2023      370,000        414,537   
State of California, 5.75%, 2019      70,000        70,712   
          
             $ 1,136,582   
General Obligations - Schools - 6.8%                 
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 2031    $ 130,000      $ 39,090   
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 2032      235,000        65,356   
Beverly Hills, CA, Unified School District (Election of 2008), Capital Appreciation, 0%, 2033      470,000        120,682   
Frenship, TX, Independent School District, AGM, 5%, 2033      1,000,000        1,027,360   
Los Angeles, CA, Unified School District, “D”, 5%, 2034      95,000        94,996   
Modesto, CA, High School District (Stanislaus County), Capital Appreciation, “A”, FGIC, 0%, 2019      1,350,000        899,316   
Pomona, CA, Unified School District, “A”, NATL, 6.45%, 2022      1,000,000        1,139,080   
San Lorenzo, CA, Unified School District, Alameda County, Election 2004, “B”, FGIC, 4.75%, 2037      640,000        618,560   
St. Johns, MI, Public Schools, FGIC, 5.1%, 2025      1,000,000        1,189,710   
West Contra Costa, CA, Unified School District, “B”, NATL, 6%, 2024      250,000        274,750   
Will County, IL, School District (Channahon), AMBAC, 8.5%, 2015      1,400,000        1,757,714   
          
             $ 7,226,614   
Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals - 25.4%                 
Allegheny County, PA, Hospital Development Authority Rev. (West Penn Allegheny Health), “A”, 5.375%, 2040    $ 405,000      $ 309,145   
Brunswick, GA, Hospital Authority Rev. (Glynn-Brunswick Memorial Hospital), 5.625%, 2034      165,000        164,246   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals - continued                 
Butler County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (UC Health), 5.75%, 2040    $ 105,000      $ 92,006   
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Catholic Healthcare West), “I”, 4.95%, 2026 (b)      200,000        213,262   
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (St. Joseph Health System), “A”, 5.75%, 2039      195,000        192,317   
California Health Facilities Financing Authority Rev. (Sutter Health), “B”, 5.875%, 2031      535,000        552,794   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Children’s Hospital), 5%, 2047      575,000        438,731   

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev.

(Enloe Medical Center), CALHF, 5.75%, 2038

     360,000        355,576   
Cullman County, AL, Health Care Authority (Cullman Regional Medical Center), “A”, 6.75%, 2029      355,000        331,091   
Gage County, NE, Hospital Authority No. 1, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Care Center), “B”, 6%, 2025      55,000        54,031   
Gage County, NE, Hospital Authority No. 1, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Care Center), “B”, 6.5%, 2030      175,000        170,354   
Gage County, NE, Hospital Authority No. 1, Health Care Facilities Rev. (Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Care Center), “B”, 6.75%, 2035      150,000        147,035   
Harris County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Hospital Rev. (Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems), “B”, 7%, 2027      205,000        225,129   
Harris County, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Hospital Rev. (Memorial Hermann Healthcare Systems), “B”, 7.25%, 2035      250,000        275,448   
Health Care Authority for Baptist Health, AL, “D”, 5%, 2021      850,000        851,989   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Children’s Memorial Hospital), “A”, ASSD GTY, 5.25%, 2047      540,000        484,029   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (KishHealth Systems Obligated Group), 5.75%, 2028      380,000        382,899   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Provena Health), “A”, 7.75%, 2034      400,000        440,412   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Resurrection Health), 6.125%, 2025      460,000        462,999   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers), 6.875%, 2038      395,000        399,503   
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Clarian Health), “A”, 5%, 2039      390,000        341,067   
Indiana Health & Educational Facilities Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana), 5.5%, 2037      705,000        632,709   
Indiana Health & Educational Financing Authority Rev. (Community Foundation of Northwest Indiana ), “A”, 6%, 2034      150,000        150,597   
Johnson City, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Hospital Rev. (Mountain States Health Alliance), “A”, 5.5%, 2036      845,000        748,687   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System), “A”, 5.375%, 2024      255,000        264,649   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals - continued                 
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Baptist Healthcare System), “A”, 5.625%, 2027    $ 85,000      $ 88,822   
Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Owensboro Medical Health System), “A”, 6.375%, 2040      440,000        425,080   
Lake County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Lake Hospital), “C”, 6%, 2043      265,000        240,922   
Louisiana Public Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Lake Charles Memorial Hospital), 6.375%, 2034      415,000        385,303   
Louisville & Jefferson County, KY, Metropolitan Government Healthcare Systems Rev. (Norton Healthcare, Inc.), 5.25%, 2036      385,000        347,951   
Lufkin, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Memorial Health System), 5.5%, 2032      45,000        37,759   
Lufkin, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. Rev. (Memorial Health System), 5.5%, 2037      45,000        35,831   
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Anne Arundel Health System), “A”, 6.75%, 2039      175,000        192,092   
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Mercy Medical Center), “A”, 5.5%, 2042      265,000        226,074   
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Washington County Hospital), 6%, 2043      95,000        89,259   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Boston Medical Center), 5.25%, 2038      110,000        88,333   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev.
(Milford-Whitinsville Regional), “C”, 5.75%, 2013
     270,000        270,205   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Quincy Medical Center), “A”, 6.5%, 2038      165,000        138,983   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (South Shore Hospital), “F”, 5.75%, 2029      370,000        363,862   
Miami-Dade County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Rev. (Variety Children’s Hospital), “A”, 6.125%, 2042      195,000        196,542   
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Rev. (Elliot Hospital Obligated Group), “A”, 6%, 2027      445,000        443,580   
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Catholic Medical Center), “A”, 6.125%, 2012 (c)      440,000        471,293   
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Catholic Medical Center), “A”, 6.125%, 2032      60,000        58,987   
New Hampshire Health & Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Memorial Hospital at Conway), 5.25%, 2036      300,000        243,246   
New Jersey Health Care Facilities, Financing Authority Rev. (St. Peter’s University Hospital), 5.75%, 2037      415,000        359,390   
New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (North Shore Long Island Jewish Group), 5.5%, 2013 (c)      100,000        109,942   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals - continued                 
New York Dormitory Authority Rev., Non-State Supported Debt (Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center), LOC, 6.5%, 2030    $ 165,000      $ 178,997   
New York Dormitory Authority Rev., Non-State Supported Debt (Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center), LOC, 6.25%, 2035      100,000        106,583   
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority Hospital Rev. (Orlando Regional Healthcare), 5.75%, 2012 (c)      150,000        161,640   
Orange County, FL, Health Facilities Authority, Hospital Rev. (Orlando Regional Healthcare), “C”, ETM, NATL, 6.25%, 2013 (c)      1,740,000        1,962,563   
Palomar Pomerado Health Care District, CA, COP, 6.75%, 2039      245,000        240,129   
Philadelphia, PA, Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Temple University Health System), “A”, 6.625%, 2023      335,000        330,829   
Philadelphia, PA, Hospitals & Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Temple University Health System), “A”, 5.5%, 2030      325,000        281,444   
Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp. Rev., Hospital Financing (Lifespan Obligated Group), 6.375%, 2012 (c)      435,000        463,697   
Rhode Island Health & Educational Building Corp. Rev., Hospital Financing (Lifespan Obligated Group), “A”, ASSD GTY, 7%, 2039      855,000        940,705   
Richmond, IN, Hospital Authority Rev. (Reid Hospital & Health Center Services), “A”, 6.625%, 2039      525,000        551,555   
Royal Oak, MI, Hospital Finance Authority Rev. (William Beaumont Hospital), 8.25%, 2039      230,000        263,941   
Scioto County, OH, Hospital Facilities Rev. (Southern Ohio Medical Center), 5.75%, 2038      555,000        543,090   
Skagit County, WA, Public Hospital District No. 001 Rev. (Skagit Valley Hospital), 5.75%, 2032      535,000        492,933   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority (Bon Secours-Venice Healthcare Corp.), 5.5%, 2023      390,000        393,280   
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District Rev. (South Lake Hospital), “A”, 6%, 2029      105,000        101,752   
South Lake County, FL, Hospital District Rev. (South Lake Hospital), “A”, 6.25%, 2039      155,000        149,065   
Southwestern, IL, Development Authority Rev. (Anderson Hospital), 5.375%, 2015      325,000        325,419   
Southwestern, IL, Development Authority Rev. (Anderson Hospital), 5.125%, 2036      1,000,000        809,490   
St. Paul, MN, Housing & Redevelopment Authority Healthcare Facilities Rev. (Healthpartners Obligated Group), 5.25%, 2023      325,000        322,998   
Sullivan County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board Hospital Rev. (Wellmont Health Systems Project), “C”, 5.25%, 2026      1,365,000        1,303,657   
Sullivan County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board Hospital Rev. (Wellmont Health Systems Project), “C”, 5.25%, 2036      135,000        115,823   
Sumner County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev. (Sumner Regional Health Systems, Inc.), “A”, 5.5%, 2046 (d)      1,000,000        75,000   
Tyler, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. (East Texas Medical Center), “A”, 5.25%, 2032      265,000        215,426   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Healthcare Revenue - Hospitals - continued                 
Tyler, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp. (East Texas Medical Center), “A”, 5.375%, 2037    $ 220,000      $ 175,659   
Upland, CA, COP (San Antonio Community Hospital), 6.5%, 2041      85,000        86,386   
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Highline Medical Center), FHA, 6.25%, 2036      695,000        754,096   
Washington Health Care Facilities Authority Rev. (Virginia Mason Medical Center), “A”, 6.25%, 2042      570,000        540,098   
West Virginia Hospital Finance Authority, Hospital Rev. (Thomas Health System), 6.5%, 2038      285,000        260,633   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Aurora Health Care, Inc.), 6.4%, 2033      175,000        177,434   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Fort Healthcare, Inc. Project), 5.375%, 2018      385,000        387,191   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (ProHealth Care, Inc. Obligated Group), 6.625%, 2032      195,000        200,119   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (ProHealth Care, Inc. Obligated Group), 6.625%, 2039      100,000        105,626   
Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Wheaton Franciscan Services), 5.25%, 2034      695,000        597,512   
          
             $ 27,108,931   
Healthcare Revenue - Long Term Care - 7.9%                 
Abilene, TX, Health Facilities Development Corp., Retirement Facilities Rev. (Sears Methodist Retirement Systems, Inc.), “A”, 7%, 2033    $ 500,000      $ 414,165   
Bucks County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Retirement Community Rev. (Ann’s Choice, Inc.), “A”, 6.125%, 2025      500,000        475,020   
Capital Projects Finance Authority, FL, (Glenridge on Palmer Ranch), “A”, 8%, 2012 (c)      490,000        533,301   
Chartiers Valley, PA, Industrial & Commercial Development Authority Rev. (Friendship Village South), “A”, 5.25%, 2013      500,000        530,230   
Chester County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (RHA Nursing Home), 8.5%, 2032      700,000        611,821   
Cumberland County, PA, Municipal Authority Rev. (Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries), 6.125%, 2029      570,000        570,821   
Fulton County, GA, Residential Care Facilities, Elderly Authority Rev. (Canterbury Court), “A”, 6.125%, 2034      250,000        214,683   

Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Special Purpose Rev.

(15 Craigside Project), “A”, 9%, 2044

     115,000        128,700   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Hoosier Care, Inc.), “A”, 7.125%, 2034      410,000        360,144   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Smith Village), “A”, 6.25%, 2035      500,000        418,280   
Illinois Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Lutheran Senior Ministries, Inc.), 7.375%, 2011 (c)      250,000        255,948   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Healthcare Revenue - Long Term Care - continued                 
Illinois Health Facilities Authority Rev. (Smith Crossing), “A”, 7%, 2032    $ 250,000      $ 228,588   
La Verne, CA, COP (Brethren Hillcrest Homes), “B”, 6.625%, 2025      350,000        338,506   
Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Charlestown Community), 6.25%, 2041      190,000        187,467   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Loomis Communities, Inc.), “A”, 5.625%, 2015      125,000        125,073   
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Whitemarsh Continuing Care), 6.125%, 2028      200,000        169,522   
Montgomery County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Whitemarsh Continuing Care), 6.25%, 2035      300,000        243,513   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate), “A”, 5.75%, 2025      310,000        283,988   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (Lions Gate), “A”, 5.875%, 2037      100,000        82,795   
Savannah, GA, Economic Development Authority, First Mortgage (Marshes of Skidway), “A”, 7.4%, 2024      250,000        238,598   
Shelby County, TN, Health, Educational & Housing Facilities Board Rev. (Germantown Village), “A”, 7.25%, 2034      150,000        136,404   
South Carolina Jobs & Economic Development Authority, Health Facilities Rev. (Wesley Commons), 5.3%, 2036      250,000        187,323   
St. John’s County, FL, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Presbyterian Retirement), “A”, 6%, 2045      400,000        367,048   
Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency, Civic Facilities Rev. (Gurwin Jewish Phase II), 6.7%, 2039      485,000        459,848   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Air Force Village), 6.125%, 2029      40,000        38,733   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Air Force Village), 6.375%, 2044      315,000        299,385   
Tarrant County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. Retirement Facility (Stayton at Museum Way), 8.25%, 2044      500,000        494,915   
          
             $ 8,394,819   
Healthcare Revenue - Other - 0.3%                 
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Civic Investments, Inc.), “A”, 9%, 2012 (c)    $ 250,000      $ 277,870   
Human Services - 0.2%                 
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Evergreen Center, Inc.), 5%, 2024    $ 250,000      $ 225,875   
Industrial Revenue - Airlines - 0.4%                 
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.), “A”, 8.75%, 2029    $ 125,000      $ 140,931   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Industrial Revenue - Airlines - continued                 
Clayton County, GA, Development Authority Special Facilities Rev. (Delta Airlines, Inc.), “B”, 9%, 2035    $ 95,000      $ 102,033   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Special Facilities Rev. (Continental Airlines, Inc.), 6.25%, 2029      105,000        96,529   
New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agencies Rev. (American Airlines, Inc.), 7.5%, 2016      115,000        118,238   
          
             $ 457,731   
Industrial Revenue - Chemicals - 1.1%                 
Brazos River, TX, Harbor Navigation District (Dow Chemical Co.), “B-2”, 4.95%, 2033    $ 590,000      $ 550,340   
Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Rev. (Dow Chemical Co.), 6.25%, 2014      525,000        579,380   
          
             $ 1,129,720   
Industrial Revenue - Environmental Services - 0.7%                 
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Republic Services, Inc.), “B”, 5.25%, 2023 (b)    $ 135,000      $ 144,887   
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Waste Management, Inc.), “A”, 5%, 2022      305,000        311,152   
California Pollution Control Financing Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Waste Management, Inc.), “C”, 5.125%, 2023      335,000        342,045   
          
             $ 798,084   
Industrial Revenue - Other - 3.2%                 
California Statewide Communities, Development Authority Facilities (Microgy Holdings Project), 9%, 2038 (d)    $ 26,773      $ 1,505   
Gulf Coast, TX, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (CITGO Petroleum Corp.), 8%, 2028      250,000        245,880   
Houston, TX, Industrial Development Corp. (United Parcel Service, Inc.), 6%, 2023      315,000        296,497   
Indianapolis, IN, Airport Authority Rev., Special Facilities (FedEx Corp.), 5.1%, 2017      250,000        271,023   
Michigan Strategic Fund Ltd. Obligation Rev. (Michigan Sugar Co., Carrollton), 6.55%, 2025      250,000        207,553   
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Rev. (GMT Realty LLC), “B”, 6.875%, 2037      500,000        429,505   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Finance Authority Facilities Rev. (Amtrak), “A”, 6.25%, 2031      180,000        180,871   
Toledo Lucas County, OH, Authority Port Rev., Facilities (CSX, Inc. Project), 6.45%, 2021      1,000,000        1,108,950   
Tooele County, UT, Hazardous Waste Treatment Rev. (Union Pacific Corp.), 5.7%, 2026      680,000        680,904   
          
             $ 3,422,688   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Industrial Revenue - Paper - 1.3%                 
Camden, AL, Industrial Development Board Exempt Facilities Rev., “B” (Weyerhaeuser Co.), 6.375%, 2013 (c)    $ 275,000      $ 310,016   
Effingham County, GA, Development Authority, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Fort James), 5.625%, 2018      225,000        222,345   
Escambia County, FL, Environmental Improvement Rev. (International Paper Co.), “A”, 5.75%, 2027      250,000        239,990   
Rockdale County, GA, Development Authority Project Rev. (Visy Paper Project), “A”, 6.125%, 2034      320,000        283,168   
Sabine River, LA, Water Facilities Authority Rev., (International Paper Co.), 6.2%, 2025      310,000        313,224   
          
      $ 1,368,743   
Miscellaneous Revenue - Entertainment & Tourism - 0.9%                 
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp. (Barclays Center Project), 6%, 2030    $ 200,000      $ 197,300   
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp. (Barclays Center Project), 6.25%, 2040      130,000        130,152   
Brooklyn, NY, Arena Local Development Corp. (Barclays Center Project), 6.375%, 2043      90,000        90,757   

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, OR, “C”,

5.625%, 2026 (n)

     350,000        274,936   
New York Liberty Development Corp. Rev. (National Sports Museum), “A”, 6.125%, 2019 (d)      220,000        2   
New York, NY, City Industrial Development Agency Rev. (Queens Baseball Stadium), ASSD GTY, 6.375%, 2039      45,000        46,288   
Seminole Tribe, FL, Special Obligation Rev., “A”, 5.75%, 2022 (n)      250,000        247,928   
          
      $ 987,363   
Miscellaneous Revenue - Other - 2.9%                 
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2017    $ 95,000      $ 91,834   
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2019      190,000        178,769   
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2020      155,000        143,944   
Austin, TX, Convention Center (Convention Enterprises, Inc.), “A”, SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2024      90,000        78,742   
Cleveland-Cuyahoga County, OH, Port Authority Rev., 7%, 2040      95,000        95,450   
Dallas, TX, Civic Center Convention Complex Rev., ASSD GTY, 5.25%, 2034      465,000        481,563   
New Orleans, LA, Aviation Board Gulf Opportunity Zone CFC Rev. (Consolidated Rental Car), “A”, 6.25%, 2030      185,000        188,110   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Miscellaneous Revenue - Other - continued                 
New York Liberty Development Corp., Liberty Rev. (One Bryant Park LLC), 6.375%, 2049    $ 770,000      $ 784,476   
Oklahoma Industries Authority Rev. (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Project), 5.5%, 2029      600,000        614,442   
Summit County, OH, Port Authority Building Rev. (Flats East Development Recovery Zone Facility Bonds), 6.875%, 2040      35,000        35,155   
Summit County, OH, Port Authority Building Rev. (Seville Project), “A”, 5.1%, 2025      415,000        346,782   
V Lakes Utility District, MS, Water Systems Rev., 7%, 2037      85,000        73,267   
          
      $ 3,112,534   
Multi-Family Housing Revenue - 3.5%                 
Broward County, FL, Housing Finance Authority Rev. (Chaves Lakes Apartments Ltd.), “A”, 7.5%, 2040    $ 500,000      $ 466,935   
Capital Trust Agency, FL, Housing Rev. (Atlantic Housing Foundation), “B”, 7%, 2032 (q)      355,000        174,415   
Charter Mac Equity Issuer Trust, FHLMC, 6.3%, 2019 (n)      500,000        523,945   
District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (Henson Ridge), “E”, FHA, 5.1%, 2037      500,000        477,830   
Durham, NC, Durham Housing Authority Rev. (Magnolia Pointe Apartments), 5.65%, 2038 (b)      368,192        274,262   
MuniMae TE Bond Subsidiary LLC, 5.5%, 2049 (b)(z)      1,000,000        620,710   
Resolution Trust Corp., Pass-Through Certificates, “1993”, 8.5%, 2016 (z)      227,741        216,436   
Tacoma, WA, Housing Authority Multi-Family Rev. (Redwood/Juniper, Pine Tree Harbor, & Conifer South), GNMA, 5.05%, 2037      1,040,000        982,041   
          
      $ 3,736,574   
Port Revenue - 0.1%                 
Maryland Economic Development Corp. Rev. (Port America Chesapeake Terminal Project), “B”, 5.75%, 2035    $ 150,000      $ 144,708   
Sales & Excise Tax Revenue - 3.0%                 
Bolingbrook, IL, Sales Tax Rev., 6.25%, 2024    $ 250,000      $ 152,215   
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Private Activity Rev. (Denver Transportation Partners), 6.5%, 2030      560,000        584,987   
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Private Activity Rev. (Denver Transportation Partners), 6%, 2034      480,000        480,965   
Colorado Regional Transportation District, Private Activity Rev. (Denver Transportation Partners), 6%, 2041      245,000        244,980   
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, Sales Tax Rev., “A-1”, 5.25%, 2029      350,000        402,969   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Sales & Excise Tax Revenue - continued                 
Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., Sales Tax Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, 0%, 2032    $ 375,000      $ 310,384   
Tampa Bay, FL, Sports Authority Rev. (Tampa Bay Arena), NATL, 5.75%, 2025      1,000,000        1,053,420   
          
      $ 3,229,920   
Single Family Housing - Local - 0.8%                 
Minneapolis & St. Paul Housing Authority Rev. (City Living), “A-2”, GNMA, 5%, 2038    $ 329,312      $ 314,638   
Pittsburgh, PA, Urban Redevelopment Authority Rev., “C”, GNMA, 4.8%, 2028      500,000        492,030   
          
      $ 806,668   
Single Family Housing - State - 3.1%                 
California Housing Finance Agency Rev., “G”, 5.5%, 2042    $ 315,000      $ 314,742   
California Housing Finance Agency Rev., “K”, 4.7%, 2031      190,000        154,987   
California Housing Finance Agency Rev., “K”, 4.75%, 2036      715,000        564,643   
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, “A”, 5.5%, 2029      915,000        941,819   
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority, “B-2”, 7.25%, 2031      30,000        30,448   
Maine Housing Authority Mortgage, “A-2”, 4.95%, 2027      445,000        434,712   
Montana Board Housing (Single Family Mortgage), “A”, 5%, 2036      665,000        632,242   
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Rev., “A”, 4.85%, 2021      215,000        216,484   
          
      $ 3,290,077   
Solid Waste Revenue - 1.9%                 
Delaware County, PA, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (American Ref-Fuel), “A”, 6.1%, 2013    $ 670,000      $ 670,563   
Massachusetts Industrial Finance Agency, Resource Recovery Rev. (Ogden Haverhill Associates), “A”, 5.45%, 2012      1,250,000        1,253,200   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, Sewer Sludge Disposal Rev. (Philadelphia Biosolids Facility), 6.25%, 2032      55,000        56,763   
          
      $ 1,980,526   
State & Agency - Other - 0.2%                 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Mepsi Campus), “A”, 6.25%, 2024    $ 100,000      $ 96,660   
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Mepsi Campus), “A”, 6.5%, 2037      100,000        92,437   
          
      $ 189,097   
State & Local Agencies - 17.9%                 
Berkeley County, SC, School District Installment Lease (Securing Assets for Education), 5%, 2028    $ 500,000      $ 506,305   
Dorchester County, SC, School District No. 2, Growth Remedy Opportunity Tax Hike, 5.25%, 2029      250,000        253,580   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
State & Local Agencies - continued                 
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Enhanced, “A”, 5%, 2045    $ 420,000      $ 354,262   
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Enhanced, “B”, 5.5%, 2013 (c)      500,000        547,975   
Guam Government Department of Education (John F. Kennedy High School), “A”, COP, 6.875%, 2040      65,000        64,472   
Indiana Office Building Commission Correction Facilities Program Rev. (Women’s Prison), “B”, AMBAC, 6.25%, 2016      2,820,000        3,177,407   
Lancaster, SC, Educational Assistance Program, Inc., School District Lancaster County Project, 5%, 2026      550,000        536,679   
Laurens County, SC, School District No. 55, Installment Purchase Rev., 5.25%, 2030      350,000        352,083   
Los Angeles County, CA, Schools (Regionalized Business Service Corp.), Pooled Financing, Capital Appreciation, “A”, AMBAC, 0%, 2021      2,135,000        1,074,375   
Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County, TN, Health & Educational Facilities Board Rev. (Meharry Medical College), AMBAC, 6%, 2016      1,575,000        1,745,384   
New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (City University) “A”, 5.75%, 2018      5,000,000        5,669,350   
New York Urban Development Corp. Rev. (State Facilities), 5.6%, 2015      1,000,000        1,089,100   
Newberry, SC, Investing in Children’s Education (Newberry County School District Program), 5%, 2030      350,000        350,277   
Philadelphia, PA, Municipal Authority Rev., 6.5%, 2034      105,000        107,835   
Riverside, MO, Tax Increment Rev. (L-385 Levee Project), 5.25%, 2020      500,000        513,650   
St. Louis, MO, Industrial Development Authority Leasehold Rev. (Convention Center Hotel), Capital Appreciation, AMBAC, 0%, 2018      300,000        194,001   
Utah Building Ownership Authority Lease Rev. (State Facilities Master Lease Program), “C”, AGM, 5.5%, 2019 (f)      1,750,000        2,029,668   
West Virginia Building Commission, Lease Rev. (WV Regional Jail), “A”, AMBAC, 5.375%, 2018      500,000        525,630   
          
             $ 19,092,033   
Student Loan Revenue - 0.4%                 
Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, Education Loan Rev., “H”, ASSD GTY, 6.35%, 2030    $ 390,000      $ 401,353   
Tax - Other - 2.5%                 
Dallas County, TX, Flood Control District, 7.25%, 2032    $ 500,000      $ 512,085   
New York, NY, Transitional Finance Authority Rev., “A”, 5%, 2026      1,960,000        2,042,457   
Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Rev. (Diageo Project), “A”, 6.75%, 2037      160,000        167,438   
          
             $ 2,721,980   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Tax Assessment - 3.7%                 
Atlanta, GA, Tax Allocation (Eastside Project), “A”, 5.625%, 2016    $ 245,000      $ 256,829   
Celebration Community Development District, FL, “A”, 6.4%, 2034      215,000        215,097   
Chicago, IL, Tax Increment Allocation (Pilsen Redevelopment), “B”, 6.75%, 2022      610,000        608,969   
Du Page County, IL, Special Service Area (Monarch Landing Project), 5.4%, 2016      160,000        156,134   
Heritage Harbour North Community Development District, FL, Capital Improvement Rev., 6.375%, 2038      130,000        107,888   
Huntington Beach, CA, Community Facilities District, Special Tax (Grand Coast Resort), “2000-1”, 6.45%, 2031      300,000        298,287   
Lincoln, CA, Special Tax (Community Facilities District ), “2003-1”, 5.55%, 2013 (c)      445,000        502,272   
Lincolnshire, IL, Special Service Area No. 1 (Sedgebrook Project), 6.25%, 2034      225,000        198,041   
Plano, IL, Special Service Area No. 4 (Lakewood Springs Project Unit 5-B), 6%, 2035      729,000        624,192   
Seven Oaks, FL, Community Development District II Special Assessment Rev., “A”, 5.875%, 2035      445,000        299,098   
Tolomato Community Development District, FL, Special Assessment, 6.65%, 2040      100,000        63,942   
Volo Village, IL, Special Service Area No. 3, Special Tax (Symphony Meadows Project), “1”, 6%, 2036      249,000        183,252   
West Villages Improvement District, FL, Special Assessment Rev. (Unit of Development No. 3), 5.5%, 2037      470,000        219,650   
Westridge, FL, Community Development District, Capital Improvement Rev., 5.8%, 2037 (d)      480,000        182,400   
          
      $ 3,916,051   
Tobacco - 5.0%                 
Badger, WI, Tobacco Asset Securitization Corp., 6.375%, 2012 (c)    $ 250,000      $ 264,733   
Buckeye, OH, Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority, “A-2”, 5.125%, 2024      1,780,000        1,347,407   
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., “A-1”, 6.25%, 2013 (c)      470,000        504,879   
Golden State, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., “A-1”, 5.75%, 2047      425,000        291,291   
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 5.5%, 2023      150,000        143,898   
Illinois Railsplitter Tobacco Settlement Authority, 6%, 2028      1,050,000        1,050,777   
Inland Empire, CA, Tobacco Securitization Corp., Tobacco Settlement Rev., Asset Backed, Capital Appreciation, “C-1”, 0%, 2036      250,000        17,283   
Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Authority Rev., “2001-B”, 5.875%, 2039      300,000        274,890   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Tobacco - continued                 
New Jersey Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp., “1-A”, 5%, 2041    $ 1,610,000      $ 1,024,475   
Washington Tobacco Settlement Authority Rev., 6.625%, 2032      460,000        456,651   
          
      $ 5,376,284   
Toll Roads - 2.5%                 
Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, FL, Springing Lien Rev., “A”, 7.25%, 2040    $ 175,000      $ 176,874   
North Texas Tollway Authority Rev., 6%, 2038      620,000        634,930   
San Joaquin Hills, CA, Transportation Corridor Agency, Toll Road Rev., Capital Appreciation, “A”, NATL, 0%, 2015      2,000,000        1,613,300   
Texas Private Activity Bond, Surface Transportation Corp., 7%, 2040      255,000        271,529   
          
      $ 2,696,633   
Transportation - Special Tax - 3.9%                 
Arizona Transportation Board Highway Rev., “B”, 5%, 2031    $ 1,000,000      $ 1,048,510   
Kentucky Turnpike Authority, Economic Development Rev., “A”, 5%, 2030      1,000,000        1,060,930   
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Rev., “A”, N, 3%, 2011      250,000        250,000   
Regional Transportation Authority, IL, “C”, FGIC, 7.75%, 2020      1,000,000        1,220,350   
Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board Rev., Capital Projects, 5%, 2020      455,000        542,092   
          
      $ 4,121,882   
Universities - Colleges - 26.7%                 
Anderson, IN, Economic Development Rev. (Anderson University Project), 5%, 2028    $ 225,000      $ 159,962   
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (California Lutheran University), 5.75%, 2038      350,000        331,552   
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Claremont Graduate University), “A”, 5%, 2042      530,000        462,017   
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of San Francisco), 6.125%, 2036      75,000        78,463   
California Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Southern California), “A”, 5.25%, 2038      535,000        558,417   
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (Biola University), 5.8%, 2028      100,000        97,539   
California Municipal Finance Authority Rev. (University of La Verne), “A”, 6.25%, 2040      70,000        67,376   
District of Columbia Rev. (Georgetown University), Capital Appreciation, BHAC, 0% to 2018, 5% to 2040      1,430,000        882,482   
Douglas County, NE, Educational Facilities Rev. (Creighton University), “A”, 5.875%, 2040      645,000        670,007   
Grand Valley, MI, State University Rev., 5.5%, 2027      115,000        122,733   
Grand Valley, MI, State University Rev., 5.625%, 2029      55,000        58,533   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Universities - Colleges - continued                 
Harris County, TX, Cultural Education Facilities Rev. (Baylor College of Medicine), “D”, 5.625%, 2032    $ 490,000      $ 437,301   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Illinois Institute of Technology), “A”, 5%, 2031      335,000        237,930   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Illinois Institute of Technology), “A”, 5%, 2036      335,000        229,408   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Roosevelt University Project), 6.25%, 2029      545,000        540,318   
Illinois Finance Authority Rev. (Roosevelt University Project), 6.5%, 2039      125,000        124,508   
Lubbock, TX, Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Lubbock Christian University), 5.125%, 2027      285,000        258,620   
Lubbock, TX, Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Lubbock Christian University), 5.25%, 2037      255,000        219,142   
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University), 7%, 2030      100,000        96,737   
Marietta, GA, Development Facilities Authority Rev. (Life University), 7%, 2039      100,000        95,070   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Simmons College), SYNCORA, 5.25%, 2026      125,000        121,781   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Rev. (Western New England College), 6.125%, 2012 (c)      315,000        342,833   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Simmons College), “I”, 8%, 2029      225,000        249,201   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Springfield College), 5.625%, 2040      90,000        85,004   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Suffolk University), “A”, 6.25%, 2030      415,000        423,134   
Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Suffolk University), “A”, 5.75%, 2039      370,000        354,112   
Miami-Dade County, FL, Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Miami), “A”, 5.75%, 2028      125,000        128,160   
Michigan Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (College for Creative Studies), 6.125%, 2037      475,000        450,333   
New Jersey Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (University of Medicine & Dentistry), “B”, 7.5%, 2032      460,000        505,453   
New York Dormitory Authority Rev. (Columbia University), 5%, 2038 (u)      15,000,000        15,643,650   
Pennsylvania Higher Educational Facilities Authority Rev. (Lasalle University), “A”, 5.25%, 2027      45,000        42,538   
San Leanna, TX, Educational Facilities Corp., Higher Education Rev. (St. Edwards University), 5.125%, 2036      115,000        98,102   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Universities - Colleges - continued                 
Tulsa, OK, Industrial Authority Rev. (University of Tulsa), 6%, 2027    $ 535,000      $ 594,503   
University of Minnesota, “A”, ETM, 5.75%, 2014 (c)      500,000        575,920   
University of Minnesota, “A”, ETM, 5.5%, 2021 (c)      2,000,000        2,371,940   
University of Southern Indiana Rev. (Student Fee), “J”, ASSD GTY, 5.75%, 2028      210,000        227,594   
University of Southern Mississippi Educational Building Corp. Rev. (Campus Facilities Project), 5.25%, 2032      190,000        200,784   
University of Southern Mississippi Educational Building Corp. Rev. (Campus Facilities Project), 5.375%, 2036      65,000        68,147   
Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Whitworth University), 5.875%, 2034      225,000        218,723   
          
      $ 28,430,027   
Universities - Dormitories - 1.6%                 
Bowling Green, OH, Student Housing Rev. (State University Project), 6%, 2045    $ 285,000      $ 264,471   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Lancer Educational Student Housing Project), 5.625%, 2033      500,000        406,175   
California Statewide Communities Development Authority Rev. (Student Housing, SUCI East Campus), 6%, 2040      220,000        207,634   
Illinois Finance Authority Student Housing Rev. (Northern Illinois University Project), 6.625%, 2031      390,000        390,098   
Maryland Economic Development Corp. Student Housing (University of Maryland-College Park), 5.875%, 2043      130,000        124,673   
Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (East Stroudsburg University), 5%, 2042      200,000        161,734   
Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Edinboro University Foundation), 5.8%, 2030      65,000        63,315   
Pennsylvania Higher Education Facilities Authority Rev. (Edinboro University Foundation), 6%, 2043      85,000        82,871   
          
      $ 1,700,971   
Universities - Secondary Schools - 0.9%                 
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 6.125%, 2040    $ 100,000      $ 87,579   
Clifton, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Uplift Education), “A”, 6.25%, 2045      70,000        61,809   
Colorado Educational & Cultural Facilities Authority Rev. (Academy of Charter Schools Project), 5.625%, 2040      230,000        220,340   
Houston, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. (Cosmos Foundation, Inc.), “A”, 6.5%, 2031      55,000        55,277   
La Vernia, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (KIPP, Inc.), “A”, 6.25%, 2039      150,000        150,459   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Universities - Secondary Schools - continued                 
La Vernia, TX, Higher Education Finance Corp. Rev. (Lifeschool of Dallas), “A”, 7.5%, 2041    $ 385,000      $ 387,976   
          
      $ 963,440   
Utilities - Cogeneration - 1.0%                 
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority Rev., Resource Recovery Rev. (Colver), “G”, 5.125%, 2015    $ 275,000      $ 265,955   
Puerto Rico Industrial, Tourist, Educational, Medical & Environmental Central Facilities (Cogeneration Facilities - AES Puerto Rico Project), 6.625%, 2026      320,000        320,326   
Suffolk County, NY, Industrial Development Agency Rev. (Nissequoque Cogeneration Partners Facilities), 5.5%, 2023      550,000        491,678   
          
      $ 1,077,959   
Utilities - Investor Owned - 10.9%                 
Brazos River Authority, TX, Pollution Control Rev. (TXU Electric Co. LLC), “C”, 6.75%, 2038    $ 270,000      $ 98,693   
Chula Vista, CA, Industrial Development Rev. (San Diego Gas), 5.875%, 2034      195,000        206,790   
Clark County, NV, Industrial Development Rev. (Southwest Gas Corp. Project), “E”, 5.8%, 2038 (b)      250,000        264,700   
Farmington, NM, Pollution Control Rev. (Public Service New Mexico), “D”, 5.9%, 2040      400,000        384,980   
Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance Special Purpose Rev. (Hawaiian Electric Co. & Subsidiary), 6.5%, 2039      410,000        416,396   
Maricopa County, AZ, Pollution Control Corp., Pollution Control Rev. (Arizona Public Service Co.), “D”, 6%, 2029 (b)      195,000        216,713   
Massachusetts Development Finance Agency, Solid Waste Disposal Rev. (Dominion Energy Brayton), 5.75%, 2042 (b)      70,000        75,816   
Matagorda County, TX, Navigation District 1 (Houston Lighting), AMBAC, 5.125%, 2028      2,000,000        1,960,420   
Michigan Strategic Fund, Ltd. Obligation Rev. (Detroit Edison), “A”, NATL, 5.55%, 2029      3,000,000        3,001,410   
Mississippi Business Finance Corp., Pollution Control Rev. (Systems Energy Resources Project), 5.875%, 2022      1,000,000        989,270   
New Hampshire Business Finance Authority, Pollution Control Rev. (Public Service of New Hampshire), “B”, NATL, 4.75%, 2021      250,000        250,908   
Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority (Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC), 7%, 2039      495,000        523,141   
Petersburg, IN, Pollution Control Rev. (Indianapolis Power & Light), NATL, 5.4%, 2017      2,500,000        2,733,550   
Pima County, AZ, Industrial Development Authority Rev. (Tucson Electric Power Co.), 5.75%, 2029      485,000        487,474   
          
      $ 11,610,261   

 

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Issuer    Shares/Par     Value ($)  
    
Municipal Bonds - continued                 
Utilities - Other - 3.6%                 
Georgia Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 2026    $ 120,000      $ 115,901   
Georgia Main Street Natural Gas, Inc., Gas Project Rev., “A”, 5.5%, 2028      250,000        234,530   
Indiana Bond Bank Special Program, Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2018      190,000        202,147   
Public Authority for Colorado Energy Natural Gas Purchase Rev., 6.5%, 2038      425,000        459,442   
Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Rev., 5%, 2032      795,000        714,554   
Salt Verde Financial Corp., AZ, Senior Gas Rev., 5%, 2037      790,000        697,001   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2017      180,000        181,796   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2022      205,000        200,224   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2023      300,000        291,792   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “A”, 5.25%, 2026      610,000        577,688   
Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp., Gas Rev., “C”, 5%, 2025      185,000        175,739   
          
      $ 3,850,814   
Water & Sewer Utility Revenue - 2.1%                 
Atlanta, GA, Water & Wastewater Rev., “A”, 6%, 2022    $ 290,000      $ 332,183   
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Rev., “A”, 6%, 2038      505,000        506,702   
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Aqueduct & Sewer Authority Rev., “A”, 6%, 2044      195,000        194,709   
Detroit, MI, Sewer Disposal System Rev., “B”, AGM, 7.5%, 2033      410,000        479,491   
Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, “B”, AGM, 5.25%, 2029      600,000        691,074   
          
      $ 2,204,159   
Total Municipal Bonds (Identified Cost, $156,246,427)      $ 158,268,560   
Money Market Funds (v) - 1.2%                 
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.13%,
at Cost and Net Asset Value
     1,255,195      $ 1,255,195   
Total Investments (Identified Cost, $157,501,622)      $ 159,523,755   
Other Assets, Less Liabilities - (3.9)%        (4,197,735
Preferred Shares (Issued by the Fund) - (45.8)%        (48,750,000
Net Assets applicable to common shares - 100.0%      $ 106,576,020   

 

(b) Mandatory tender date is earlier than stated maturity date.

 

(c) Refunded bond.

 

(d) Non-income producing security - in default.

 

(f) All or a portion of the security has been segregated as collateral for open futures contracts.

 

(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

 

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  institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $1,046,809 representing 1.0% of net assets applicable to common shares.

 

(q) Interest received was less than stated coupon rate.

 

(u) Underlying security deposited into special purpose trust (“the trust”) by investment banker upon creation of self-deposited inverse floaters.

 

(v) Underlying affiliated fund that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted 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  
MuniMae TE Bond Subsidiary LLC, 5.5%, 2049      11/02/05         $1,000,000         $620,710   
Resolution Trust Corp., Pass-Through Certificates, “1993”, 8.5%, 2016      8/27/93         229,802         216,436   
Total Restricted Securities            $837,146   
% of net assets applicable to common shares            0.8%   

The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:

 

COP   Certificate of Participation
ETM   Escrowed to Maturity
LOC   Letter of Credit

 

Insurers      
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal
AMBAC    AMBAC Indemnity Corp.
ASSD GTY    Assured Guaranty Insurance Co.
BHAC    Berkshire Hathaway Assurance Corp.
CALHF    California Housing Finance Agency
FGIC    Financial Guaranty Insurance Co.
FHA    Federal Housing Administration
FHLMC    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
GNMA    Government National Mortgage Assn.
NATL    National Public Finance Guarantee Corp.
SYNCORA    Syncora Guarantee Inc.

 

 

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Derivative Contracts at 5/31/11

Futures Contracts Outstanding at 5/31/11

 

Description   Currency     Contracts     Value   Expiration Date     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
Liability Derivatives          
Interest Rate Futures          
U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)     USD        90      $11,034,844     September - 2011        $(74,846
U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Short)     USD        41          5,118,594     September - 2011        (16,480
               
            $(91,326
               

At May 31, 2011, the fund had sufficient cash and/or other liquid securities to cover any commitments under these derivative contracts.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

At 5/31/11 (unaudited)

This statement represents your fund’s balance sheet, which details the assets and liabilities comprising the total value of the fund.

 

Assets                  

Investments-

     

Non-affiliated issuers, at value (identified cost, $156,246,427)

     $158,268,560      

Underlying affiliated funds, at cost and value

     1,255,195            

Total investments, at value (identified cost, $157,501,622)

              $159,523,755   

Cash

     569,306      

Receivables for

     

Investments sold

     664,800      

Interest

     2,824,314      

Other assets

     18,514            

Total assets

              $163,600,689   
Liabilities                  

Payables for

     

Distributions on common shares

     $46,203      

Distributions on preferred shares

     407      

Daily variation margin on open futures contracts

     22,906      

Investments purchased

     569,307      

Payable to the holder of the floating rate certificate from trust assets

     7,507,800      

Payable for interest expense and fees

     24,906      

Payable to affiliates

     

Investment adviser

     13,845      

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     1,027      

Payable for independent Trustees’ compensation

     3,767      

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     84,501            

Total liabilities

              $8,274,669   
Preferred shares                  

Auction preferred shares (1,950 shares issued and outstanding at $25,000 per share) at liquidation value

              $48,750,000   

Net assets applicable to common shares

              $106,576,020   
Net assets consist of                  

Paid-in capital – common shares

     $125,877,428      

Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     1,930,807      

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (22,006,311   

Undistributed net investment income

     774,096            

Net assets applicable to common shares

              $106,576,020   

Preferred shares, at liquidation value (1,950 shares issued and outstanding at $25,000 per share)

              48,750,000   

Net assets including preferred shares

              $155,326,020   

Common shares of beneficial interest outstanding

              11,532,289   

Net asset value per common share (net assets of
$106,576,020 / 11,532,289 shares of beneficial
interest outstanding)

              $9.24   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Six months ended 5/31/11 (unaudited)

This statement describes how much your fund earned in investment income and accrued in expenses.

It also describes any gains and/or losses generated by fund operations.

 

Net investment income                  

Income

     

Interest

     $4,565,618      

Dividends from underlying affiliated funds

     3,294            

Total investment income

              $4,568,912   

Expenses

     

Management fee

     $496,348      

Transfer agent and dividend disbursing costs

     11,450      

Administrative services fee

     15,772      

Independent Trustees’ compensation

     9,756      

Stock exchange fee

     12,037      

Preferred shares service fee

     25,684      

Custodian fee

     7,966      

Shareholder communications

     14,868      

Auditing fees

     36,873      

Legal fees

     3,524      

Interest expense and fees

     27,443      

Miscellaneous

     39,904            

Total expenses

              $701,625   

Fees paid indirectly

     (22   

Reduction of expenses by investment adviser

     (15,517         

Net expenses

              $686,086   

Net investment income

              $3,882,826   
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments                  

Realized gain (loss) (identified cost basis)

     

Investment transactions

     $(915,580   

Futures contracts

     (8,310         

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

              $(923,890

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

     

Investments

     $(855,823   

Futures contracts

     (112,008         

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

              $(967,831

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

              $(1,891,721

Distributions declared to preferred shareholders

              $(98,528

Change in net assets from operations

              $1,892,577   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

These statements describe the increases and/or decreases in net assets resulting from operations, any distributions, and any shareholder transactions.

 

     Six months ended      Year ended  
     5/31/11      11/30/10  
     (unaudited)         
Change in net assets              
From operations                  

Net investment income

     $3,882,826         $7,823,454   

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (923,890      (1,900,050

Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (967,831      2,320,800   

Distributions declared to preferred shareholders

     (98,528      (199,000

Change in net assets from operations

     $1,892,577         $8,045,204   
Distributions declared to common shareholders                  

From net investment income

     $(3,771,058      $(7,485,209

Net asset value of shares issued to common shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

     $—         $228,232   

Total change in net assets

     $(1,878,481      $788,227   
Net assets applicable to common shares                  

At beginning of period

     108,454,501         107,666,274   

At end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $774,096 and $760,856, respectively)

     $106,576,020         $108,454,501   

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand the fund’s financial performance for the semiannual period and the past 5 fiscal years. Certain information reflects financial results for a single fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate by which an investor would have earned (or lost) on an investment in the fund share class (assuming reinvestment of all distributions) held for the entire period.

 

   

Six months

ended

5/31/11

(unaudited)

    Years ended 11/30  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
                                 

Net asset value, beginning of period

    $9.40        $9.35        $7.91        $10.56        $11.53        $11.16   
Income (loss) from investment operations                                   

Net investment income (d)

    $0.34        $0.68        $0.69        $0.67        $0.79 (z)      $0.75   

Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on investments

    (0.16     0.04        1.38        (2.59     (1.02 )(z)      0.37   

Distributions declared to preferred shareholders

    (0.01     (0.02     (0.03     (0.18     (0.19     (0.17

Total from investment operations

    $0.17        $0.70        $2.04        $(2.10     $(0.42     $0.95   
Less distributions declared to common shareholders                           

From net investment income,
common shares

    $(0.33     $(0.65     $(0.60     $(0.55     $(0.55     $(0.58

Net asset value, end of period

    $9.24        $9.40        $9.35        $7.91        $10.56        $11.53   

Common share market value,
end of period

    $9.15        $9.21        $9.08        $6.35        $9.56        $10.73   

Total return at common market
value (%) (p)

    3.04 (n)      8.54        53.99        (29.32     (6.12     8.96   

Total return at net asset
value(%) (j)(p)(r)(s)(t)

    1.99 (n)      7.58        27.29        (20.30     (3.50     9.11   
Ratios (%) (to average net assets applicable to common shares)
and Supplemental data:
                                               

Expenses before expense
reductions (f)(p)

    1.35 (a)      1.32        1.44        1.56        1.35        1.37   

Expenses after expense
reductions (f)(p)

    1.32 (a)      1.29        1.40        1.47        1.32        1.34   

Net investment income (p)

    7.46 (a)      7.05        7.94        6.82        7.10 (z)      6.71   

Portfolio turnover

    9        7        14        34        24        34   

Net assets at end of period
(000 omitted)

    $106,576        $108,455        $107,666        $90,991        $121,593        $132,663   

 

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Six months

ended

5/31/11

(unaudited)

    Years ended 11/30  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
                                 
Supplemental Ratios (%):                                                

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

           

Applicable to common shares after expense reductions and excluding interest
expense and fees (f)(l)(p)

    1.27 (a)      1.24        1.33        1.34        1.29        1.31   

Net investment income available to
common shares

    7.27 (a)      6.87        7.59        5.01        5.37        5.15   
Senior Securities:                                                

Total preferred shares outstanding

    1,950        1,950        1,950        1,950        2,400        2,400   

Asset coverage per preferred share (k)

    $79,654        $80,618        $80,213        $71,662        $75,664        $80,276   

Involuntary liquidation preference per preferred share (o)

    $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,007   

Average market value per preferred
share (m)(x)

    $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000        $25,000   
(a) Annualized.
(d) Per share data is based on average shares outstanding.
(f) Ratios do not reflect reductions from fees paid indirectly, if applicable.
(j) Total return at net asset value is calculated using the net asset value of the fund, not the publicly traded price and therefore may be different than the total return at market value.
(k) Calculated by subtracting the fund’s total liabilities (not including preferred shares) from the fund’s total assets and dividing this number by the number of preferred shares outstanding.
(l) Interest expense and fees relate to payments made to the holder of the floating rate certificate from trust assets.
(m) Amount excludes accrued unpaid distributions to Auction Preferred Shareholders.
(n) Not annualized.
(o) Effective November 30, 2007, amount excludes accrued unpaid distributions to Auction Preferred Shareholders.
(p) Excludes dividend payment on auction preferred shares.
(r) Certain expenses have been reduced without which performance would have been lower.
(s) From time to time the fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements, without which performance would be lower.
(t) Prior to November 30, 2007, total return at net asset value is unaudited.
(x) Average market value represents the approximate fair value of the fund’s liability.
(z) The fund applied a change in estimate for amortization of premium on certain debt securities in the year ended November 30, 2007 that resulted in an increase of $0.04 per share to net investment income, a decrease of $0.04 per share to net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, and an increase of 0.35% to the net investment income ratio. The change in estimate had no impact on net assets, net asset value per share or total return.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

 

(1)   Business and Organization

MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (the fund) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a closed-end management investment company.

 

(2)   Significant Accounting Policies

General – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. In the preparation of these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events occurring after the date of the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities through the date that the financial statements were issued. The fund invests primarily in municipal instruments. The value of municipal instruments can be affected by changes in their actual or perceived credit quality. The credit quality of municipal instruments can be affected by, among other things, the financial condition of the issuer or guarantor, the issuer’s future borrowing plans and sources of revenue, the economic feasibility of the revenue bond project or general borrowing purpose, political or economic developments in the region where the instrument is issued and the liquidity of the security. Municipal instruments generally trade in the over-the-counter market. Municipal instruments backed by current and anticipated revenues from a specific project or specific assets can be negatively affected by the discontinuance of the taxation supporting the projects or assets or the inability to collect revenues for the project or from the assets. If the Internal Revenue Service determines an issuer of a municipal instrument has not complied with the applicable tax requirements, the security could decline in value, interest from the security could become taxable and the funds may be required to issue Forms 1099-DIV.

Investment Valuations – Debt instruments and floating rate loans (other than short-term instruments), including restricted debt instruments, are generally valued at an evaluated or composite bid as provided by a third-party pricing service. Short-term instruments with a maturity at issuance of 60 days or less generally are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Futures contracts are generally valued at last posted settlement price as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which they are primarily traded. Futures contracts for which there were no trades that day for a particular position are generally valued at the closing bid quotation as provided by a third-party pricing service on the market on which such futures

 

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contracts are primarily traded. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets generally valued on the basis of information from a third-party pricing service may also be valued at a broker/dealer bid quotation. Values obtained from third-party pricing services can utilize both transaction data and market information such as yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, and other market data.

The Board of Trustees has delegated primary responsibility for determining or causing to be determined the value of the fund’s investments (including any fair valuation) to the adviser pursuant to valuation policies and procedures approved by the Board. If the adviser determines that reliable market quotations are not readily available, investments are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by the adviser in accordance with such procedures under the oversight of the Board of Trustees. Under the fund’s valuation policies and procedures, market quotations are not considered to be readily available for most types of debt instruments and floating rate loans and many types of derivatives. These investments are generally valued at fair value based on information from third-party pricing services. In addition, investments may be valued at fair value if the adviser determines that an investment’s value has been materially affected by events occurring after the close of the exchange or market on which the investment is principally traded (such as foreign exchange or market) and prior to the determination of the fund’s net asset value, or after the halting of trading of a specific security where trading does not resume prior to the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded. The adviser generally relies on third-party pricing services or other information (such as the correlation with price movements of similar securities in the same or other markets; the type, cost and investment characteristics of the security; the business and financial condition of the issuer; and trading and other market data) to assist in determining whether to fair value and at what value to fair value an investment. The value of an investment for purposes of calculating the fund’s net asset value can differ depending on the source and method used to determine value. When fair valuation is used, the value of an investment used to determine the fund’s net asset value may differ from quoted or published prices for the same investment. There can be no assurance that the fund could obtain the fair value assigned to an investment if it were to sell the investment at the same time at which the fund determines its net asset value per share.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the fund’s assets or liabilities. These inputs are categorized into three broad levels. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, an investment’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair

 

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value measurement. The fund’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the investment. Level 1 includes unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 includes other significant observable market-based inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speed, and credit risk). Level 3 includes unobservable inputs, which may include the adviser’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Other financial instruments are derivative instruments not reflected in total investments, such as futures. The following is a summary of the levels used as of May 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  
Municipal Bonds      $—         $158,268,560         $—         $158,268,560   
Mutual Funds      1,255,195                         1,255,195   
Total Investments      $1,255,195         $158,268,560         $—         $159,523,755   
Other Financial Instruments                            
Futures      $(91,326      $—         $—         $(91,326

For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.

Derivatives – The fund uses derivatives for different purposes, including to earn income and enhance returns, to increase or decrease exposure to a particular market, to manage or adjust the risk profile of the fund, or as alternatives to direct investments. Derivatives are used for hedging or non-hedging purposes. While hedging can reduce or eliminate losses, it can also reduce or eliminate gains. When the fund uses derivatives as an investment to increase market exposure, or for hedging purposes, gains and losses from derivative instruments may be substantially greater than the derivative’s original cost.

The derivative instruments used by the fund were futures contracts. The fund’s period end derivatives, as presented in the Portfolio of Investments and the associated Derivative Contract Tables, generally are indicative of the volume of its derivative activity during the period.

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the fair value, on a gross basis, of the asset and liability components of derivatives held by the fund at May 31, 2011 as reported in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

        Fair Value (a)  
Risk   Derivative   Liability Derivatives  

Interest Rate

  Interest Rate Futures     $(91,326)   

 

(a) The value of futures contracts outstanding includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) as reported in the fund’s Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day variation margin for futures contracts is separately reported within the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

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The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the realized gain (loss) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended May 31, 2011 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures Contracts  
Interest Rate      $(8,310

The following table presents, by major type of derivative contract, the change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on derivatives held by the fund for the six months ended May 31, 2011 as reported in the Statement of Operations:

 

Risk    Futures Contracts  
Interest Rate      $(112,008

Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of all potential counterparties. On certain over-the-counter derivatives, the fund attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk whenever possible by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement on a bilateral basis with each of the counterparties with whom it undertakes a significant volume of transactions. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party to the agreement the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement if there is a certain deterioration in the credit quality of the other party. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the fund the right, upon an event of default by the applicable counterparty or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net amount payable by one party to the other. This right to close out and net payments across all transactions traded under the ISDA Master Agreement could result in a reduction of the fund’s credit risk to such counterparty equal to any amounts payable by the fund under the applicable transactions, if any. However, absent an event of default by the counterparty or a termination of the agreement, the ISDA Master Agreement does not result in an offset of reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities across transactions between the fund and the applicable counterparty.

Collateral requirements differ by type of derivative. Collateral or margin requirements are set by the broker or exchange clearing house for exchange traded derivatives (i.e., futures and exchange-traded options) while collateral terms are contract specific for over-the-counter traded derivatives (i.e., forward foreign currency exchange contracts, swaps and over-the-counter options). For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are netted across all transactions traded under such agreement and one amount is posted from one party to the other to collateralize such obligations. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the fund under derivative contracts, if any, will be reported separately on the

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities as restricted cash. Securities collateral pledged for the same purpose, if any, is noted in the Portfolio of Investments.

Futures Contracts – The fund entered into futures contracts which may be used to hedge against or obtain broad market, interest rate or currency exposure. A futures contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date.

Upon entering into a futures contract, the fund is required to deposit with the broker, either in cash or securities, an initial margin in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the notional amount of the contract. Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the fund each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the contract, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gain or loss by the fund until the contract is closed or expires at which point the gain or loss on futures is realized.

The fund bears the risk of interest rates, exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. While futures may present less counterparty risk to the fund since the contracts are exchange traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse guarantees payments to the broker, there is still counterparty credit risk due to the insolvency of the broker. The fund’s maximum risk of loss due to counterparty credit risk is equal to the margin posted by the fund to the broker plus any gains or minus any losses on the outstanding futures contracts.

Inverse Floaters – The fund invests in municipal inverse floating rate securities which are structured by the issuer (known as primary market inverse floating rate securities) or by an investment banker utilizing municipal bonds which have already been issued (known as secondary market inverse floating rate securities) to have variable rates of interest which typically move in the opposite direction of short term interest rates. A secondary market inverse floating rate security is created when an investment banker transfers a fixed rate municipal bond to a special purpose trust, and causes the trust to (a) issue floating rate certificates to third parties, in an amount equal to a fraction of the par amount of the deposited bonds (these certificates usually pay tax-exempt interest at short-term interest rates that typically reset weekly; and the certificate holders typically, on seven days notice, have the option to tender their certificates to the investment banker or another party for redemption at par plus accrued interest), and (b) issue inverse floating rate certificates (sometimes referred to as “inverse floaters”). If the holder of the inverse floater transfers the municipal bonds to an investment banker for the purpose of depositing the municipal bonds into the special purpose trust, the inverse floating rate certificates that are issued by the trust are referred to as “self-deposited inverse floaters.” If the bonds held by the trust are

 

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purchased by the investment banker for deposit into the trust from someone other than the purchasers of the inverse floaters, the inverse floating rate certificates that are issued by the trust are referred to as “externally deposited inverse floaters.” Such self-deposited inverse floaters held by the fund are accounted for as secured borrowings, with the municipal bonds reflected in the investments of the fund and amounts owed to the holder of the floating rate certificate under the provisions of the trust, which amounts are paid solely from the assets of the trust, reflected as liabilities of the fund in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the caption, “Payable to the holder of the floating rate certificate from trust assets”. The carrying value of the fund’s payable to the holder of the floating rate certificate from trust assets as reported on the fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities approximates its fair value. At May 31, 2011, the fund’s payable to the holder of the floating rate certificate from trust assets was $7,507,800 and the interest rate on these floating rate certificates issued by the trust was 1.50%. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the average payable to the holder of the floating rate certificate from trust assets was $7,501,950 at a weighted average interest rate of 0.73%. Interest expense and fees relate to interest payments made to the holder of certain floating rate certificates and associated fees, both of which are made from trust assets. Interest expense and fees are recorded as incurred. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, interest expense and fees in connection with self-deposited inverse floaters was $27,443. Primary and externally deposited inverse floaters held by the fund are not accounted for as secured borrowings.

Indemnifications – Under the fund’s organizational documents, its officers and Trustees may be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses arising out of the performance of their duties to the fund. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the fund enters into agreements with service providers that may contain indemnification clauses. The fund’s maximum exposure under these agreements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the fund that have not yet occurred.

Investment Transactions and Income – Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premium and discount is amortized or accreted for financial statement purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Dividends received in cash are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividend and interest payments received in additional securities are recorded on the ex-dividend or ex-interest date in an amount equal to the value of the security on such date. Debt obligations may be placed on non-accrual status or set to accrue at a rate of interest less than the contractual coupon when the collection of all or a portion of interest has become doubtful. Interest income for those debt obligations may be further reduced by the write-off of the related interest receivables when deemed uncollectible.

 

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The fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received from litigation involving portfolio holdings are reflected in the Statement of Operations in realized gain/loss if the security has been disposed of by the fund or in unrealized gain/loss if the security is still held by the fund. Any other proceeds from litigation not related to portfolio holdings are reflected as other income in the Statement of Operations.

Legal fees and other related expenses incurred to preserve and protect the value of a security owned are added to the cost of the security; other legal fees are expensed. Capital infusions made directly to the security issuer, which are generally non-recurring, incurred to protect or enhance the value of high-yield debt securities, are reported as additions to the cost basis of the security. Costs that are incurred to negotiate the terms or conditions of capital infusions or that are expected to result in a plan of reorganization are reported as realized losses. Ongoing costs incurred to protect or enhance an investment, or costs incurred to pursue other claims or legal actions, are expensed.

Fees Paid Indirectly – The fund’s custody fee may be reduced according to an arrangement that measures the value of cash deposited with the custodian by the fund. This amount, for the six months ended May 31, 2011, is shown as a reduction of total expenses on the Statement of Operations.

Tax Matters and Distributions – The fund intends to qualify as a regulated investment company, as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, and to distribute all of its taxable and tax-exempt income, including realized capital gains. As a result, no provision for federal income tax is required. The fund’s federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.

Distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Distributions in excess of net investment income or net realized gains are temporary overdistributions for financial statement purposes resulting from differences in the recognition or classification of income or distributions for financial statement and tax purposes.

Book/tax differences primarily relate to expiration of capital loss carryforwards, amortization and accretion of debt securities, defaulted bonds and secured borrowings.

 

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The tax character of distributions made during the current period will be determined at fiscal year end. The tax character of distributions declared to shareholders for the last fiscal year is as follows:

 

     11/30/10  

Ordinary income (including any short-term

capital gains)

     $5,630   
Tax-exempt income      7,678,579   
Total distributions      $7,684,209   

The federal tax cost and the tax basis components of distributable earnings were as follows:

 

As of 5/31/11       
Cost of investments      $149,537,687   
Gross appreciation      7,349,548   
Gross depreciation      (4,871,280
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      $2,478,268   
As of 11/30/10       
Undistributed ordinary income      23,849   
Undistributed tax-exempt income      845,798   
Capital loss carryforwards      (21,487,632
Other temporary differences      (108,791
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)      3,303,849   

The aggregate cost above includes prior fiscal year end tax adjustments, if applicable.

As of November 30, 2010, the fund had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized gains. Such losses expire as follows:

 

11/30/15      $(7,005,145
11/30/16      (6,501,801
11/30/17      (5,772,221
11/30/18      (2,208,465
Total      $(21,487,632

 

(3)   Transactions with Affiliates

Investment Adviser – The fund has an investment advisory agreement with MFS to provide overall investment management and related administrative services and facilities to the fund. The management fee is computed daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of auction preferred shares).

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shares). This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until November 30, 2011. This management fee reduction amounted to $15,272, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. The management fee incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2011 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.63% of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of auction preferred shares).

The investment adviser has agreed in writing to pay a portion of the fund’s total annual operating expenses, exclusive of, interest, taxes, extraordinary expenses, brokerage and transaction costs and investment-related expenses (including interest expense and fees associated with investments in inverse floating rate instruments) other than preferred shares service fees, such that operating expenses do not exceed 0.89% annually of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of auction preferred shares). This written agreement will continue until modified by the fund’s Board of Trustees, but such agreement will continue at least until November 30, 2011. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the fund’s actual operating expenses did not exceed the limit and therefore, the investment adviser did not pay any portion of the fund’s expenses.

Transfer Agent – The fund engages Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) as the sole transfer agent for the fund’s common shares. MFS Service Center, Inc. (MFSC) monitors and supervises the activities of Computershare for an agreed upon fee approved by the Board of Trustees. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, these fees paid to MFSC amounted to $3,532.

Administrator – MFS provides certain financial, legal, shareholder communications, compliance, and other administrative services to the fund. Under an administrative services agreement, the fund partially reimburses MFS the costs incurred to provide these services. The fund is charged an annual fixed amount of $17,500 plus a fee based on average daily net assets (including the value of the auction preferred shares). The administrative services fee incurred for the six months ended May 31, 2011 was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.0207% of the fund’s average daily net assets (including the value of the auction preferred shares).

Trustees’ and Officers’ Compensation – The fund pays compensation to independent Trustees in the form of a retainer, attendance fees, and additional compensation to Board and Committee chairpersons. The fund does not pay compensation directly to Trustees or to officers of the fund who are also officers of the investment adviser, all of whom receive remuneration for their services to the fund from MFS. Certain officers and Trustees of the fund are officers or directors of MFS and MFSC.

 

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Deferred Trustee Compensation – Prior to MFS’ appointment as investment adviser to the fund, the fund’s former independent Trustees participated in a Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Former Colonial Trustees Plan” or “Plan”). The fund’s current independent Trustees are not allowed to defer compensation under the Former Colonial Trustees Plan. Amounts deferred under the Plan are invested in shares of certain non-MFS funds selected by the former independent Trustees as notional investments. Deferred amounts represent an unsecured obligation of the fund until distributed in accordance with the Plan. Included in other assets and payable for independent Trustees’ compensation on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities is $3,744 of deferred Trustees’ compensation. There is no current year expense associated with the Former Colonial Trustees Plan.

Other – This fund and certain other funds managed by MFS (the funds) have entered into services agreements (the Agreements) which provide for payment of fees by the funds to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC in return for the provision of services of an Independent Chief Compliance Officer (ICCO) and Assistant ICCO, respectively, for the funds. The ICCO and Assistant ICCO are officers of the funds and the sole members of Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC, respectively. The funds can terminate the Agreements with Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC at any time under the terms of the Agreements. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the aggregate fees paid by the fund to Tarantino LLC and Griffin Compliance LLC were $592 and are included in miscellaneous expense on the Statement of Operations. MFS has agreed to reimburse the fund for a portion of the payments made by the fund in the amount of $245, which is shown as a reduction of total expenses in the Statement of Operations. Additionally, MFS has agreed to bear all expenses associated with office space, other administrative support, and supplies provided to the ICCO and Assistant ICCO.

The fund invests in the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio which is managed by MFS and seeks a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital and liquidity. Income earned on this investment is included in dividends from underlying affiliated funds on the Statement of Operations. This money market fund does not pay a management fee to MFS.

 

(4)   Portfolio Securities

Purchases and sales of investments, other than U.S. Government securities, purchased option transactions, and short-term obligations, aggregated $14,286,522 and $14,082,287, respectively.

 

(5)   Shares of Beneficial Interest

The fund’s Declaration of Trust permits the Trustees to issue an unlimited number of full and fractional shares of beneficial interest. The fund reserves the right to repurchase shares of beneficial interest of the fund subject to

 

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Trustee approval. During the six months ended May 31, 2011, and the year ended November 30, 2010, the fund did not repurchase any shares. Transactions in fund shares were as follows:

 

     Six months ended
5/31/11
    

Year ended

11/30/10

 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Shares issued to shareholders in

reinvestment of distributions

             $—         23,289         $228,232   

 

(6)   Line of Credit

The fund and certain other funds managed by MFS participate in a $1.1 billion unsecured committed line of credit, subject to a $1 billion sublimit, provided by a syndication of banks under a credit agreement. Borrowings may be made for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, generally at a rate equal to the higher of the Federal Reserve funds rate or one month LIBOR plus an agreed upon spread. A commitment fee, based on the average daily, unused portion of the committed line of credit, is allocated among the participating funds at the end of each calendar quarter. In addition, the fund and other funds managed by MFS have established unsecured uncommitted borrowing arrangements with certain banks for temporary financing needs. Interest is charged to each fund, based on its borrowings, at a rate equal to the Federal Reserve funds rate plus an agreed upon spread. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the fund’s commitment fee and interest expense were $569 and $0, respectively, and are included in miscellaneous expense on the Statement of Operations.

 

(7)   Transactions in Underlying Affiliated Funds-Affiliated Issuers

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. For the purposes of this report, the fund assumes the following to be affiliated issuers:

 

Underlying Affiliated Funds    Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
     Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
     Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     1,908,017         16,268,718         (16,921,540      1,255,195   
Underlying Affiliated Funds    Realized
Gain (Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
     Ending
Value
 
MFS Institutional Money
Market Portfolio
     $—         $—         $3,294         $1,255,195   

 

(8)   Auction Preferred Shares

The fund has 1,950 shares issued and outstanding of Auction Preferred Shares (APS), series M. Dividends are cumulative at a rate that is reset every seven days through an auction process. If the APS are unable to be remarketed on a

 

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remarketing date as part of the auction process, the fund would be required to pay the maximum applicable rate on APS to holders of such shares for successive dividend periods until such time when the shares are successfully remarketed. The maximum rate on APS rated aa3/AA- or better is equal to 110% of the higher of (i) the Taxable Equivalent of the Short-Term Municipal Bond Rate or (ii) the “AA” Composite Commercial Paper Rate.

Since February 2008, regularly scheduled auctions for APS issued by closed end funds, including this fund, have consistently failed because of insufficient demand (bids to buy shares) to meet the supply (shares offered for sale) at each auction. In a failed auction, APS holders cannot sell their shares tendered for sale. While repeated auction failures have affected the liquidity for APS, they do not constitute a default or automatically alter the credit quality of the APS, and APS holders have continued to receive dividends at the previously defined “maximum rate”. During the six months ended May 31, 2011, the APS dividend rates ranged from 0.31% to 0.68%. For the six months ended May 31, 2011, the average dividend rate was 0.40%. These developments with respect to APS do not affect the management or investment policies of the fund. However, one implication of these auction failures for Common shareholders is that the fund’s cost of leverage will be higher than it otherwise would have been had the auctions continued to be successful. As a result, the fund’s future Common share earnings may be lower than they otherwise would have been. To the extent that investments are purchased with the issuance of preferred shares, the fund’s net asset value will increase or decrease at a greater rate than a comparable unleveraged fund.

The fund pays an annual service fee to broker-dealers with customers who are beneficial owners of the preferred shares. The service fee is equivalent to 0.25% of the applicable preferred share liquidation value while the preferred share auctions are successful or to 0.15% or less, varying by broker-dealer, while the auctions are failing. The APS are redeemable at the option of the fund in whole or in part at the redemption price equal to $25,000 per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. The APS are also subject to mandatory redemption if certain requirements relating to its asset maintenance coverage are not satisfied. The fund is required to maintain certain asset coverage with respect to the APS as defined in the fund’s By-Laws and the Investment Company Act of 1940 and, as such is not permitted to declare common share dividends unless the fund’s APS have a minimum asset coverage ratio of 200% after declaration of the common share dividends.

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Trustees and Shareholders of the MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust:

We have reviewed the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of the MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (the Fund), including the portfolio of investments, as of May 31, 2011, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets, and financial highlights for the six-month period ended May 31, 2011. These interim financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements and financial highlights for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of changes in net assets for the year ended November 30, 2010, and its financial highlights for each of the four years in the period then ended, and in our report dated January 15, 2011, we expressed an unqualified opinion on such statement of changes in net assets and financial highlights. The financial highlights for the year ended November 30, 2006 were audited by another independent registered public accounting firm whose report, dated January 25, 2007, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial highlights.

LOGO

Boston, Massachusetts

July 15, 2011

 

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BOARD REVIEW OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

A discussion regarding the Board’s most recent review and renewal of the fund’s Investment Advisory Agreement with MFS is available by clicking on the fund’s name under “Closed End Funds” in the “Products and Performance” section of the MFS Web site (mfs.com).

PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND INFORMATION

A general description of the MFS funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-225-2606, by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2010 is available without charge by visiting the Proxy Voting section of mfs.com or by visiting the SEC’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO DISCLOSURE

The fund will file a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The fund’s Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the:

Public Reference Room

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, NE, Room 1580

Washington, D.C. 20549

Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. The fund’s Form N-Q is available on the EDGAR database on the Commission’s Internet Web site at http://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov or by writing the Public Reference Section at the above address.

A shareholder can also obtain the quarterly portfolio holdings report at mfs.com.

FURTHER INFORMATION

From time to time, MFS may post important information about the fund or the MFS funds on the MFS web site (mfs.com). This information is available by visiting the “News & Commentary” section of mfs.com or by clicking on the fund’s name under “Closed End Funds” in the “Products and Performance” section of mfs.com.

 

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FACTS   WHAT DOES MFS DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?   LOGO

 

Why?   Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.

 

What?  

The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:

 

•Social Security number and account balances

•Account transactions and transaction history

•Checking account information and wire transfer instructions

 

When you are no longer our customer, we continue to share your information as described in this notice.

 

How?   All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons MFS chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information   Does MFS share?   Can you limit
this sharing?

For our everyday business purposes –

such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus

  Yes   No

For our marketing purposes –

to offer our products and services to you

  No   We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies   No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your transactions and experiences

  No   We don’t share

For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes –

information about your creditworthiness

  No   We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you   No   We don’t share

 

Questions?   Call 800-225-2606 or go to mfs.com.

 

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Who we are
Who is providing this notice?   MFS Funds, MFS Investment Management, MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc., MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., MFS Heritage Trust Company, and MFS Service Center, Inc.

 

What we do
How does MFS protect my personal information?   To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include procedural, electronic, and physical safeguards for the protection of the personal information we collect about you.
How does MFS
collect my personal information?
 

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

•open an account or provide account information

•direct us to buy securities or direct us to sell your securities

•make a wire transfer

 

We also collect your personal information from others, such as credit bureaus, affiliates and other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?  

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

•sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

•affiliates from using your information to market to you

•sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

 

Definitions
Affiliates  

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

•MFS does not share personal information with affiliates, except for everyday business purposes as described on page one of this notice.

Nonaffiliates  

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

 

•MFS does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint Marketing  

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

 

•MFS doesnt jointly market.

 

 

Other important information
If you own an MFS product or receive an MFS service in the name of a third party such as a bank or broker-dealer, their privacy policy may apply to you instead of ours.

 

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CONTACT US

Transfer agent, Registrar, and

Dividend Disbursing Agent

Call

1-800-637-2304

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time

Write

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

P.O. Box 43078

Providence, RI 02940-3078

 

New York Stock Exchange Symbol: CXH

 

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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

During the period covered by this report, the Registrant has not amended any provision in its Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that relates to an element of the Code’s definitions enumerated in paragraph (b) of Item 2 of this Form N-CSR. During the period covered by this report, the Registrant did not grant a waiver, including an implicit waiver, from any provision of the Code.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for each series of the Registrant is included as part of the report to shareholders of such series under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

There were no changes during this period.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.


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MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust

 

Period

   (a) Total number
of Shares
Purchased
   (b)
Average
Price
Paid per
Share
   (c) Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
   (d) Maximum
Number (or
Approximate
Dollar Value) of
Shares that May
Yet Be Purchased
under the Plans
or Programs

12/01/10-12/31/10

   0    N/A    0    1,150,900

1/01/11-1/31/11

   0    N/A    0    1,150,900

2/01/11-2/28/11

   0    N/A    0    1,150,900

3/01/11-3/31/11

   0    N/A    0    1,153,228

4/01/11-4/30/11

   0    N/A    0    1,153,228

5/01/11-5/31/11

   0    N/A    0    1,153,228
               

Total

   0       0   
               

Note: The Board of Trustees approves procedures to repurchase shares annually. The notification to shareholders of the program is part of the semi-annual and annual reports sent to shareholders. These annual programs begin on March 1st of each year. The programs conform to the conditions of Rule 10b-18 of the securities Exchange Act of 1934 and limit the aggregate number of shares that may be purchased in each annual period (March 1 through the following February 28) to 10% of the Registrant’s outstanding shares as of the first day of the plan year (March 1). The aggregate number of shares available for purchase for the March 1, 2011 plan year is 1,153,228.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There were no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may send recommendations to the Board for nominees to the Registrant’s Board since the Registrant last provided disclosure as to such procedures in response to the requirements of Item 407 (c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K or this Item.

 

ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the registrant’s 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-CSR, the registrant’s 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 Commission’s rules and forms.

 

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.


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(a) File the exhibits listed below as part of this form. Letter or number the exhibits in the sequence indicated.

 

  (1) Any code of ethics, or amendment thereto, that is the subject of the disclosure required by Item 2, to the extent that the registrant intends to satisfy the Item 2 requirements through filing of an exhibit.

 

  (2) 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.

 

(b) If the report is filed under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, provide the certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)), Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-14(b) or 240.15d-14(b)) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350) as an exhibit. A certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph will not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78r), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference: Attached hereto.


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Notice

A copy of the Agreement and 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.


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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 INVESTMENT GRADE MUNICIPAL TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*    MARIA F. DIORIODWYER
  Maria F. DiOrioDwyer, President

Date: July 15, 2011

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)*    MARIA F. DIORIODWYER
 

Maria F. DiOrioDwyer, President

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: July 15, 2011

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer and

Accounting Officer)

Date: July 15, 2011

 

* Print name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.