MFS CHARTER INCOME TR XMCRX
SH BEN INT · Closed-End Fund · CUSIP 552727109
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once. Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $6.36.
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 70 |
| Q4 2022 | 74 |
| Q1 2023 | 60 |
| Q2 2023 | 63 |
| Q3 2023 | 66 |
| Q4 2023 | 59 |
| Q1 2024 | 67 |
| Q2 2024 | 63 |
| Q3 2024 | 58 |
| Q4 2024 | 63 |
| Q1 2025 | 60 |
| Q2 2025 | 59 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 23 | 21 |
| Q4 2023 | 19 | 24 |
| Q1 2024 | 28 | 23 |
| Q2 2024 | 23 | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | 26 | 26 |
| Q4 2024 | 26 | 25 |
| Q1 2025 | 23 | 21 |
| Q2 2025 | 19 | 23 |
Biggest buyers
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC | Added | +365.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +166.9k |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC | Added | +27.4k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC | Added | +27.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +25.5k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. | Added | +19.4k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +11.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +4.0k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC | Added | +3.6k |
| Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc. | New | +2.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC | Reduced | -42.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Sold out | -36.0k |
| Anderson Financial Strategies, LLC | Sold out | -33.8k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Reduced | -21.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -16.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -15.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC | Reduced | -10.6k |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -9.5k |
| MELFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -9.5k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -8.7k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC
13D · may seek influence
+3.9 pts · filed 2026-02-24
Stated purposeThe Sit Entities have acquired the Issuer's Shares for investment purposes, and such purchases have been made in the ordinary course of business. The Issuer's Shares have been acquired on behalf of SIA's and SFI's clients. In pursuing such investment purposes, the Sit Entities purchased the Shares based on the Sit Entities' belief that the Shares represented an attractive investment opportunity, and the Sit Entities may further purchase, hold, vote, trade, sell or otherwise deal in the Shares at the time, and in such manner, as they deem advisable to benefit from, among many things, changes in market prices of such Shares, the market prices of such Shares relative to the value of the Issuer's assets, changes in the Issuer's investment strategy, and composition of the Issuer's portfolio. … Full filing |
9.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: MORGAN STANLEY (0.0%, 2026-07-08)
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.1m $51.6m | Added +166.9k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.8m $17.9m | Added +365.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $10.2m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 517.9k $3.3m | Added +4.0k |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC 1.71% of their portfolio | 438.6k $2.8m | Added +27.4k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 383.6k $2.4m | Reduced -42.3k |
| Shaker Financial Services, LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 341.4k $2.2m | Added +27.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.8k $2.1m | Added +2.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 157.7k $1.0m | Reduced -3.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.7k $996.7k | Reduced -15.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.4k $887.0k | Added +595 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.9k $876.7k | Reduced -10.6k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.6k $716.1k | Reduced -2.2k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.7k $704.3k | Reduced -39 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.4k $701.9k | Reduced -3.9k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.2k $662.4k | Added +708 |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.9k $636.0k | Reduced -8.7k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.5k $632.9k | Added +3.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.7k $570.6k | Reduced -3.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.1k $452.0k | Added +19.4k |
| Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. 0.21% of their portfolio | 57.2k $363.9k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $350.0k | Added +25.5k |
| ASHTON THOMAS SECURITIES, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 53.6k $341.2k | Unchanged |
| Stonebridge Financial Planning Group, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 53.2k $338.5k | Added +143 |
| CoreCap Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.1k $267.9k | Unchanged |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.0k $235.1k | Reduced -733 |
| L.M. KOHN & COMPANY 0.06% of their portfolio | 34.8k $221.2k | Added +138 |
| Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.1k $210.4k | Reduced -9.5k |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.6k $156.4k | Unchanged |
| Valley Brook Capital Group, Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 23.9k $151.7k | Unchanged |
| Bard Financial Services, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.5k $136.7k | Unchanged |
| READYSTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.6k $124.5k | Reduced -361 |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.9k $94.8k | Reduced -21.4k |
| PEAPACK GLADSTONE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.6k $86.0k | Reduced -5.9k |
| PHILADELPHIA TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.0k $76.0k | Unchanged |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.9k $75.4k | Reduced -1.7k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7k $74.3k | New |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.3k $71.6k | Added +29 |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $70.0k | Unchanged |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8k $69.0k | Reduced -881 |
| MELFA WEALTH MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.8k $68.4k | Reduced -9.5k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 8.6k $54.8k | Unchanged |
| Geneos Wealth Management Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $31.8k | Reduced -5.7k |
| Larson Financial Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.4k $28.1k | Unchanged |
| MAI Capital Management 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.9k $24.9k | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5k $22.2k | Added +486 |
| Vermillion Wealth Management, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8k $18.0k | New |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2k $14.2k | Unchanged |
| WPG Advisers, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1k $13.5k | Reduced -459 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4k $9.2k | Added +164 |
| CREATIVE FINANCIAL DESIGNS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $6.7k | Unchanged |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $6.5k | New |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 974 $6.0k | Unchanged |
| Piscataqua Savings Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 563 $3.6k | Unchanged |
| ARMSTRONG ADVISORY GROUP, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 500 $3.2k | Unchanged |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 474 $3.0k | Unchanged |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 300 $1.9k | Unchanged |
| Key Financial Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 228 $1.4k | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |