MFS Government Markets Income Trust (MGF)

• Market cap: $103M
• 1 day: -0.32%
• 5 days: 1.61%
• 1 month: 0.64%
• 3 months: 1.94%
• 6 months: -3.66%
• Year to date: 1.94%
• 1 year: 0.00%
• 5 years: -30.55%
• 10 years: -43.87%
• Sector: Financials
• Industry: Asset Management

About: MFS Government Markets Income Trust is a United States-based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income. The fund invests a majority of the net assets, including borrowings for investment purposes, in U.S. and foreign government securities. The company invest various sectors like U.S. Treasury Securities, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Investment Grade Corporates, Municipal Bonds, Non-U.S. Government Bonds, etc, out of which maximum revenue is gained from U.S. Treasury Securities.

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 3

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 42 [Q3] → 43 (+1) [Q4]

2.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 53.72% [Q3] → 56.11% (+2.38%) [Q4]

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $58M [Q3] → $56.1M (-$1.81M) [Q4]

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 11 | Existing positions reduced: 14