MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST N-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF

REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-5078

MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME 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: August 31, 2011


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


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QUARTERLY REPORT

August 31, 2011


MFS Government Markets Income Trust

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) 8/31/11

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

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par      Value ($)  

Bonds – 95.8%

     

U.S. Bonds – 88.0%

     

Agency - Other – 13.9%

     

Financing Corp., 10.7%, 2017

   $ 4,095,000       $ 6,150,082   

Financing Corp., 9.4%, 2018

     3,085,000         4,440,546   

Financing Corp., 9.8%, 2018

     4,350,000         6,425,685   

Financing Corp., 10.35%, 2018

     6,820,000         10,455,837   

Financing Corp., STRIPS, 0%, 2017

     5,000,000         4,484,005   
     

 

 

 
      $ 31,956,155   
     

 

 

 

Asset-Backed & Securitized – 4.4%

     

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, FRN, 5.886%, 2049

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,078,889   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, 5.322%, 2049

     1,200,000         1,246,661   

Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, “A4”, 5.306%, 2046

     1,366,646         1,452,794   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificate, 5.311%, 2039

     500,000         534,717   

CWCapital LLC, 5.223%, 2048

     1,000,000         1,065,073   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., 5.42%, 2049

     1,000,000         1,058,993   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 6.004%, 2049

     1,000,000         1,057,166   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., FRN, 6.185%, 2051

     754,902         801,902   

Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.318%, 2013 (z)

     1,819,000         1,747,422   
     

 

 

 
      $ 10,043,617   
     

 

 

 

Cable TV – 0.5%

     

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 8.25%, 2019

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,266,188   
     

 

 

 

Chemicals – 0.3%

     

Dow Chemical Co., 8.55%, 2019

   $ 500,000       $ 649,692   
     

 

 

 

Computer Software - Systems – 0.3%

     

International Business Machines Corp., 8%, 2038

   $ 500,000       $ 739,839   
     

 

 

 

Energy - Integrated – 0.0%

     

Hess Corp., 8.125%, 2019

   $ 30,000       $ 39,135   
     

 

 

 

Food & Beverages – 0.9%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A., 7.75%, 2019

   $ 750,000       $ 987,101   

Kraft Foods, Inc., 6.125%, 2018

     960,000         1,141,351   
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,128,452   
     

 

 

 

Local Authorities – 1.3%

     

Nashville & Davidson County, TN, Metropolitan Government Convention Center Authority (Build America Bonds), 6.731%, 2043

   $ 580,000       $ 646,236   

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Rev. (Build America Bonds), “F”, 7.414%, 2040

     32,000         41,329   

San Francisco, CA, City & County Public Utilities Commission, Water Rev. (Build America Bonds), 6%, 2040

     1,650,000         1,818,927   

University of California Rev. (Build America Bonds), 5.77%, 2043

     450,000         488,322   
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,994,814   
     

 

 

 

Major Banks – 0.4%

     

Bank of America Corp., 7.625%, 2019

   $ 170,000       $ 192,036   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.05%, 2016

     750,000         757,441   
     

 

 

 
      $ 949,477   
     

 

 

 

Mortgage-Backed – 38.7%

     

Fannie Mae, 4.719%, 2012

   $ 96,776       $ 98,882   

Fannie Mae, 4.542%, 2013

     928,136         963,262   

Fannie Mae, 5%, 2013 - 2040

     4,041,068         4,326,615   

Fannie Mae, 5.06%, 2013

     366,689         375,150   

Fannie Mae, 5.37%, 2013

     970,564         1,004,219   

Fannie Mae, 4.77%, 2014

     452,597         487,595   

 

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) 8/31/11 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par      Value ($)  

Bonds – continued

     

U.S. Bonds – continued

     

Mortgage-Backed – continued

     

Fannie Mae, 4.842%, 2014

     2,595,338       $ 2,787,068   

Fannie Mae, 5.1%, 2014

     490,962         532,990   

Fannie Mae, 4.7%, 2015

     446,856         486,704   

Fannie Mae, 4.74%, 2015

     363,250         397,051   

Fannie Mae, 4.78%, 2015

     506,795         556,666   

Fannie Mae, 4.815%, 2015

     534,213         585,644   

Fannie Mae, 4.82%, 2015

     900,302         980,934   

Fannie Mae, 4.85%, 2015

     319,278         348,186   

Fannie Mae, 4.86%, 2015

     147,071         160,040   

Fannie Mae, 4.87%, 2015

     337,896         370,249   

Fannie Mae, 4.89%, 2015

     378,855         414,048   

Fannie Mae, 5.465%, 2015

     838,048         934,683   

Fannie Mae, 5.09%, 2016

     500,000         558,096   

Fannie Mae, 5.424%, 2016

     737,796         826,332   

Fannie Mae, 5.845%, 2016

     306,423         335,786   

Fannie Mae, 6.5%, 2016 - 2037

     3,483,482         3,952,987   

Fannie Mae, 5.05%, 2017

     514,380         574,515   

Fannie Mae, 5.3%, 2017

     565,154         635,111   

Fannie Mae, 5.5%, 2017 - 2037

     24,845,961         27,339,146   

Fannie Mae, 6%, 2017 - 2037

     7,097,829         7,884,583   

Fannie Mae, 4.88%, 2020

     259,776         285,390   

Fannie Mae, 4.5%, 2041

     1,818,629         1,931,842   

Freddie Mac, 5%, 2016 - 2040

     9,396,393         10,150,208   

Freddie Mac, 6%, 2021 - 2038

     3,531,916         3,942,575   

Freddie Mac, 4.5%, 2024

     809,929         863,184   

Freddie Mac, 5.5%, 2024 - 2036

     5,362,604         5,894,503   

Freddie Mac, 6.5%, 2037

     1,090,193         1,232,481   

Ginnie Mae, 5.5%, 2033 - 2038

     4,276,324         4,795,396   

Ginnie Mae, 5.612%, 2058

     1,060,397         1,131,135   

Ginnie Mae, 6.357%, 2058

     896,445         967,811   
     

 

 

 
      $ 89,111,067   
     

 

 

 

Municipals – 0.6%

     

Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, Revolving Fund Rev., “C”, 5%, 2020

   $ 1,090,000       $ 1,341,191   
     

 

 

 

Natural Gas - Pipeline – 0.5%

     

Energy Transfer Partners LP, 8.5%, 2014

   $ 21,000       $ 24,264   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, 6.85%, 2020

     1,000,000         1,181,223   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,205,487   
     

 

 

 

Network & Telecom – 0.3%

     

Verizon Communications, Inc., 8.75%, 2018

   $ 449,000       $ 608,188   
     

 

 

 

Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 0.5%

     

Capital One Financial Corp., 8.8%, 2019

   $ 280,000       $ 345,745   

Citigroup, Inc., 8.5%, 2019

     94,000         114,894   

UBS Preferred Funding Trust V, 6.243% to 2016, FRN to 2049

     750,000         675,000   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,135,639   
     

 

 

 

Pollution Control – 0.5%

     

Allied Waste North America, Inc., 6.875%, 2017

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,077,500   
     

 

 

 

Real Estate – 0.4%

     

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT, 5.875%, 2017

   $ 750,000       $ 855,350   
     

 

 

 

Retailers – 0.4%

     

Staples, Inc., 9.75%, 2014

   $ 750,000       $ 879,099   
     

 

 

 

 

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) 8/31/11 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par      Value ($)  

Bonds – continued

     

U.S. Bonds – continued

     

Tobacco – 0.8%

     

Altria Group, Inc., 9.7%, 2018

   $ 500,000       $ 660,810   

Altria Group, Inc., 9.25%, 2019

     250,000         330,301   

Lorillard Tobacco Co., 8.125%, 2019

     796,000         956,613   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,947,724   
     

 

 

 

U.S. Government Agencies and Equivalents – 2.6%

     

Aid-Egypt, 4.45%, 2015

     1,755,000       $ 1,990,468   

Small Business Administration, 6.35%, 2021

     459,863         505,985   

Small Business Administration, 6.34%, 2021

     398,936         439,326   

Small Business Administration, 6.44%, 2021

     416,481         459,762   

Small Business Administration, 6.625%, 2021

     490,504         543,463   

Small Business Administration, 5.52%, 2024

     734,858         795,784   

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, 6.36%, 2016

     1,038,000         1,046,448   

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, 6.59%, 2016

     299,000         300,732   
     

 

 

 
      $ 6,081,968   
     

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Obligations – 20.7%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 5.25%, 2029

   $ 1,448,000       $ 1,870,409   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.75%, 2037

     2,000,000         2,432,500   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.375%, 2038

     6,580,000         7,554,663   

U.S. Treasury Bonds, 4.5%, 2039

     3,183,100         3,718,259   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 1.375%, 2013

     4,711,000         4,788,656   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4%, 2015

     4,140,000         4,641,329   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 2016

     4,499,000         4,866,303   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.75%, 2017 (f)

     3,389,000         4,076,066   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.625%, 2018

     702,000         754,650   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 2.75%, 2019

     6,894,000         7,437,978   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.125%, 2019

     2,834,000         3,129,799   

U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.5%, 2020

     2,084,000         2,345,646   
     

 

 

 
      $ 47,616,258   
     

 

 

 

Total U.S. Bonds

      $ 202,626,840   
     

 

 

 

Foreign Bonds – 7.8%

     

Brazil – 2.3%

     

Banco do Brasil (Cayman Branch), 6%, 2020 (n)

   $ 100,000       $ 111,000   

Banco do Brasil S.A., 5.875%, 2022 (n)

     1,231,000         1,234,078   

Banco do Nordeste do Brasil (BNB), 3.625%, 2015 (n)

     253,000         253,000   

BNDES Participacoes S.A., 6.5%, 2019 (n)

     475,000         542,688   

Federative Republic of Brazil, 11%, 2040

     183,000         251,442   

Federative Republic of Brazil, 5.625%, 2041

     323,000         360,145   

Net Servicos de Comunicacao S.A., 7.5%, 2020

     226,000         262,725   

Petrobras International Finance Co., 5.375%, 2021

     1,157,000         1,239,147   

Petrobras International Finance Co., 7.875%, 2019

     453,000         550,848   

Vale Overseas Ltd., 6.875%, 2039

     165,000         188,876   

Vale Overseas Ltd., 4.625%, 2020

     104,000         106,271   

Votorantim Participacoes S.A., 6.75%, 2021 (n)

     125,000         130,781   
     

 

 

 
      $ 5,231,001   
     

 

 

 

Canada – 0.9%

     

Rogers Communications, Inc., 6.8%, 2018

   $ 1,000,000       $ 1,221,084   

Talisman Energy, Inc., 7.75%, 2019

     650,000         817,164   
     

 

 

 
      $ 2,038,248   
     

 

 

 

Chile – 0.4%

     

Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, 3.75%, 2020 (n)

   $ 209,000       $ 210,283   

 

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) 8/31/11 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par      Value ($)  

Bonds – continued

     

Foreign Bonds – continued

     

Chile – continued

     

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo, 6.25%, 2019

   $ 214,000       $ 238,193   

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A., 6.125%, 2016

     429,000         471,676   
     

 

 

 
      $ 920,152   
     

 

 

 

China – 0.1%

     

CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd., 4.5%, 2021 (n)

   $ 226,000       $ 228,965   
     

 

 

 

Iceland – 0.3%

     

Republic of Iceland, 4.875%, 2016 (n)

   $ 804,000       $ 793,552   
     

 

 

 

Italy – 0.1%

     

UniCredito Luxembourg Finance S.A., 6%, 2017 (n)

   $ 200,000       $ 162,954   
     

 

 

 

Kazakhstan – 0.3%

     

Development Bank of Kazakhstan, 5.5%, 2015 (n)

   $ 646,000       $ 665,380   
     

 

 

 

Luxembourg – 0.0%

     

ArcelorMittal, 9.85%, 2019

   $ 33,000       $ 40,376   
     

 

 

 

Malaysia – 0.2%

     

Petronas Capital Ltd., 7.875%, 2022

   $ 370,000       $ 493,883   
     

 

 

 

Mexico – 0.5%

     

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust, 5.75%, 2018

   $ 160,000       $ 178,077   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 8%, 2019

     228,000         287,622   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 6%, 2020

     404,000         458,136   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.5%, 2021

     100,000         108,850   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 5.5%, 2021 (n)

     30,000         32,655   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,065,340   
     

 

 

 

Peru – 0.2%

     

Republic of Peru, 8.75%, 2033

   $ 180,000       $ 267,300   

Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, 2040

     117,000         123,559   
     

 

 

 
      $ 390,859   
     

 

 

 

Poland – 0.0%

     

Republic of Poland, 5.125%, 2021

   $ 92,000       $ 95,680   
     

 

 

 

Portugal – 0.0%

     

EDP Finance B.V., 6%, 2018 (n)

   $ 100,000       $ 83,855   
     

 

 

 

Russia – 1.5%

     

Gaz Capital S.A., 8.125%, 2014 (n)

   $ 509,000       $ 570,716   

LUKOIL International Finance B.V., 6.125%, 2020 (n)

     810,000         828,687   

OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank, FRN, 6%, 2021 (n)

     447,000         439,669   

SCF Capital Ltd., 5.375%, 2017 (n)

     447,000         439,178   

VEB Finance Ltd., 6.902%, 2020 (n)

     593,000         641,152   

VTB Capital S.A., 6.465%, 2015 (n)

     154,000         160,930   

VTB Capital S.A., 6.551%, 2020 (n)

     395,000         397,449   
     

 

 

 
      $ 3,477,781   
     

 

 

 

South Africa – 0.7%

     

Gold Fields Ltd., 4.875%, 2020 (n)

   $ 964,000       $ 919,483   

Myriad International Holdings B.V., 6.375%, 2017 (n)

     174,000         187,050   

Republic of South Africa, 5.5%, 2020

     140,000         159,530   

Republic of South Africa, 6.25%, 2041

     344,000         404,200   
     

 

 

 
      $ 1,670,263   
     

 

 

 

United Kingdom – 0.3%

     

Diageo Capital PLC, 5.75%, 2017

   $ 520,000       $ 611,190   
     

 

 

 

 

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) 8/31/11 - continued

 

Issuer

   Shares/Par      Value ($)  

Bonds – continued

     

Foreign Bonds – continued

     

Total Foreign Bonds

      $ 17,969,479   
     

 

 

 

Total Bonds

      $ 220,596,319   
     

 

 

 

Money Market Funds (v) – 3.6%

     

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 0.08%, at Net Asset Value

     8,381,670       $ 8,381,670   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments

      $ 228,977,989   
     

 

 

 

Other Assets, Less Liabilities 0.6%

        1,384,572   
     

 

 

 

Net Assets – 100.0%

      $ 230,362,561   
     

 

 

 

 

(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 institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $9,033,505 representing 3.9% of net assets.
(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  

Prudential Securities Secured Financing Corp., FRN, 7.318%, 2013

     12/06/04       $ 1,861,645       $ 1,747,422   
        

 

 

 

% of Net assets

           0.8

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

 

FRN

   Floating Rate Note. Interest rate resets periodically and may not be the rate reported at period end.

PLC

   Public Limited Company

REIT

   Real Estate Investment Trust

STRIPS

   Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

See attached supplemental information. For more information see notes to financial statements as disclosed in the most recent semiannual or annual report.

 

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 8/31/11

(1) 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 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 values of foreign securities and other assets and liabilities expressed in foreign currencies are converted to U.S. dollars using the mean of bid and asked prices for rates provided by a third-party pricing service.

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 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 August 31, 2011 in valuing the fund’s assets or liabilities:

 

Investments at Value

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

U.S. Treasury Bonds & U.S. Government Agency & Equivalents

   $ —         $ 85,654,381       $ —         $ 85,654,381   

Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt

     —           11,813,748         —           11,813,748   

Municipal Bonds

     —           1,341,191         —           1,341,191   

Corporate Bonds

     —           16,476,584         —           16,476,584   

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           89,111,067         —           89,111,067   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities

     —           10,043,617         —           10,043,617   

Foreign Bonds

     —           6,155,731         —           6,155,731   

Mutual Funds

     8,381,670         —           —           8,381,670   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Investments

   $ 8,381,670       $ 220,596,319       $ —         $ 228,977,989   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

                           

Futures

   $ 42,874       $ —         $ —         $ 42,874   

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

 

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MFS Government Markets Income Trust

Supplemental Information (Unaudited) 8/31/11 - continued

 

(2) Portfolio Securities

The cost and unrealized appreciation and depreciation in the value of the investments owned by the fund, as computed on a federal income tax basis, are as follows:

 

Aggregate cost

   $ 210,084,212   
  

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,428,227   

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (534,450
  

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   $ 18,893,777   
  

 

 

 

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

(3) Derivative Contracts at 8/31/11

Futures Contracts outstanding at 8/31/11

 

Description

   Currency    Contracts    Value      Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Asset Derivatives

              

Interest Rate Futures

              

U.S. Treasury Note 10 yr (Short)

   USD    67    $ 8,645,094         December-2011       $ 812   

U.S. Treasury Bond 30 yr (Short)

   USD    47      6,393,469         December-2011         42,062   
              

 

 

 
               $ 42,874   
              

 

 

 

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

(4) 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

     4,478,377         38,062,185         (34,158,892     8,381,670   

Underlying Affiliated Funds

   Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Capital Gain
Distributions
     Dividend
Income
    Ending
Value
 

MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio

   $ —         $ —         $ 5,567      $ 8,381,670   

 

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ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a) Based upon their evaluation of the effectiveness 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-Q, 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 registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 3. EXHIBITS.

File as exhibits as part of this Form a separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2): Attached hereto.


Notice

A copy of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, as amended, of the Registrant is on file with the Secretary of State of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts and notice is hereby given that this instrument is executed on behalf of the Registrant by an officer of the Registrant as an officer and not individually and the obligations of or arising out of this instrument are not binding upon any of the Trustees or shareholders individually, but are binding only upon the assets and property of the respective constituent series of the Registrant.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Registrant: MFS GOVERNMENT MARKETS INCOME TRUST

 

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

Date: October 17, 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: October 17, 2011

 

By (Signature and Title)*    JOHN M. CORCORAN
 

John M. Corcoran, Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer

and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 17, 2011

 

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