MFS SPECIAL VALUE 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 811-05912

MFS SPECIAL VALUE TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

111 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Christopher R. Bohane

Massachusetts Financial Services Company

111 Huntington Avenue

Boston, Massachusetts 02199

(Name and address of agents for service)

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2018


ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.


Quarterly Report
January 31, 2018
MFS®  Special Value Trust


Portfolio of Investments
1/31/18 (unaudited)
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 – 53.5%
Aerospace – 1.0%
Dae Funding LLC, 5%, 8/01/2024 (n)   $ 125,000 $ 124,063
KLX, Inc., 5.875%, 12/01/2022 (n)     120,000 124,950
TransDigm, Inc., 6.5%, 7/15/2024     125,000 128,594
TransDigm, Inc., 6.375%, 6/15/2026     65,000 66,706
        $ 444,313
Asset-Backed & Securitized – 0.0%
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 1.493%, 4/28/2039 (i)(z)   $ 48,763 $ 341
Broadcasting – 1.9%
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.5%, 7/15/2029   $ 110,000 $ 122,650
Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Formula One, 8.25%, 2/01/2030     35,000 38,412
Match Group, Inc., 6.375%, 6/01/2024     105,000 113,531
Meredith Corp., 6.875%, 2/01/2026 (n)     55,000 56,306
Netflix, Inc., 5.875%, 2/15/2025     170,000 181,948
Netflix, Inc., 4.375%, 11/15/2026     40,000 39,088
Netflix, Inc., 4.875%, 4/15/2028 (n)     25,000 24,813
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., 5.125%, 2/15/2027 (n)     100,000 99,250
WMG Acquisition Corp., 5%, 8/01/2023 (n)     30,000 30,750
WMG Acquisition Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2024 (n)     95,000 96,900
        $ 803,648
Building – 2.2%
ABC Supply Co., Inc., 5.75%, 12/15/2023 (n)   $ 105,000 $ 110,775
Beacon Escrow Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2025 (n)     60,000 59,700
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc., 6.375%, 10/01/2023     95,000 100,937
Gibraltar Industries, Inc., 6.25%, 2/01/2021     95,000 96,425
HD Supply, Inc., 5.75%, 4/15/2024 (n)     95,000 101,650
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co, Inc., 10.125%, 4/01/2022 (n)     100,000 108,625
PriSo Acquisition Corp., 9%, 5/15/2023 (n)     80,000 84,700
Standard Industries, Inc., 5.375%, 11/15/2024 (n)     95,000 98,325
Standard Industries, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2025 (n)     65,000 69,063
Summit Materials LLC/Summit Materials Finance Co., 6.125%, 7/15/2023     105,000 108,412
        $ 938,612
Business Services – 1.8%
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.875%, 11/01/2021 (n)   $ 100,000 $ 102,750
Alliance Data Systems Corp., 5.375%, 8/01/2022 (n)     55,000 55,605
Ascend Learning LLC, 6.875%, 8/01/2025 (n)     70,000 72,450
CDK Global, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2027 (n)     155,000 155,327
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 1/01/2022     25,000 25,906
Equinix, Inc., 5.375%, 4/01/2023     35,000 35,963
Equinix, Inc., 5.875%, 1/15/2026     60,000 63,750
First Data Corp., 5%, 1/15/2024 (n)     190,000 194,987
MSCI, Inc., 4.75%, 8/01/2026 (n)     80,000 81,600
        $ 788,338
Cable TV – 3.3%
Altice Financing S.A., 6.625%, 2/15/2023 (n)   $ 200,000 $ 202,580
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.125%, 5/01/2023 (n)     180,000 183,487
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2024     140,000 144,200
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.375%, 5/01/2025 (n)     25,000 25,375
CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp., 5.75%, 2/15/2026 (n)     80,000 82,800
DISH DBS Corp., 5%, 3/15/2023     90,000 84,407
DISH DBS Corp., 5.875%, 11/15/2024     45,000 42,666
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 5.5%, 8/01/2023     70,000 54,950
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Cable TV – continued
Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A., 8%, 2/15/2024 (n)   $ 20,000 $ 21,000
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2023 (n)     85,000 86,062
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 6%, 7/15/2024 (n)     60,000 62,850
Sirius XM Radio, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2025 (n)     45,000 46,350
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH, 6.125%, 1/15/2025 (n)     200,000 210,440
Videotron Ltd., 5.375%, 6/15/2024 (n)     25,000 26,563
Videotron Ltd., 5.125%, 4/15/2027 (n)     155,000 160,812
        $ 1,434,542
Chemicals – 0.3%
GCP Applied Technologies Co., 9.5%, 2/01/2023 (n)   $ 126,000 $ 138,915
Computer Software – 0.8%
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2021 (n)   $ 85,000 $ 88,187
Diamond 1 Finance Corp./Diamond 2 Finance Corp., 6.02%, 6/15/2026 (n)     45,000 49,212
Nuance Communications, Inc., 5.625%, 12/15/2026     55,000 56,837
VeriSign, Inc., 4.625%, 5/01/2023     35,000 35,875
VeriSign, Inc., 5.25%, 4/01/2025     85,000 90,100
VeriSign, Inc., 4.75%, 7/15/2027     27,000 27,203
        $ 347,414
Computer Software - Systems – 1.0%
CDW LLC/CDW Finance Corp., 5%, 9/01/2025   $ 25,000 $ 25,406
JDA Software Group, Inc., 7.375%, 10/15/2024 (n)     115,000 120,894
Sabre GLBL, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2023 (n)     115,000 116,759
SS&C Tech Holdings, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2023     80,000 83,900
Western Digital Corp., 10.5%, 4/01/2024     90,000 105,210
        $ 452,169
Conglomerates – 2.0%
Amsted Industries Co., 5%, 3/15/2022 (n)   $ 135,000 $ 137,700
EnerSys, 5%, 4/30/2023 (n)     155,000 161,394
Enpro Industries, Inc., 5.875%, 9/15/2022     130,000 135,200
Entegris, Inc., 4.625%, 2/10/2026 (n)     100,000 100,375
Gates Global LLC, 6%, 7/15/2022 (n)     100,000 102,125
SPX FLOW, Inc., 5.625%, 8/15/2024 (n)     105,000 108,937
TriMas Corp., 4.875%, 10/15/2025 (n)     110,000 110,550
        $ 856,281
Construction – 0.4%
Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V., 8.9%, 2/04/2021 (a)(d)   $ 125,000 $ 18,858
Mattamy Group Corp., 6.5%, 10/01/2025 (n)     85,000 89,569
Toll Bros Finance Corp., 4.35%, 2/15/2028     60,000 59,400
        $ 167,827
Consumer Products – 0.6%
Prestige Brands, Inc., 5.375%, 12/15/2021 (n)   $ 55,000 $ 55,688
Prestige Brands, Inc., 6.375%, 3/01/2024 (n)     100,000 103,000
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 6.125%, 12/15/2024     10,000 10,600
Spectrum Brands, Inc., 5.75%, 7/15/2025     105,000 110,512
        $ 279,800
Consumer Services – 1.1%
Interval Acquisition Corp., 5.625%, 4/15/2023   $ 170,000 $ 175,525
Matthews International Corp., 5.25%, 12/01/2025 (n)     80,000 81,200
Service Corp. International, 4.625%, 12/15/2027     45,000 44,606
ServiceMaster Co. LLC, 5.125%, 11/15/2024 (n)     65,000 65,163
West Corp., 8.5%, 10/15/2025 (n)     110,000 108,350
        $ 474,844
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Containers – 2.3%
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.5%, 5/15/2022   $ 125,000 $ 129,074
Berry Global Group, Inc., 6%, 10/15/2022     30,000 31,275
Berry Global Group, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2023     50,000 51,875
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp., 4.75%, 2/01/2026 (n)     25,000 25,125
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. V, 4.25%, 9/30/2026     55,000 53,487
Multi-Color Corp., 6.125%, 12/01/2022 (n)     123,000 127,920
Multi-Color Corp., 4.875%, 11/01/2025 (n)     10,000 10,038
Reynolds Group, 5.75%, 10/15/2020     48,456 49,303
Reynolds Group, 5.125%, 7/15/2023 (n)     70,000 71,883
Reynolds Group, 7%, 7/15/2024 (n)     70,000 74,462
Sealed Air Corp., 4.875%, 12/01/2022 (n)     115,000 120,175
Sealed Air Corp., 5.125%, 12/01/2024 (n)     25,000 26,438
Sealed Air Corp., 5.5%, 9/15/2025 (n)     25,000 26,938
Signode Industrial Group, 6.375%, 5/01/2022 (n)     105,000 109,200
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 2/01/2022     10,000 10,200
Silgan Holdings, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025     85,000 86,912
        $ 1,004,305
Electrical Equipment – 0.4%
CommScope Holding Company, Inc., 5.5%, 6/15/2024 (n)   $ 30,000 $ 31,087
CommScope Tech LLC, 5%, 3/15/2027 (n)     135,000 134,494
        $ 165,581
Electronics – 0.4%
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)   $ 40,000 $ 43,550
Sensata Technologies B.V., 5%, 10/01/2025 (n)     130,000 134,875
        $ 178,425
Emerging Market Sovereign – 0.6%
Republic of Ecuador, 10.5%, 3/24/2020 (n)   $ 200,000 $ 219,500
Republic of Venezuela, 7%, 3/31/2038 (d)     203,000 54,810
        $ 274,310
Energy - Independent – 4.2%
Afren PLC,11.5%,2/01/2016(a)(d)(z)   $ 195,167 $ 488
Alta Mesa Holdings LP/Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp., 7.875%, 12/15/2024     125,000 137,500
Continental Resources, Inc., 4.5%, 4/15/2023     155,000 156,937
CrownRock LP/CrownRock Finance, Inc., 5.625%, 10/15/2025 (n)     110,000 111,100
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025     105,000 109,069
Diamondback Energy, Inc., 5.375%, 5/31/2025 (n)     40,000 41,550
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6%, 10/15/2024     125,000 125,938
Gulfport Energy Corp., 6.375%, 5/15/2025     35,000 35,700
Parsley Energy LLC/Parsley Finance Corp., 5.625%, 10/15/2027 (n)     125,000 128,437
PDC Energy, Inc., 6.125%, 9/15/2024     130,000 135,200
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.25%, 5/01/2023     120,000 122,400
QEP Resources, Inc., 5.625%, 3/01/2026     75,000 76,500
Seven Generations Energy, 6.75%, 5/01/2023 (n)     105,000 111,169
Seven Generations Energy, 5.375%, 9/30/2025 (n)     55,000 55,550
SM Energy Co., 6.75%, 9/15/2026     180,000 187,650
SRC Energy, Inc., 6.25%, 12/01/2025 (n)     70,000 72,100
Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.25%, 4/01/2023     105,000 108,150
WPX Energy, Inc., 6%, 1/15/2022     90,000 94,725
        $ 1,810,163
Entertainment – 0.9%
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 6/01/2024   $ 35,000 $ 36,400
Cedar Fair LP, 5.375%, 4/15/2027 (n)     80,000 83,400
Cinemark USA, Inc., 5.125%, 12/15/2022     50,000 51,250
Cinemark USA, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2023     35,000 35,437
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Entertainment – continued
Six Flags Entertainment Corp., 4.875%, 7/31/2024 (n)   $ 165,000 $ 167,269
        $ 373,756
Financial Institutions – 1.9%
Aircastle Ltd., 5.125%, 3/15/2021   $ 40,000 $ 41,962
Aircastle Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2022     40,000 42,466
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 8/01/2018     75,000 75,094
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 7.875%, 10/01/2020     290,000 297,250
Nationstar Mortgage LLC/Capital Corp., 6.5%, 7/01/2021     40,000 40,466
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 1/25/2022     100,000 108,280
Navient Corp., 7.25%, 9/25/2023     45,000 48,488
Park Aerospace Holdings Ltd., 5.5%, 2/15/2024 (n)     175,000 173,250
        $ 827,256
Food & Beverages – 1.8%
Aramark Services, Inc., 4.75%, 6/01/2026   $ 80,000 $ 80,500
Aramark Services, Inc., 5%, 2/01/2028 (n)     60,000 61,200
Cott Holdings, Inc., 5.5%, 4/01/2025 (n)     110,000 112,062
JBS USA Lux S.A./JBS USA Finance, Inc., 5.875%, 7/15/2024 (n)     95,000 95,238
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.625%, 11/01/2024 (n)     65,000 65,975
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., 4.875%, 11/01/2026 (n)     40,000 40,800
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2027 (n)     80,000 80,200
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC/Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., 5.875%, 1/15/2024     105,000 111,175
U.S. Foods Holding Corp., 5.875%, 6/15/2024 (n)     110,000 114,675
        $ 761,825
Forest & Paper Products – 0.0%
Appvion, Inc.,9%,6/01/2020(d)(n)   $ 41,000 $ 2,050
Gaming & Lodging – 1.8%
CCM Merger, Inc., 6%, 3/15/2022 (n)   $ 85,000 $ 87,125
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 11/01/2023     95,000 102,125
GLP Capital LP/GLP Financing II, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2026     10,000 10,700
Hilton Worldwide Finance LLC, 4.625%, 4/01/2025     105,000 105,722
MGM Resorts International, 6.625%, 12/15/2021     90,000 98,213
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2021     105,000 106,050
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., REIT, 5%, 4/15/2023     50,000 51,250
Wynn Macau Ltd., 5.5%, 10/01/2027 (n)     200,000 199,500
        $ 760,685
Industrial – 0.6%
Cleaver Brooks, Inc., 7.875%, 3/01/2023 (n)   $ 120,000 $ 126,000
KAR Auction Services, Inc., 5.125%, 6/01/2025 (n)     120,000 121,500
        $ 247,500
Insurance – 0.2%
AssuredPartners Inc., 7%, 8/15/2025 (n)   $ 75,000 $ 76,875
Insurance - Health – 0.2%
Centene Corp., 5.625%, 2/15/2021   $ 35,000 $ 35,985
Centene Corp., 6.125%, 2/15/2024     60,000 63,750
        $ 99,735
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 3.0%
AmSurg Corp., 5.625%, 7/15/2022   $ 85,000 $ 86,487
Community Health Systems, Inc., 6.875%, 2/01/2022     90,000 64,013
DaVita, Inc., 5.125%, 7/15/2024     20,000 20,151
DaVita, Inc., 5%, 5/01/2025     80,000 79,700
HCA, Inc., 7.5%, 2/15/2022     135,000 151,537
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Medical & Health Technology & Services – continued
HCA, Inc., 5.875%, 3/15/2022   $ 5,000 $ 5,366
HCA, Inc., 5%, 3/15/2024     90,000 93,712
HCA, Inc., 5.375%, 2/01/2025     60,000 61,275
HealthSouth Corp., 5.125%, 3/15/2023     105,000 107,998
Polaris, 8.5%, 12/01/2022 (n)     70,000 72,888
Quorum Health Corp., 11.625%, 4/15/2023     65,000 66,950
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 8.125%, 4/01/2022     140,000 144,463
Tenet Healthcare Corp., 6.75%, 6/15/2023     30,000 29,553
THC Escrow Corp. III, 5.125%, 5/01/2025 (n)     85,000 83,831
Universal Health Services, Inc., 7.625%, 8/15/2020     155,000 155,775
West Street Merger Sub, Inc., 6.375%, 9/01/2025 (n)     60,000 60,600
        $ 1,284,299
Medical Equipment – 0.6%
Hologic, Inc., 5.25%, 7/15/2022 (n)   $ 100,000 $ 103,800
Teleflex, Inc., 5.25%, 6/15/2024     80,000 82,800
Teleflex, Inc., 4.875%, 6/01/2026     30,000 30,563
Teleflex, Inc. , 4.625%, 11/15/2027     45,000 44,831
        $ 261,994
Metals & Mining – 4.3%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7%, 2/15/2021 (n)   $ 50,000 $ 51,750
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., 7.25%, 4/01/2023 (n)     200,000 211,750
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 3.875%, 3/15/2023     45,000 44,719
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc., 5.4%, 11/14/2034     40,000 41,720
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc., 6.875%, 2/15/2023     198,000 217,305
GrafTech International Co., 6.375%, 11/15/2020     135,000 137,160
Kaiser Aluminum Corp., 5.875%, 5/15/2024     155,000 165,462
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.125%, 9/01/2021     30,000 31,500
Kinross Gold Corp., 5.95%, 3/15/2024     85,000 93,405
Kinross Gold Corp., 4.5%, 7/15/2027 (n)     70,000 70,700
Lundin Mining Corp., 7.875%, 11/01/2022 (n)     85,000 90,525
Northwest Acquisitions ULC/Dominion Finco, Inc., 7.125%, 11/01/2022 (n)     115,000 118,450
Novelis Corp., 5.875%, 9/30/2026 (n)     140,000 144,283
Petra Diamonds U.S. Treasury PLC, 7.25%, 5/01/2022 (n)     200,000 203,500
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.125%, 10/01/2021     45,000 46,125
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 5.5%, 10/01/2024     80,000 83,200
Steel Dynamics, Inc., 4.125%, 9/15/2025     12,000 11,876
TMS International Corp., 7.25%, 8/15/2025 (n)     80,000 84,000
        $ 1,847,430
Midstream – 1.9%
Blue Racer Midstream LLC/Blue Racer Finance Corp., 6.125%, 11/15/2022 (n)   $ 140,000 $ 145,250
DCP Midstream LLC, 3.875%, 3/15/2023     75,000 74,812
DCP Midstream LP, 4.95%, 4/01/2022     43,000 44,828
DCP Midstream LP, 5.6%, 4/01/2044     45,000 46,744
Plains All American Pipeline LP, 6.125% to 11/15/2022, FLR to 12/31/2049     22,000 22,138
Tallgrass Energy GP, LP, 5.5%, 1/15/2028 (n)     185,000 184,537
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.25%, 5/01/2023     75,000 76,594
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/01/2025 (z)     40,000 40,300
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.375%, 2/01/2027     175,000 178,062
        $ 813,265
Network & Telecom – 0.6%
CenturyLink, Inc., 7.65%, 3/15/2042   $ 85,000 $ 74,418
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 6.375%, 5/15/2025     60,000 62,925
Zayo Group LLC/Zayo Capital, Inc., 5.75%, 1/15/2027 (n)     110,000 111,793
        $ 249,136
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Oil Services – 1.1%
Bristow Group, Inc., 6.25%, 10/15/2022   $ 155,000 $ 130,975
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 7.875%, 8/15/2025     45,000 47,700
Diamond Offshore Drill Co., 5.7%, 10/15/2039     140,000 120,750
Ensco PLC, 7.75%, 2/01/2026     55,000 54,691
Trinidad Drilling Ltd., 6.625%, 2/15/2025 (n)     120,000 117,600
        $ 471,716
Pharmaceuticals – 0.6%
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.75%, 8/01/2022 (n)   $ 85,000 $ 77,988
Mallinckrodt International Finance S.A., 5.625%, 10/15/2023 (n)     30,000 25,650
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 5.5%, 3/01/2023 (n)     45,000 40,261
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.125%, 4/15/2025 (n)     105,000 93,996
        $ 237,895
Printing & Publishing – 0.2%
Nielsen Finance LLC, 5%, 4/15/2022 (n)   $ 101,000 $ 102,641
Real Estate - Healthcare – 0.5%
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5.25%, 8/01/2026   $ 100,000 $ 103,000
MPT Operating Partnership LP/MPT Financial Co., REIT, 5%, 10/15/2027     105,000 103,971
        $ 206,971
Real Estate - Other – 1.0%
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5%, 3/15/2024   $ 120,000 $ 122,400
CyrusOne LP/CyrusOne Finance Corp., REIT, 5.375%, 3/15/2027     60,000 62,400
Felcor Lodging LP, REIT, 5.625%, 3/01/2023     100,000 102,500
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 5%, 12/15/2021     100,000 104,187
Starwood Property Trust, Inc., 4.75%, 3/15/2025 (n)     40,000 39,500
        $ 430,987
Restaurants – 0.6%
Golden Nugget, Inc., 6.75%, 10/15/2024 (n)   $ 85,000 $ 87,869
IRB Holding Corp. , 6.75%, 2/15/2026 (n)     55,000 55,687
KFC Holding Co./Pizza Hut Holdings LLC/Taco Bell of America LLC, 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n)     115,000 117,300
        $ 260,856
Retailers – 0.8%
Dollar Tree, Inc., 5.75%, 3/01/2023   $ 130,000 $ 135,850
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.625%, 5/15/2024 (n)     25,000 25,313
Hanesbrands, Inc., 4.875%, 5/15/2026 (n)     105,000 106,050
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., 5.625%, 12/01/2025     95,000 94,525
        $ 361,738
Specialty Chemicals – 1.0%
A Schulman, Inc., 6.875%, 6/01/2023   $ 130,000 $ 137,150
Koppers, Inc., 6%, 2/15/2025 (n)     100,000 105,500
Univar USA, Inc., 6.75%, 7/15/2023 (n)     180,000 188,100
        $ 430,750
Specialty Stores – 0.4%
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., 5%, 6/01/2022   $ 120,000 $ 123,396
PetSmart, Inc., 7.125%, 3/15/2023 (n)     75,000 47,156
        $ 170,552
Supermarkets – 0.3%
Albertsons Cos. LLC/Safeway Co., 6.625%, 6/15/2024   $ 115,000 $ 109,250
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Bonds – continued
Telecommunications - Wireless – 2.9%
Altice Luxembourg S.A., 7.625%, 2/15/2025 (n)   $ 200,000 $ 183,500
Digicel Group Ltd., 7.125%, 4/01/2022 (n)     200,000 188,500
SBA Communications Corp., REIT, 4%, 10/01/2022 (n)     120,000 118,200
SBA Communications Corp., REIT, 4.875%, 9/01/2024     30,000 29,850
Sprint Corp., 7.875%, 9/15/2023     130,000 137,692
Sprint Corp., 7.125%, 6/15/2024     125,000 126,771
Sprint Nextel Corp., 6%, 11/15/2022     185,000 184,306
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2024     75,000 79,691
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.125%, 4/15/2025     60,000 61,950
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 6.5%, 1/15/2026     70,000 75,863
T-Mobile USA, Inc., 5.375%, 4/15/2027     50,000 52,500
        $ 1,238,823
Telephone Services – 0.3%
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 1/15/2024   $ 50,000 $ 49,750
Level 3 Financing, Inc., 5.375%, 5/01/2025     100,000 99,600
        $ 149,350
Transportation - Services – 0.2%
Navios Maritime Holding, Inc., 7.375%, 1/15/2022 (n)   $ 60,000 $ 49,350
Navios South American Logistics, Inc./Navios Logistics Finance (U.S.), Inc., 7.25%, 5/01/2022     50,000 48,625
        $ 97,975
Utilities - Electric Power – 1.5%
Calpine Corp., 5.5%, 2/01/2024   $ 120,000 $ 114,000
Calpine Corp., 5.75%, 1/15/2025     90,000 85,275
Calpine Corp., 5.25%, 6/01/2026 (n)     55,000 53,969
Covanta Holding Corp., 6.375%, 10/01/2022     35,000 35,831
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 3/01/2024     65,000 65,975
Covanta Holding Corp., 5.875%, 7/01/2025     50,000 50,875
NextEra Energy Operating Co., 4.25%, 9/15/2024 (n)     105,000 105,525
Pattern Energy Group, Inc., 5.875%, 2/01/2024 (n)     115,000 121,037
        $ 632,487
Total Bonds   $23,067,625
Common Stocks – 40.1%
Brokerage & Asset Managers – 3.3%  
BlackRock, Inc.     1,058 $ 594,384
NASDAQ, Inc.     10,423 843,325
        $ 1,437,709
Business Services – 2.8%  
Accenture PLC, “A”     4,773 $ 767,021
Equifax, Inc.     3,342 417,516
        $ 1,184,537
Cable TV – 1.8%  
Comcast Corp., “A”     17,716 $ 753,462
Chemicals – 1.6%  
PPG Industries, Inc.     5,980 $ 710,005
Construction – 1.8%  
Sherwin-Williams Co.     1,895 $ 790,423
Electrical Equipment – 1.3%  
Johnson Controls International PLC     14,173 $ 554,590
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Common Stocks – continued
Electronics – 1.7%  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     6,597 $ 723,493
Food & Beverages – 1.4%  
Nestle S.A., ADR     6,895 $ 595,728
Insurance – 3.3%  
Aon PLC     4,808 $ 683,553
Travelers Cos., Inc.     5,017 752,149
        $ 1,435,702
Major Banks – 3.5%  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     8,010 $ 926,517
Wells Fargo & Co.     9,146 601,624
        $ 1,528,141
Medical Equipment – 4.5%  
Danaher Corp.     5,447 $ 551,672
Medtronic PLC     7,068 607,071
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     3,572 800,521
        $ 1,959,264
Oil Services – 1.2%  
LTR Holdings, Inc. (a)(u)     60 $ 53,365
Schlumberger Ltd.     6,286 462,524
        $ 515,889
Other Banks & Diversified Financials – 4.6%  
Citigroup, Inc.     14,894 $ 1,168,881
U.S. Bancorp     13,859 791,903
        $ 1,960,784
Pharmaceuticals – 1.6%  
Johnson & Johnson     5,084 $ 702,558
Printing & Publishing – 1.8%  
Moody's Corp.     4,692 $ 759,119
Tobacco – 1.4%  
Philip Morris International, Inc.     5,781 $ 619,897
Utilities - Electric Power – 2.5%  
Duke Energy Corp.     8,187 $ 642,679
Southern Co.     9,144 412,486
        $ 1,055,165
Total Common Stocks   $17,286,466
Floating Rate Loans – 0.5%
Computer Software - Systems – 0.1%    
Sabre GLBL, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.82%, 2/22/2024   $ 32,176 $ 32,387
Consumer Products – 0.0%    
Spectrum Brands, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.56%, 6/23/2022   $ 30,357 $ 30,471
Entertainment – 0.2%    
Cedar Fair LP, Term Loan B, 3.82%, 4/13/2024   $ 41,964 $ 42,226
Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.57%, 6/30/2022     32,500 32,734
        $ 74,960
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) – continued
Issuer     Shares/Par Value ($)
Floating Rate Loans – continued
Medical & Health Technology & Services – 0.2%    
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.32%, 6/24/2021   $ 75,030 $ 75,912
Total Floating Rate Loans   $ 213,730
Investment Companies (h) – 5.1%
Money Market Funds – 5.1%  
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio, 1.44% (v)     2,213,185 $ 2,212,963
Other Assets, Less Liabilities – 0.8%   345,409
Net Assets – 100.0% $43,126,193
(a) Non-income producing security.
(d) In default.
(h) An affiliated issuer may be considered one in which the fund owns 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities, or a company which is under common control. At period end, the aggregate values of the fund's investments in affiliated issuers and in unaffiliated issuers were $2,212,963 and $40,567,821, respectively.
(i) Interest only security for which the fund receives interest on notional principal (Par amount). Par amount shown is the notional principal and does not reflect the cost of the security.
(n) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be sold in the ordinary course of business in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At period end, the aggregate value of these securities was $11,769,985, representing 27.3% of net assets.
(u) The security was valued using significant unobservable inputs and is considered level 3 under the fair value hierarchy.
(v) Affiliated issuer that is available only to investment companies managed by MFS. The rate quoted for the MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio is the annualized seven-day yield of the fund at period end.
(z) Restricted securities are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and are subject to legal restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are subsequently registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time-consuming negotiations and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. The fund holds the following restricted securities:
Restricted Securities Acquisition
Date
Cost Value
Afren PLC, 11.5%, 2/01/2016 2/11/11 $193,132 $488
Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc., 1.493%, 4/28/2039 7/20/04 350 341
Targa Resources Partners LP/Targa Resources Finance Corp., 5.125%, 2/01/2025 1/23/18 40,698 40,300
Total Restricted Securities     $41,129
% of Net assets     0.1%
The following abbreviations are used in this report and are defined:
ADR American Depositary Receipt
FLR Floating Rate. Interest rate resets periodically based on the parenthetically disclosed reference rate plus a spread (if any). The period-end rate reported may not be the current rate.
PLC Public Limited Company
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust
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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Supplemental Information
1/31/18 (unaudited)
The fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services - Investment Companies.
(1) Investment Valuations
Equity securities, including restricted equity securities, are generally valued at the last sale or official closing price on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Equity securities, for which there were no sales reported that day, are generally valued at the last quoted daily bid quotation on their primary market or exchange as provided by a third-party pricing service. Debt instruments and floating rate loans, 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 may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Open-end investment companies are generally valued at net asset value per share. Securities and other assets, including commodity-linked structured notes, 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. The following is a summary of the levels used as of January 31, 2018 in valuing the fund's assets or liabilities:
Financial Instruments Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Equity Securities $17,233,101 $— $53,365 $17,286,466
Non-U.S. Sovereign Debt 274,310 274,310
U.S. Corporate Bonds 19,525,442 19,525,442
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities 341 341
Foreign Bonds 3,267,532 3,267,532
Floating Rate Loans 213,730 213,730
Mutual Funds 2,212,963 2,212,963
Total $19,446,064 $23,281,355 $53,365 $42,780,784
For further information regarding security characteristics, see the Portfolio of Investments.
The following is a reconciliation of level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value. The fund's policy is to recognize transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. The table presents the activity of level 3 securities held at the
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) – continued
beginning and the end of the period.
  Equity
Securities
Balance as of 10/31/17 $53,365
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
Balance as of 1/31/18 $53,365
At January 31, 2018, the fund held one level 3 security.
(2) 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 an affiliated issuer:
Affiliated Issuers Beginning
Shares/Par
Amount
Acquisitions
Shares/Par
Amount
Dispositions
Shares/Par
Amount
Ending
Shares/Par
Amount
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio 2,545,079 2,254,155 (2,586,049) 2,213,185
Affiliated Issuers Realized
Gain (Loss)
Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
Capital Gain
Distributions
Dividend
Income
Ending
Value
MFS Institutional Money Market Portfolio $(96) $(190) $— $8,947 $2,212,963
    
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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 SPECIAL VALUE TRUST

 

By (Signature and Title)*    /S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, President

Date: March 19, 2018

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*    /S/ DAVID L. DILORENZO
  David L. DiLorenzo, President (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 19, 2018

 

By (Signature and Title)*    /S/ JAMES O. YOST
  James O. Yost, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)

Date: March 19, 2018

 

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