MFS Multimarket Income Trust is a close-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. It invests in the fixed income markets across the globe with greater emphasis on United States. The fund seeks to invest in fixed income securities issued by U.S. Government, foreign government, mortgage backed and other asset-backed securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, corporate bonds of U.S. and foreign issuers, and debt instruments of issuers located in emerging market countries with an average duration of 5.1 years. It employs fundamental analysis along with bottom-up approach focusing on underlying credit quality, collateral characteristics, and indenture provisions, and the issuer's management ability, capital structure, leverage, and ability to meet its current obligations. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the Citigroup World Government Bond Non-Dollar Hedged Index, JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global, Lehman Brothers U.S. Credit Bond Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Mortgage Bond Index and Lehman Brothers U.S. High-Yield Corporate Bond Index. MFS Multimarket Income Trust was formed in March 12, 1987 and is domiciled in the Unites States.
