MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF)Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States |
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 10:14 a.m. UTC
The most critical development is the delisting of common shares from the NYSE, which fundamentally alters the investment thesis for a liquid equity fund. This structural change introduces significant liquidity risks and operational uncertainty that outweigh any potential income appeal. Consequently, the short-term outlook remains neutral to slightly bearish due to the lack of a clear directional edge amidst the transition, while the long-term rating is capped at neutral because the asset lacks the multi-year price history required to assess its trajectory, and the delisting event itself creates an ambiguous future for the business model. The dividend profile is severely compromised; with a payout ratio exceeding 124%, the fund is distributing more than it earns, signaling potential capital erosion rather than sustainable income generation. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-06-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-06-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 45.429 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.185 |
| Market Cap | 28,643,178 |
| Trailing P/E | 11.43 |
| Beta | 0.69 |
| Profit Margins | 78.24% |
| Website | https://www.mfs.com/en-us/individual-investor/product-strategies/closed-end-funds/CIF-mfs-intermediate-high-income-fund.html#tab-overview |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.017241359 |
| Address1 | 111 Huntington Avenue |
| All Time High | 10.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.04 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 340,000 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 88,095 |
| Average Volume | 73,430 |
| Average Volume10Days | 88,095 |
| Beta | 0.687 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 290,000 |
| Book Value | 1.844 |
| City | Boston |
| Country | United States |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.6 |
| Current Ratio | 0.053 |
| Date Short Interest | 1,780,012,800 |
| Day High | 1.615 |
| Day Low | 1.59 |
| Debt To Equity | 45.429 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.17 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.1087 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.102 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.107 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,780,876,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Timezone Name | UTC |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.623174 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 1.82 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.57 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Epoch Utc | 1,781,789,400 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 10.04 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,341,237 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 3,304,221 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.13424 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 17,901,986 |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Industry Disp | Asset Management |
| Industry Key | asset-management |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,780,876,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.01414 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,764,460,800 |
| Long Business Summary | MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Massachusetts Financial Services Company. The fund invests in fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in high income debt instruments. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclays U.S. High-Yield Corporate 2% Issuer Capped Index. It was formerly known as Colonial Intermediate High Income Fund. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund was founded in July 21, 1988 and is domiciled in United States. |
| Long Name | MFS Intermediate High Income Fund |
| Market Cap | 28,643,178 |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_3590596 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,764,460,800 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,585,356 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,795,996,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 28,643,177 |
| Open | 1.61 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,296,807 |
| Operating Margins | 0.86627996 |
| Payout Ratio | 1.2466999 |
| Phone | 617 954 5000 |
| Previous Close | 1.61 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.867679 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 8.668663 |
| Profit Margins | 0.78244 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.053 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.615 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.59 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.61 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.61 |
| Regular Market Volume | 61,686 |
| Return On Assets | 0.036760002 |
| Return On Equity | 0.07746 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.007 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.185 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 17,901,986 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0002 |
| Shares Short | 2,991 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,777,507,200 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 965 |
| Short Name | MFS Intermediate High Income Fu |
| Short Ratio | 0.06 |
| State | MA |
| Symbol | CIF |
| Time Zone Full Name | America/New_York |
| Time Zone Short Name | EDT |
| Total Debt | 15,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 3,304,221 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.178 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.11055901 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.14 |
| Trailing P E | 11.428572 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.687084 |
| Underlying Symbol | CIF |
| Uuid | f78e29d4-6caa-3bed-9697-439e344a34fd |
| Volume | 61,686 |
| Website | https://www.mfs.com/en-us/individual-investor/product-strategies/closed-end-funds/CIF-mfs-intermediate-high-income-fund.html#tab-overview |
| Zip | 02,199-7618 |