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MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Boston, United States |
USD

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
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.

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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

Info Dump

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