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MFS Government Markets Income Trust  as of 05/17/2013

NYSE / MGF Asset Class:  Corp Debt BBB Rated Fds 1 YR Lipper Avg:  7.55%

Growth of $10K

Avg Annual Total Return %
  10 YR 5 YR 1 YR YTD
Market Return 5.71% 5.96% 1.48% -2.75%
Lipper Pct. Rank 70 82 77 62
NAV Return 4.70% 5.55% 1.84% -0.24%
Lipper Pct. Rank 80 82 77 77
Premium/Discount History

Premium/Discount
10 YR Avg 5 YR Avg YTD Avg
-4.791% -0.130% -0.920%

NAV $6.59 Market Price $6.46
Net Change -$0.03 Market Change -$0.02
Premium/Discount -1.97%
1 YR NAV Return 1.842%
1 YR NAV Rank 77
12-Mo Yield as of 4/30/2013 Yield Def
Income Only Yield 3.36%
Distribution Yield (Market) 7.54%
Most Recent Income Dividend $0.040
Ex-Div Date 4/16/2013
Most Recent Cap Gain Dividend $0.007
Ex-Div Date 6/13/1996
Dividend Frequency Monthly
YTD Dividends $0.163
YTD Capital Gains --
Inception Date 5/20/1987
Fund Advisor MFS Investment Management
Manager & Tenure Team Managed
Phone 800-637-2304
Website www.mfs.com
Annual Report   Free Download
Total Net Assets (mil) as of 4/30/2013 $218.2
% Leveraged Assets as of 11/30/2012 --
Portfolio Turnover 41.00%
Mgmt Fees 0.579%
Expense Ratio 0.780%
Fund Objective
The Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income by investing at least 65% of its assets in obligations issued by the US government, its agencies or instrumentalities. The Fund may also invest 35% of it assets in obligations issued by foreign governments, agencies or instrumentalities.
Total Net Assets by Category (as of 12/31/2012)
Cash? -14.46%
Other Mortgage 39.70%
Treasury Bond 26.74%
Other Govt Bond 16.77%
Corporate Notes/Bonds 9.70%
Money Market 6.97%
GNMA-Mortgage Backed 6.34%
Foreign US$ Denominated Notes/Bonds 5.65%
Portfolio Other 2.59%
Quality (as of 12/31/2012)
Short-Term? -7.49%
AAA 86.54%
BBB 10.53%
AA 3.83%
A 3.18%
Other 2.59%
BB 0.82%



























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