ABRDN NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND (VFL) ANNOUNCES PROPOSED REORGANIZATION AND SPECIAL SHAREHOLDER MEETING

PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of abrdn National Municipal Income Fund (NYSE American: VFL) have approved the reorganization of VFL into MFS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: MFM), the "Surviving Fund." This reorganization is part of a broader proposal that would require shareholders of MFM to: Appoint the US Subsidiary of Aberdeen Investments, abrdn Inc., to serve as the investment adviser to the Surviving Fund; Appoint the incumbent VFL trustees plus one additional independent trustee to serve as the Surviving Fund's board of trustees; and Approve the issuance of shares in connection with the reorganization.

PRNewsWire • Dec 11, 2025

MFS High Income Municipal Trust, MFS High Yield Municipal Trust, MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust, and MFS Municipal Income Trust Announce Optional Partial Redemption of Preferred Shares

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS announces optional partial redemption RVMTP shares of four closed end funds, CXE, CMU, CXH and MFM, from July 18, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024.

Business Wire • Jun 17, 2024

MFS Closed End Fund Portfolio Management Team Announcement

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MFS Closed End Fund Portfolio Management Team Announcement.

Business Wire • May 9, 2024

Weekly CEF Commentary | March 3, 2024 | PDX Makes The Change

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Seeking Alpha • Mar 8, 2024

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Kiplinger • Jan 12, 2022

MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust and MFS Municipal Income Trust Declare Capital Gain Distributions

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two MFS closed end funds declare capital gains. MFS Investment Grade Municipal Trust (NYSE:CXH) declared a long-term capital gain distribution today of $0.04633 per share and a short-term capital gain distribution of $0.01932 with an ex-dividend date of December 14, 2021, record date of December 15, 2021, and payable date of December 31, 2021. MFS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:MFM) declared a long-term capital gain distribution today of $0.00254 per share with an ex-divi

Business Wire • Dec 3, 2021

MFS Municipal Closed-End Funds Announce Refinancing of Term of Preferred Shares

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four MFS muni CEFs have completed the issuance of a new series of Remarketed Variable Rate MuniFund Preferred Shares, Series 2051.

Business Wire • Jul 20, 2021

CEF Weekly Market Review: The Everything Rally

We review CEF market valuation and performance over the first week of June and highlight recent events. The CEF market pushed higher at the start of June with a favorable backdrop of stable Treasury yields and rising equity prices.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 13, 2021

Sourcing Cheap Alpha In CEFs

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Seeking Alpha • May 14, 2021

CEF Yields Are Less Than Meets The Eye

We take a look at the different CEF yield metrics, focusing in particular on net asset portfolio yields after fees - what investor capital actually "earns" in the fund.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 23, 2021