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Sun Life MFS Global Total Return Fund Series A

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2016, 2015, 2014, 2013

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NAVPS
(05-02-2024)
$19.21
Change
$0.04 (0.21%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Sun Life MFS Global Total Return Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 6.35%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 3.40% 5.50% 12.19% 5.50% 10.26% 5.43% 3.71% 6.91% 4.86% 4.55% 4.44% 4.79% 4.19% 5.18%
Benchmark 1.80% 5.77% 13.57% 5.77% 12.38% 6.05% 3.87% 6.63% 5.64% 5.56% 5.88% 6.44% 5.97% 7.01%
Category Average 1.96% 12.03% 12.03% 4.49% 10.15% 3.31% 3.22% 7.67% 4.79% 4.62% 4.52% 5.09% 4.15% 4.67%
Category Rank 17 / 1,735 452 / 1,735 846 / 1,711 452 / 1,735 824 / 1,684 303 / 1,617 629 / 1,434 853 / 1,358 636 / 1,301 608 / 1,166 498 / 1,007 517 / 935 416 / 824 305 / 691
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 1.71% -2.86% 1.44% 1.28% -0.15% -3.05% -0.70% 4.08% 2.90% 0.22% 1.80% 3.40%
Benchmark 1.29% -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.91% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.99% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 9.76% 9.61% 2.06% 6.84% -3.14% 13.49% 4.85% 6.92% -6.20% 6.99%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 4 3 3 2 3 4 1 4
Category Rank 224/ 682 148/ 806 792/ 915 521/ 1,002 586/ 1,145 465/ 1,257 994/ 1,344 1,132/ 1,425 123/ 1,564 1,447/ 1,683

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.49% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.20% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 30.82
US Equity 28.07
Foreign Government Bonds 15.19
Foreign Corporate Bonds 14.43
Mortgages 5.70
Other 5.79

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 36.91
Financial Services 13.59
Industrial Goods 7.07
Healthcare 6.96
Consumer Goods 6.92
Other 28.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 51.19
Europe 33.18
Asia 13.21
Latin America 1.89
Multi-National 0.44
Other 0.09

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Comcast Corp Cl A 1.24
Cigna Corp 1.18
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 1.13
Germany Government 2.60% 15-Aug-2033 1.12
Johnson & Johnson 1.07
United States Treasury 2.75% 15-Aug-2032 1.06
UBS Group AG 1.04
United States Treasury 3.88% 15-May-2043 0.93
Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro 4.10% 01-Feb-2029 0.89
JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.89

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS Global Total Return Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.61% 8.44% 7.32%
Beta 0.87% 0.95% 0.86%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.83% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.16% 0.38% 0.54%
Sortino 0.17% 0.36% 0.47%
Treynor 0.02% 0.03% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 87.78% 89.00% 92.83%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.82% 8.61% 8.44% 7.32%
Beta 0.94% 0.87% 0.95% 0.86%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.80% 0.83% 0.83% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.16% 0.38% 0.54%
Sortino 1.52% 0.17% 0.36% 0.47%
Treynor 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 96.49% 87.78% 89.00% 92.83%

Fund Details

Start Date September 30, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SUN102
SUN202
SUN302

Investment Objectives

The Fund's investment objective is to seek total return by investing primarily in a mix of equity securities and debt instruments of issuers located anywhere in the world.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund's investment objectives, the sub-advisor: normally invests in a combination of equity securities and debt instruments; normally invests between 40% and 75% of the Fund's assets in equity securities and at least 25% of the Fund's assets in debt instruments; focuses the Fund's equity portfolio on equity securities of companies that it believes are undervalued compared to their perceived worth.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited 09-20-2019
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 09-20-2019
Robert Spector 06-30-2021
Jonathan Munko 06-30-2021
Henry Peabody 06-30-2021
Jonathan Sage 06-30-2021
Pilar Gomez-Bravo 06-30-2021
Steven R. Gorham 06-30-2021
Erik S. Weisman, Ph.D 06-30-2021
Andy Li 03-19-2024
David Shindler 03-19-2024

Management and Organization

Fund Manager SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Advisor SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.18%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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