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Sun Life MFS U.S. Equity Fund Series D

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U.S. Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

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Fundata ESG GradeA Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(07-24-2025) 		$147.91
Change
$0.74 (0.50%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2024Jul 2022Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 1990Jan 1995Jan 2000Jan 2005Jan 2010Jan 2015Jan 2020Jan 2025J…$10,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000Period

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Sun Life MFS U.S. Equity Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1988): 10.48%

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 3.35% 2.49% -0.31% -0.31% 8.92% 16.71% 16.37% 9.77% 12.67% 11.71% 11.60% 11.62% 12.35% 11.42%
Benchmark 4.21% 5.29% 0.70% 0.70% 14.79% 21.58% 22.01% 13.98% 16.67% 15.87% 14.97% 15.11% 15.47% 14.65%
Category Average 4.11% 5.46% 0.47% 0.47% 10.63% 16.88% 17.15% 9.34% 13.21% 11.82% 11.14% 11.32% 11.70% 10.63%
Category Rank 946 / 1,341 928 / 1,312 683 / 1,295 683 / 1,295 846 / 1,274 730 / 1,208 740 / 1,157 558 / 1,087 638 / 1,020 586 / 975 465 / 878 456 / 816 396 / 740 307 / 650
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.09% -0.97% 0.93% 2.16% 5.44% -0.60% 3.95% -1.48% -5.02% -5.42% 4.85% 3.35%
Benchmark 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.31% (December 1991)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.62% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.98% 3.83% 14.12% 1.88% 23.91% 10.82% 24.28% -11.15% 14.64% 28.98%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 4 3
Category Rank 182/ 632 406/ 680 369/ 757 337/ 842 492/ 914 648/ 989 520/ 1,054 325/ 1,104 899/ 1,167 657/ 1,253

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.98% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.15% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 82.47
International Equity 17.27
Cash and Equivalents 0.25
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 34.13
Financial Services 17.02
Healthcare 11.40
Consumer Services 9.04
Industrial Goods 6.92
Other 21.49

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 82.73
Europe 15.37
Africa and Middle East 1.90

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 8.84
Amazon.com Inc 5.18
NVIDIA Corp 5.01
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.86
Apple Inc 3.58
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.49
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.67
Visa Inc Cl A 2.50
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.16
Salesforce Inc 2.02

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return8101214161820222426280%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

Sun Life MFS U.S. Equity Fund Series D

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.72% 12.41% 12.33%
Beta 0.93% 0.90% 0.92%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.96% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.95% 0.83% 0.80%
Sortino 1.73% 1.27% 1.10%
Treynor 0.13% 0.11% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 93.31% 94.05% 94.35%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.39% 12.72% 12.41% 12.33%
Beta 0.91% 0.93% 0.90% 0.92%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.96% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.48% 0.95% 0.83% 0.80%
Sortino 0.78% 1.73% 1.27% 1.10%
Treynor 0.06% 0.13% 0.11% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 82.13% 93.31% 94.05% 94.35%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A92.9​92.961.5​61.50%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A92.9​92.962.4​62.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A87.7​87.755.3​55.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A90.6​90.664.7​64.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date December 31, 1988
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
SUN656

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims for long-term capital growth by investing primarily in companies domiciled in the United States or whose primary stock exchange listing is in the United States.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: may invest in companies of any size; seeks to invest in equity securities of companies domiciled in the United States, or whose primary listing is in the United States; may invest up to 20% of the Fund’s assets in non-U.S. securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Kevin Beatty
  • Ted Maloney

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.61%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.25%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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