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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(01-21-2025)
$85.18
Change
$0.59 (0.70%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

Period

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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1988): 7.90%

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 -3.27% 3.86% 13.50% 18.95% 18.95% 14.21% 5.77% 8.94% 9.10% 10.98% 8.56% 8.90% 8.92% 8.23%
Benchmark -3.27% 3.76% 14.71% 21.65% 21.65% 16.60% 8.58% 12.49% 11.08% 12.96% 9.55% 9.49% 10.72% 8.65%
Category Average -3.00% 2.52% 11.72% 17.87% 17.87% 13.79% 7.21% 11.02% 9.45% 11.02% 7.83% 7.72% 8.65% 7.07%
Category Rank 553 / 751 143 / 751 236 / 735 358 / 725 358 / 725 401 / 699 548 / 660 526 / 592 384 / 557 355 / 531 236 / 485 157 / 459 232 / 416 154 / 388
Quartile Ranking 3 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 3 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from -3.2739 to 6.7109.
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Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.98% 1.89% 3.16% -2.14% 2.02% -1.11% 6.22% 0.57% 2.31% 0.62% 6.71% -3.27%
Benchmark 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.21% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.61% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from -9.302067 to 25.091046.
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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.22% 9.02% 11.36% -4.93% 20.93% 9.72% 19.05% -9.30% 9.67% 18.95%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 1 2 1 4 4 3 2
Category Rank 10/ 388 413/ 416 23/ 459 45/ 485 258/ 531 62/ 557 535/ 592 556/ 660 414/ 699 358/ 725

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.93% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 96.97
Income Trust Units 2.53
Cash and Equivalents 0.50

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.97
Industrial Services 13.98
Energy 13.24
Technology 12.72
Basic Materials 9.95
Other 18.14

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.60
Latin America 1.40

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.45
Shopify Inc Cl A 5.91
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.56
Enbridge Inc 4.42
Bank of Montreal 4.14
Constellation Software Inc 4.08
Brookfield Corp Cl A 4.01
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.98
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.66
Suncor Energy Inc 3.50

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)

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The chart has 1 X axis displaying Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation). Data ranges from 5.2236 to 21.0562.
The chart has 1 Y axis displaying Return. Data ranges from -0.943603 to 19.378755.
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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.83% 14.50% 11.77%
Beta 0.98% 0.88% 0.86%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.95% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.21% 0.51% 0.59%
Sortino 0.40% 0.70% 0.72%
Treynor 0.03% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 89.58% 94.21% 93.31%
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 6 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 10.34% 13.83% 14.50% 11.77%
Beta 0.99% 0.98% 0.88% 0.86%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.97% 0.95% 0.90%
Sharpe 1.31% 0.21% 0.51% 0.59%
Sortino 3.35% 0.40% 0.70% 0.72%
Treynor 0.14% 0.03% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 97.92% 89.58% 94.21% 93.31%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 51.780137 to 55.695353.
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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

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 58.0765 to 60.243598.
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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

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 43.785134 to 51.553063.
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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

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The chart has 1 Y axis displaying values. Data ranges from 50.749532 to 52.278788.
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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
SUN666

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims for long-term capital growth primarily by investing in Canadian growth equity securities. The Fund may invest in global equity securities or other mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: seeks to invest in equity securities of companies it believes to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other companies; may invest in companies of any size; seeks to invest primarily in securities of issuers located in Canada; may invest in equities around the world, including those in emerging markets.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 04-02-2012
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited 12-16-2020
Paul J. Gordon 04-15-2021
Eric B. Fischman 04-15-2021
Kevin Dwan 04-15-2021
Matthew Barrett 04-15-2021
Dimi Ntantoulis 04-15-2021

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 -
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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