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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

Canadian Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(07-22-2025)
$92.44
Change
$0.05 (0.05%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1988): 8.07%

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 3.02% 8.71% 10.14% 10.14% 25.01% 17.01% 14.75% 8.48% 11.82% 10.09% 9.31% 9.62% 10.09% 8.71%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 2.57% 8.38% 9.10% 9.10% 21.89% 15.99% 13.69% 9.48% 13.72% 10.29% 9.01% 8.80% 8.93% 7.96%
Category Rank 145 / 754 291 / 749 222 / 744 222 / 744 215 / 729 330 / 706 294 / 685 478 / 606 503 / 575 350 / 544 284 / 496 203 / 467 161 / 435 185 / 392
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 6.22% 0.57% 2.31% 0.62% 6.71% -3.27% 4.84% -0.70% -2.68% 0.17% 5.35% 3.02%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.21% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.61% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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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/ 383 408/ 411 21/ 454 45/ 480 256/ 526 62/ 552 531/ 587 551/ 655 408/ 692 357/ 719

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 97.05
Income Trust Units 2.25
Cash and Equivalents 0.70

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.47
Industrial Services 13.67
Technology 13.05
Basic Materials 12.90
Energy 11.93
Other 15.98

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.76
Latin America 1.24

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.08
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.35
Shopify Inc Cl A 5.35
Enbridge Inc 4.52
Bank of Montreal 4.43
Constellation Software Inc 4.15
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.83
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.81
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.57
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.47

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 Return56789101112131415161718190%5%10%15%20%25%30%

Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.86% 12.70% 11.88%
Beta 1.02% 0.97% 0.88%
Alpha -0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.95% 0.91%
Sharpe 0.83% 0.75% 0.62%
Sortino 1.65% 1.19% 0.77%
Treynor 0.10% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 95.80% 95.64% 94.05%
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 11.66% 12.86% 12.70% 11.88%
Beta 1.08% 1.02% 0.97% 0.88%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.98% 0.95% 0.91%
Sharpe 1.70% 0.83% 0.75% 0.62%
Sortino 4.30% 1.65% 1.19% 0.77%
Treynor 0.18% 0.10% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.49% 95.80% 95.64% 94.05%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A44.944.941.541.50%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

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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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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: A52.252.238.138.10%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
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 Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Eric B. Fischman
  • Matthew Barrett
  • Kevin Dwan
  • Dimi Ntantoulis
  • Paul J. Gordon
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

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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