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Sun Life MFS Canadian Bond Fund Series D

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(07-31-2025)
$12.73
Change
$0.04 (0.30%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Sun Life MFS Canadian Bond Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1988): 5.73%

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 0.04% -0.76% 1.11% 1.11% 5.96% 4.98% 4.47% -0.18% -0.27% 0.74% 1.62% 1.37% 1.30% 1.66%
Benchmark 0.04% -0.65% 1.32% 1.32% 5.82% 4.77% 4.10% 0.07% -0.47% 0.86% 1.77% 1.66% 1.46% 1.83%
Category Average 0.15% -0.43% 1.23% 1.23% 5.39% 4.36% 3.76% -0.44% -0.60% 0.49% 1.25% 1.08% 0.96% 1.19%
Category Rank 376 / 481 419 / 479 333 / 478 333 / 478 187 / 458 151 / 432 133 / 413 236 / 408 145 / 378 191 / 364 166 / 347 168 / 320 135 / 294 116 / 262
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.39% 0.23% 2.00% -0.90% 1.70% -0.66% 1.27% 1.04% -0.44% -0.92% 0.13% 0.04%
Benchmark 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.63% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.72% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 1.67% 3.16% 2.36% -0.63% 7.33% 8.76% -2.53% -12.95% 6.99% 4.62%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 4 1 2 2 4 1 2
Category Rank 205/ 253 22/ 275 91/ 309 318/ 330 28/ 358 147/ 370 135/ 392 385/ 409 104/ 418 123/ 442

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.76% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 55.25
Canadian Corporate Bonds 32.62
Foreign Corporate Bonds 5.37
Cash and Equivalents 2.59
Mortgages 2.19
Other 1.98

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.21
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.59
Financial Services 0.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.76
Latin America 0.76
Europe 0.49

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Mar-2030 17.26
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 12.95
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 6.65
Ontario Province 3.75% 02-Dec-2053 2.24
Alberta Province 2.05% 01-Jun-2030 2.18
National Bank of Canada 5.22% 14-Jun-2028 1.98
Quebec Province 5.00% 01-Dec-2038 1.94
Alberta Province 3.45% 01-Dec-2043 1.76
Ontario Province 2.05% 02-Jun-2030 1.74
Quebec Province 2.75% 01-Sep-2028 1.68

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Sun Life MFS Canadian Bond Fund Series D

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.54% 6.40% 5.77%
Beta 1.02% 1.04% 1.06%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.93% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.09% -0.40% 0.01%
Sortino 0.40% -0.63% -0.28%
Treynor 0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 74.05% - 33.94%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.02% 6.54% 6.40% 5.77%
Beta 1.08% 1.02% 1.04% 1.06%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.98% 0.93% 0.93% 0.90%
Sharpe 0.63% 0.09% -0.40% 0.01%
Sortino 1.42% 0.40% -0.63% -0.28%
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 80.05% 74.05% - 33.94%

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 Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SUN674

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims to provide investors with high investment returns primarily through income, with reasonable safety of capital.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: normally invests at least 85% of the Fund’s assets in debt instruments; invests mainly in debt instruments rated investment grade but may also invest in non-investment grade debt instruments; may invest up to 30% of the Fund’s assets in foreign debt instruments and other foreign securities; uses a combination of bottom-up credit research and top-down macro analysis in constructing a diversified portfolio.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Robert Spector
  • Robert Persons
  • Soami Kohly
  • Joshua Marston

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 0.89%
Management Fee 0.65%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.10%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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