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Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Fund Series A

International Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(05-06-2025)
$22.00
Change
-$0.08 (-0.37%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 7.76%

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 -2.55% 4.16% 1.88% 4.16% 13.50% 10.96% 9.62% 6.33% 9.71% 7.30% 7.09% 8.12% 8.36% 7.20%
Benchmark -0.76% 6.17% 3.52% 6.17% 9.71% 12.44% 9.87% 6.83% 11.42% 7.63% 6.31% 7.07% 7.88% 6.53%
Category Average -1.35% 5.36% 2.43% 5.36% 9.01% 10.71% 8.53% 5.43% 10.39% 6.66% 5.41% 6.08% 6.73% 5.41%
Category Rank 545 / 800 474 / 796 477 / 794 474 / 796 176 / 770 398 / 734 330 / 711 337 / 688 430 / 651 308 / 615 128 / 540 76 / 478 106 / 426 69 / 370
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.15% 3.66% 0.40% 3.07% 2.02% 4.05% -2.01% -0.45% 0.27% 5.64% 1.17% -2.55%
Benchmark -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.50% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.86% (October 2018)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.76% -3.39% 22.20% -2.57% 19.17% 10.49% 7.09% -11.52% 10.48% 16.82%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 1
Category Rank 128/ 367 270/ 411 56/ 471 95/ 531 228/ 598 270/ 648 475/ 678 322/ 700 629/ 730 56/ 765

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.20% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.52% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 91.09
Canadian Equity 7.55
Cash and Equivalents 1.36

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.65
Consumer Goods 15.28
Industrial Goods 11.49
Basic Materials 11.38
Healthcare 11.02
Other 28.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 59.31
Asia 29.82
North America 8.91
Latin America 1.98
Other -0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sap SE 4.93
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 4.85
Schneider Electric SE 3.66
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 3.59
Hitachi Ltd 3.56
Nestle SA Cl N 3.30
EssilorLuxottica SA 2.75
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE 2.59
Linde PLC 2.52
Heineken NV 2.43

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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Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.55% 12.35% 11.75%
Beta 0.95% 0.89% 0.89%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.83% 0.83% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.46% 0.62% 0.51%
Sortino 0.91% 0.96% 0.61%
Treynor 0.07% 0.09% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 94.35% 95.08% 91.16%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 9.20% 13.55% 12.35% 11.75%
Beta 0.98% 0.95% 0.89% 0.89%
Alpha 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.75% 0.83% 0.83% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.00% 0.46% 0.62% 0.51%
Sortino 2.31% 0.91% 0.96% 0.61%
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.09% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 93.64% 94.35% 95.08% 91.16%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A93.893.869.869.80%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: A84.384.363.963.90%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 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
SUN103
SUN203
SUN303

Investment Objectives

The Fund's investment objective is to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers outside of Canada and the U.S. that are considered to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other issuers.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: may invest in companies of any size; may invest in securities of issuers located anywhere in the world, including those in emerging markets; may invest in American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”) (and any other depository receipts) and U.S. or Canadian-listed securities of companies that may or may not have material economic exposure to markets outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Kevin Dwan

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

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 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.22%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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