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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 Grade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(07-09-2025)
$22.95
Change
$0.18 (0.77%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 7.94%

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 1.48% 4.34% 8.68% 8.68% 16.30% 13.19% 15.27% 6.18% 8.41% 7.62% 7.12% 7.76% 8.82% 7.79%
Benchmark 2.18% 7.40% 14.02% 14.02% 17.40% 16.11% 17.68% 7.82% 10.64% 8.76% 7.30% 7.52% 8.97% 7.36%
Category Average 1.26% 5.38% 11.03% 11.03% 14.32% 13.15% 14.85% 5.73% 8.94% 7.32% 6.29% 6.18% 7.49% 5.96%
Category Rank 320 / 810 503 / 789 480 / 784 480 / 784 280 / 771 342 / 738 337 / 703 362 / 686 420 / 648 345 / 609 244 / 544 123 / 499 120 / 447 73 / 370
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 3.07% 2.02% 4.05% -2.01% -0.45% 0.27% 5.64% 1.17% -2.55% -0.20% 3.02% 1.48%
Benchmark 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.50% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.86% (October 2018)

Calendar Return (%)

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 127/ 360 264/ 404 56/ 464 94/ 524 222/ 586 265/ 636 468/ 666 315/ 688 617/ 718 55/ 753

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 90.60
Canadian Equity 6.55
Cash and Equivalents 2.72
Income Trust Units 0.13

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.15
Consumer Goods 14.11
Financial Services 13.05
Industrial Goods 12.24
Basic Materials 11.13
Other 27.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 56.38
Asia 30.31
North America 9.26
Latin America 4.04
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 4.78
Sap SE 4.06
Hitachi Ltd 3.67
Schneider Electric SE 3.53
Nestle SA Cl N 3.43
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 3.29
L'Air Liquide SA 3.21
Heineken NV 2.41
EssilorLuxottica SA 2.40
AIA Group Ltd 2.32

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)

Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.68% 12.22% 11.71%
Beta 0.99% 0.89% 0.88%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.82% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.87% 0.52% 0.55%
Sortino 1.83% 0.79% 0.68%
Treynor 0.11% 0.07% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 96.26% 94.67% 91.91%
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 8.43% 12.68% 12.22% 11.71%
Beta 0.87% 0.99% 0.89% 0.88%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.72% 0.82% 0.82% 0.85%
Sharpe 1.44% 0.87% 0.52% 0.55%
Sortino 3.39% 1.83% 0.79% 0.68%
Treynor 0.14% 0.11% 0.07% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 94.79% 96.26% 94.67% 91.91%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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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