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Sun Life MFS Global Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Global Fixed Income

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2016

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024) 		$3.36
Change
$0.01 (0.19%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

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Sun Life MFS Global Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2010): 3.51%

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 1.20% 0.74% 3.28% 5.86% 7.10% 8.77% 2.31% 0.24% 0.17% 1.61% 0.47% 1.27% 1.73% 2.05%
Benchmark 0.95% 2.48% 7.46% 6.58% 8.13% 4.72% -1.40% -2.27% -0.71% 0.73% 0.67% 0.80% 1.16% 2.23%
Category Average 1.03% 0.79% 4.47% 3.63% 6.80% 4.30% -0.77% -0.95% 0.29% 1.39% 0.89% 1.20% 1.33% 1.41%
Category Rank 196 / 565 376 / 562 479 / 540 101 / 528 301 / 528 4 / 464 24 / 386 76 / 323 125 / 267 78 / 239 103 / 193 48 / 165 26 / 139 37 / 126
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 1.18% -0.52% 0.94% 1.34% -0.26% 0.98% -0.57% 2.16% 0.93% 1.26% -1.69% 1.20%
Benchmark 1.46% 0.01% 0.00% 0.40% -1.24% 0.00% 1.16% 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.87% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.09% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 11.02% 8.01% 6.62% 3.27% -1.13% 5.99% 0.90% -7.66% -7.66% 10.08%
Benchmark 10.42% 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72%
Category Average 4.74% 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 4 2 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 8/ 103 61/ 126 2/ 139 36/ 169 163/ 197 82/ 241 256/ 267 311/ 323 63/ 389 3/ 465

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.02% (2014)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.66% (2021)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 46.38
Foreign Corporate Bonds 33.00
Mortgages 11.36
Cash and Equivalents 3.47
Canadian Government Bonds 3.16
Other 2.63

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.53
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 49.63
Europe 30.07
Asia 17.17
Latin America 2.38
Multi-National 0.74
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Japan Government 2.40% 20-Dec-2034 2.92
Federal National Mrtgage Assoc 3.00% 01-Sep-2052 2.76
Germany Government 2.10% 12-Apr-2029 2.76
Korea Government 1.88% 10-Jun-2029 2.36
Korea Government 1.38% 10-Jun-2030 2.19
China Government 2.88% 25-Feb-2033 2.16
United States Treasury 2.13% 15-Apr-2029 1.82
Japan Government 0.30% 20-Dec-2039 1.72
Canada Government 1.50% 01-Jun-2031 1.72
Spain Government 3.45% 31-Oct-2034 1.66

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS Global Core Plus Bond Fund Series A

Median

Other - Global Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.23% 8.70% 8.81%
Beta 0.76% 0.46% 0.60%
Alpha 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.51% 0.14% 0.28%
Sharpe -0.14% -0.20% 0.09%
Sortino -0.09% -0.35% -0.09%
Treynor -0.01% -0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency - - -
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 4 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 3.77% 7.23% 8.70% 8.81%
Beta 0.49% 0.76% 0.46% 0.60%
Alpha 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.36% 0.51% 0.14% 0.28%
Sharpe 0.65% -0.14% -0.20% 0.09%
Sortino 1.72% -0.09% -0.35% -0.09%
Treynor 0.05% -0.01% -0.04% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 66.93% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 02, 2010
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
SUNL111
SUNL211
SUNL311

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve total return comprised of a combination of interest income and capital growth by investing primarily in debt securities issued by governmental and corporate issuers located in emerging market countries throughout the world.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisors: invest primarily in debt securities issued by governmental issuers located in emerging markets throughout Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe (including Russia) Asia and the Middle East; may invest a portion of the Fund’s assets in debt securities of corporate issuers in the regions listed above.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Amundi Canada Inc. 12-16-2020
Chhad Aul 06-28-2024
Pilar Gomez-Bravo 06-28-2024
Robert Spector 06-28-2024
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited 06-28-2024
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 06-28-2024

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 500
PAC Subsequent 35
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.10%
Management Fee 0.93%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.25%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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