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Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

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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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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

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2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(05-01-2025) 		$69.62
Change
$1.23 (1.80%)

As at March 31, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 14.93%

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 -8.67% -9.15% 1.03% -9.15% 8.17% 23.57% 12.03% 10.30% 13.90% 12.86% 13.38% 14.08% 14.20% 12.92%
Benchmark -6.04% -4.36% 4.36% -4.36% 14.85% 22.21% 14.28% 14.44% 18.91% 15.28% 15.02% 14.45% 15.05% 13.91%
Category Average -6.07% -4.74% 0.55% -4.74% 8.12% 16.90% 9.63% 9.68% 15.48% 11.36% 10.89% 10.70% 11.23% 9.90%
Category Rank 1,128 / 1,318 1,107 / 1,306 786 / 1,304 1,107 / 1,306 747 / 1,274 161 / 1,204 449 / 1,134 564 / 1,082 804 / 1,021 373 / 956 242 / 863 131 / 794 146 / 702 104 / 648
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 2 2 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 -3.21% 5.25% 5.66% -0.91% -1.33% 1.73% 2.44% 6.57% 1.87% 4.88% -5.16% -8.67%
Benchmark -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.33% (February 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.89% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 25.11% -2.89% 20.02% 9.40% 28.62% 26.37% 20.08% -27.54% 30.08% 41.91%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1
Category Rank 55/ 641 631/ 689 169/ 766 80/ 851 164/ 923 195/ 998 811/ 1,063 992/ 1,114 192/ 1,177 143/ 1,263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

41.91% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-27.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 90.71
International Equity 7.55
Cash and Equivalents 1.19
Canadian Equity 0.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 49.76
Consumer Services 13.23
Financial Services 11.22
Healthcare 7.58
Consumer Goods 4.83
Other 13.38

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.45
Europe 6.88
Asia 0.67

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 8.05
Microsoft Corp 8.04
NVIDIA Corp 7.92
Amazon.com Inc 7.69
Apple Inc 5.97
Alphabet Inc Cl A 5.10
Mastercard Inc Cl A 3.77
Netflix Inc 1.97
Boston Scientific Corp 1.89
Visa Inc Cl A 1.86

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 Return810121416182022242628-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%

Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.76% 17.07% 15.22%
Beta 1.17% 1.16% 1.07%
Alpha -0.04% -0.07% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.87% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.51% 0.71% 0.77%
Sortino 0.85% 1.05% 1.07%
Treynor 0.08% 0.10% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 99.75% 99.85% 99.16%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.40% 17.76% 17.07% 15.22%
Beta 1.30% 1.17% 1.16% 1.07%
Alpha -0.10% -0.04% -0.07% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.89% 0.87% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.32% 0.51% 0.71% 0.77%
Sortino 0.55% 0.85% 1.05% 1.07%
Treynor 0.04% 0.08% 0.10% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 99.05% 99.75% 99.85% 99.16%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A48.3​48.354.1​54.10%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

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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
SUN105
SUN205
SUN305

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located in the United States that are considered to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other companies.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: may invest in companies of any size; may invest up to 20% of the Fund’s assets in non-U.S. foreign securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

  • Eric B. Fischman
  • Brad Mak

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 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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