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Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(06-10-2026)
$82.44
Change
-$2.05 (-2.43%)

As at May 31, 2026

As at April 30, 2026

As at May 31, 2026

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Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 15.38%

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 5.28% 12.61% 3.10% 6.68% 19.38% 15.28% 21.80% 18.90% 12.68% 12.83% 14.40% 14.06% 14.24% 14.88%
Benchmark 6.61% 11.78% 9.89% 12.01% 30.16% 22.09% 24.20% 20.67% 17.24% 18.16% 17.70% 16.50% 15.73% 16.24%
Category Average 5.39% 8.95% 7.75% 9.30% 23.05% 16.04% 18.97% 15.39% 11.84% 14.12% 13.39% 12.21% 11.82% 12.19%
Category Rank 711 / 1,401 292 / 1,391 1,133 / 1,376 948 / 1,379 897 / 1,320 695 / 1,246 421 / 1,186 351 / 1,135 477 / 1,072 697 / 1,013 421 / 950 285 / 881 211 / 825 174 / 748
Quartile Ranking 3 1 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 5.81% 4.74% -1.27% 4.24% 3.10% -1.53% -3.36% -2.09% -3.24% -3.68% 11.05% 5.28%
Benchmark 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17% -2.91% 8.00% 6.61%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.05% (April 2026)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.89% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -2.89% 20.02% 9.40% 28.62% 26.37% 20.08% -27.54% 30.08% 41.91% 6.57%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 3
Category Rank 634/ 692 169/ 770 80/ 855 165/ 918 192/ 985 789/ 1,050 973/ 1,093 191/ 1,148 143/ 1,228 875/ 1,272

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 90.17
International Equity 8.51
Canadian Equity 0.87
Cash and Equivalents 0.45

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 62.34
Consumer Services 11.80
Financial Services 5.99
Healthcare 5.69
Industrial Goods 4.56
Other 9.62

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.49
Europe 5.85
Asia 2.66

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Alphabet Inc Cl A 9.82
NVIDIA Corp 9.23
Apple Inc 8.76
Microsoft Corp 8.61
Amazon.com Inc 8.38
Broadcom Inc 8.24
Mastercard Inc Cl A 2.82
GE Vernova Inc 2.80
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 2.79
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 2.66

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.95% 17.58% 15.22%
Beta 1.24 1.21 1.08
Alpha -0.07 -0.07 -0.02
Rsquared 0.87% 0.88% 0.83%
Sharpe 1.10 0.60 0.87
Sortino 2.11 0.94 1.29
Treynor 0.14 0.09 0.12
Tax Efficiency 99.02% 99.02% 99.05%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 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 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.42% 15.95% 17.58% 15.22%
Beta 1.34 1.24 1.21 1.08
Alpha -0.17 -0.07 -0.07 -0.02
Rsquared 0.91% 0.87% 0.88% 0.83%
Sharpe 1.02 1.10 0.60 0.87
Sortino 2.23 2.11 0.94 1.29
Treynor 0.12 0.14 0.09 0.12
Tax Efficiency 97.64% 99.02% 99.02% 99.05%

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
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 2.23%
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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