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Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Class Series A

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2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(05-03-2024) 		$18.37
Change
$0.25 (1.38%)

As at March 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Class Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 01, 2013): 7.64%

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 1.62% 7.20% 15.55% 7.20% 8.21% 7.56% 3.89% 8.58% 6.00% 5.94% 7.28% 7.62% 6.43% 7.04%
Benchmark 3.12% 7.59% 16.68% 7.59% 15.23% 9.95% 5.89% 11.85% 7.22% 5.75% 6.70% 7.66% 6.18% 6.93%
Category Average 2.83% 15.60% 15.60% 7.05% 12.44% 8.29% 4.27% 10.73% 6.20% 4.82% 5.67% 6.45% 5.01% 5.58%
Category Rank 691 / 783 384 / 775 387 / 763 384 / 775 630 / 742 525 / 719 457 / 694 514 / 656 379 / 620 202 / 540 134 / 476 139 / 423 119 / 366 117 / 337
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund 2.85% -3.58% 0.97% 2.05% -1.86% -6.61% 0.20% 5.76% 1.72% 0.62% 4.84% 1.62%
Benchmark 2.76% -3.45% 1.52% 3.11% -1.30% -3.65% -1.92% 7.38% 2.98% 0.90% 3.40% 3.12%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.43% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.68% (October 2018)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 0.76% 18.71% -3.46% 22.13% -2.57% 18.66% 10.77% 6.96% -11.56% 10.19%
Benchmark 4.12% 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74%
Category Average 1.55% 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 3 2 4
Category Rank 256/ 325 130/ 363 272/ 408 59/ 468 94/ 531 248/ 599 266/ 653 486/ 684 332/ 707 662/ 738

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.13% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.56% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 93.11
Canadian Equity 6.08
Cash and Equivalents 0.70
Foreign Government Bonds 0.10
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 20.56
Consumer Goods 17.61
Industrial Goods 13.44
Basic Materials 12.63
Financial Services 10.63
Other 25.13

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 60.33
Asia 29.29
North America 6.78
Latin America 2.36
Other 1.24

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sun Life MFS International Opport Fund Series I 100.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Class Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.73% 12.72% 11.80%
Beta 0.95% 0.85% 0.88%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.84% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.15% 0.37% 0.52%
Sortino 0.20% 0.44% 0.60%
Treynor 0.02% 0.06% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 91.45% 96.33% -
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 11.90% 13.73% 12.72% 11.80%
Beta 0.97% 0.95% 0.85% 0.88%
Alpha -0.06% -0.02% 0.00% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.85% 0.84% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.32% 0.15% 0.37% 0.52%
Sortino 0.68% 0.20% 0.44% 0.60%
Treynor 0.04% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 99.57% 91.45% 96.33% -

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

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Fund Details

Start Date August 01, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SUN5103
SUN5203
SUN5303

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation through exposure to primarily 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 by investing primarily in units of Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Fund or its successor fund (the “underlying Trust Fund”).

Investment Strategy

The portfolio manager currently intends to achieve the Fund’s investment objectives by investing all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Fund in the underlying Trust Fund, a mutual fund that is managed by us and sub-advised by MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. (the “sub-advisor”).

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Chhad Aul 07-09-2021

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

Fees

MER 2.24%
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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