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Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS US Equity Investment Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(08-13-2025)
$27.59
Change
$0.09 (0.32%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS US Equity Investment Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 04, 2015): 10.35%

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 3.28% 11.76% -1.27% 2.56% 9.36% 16.37% 13.91% 8.51% 11.77% 10.79% 10.51% 11.30% 11.10% 9.85%
Benchmark 3.75% 14.47% 0.98% 4.47% 16.63% 22.18% 20.13% 14.21% 16.63% 16.21% 15.16% 15.90% 15.37% 14.37%
Category Average 2.76% 12.61% -0.80% 3.24% 11.69% 17.04% 15.31% 9.43% 12.84% 12.04% 11.19% 11.79% 11.55% 10.41%
Category Rank 339 / 763 482 / 758 330 / 758 320 / 758 363 / 710 383 / 657 437 / 649 417 / 643 401 / 642 309 / 554 231 / 522 182 / 418 174 / 415 167 / 391
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund -1.03% 0.86% 2.08% 5.37% -0.68% 3.87% -1.55% -5.11% -5.44% 4.78% 3.27% 3.28%
Benchmark 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.57% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.48% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - 2.83% 12.97% 0.72% 22.58% 9.78% 23.04% -11.99% 13.65% 27.82%
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 - 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3
Category Rank - 244/ 409 145/ 416 168/ 418 150/ 536 351/ 626 341/ 643 283/ 649 460/ 653 400/ 694

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.82% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.99% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 83.12
International Equity 16.60
Cash and Equivalents 0.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.38
Financial Services 16.42
Healthcare 10.97
Consumer Services 8.96
Industrial Goods 7.31
Other 19.96

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 83.40
Europe 14.94
Africa and Middle East 1.66

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sun Life MFS U.S. Equity Fund Series I 100.00

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)

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Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS US Equity Investment Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.25% 12.41% 12.17%
Beta 0.94% 0.90% 0.91%
Alpha -0.04% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.96% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.76% 0.69%
Sortino 1.42% 1.14% 0.90%
Treynor 0.10% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% -
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 12.58% 12.25% 12.41% 12.17%
Beta 0.91% 0.94% 0.90% 0.91%
Alpha -0.05% -0.04% -0.03% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.96% 0.95%
Sharpe 0.52% 0.80% 0.76% 0.69%
Sortino 0.82% 1.42% 1.14% 0.90%
Treynor 0.07% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A95.895.864.164.10%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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A91.091.066.966.90%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 May 04, 2015
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLFSI150
SLFSI250
SLFSI350
SLFSI750

Investment Objectives

The fund aims for long-term capital growth by investing primarily in companies domiciled in the United States or whose primary stock exchange listing is in the United States.

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Ted Maloney
  • Alison O'Neill
  • Jude Jason
Sub-Advisor

MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.56%
Management Fee 2.00%
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) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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