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Sun Life MFS Low Volatility International Equity Fund Series A

International Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(05-12-2025)
$12.57
Change
-$0.04 (-0.33%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Sun Life MFS Low Volatility International Equity Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 11, 2016): 5.90%

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 1.72% 8.73% 12.41% 12.94% 22.89% 12.90% 13.09% 9.03% 9.00% 6.57% 5.68% 5.74% 6.29% -
Benchmark 0.66% 1.09% 7.07% 6.87% 11.81% 11.28% 11.79% 6.83% 10.51% 7.21% 6.12% 6.46% 8.04% 6.69%
Category Average -0.04% -0.20% 5.18% 5.32% 10.73% 9.28% 10.04% 5.03% 9.11% 6.07% 5.29% 5.45% 6.84% 5.39%
Category Rank 18 / 800 9 / 797 21 / 795 11 / 795 12 / 770 104 / 735 88 / 714 53 / 692 391 / 652 300 / 615 291 / 541 266 / 483 304 / 431 -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 3.34% -0.69% 5.71% 1.52% 1.31% -2.02% 0.10% -0.57% 3.87% 3.01% 3.76% 1.72%
Benchmark 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.26% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.91% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 11.72% -1.72% 10.92% -0.29% 7.50% -6.37% 8.81% 14.02%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking - - 4 1 4 4 3 1 4 1
Category Rank - - 424/ 470 64/ 530 534/ 597 514/ 647 445/ 677 155/ 699 708/ 729 180/ 764

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.02% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.37% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 92.48
Canadian Equity 4.26
Cash and Equivalents 3.26

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 16.39
Consumer Goods 11.49
Consumer Services 10.10
Industrial Services 9.15
Healthcare 8.65
Other 44.22

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 54.51
Asia 37.96
North America 7.52
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 04-Jun-2025 3.26
Koninklijke KPN NV 3.07
DBS Group Holdings Ltd 2.98
Roche Holding AG - Partcptn 2.93
Eni SpA 2.88
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd 2.81
CLP Holdings Ltd 2.49
Sanofi SA 2.47
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 2.47
Viscofan SA 2.46

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS Low Volatility International Equity Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.07% 9.66% -
Beta 0.70% 0.67% -
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.77% 0.75% -
Sharpe 0.89% 0.69% -
Sortino 1.82% 1.09% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 98.25% 97.56% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.88% 10.07% 9.66% -
Beta 0.77% 0.70% 0.67% -
Alpha 0.12% 0.05% 0.02% -
Rsquared 0.59% 0.77% 0.75% -
Sharpe 2.20% 0.89% 0.69% -
Sortino 6.97% 1.82% 1.09% -
Treynor 0.23% 0.13% 0.10% -
Tax Efficiency 97.49% 98.25% 97.56% -

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 February 11, 2016
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
SUN1106
SUN1206
SUN1306

Investment Objectives

The Fund's investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation with low volatility by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of issuers outside Canada and the United States or indirectly by investing in mutual funds (including exchange-traded funds) that primarily invest in such securities.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives, the sub-advisor: seeks to outperform the Fund's benchmark (the MSCI EAFE Index C$) over the long-term at less volatility; maintains diversification amongst sectors, geographic regions, industry and stock levels; primarily investing in common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible into stocks, equity interests in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), and depositary receipts for such securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • James Fallon
  • Matt Krummell
  • John Stocks
  • Jonathan Sage

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust

Registrar

International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.20%
Management Fee 1.75%
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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