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Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Estate Series A

Global Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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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

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$17.92
Change
-$0.65 (-3.51%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Estate Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 09, 2016): 7.67%

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 1.43% 1.26% 5.24% 3.59% 16.89% 15.26% 10.64% 10.50% 9.17% 7.96% 7.91% 7.65% - -
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average -1.29% 1.82% 7.98% 3.17% 16.34% 17.02% 9.99% 8.89% 11.22% 9.93% 8.61% 8.99% 9.78% 7.96%
Category Rank 149 / 1,076 779 / 1,076 949 / 1,036 428 / 1,076 522 / 1,027 530 / 926 279 / 893 165 / 863 548 / 784 454 / 700 172 / 546 225 / 535 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 2 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 2 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.86% -1.16% 2.03% 0.99% 5.20% 1.76% 0.15% -0.29% 4.08% -2.25% 2.13% 1.43%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.28% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.02% (February 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 8.31% 4.17% 11.26% 1.48% 13.01% -4.02% 8.09% 19.73%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking - - 3 1 4 4 3 1 4 3
Category Rank - - 378/ 529 17/ 546 591/ 700 624/ 781 608/ 851 96/ 892 777/ 923 528/ 1,027

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

19.73% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.02% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 49.79
International Equity 41.54
Canadian Equity 6.59
Cash and Equivalents 2.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 17.27
Financial Services 16.28
Consumer Services 12.04
Healthcare 10.86
Telecommunications 8.91
Other 34.64

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 58.45
Asia 21.20
Europe 17.46
Latin America 2.36
Africa and Middle East 0.52
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sun Life MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Fund A 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)

Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS Low Volatility Global Equity Estate Series A

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.72% 9.02% -
Beta 0.60% 0.61% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.71% 0.74% -
Sharpe 0.77% 0.76% -
Sortino 1.56% 1.12% -
Treynor 0.11% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.18% 8.72% 9.02% -
Beta 0.65% 0.60% 0.61% -
Alpha 0.03% 0.02% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.40% 0.71% 0.74% -
Sharpe 1.65% 0.77% 0.76% -
Sortino 4.43% 1.56% 1.12% -
Treynor 0.18% 0.11% 0.11% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% -

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 May 09, 2016
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLFSE183
SLFSE283
SLFSE383
SLFSE783

Investment Objectives

-

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

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 Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 3.14%
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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