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Sun Life MFS Diversified Income Fund Series D

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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NAVPS
(05-29-2026)
$17.62
Change
-$0.03 (-0.17%)

As at April 30, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Sun Life MFS Diversified Income Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 24, 2006): 6.18%

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% 3.27% 5.29% 5.04% 14.56% 11.23% 9.51% 8.01% 8.62% 11.34% 7.56% 7.75% 7.12% 7.76%
Benchmark 3.53% 2.14% 1.68% 3.20% 15.84% 13.40% 11.99% 10.53% 7.11% 7.76% 7.21% 7.34% 6.84% 7.83%
Category Average 3.31% 1.97% 3.28% 3.21% 14.33% 11.42% 9.80% 7.87% 5.66% 7.47% 6.07% 6.01% 5.56% 6.11%
Category Rank 1,679 / 1,774 178 / 1,771 308 / 1,745 248 / 1,756 920 / 1,730 980 / 1,637 1,020 / 1,580 935 / 1,557 118 / 1,378 42 / 1,282 295 / 1,238 206 / 1,106 175 / 931 174 / 870
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.77% 1.12% 0.65% 2.04% 2.26% 0.67% 1.11% -0.85% 1.71% 4.06% -2.33% 1.62%
Benchmark 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06% -3.32% 3.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.04% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.10% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 16.88% 7.05% -7.55% 19.58% -4.77% 22.17% 1.05% 6.78% 12.74% 7.94%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 1 4 1 1 4 3 3
Category Rank 4/ 840 457/ 915 1,034/ 1,061 30/ 1,177 1,263/ 1,266 13/ 1,350 23/ 1,492 1,414/ 1,580 976/ 1,628 1,255/ 1,683

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.17% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.55% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 22.28
International Equity 19.23
Foreign Corporate Bonds 17.76
Canadian Corporate Bonds 16.14
Canadian Equity 11.63
Other 12.96

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 42.19
Real Estate 12.02
Financial Services 9.08
Energy 6.73
Consumer Goods 5.81
Other 24.17

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 69.49
Europe 11.83
Asia 10.70
Latin America 4.48
Africa and Middle East 1.28
Other 2.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Phillips 66 1.06
Prologis Inc 0.98
Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.93
Northern Trust Corp 0.91
Manulife Financial Corp 0.90
Pfizer Inc 0.88
Toyota Tsusho Corp 0.88
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.84
Tesco PLC 0.83
Johnson & Johnson 0.81

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS Diversified Income Fund Series D

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.50% 8.19% 10.18%
Beta 0.81 0.72 0.86
Alpha 0.00 0.03 0.01
Rsquared 0.75% 0.53% 0.39%
Sharpe 0.88 0.70 0.60
Sortino 1.63 1.04 0.69
Treynor 0.07 0.08 0.07
Tax Efficiency 78.39% 79.08% 82.07%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.53% 6.50% 8.19% 10.18%
Beta 0.62 0.81 0.72 0.86
Alpha 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.01
Rsquared 0.61% 0.75% 0.53% 0.39%
Sharpe 2.07 0.88 0.70 0.60
Sortino 3.85 1.63 1.04 0.69
Treynor 0.18 0.07 0.08 0.07
Tax Efficiency 86.02% 78.39% 79.08% 82.07%

Fund Details

Start Date March 24, 2006
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SUN672

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims for income generation and capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend or income paying securities, including royalty trust securities, real-estate investment trust securities and limited partnership securities and other exchange-listed participating securities. The Fund may also invest in securities of other mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: normally invests in equity and fixed income securities that generate some form of income; may invest in dividend or income paying securities including preferred shares, securities convertible into stocks, real estate investment trust securities, royalty trust securities, limited partnership securities and other exchange-listed participating securities, or warrants on dividend and income paying securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Robert Almeida
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

  • David Cole
  • Michael Skatrud
  • Joshua Marston
  • Neeraj Arora
  • Jonathan Sage
  • James Fallon
  • Matt Krummell
  • Jed Stocks
  • Richard Gable
  • Mark Syn

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Soami Kohly

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 -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 1.64%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.25%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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