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Sun Life MFS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Fund Series A

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025) 		$10.70
Change
$0.08 (0.77%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

Period
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Sun Life MFS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 15, 2021): -0.46%

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 -1.65% -13.50% -1.97% -7.81% 5.16% 11.44% 9.15% - - - - - - -
Benchmark -4.57% -11.79% -2.47% -8.73% 12.63% 18.27% 15.08% 12.30% 15.44% 13.55% 14.27% 13.26% 14.84% 13.85%
Category Average -3.76% -11.90% -4.21% -8.32% 7.65% 13.97% 10.67% 7.68% 12.29% 9.92% 10.29% 9.82% 10.95% 9.80%
Category Rank 191 / 1,323 841 / 1,314 280 / 1,305 541 / 1,306 980 / 1,276 920 / 1,207 850 / 1,150 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 1 2 4 4 3 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.69% 1.28% 2.13% -1.32% 2.34% 0.98% 10.31% -3.60% 6.57% -5.73% -6.69% -1.65%
Benchmark 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.31% (November 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.45% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -24.62% 16.42% 22.81%
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 - - - - - - - 4 3 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - 925/ 1,114 812/ 1,177 920/ 1,263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.81% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.62% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 86.54
International Equity 8.86
Canadian Equity 3.44
Cash and Equivalents 1.17
Other -0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 22.80
Consumer Services 17.55
Financial Services 12.22
Healthcare 11.36
Industrial Goods 8.26
Other 27.81

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.14
Europe 7.50
Asia 1.05
Africa and Middle East 0.31

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.84
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 3.18
Spotify Technology SA 3.16
Guidewire Software Inc 2.87
Verisk Analytics Inc 2.58
Tyler Technologies Inc 2.47
Arthur J Gallagher & Co 2.34
LPL Financial Holdings Inc 2.07
Westinghouse Air Brake Techs Corp 2.04
Cheniere Energy Inc 2.00

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return810121416182022242628-10%-5%0%5%10%15%20%25%

Sun Life MFS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 16.13% - -
Beta 1.06% - -
Alpha -0.06% - -
Rsquared 0.83% - -
Sharpe 0.38% - -
Sortino 0.74% - -
Treynor 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.73% 16.13% - -
Beta 1.10% 1.06% - -
Alpha -0.08% -0.06% - -
Rsquared 0.71% 0.83% - -
Sharpe 0.15% 0.38% - -
Sortino 0.32% 0.74% - -
Treynor 0.02% 0.06% - -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - - -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A6.7​6.756.7​56.70%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

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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 November 15, 2021
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
SUN168

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of medium capitalization companies located in the United States.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives, the sub-advisor: invests primarily in the equity securities of medium capitalization U.S. companies that the sub-advisor believes to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other companies and, to a lesser extent, equity securities of small and large capitalization U.S. companies.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Chhad Aul
Sub-Advisor

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Eric B. Fischman
  • Eric Braz

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

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 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.25%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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