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DFS GIF - International Equity - MFS Series 1

International Equity

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$9.66
Change
-$0.50 (-4.92%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at February 28, 2025

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DFS GIF - International Equity - MFS Series 1

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 15, 1995): 2.63%

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 1.14% 7.55% 5.74% 7.65% 12.53% 11.82% 8.15% 7.18% 7.69% 7.39% 5.89% 7.00% 7.19% 5.27%
Benchmark 1.20% 7.16% 5.45% 6.99% 14.01% 13.90% 9.73% 7.35% 9.62% 8.10% 6.28% 7.55% 8.28% 6.64%
Category Average 1.20% 6.36% 5.10% 6.81% 13.63% 12.80% 8.48% 6.16% 8.33% 7.22% 5.50% 6.68% 7.27% 5.54%
Category Rank 270 / 401 186 / 401 242 / 381 174 / 401 288 / 375 250 / 359 190 / 359 81 / 353 155 / 352 93 / 284 55 / 223 57 / 223 56 / 214 53 / 197
Quartile Ranking 3 2 3 2 4 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.89% -2.17% 3.59% -1.53% 3.73% 0.90% 1.38% -2.63% -0.40% -0.10% 6.45% 1.14%
Benchmark 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.36% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.77% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 17.82% -5.91% 16.45% -5.55% 18.07% 5.48% 10.88% -11.89% 12.75% 9.00%
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 2 3 3 2 2 3 1 3 2 4
Category Rank 49/ 188 149/ 214 121/ 223 95/ 223 90/ 284 240/ 346 17/ 353 183/ 359 153/ 359 283/ 375

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.07% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.89% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.50
Canadian Equity 3.54
Cash and Equivalents 0.96

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 20.79
Consumer Goods 18.23
Industrial Goods 12.36
Technology 11.55
Healthcare 10.99
Other 26.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 68.47
Asia 25.80
North America 4.50
Africa and Middle East 1.20
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
MFS International Equity Fund 100.10
Cash and Cash Equivalents -0.10

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)

DFS GIF - International Equity - MFS Series 1

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.22% 13.27% 12.09%
Beta 0.97% 0.96% 0.95%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.93% 0.92% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.37% 0.45% 0.35%
Sortino 0.73% 0.63% 0.35%
Treynor 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 9.20% 13.22% 13.27% 12.09%
Beta 1.08% 0.97% 0.96% 0.95%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.93% 0.92% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.89% 0.37% 0.45% 0.35%
Sortino 2.19% 0.73% 0.63% 0.35%
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 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 November 15, 1995
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $1

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
IMP401
IMP407
IMP408A
IMP409F

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of this Fund is to provide investors with long-term capital growth, based on an internationally diversified equity portfolio, by investing primarily in Europe and the Far East.

Investment Strategy

To invest its assets primarily in the common shares of large corporations with attractive relative valuations located in many countries.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Elantis Investment Management Inc

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

Custodian

Fiducie Desjardins (Desjardins Trust)

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 3.50%
Management Fee 2.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.25%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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