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Sun Life MFS International Value Fund Series A

International Equity

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

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NAVPS
(12-20-2024)
$28.29
Change
$0.02 (0.07%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Sun Life MFS International Value Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 8.84%

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 -0.02% -1.24% 1.64% 14.43% 15.94% 11.51% 1.76% 2.87% 4.87% 6.35% 5.01% 6.79% 6.00% 7.22%
Benchmark 0.03% -1.59% 1.81% 11.00% 14.30% 13.50% 6.07% 6.70% 6.57% 7.37% 5.44% 7.51% 6.38% 7.19%
Category Average 0.28% -1.19% 2.28% 11.22% 14.53% 11.60% 4.53% 5.53% 5.71% 6.63% 4.70% 6.58% 5.45% 5.91%
Category Rank 521 / 806 451 / 800 425 / 783 172 / 770 299 / 770 442 / 733 630 / 702 608 / 680 491 / 650 387 / 598 298 / 531 257 / 471 194 / 409 129 / 366
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 1.32% 0.94% 4.17% 4.43% -1.48% 4.06% -2.29% 5.32% 0.00% 1.37% -2.55% -0.02%
Benchmark 2.98% 0.90% 3.40% 3.12% -1.23% 2.60% -0.96% 4.08% 0.37% 1.09% -2.68% 0.03%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.53% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.00% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 8.44% 24.28% -2.17% 16.38% -3.37% 17.19% 15.33% 7.20% -20.68% 12.45%
Benchmark 4.12% 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74%
Category Average 1.55% 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 4 3
Category Rank 30/ 328 25/ 367 214/ 411 271/ 471 118/ 532 330/ 600 117/ 650 470/ 680 668/ 703 499/ 733

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.28% (2015)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.68% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 91.26
US Equity 3.74
Canadian Equity 2.96
Cash and Equivalents 2.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.06
Industrial Goods 16.89
Technology 15.97
Consumer Goods 9.32
Healthcare 8.44
Other 25.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 66.82
Asia 22.60
North America 8.74
Latin America 1.07
Africa and Middle East 0.78
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 3.86
Schneider Electric SE 3.40
TotalEnergies SE 2.94
Legrand SA 2.87
Natwest Group PLC 2.83
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 2.42
Sap SE 2.37
Caixabank SA 2.31
Resona Holdings Inc 2.22
Franco-Nevada Corp 2.17

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 Life MFS International Value Fund Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 15.22% 13.59% 12.40%
Beta 1.06% 0.86% 0.87%
Alpha -0.04% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.75% 0.77%
Sharpe -0.04% 0.25% 0.50%
Sortino -0.01% 0.29% 0.60%
Treynor -0.01% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 89.76% 97.02% 96.20%
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.39% 15.22% 13.59% 12.40%
Beta 1.21% 1.06% 0.86% 0.87%
Alpha -0.01% -0.04% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.87% 0.75% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.15% -0.04% 0.25% 0.50%
Sortino 2.94% -0.01% 0.29% 0.60%
Treynor 0.09% -0.01% 0.04% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 99.91% 89.76% 97.02% 96.20%

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 September 30, 2010
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
SUN104
SUN204
SUN304

Investment Objectives

The Fund's investment objective is to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located outside of Canada and the U.S. that are considered to be undervalued compared to their perceived worth.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: may invest in companies of any size; may invest in emerging markets; may invest in American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depository Receipts (“GDRs”) (and any other depository receipts) and U.S. or Canadian-listed securities of companies that may or may not have material economic exposure to markets outside of the U.S. and Canada as defined by the Sub-Advisor (based on country of domicile).

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 10-01-2010
Philip Evans 02-01-2020
Benjamin Stone 02-01-2020
MFS Investment Management Canada Limited 12-16-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Advisor SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

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 2.39%
Management Fee 1.95%
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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