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Sun Life MFS International Value Fund Series A

International Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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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
(03-14-2025)
$31.26
Change
$0.49 (1.58%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 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): 9.27%

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 1.37% 8.13% 6.79% 7.88% 17.67% 14.53% 7.86% 5.57% 7.68% 7.30% 6.32% 7.25% 7.30% 6.66%
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 1.21% 6.36% 5.11% 6.81% 13.63% 12.81% 8.48% 6.16% 8.33% 7.22% 5.50% 6.68% 7.27% 5.54%
Category Rank 403 / 802 207 / 800 321 / 794 237 / 800 181 / 772 260 / 735 522 / 712 500 / 686 472 / 652 367 / 615 248 / 541 231 / 477 249 / 424 144 / 368
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 4.43% -1.48% 4.06% -2.29% 5.32% 0.00% 1.37% -2.55% -0.02% 0.22% 6.43% 1.37%
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

11.53% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.00% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 24.28% -2.17% 16.38% -3.37% 17.19% 15.33% 7.20% -20.68% 12.45% 14.69%
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 1 3 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1
Category Rank 25/ 367 214/ 411 272/ 471 118/ 532 330/ 599 117/ 649 469/ 679 667/ 702 500/ 732 137/ 768

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 91.04
US Equity 4.34
Canadian Equity 2.81
Cash and Equivalents 1.81

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 25.89
Industrial Goods 16.15
Technology 15.93
Consumer Goods 10.49
Healthcare 8.38
Other 23.16

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 68.34
Asia 20.95
North America 8.96
Latin America 1.05
Africa and Middle East 0.71
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 3.71
Schneider Electric SE 3.16
Natwest Group PLC 3.04
TotalEnergies SE 2.73
Legrand SA 2.62
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 2.59
Sap SE 2.54
AIB Group PLC 2.37
Caixabank SA 2.32
UBS Group AG 2.25

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 14.34% 13.45% 12.03%
Beta 1.03% 0.88% 0.86%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.75% 0.76%
Sharpe 0.33% 0.44% 0.46%
Sortino 0.66% 0.61% 0.52%
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 95.85% 97.31% 95.81%
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 10.44% 14.34% 13.45% 12.03%
Beta 1.24% 1.03% 0.88% 0.86%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.88% 0.75% 0.76%
Sharpe 1.23% 0.33% 0.44% 0.46%
Sortino 3.32% 0.66% 0.61% 0.52%
Treynor 0.10% 0.05% 0.07% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 97.43% 95.85% 97.31% 95.81%

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Benjamin Stone
  • Philip Evans
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

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 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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