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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

Canadian Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(02-09-2026)
$106.40
Change
$1.88 (1.80%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1988): 8.33%

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 -1.25% 2.05% 12.15% -1.25% 20.09% 21.78% 15.44% 11.16% 12.56% 11.34% 12.00% 10.55% 10.66% 10.86%
Benchmark 0.84% 6.12% 18.53% 0.84% 28.32% 26.75% 18.89% 14.30% 16.36% 14.10% 14.23% 12.41% 11.76% 12.88%
Category Average 0.28% 4.37% 12.46% 0.28% 20.61% 20.38% 14.79% 11.16% 13.72% 11.50% 11.70% 9.89% 9.41% 10.29%
Category Rank 678 / 762 658 / 760 392 / 742 678 / 762 378 / 719 267 / 691 312 / 671 338 / 642 456 / 574 328 / 537 304 / 520 235 / 467 157 / 438 205 / 404
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 3 2 2 3 4 3 3 3 2 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -0.70% -2.68% 0.17% 5.35% 3.02% 1.92% 4.24% 4.55% 0.84% 2.71% 0.61% -1.25%
Benchmark -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.21% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.61% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 9.02% 11.36% -4.93% 20.93% 9.72% 19.05% -9.30% 9.67% 18.95% 27.49%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87% 23.63%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 2 1 4 4 3 3 1
Category Rank 397/ 400 21/ 438 41/ 464 254/ 510 61/ 536 519/ 570 535/ 634 398/ 667 346/ 691 177/ 717

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.49% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 98.31
Income Trust Units 1.12
Cash and Equivalents 0.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.16
Basic Materials 15.81
Technology 12.80
Energy 11.63
Industrial Services 10.65
Other 14.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.88
Latin America 1.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 9.39
Shopify Inc Cl A 6.89
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.24
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.59
Bank of Montreal 4.58
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.85
Enbridge Inc 3.78
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.67
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.94
Constellation Software Inc 2.51

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 Canadian Equity Fund Series D

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.85% 12.08% 11.70%
Beta 1.00% 0.98% 0.88%
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.95% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.03% 0.81% 0.79%
Sortino 2.10% 1.31% 1.06%
Treynor 0.11% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 96.96% 95.59% 95.56%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 8.64% 10.85% 12.08% 11.70%
Beta 1.00% 1.00% 0.98% 0.88%
Alpha -0.07% -0.03% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.96% 0.95% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.88% 1.03% 0.81% 0.79%
Sortino 4.60% 2.10% 1.31% 1.06%
Treynor 0.16% 0.11% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 96.56% 96.96% 95.59% 95.56%

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 December 31, 1988
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
SUN666

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims for long-term capital growth primarily by investing in Canadian growth equity securities. The Fund may invest in global equity securities or other mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: seeks to invest in equity securities of companies it believes to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other companies; may invest in companies of any size; seeks to invest primarily in securities of issuers located in Canada; may invest in equities around the world, including those in emerging markets.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Eric B. Fischman
  • Matthew Barrett
  • Kevin Dwan
  • Paul J. Gordon
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Dimi Ntantoulis

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 1.61%
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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