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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
(12-12-2025)
$104.75
Change
-$0.51 (-0.48%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1988): 8.39%

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 2.71% 8.28% 18.52% 26.71% 22.57% 25.15% 16.10% 11.24% 12.65% 11.79% 12.31% 10.74% 10.93% 10.43%
Benchmark 3.86% 10.53% 21.41% 29.96% 25.71% 28.17% 18.89% 14.43% 16.18% 14.11% 14.34% 12.08% 11.80% 12.16%
Category Average 2.89% 7.09% 14.90% 22.21% 18.55% 22.20% 14.85% 11.83% 13.61% 11.48% 11.66% 9.62% 9.41% 9.59%
Category Rank 510 / 769 201 / 753 161 / 735 170 / 726 176 / 726 195 / 700 268 / 675 402 / 632 422 / 570 288 / 537 252 / 501 184 / 464 136 / 439 179 / 400
Quartile Ranking 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -3.27% 4.84% -0.70% -2.68% 0.17% 5.35% 3.02% 1.92% 4.24% 4.55% 0.84% 2.71%
Benchmark -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96% 5.40% 0.97% 3.86%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.21% (April 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-19.61% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.22% 9.02% 11.36% -4.93% 20.93% 9.72% 19.05% -9.30% 9.67% 18.95%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.15% 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 1 2 1 4 4 3 3
Category Rank 10/ 374 398/ 401 21/ 439 41/ 465 254/ 511 61/ 537 520/ 571 539/ 638 400/ 675 352/ 700

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.93% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.30% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 97.42
Income Trust Units 1.50
Cash and Equivalents 1.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 32.56
Basic Materials 14.55
Technology 14.54
Energy 11.98
Industrial Services 10.93
Other 15.44

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.85
Latin America 1.15

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 8.44
Shopify Inc Cl A 7.78
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.69
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.79
Bank of Montreal 4.58
Enbridge Inc 3.85
Brookfield Corp Cl A 3.85
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.66
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.00
Constellation Software Inc 2.88

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 11.86% 12.11% 11.77%
Beta 0.99% 0.98% 0.88%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.97% 0.95% 0.92%
Sharpe 0.99% 0.83% 0.75%
Sortino 1.95% 1.31% 1.00%
Treynor 0.12% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 96.16% 96.04% 95.90%
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 10.09% 11.86% 12.11% 11.77%
Beta 0.98% 0.99% 0.98% 0.88%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% -0.03% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.97% 0.95% 0.92%
Sharpe 1.81% 0.99% 0.83% 0.75%
Sortino 3.84% 1.95% 1.31% 1.00%
Treynor 0.19% 0.12% 0.10% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 97.84% 96.16% 96.04% 95.90%

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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