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Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020

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NAVPS
(02-12-2026)
$76.27
Change
-$1.67 (-2.15%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2026

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Sun Life MFS U.S. Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 30, 2010): 15.09%

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 -2.09% -6.83% -1.14% -2.09% -0.51% 18.42% 21.95% 11.33% 11.30% 12.33% 14.66% 13.71% 15.07% 13.72%
Benchmark 0.38% -1.55% 7.89% 0.38% 8.94% 22.00% 21.75% 14.83% 16.36% 15.83% 16.77% 15.15% 15.62% 15.23%
Category Average 0.65% -0.71% 5.92% 0.65% 5.08% 16.29% 16.46% 10.59% 11.94% 11.87% 12.70% 10.95% 11.69% 11.66%
Category Rank 1,278 / 1,395 1,296 / 1,388 1,288 / 1,364 1,278 / 1,395 1,039 / 1,303 531 / 1,254 243 / 1,179 558 / 1,117 697 / 1,072 520 / 1,011 311 / 949 205 / 862 154 / 791 203 / 694
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -5.16% -8.67% -2.87% 7.94% 5.81% 4.74% -1.27% 4.24% 3.10% -1.53% -3.36% -2.09%
Benchmark -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.33% (February 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.89% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -2.89% 20.02% 9.40% 28.62% 26.37% 20.08% -27.54% 30.08% 41.91% 6.57%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 3
Category Rank 634/ 692 169/ 770 80/ 855 165/ 927 192/ 998 802/ 1,063 987/ 1,108 192/ 1,163 143/ 1,249 886/ 1,293

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

41.91% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-27.54% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 91.96
International Equity 6.39
Cash and Equivalents 0.84
Canadian Equity 0.81

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 59.01
Consumer Services 12.27
Financial Services 8.39
Healthcare 6.18
Industrial Goods 4.15
Other 10.00

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.61
Europe 4.44
Asia 1.95

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 9.28
Microsoft Corp 9.20
Alphabet Inc Cl A 8.60
Amazon.com Inc 8.12
Apple Inc 6.71
Broadcom Inc 5.92
Mastercard Inc Cl A 3.40
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 3.23
Amphenol Corp Cl A 2.84
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd - ADR 1.95

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 U.S. Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.60% 16.87% 15.05%
Beta 1.23% 1.20% 1.08%
Alpha -0.04% -0.07% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.87% 0.83%
Sharpe 1.18% 0.56% 0.81%
Sortino 2.22% 0.83% 1.16%
Treynor 0.14% 0.08% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency 98.94% 98.85% 98.93%
Volatility Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 9 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 17.36% 14.60% 16.87% 15.05%
Beta 1.24% 1.23% 1.20% 1.08%
Alpha -0.11% -0.04% -0.07% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.84% 0.87% 0.83%
Sharpe -0.09% 1.18% 0.56% 0.81%
Sortino -0.18% 2.22% 0.83% 1.16%
Treynor -0.01% 0.14% 0.08% 0.11%
Tax Efficiency - 98.94% 98.85% 98.93%

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
SUN105
SUN205
SUN305

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located in the United States that are considered to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other companies.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: may invest in companies of any size; may invest up to 20% of the Fund’s assets in non-U.S. foreign securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

  • Eric B. Fischman
  • Brad Mak

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 2.23%
Management Fee 1.80%
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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