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Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Estate Series A

International Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(03-19-2026)
$18.74
Change
-$0.26 (-1.37%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 04, 2015): 7.00%

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 3.97% 4.58% 9.12% 5.62% 11.75% 14.43% 13.00% 9.81% 7.16% 8.68% 8.01% 6.99% 8.37% 8.24%
Benchmark 6.62% 14.00% 21.19% 12.55% 34.13% 23.66% 20.28% 15.38% 12.24% 13.37% 11.48% 9.41% 10.22% 10.62%
Category Average 4.31% 7.62% 12.16% 7.35% 18.36% 15.97% 14.63% 10.87% 8.49% 9.94% 8.75% 7.03% 7.92% 8.33%
Category Rank 342 / 452 368 / 445 278 / 402 362 / 452 316 / 402 253 / 376 226 / 360 201 / 360 212 / 354 184 / 353 135 / 283 71 / 222 54 / 222 54 / 213
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.63% -0.29% 2.90% 1.40% -0.04% 1.15% 3.89% 1.34% -0.90% -0.99% 1.59% 3.97%
Benchmark -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32% 3.56% 2.68% -0.03% 1.29% 5.56% 6.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

12.37% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.93% (October 2018)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -4.73% 21.50% -3.46% 18.15% 9.51% 5.90% -12.34% 9.37% 15.65% 12.88%
Benchmark -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18% 27.50%
Category Average -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76% 17.77%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 1 3
Category Rank 99/ 213 22/ 222 49/ 222 89/ 283 155/ 345 212/ 354 188/ 360 305/ 360 29/ 376 301/ 402

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.50% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.34% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 90.10
Canadian Equity 7.30
Cash and Equivalents 1.10
US Equity 0.88
Income Trust Units 0.63

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.56
Financial Services 14.56
Basic Materials 13.17
Industrial Goods 12.56
Healthcare 11.88
Other 26.27

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 52.87
Asia 32.24
North America 9.27
Latin America 5.62

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sun Life MFS International Opport Fund Series A 100.00

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun GIF Solutions Sun Life MFS International Opportunities Estate Series A

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.26% 11.63% 11.11%
Beta 0.84% 0.89% 0.86%
Alpha -0.03% -0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.80% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.97% 0.41% 0.60%
Sortino 1.76% 0.63% 0.78%
Treynor 0.11% 0.05% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 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 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.00% 9.26% 11.63% 11.11%
Beta 0.77% 0.84% 0.89% 0.86%
Alpha -0.12% -0.03% -0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.71% 0.80% 0.81%
Sharpe 1.28% 0.97% 0.41% 0.60%
Sortino 2.47% 1.76% 0.63% 0.78%
Treynor 0.12% 0.11% 0.05% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% -

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 May 04, 2015
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLFSE147
SLFSE247
SLFSE347
SLFSE747

Investment Objectives

The fund's investment objective is to seek capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers outside of Canada and the U.S. that are considered to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other issuers.

Investment Strategy

-

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

  • David Antonelli
  • Kevin Dwan

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

-

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed No
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed No
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 3.18%
Management Fee 2.00%
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) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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