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Sun Life MFS Diversified Income Fund Series D

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023

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NAVPS
(04-28-2026)
$17.40
Change
$0.08 (0.46%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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Sun Life MFS Diversified Income Fund Series D

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 24, 2006): 6.12%

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 -2.33% 3.37% 4.31% 3.37% 9.48% 9.48% 9.59% 6.62% 8.74% 12.00% 7.73% 7.75% 7.02% 7.89%
Benchmark -3.32% -0.31% -0.10% -0.31% 9.45% 10.57% 11.17% 8.29% 6.50% 7.93% 7.03% 6.79% 6.91% 7.25%
Category Average -3.50% -0.09% 0.96% -0.09% 8.98% 8.53% 9.07% 5.89% 5.31% 7.96% 5.85% 5.58% 5.40% 5.77%
Category Rank 155 / 1,757 91 / 1,741 197 / 1,725 91 / 1,741 778 / 1,692 732 / 1,635 787 / 1,587 746 / 1,550 65 / 1,365 40 / 1,284 222 / 1,234 150 / 1,109 187 / 927 103 / 860
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.89% 1.77% 1.12% 0.65% 2.04% 2.26% 0.67% 1.11% -0.85% 1.71% 4.06% -2.33%
Benchmark -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04% 2.06% -3.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.04% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.10% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 16.88% 7.05% -7.55% 19.58% -4.77% 22.17% 1.05% 6.78% 12.74% 7.94%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 1 4 1 1 4 3 3
Category Rank 4/ 845 464/ 922 1,041/ 1,068 30/ 1,181 1,267/ 1,270 13/ 1,357 23/ 1,499 1,421/ 1,587 975/ 1,635 1,254/ 1,690

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.17% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.55% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 21.60
International Equity 20.15
Foreign Corporate Bonds 18.66
Canadian Corporate Bonds 16.07
Canadian Equity 11.41
Other 12.11

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 41.91
Real Estate 12.80
Financial Services 9.09
Consumer Goods 6.11
Energy 5.35
Other 24.74

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.88
Europe 13.01
Asia 11.44
Latin America 4.80
Africa and Middle East 1.65
Other 1.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canadian Treasury Bill 08-Apr-2026 1.22
Colgate-Palmolive Co 1.02
Prologis Inc 1.01
Toyota Tsusho Corp 0.97
Manulife Financial Corp 0.88
Phillips 66 0.85
Northern Trust Corp 0.84
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.83
Tesco PLC 0.81
Novartis AG Cl N 0.81

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Sun Life MFS Diversified Income Fund Series D

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.51% 8.21% 10.19%
Beta 0.84% 0.73% 0.85%
Alpha 0.00% 0.04% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.76% 0.53% 0.38%
Sharpe 0.88% 0.72% 0.61%
Sortino 1.65% 1.06% 0.70%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 78.40% 79.56% 82.38%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.80% 6.51% 8.21% 10.19%
Beta 0.79% 0.84% 0.73% 0.85%
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.04% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.76% 0.53% 0.38%
Sharpe 1.01% 0.88% 0.72% 0.61%
Sortino 1.50% 1.65% 1.06% 0.70%
Treynor 0.09% 0.07% 0.08% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 79.09% 78.40% 79.56% 82.38%

Fund Details

Start Date March 24, 2006
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SUN672

Investment Objectives

The Fund aims for income generation and capital appreciation by investing primarily in dividend or income paying securities, including royalty trust securities, real-estate investment trust securities and limited partnership securities and other exchange-listed participating securities. The Fund may also invest in securities of other mutual funds.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objective, the sub-advisor: normally invests in equity and fixed income securities that generate some form of income; may invest in dividend or income paying securities including preferred shares, securities convertible into stocks, real estate investment trust securities, royalty trust securities, limited partnership securities and other exchange-listed participating securities, or warrants on dividend and income paying securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

SLGI Asset Management Inc.

  • Robert Almeida
Sub-Advisor

MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.

  • David Cole
  • Michael Skatrud
  • Joshua Marston
  • Neeraj Arora
  • Jonathan Sage
  • James Fallon
  • Matt Krummell
  • Jed Stocks
  • Richard Gable
  • Mark Syn

MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

  • Soami Kohly

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 1.64%
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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