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Sun Life MFS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(02-07-2025)
$11.23
Change
-$0.05 (-0.45%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

As at December 31, 2024

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Sun Life MFS U.S. Mid Cap Growth Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 15, 2021): 2.12%

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 -3.60% 7.38% 10.76% 22.81% 22.81% 19.57% 2.53% - - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.26% 9.12% 14.00% 36.01% 36.01% 29.51% 13.64% 17.10% 16.90% 18.24% 16.09% 15.80% 14.98% 15.55%
Category Average -1.69% 5.55% 10.12% 26.98% 26.98% 22.85% 8.91% 12.32% 12.65% 14.27% 11.76% 11.97% 11.30% 11.21%
Category Rank 1,121 / 1,329 591 / 1,328 660 / 1,305 938 / 1,285 938 / 1,285 830 / 1,188 1,072 / 1,124 - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 3 3 3 4 - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 2.19% 9.03% 1.48% -4.78% 1.69% 1.28% 2.13% -1.32% 2.34% 0.98% 10.31% -3.60%
Benchmark 3.00% 6.70% 3.07% -2.70% 4.13% 3.97% 2.12% 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.31% (November 2024)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.45% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - -24.62% 16.42% 22.81%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - 4 3 3
Category Rank - - - - - - - 935/ 1,124 822/ 1,188 938/ 1,285

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.81% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.62% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 86.66
International Equity 7.58
Canadian Equity 3.24
Cash and Equivalents 2.52

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.44
Consumer Services 14.71
Financial Services 12.21
Industrial Goods 11.32
Healthcare 10.81
Other 29.51

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.42
Europe 7.04
Africa and Middle East 0.28
Latin America 0.15
Asia 0.09
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Howmet Aerospace Inc 3.41
Spotify Technology SA 2.73
Guidewire Software Inc 2.68
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc 2.49
Tyler Technologies Inc 2.30
Verisk Analytics Inc 2.12
Gartner Inc 2.11
Westinghouse Air Brake Techs Corp 2.04
Arthur J Gallagher & Co 1.84
Constellation Software Inc 1.83

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. Mid Cap Growth Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 17.75% - -
Beta 1.15% - -
Alpha -0.12% - -
Rsquared 0.84% - -
Sharpe 0.02% - -
Sortino 0.08% - -
Treynor 0.00% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 15.08% 17.75% - -
Beta 1.52% 1.15% - -
Alpha -0.26% -0.12% - -
Rsquared 0.86% 0.84% - -
Sharpe 1.15% 0.02% - -
Sortino 2.87% 0.08% - -
Treynor 0.11% 0.00% - -
Tax Efficiency 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 November 15, 2021
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
SUN168

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s investment objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of medium capitalization companies located in the United States.

Investment Strategy

In pursuing the Fund’s investment objectives, the sub-advisor: invests primarily in the equity securities of medium capitalization U.S. companies that the sub-advisor believes to have above-average earnings growth potential compared to other companies and, to a lesser extent, equity securities of small and large capitalization U.S. companies.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Chhad Aul 10-01-2021
Eric Braz 10-01-2021
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. 10-01-2021
Eric B. Fischman 10-01-2021

Management and Organization

Fund Manager SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Advisor SLGI Asset Management Inc.
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar International Financial Data Services (Canada) Ltd
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.25%
Management Fee 1.85%
Load Back Fee Only
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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