Current Price
As of May 1, 2024
$8.7372 CAD
$0.0318 CAD | 0.37%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
4 Star Rating
Out of 478 Funds
CIFSC category
Canadian Fixed Income

Risk profile

Low

MER
As of Dec 31, 2023
0.11%
Key reasons to invest in Sun Life MFS Canadian Bond Fund
  • A “core plus” Canadian bond fund designed for income, reasonable safety of capital, and moderate growth
  • Invests in a stable foundation of high quality Canadian government and corporate bonds
  • Adds exposure to higher-yielding sectors, such as emerging markets debt for additional income and return potential
    Fund essentials

    • Inception date
      Apr 1, 2014
    • Benchmark
      FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index
    • Management fee
      0.50%
    • Fund assets
      As of Mar 31, 2024
      $191.6M
    • Number of holdings
      As of Feb 29, 2024
      132
    • Distribution frequency
      Monthly
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    ISCSUN O174
    Performance

    Investment growth

    Mar 31, 2024

    • Compound growth calculations are used only for the purpose of illustrating the effects of compound growth and are not intended to reflect the future value of any mutual fund or returns on investment in any mutual fund.

    Compound returns

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    Fund %
    1 mth3 mth6 mth1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrSince inception
    Fund %0.3-1.17.33.2-1.20.82.4

    Calendar returns

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    Fund %
    • **For the period April 01 to December 31.
    YTD2023202220212020201920182017201620152014*
    Fund %-1.17.8-12.3-1.89.68.20.13.13.92.46.1
    • **For the period April 01 to December 31.

    Risk & Statistics

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    • Risk measures (3 years)
      Funds
    • Standard deviation
      7.33
    • Alpha
      0.85
    • Beta
      1.08
    • R ²
      97.89
    • Upside capture
      109
    • Downside capture
      102
    • Sharpe Ratio %
      -0.48

    Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yr
    Morningstarᵀᴹ rating

    4 Star Rating
    4 Star Rating

    Quartile (within category)111not available
    # of funds in category512478277277

      Portfolio analysis

      Overall allocation

      As of Feb 29, 2024
      Asset allocation%
      swatch
      Fixed income97.8
      Cash1.3
      Other0.9
      Geographic allocation%
      swatch
      Canada87.7
      United States10.1
      United Kingdom1.0
      France0.6
      Ireland0.3
      Dominican Republic0.2
      China0.1
      Belgium0.0

        Fixed income allocation

        As of Feb 29, 2024
        Fixed income allocation%
        swatch
        Corporate Bond41.0
        Government31.1
        Government-Related21.6
        Asset-Backed4.1
        Cash & Equivalents1.5
        Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed0.5
        Municipal Taxable0.3
        Agency Mortgage-Backed0.0
        Bank Loan0.0
        Commercial Mortgage-Backed0.0
        Convertible0.0
        Covered Bond0.0
        Future/Forward0.0
        Municipal Tax-Exempt0.0
        Option/Warrant0.0
        Preferred Stock0.0
        Swap0.0
        Credit mix%
        swatch
        AAA30.6
        AA21.2
        A22.0
        BBB19.4
        BB3.6
        B0.4
        Below B0.0
        Not Rated2.8

        Morningstar Style Boxᵀᴹ

        As of Mar 31, 2024

        Fixed income style

        ltd
        mod
        ext
        large
        mid
        small
        Medium/Extensive

        Fixed income characteristics

        As of Feb 29, 2024
        • Yield To Maturity
          5.51%
        • Effective duration (years)
          7.69
        • Average maturity (years)
          13.39
        • Average credit quality
          AA
          Holdings

          Top ten holdings

          As of Feb 29, 2024
          HoldingsPercentage%
          Canada (Government of) 4%9.9
          Canada (Government of) 3%9.2
          Canada (Government of) 1.5%3.7
          Canada (Government of) 1%3.7
          Canada (Government of) 1.75%3.5
          Ontario (Province Of) 3.75%2.8
          Province of Alberta 2.05%2.5
          Quebec (Province Of) 5%2.4
          Province of Alberta 3.45%2.1
          Ontario (Province Of) 2.05%2.0
            • Cash and cash equivalents are not shown.
            Management & Commentary

            Management

            Management Company :

            SLGI Asset Management Inc.

            Sub-advisors

            MFS Investment Management Canada Limited

            Founded in 1924, Boston-based MFS brings nearly a century of active management experience to investors’ portfolios.

            Documents

            Notes and disclosures

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