Sun Life MFS Global Growth Fund
ISCSUN U100DSCSUN U200LSCSUN U300
Sun Life MFS Global Growth Fund
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Current Price
As of May 3, 2024
$23.3502 USD
$0.3074 USD | 1.33%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
4 Star Rating
Out of 1427 Funds
CIFSC category
Global Equity

Risk profile

Medium

MER
As of Dec 31, 2023
2.21%
Key reasons to invest in Sun Life MFS Global Growth Fund
  • An actively managed global equity fund with a tilt to larger companies
  • Invests in high quality, sustainable businesses located anywhere in the world, including emerging markets
  • Looks for companies with above average growth and return potential – without overpaying
  • Applies a long-term, research-driven approach, focused on picking stocks across full market cycles
    Fund essentials

    • Inception date
      Oct 1, 2010
    • Benchmark
      MSCI AC World C$
    • Management fee
      1.80%
    • Fund assets
      As of Mar 31, 2024
      $1.6B
    • Number of holdings
      As of Feb 29, 2024
      80
    • Distribution frequency
      Annually
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    ISCSUN U100DSCSUN U200LSCSUN U300
    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 %1.95.817.316.54.410.39.3

    Calendar returns

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    Fund %
      YTD2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
      Fund %5.819.3-20.316.618.734.3-10.5

        Risk & Statistics

        As of Mar 31, 2024
        • Risk measures (3 years)
          Funds
        • Standard deviation
          14.02
        • Alpha
          -2.60
        • Beta
          1.06
        • R ²
          92.29
        • Upside capture
          101
        • Downside capture
          118
        • Sharpe Ratio %
          0.37

        Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

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

        3 Star Rating
        4 Star Rating
        4 Star Rating
        Quartile (within category)3321
        # of funds in category16941427609609

          Portfolio analysis

          Overall allocation

          As of Feb 29, 2024
          Asset allocation%
          swatch
          U.S. equity70.0
          International equity21.1
          Canadian equity6.0
          Cash1.6
          Emg markets equity1.2
          Other0.1
          Geographic allocation%
          swatch
          United States71.2
          Canada6.1
          France4.2
          China3.0
          Taiwan2.9
          United Kingdom2.8
          Switzerland2.0
          South Korea2.0
          India1.4
          Peru1.2
          Other3.1

            Equity allocation

            As of Feb 29, 2024
            Sector allocation*%
            swatch
            Information technology28.8
            Financials14.5
            Industrials12.5
            Health care11.9
            Consumer discretionary10.9
            Telecommunication services9.4
            Consumer staples8.1
            Real Estate1.5
            Utilities1.4
            Materials1.2
            Energy0.0
            Market capitalization%
            swatch
            Giant37.6
            Large40.6
            Medium21.7
            Small0.0
            Micro0.0
            • *Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

            Morningstar Style Boxᵀᴹ

            As of Mar 31, 2024

            Equity style

            value
            blend
            growth
            large
            mid
            small
            Large growth

              Holdings

              Top ten holdings

              As of Feb 29, 2024
              HoldingsPercentage%
              Microsoft Corp7.2
              Visa Inc Class A3.6
              Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR2.9
              Alphabet Inc Class A2.9
              Accenture PLC Class A2.8
              Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd2.5
              Apple Inc2.3
              Amphenol Corp Class A2.2
              Agilent Technologies Inc2.0
              Steris PLC2.0
                • 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.

                Commentary

                February 1, 2024
                Sun Life MFS Global Growth Fund | Q4 2023
                The global equity market rallied in 2023 with a strong finish in the fourth quarter (Q4), driven by anticipation of an economic soft landing and interest rate cuts in 2024.

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