Current Price
As of Apr 26, 2024
$14.0091 USD
$0.0441 USD | 0.32%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
3 Star Rating
Out of 1324 Funds
CIFSC category
Global Neutral Balanced

Risk profile

Low to medium

MER
As of Dec 31, 2023
2.18%
Key reasons to invest in Sun Life MFS Global Total Return Fund
  • An actively managed global balanced fund seeking a blend of growth and income
  • A typical mix of 60% equities and 40% fixed income, designed to remove market timing
  • Takes a value-based approach, with a tilt to global large-cap stocks
  • Global fixed income exposure is focused on investment grade corporate bonds
    Fund essentials

    • Inception date
      Oct 1, 2010
    • Benchmark
      Blended benchmark
    • Management fee
      1.75%
    • Fund assets
      As of Mar 31, 2024
      $780.2M
    • Number of holdings
      As of Feb 29, 2024
      781
    • Distribution frequency
      Annually
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    ISCSUN U102DSCSUN U202LSCSUN U302
    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 %3.62.812.110.31.24.63.9

    Calendar returns

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    Fund %
      YTD2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
      Fund %2.89.9-12.67.86.719.5-8.0

        Risk & Statistics

        As of Mar 31, 2024
        • Risk measures (3 years)
          Funds
        • Standard deviation
          8.61
        • Alpha
          -0.29
        • Beta
          0.95
        • R ²
          89.69
        • Upside capture
          95
        • Downside capture
          97
        • Sharpe Ratio %
          0.17

        Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

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

        3 Star Rating
        3 Star Rating
        3 Star Rating
        Quartile (within category)3222
        # of funds in category15691324633633

          Portfolio analysis

          Overall allocation

          As of Feb 29, 2024
          Asset allocation%
          swatch
          Fixed income36.9
          U.S. equity31.4
          International equity26.6
          Cash2.2
          Canadian equity1.6
          Other0.8
          Emg markets equity0.4
          Geographic allocation%
          swatch
          United States48.9
          Japan7.4
          United Kingdom6.7
          France5.8
          Switzerland4.5
          Germany3.6
          Italy2.7
          South Korea2.6
          Spain2.6
          Canada2.6
          Other12.5

            Equity allocation

            As of Feb 29, 2024
            Sector allocation*%
            swatch
            Financials22.6
            Industrials15.4
            Health care12.6
            Consumer staples10.2
            Information technology10.0
            Energy8.0
            Telecommunication services7.2
            Materials4.9
            Consumer discretionary4.7
            Utilities4.0
            Real Estate0.5
            • *Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

            Fixed income allocation

            As of Feb 29, 2024
            Fixed income allocation%
            swatch
            Government45.3
            Corporate Bond30.7
            Agency Mortgage-Backed12.7
            Asset-Backed4.1
            Government-Related2.5
            Commercial Mortgage-Backed1.3
            Municipal Taxable1.3
            Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed1.1
            Cash & Equivalents0.9
            Convertible0.1
            Bank Loan0.0
            Covered Bond0.0
            Future/Forward0.0
            Municipal Tax-Exempt0.0
            Option/Warrant0.0
            Preferred Stock0.0
            Swap0.0
            Credit mix%
            swatch
            AAA12.4
            AA31.9
            A20.2
            BBB27.3
            BB0.8
            B0.1
            Below B0.0
            Not Rated7.2

            Morningstar Style Boxᵀᴹ

            As of Mar 31, 2024

            Equity style

            value
            blend
            growth
            large
            mid
            small
            Large value

            Fixed income style

            ltd
            mod
            ext
            large
            mid
            small
            Medium/Extensive

            Fixed income characteristics

            As of Feb 29, 2024
            • Yield To Maturity
              5.96%
            • Effective duration (years)
              6.20
            • Average maturity (years)
              6.75
            • Average credit quality
              AA
              Holdings

              Top ten holdings

              As of Feb 29, 2024
              HoldingsPercentage%
              Comcast Corp Class A1.2
              The Cigna Group1.2
              Roche Holding AG1.1
              Germany (Federal Republic Of) 2.6%1.1
              Johnson & Johnson1.1
              United States Treasury Notes 2.75%1.0
              UBS Group AG1.0
              United States Treasury Bonds 3.875%0.9
              Italy (Republic Of) 4.1%0.9
              JPMorgan Chase & Co0.9
                • 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 Total Return Fund | Q4 2023
                The global equity market, as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index, rallied in 2023 with a strong finish in Q4, driven by anticipation of an economic soft landing and interest rate cuts in 2024.

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