Current Price
As of Apr 26, 2024
$14.8949 CAD
$0.0242 CAD | 0.16%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
5 Star Rating
Out of 1324 Funds
CIFSC category
Global Neutral Balanced

Risk profile

Low to medium

MER
As of Dec 31, 2023
0.17%
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
      Apr 1, 2014
    • Benchmark
      Blended benchmark
    • Management fee
      0.75%
    • 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 O102ISCSUN UO102
    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 %3.66.013.312.55.87.07.4

    Calendar returns

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    Fund %
    • **For the period April 01 to December 31.
    YTD2023202220212020201920182017201620152014*
    Fund %6.09.2-4.39.17.015.9-1.19.24.412.18.1
    • **For the period April 01 to December 31.

    Risk & Statistics

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    • Risk measures (3 years)
      Funds
    • Standard deviation
      8.62
    • Alpha
      1.72
    • Beta
      0.95
    • R ²
      89.70
    • Upside capture
      104
    • Downside capture
      89
    • Sharpe Ratio %
      0.40

    Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

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

    5 Star Rating
    5 Star Rating
    5 Star Rating
    Quartile (within category)1111
    # 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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            Notes and disclosures

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