Current Price
As of Apr 26, 2024
$8.0968 CAD
$0.0205 CAD | 0.25%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
5 Star Rating
Out of 478 Funds
CIFSC category
Canadian Fixed Income

Risk profile

Low

MER
As of Dec 31, 2023
0.67%
Key reasons to invest in Sun Life Core Advantage Credit Private Pool
  • Well-diversified, North American, investment-grade fixed income portfolio
  • Deep global credit expertise broadens the investment universe, improving diversification and return potential through allocation to foreign bonds and sophisticated hedging strategies
  • Investment-grade private fixed income designed to enhance diversification and maximize return potential while maintaining a lower risk profile.
  • Unique inflation protection capabilities through investments like real return bonds help to protect from inflation risk while enhancing return potential.
    Fund essentials

    • Inception date
      Feb 26, 2020
    • Benchmark
      FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index
    • Management fee
      0.48%
    • Fund assets
      As of Mar 31, 2024
      $140.7M
    • Number of holdings
      As of Feb 29, 2024
      99
    • Distribution frequency
      Monthly
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    NLSUN 630
    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 %0.2-1.17.43.6-0.8-0.6

    Calendar returns

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    Fund %
    • **For the period February 26 to December 31.
    YTD2023202220212020*201920182017201620152014
    Fund %-1.17.7-11.4-2.25.5
    • **For the period February 26 to December 31.

    Risk & Statistics

    As of Mar 31, 2024
    • Risk measures (3 years)
      Funds
    • Standard deviation
      7.14
    • Alpha
      1.08
    • Beta
      1.05
    • R ²
      97.24
    • Upside capture
      108
    • Downside capture
      98
    • Sharpe Ratio %
      -0.44

    Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

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

    5 Star Rating

    Quartile (within category)11not availablenot available
    # of funds in category512478277277

      Portfolio analysis

      Overall allocation

      As of Feb 29, 2024
      Asset allocation%
      swatch
      Fixed income94.2
      Cash3.9
      Other1.9
      Geographic allocation%
      swatch
      Canada71.0
      United States21.6
      France2.1
      Austria1.5
      Australia1.5
      United Kingdom1.3
      Germany0.9
      Cayman Islands0.1

        Fixed income allocation

        As of Feb 29, 2024
        Fixed income allocation%
        swatch
        Corporate Bond48.8
        Government-Related23.5
        Government15.5
        Asset-Backed7.5
        Agency Mortgage-Backed3.7
        Cash & Equivalents1.0
        Bank Loan0.0
        Commercial Mortgage-Backed0.0
        Convertible0.0
        Covered Bond0.0
        Future/Forward0.0
        Municipal Taxable0.0
        Municipal Tax-Exempt0.0
        Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed0.0
        Option/Warrant0.0
        Preferred Stock0.0
        Swap0.0
        Credit mix%
        swatch
        AAA24.6
        AA28.6
        A27.1
        BBB19.3
        BB0.0
        B0.0
        Below B0.0
        Not Rated0.4

        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
          6.17%
        • Effective duration (years)
          8.20
        • Average maturity (years)
          13.60
        • Average credit quality
          AA
          Holdings

          Top ten holdings

          As of Feb 29, 2024
          HoldingsPercentage%
          Sun Life Core Fixed Income10.0
          Province of British Columbia 4.3%4.7
          Canada (Government of) 4.25%3.3
          Manulife Financial Corporation2.2
          Canada (Government of) 4.68104%2.2
          Province of British Columbia 4.95%2.2
          MADISON PARK FUNDING XXXIV LTD2.0
          Manitoba (Province of) 3.4%1.9
          Quebec (Province Of) 4.25%1.8
          Province of Saskatchewan 3.9%1.6
            • Cash and cash equivalents are not shown.
            Management & Commentary

            Management

            Management Company :

            SLGI Asset Management Inc.

            Sub-advisors

            Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc.

            Based in Canada, SLC Management (SLC) is a global institutional asset manager, and part of the Sun Life group of companies. SLC offers institutional investors traditional, alternative, and yield-orientated investment solutions across public and private fixed income markets, as well as global real estate equity and debt.

            Commentary

            February 1, 2024
            Sun Life Core Advantage Credit Private Pool | Q4 2023
            Over the last 18 months, most economists warned that a major global setback was right around the corner. The alarm was defensible. As central banks hiked interest rates at an historic pace, the reflex view has been that it will cause a disruption in financial markets.

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            Notes and disclosures

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