Current Price
As of Sep 21, 2023
$14.8408 CAD
-$0.1781 CAD | -1.19%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
4 Star Rating
Out of 995 Funds
CIFSC category
Global Equity Balanced

Risk profile

Low to medium

MER
As of Dec 31, 2022
1.11%
Key reasons to invest in Sun Life Granite Growth Portfolio
  • An actively managed portfolio diversified by a broad range of asset classes, geographies, investment styles and managers
  • Designed for capital growth by investing in a strategic mix of 80% equity funds and, to a lesser extent, 20% fixed income funds
  • Tactical adjustments allow the portfolio manager to adapt to changing market conditions
    Fund essentials

    • Inception date
      Jan 17, 2012
    • Benchmark
      Blended benchmark
    • Management fee
      0.85%
    • Fund assets
      As of Jun 30, 2023
      $1.6B
    • Number of holdings
      As of Jul 31, 2023
      27
    • Distribution frequency
      Annually
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    NLSUN 453
    Performance

    Investment growth

    Aug 31, 2023

      Compound returns

      As of Aug 31, 2023
      Fund %
      1 mth3 mth6 mth1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrSince inception
      Fund %-0.73.03.39.34.54.77.68.0

      Calendar returns

      As of Aug 31, 2023
      Fund %
        YTD2022202120202019201820172016201520142013
        Fund %6.5-11.613.18.717.2-2.610.55.59.312.320.4

          Risk & Statistics

          As of Jul 31, 2023
          • Risk measures (3 years)
            Funds
          • Standard deviation
            10.72
          • Alpha
            -1.56
          • Beta
            1.02
          • R ²
            98.74
          • Upside capture
            98
          • Downside capture
            109
          • Sharpe Ratio %
            0.40

          Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

          As of Aug 31, 2023
          1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yr
          Morningstarᵀᴹ rating

          3 Star Rating
          3 Star Rating
          4 Star Rating
          Quartile (within category)2221
          # of funds in category1208995848455

            Portfolio analysis

            Overall allocation

            As of Jun 30, 2023
            Asset allocation%
            swatch
            U.S. equity25.2
            International equity25.2
            Canadian equity20.0
            Fixed income15.9
            Other9.5
            Cash2.6
            Emg markets equity1.6
            Geographic allocation%
            swatch
            United States35.0
            Canada31.2
            United Kingdom4.5
            France3.5
            Japan3.2
            India2.5
            Switzerland2.4
            Germany2.1
            China1.7
            Taiwan1.5
            Other12.5

              Equity allocation

              As of Jun 30, 2023
              Sector allocation*%
              swatch
              Financials19.1
              Industrials15.6
              Information technology15.5
              Health care7.7
              Consumer discretionary7.7
              Materials7.1
              Consumer staples7.1
              Energy5.5
              Utilities5.1
              Telecommunication services4.9
              Real Estate4.6
              • *Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

              Fixed income allocation

              As of Jun 30, 2023
              Fixed income allocation%
              swatch
              Corporate Bond35.0
              Government29.5
              Government-Related14.2
              Cash & Equivalents11.0
              Agency Mortgage-Backed4.3
              Asset-Backed2.0
              Bank Loan1.4
              Commercial Mortgage-Backed1.4
              Preferred Stock0.5
              Convertible0.3
              Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed0.1
              Municipal Taxable0.1
              Covered Bond0.0
              Municipal Tax-Exempt0.0
              Swap0.0
              Future/Forward0.0
              Option/Warrant0.0
              Credit mix%
              swatch
              AAA22.5
              AA18.9
              A12.8
              BBB18.5
              BB13.9
              B7.0
              Below B0.9
              Not Rated5.5

              Morningstar Style Boxᵀᴹ

              As of Aug 31, 2023

              Equity style

              value
              blend
              growth
              large
              mid
              small
              Large blend

              Fixed income style

              ltd
              mod
              ext
              large
              mid
              small
              Medium/Extensive

              Fixed income characteristics

              As of Jun 30, 2023
              • Yield To Maturity
                6.77%
              • Effective duration (years)
                6.63
              • Average maturity (years)
                11.39
              • Average credit quality
                A
                Holdings

                Top ten holdings

                As of Jun 30, 2023
                HoldingsPercentage%
                Sun Life BlackRock Cdn Composite Equity9.4
                Sunlife Granite Tactical Completion Fd I8.6
                Sun Life JPMorgan International Eq I8.1
                Sun Life Real Assets Private Pool I7.6
                Sun Life Schroder Global Mid Cap I6.9
                iShares Core S&P 500 ETF6.8
                Sun Life MFS US Value Series I5.5
                Sun Life MFS US Growth Series I5.5
                Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity I4.7
                Beutel Goodman Canadian Equity Class I4.7
                  • Cash and cash equivalents are not shown.
                  Management & Commentary

                  Management

                  Management Company :

                  SLGI Asset Management Inc.

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                  The Multi-Asset Solutions Team at Sun Life Global Investments is devoted to fund manager selection, oversight, and building managed solutions for Canadian investors – 100% of their time.

                  Commentary

                  June 30, 2023
                  Sun Life Granite Growth Portfolio | Q2 2023
                  Markets started the quarter with a rally driven by slowing inflation data and expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) would cut interest rates by mid-2023.

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                  Notes and disclosures

                    • Portfolio holdings are as at the date indicated and may change due to ongoing portfolio transactions of the investment fund.

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