Current Price
As of Dec 20, 2024
$12.8142 CAD
$0.0523 CAD | 0.41%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
2 Star Rating
Out of 485 Funds
CIFSC category
Canadian Fixed Income

Risk profile

Low

MER
As of Jun 30, 2024
1.29%
Key reasons to invest in Sun Life MFS Canadian Bond Fund
  • A “core plus” Canadian bond fund designed for income, reasonable safety of capital, and moderate growth
  • Invests in a stable foundation of high quality Canadian government and corporate bonds
  • Adds exposure to higher-yielding sectors, such as emerging markets debt for additional income and return potential
    Fund essentials
    • On July 1, 2024, this Fund’s management fee was reduced from 1.00% to 0.93%.
    • Inception date
      Mar 31, 2009
    • Benchmark
      FTSE Canada Universe Bond Index
    • Management fee
      0.93%
    • Fund assets
      As of Nov 30, 2024
      $218.1M
    • Number of holdings
      As of Sep 30, 2024
      136
    • Distribution frequency
      Monthly
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    ISCSUN 174DSCSUN 274LSCSUN 374
    Performance

    Investment growth

    Nov 30, 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 Nov 30, 2024
    Fund %
    1 mth3 mth6 mth1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrSince inception
    Fund %1.72.76.48.8-0.50.11.32.5

    Calendar returns

    As of Nov 30, 2024
    Fund %
      YTD2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
      Fund %5.06.6-13.3-2.98.36.8-1.11.72.51.08.6

        Risk & Statistics

        As of Nov 30, 2024
        • Risk measures (3 years)
          Funds
        • Standard deviation
          7.72
        • Alpha
          -0.08
        • Beta
          1.08
        • R ²
          98.23
        • Upside capture
          104
        • Downside capture
          108
        • Sharpe Ratio %
          -0.50

        Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

        As of Nov 30, 2024
        1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yr
        Morningstarᵀᴹ rating

        2 Star Rating
        2 Star Rating
        2 Star Rating
        Quartile (within category)2444
        # of funds in category523485277277

          Portfolio analysis

          Overall allocation

          As of Oct 31, 2024
          Asset allocation%
          swatch
          Fixed income98.3
          Other1.0
          Cash0.6
          Geographic allocation%
          swatch
          Canada88.8
          United States7.7
          Cayman Islands1.5
          United Kingdom0.9
          France0.5
          Ireland0.2
          Austria0.2
          Dominican Republic0.2
          Belgium0.0

            Fixed income allocation

            As of Oct 31, 2024
            Fixed income allocation%
            swatch
            Corporate Bond42.7
            Government32.0
            Government-Related19.9
            Asset-Backed3.7
            Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed0.9
            Cash & Equivalents0.4
            Municipal Taxable0.3
            Agency Mortgage-Backed0.0
            Bank Loan0.0
            Commercial Mortgage-Backed0.0
            Convertible0.0
            Covered Bond0.0
            Future/Forward0.0
            Municipal Tax-Exempt0.0
            Option/Warrant0.0
            Preferred Stock0.0
            Swap0.0
            Credit mix%
            swatch
            AAA32.7
            AA20.1
            A19.7
            BBB20.8
            BB4.1
            B0.8
            Below B0.0
            Not Rated1.9

            Morningstar Style Boxᵀᴹ

            As of Nov 30, 2024

            Fixed income style

            ltd
            mod
            ext
            large
            mid
            small
            Medium/Extensive

            Fixed income characteristics

            As of Oct 31, 2024
            • Yield To Maturity
              4.06%
            • Effective duration (years)
              7.72
            • Average maturity (years)
              13.45
            • Average credit quality
              AA
              Holdings

              Top ten holdings

              As of Oct 31, 2024
              HoldingsPercentage%
              Canada (Government of) 4%16.3
              Canada (Government of) 3%9.6
              Canada (Government of) 1.75%3.5
              Ontario (Province Of) 3.75%2.7
              Alberta (Province Of) 2.05%2.5
              Quebec (Province Of) 5%2.3
              Alberta (Province Of) 3.45%2.1
              Ontario (Province Of) 2.05%2.0
              Quebec (Province Of) 2.75%1.9
              Canada (Government of) 2.75%1.8
                • 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.

                Documents

                Notes and disclosures

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