Current Price
As of Jul 26, 2024
$21.0728 CAD
$0.2264 CAD | 1.09%
Overall Morningstar™ rating
4 Star Rating
Out of 1346 Funds
CIFSC category
Global Neutral Balanced

Risk profile

Low to medium

MER
As of Dec 31, 2023
1.01%
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
      0.75%
    • Fund assets
      As of Jun 30, 2024
      $779.4M
    • Number of holdings
      As of May 31, 2024
      778
    • Distribution frequency
      Annually
    • Min initial investment
      $500
    • Min additional investment
      $50
    Fund codes
    NLSUN 402NLSUN U402
    Performance

    Investment growth

    Jun 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 Jun 30, 2024
    Fund %
    1 mth3 mth6 mth1 yr3 yr5 yr10 yrSince inception
    Fund %-0.5-0.35.510.64.15.66.37.4

    Calendar returns

    As of Jun 30, 2024
    Fund %
      YTD2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
      Fund %5.58.2-5.18.26.114.8-2.08.03.210.811.0

        Risk & Statistics

        As of Jun 30, 2024
        • Risk measures (3 years)
          Funds
        • Standard deviation
          8.81
        • Alpha
          0.72
        • Beta
          0.97
        • R ²
          89.52
        • Upside capture
          100
        • Downside capture
          94
        • Sharpe Ratio %
          0.16

        Morningstar Ratingᵀᴹ and Quartile rankings

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

        4 Star Rating
        4 Star Rating
        4 Star Rating
        Quartile (within category)3121
        # of funds in category15551346654654

          Portfolio analysis

          Overall allocation

          As of May 31, 2024
          Asset allocation%
          swatch
          Fixed income35.6
          U.S. equity30.5
          International equity26.7
          Cash4.1
          Canadian equity1.8
          Other0.8
          Emg markets equity0.5
          Geographic allocation%
          swatch
          United States47.9
          Japan7.6
          United Kingdom6.9
          France5.7
          Switzerland4.7
          Canada3.7
          Italy3.0
          Germany2.8
          Spain2.7
          South Korea2.7
          Other12.4

            Equity allocation

            As of May 31, 2024
            Sector allocation*%
            swatch
            Financials22.9
            Industrials16.6
            Health care11.9
            Consumer staples9.9
            Information technology9.6
            Energy8.5
            Telecommunication services6.4
            Materials5.2
            Consumer discretionary4.3
            Utilities4.3
            Real Estate0.6
            • *Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

            Fixed income allocation

            As of May 31, 2024
            Fixed income allocation%
            swatch
            Government43.5
            Corporate Bond28.7
            Agency Mortgage-Backed12.3
            Cash & Equivalents4.1
            Government-Related3.6
            Asset-Backed3.3
            Non-agency Residential Mortgage-Backed1.7
            Commercial Mortgage-Backed1.4
            Municipal Taxable1.2
            Convertible0.1
            Covered Bond0.1
            Bank Loan0.0
            Future/Forward0.0
            Municipal Tax-Exempt0.0
            Option/Warrant0.0
            Preferred Stock0.0
            Swap0.0
            Credit mix%
            swatch
            AAA14.4
            AA30.1
            A21.6
            BBB23.5
            BB0.6
            B0.0
            Below B0.1
            Not Rated9.7

            Morningstar Style Boxᵀᴹ

            As of Jun 30, 2024

            Equity style

            value
            blend
            growth
            large
            mid
            small
            Large value

            Fixed income characteristics

            As of May 31, 2024
            • Yield To Maturity
              5.39%
            • Effective duration (years)
              5.84
            • Average maturity (years)
              6.27
            • Average credit quality
              AA
              Holdings

              Top ten holdings

              As of May 31, 2024
              HoldingsPercentage%
              Cdn Treasury Bill 15aug24 Tbill1.6
              UBS Group AG1.2
              Roche Holding AG1.1
              The Cigna Group1.1
              Italy (Republic Of) 4.1%1.1
              Canada (Government of)1.1
              Johnson & Johnson1.1
              Comcast Corp Class A1.0
              Japan (Government Of) 2.4%1.0
              United States Treasury Notes 2.75%1.0
                • 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

                 
                Quarterly fund commentary | Sun Life MFS Global Total Return Fund
                This sub-advisor commentary explains the fund’s relative performance and the securities and sectors that impacted its returns. It also looks at how the fund is positioned given the manager’s economic and market outlook. New commentary is typically available 30 days after each quarter end.

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                Notes and disclosures

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