SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC. SLF
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 866796105 · ISIN CA8667961053
Canadian insurance company
- SectorFinancials
- IndustryLife Insurance
- HeadquartersToronto, Canada
- Founded1865
- Websitesunlife.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($248.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $49.10. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($208.5m notional), 12 hold puts ($272.0m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 354 |
| Q4 2022 | 365 |
| Q1 2023 | 383 |
| Q2 2023 | 384 |
| Q3 2023 | 381 |
| Q4 2023 | 400 |
| Q1 2024 | 420 |
| Q2 2024 | 399 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 163 | 154 |
| Q1 2023 | 184 | 131 |
| Q2 2023 | 156 | 166 |
| Q3 2023 | 154 | 155 |
| Q4 2023 | 167 | 148 |
| Q1 2024 | 192 | 152 |
| Q2 2024 | 155 | 194 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $272.0m | $441.5m | 1.62 |
| Q4 2023 | $281.7m | $411.2m | 1.46 |
| Q1 2024 | $202.9m | $258.9m | 1.28 |
| Q2 2024 | $208.5m | $272.0m | 1.30 |
Biggest buyers
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec | Added | +3.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | New | +1.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | New | +1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +1.1m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +1.0m |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc | Added | +905.7k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. | Added | +823.7k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +797.9k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Added | +499.0k |
Biggest sellers
| FIL Ltd | Reduced | -8.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -5.8m |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Sold out | -1.5m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. | Reduced | -743.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -727.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -679.7k |
| Clark Capital Management Group, Inc. | Sold out | -673.5k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -662.6k |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Reduced | -616.2k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $49.8m1.0m shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $49.4m1.0m shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Added | $40.1m817.4k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $16.3m331.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $14.3m292.6k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $11.0m225.0k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Unchanged | $7.4m150.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $6.7m100.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m76.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $2.9m58.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $108.2m2.2m shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | Added | $51.9m1.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $36.9m550.0k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Unchanged | $28.6m584.1k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | $24.1m491.5k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Unchanged | $11.0m225.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Unchanged | $9.9m203.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $1.1m22.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $205.8k4.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $29.0k600 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-02-05 | 7.3% |
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
None reported in Q2 2024.
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.48% of their portfolio | 40.4m $2.0bn | Reduced -727.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.6m $1.2bn | Added +383.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.74% of their portfolio | 16.1m $788.5m | Reduced -22.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 1.07% of their portfolio | 14.7m $721.0m | Added +407.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.18% of their portfolio | 12.3m $603.9m | Added +326.0k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 0.91% of their portfolio | 10.2m $500.5m | Added +499.0k |
| Beutel, Goodman & Co Ltd. 2.33% of their portfolio | 8.9m $437.8m | Reduced -743.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.39% of their portfolio | 8.6m $421.2m | Added +1.0m |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.69% of their portfolio | 7.2m $353.4m | Reduced -449.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.86% of their portfolio | 7.1m $346.8m | Added +6.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.55% of their portfolio | 7.0m $341.7m | Added +332.6k |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 1.12% of their portfolio | 6.4m $314.0m | Added +905.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.4m $313.7m | Reduced -18.7k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 1.69% of their portfolio | 6.4m $314.6m | Added +3.2m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $275.1m | Added +18.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $241.9m | Added +209.0k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 1.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $239.9m | Added +233.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.6m $221.6m | Reduced -679.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $191.7m | Added +1.4m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.9m $190.7m | Reduced -82.5k |
| FIL Ltd 0.18% of their portfolio | 3.6m $178.3m | Reduced -8.7m |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.8m $138.8m | Reduced -198.8k |
| LETKO, BROSSEAU & ASSOCIATES INC 2.59% of their portfolio | 2.8m $136.3m | Reduced -14.5k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.79% of their portfolio | 2.7m $131.5m | Added +252.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $129.3m | Reduced -5.8m |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.75% of their portfolio | 2.5m $135.8m | Added +797.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $121.5m | Added +109.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $107.2m | Added +1.1m |
| TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. 0.84% of their portfolio | 1.9m $93.7m | Reduced -18.2k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $93.2m | Reduced -662.6k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.9m $92.1m | Reduced -437.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $87.0m | Added +431.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.6m | Reduced -17.6k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.7m $82.1m | Unchanged |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $73.6m | New |
| Value Partners Investments Inc. 6.18% of their portfolio | 1.5m $71.3m | Added +68.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.7m | Reduced -122.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $59.6m | New |
| QV Investors Inc. 5.59% of their portfolio | 1.2m $59.5m | Added +131.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.1m $51.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.8m | Added +190.0k |
| INTACT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. 1.87% of their portfolio | 1.0m $49.9m | Added +823.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 996.1k $48.8m | Added +215.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 994.2k $48.7m | Reduced -130.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 990.1k $48.5m | Reduced -19.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.12% of their portfolio | 901.5k $44.2m | Added +225.4k |
| Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. 1.67% of their portfolio | 885.2k $43.4m | Added +113.6k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 850.6k $41.7m | Added +24.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 849.5k $41.6m | Added +129.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 752.7k $36.9m | Added +205.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 669.4k $32.8m | Reduced -79.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 654.2k $32.0m | Reduced -6.9k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.06% of their portfolio | 629.3k $30.8m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 603.7k $29.6m | Reduced -56.3k |
| Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. 0.85% of their portfolio | 601.2k $29.5m | Added +23.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 597.5k $29.3m | Reduced -22.4k |
| Canoe Financial LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 535.5k $29.2m | Unchanged |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 517.4k $25.3m | Added +23.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 485.4k $23.8m | Reduced -35.5k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 483.5k $23.7m | Added +4.6k |
| Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 422.3k $20.7m | Reduced -72.4k |
| Korea Investment CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 382.7k $18.8m | Reduced -105.2k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 372.3k $18.3m | Reduced -16.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 346.5k $17.0m | Added +139.7k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.05% of their portfolio | 336.7k $16.5m | Reduced -84.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.06% of their portfolio | 331.9k $16.3m | Reduced -2.4k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 327.1k $16.0m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.9k $15.2m | Reduced -62.5k |
| MUFG SECURITIES (CANADA), LTD. 0.99% of their portfolio | 307.6k $15.1m | Added +307.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA TRUST CO 1.64% of their portfolio | 300.1k $14.7m | Added +17.8k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 296.3k $14.7m | Reduced -14.2k |
| FORSTA AP-FONDEN 0.13% of their portfolio | 289.9k $14.2m | Reduced -11.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.2k $14.1m | Reduced -5.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.0k $13.4m | Reduced -16.6k |
| SIG North Trading, ULC 3.39% of their portfolio | 266.4k $13.0m | Added +108.2k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.12% of their portfolio | 261.9k $12.8m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 261.8k $12.8m | Reduced -47.9k |
| Systematic Alpha Investments, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 250.8k $12.3m | Unchanged |
| Crossmark Global Holdings, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 238.8k $11.7m | Reduced -7.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 236.6k $11.6m | Reduced -178.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.0k $11.4m | Added +203.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 231.3k $11.3m | Added +90.6k |
| Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 229.6k $11.3m | Reduced -6.6k |
| JARISLOWSKY, FRASER Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 217.2k $10.6m | Reduced -13.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.9k $11.8m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 0.52% of their portfolio | 176.4k $8.6m | Reduced -72.3k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 172.0k $8.4m | Added +29.7k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 170.8k $8.4m | Added +155.7k |
| GUARDIAN CAPITAL ADVISORS LP 0.88% of their portfolio | 167.4k $8.3m | Reduced -8.7k |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 156.2k $7.7m | Added +3.5k |
| Addenda Capital Inc. 0.40% of their portfolio | 152.3k $10.2m | Added +1.3k |
| Sienna Gestion 0.66% of their portfolio | 151.0k $7.4m | Added +1.6k |
| Achmea Investment Management B.V. 0.13% of their portfolio | 145.8k $7.1m | Unchanged |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 142.3k $7.0m | Reduced -126.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.9k $6.8m | Added +14.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.4k $6.7m | Added +5.7k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.4k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 122.6k $6.0m | Added +102.4k |
| Lorne Steinberg Wealth Management Inc. 1.78% of their portfolio | 112.8k $5.5m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (Europe) Ltd 0.26% of their portfolio | 108.8k $5.3m | Added +13.2k |