Sun Life Financial
About: Sun Life Financial is one of the Big Three Canadian life insurers. The Canadian business contributed around 38% of adjusted earnings. In that segment, the firm provides health, life insurance, and annuity products to individual and group customers. Its US business is mostly group health and contributed about 20% of the firm's adjusted earnings in 2024. Sun Life also offers life insurance and wealth products in several Asian markets with a strong presence in Hong Kong and the Philippines. The Asia segment contributed around 18% of adjusted 2024 earnings. Its asset management business had around CAD 1.1 trillion total assets under management or administration at the end of 2024 and represents around 34% of the firm's earnings.
Employees: 31,768
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 64 | Existing positions closed: 30
19% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.7B [Q1] → $17.6B (+$2.85B) [Q2]
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 147 | Existing positions reduced: 133
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 414 [Q1] → 438 (+24) [Q2]
2.09% more ownership
Funds ownership: 44.84% [Q1] → 46.93% (+2.09%) [Q2]
17% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q1] → 5 (-1) [Q2]
64% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $119M | Put options by funds: $326M
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 10 articles about SLF published over the past 30 days
