Sun Life Financial Ownership | Who Owns Sun Life Financial?

Sun Life Financial Ownership Summary

Sun Life Financial is owned by 44.30% institutional investors, 0.05% insiders, and 55.65% retail investors. Royal bank of canada is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 7.26% of SLF shares. Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv is the top mutual fund, with 1.47% of its assets in Sun Life Financial shares.

SLF Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Sun Life Financial	44.30%	0.05%	55.65%
Sector	Financial Services Stocks	736.16%	13.84%	-650.00%
Industry	Diversified Insurance Stocks	51.35%	11.81%	36.83%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Royal bank of canada	41.55M	7.26%	$3.26B
Vanguard group	25.88M	4.52%	$1.62B
Vanguard capital management	16.05M	2.80%	$1.26B
Bank of montreal /can/	12.23M	2.14%	$959.46M
Td asset management	10.10M	1.76%	$792.81M
Cibc world market	8.08M	1.41%	$633.51M
1832 asset management	7.97M	1.39%	$624.63M
Bank of nova scotia	6.93M	1.21%	$544.05M
Geode capital management	6.46M	1.13%	$526.43M
Norges bank	6.37M	1.11%	$499.65M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Value partners investments	921.23K	5.04%	$72.19M
Letko, brosseau & associates	3.14M	3.65%	$246.79M
Qv investors	487.30K	2.94%	$38.25M
Lorne steinberg wealth management	166.93K	2.69%	$13.10M
Kraematon investment advisors	42.87K	2.50%	$3.36M
Cardinal capital management	1.17M	2.22%	$91.58M
Bank of nova scotia trust	339.46K	2.21%	$26.62M
Nicola wealth management	204.80K	1.85%	$16.07M
Mufg securities (canada)	783.68K	1.66%	$61.43M
Intact investment management	699.72K	1.56%	$54.93M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Norges bank	6.37M	0.05%	6.37M
Fil	5.92M	0.33%	5.91M
Cibc asset management	3.84M	0.66%	2.48M
Sixth street partners management company	1.85M	0.02%	1.85M
Bank of montreal /can/	12.23M	0.32%	1.85M

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Td asset management	10.10M	0.69%	-3.92M
Toronto dominion bank	3.64M	0.33%	-3.41M
Manufacturers life insurance company, the	3.74M	0.23%	-3.21M
Sumitomo mitsui trust	-	-	-1.50M
Healthcare of ontario pension plan trust fund	200.00K	0.02%	-1.40M

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	6.37M	0.05%	6.37M	$499.65M
Sixth street partners management company	1.85M	0.02%	1.85M	$145.29M
Polar asset management partners	1.00M	1.29%	1.00M	$78.48M
Mufg securities emea	600.00K	0.49%	600.00K	$47.03M
Nearwater capital markets	490.00K	0.39%	490.00K	$29.43M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
High note wealth	-2.00
Bayforest capital	-8.00
Beaird harris wealth management	-9.00
Private wealth asset management	-18.00
Johnson financial group	-21.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	512	10.58%	253,679,769	2.00%	44	2.35%	256	12.28%	130	12.07%
Mar 31, 2026	272	-39.42%	90,573,280	-63.89%	15	0.82%	130	-35.32%	55	-60.43%
Dec 31, 2025	349	-22.27%	158,707,668	-36.54%	27	1.41%	148	-23.32%	110	-22.54%
Sep 30, 2025	427	-6.56%	248,966,660	-5.84%	44	2.06%	183	-14.49%	136	3.03%
Jun 30, 2025	454	5.58%	264,594,911	3.05%	46	2.30%	212	17.13%	133	5.56%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv	8.14M	1.47%	-42.64K
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Admiral	5.42M	0.98%	-26.32K
RBC Canadian Dividend Fund A	5.00M	0.90%	-
GMO Intl Op Value Composite	4.69M	0.82%	4.69M
iShares Core MSCI Canadian Qual Div ETF	4.51M	0.81%	3.40K
Vanguard Instl Ttl Intl Stk Mkt Idx TrII	4.10M	0.74%	-17.70K
Scotia Canadian Dividend A	3.88M	0.70%	-188.80K
Fidelity Series Canada	3.55M	0.64%	-14.60K
iShares Core S&P/TSX Capped Compost ETF	3.49M	0.63%	1.24K
iShares S&P/TSX 60 ETF	3.32M	0.60%	6.48K

SLF Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Sun Life Financial?

Sun Life Financial shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 44.30%, followed by 0.05% insiders and 55.65% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Sun Life Financial's industry, Diversified Insurance Stocks, is 51.35%, which Sun Life Financial falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Sun Life Financial?

Sun Life Financial’s largest shareholders are Royal bank of canada (41.55M shares, 7.26%), Vanguard group (25.88M shares, 4.52%), and Vanguard capital management (16.05M shares, 2.80%). Together, they hold 14.58% of Sun Life Financial’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Sun Life Financial?

BlackRock is not among the top 10 institutional shareholders of Sun Life Financial.

Who is Sun Life Financial’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Value partners investments is Sun Life Financial’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 5.04% of its assets in 921.23K Sun Life Financial shares, valued at 72.19M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Sun Life Financial shares?

Vanguard Total Intl Stock Index Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Sun Life Financial shares, with 1.47% of its total shares outstanding invested in 8.14M Sun Life Financial shares.

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