Sun Life Financial closed at $81.66 on Nov 4, up 1.45%, 2.9% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 262.0K shares was 0.72× its 20-day average (below normal).
Split-adjusted performance: +5.1% over one month, +11.7% over six months, +33.8% over one year.
Short interest was 4.0M shares at the Oct 15 settlement, down 7.1% from the prior report (0.7% of float, 8.8 days to cover).
Sun Life Financial is one of the Big Three Canadian life insurers. The Canadian business contributed around 35% of its 2025 adjusted earnings.
What is SLF's market cap?
$45.41B, based on the Nov 4 close of $81.66.
Does Sun Life Financial pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.96 per share (ex-date Aug 26), an annualised yield of 4.70%.
How much of SLF is sold short?
4.0M shares, 0.7% of float, as of Oct 15, 2026.
About Sun Life Financial
Sun Life Financial is one of the Big Three Canadian life insurers. The Canadian business contributed around 35% of its 2025 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 17% of the firm's adjusted earnings in 2025. 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 2025 earnings. Its asset management business had around CAD 1.2 trillion in total assets under management or administration at the end of 2025 and represents around 30% of the firm's earnings.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology