UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2003 ----------------------- Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number: --------- This Amendment (Check only one.): / / is a restatement. / / adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada ------------------------------------------ Address: 150 King Street West ------------------------------------------ Toronto, Ontario, Canada MSH 1J9 ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ Form 13F File Number: 28-05799 ---------------------------------- The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Candace Shaw ------------------------------- Title: Vice-President, Investments ------------------------------- Phone: 416-979-6167 ------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ Candace Shaw Ontario, Canada 4-1-2003 ------------------------------- ----------------- ------------- [Signature] [City, State] [Date] Report Type (Check only one.): /X/ 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) / / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) / / 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 106 -------------------- Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $ 743,743 -------------------- (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. None FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE - MARCH 31, 2003 COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3 COLUMN 4 COLUMN 5 COLUMN 6 COLUMN 7 COLUMN 8 VALUE SHRS OR SH/ PUT/ INVESTMENT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETION MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE U.S. OPERATIONS - AMOUNTS SHOWN ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS AOL Time Warner Inc COM 00184A105 5,029 463,112 SH SOLE 463,112 Agere Systems Inc CL B 00845V209 11,333 7,555,116 SH SOLE 7,555,116 Allmerica Financial Corp COM 019754100 6,612 471,264 SH SOLE 471,264 Allstate Corp COM 020002101 5,190 156,452 SH SOLE 156,452 Alpharma Inc CL A 020813101 5,172 288,436 SH SOLE 288,436 Amerada Hess Corp COM 023551104 8,095 182,907 SH SOLE 182,907 Ameritrade Holding Corp COM 03074K100 5,553 1,119,463 SH SOLE 1,119,463 Apartment Invt & Mgmt Co-A CL A 03748R101 6,169 169,094 SH SOLE 169,094 Archer Daniels Midland Co COM 039483102 6,863 635,482 SH SOLE 635,482 Archstone-Smith Trust COM 039583109 3,588 163,406 SH SOLE 163,406 Arris Group Inc COM 04269Q100 7,127 1,926,133 SH SOLE 1,926,133 Ascential Software Corp COM 04362P108 4,902 1,750,684 SH SOLE 1,750,684 AvalonBay Communities Inc. COM 053484101 3,741 101,378 SH SOLE 101,378 Avaya Inc COM 053499109 3,936 1,929,362 SH SOLE 1,929,362 BRE Properties Inc CL A 05564E106 4,957 168,320 SH SOLE 168,320 Baxter International Inc COM 071813109 9,076 486,930 SH SOLE 486,930 Boeing Company COM 097023105 5,938 236,946 SH SOLE 236,946 Boston Properties Inc COM 101121101 8,154 215,132 SH SOLE 215,132 Bristol-Myers Squibb COM 110122108 8,063 381,585 SH SOLE 381,585 CBL & Associates Properties COM 124830100 7,063 174,012 SH SOLE 174,012 CSG Systems Intl Inc COM 126349109 2,283 263,344 SH SOLE 263,344 Centerpoint Properties Trust SH BEN INT 151895109 4,664 80,688 SH SOLE 80,688 Comcast Corp COM 20030N101 6,881 240,696 SH SOLE 240,696 Computer Sciences Corp COM 205363104 3,961 121,689 SH SOLE 121,689 Concord Communications Inc COM 206186108 4,171 483,260 SH SOLE 483,260 Developers Diversified Realty COM 251591103 4,138 171,334 SH SOLE 171,334 Walt Disney Co COM DISNEY 254687106 5,518 324,230 SH SOLE 324,230 Dollar General Corp COM 256669102 7,162 586,567 SH SOLE 586,567 Duke Realty Corp COM NEW 264411505 5,319 197,145 SH SOLE 197,145 Eastman Kodak Co COM 277461109 3,345 112,992 SH SOLE 112,992 Engelhard Corp COM 292845104 4,865 227,115 SH SOLE 227,115 Equity Office Properties Trust COM 294741103 3,296 129,524 SH SOLE 129,524 Federal Realty Investment Tr SH BEN INT NEW 313747206 5,445 179,273 SH SOLE 179,273 GATX Corporation COM 361448103 10,721 740,425 SH SOLE 740,425 General Growth Properties COM 370021107 6,773 125,536 SH SOLE 125,536 General Motors Corp CL H NEW 370442832 3,516 313,947 SH SOLE 313,947 Hain Celestial Group Inc COM 405217100 3,432 227,122 SH SOLE 227,122 Highwoods Properties Inc. COM 431284108 4,562 223,171 SH SOLE 223,171 Honeywell International COM 438516106 4,492 210,297 SH SOLE 210,297 I-STAT Corp COM 450312103 4,789 944,484 SH SOLE 944,484 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI AUSTRALIA 464286103 750 78,186 SH SOLE 78,186 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI BELGIUM 464286301 203 23,846 SH SOLE 23,846 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI SINGAPORE 464286673 135 33,739 SH SOLE 33,739 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI UTD KINGD 464286699 3,524 316,910 SH SOLE 316,910 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI FRANCE 464286707 1,149 88,255 SH SOLE 88,255 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI SWITZERLD 464286749 926 91,331 SH SOLE 91,331 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI SWEDEN 464286756 463 50,258 SH SOLE 50,258 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI SPAIN 464286764 572 31,549 SH SOLE 31,549 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI GERMAN 464286806 785 90,365 SH SOLE 90,365 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI NETHERLND 464286814 649 59,958 SH SOLE 59,958 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI JAPAN 464286848 2,850 441,151 SH SOLE 441,151 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI ITALY 464286855 650 46,695 SH SOLE 46,695 MSCI World Equity Benchmark MSCI HONG KONG 464286871 469 68,712 SH SOLE 68,712 JPMorgan Chase & Co COM 46625H100 4,924 207,697 SH SOLE 207,697 Kimco Realty Corp COM 49446R109 5,637 160,495 SH SOLE 160,495 Kroger Co COM 501044101 8,399 638,703 SH SOLE 638,703 Liberty Media Corp COM SER A 530718105 6,067 623,512 SH SOLE 623,512 Lincoln National Corp COM 534187109 4,246 151,650 SH SOLE 151,650 Lucent Technologies Inc COM 549463107 414 281,600 SH SOLE 281,600 Macerich Company COM 554382101 5,067 159,955 SH SOLE 159,955 Mack-Cali Realty Corp COM 554489104 5,182 167,324 SH SOLE 167,324 Manor Care Inc COM 564055101 2,756 143,325 SH SOLE 143,325 Mellon Financial Corp COM 58551A108 2,000 94,068 SH SOLE 94,068 Merrill Lynch & Co Inc COM 590188108 4,790 135,315 SH SOLE 135,315 Parametric Technology Corp COM 699173100 4,664 2,149,533 SH SOLE 2,149,533 Pegasus Communications Corp COM 705904605 1,936 150,524 SH SOLE 150,524 Prologis SH BEN INT 743410102 4,198 165,783 SH SOLE 165,783 Prudential Financial Inc COM 744320102 5,662 193,556 SH SOLE 193,556 Raytheon Co COM NEW 755111507 5,255 185,232 SH SOLE 185,232 Reckson Associates Realty Corp COM 75621K106 5,026 267,329 SH SOLE 267,329 Regency Centers Corp COM 758849103 2,426 73,622 SH SOLE 73,622 SL Green Realty Corp COM 78440X101 9,512 311,266 SH SOLE 311,266 Sealed Air Corp COM 81211K100 3,302 82,294 SH SOLE 82,294 Shurgard Storage Centers-A COM 82567D104 4,084 131,517 SH SOLE 131,517 Simon Property Group Inc COM 828806109 2,436 67,996 SH SOLE 67,996 Sourcecorp Inc COM 836167106 2,033 145,098 SH SOLE 145,098 Sprint Corp PCS COM SER 1 852061506 6,628 1,520,139 SH SOLE 1,520,139 Stancorp Financial Group COM 852891100 6,036 117,090 SH SOLE 117,090 Starwood Hotels & Resorts PAIRED CTF 85590A203 7,586 318,874 SH SOLE 318,874 Thermo Electron Corp COM 883556102 2,577 142,387 SH SOLE 142,387 Unova Inc COM 91529B106 3,311 616,647 SH SOLE 616,647 Vicor Corp COM 925815102 2,535 444,668 SH SOLE 444,668 Vornado Realty Trust SH BEN INT 929042109 5,198 145,196 SH SOLE 145,196 Waste Management Inc COM 94106L109 4,592 216,809 SH SOLE 216,809 Westar Energy Inc COM 95709T100 3,845 317,224 SH SOLE 317,224 Vornado Realty Trust SH BEN INT 929042109 5,433 146,052 SH SOLE 146,052 Waste Management Inc COM 94106L109 4,970 216,828 SH SOLE 216,828 Westar Energy Inc COM 95709T100 4,309 435,252 SH SOLE 435,252 CANADIAN OPERATIONS - AMOUNTS SHOWN ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS Abitibi COM 003924107 1,744 223,800 SH SOLE 223,800 BCE Inc COM 05534B109 3,694 174,900 SH SOLE 174,900 Burl N Sant COM 12189T104 1,923 52,600 SH SOLE 52,600 CSX Corp COM 126408103 1,931 46,100 SH SOLE 46,100 Cdn Nat Res COM 136385101 3,716 97,500 SH SOLE 97,500 CP Rail COM 13645t100 2,362 112,100 SH SOLE 112,100 Intl Paper COM 460146103 1,971 39,700 SH SOLE 39,700 Ishares COM 464286608 6,804 120,000 SH SOLE 120,000 Ishares COM 464286848 2,523 266,000 SH SOLE 266,000 Ishares Tr COM 464287465 108,760 817,441 SH SOLE 817,441 Nasdaq 100 COM 631100104 5,117 138,000 SH SOLE 138,000 National COM 635405103 1,979 48,400 SH SOLE 48,400 SPDR Trust COM 78462F103 261 2,100 SH SOLE 2,100 SPDR Trust COM 78462F103 49,280 396,000 SH SOLE 396,000 SPDR Trust COM 78462F103 147,733 1,187,143 SH SOLE 1,187,143 Safeway Inc COM 786514208 1,535 55,200 SH SOLE 55,200 Suncor COM 867229106 3,849 192,000 SH SOLE 192,000 S&P Dep Rec COM 78462F103 2,508 29,600 SH SOLE 29,600 743,743