Life Insurance

Manulife Financial Corporation vs Sun Life Financial Inc.

WatchlistMFC / SLFPrices through Oct 22, 2026

Why these are rivals: #1 and #3 by market value ($74B vs $44B) in Nasdaq's "Life Insurance" industry; SEC SIC 6311 / 6311 (same major group); #1 and #3 by market value ($74B vs $44B) with SEC SIC 6311 (Life Insurance).

Rivals, but right now the price gap does not have a measured habit of closing, so there is no paper idea, whatever the gap.

  • Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.46 (needs >= 0.60)
  • Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -2.59 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Business leadership

Business size

Annual revenue reported to the SEC. Scale, not market share.

No SEC revenue figures for both companies.

Market value: MFC $73.5B, SLF $43.8B.

Stock leadership

MFC is ahead now

Measured against the pair's own last 252 trading days.

MFC leads SLF by 0.52 standard deviations: +2.3% over its usual price ratio. 2 lead switches in the last year.

Price change3 mo6 mo12 mo
MFC+4.5%+18.0%+43.5%
SLF-1.8%+14.2%+32.4%
Relationship

Not a measured twin today

Only these tests can make a pair tradable on paper.

Pass
Aligned sessions: 2521 (needs >= 254)
Fail
Co-movement: daily return correlation, 252 sessions: 0.46 (needs >= 0.60)
Fail
Mean reversion: ADF t-statistic of the spread: -2.59 (needs <= -2.873 (5% critical value))
Pass
Speed: half-life of the spread, sessions: 15.86 (needs <= 63)
Data
Both stocks current
The twins over two years

Prices side by side, and the gap between them

MFC Manulife Financial Corporation SLF Sun Life Financial Inc.Price index, 100 = 2024-10-18. Tint = which stock is ahead of the pair's usual 1-year relationship (z beyond +/-0.5).
100120140Oct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026MFC 150SLF 141
Spread z-score: MFC relative to SLF, against the 252 sessions before each day. Above 0: MFC ahead; below 0: SLF ahead. Lines at +/-2 (idea) and +/-4 (stop).
-4stop-2idea0+2idea+4stopOct 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Data table (504 sessions)
DateMFC indexSLF indexzAhead
2026-10-22149.62141.45+0.52MFC ahead
2026-10-21148.44141.27+0.37near the usual relationship
2026-10-20145.88139.44+0.28near the usual relationship
2026-10-19144.51137.70+0.35near the usual relationship
2026-10-16145.42138.89+0.31near the usual relationship
2026-10-15143.85137.51+0.30near the usual relationship
2026-10-14141.36136.60+0.06near the usual relationship
2026-10-13141.95136.30+0.21near the usual relationship
2026-10-12140.57135.38+0.15near the usual relationship
2026-10-09139.16134.76+0.03near the usual relationship
2026-10-08138.14134.17-0.03near the usual relationship
2026-10-07136.67132.71-0.02near the usual relationship
2026-10-06140.80136.06+0.09near the usual relationship
2026-10-05140.83137.60-0.15near the usual relationship
2026-10-02140.80137.53-0.14near the usual relationship
2026-10-01139.55135.95-0.08near the usual relationship
2026-09-30139.69136.48-0.14near the usual relationship
2026-09-29142.41138.39-0.01near the usual relationship
2026-09-28142.67139.12-0.08near the usual relationship
2026-09-25143.85139.87-0.02near the usual relationship
2026-09-24142.64139.07-0.07near the usual relationship
2026-09-23143.00139.96-0.15near the usual relationship
2026-09-22144.87141.27-0.07near the usual relationship
2026-09-21146.21142.55-0.06near the usual relationship
2026-09-18145.56142.25-0.11near the usual relationship
2026-09-17144.47141.61-0.17near the usual relationship
2026-09-16143.33140.50-0.17near the usual relationship
2026-09-15143.88140.96-0.16near the usual relationship
2026-09-14142.83140.43-0.23near the usual relationship
2026-09-11142.64139.45-0.11near the usual relationship
2026-09-10142.60139.26-0.08near the usual relationship
2026-09-09140.83137.37-0.06near the usual relationship
2026-09-08142.28139.24-0.12near the usual relationship
2026-09-04145.42141.73-0.03near the usual relationship
2026-09-03146.24141.41+0.14near the usual relationship
2026-09-02141.98139.09-0.13near the usual relationship
2026-09-01138.21136.51-0.30near the usual relationship
2026-08-31139.09137.20-0.27near the usual relationship
2026-08-28140.24137.86-0.20near the usual relationship
2026-08-27141.52137.60+0.04near the usual relationship
2026-08-26141.78138.37-0.04near the usual relationship
2026-08-25141.59140.00-0.31near the usual relationship
2026-08-24140.44138.37-0.23near the usual relationship
2026-08-21139.42138.25-0.35near the usual relationship
2026-08-20139.29136.99-0.18near the usual relationship
2026-08-19142.41139.14-0.04near the usual relationship
2026-08-18144.41140.75+0.01near the usual relationship
2026-08-17145.06141.27+0.03near the usual relationship
2026-08-14145.82142.43-0.03near the usual relationship
2026-08-13144.05141.59-0.15near the usual relationship
2026-08-12143.59140.45-0.05near the usual relationship
2026-08-11143.72141.08-0.12near the usual relationship
2026-08-10144.80144.64-0.46near the usual relationship
2026-08-07145.36143.37-0.20near the usual relationship
2026-08-06146.21144.09-0.18near the usual relationship
2026-08-05145.79143.30-0.12near the usual relationship
2026-08-04146.84144.00-0.07near the usual relationship
2026-08-03145.98144.34-0.22near the usual relationship
2026-07-31145.98145.20-0.33near the usual relationship
2026-07-30146.11144.88-0.27near the usual relationship
2026-07-29144.05144.00-0.42near the usual relationship
2026-07-28146.41147.16-0.52SLF ahead
2026-07-27144.51145.16-0.50SLF ahead
2026-07-24143.23143.97-0.51SLF ahead
2026-07-23141.23142.50-0.57SLF ahead
2026-07-22141.16142.39-0.56SLF ahead
2026-07-21140.47141.73-0.55SLF ahead
2026-07-20139.39141.17-0.62SLF ahead
2026-07-17142.31143.15-0.48near the usual relationship
2026-07-16142.24142.87-0.44near the usual relationship
2026-07-15141.26142.22-0.48near the usual relationship
2026-07-14136.73139.21-0.67SLF ahead
2026-07-13135.42137.35-0.60SLF ahead
2026-07-10135.42139.87-0.92SLF ahead
2026-07-09136.08140.54-0.91SLF ahead
2026-07-08134.77138.96-0.87SLF ahead
2026-07-07135.78139.86-0.84SLF ahead
2026-07-06135.65138.26-0.65SLF ahead
2026-07-02135.06139.42-0.86SLF ahead
2026-07-01133.55138.02-0.87SLF ahead
2026-06-30132.86137.27-0.85SLF ahead
2026-06-29133.42136.69-0.70SLF ahead
2026-06-26132.14136.34-0.81SLF ahead
2026-06-25131.78135.66-0.76SLF ahead
2026-06-24130.21135.24-0.90SLF ahead
2026-06-23131.81135.94-0.77SLF ahead
2026-06-22132.31135.74-0.68SLF ahead
2026-06-18133.19138.19-0.85SLF ahead
2026-06-17132.47136.43-0.72SLF ahead
2026-06-16134.86135.94-0.36near the usual relationship
2026-06-15133.62134.08-0.28near the usual relationship
2026-06-12132.21134.15-0.46near the usual relationship
2026-06-11130.50132.75-0.49near the usual relationship
2026-06-10128.73131.14-0.51SLF ahead
2026-06-09127.45129.48-0.46near the usual relationship
2026-06-08127.55128.69-0.34near the usual relationship
2026-06-05126.96129.04-0.46near the usual relationship
2026-06-04126.27127.71-0.37near the usual relationship
2026-06-03125.19126.22-0.32near the usual relationship
2026-06-02126.07127.32-0.34near the usual relationship
2026-06-01123.58124.28-0.27near the usual relationship
2026-05-29125.25125.68-0.23near the usual relationship
2026-05-28125.58125.84-0.20near the usual relationship
2026-05-27126.96127.06-0.17near the usual relationship
2026-05-26126.53127.80-0.31near the usual relationship
2026-05-22126.37127.92-0.34near the usual relationship
2026-05-21128.04128.20-0.17near the usual relationship
2026-05-20126.93127.81-0.25near the usual relationship
2026-05-19124.04125.31-0.30near the usual relationship
2026-05-18125.39127.41-0.38near the usual relationship
2026-05-15123.22127.41-0.64SLF ahead
2026-05-14123.12125.38-0.41near the usual relationship
2026-05-13130.70123.95+0.67MFC ahead
2026-05-12131.29123.61+0.79MFC ahead
2026-05-11131.09123.46+0.79MFC ahead
2026-05-08131.26122.63+0.92MFC ahead
2026-05-07129.75121.67+0.87MFC ahead
2026-05-06131.09127.95+0.26near the usual relationship
2026-05-05128.96128.15+0.00near the usual relationship
2026-05-04126.34126.27-0.09near the usual relationship
2026-05-01128.24126.59+0.10near the usual relationship
2026-04-30128.86126.17+0.23near the usual relationship
2026-04-29125.19123.42+0.12near the usual relationship
2026-04-28126.57124.61+0.15near the usual relationship
2026-04-27126.53123.75+0.25near the usual relationship
2026-04-24127.06125.21+0.14near the usual relationship
2026-04-23126.76123.82+0.28near the usual relationship
2026-04-22125.65123.37+0.20near the usual relationship
2026-04-21125.39123.09+0.21near the usual relationship
2026-04-20126.47123.25+0.32near the usual relationship
2026-04-17127.29123.02+0.45near the usual relationship
2026-04-16126.70120.09+0.75MFC ahead
2026-04-15127.25119.59+0.89MFC ahead
2026-04-14124.14117.50+0.78MFC ahead
2026-04-13122.27116.02+0.75MFC ahead
2026-04-10119.78114.25+0.68MFC ahead
2026-04-09120.01115.58+0.54MFC ahead
2026-04-08119.74115.42+0.53MFC ahead
2026-04-07115.51111.83+0.47near the usual relationship
2026-04-06115.38111.15+0.54MFC ahead
2026-04-02114.46111.36+0.40near the usual relationship
2026-04-01114.07110.19+0.50MFC ahead
2026-03-31112.96109.50+0.45near the usual relationship
2026-03-30110.36108.38+0.26near the usual relationship
2026-03-27110.30107.42+0.38near the usual relationship
2026-03-26112.99109.45+0.46near the usual relationship
2026-03-25113.45109.87+0.47near the usual relationship
2026-03-24112.92110.29+0.34near the usual relationship
2026-03-23112.69110.54+0.28near the usual relationship
2026-03-20110.89108.65+0.30near the usual relationship
2026-03-19111.22109.52+0.22near the usual relationship
2026-03-18112.50110.89+0.21near the usual relationship
2026-03-17113.28111.97+0.17near the usual relationship
2026-03-16111.87111.75+0.01near the usual relationship
2026-03-13109.58109.82-0.04near the usual relationship
2026-03-12109.87110.03-0.03near the usual relationship
2026-03-11110.66111.27-0.09near the usual relationship
2026-03-10110.72111.26-0.08near the usual relationship
2026-03-09109.54111.20-0.23near the usual relationship
2026-03-06110.46113.55-0.42near the usual relationship
2026-03-05112.82114.67-0.25near the usual relationship
2026-03-04114.20114.65-0.07near the usual relationship
2026-03-03112.56113.08-0.08near the usual relationship
2026-03-02114.63114.14+0.05near the usual relationship
2026-02-27116.56114.74+0.22near the usual relationship
2026-02-26117.48114.44+0.37near the usual relationship
2026-02-25116.10114.72+0.16near the usual relationship
2026-02-24117.38113.62+0.47near the usual relationship
2026-02-23117.81113.01+0.60MFC ahead
2026-02-20120.30116.10+0.51MFC ahead
2026-02-19118.63114.34+0.53MFC ahead
2026-02-18121.29116.12+0.63MFC ahead
2026-02-17121.91118.73+0.38near the usual relationship
2026-02-13120.60120.69-0.02near the usual relationship
2026-02-12117.45120.36-0.37near the usual relationship
2026-02-11124.27113.62+1.34MFC ahead
2026-02-10125.48114.65+1.36MFC ahead
2026-02-09124.63112.87+1.51MFC ahead
2026-02-06124.76114.14+1.36MFC ahead
2026-02-05122.56113.51+1.19MFC ahead
2026-02-04122.93114.32+1.14MFC ahead
2026-02-03124.83112.66+1.60MFC ahead
2026-02-02125.88111.54+1.91MFC ahead
2026-01-30124.99110.34+1.99MFC ahead
2026-01-29126.43111.66+2.00MFC ahead
2026-01-28123.71110.36+1.87MFC ahead
2026-01-27122.56109.98+1.80MFC ahead
2026-01-26121.74110.66+1.61MFC ahead
2026-01-23121.19111.48+1.43MFC ahead
2026-01-22120.53109.50+1.65MFC ahead
2026-01-21121.48109.28+1.82MFC ahead
2026-01-20119.97109.28+1.64MFC ahead
2026-01-16122.56109.94+1.91MFC ahead
2026-01-15123.32109.75+2.06MFC ahead
2026-01-14122.43108.45+2.17MFC ahead
2026-01-13120.66107.53+2.10MFC ahead
2026-01-12121.78109.45+1.98MFC ahead
2026-01-09122.53109.94+2.03MFC ahead
2026-01-08121.84109.77+1.99MFC ahead
2026-01-07119.97109.85+1.73MFC ahead
2026-01-06122.66111.43+1.88MFC ahead
2026-01-05120.30111.12+1.61MFC ahead
2026-01-02118.86109.99+1.59MFC ahead
2025-12-31118.99109.22+1.76MFC ahead
2025-12-30119.81109.75+1.81MFC ahead
2025-12-29120.24109.91+1.87MFC ahead
2025-12-26119.97109.63+1.90MFC ahead
2025-12-24120.24109.35+2.01MFC ahead
2025-12-23120.53109.43+2.06MFC ahead
2025-12-22119.81108.79+2.09MFC ahead
2025-12-19118.60107.72+2.11MFC ahead
2025-12-18118.63107.49+2.18MFC ahead
2025-12-17116.86107.14+1.99MFC ahead
2025-12-16117.81107.25+2.15MFC ahead
2025-12-15117.28106.49+2.23MFC ahead
2025-12-12116.37105.74+2.25MFC ahead
2025-12-11116.92104.52+2.61MFC ahead
2025-12-10116.40102.96+2.88MFC ahead
2025-12-09115.51103.41+2.68MFC ahead
2025-12-08114.59102.35+2.79MFC ahead
2025-12-05115.74102.54+3.02MFC ahead
2025-12-04115.64101.05+3.39MFC ahead
2025-12-03115.12101.21+3.35MFC ahead
2025-12-02114.59100.82+3.42MFC ahead
2025-12-01115.25101.02+3.61MFC ahead
2025-11-28115.48103.48+3.17MFC ahead
2025-11-26113.94102.68+3.11MFC ahead
2025-11-25115.81104.67+3.10MFC ahead
2025-11-24114.37103.45+3.16MFC ahead
2025-11-21113.28104.29+2.76MFC ahead
2025-11-20111.05102.73+2.69MFC ahead
2025-11-19111.02102.63+2.74MFC ahead
2025-11-18110.07103.71+2.28MFC ahead
2025-11-17110.82103.34+2.58MFC ahead
2025-11-14112.69103.64+2.99MFC ahead
2025-11-13112.92103.15+3.24MFC ahead
2025-11-12112.92103.52+3.21MFC ahead
2025-11-11110.00101.47+3.09MFC ahead
2025-11-10109.58101.68+2.98MFC ahead
2025-11-07109.58102.47+2.82MFC ahead
2025-11-06108.82103.43+2.38MFC ahead
2025-11-05109.22107.95+1.24MFC ahead
2025-11-04107.74107.44+0.98MFC ahead
2025-11-03108.30106.81+1.31MFC ahead
2025-10-31106.17106.53+0.81MFC ahead
2025-10-30105.44106.93+0.50MFC ahead
2025-10-29106.72108.05+0.54MFC ahead
2025-10-28107.71109.19+0.51MFC ahead
2025-10-27107.87109.01+0.60MFC ahead
2025-10-24106.89107.46+0.75MFC ahead
2025-10-23105.61107.40+0.41near the usual relationship
2025-10-22104.62107.67+0.06near the usual relationship
2025-10-21104.30106.86+0.19near the usual relationship
2025-10-20104.46107.04+0.18near the usual relationship
2025-10-17103.77106.00+0.27near the usual relationship
2025-10-16103.80106.70+0.08near the usual relationship
2025-10-15105.38108.82-0.05near the usual relationship
2025-10-14106.03109.19+0.03near the usual relationship
2025-10-13105.31108.56+0.00near the usual relationship
2025-10-10103.97107.79-0.17near the usual relationship
2025-10-09104.76106.48+0.40near the usual relationship
2025-10-08106.85108.45+0.45near the usual relationship
2025-10-07105.44106.48+0.60MFC ahead
2025-10-06105.94107.00+0.60MFC ahead
2025-10-03104.82105.62+0.67MFC ahead
2025-10-02103.02105.27+0.27near the usual relationship
2025-10-01103.15105.34+0.29near the usual relationship
2025-09-30102.16105.08+0.08near the usual relationship
2025-09-29101.67103.94+0.26near the usual relationship
2025-09-26100.95103.17+0.27near the usual relationship
2025-09-25100.59103.29+0.14near the usual relationship
2025-09-24101.57103.27+0.43near the usual relationship
2025-09-23101.97104.50+0.20near the usual relationship
2025-09-22104.07104.88+0.69MFC ahead
2025-09-19103.57105.36+0.43near the usual relationship
2025-09-18102.95104.08+0.61MFC ahead
2025-09-17101.77103.40+0.48near the usual relationship
2025-09-16103.28102.92+1.04MFC ahead
2025-09-15106.07104.48+1.39MFC ahead
2025-09-12104.59103.68+1.22MFC ahead
2025-09-11104.26104.34+0.95MFC ahead
2025-09-10101.25102.71+0.56MFC ahead
2025-09-09101.21102.31+0.67MFC ahead
2025-09-08100.82102.31+0.56MFC ahead
2025-09-05100.56101.00+0.87MFC ahead
2025-09-04101.38101.19+1.05MFC ahead
2025-09-0399.90101.58+0.52MFC ahead
2025-09-0299.97100.96+0.72MFC ahead
2025-08-29100.85102.28+0.61MFC ahead
2025-08-28100.59101.93+0.64MFC ahead
2025-08-2799.44101.16+0.53MFC ahead
2025-08-2698.72102.52-0.06near the usual relationship
2025-08-2598.59101.65+0.15near the usual relationship
2025-08-22100.82103.12+0.39near the usual relationship
2025-08-2198.59102.78-0.16near the usual relationship
2025-08-2098.66102.50-0.06near the usual relationship
2025-08-1999.74102.15+0.36near the usual relationship
2025-08-18100.49102.17+0.57MFC ahead
2025-08-1599.64101.66+0.47near the usual relationship
2025-08-14100.33101.63+0.68MFC ahead
2025-08-1399.97101.45+0.63MFC ahead
2025-08-1298.88100.82+0.50MFC ahead
2025-08-1198.0699.56+0.62MFC ahead
2025-08-0898.6998.97+0.98MFC ahead
2025-08-0798.62107.63-1.45SLF ahead
2025-08-06102.53108.14-0.47near the usual relationship
2025-08-05101.08106.28-0.39near the usual relationship
2025-08-04101.25107.00-0.54SLF ahead
2025-08-0199.87105.67-0.58SLF ahead
2025-07-31101.54106.77-0.40near the usual relationship
2025-07-30100.69107.11-0.74SLF ahead
2025-07-29103.25108.59-0.42near the usual relationship
2025-07-28103.18108.24-0.35near the usual relationship
2025-07-25102.72109.33-0.77SLF ahead
2025-07-24102.13108.98-0.85SLF ahead
2025-07-23102.79109.52-0.81SLF ahead
2025-07-22101.02109.49-1.31SLF ahead
2025-07-21100.07107.09-0.95SLF ahead
2025-07-18101.08108.87-1.15SLF ahead
2025-07-17101.38108.98-1.10SLF ahead
2025-07-1699.90109.31-1.62SLF ahead
2025-07-1599.21108.52-1.63SLF ahead
2025-07-1499.97109.87-1.78SLF ahead
2025-07-1199.97108.70-1.48SLF ahead
2025-07-10100.75108.52-1.22SLF ahead
2025-07-0999.93107.77-1.26SLF ahead
2025-07-08100.03108.82-1.52SLF ahead
2025-07-07100.49109.87-1.69SLF ahead
2025-07-03104.56114.48-1.74SLF ahead
2025-07-02103.15113.11-1.81SLF ahead
2025-07-01104.95116.24-2.12SLF ahead
2025-06-30104.82116.31-2.20SLF ahead
2025-06-27104.92115.40-1.97SLF ahead
2025-06-26105.21114.53-1.68SLF ahead
2025-06-25102.59113.60-2.22SLF ahead
2025-06-24103.38113.95-2.11SLF ahead
2025-06-23102.69113.46-2.21SLF ahead
2025-06-20100.59112.20-2.54SLF ahead
2025-06-18100.46112.15-2.61SLF ahead
2025-06-17101.28112.46-2.48SLF ahead
2025-06-16102.43113.25-2.38SLF ahead
2025-06-13102.26112.57-2.27SLF ahead
2025-06-12105.41113.74-1.65SLF ahead
2025-06-11104.99113.25-1.66SLF ahead
2025-06-10105.12113.29-1.64SLF ahead
2025-06-09106.03113.88-1.54SLF ahead
2025-06-06106.40114.28-1.56SLF ahead
2025-06-05105.12114.18-1.95SLF ahead
2025-06-04104.76113.44-1.87SLF ahead
2025-06-03104.76113.62-1.94SLF ahead
2025-06-02104.85114.07-2.07SLF ahead
2025-05-30104.43113.16-1.96SLF ahead
2025-05-29104.10112.22-1.80SLF ahead
2025-05-28103.35111.61-1.88SLF ahead
2025-05-27104.17112.53-1.91SLF ahead
2025-05-23102.36111.38-2.19SLF ahead
2025-05-22101.48110.47-2.23SLF ahead
2025-05-21100.92110.47-2.47SLF ahead
2025-05-20104.30111.10-1.49SLF ahead
2025-05-19105.18110.62-1.04SLF ahead
2025-05-16104.95110.13-0.96SLF ahead
2025-05-15104.53110.48-1.22SLF ahead
2025-05-14104.10110.22-1.29SLF ahead
2025-05-13104.13109.26-0.94SLF ahead
2025-05-12103.64109.33-1.08SLF ahead
2025-05-09100.85108.77-1.77SLF ahead
2025-05-08102.16104.92-0.11near the usual relationship
2025-05-07102.89105.85-0.15near the usual relationship
2025-05-06102.62104.78+0.10near the usual relationship
2025-05-05102.69105.15+0.03near the usual relationship
2025-05-02103.54105.16+0.27near the usual relationship
2025-05-01101.15103.48+0.08near the usual relationship
2025-04-30100.43104.24-0.30near the usual relationship
2025-04-29100.72103.68-0.06near the usual relationship
2025-04-28100.03102.82-0.01near the usual relationship
2025-04-2599.18102.10-0.03near the usual relationship
2025-04-2499.08102.14-0.05near the usual relationship
2025-04-2397.61101.24-0.19near the usual relationship
2025-04-2295.87100.12-0.33near the usual relationship
2025-04-2193.1598.98-0.72SLF ahead
2025-04-1793.8398.77-0.48near the usual relationship
2025-04-1693.7798.91-0.51SLF ahead
2025-04-1595.0898.97-0.20near the usual relationship
2025-04-1494.3399.18-0.41near the usual relationship
2025-04-1191.9697.08-0.48near the usual relationship
2025-04-1089.5494.98-0.57SLF ahead
2025-04-0995.5797.46+0.27near the usual relationship
2025-04-0888.3293.45-0.49near the usual relationship
2025-04-0789.9094.12-0.25near the usual relationship
2025-04-0490.8595.33-0.29near the usual relationship
2025-04-03100.46101.96+0.39near the usual relationship
2025-04-02106.10102.87+1.31MFC ahead
2025-04-01104.17101.68+1.18MFC ahead
2025-03-31102.16100.23+1.09MFC ahead
2025-03-28100.8999.14+1.05MFC ahead
2025-03-27102.07100.02+1.11MFC ahead
2025-03-26102.07100.09+1.10MFC ahead
2025-03-25103.02100.86+1.13MFC ahead
2025-03-24102.85100.44+1.18MFC ahead
2025-03-2199.8498.37+1.02MFC ahead
2025-03-20100.1699.23+0.92MFC ahead
2025-03-1999.9799.26+0.88MFC ahead
2025-03-1898.4698.79+0.70MFC ahead
2025-03-1798.6998.91+0.73MFC ahead
2025-03-1496.6596.97+0.71MFC ahead
2025-03-1393.1895.05+0.44near the usual relationship
2025-03-1295.9395.87+0.79MFC ahead
2025-03-1193.8094.61+0.64MFC ahead
2025-03-1093.6095.15+0.52MFC ahead
2025-03-0795.9797.32+0.56MFC ahead
2025-03-0696.3396.67+0.73MFC ahead
2025-03-0598.2697.99+0.84MFC ahead
2025-03-0495.7496.52+0.67MFC ahead
2025-03-03100.4397.81+1.22MFC ahead
2025-02-28102.2097.23+1.60MFC ahead
2025-02-27100.9295.76+1.65MFC ahead
2025-02-26101.0295.48+1.72MFC ahead
2025-02-25100.7596.87+1.46MFC ahead
2025-02-2498.8296.50+1.23MFC ahead
2025-02-2199.5795.59+1.50MFC ahead
2025-02-20104.3696.57+2.09MFC ahead
2025-02-1997.6798.00+0.85MFC ahead
2025-02-1898.4397.18+1.10MFC ahead
2025-02-1497.3896.50+1.05MFC ahead
2025-02-1397.2196.76+0.99MFC ahead
2025-02-1297.08103.29+0.00near the usual relationship
2025-02-1197.11102.21+0.17near the usual relationship
2025-02-1097.97103.06+0.18near the usual relationship
2025-02-0798.85103.61+0.25near the usual relationship
2025-02-0698.43102.87+0.29near the usual relationship
2025-02-0597.97101.40+0.44near the usual relationship
2025-02-0497.38101.07+0.40near the usual relationship
2025-02-0396.1099.77+0.41near the usual relationship
2025-01-3198.10100.91+0.54MFC ahead
2025-01-30100.13100.96+0.82MFC ahead
2025-01-2999.67102.59+0.55MFC ahead
2025-01-2899.11102.42+0.50MFC ahead
2025-01-2799.54103.10+0.47near the usual relationship
2025-01-24100.23102.54+0.64MFC ahead
2025-01-23100.59103.06+0.63MFC ahead
2025-01-2299.80102.31+0.63MFC ahead
2025-01-21101.15103.24+0.69MFC ahead
2025-01-17100.39103.12+0.61MFC ahead
2025-01-16101.12103.38+0.68MFC ahead
2025-01-15100.69103.19+0.65MFC ahead
2025-01-1497.87100.77+0.60MFC ahead
2025-01-1396.88100.18+0.56MFC ahead
2025-01-1097.70100.28+0.65MFC ahead
2025-01-08100.62102.43+0.76MFC ahead
2025-01-07100.56102.64+0.73MFC ahead
2025-01-06101.05103.06+0.75MFC ahead
2025-01-03100.59103.59+0.64MFC ahead
2025-01-02100.10103.15+0.64MFC ahead
2024-12-31100.72103.87+0.63MFC ahead
2024-12-30100.46103.80+0.62MFC ahead
2024-12-27100.66104.11+0.61MFC ahead
2024-12-26101.15104.20+0.66MFC ahead
2024-12-24100.59103.89+0.64MFC ahead
2024-12-23100.46103.73+0.65MFC ahead
2024-12-2099.48103.13+0.61MFC ahead
2024-12-1998.66102.77+0.56MFC ahead
2024-12-1897.41101.80+0.53MFC ahead
2024-12-17100.79104.17+0.66MFC ahead
2024-12-16101.80105.11+0.68MFC ahead
2024-12-13101.44105.25+0.63MFC ahead
2024-12-12101.08105.83+0.54MFC ahead
2024-12-11103.31106.30+0.73MFC ahead
2024-12-10103.12106.90+0.66MFC ahead
2024-12-09104.72107.93+0.72MFC ahead
2024-12-06106.26108.77+0.80MFC ahead
2024-12-05106.76109.73+0.76MFC ahead
2024-12-04105.90108.31+0.82MFC ahead
2024-12-03105.18107.28+0.85MFC ahead
2024-12-02106.00108.00+0.87MFC ahead
2024-11-29105.38107.46+0.87MFC ahead
2024-11-27104.59106.63+0.87MFC ahead
2024-11-26104.46107.67+0.77MFC ahead
2024-11-25104.82107.79+0.80MFC ahead
2024-11-22106.49107.09+1.02MFC ahead
2024-11-21107.18107.42+1.06MFC ahead
2024-11-20105.51106.44+1.00MFC ahead
2024-11-19106.82105.60+1.20MFC ahead
2024-11-18106.03106.13+1.09MFC ahead
2024-11-15107.12105.44+1.25MFC ahead
2024-11-14107.81106.88+1.19MFC ahead
2024-11-13106.40105.41+1.20MFC ahead
2024-11-12106.66104.76+1.29MFC ahead
2024-11-11106.26104.27+1.31MFC ahead
2024-11-08104.26103.68+1.19MFC ahead
2024-11-07105.90104.32+1.29MFC ahead
2024-11-06102.66103.08+1.12MFC ahead
2024-11-0598.36101.12+0.91MFC ahead
2024-11-0497.4197.46+1.16MFC ahead
2024-11-0196.6597.32+1.11MFC ahead
2024-10-3195.8097.01+1.07MFC ahead
2024-10-3098.2698.98+1.12MFC ahead
2024-10-2998.6299.44+1.12MFC ahead
2024-10-2899.1599.70+1.15MFC ahead
2024-10-2597.7098.72+1.12MFC ahead
2024-10-2498.3399.28+1.13MFC ahead
2024-10-2398.4699.33+1.14MFC ahead
2024-10-2298.6699.18+1.18MFC ahead
2024-10-2198.5299.63+1.14MFC ahead
2024-10-18100.00100.00+1.25MFC ahead

One-day company-specific moves (4+ standard deviations, which block ideas for 10 sessions): Feb 13, 2025 (MFC +0.1%, SLF -6.3%); Feb 20, 2025 (MFC +6.8%, SLF -1.5%); Aug 8, 2025 (MFC +0.1%, SLF -8.1%); Feb 12, 2026 (MFC -5.5%, SLF +5.9%); May 14, 2026 (MFC -5.8%, SLF +1.2%). Upcoming earnings: MFC Nov 4, 2026 (after-hours); SLF Nov 4, 2026 (after-hours).

Paired trades

The shared paper book and the replay, kept apart

Forward paper record

No paper position on this pair yet.

Historical simulation (a diagnostic, same rules)

2 simulated trades to Oct 20, 2026: -0.43% per trade on average after costs, 1 won.

LegsEnteredExitedWhyDaysBefore costsCosts + borrowAfter costs
Long MFC · Short SLFMay 22, 2025Aug 11, 2025converged81$629.58-$92.10$537.48 (+5.38%)
Long MFC · Short SLFAug 8, 2019Aug 29, 2019divergence stop21-$537.98-$86.40-$624.38 (-6.24%)

Per $10,000 a leg. A replay on today's companies cannot prove an edge.

The companies

MFC and SLF at a glance

MFC Manulife Financial Corporation

Listing
NYSE · SEC CIK 1086888
Industry
Life Insurance · SIC 6311 Life Insurance
Market value
$73.5B
Price history
2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

SLF Sun Life Financial Inc.

Listing
NYSE · SEC CIK 1097362
Industry
Life Insurance · SIC 6311 Life Insurance
Market value
$43.8B
Price history
2,521 daily closes, Oct 12, 2016 to Oct 22, 2026

Daily prices: Nasdaq.com. Filings and industry codes: SEC EDGAR. Earnings dates: Nasdaq earnings calendar.

Related
All pairs →
PairStatusAhead nowIndustry
MET / SLFWatchlistMET by 1.14 sdLife Insurance
MFC / METWatchlistMET by 1.00 sdLife Insurance

Follow the research behind the paper book

Boostio is a research-first platform in private beta: crypto candidates, daily market stories, public paper trading and now rival stocks. Exploring these pages stays free and open.

Explore the private beta

Paper only: hypothetical paired positions with modelled costs. No broker, no orders, no real money. A historical simulation is a diagnostic, not proof of an edge. Not investment advice.