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Manulife Multifactor Canadian SMID Cap Index ETF (MCSM : TSX)

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022

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(12-12-2025)
$60.01
Change
-$0.26 (-0.43%)
Open $60.17
Day Range $59.93 - $60.17
Volume 407

As at November 30, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 27, 2017): 13.21%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 5.56% 16.27% 33.04% 44.55% 41.12% 32.02% 20.72% 15.51% 17.35% 16.39% 16.02% 13.14% - -
Benchmark 5.23% 17.24% 38.15% 46.68% 41.85% 34.48% 21.49% 13.80% 16.09% 15.47% 14.07% 10.28% 9.57% 11.56%
Category Average 2.20% 18.13% 18.13% 21.37% 17.92% 21.66% 13.92% 8.43% 11.45% 11.00% 10.70% 7.94% 7.49% 8.07%
Category Rank 11 / 198 20 / 197 18 / 197 2 / 196 2 / 196 16 / 193 22 / 192 13 / 190 14 / 182 14 / 175 19 / 166 13 / 163 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -2.37% 1.63% -1.86% 2.14% -1.71% 8.50% 5.48% 0.32% 8.14% 9.25% 0.82% 5.56%
Benchmark -3.30% 0.65% -2.27% 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

23.00% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-25.48% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - -9.62% 21.65% 11.92% 23.53% -4.25% 6.88% 17.48%
Benchmark -13.31% 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83%
Category Average -6.13% 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84%
Quartile Ranking - - - 1 2 3 2 1 3 3
Category Rank - - - 8/ 163 67/ 170 114/ 175 82/ 182 30/ 190 99/ 192 100/ 193

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.53% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.62% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.36
International Equity 4.34
Income Trust Units 3.64
US Equity 2.71
Cash and Equivalents 0.95

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 40.72
Energy 14.52
Utilities 8.65
Financial Services 6.74
Consumer Services 6.08
Other 23.29

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.66
Europe 2.48
Asia 1.86

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Equinox Gold Corp 3.09
Iamgold Corp 2.63
Endeavour Mining PLC 2.48
Finning International Inc 2.26
Aritzia Inc 2.25
First Majestic Silver Corp 2.15
Hudbay Minerals Inc 2.08
Capital Power Corp 2.05
B2Gold Corp 1.99
New Gold Inc 1.98

Equity Style

Market capitalization is medium. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Multifactor Canadian SMID Cap Index ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.58% 13.07% -
Beta 0.88% 0.80% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.04% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.92% -
Sharpe 1.26% 1.09% -
Sortino 3.12% 1.90% -
Treynor 0.18% 0.18% -
Tax Efficiency 96.35% 96.00% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 14.68% 12.58% 13.07% -
Beta 0.95% 0.88% 0.80% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.02% 0.04% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.95% 0.92% -
Sharpe 2.26% 1.26% 1.09% -
Sortino 8.45% 3.12% 1.90% -
Treynor 0.35% 0.18% 0.18% -
Tax Efficiency 97.89% 96.35% 96.00% -

Fund Details

Start Date November 27, 2017
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $60.33
52 Week Low $36.85
Annual Dividend $0.93
Annual Yield -
Index John Hancock Dimensional Canadian SMID Cap Equity Index (CAD)
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

MCSM seeks to track the performance of the John Hancock Dimensional Canadian SMID Cap Equity Index (CAD), before fees and expenses.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objective and to obtain direct or indirect exposure to the Constituent Securities of the applicable Index, the investment strategy of each Manulife ETF is to invest in and hold the Constituent Securities of the applicable Index in approximately the same proportion as they are reflected in the applicable Index or to otherwise invest in a manner intended to track the performance of such Index.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC

  • Joseph F Hohn
  • Rita Chen
  • Michael Marrkand

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.56%
Management Fee 0.50%

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