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Manulife Smart Global Bond ETF (GBND : NEO)

Global Fixed Income

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(07-22-2025)
$9.95
Change
$0.04 (0.40%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 0

As at June 30, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 17, 2023): 4.42%

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 0.89% 1.33% 1.17% 1.17% 4.64% 4.39% - - - - - - - -
Benchmark 1.17% -1.15% 1.81% 1.81% 8.38% 6.12% 4.37% -0.05% -1.62% 0.08% 0.81% 1.03% 0.66% 1.87%
Category Average 0.98% 2.28% 2.28% 2.28% 4.83% 4.08% 3.17% -0.43% -0.05% 0.61% 1.18% 1.02% 1.04% 1.38%
Category Rank 89 / 233 42 / 221 154 / 218 154 / 218 86 / 204 62 / 176 - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 3 3 2 2 - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.53% 1.01% 1.21% -0.90% 1.50% -0.93% 0.30% 0.75% -1.19% 0.27% 0.17% 0.89%
Benchmark 3.88% -0.22% 1.89% -0.37% 0.95% 0.21% 1.24% 1.20% 0.53% -1.24% -1.07% 1.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.27% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.92% (September 2023)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - - - - 2.99%
Benchmark 16.63% -1.36% -0.08% 7.82% 1.45% 7.03% -6.05% -10.83% 2.72% 6.80%
Category Average 2.92% 2.08% 2.75% -0.04% 5.49% 5.94% -1.81% -10.70% 5.33% 2.37%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - 2
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - 73/ 195

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

2.99% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

2.99% (2024)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Government Bonds 44.38
Cash and Equivalents 20.43
Foreign Corporate Bonds 14.96
Mortgages 8.73
Canadian Government Bonds 5.81
Other 5.69

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 79.57
Cash and Cash Equivalent 20.43

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 58.13
Europe 27.98
Asia 12.68
Africa and Middle East 1.20
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 10-Sep-2025 13.25
Canada Government 02-Jul-2025 5.12
Japan Government 1.10% 20-Sep-2042 4.69
Austria Government 2.90% 23-May-2029 2.93
Japan Government 1.40% 20-Mar-2053 2.52
Spain Government 2.50% 31-May-2027 2.32
United States Treasury 4.25% 15-Feb-2028 2.27
Belgium Government 2.85% 22-Oct-2034 1.97
France Government 3.00% 25-Nov-2034 1.83
Spain Government 3.50% 31-May-2029 1.79

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation - - -
Beta - - -
Alpha - - -
Rsquared - - -
Sharpe - - -
Sortino - - -
Treynor - - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility - - -

Risk Rating

Rating  out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.29% - - -
Beta 0.35% - - -
Alpha 0.02% - - -
Rsquared 0.27% - - -
Sharpe 0.37% - - -
Sortino 0.73% - - -
Treynor 0.03% - - -
Tax Efficiency 68.91% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date May 17, 2023
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $10.23
52 Week Low $9.60
Annual Dividend $0.33
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

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

Investment Objectives

Manulife Smart Global Bond ETF seeks to earn the highest level of income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by government and corporate issuers from around the world.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, Manulife Smart Global Bond ETF invests primarily in investment-grade fixed income securities issued by government and corporate issuers from around the world, which may include bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities or other fixed income instruments.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Nicholas Scipio del Campo
  • Jean-Francois Giroux
  • Sonia Chatigny
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.48%
Management Fee 0.40%

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