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Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio Guaranteed Investment Fund Select (InvestmentPlus 75/75)

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$23.47
Change
-$0.09 (-0.37%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio Guaranteed Investment Fund Select (InvestmentPlus 75/75)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 05, 2009): 5.49%

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 0.57% 3.86% 7.45% 9.80% 8.66% 11.95% 9.16% 4.58% 4.91% 5.39% 5.98% 4.75% 5.28% 5.03%
Benchmark -0.22% 5.11% 10.94% 11.83% 12.03% 15.79% 12.94% 6.94% 6.96% 7.45% 8.02% 7.17% 7.63% 7.34%
Category Average 0.56% 4.18% 8.48% 10.38% 8.98% 12.86% 9.79% 5.33% 6.08% 6.03% 6.57% 5.53% 5.91% 5.69%
Category Rank 556 / 1,206 794 / 1,206 791 / 1,206 503 / 1,206 541 / 1,205 616 / 1,111 530 / 1,063 620 / 1,022 643 / 1,001 488 / 934 466 / 884 376 / 693 338 / 674 323 / 617
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.04% 2.48% 0.01% -1.30% -1.57% 2.62% 1.73% 0.36% 1.33% 2.44% 0.81% 0.57%
Benchmark 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.45% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.80% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 4.70% 3.91% 8.01% -5.71% 13.30% 9.20% 6.50% -12.05% 9.53% 11.05%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 4 2 1 4 3 2 3
Category Rank 156/ 525 376/ 617 185/ 674 571/ 705 296/ 884 221/ 941 773/ 1,002 706/ 1,023 373/ 1,063 774/ 1,111

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

13.30% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.05% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 21.85
US Equity 16.90
Canadian Equity 16.32
Foreign Corporate Bonds 11.09
Canadian Corporate Bonds 11.03
Other 22.81

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 42.25
Financial Services 12.21
Technology 11.88
Consumer Services 4.38
Energy 4.10
Other 25.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 74.07
Europe 13.05
Asia 11.53
Latin America 0.88
Africa and Middle East 0.35
Other 0.12

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 19.92
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Ser 12.89
Manulife U.S. All Cap Equity Fund Advisor Ser 6.46
Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Class Adv Ser 5.51
Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series 5.22
Manulife Multifactor Cdn Large Cap Indx ETF (MCLC) 4.61
Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund Advisor Series 4.44
Manulife Smart Intl Dividend ETF (unh) (IDIV.B) 4.22
Manulife Dividend Income Fund Advisor Series 4.21
Manulife Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series 4.20

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio Guaranteed Investment Fund Select (InvestmentPlus 75/75)

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.81% 7.86% 7.73%
Beta 0.95% 0.94% 0.94%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.89% 0.79%
Sharpe 0.75% 0.31% 0.44%
Sortino 1.57% 0.39% 0.41%
Treynor 0.05% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 5.13% 6.81% 7.86% 7.73%
Beta 0.74% 0.95% 0.94% 0.94%
Alpha 0.00% -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.88% 0.89% 0.79%
Sharpe 1.12% 0.75% 0.31% 0.44%
Sortino 2.00% 1.57% 0.39% 0.41%
Treynor 0.08% 0.05% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date October 05, 2009
Instrument Type Segregated Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $865

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MGF5604
MGF5704
MGF8004
MGF8104
MGF8204
MGF8304
MGF8404
MGF8504

Investment Objectives

To provide a balance between a high level of income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis given to capital growth. Typically this fund will maintain an asset mix of approximately 40% fixed-income investments and 60% equities.

Investment Strategy

This asset allocation fund is diversified by investment styles and asset classes, with the objective of achieving superior returns over the long term on a risk-adjusted basis.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • James Robertson
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Nathan Thooft

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Distributor

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 100
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 100
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.67%
Management Fee 2.11%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max 5.50%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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