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

Global Equity Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade D

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NAVPS
(12-12-2025)
$27.98
Change
-$0.14 (-0.50%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 05, 2009): 6.63%

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 0.74% 4.31% 9.66% 11.69% 10.28% 14.37% 10.92% 5.92% 6.71% 7.13% 7.62% 6.11% 6.76% 6.32%
Benchmark -0.22% 6.14% 13.50% 14.42% 14.60% 19.27% 15.97% 9.42% 9.85% 10.05% 10.39% 9.26% 9.91% 9.39%
Category Average 0.49% 4.94% 10.38% 12.25% 11.04% 15.62% 12.12% 7.01% 7.99% 7.75% 8.07% 6.73% 7.19% 6.82%
Category Rank 378 / 938 630 / 938 534 / 938 404 / 911 426 / 911 476 / 890 462 / 832 506 / 807 486 / 789 314 / 735 259 / 699 253 / 602 221 / 588 216 / 542
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -1.26% 2.85% -0.61% -1.79% -2.03% 3.55% 2.36% 0.80% 1.89% 2.67% 0.86% 0.74%
Benchmark 0.16% 3.26% -0.48% -3.00% -2.54% 3.76% 3.03% 2.10% 1.67% 4.09% 2.18% -0.22%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.11% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.19% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 6.15% 4.01% 10.18% -7.30% 16.32% 10.90% 9.70% -12.32% 10.63% 13.83%
Benchmark 17.03% 3.66% 11.99% 0.72% 16.29% 12.17% 11.33% -12.03% 15.07% 21.57%
Category Average 4.87% 4.92% 9.31% -5.49% 15.12% 8.09% 12.42% -11.85% 11.42% 15.99%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 4 1 1 3 3 2 3
Category Rank 203/ 495 314/ 548 123/ 588 480/ 606 151/ 699 96/ 745 526/ 789 486/ 807 305/ 832 595/ 890

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

16.32% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.32% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 28.85
US Equity 22.65
Canadian Equity 20.91
Foreign Corporate Bonds 10.45
Canadian Corporate Bonds 4.80
Other 12.34

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 24.62
Technology 15.82
Financial Services 15.18
Consumer Services 5.70
Basic Materials 5.14
Other 33.54

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.14
Europe 16.25
Asia 14.57
Latin America 1.37
Africa and Middle East 0.49
Other 0.18

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Ser 12.84
Manulife U.S. All Cap Equity Fund Advisor Ser 8.01
Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Class Adv Ser 7.10
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 5.96
Manulife Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Series 5.45
Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series 5.11
Manulife Multifactor Cdn Large Cap Indx ETF (MCLC) 5.09
Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund Advisor Series 4.96
Manulife Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series 4.94
Manulife Smart Intl Dividend ETF (unh) (IDIV.B) 4.81

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 Growth Portfolio Guaranteed Investment Fund Select (InvestmentPlus 75/75)

Median

Other - Global Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.76% 8.94% 9.15%
Beta 0.92% 0.93% 0.96%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.93% 0.89%
Sharpe 0.87% 0.47% 0.52%
Sortino 1.82% 0.66% 0.57%
Treynor 0.07% 0.05% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.59% 7.76% 8.94% 9.15%
Beta 0.74% 0.92% 0.93% 0.96%
Alpha 0.00% -0.03% -0.02% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.90% 0.93% 0.89%
Sharpe 1.11% 0.87% 0.47% 0.52%
Sortino 2.00% 1.82% 0.66% 0.57%
Treynor 0.10% 0.07% 0.05% 0.05%
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) $776

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MGF5785
MGF7785
MGF8005
MGF8105
MGF8205
MGF8305
MGF8405
MGF8505

Investment Objectives

To provide Long-term capital growth and increased foreign content exposure. Manulife Simplicity Growth Portfolio is a strategic asset allocation portfolio. It invests its assets in other mutual funds managed by us focusing on Canadian and foreign equity funds.

Investment Strategy

This Fund will invest in units of the underlying mutual fund or a substantially similar fund.

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 2.77%
Management Fee 2.19%
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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