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Manulife RetirementPlus Fundamental Equity

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade A Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade A

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$27.07
Change
-$1.12 (-3.98%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 28, 2013): 10.05%

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 0.07% 0.35% 3.99% 3.37% 12.97% 16.52% 11.41% 13.39% 13.47% 12.18% 11.37% 10.90% 11.18% 9.28%
Benchmark -0.67% 0.74% 10.33% 2.92% 21.53% 17.09% 10.36% 11.45% 12.58% 11.16% 10.15% 9.68% 10.93% 8.55%
Category Average -0.98% 0.14% 8.18% 2.54% 16.18% 14.81% 9.43% 10.60% 11.73% 10.20% 8.91% 8.38% 9.45% 7.18%
Category Rank 142 / 524 274 / 524 494 / 506 184 / 524 358 / 506 116 / 502 73 / 502 56 / 498 38 / 498 27 / 474 12 / 399 19 / 396 41 / 394 28 / 361
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 2.23% -3.50% 0.90% 1.86% 5.86% 1.22% 0.41% -1.00% 4.25% -2.93% 3.30% 0.07%
Benchmark 3.64% -1.88% 2.82% -0.17% 4.75% 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.29% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.47% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.58% 8.28% 9.32% -4.01% 23.74% 8.28% 26.76% -7.15% 14.95% 18.11%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2
Category Rank 88/ 361 262/ 394 125/ 394 26/ 399 25/ 474 138/ 498 33/ 498 236/ 502 77/ 502 230/ 506

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.76% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.15% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 90.55
US Equity 8.98
Cash and Equivalents 0.47

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 29.17
Technology 16.10
Energy 10.80
Industrial Services 9.32
Basic Materials 6.95
Other 27.66

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Sun Life Financial Inc 5.40
Royal Bank of Canada 5.37
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 5.07
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.05
Toronto-Dominion Bank 5.04
Bank of Montreal 4.59
Constellation Software Inc 4.37
Suncor Energy Inc 4.36
CGI Inc Cl A 3.78
Intact Financial Corp 3.58

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Manulife RetirementPlus Fundamental Equity

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 13.39% 13.80% 11.79%
Beta 0.95% 0.87% 0.91%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.59% 0.82% 0.67%
Sortino 1.07% 1.27% 0.88%
Treynor 0.08% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 9.50% 13.39% 13.80% 11.79%
Beta 0.92% 0.95% 0.87% 0.91%
Alpha -0.06% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.86% 0.82% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.91% 0.59% 0.82% 0.67%
Sortino 1.90% 1.07% 1.27% 0.88%
Treynor 0.09% 0.08% 0.13% 0.09%
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 28, 2013
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $525

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MRP1463
MRP1551
MRP1619

Investment Objectives

Income and long-term capital growth. The Fund will invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying Canadian common and preferred shares.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying Canadian common and preferred shares as well as royalty trusts and real estate investments trusts. The management team uses a fundamental value approach using both qualitative and quantitative analysis while emphasizing those securities that are attractively valued as well as provide income.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Asset Management Limited

  • Alan Wicks
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Dexia Investor Services Trust

Registrar

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Distributor

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25,000
PAC Subsequent 100
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 25,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.97%
Management Fee 1.55%
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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