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Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund 75/100 Series

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(04-04-2025)
$10.58
Change
$0.02 (0.17%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund 75/100 Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 16, 2016): 0.73%

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 1.15% 1.22% 3.42% 2.09% 7.04% 4.87% 0.47% -0.65% -0.24% 0.77% 0.73% 0.58% - -
Benchmark 1.14% 1.75% 4.04% 2.28% 8.37% 5.98% 1.44% 0.48% 0.36% 1.85% 2.11% 1.97% 1.94% 1.72%
Category Average 1.08% 1.29% 3.60% 2.11% 7.61% 5.42% 0.97% -0.21% 0.15% 1.36% 1.46% 1.32% 1.44% 1.07%
Category Rank 42 / 536 328 / 536 405 / 518 249 / 536 342 / 508 251 / 492 256 / 491 226 / 489 163 / 480 200 / 425 173 / 342 149 / 340 - -
Quartile Ranking 1 3 4 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.49% -2.12% 1.74% 1.07% 2.22% 0.09% 1.68% -1.02% 1.53% -0.85% 0.93% 1.15%
Benchmark 0.48% -1.95% 0.00% 2.98% 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.60% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.26% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 1.18% -2.92% 6.35% 6.50% -2.16% -13.26% 5.98% 3.36%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68%
Quartile Ranking - - 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 3
Category Rank - - 130/ 340 340/ 342 70/ 425 418/ 474 39/ 489 408/ 491 107/ 492 268/ 508

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.50% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.26% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 43.46
Canadian Corporate Bonds 31.87
Foreign Corporate Bonds 18.91
Foreign Government Bonds 5.62
Cash and Equivalents 0.16
Other -0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 99.85
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.15

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.26
Europe 3.50
Latin America 0.23
Asia 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 6.91
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Jun-2034 4.63
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Sep-2029 3.28
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 2.54
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 2.50
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 2.41
United Kingdom Government 0.50% 31-Jan-2029 1.96
Enbridge Inc 8.25% 15-Oct-2028 1.45
Quebec Province 4.40% 01-Dec-2055 1.29
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 1.19

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund 75/100 Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.60% 7.26% -
Beta 1.06% 1.06% -
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% -
Sharpe -0.40% -0.32% -
Sortino -0.42% -0.53% -
Treynor -0.03% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 4.55% 7.60% 7.26% -
Beta 0.78% 1.06% 1.06% -
Alpha 0.01% -0.01% -0.01% -
Rsquared 0.69% 0.91% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.62% -0.40% -0.32% -
Sortino 1.35% -0.42% -0.53% -
Treynor 0.04% -0.03% -0.02% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% - -

Fund Details

Start Date May 16, 2016
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $4

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLI60155
SLI60156

Investment Objectives

The Fund, using a Tactical Asset Allocation approach, invests primarily in fixed-income securities of Canadian and foreign issuers. These securities may include federal and provincial government, as well as corporate bonds and debentures.

Investment Strategy

The Fund currently invest most of its assets in units of the Manulife Canadian Bond Plus Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Terry Carr
  • Richard Kos
  • Altaf Nanji
  • Andrew Gretzinger
  • Sivan Nair
  • Roshan Thiru
Sub-Advisor

-

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 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.45%
Management Fee 2.05%
Load Choice of Front or Back
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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