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Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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2024

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NAVPS
(06-13-2025)
$9.71
Change
-$0.01 (-0.11%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 25, 2020): 2.41%

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 0.37% 0.62% 2.34% 1.90% 7.65% 7.06% 5.28% 2.64% - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.16% 0.49% 2.32% 1.86% 6.71% 5.64% 3.94% 1.91% 1.81% 2.15% 2.42% 2.02% 1.98% 1.91%
Category Average 0.17% 0.43% 1.80% 1.58% 5.83% 5.16% 3.57% 1.56% 1.73% 1.83% 1.97% 1.64% 1.60% 1.45%
Category Rank 37 / 287 112 / 278 52 / 277 67 / 277 15 / 258 8 / 219 10 / 206 27 / 194 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.80% 1.65% 0.50% 1.53% -0.16% 0.77% 0.43% 0.87% 0.40% 0.21% 0.04% 0.37%
Benchmark 0.79% 1.36% 0.63% 1.26% -0.30% 0.48% 0.46% 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.04% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.86% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - -0.63% -4.44% 6.69% 7.37%
Benchmark 2.56% 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71%
Category Average 0.55% 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 3 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - - 58/ 188 113/ 197 9/ 209 7/ 229

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.37% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.44% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 96.36
Cash and Equivalents 1.49
Canadian Bonds - Other 1.44
Mortgages 0.67
Canadian Government Bonds 0.04

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.03
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.49
Financial Services 0.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
IGM Financial Inc 3.44% 26-Jan-2027 3.34
Federation Csses Desjardins Qc 5.47% 17-Oct-2028 3.03
North West Redwater Partnershp 2.00% 01-Nov-2026 2.49
Royal Bank of Canada 2.14% 03-Nov-2026 2.36
OMERS Realty Corp 4.54% 09-Apr-2029 2.17
Pembina Pipeline Corp 4.24% 15-Jun-2027 2.11
TMX Group Ltd 4.68% 16-Aug-2029 1.95
Intact Financial Corp 4.65% 16-May-2029 1.90
Equitable Bank 3.91% 17-Dec-2027 1.61
Manulife Financial Corp 5.05% 23-Feb-2029 1.54

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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

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Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.75% - -
Beta 1.08% - -
Alpha 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.93% - -
Sharpe 0.45% - -
Sortino 1.44% - -
Treynor 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 74.82% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.89% 2.75% - -
Beta 1.09% 1.08% - -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% - -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.93% - -
Sharpe 2.05% 0.45% - -
Sortino 9.53% 1.44% - -
Treynor 0.04% 0.01% - -
Tax Efficiency 81.84% 74.82% - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 25, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF seeks to earn the highest level of income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term fixed income securities issued by Canadian corporations and may also invest in short-term fixed income securities issued by federal, provincial or municipal governments in Canada.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF invests mainly in short-term Canadian corporate investment-grade fixed income securities. Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF may also invest in short-term high yield fixed income securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Jean-Francois Giroux
  • Sonia Chatigny
  • Nadia Live
  • Nicholas Scipio del Campo
  • Christina Somers
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 0.22%
Management Fee 0.20%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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