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Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF

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Cdn Corp Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023

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NAVPS
(06-13-2025) 		$9.17
Change
-$0.02 (-0.23%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2020): 1.67%

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 0.64% 0.11% 1.72% 1.88% 8.67% 7.43% 5.91% 2.18% - - - - - -
Benchmark 0.75% 0.01% 1.92% 1.93% 8.80% 7.33% 5.51% 2.01% 2.17% 2.50% 3.08% 2.68% 2.91% 2.88%
Category Average 0.61% -0.07% 1.53% 1.69% 8.19% 6.80% 4.96% 1.32% 1.79% 2.03% 2.45% - - -
Category Rank 49 / 149 47 / 143 65 / 140 47 / 140 40 / 136 43 / 128 24 / 118 43 / 114 - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 - - - - - -

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.93% 2.14% 0.20% 2.20% -0.50% 1.71% -0.16% 1.01% 0.75% -0.07% -0.46% 0.64%
Benchmark 0.98% 1.96% 0.45% 2.04% -0.41% 1.57% -0.01% 0.98% 0.93% -0.14% -0.59% 0.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

3.95% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.31% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - - - - - -0.82% -9.79% 8.79% 7.12%
Benchmark 2.74% 3.59% 3.48% 0.96% 8.01% 8.57% -1.32% -10.12% 8.32% 7.09%
Category Average - - - - 7.34% 7.62% -1.82% -10.25% 7.57% 6.68%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - 2 2 1 2
Category Rank - - - - - - 34/ 106 47/ 115 14/ 123 58/ 128

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.79% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-9.79% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 90.61
Canadian Government Bonds 3.84
Canadian Bonds - Other 2.71
Cash and Equivalents 1.48
Mortgages 1.04
Other 0.32

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.20
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.48
Financial Services 0.32

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.69
Europe 0.31

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Federation Csses Desjardins Qc 5.28% 15-May-2029 3.05
Royal Bank of Canada 4.83% 08-Aug-2029 2.24
Brookfield Renewable Ptnrs ULC 5.45% 12-Dec-2029 2.08
Manulife Financial Corp 4.06% 06-Dec-2029 1.98
Glacier Credit Card Trust 4.74% 20-Sep-2029 1.95
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.68% 08-Jan-2029 1.79
North West Redwater Partnershp 2.80% 01-Mar-2031 1.70
Bank of Montreal 5.04% 29-Apr-2028 1.61
Transcanada Pipelines Ltd 3.80% 05-Feb-2027 1.48
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.95% 08-Mar-2027 1.45

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Corp Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.50% - -
Beta 1.07% - -
Alpha 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.98% - -
Sharpe 0.35% - -
Sortino 0.99% - -
Treynor 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 74.74% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.28% 5.50% - -
Beta 1.06% 1.07% - -
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% - -
Rsquared 0.98% 0.98% - -
Sharpe 1.48% 0.35% - -
Sortino 4.67% 0.99% - -
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% - -
Tax Efficiency 81.25% 74.74% - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 24, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF seeks to earn the highest level of income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by Canadian corporations.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF invests mainly in Canadian corporate investment-grade fixed income securities. Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF may also invest in 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 0.27%
Management Fee 0.24%
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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