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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Eclipse Series

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(11-20-2024)
$8.75
Change
-$0.03 (-0.32%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Eclipse Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 07, 2016): 1.59%

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 -0.94% 0.97% 6.35% 3.45% 12.59% 5.99% -0.41% -0.32% 0.52% 1.65% 1.19% 1.06% - -
Benchmark -1.07% 1.25% 6.50% 3.09% 11.09% 5.28% -0.23% -1.11% 0.36% 1.97% 1.60% 1.33% 1.81% 2.06%
Category Average -1.07% 1.10% 6.21% 2.91% 11.20% 5.33% -0.72% -1.26% 0.06% 1.43% 0.98% 0.80% 1.19% 1.26%
Category Rank 257 / 660 541 / 653 398 / 636 297 / 629 110 / 627 233 / 603 339 / 582 127 / 550 225 / 526 280 / 489 273 / 446 231 / 418 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 3 3 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 4.67% 3.98% -1.13% -0.15% 0.58% -2.04% 1.82% 1.14% 2.29% 0.17% 1.75% -0.94%
Benchmark 4.21% 3.42% -1.36% -0.40% 0.48% -1.95% 0.00% 2.98% 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.67% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - - - 2.15% -1.90% 7.41% 7.48% -1.16% -12.34% 6.94%
Benchmark 9.10% 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38%
Category Average 7.06% 1.07% 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16%
Quartile Ranking - - - 2 4 1 4 1 3 2
Category Rank - - - 169/ 425 447/ 451 72/ 498 460/ 528 62/ 559 413/ 588 192/ 604

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.48% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.34% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 42.46
Canadian Corporate Bonds 32.29
Foreign Corporate Bonds 16.32
Foreign Government Bonds 6.73
Cash and Equivalents 2.19
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 97.80
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.20

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 95.62
Europe 4.36
Asia 0.01
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Jun-2034 7.12
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 3.72
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 2.89
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 2.77
United Kingdom Government 0.50% 31-Jan-2029 2.26
United States Treasury 1.88% 15-Jul-2034 1.80
Enbridge Inc 8.25% 15-Oct-2028 1.54
Ontario Province 4.15% 02-Jun-2034 1.23
Ontario Province 2.55% 02-Dec-2052 1.20
Saskatchewan Province 2.80% 02-Dec-2052 1.09

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Eclipse Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.77% 7.26% -
Beta 1.05% 1.04% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% -
Sharpe -0.46% -0.20% -
Sortino -0.56% -0.41% -
Treynor -0.03% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency - - -
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 7.01% 7.77% 7.26% -
Beta 0.93% 1.05% 1.04% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.84% 0.91% 0.85% -
Sharpe 1.07% -0.46% -0.20% -
Sortino 3.10% -0.56% -0.41% -
Treynor 0.08% -0.03% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 89.87% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date March 07, 2016
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $438

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF3101

Investment Objectives

Income generation with an emphasis on capital preservation. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities of other countries. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor seeks to maximize the total return of the portfolio through a multi-sector fixed income strategy with a research- driven investment approach. The portfolio advisor seeks to enhance core portfolio returns through opportunistic investments in high yield bonds. The Fund invests primarily in bonds and debentures issued or guaranteed by the Canadian government or provincial and municipal governments and investment grade and high yield corporate bonds and debentures.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Altaf Nanji 03-07-2016
Sivan Nair 03-07-2016
Richard Kos 03-07-2016
Andrew Gretzinger 03-07-2016
Terry Carr 03-07-2016
Roshan Thiru 02-20-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Manulife Investment Management Limited
Advisor Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar Manulife Investment Management Limited
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Accountants

Investment Minimums

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

Fees

MER 1.50%
Management Fee 1.35%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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