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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Eclipse Series

Canadian Fixed Income

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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NAVPS
(04-02-2025)
$8.95
Change
-$0.01 (-0.13%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Eclipse Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 07, 2016): 1.86%

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% 1.37% 3.82% 2.16% 7.93% 5.78% 1.39% 0.29% 0.70% 1.73% 1.70% 1.56% - -
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 188 / 666 483 / 664 462 / 656 394 / 665 414 / 631 335 / 603 323 / 589 259 / 561 204 / 532 260 / 497 277 / 461 249 / 426 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 0.58% -2.04% 1.82% 1.14% 2.29% 0.17% 1.75% -0.94% 1.60% -0.77% 1.00% 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

4.67% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 2.15% -1.90% 7.41% 7.48% -1.16% -12.34% 6.94% 4.29%
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 3 2 3
Category Rank - - 169/ 425 447/ 451 73/ 496 459/ 526 63/ 557 411/ 587 190/ 602 333/ 627

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 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.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Eclipse Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.58% 7.25% -
Beta 1.06% 1.06% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.91% 0.85% -
Sharpe -0.28% -0.19% -
Sortino -0.26% -0.38% -
Treynor -0.02% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 1.66% - -
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 4.53% 7.58% 7.25% -
Beta 0.77% 1.06% 1.06% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.69% 0.91% 0.85% -
Sharpe 0.81% -0.28% -0.19% -
Sortino 1.71% -0.26% -0.38% -
Treynor 0.05% -0.02% -0.01% -
Tax Efficiency 85.18% 1.66% - -

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) $497

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 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

-

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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