VOLATILITY METER

Low (1) High (25) Volatility meter showing a volatility of >25

Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com

Fund facts

Date of inception
September 1997
AUM
$24.8 million
MER
2.76%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL584
DSC
EPL484
LL
EPL784

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
MFC Global Investment Management (U.S.), LLC
Fund manager
Daniel H. Cole

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • A history of strong risk management - The Fund's low risk relative to its peers, allows investors to feel safer when investing in the U.S. markets
  • Access to best-in-class management - MFC Global Investment Management is the largest Canadian-based investment management firm

How your money is managed

  • The Fund seeks out U.S. mid-cap stocks with strong industry position, leading market share, proven management and strong financials

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Information Technology18.74
Industrials16.95
Health Care15.58
Consumer Discretionary14.92
Financials13.85
Materials8.59
Other11.37

Top Holdings

%

Concur Technologies2.32
Lazard Ltd.2.16
Silicon Laboratories Inc.2.15
Inverness Medical Innovations2.12
Seagate Technology1.98
Apple1.90
VistaPrint1.90
Broadcom Corp.1.78
Penn National Gaming1.76
Copa Holdings1.73
Total19.80

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife U.S. Mid-Cap Fund7.00-13.43-5.90-4.220.43
S&P Mid Cap 400 ($ Cdn)23.49-7.260.073.08-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
7.01-25.67-11.942.198.448.329.68-25.88-23.5030.45

Growth of a $10,000 investment

Growth of a $10,000 investment

For illustration purposes only

Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing. The indicated rates of return are the historical annual compounded total returns including changes in share value and reinvestment of distributions and do not take into account sales, redemption, distribution or optional charges or income taxes payable by any security holder that would have reduced returns. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. Manulife Investments is the brand name identifying the personal wealth management lines of business offered by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (Manulife Financial) and its subsidiaries in Canada. Manulife Funds, Manulife Corporate Classes and Manulife Simplicity Portfolios are managed by Manulife Mutual Funds, a division of Elliott & Page Limited. Manulife and the block design are registered service marks and trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and are used by it and its affiliates including Manulife Financial Corporation.

Source: CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc.