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
November 1998
AUM
$620.0 million
MER
2.61%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL588
DSC
EPL488
LL
EPL788

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
MFC Global Investment Management (Canada)
Fund manager
Ted Whitehead, CFA and Jennifer Dowty, CFA

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • Great complement to a well-diversified portfolio - Canadian small caps typically have a lower correlation to other asset classes and provide portfolio diversification benefits

How your money is managed

  • The Fund invests primarily in high quality securities of small- and mid-cap Canadian companies
  • The manager analyzes potential investments from the bottom-up, looking for securities that are attractively priced with growth potential

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Materials29.46
Energy24.33
Financials9.28
Industrials9.10
Health Care5.71
Consumer Discretionary5.62
Cash4.66
Other11.84

Top Holdings

%

Baytex Energy Trust2.66
Quadra Mining Ltd.2.65
Pacific Rubiales Energy2.48
Aecon Group2.47
Cogeco Cable2.31
Silver Wheaton2.26
PetroBakken Energy2.17
Crew Energy Inc2.09
Home Capital Group2.09
Equinox Minerals Limited2.07
Total23.25

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife Growth Opportunities Fund57.84-2.144.3111.0113.83
BMO Nesbitt Burns Cdn Small Cap Index68.68-2.695.578.63-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
57.64-40.504.029.8518.7618.2933.849.5417.4221.71

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.