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Fund facts

Date of inception
October 2002
AUM
$4.2 million
MER
2.90%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL8595
DSC
EPL8495
LL
EPL8795

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Fund manager
Hidehiro Tomioka

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • Superior portfolio diversification - As the world's second largest economy and with a low correlation to Europe, U.S., Canadian and other Asian markets, Japan is a great way to diversify your portfolio while taking advantage of long term growth
  • Award-winning portfolio manager - Stephen Hill has won the 2006 Lipper Award for 10-year Japanese Equity and the South China Morning Post Fund Award for 10-Year Japanese Equity

How your money is managed

  • The Fund incorporates a sector rotation style, investing in sectors that are expected to outperform during certain stages of the economic cycle
  • The Fund concentrates its holdings across 50-80 companies

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Japan100
Other-0.08

Top Holdings

%

Honda Motor3.42
Mitsubishi Corporation2.86
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Grp2.70
Toshiba Corporation2.68
Kubota2.55
NIDEC2.54
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone2.51
Sumitomo Electric Industries L2.37
East Japan Railway2.26
Uni-Charm Corp2.21
Total26.10

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife Japan Opportunities Class2.77-16.97-6.76--1.93
MSCI Japan ($ Cdn)-0.04-12.96-2.86-5.87-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
-10.16-12.99-26.58-0.2223.755.9912.36---

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.