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
October 2002
AUM
$116.3 million
MER
2.80%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL8515
DSC
EPL8415
LL
EPL8715

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
AllianceBernstein Investment Management
Fund manager
AllianceBernstein - Mgmt. Team

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • Access to best-in-class management - Take advantage of the resources of AllianceBernstein, one of the largest and most widely respected research teams in the industry
  • A history of superior risk management - The Fund has exhibited lower risk than the market over recent time periods

How your money is managed

  • The Fund will invest in large cap U.S. companies which are undervalued in relation to their competitors or the overall market
  • The manager uses its comprehensive investment research to separate fact from emotion in understanding companies and industries that may be undergoing stress, and look to exploit mispricings created by investor overreaction

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Information Technology19.35
Consumer Discretionary15.29
Financials14.98
Consumer Staples11.57
Health Care11.36
Energy10.16
Other17.29

Top Holdings

%

Microsoft3.25
AT&T Inc.2.82
Pfizer2.70
Wells Fargo & Co.2.66
Merck & Company2.55
Goldman Sachs2.41
IBM2.40
ConocoPhillips2.29
Procter & Gamble2.09
Exxon Mobil2.02
Total25.19

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife U.S. Large Cap Value Class13.68-14.64-6.48--4.00
S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn)14.68-10.33-2.80-3.83-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
5.31-25.70-17.3215.07-1.83-0.191.27---

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.

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