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
August 2003
AUM
$831.0 million
MER
1.70%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL598
DSC
EPL498
LL
EPL798

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
MFC Global Investment Management (Canada)
Fund manager
Terry Carr, CFA

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • Diversification reduces risk - The low correlation of corporate bonds to other asset classes reduces risk when included within a well diversified portfolio
  • Flexible strategy to maximize return potential - The asset mix changes with market conditions to maximize return and reduce risk

How your money is managed

  • A credit-driven strategy that focuses on bottom-up fundamental research is used for the corporate bond allocation of the portfolio
  • For the high-yield allocation, fundamental research focuses on current income and capital appreciation with the aim of minimizing the loss of capital

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Corporate Debentures96.22
Federal Bonds0.15
Other3.63

Top Holdings

%

Hydro One 5.18%, 10/18/171.81
General Electric 5.53%, 08/17/171.69
Omega Healthcare 7.0%, 01/15/161.28
Novelis Inc. 7.25%, 02/15/151.15
Canadian Oil Sands Trust 7.75%, 05/15/191.14
Teekay Corp. 8.875%, 07/15/111.14
Geokinetics Inc 9.75%, 12/15/141.13
Smithfield Foods 7.75%, 07/01/171.13
Cascades Inc. 7.75%, 12/15/161.10
ASG Consolidated LLC 11.5%, 11/01/111.09
Total12.66

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife Corporate Bond Fund24.155.324.30-5.15
Globe High Yield Fixed Income Peer Index26.932.292.924.30-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
25.20-8.33-0.014.012.006.79----

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.