VOLATILITY METER

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

Based on 2 year standard deviation from Globefund.com

Fund facts

Date of inception
August 2007
AUM
$8.2 million
MER
2.70%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL532
DSC
EPL432
LL
EPL732

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
MFC Global Investment Management (Europe) Ltd.
Fund manager
David Hussey

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • International diversification - The Fund combines the upside potential of emerging European countries with the growth and stability of central Europe

How your money is managed

  • The bottom-up stock selection process seeks to identify attractively valued companies
  • A disciplined top-down approach is used to ensure broad diversification across sectors based on the economic conditions of regions and individual countries

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
United Kingdom34.46
Switzerland17.24
Germany13.99
France13.01
Netherlands6.71
Sweden2.88
Portugal2.02
Other9.69

Top Holdings

%

Roche Holdings4.95
Novartis AG4.27
NESTLE N3.50
BP PLC3.30
HSBC Holdings PLC3.04
E.ON N2.88
Telefon AB LM Ericsson2.88
Societe Genl Fr2.66
Unilever NV2.61
Cairn Energy PLC2.60
Total32.69

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife European Opportunities Fd31.08----15.09
MSCI Europe ($ Cdn)24.36-10.680.52-0.53-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
18.59-41.23--------

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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