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
March 2008
AUM
$242.3 million
MER
2.39%

Fund Numbers*

FE
 
DSC
LL

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
MFC Global Investment Management (Canada)
Fund manager
Pat McHugh, CFA

*Also available in Adv, F, Elite, Elite T Series Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • Ideal portfolio foundation - The Fund is the perfect start to building a strong, well-diversified portfolio
  • Award-winning manager - Pat McHugh won the 2007 Lipper Award for the Canadian Equity (Pure) Fund category

How your money is managed

  • The manager buys the best companies from the top 100 in Canada
  • The style-neutral strategy avoids having to predict value or growth markets
  • The manager emphasizes risk-management which may result in outperformance in both fluctuating markets

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Financials29.49
Energy23.65
Materials20.94
Industrials5.98
Consumer Discretionary5.81
Information Technology4.88
Cash1.44
Other7.81

Top Holdings

%

Royal Bank of Canada6.62
Canadian Natural Resources4.72
Niko Resources3.65
Sino-Forest Corp.3.61
Bank of Montreal3.43
Teck Resources3.26
Talisman Energy3.08
Petrobank Energy and Resources2.93
Magna International2.79
TD Bank2.68
Total36.77

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife Canadian Core Fund-T22.90----16.59
S&P/TSX Total Return31.73-2.396.574.94-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
24.88---------

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.