VOLATILITY METER

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Based on 1 year standard deviation from Globefund.com

Fund facts

Date of inception
July 2008
AUM
$9.6 million
MER
1.70%

Fund Numbers*

FE
EPL4501
DSC
EPL4401
LL
EPL4701

Portfolio Manager

Sub-advisor
Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
Fund manager
Michael Crofts, CFA, B.Math. (Honours)

*Also available in Series F, Elite Series

Fund objectives and accomplishments

  • Risk-averse - Adding as little as 10 to 20 per cent of the fund to a portfolio can positively impact its overall risk-adjusted returns
  • Superior performance - Ranked first quintile in all time periods from 3 years to 13 years (Source: Globe Hysales as of April 30, 2008)

How your money is managed

  • The Fund will only invest in Canadian dollar denominated bonds from Canadian and foreign issuers
  • The manager looks to exploit inefficiently priced areas of the Canadian bond market in order to provide above-average returns with lower than average risk
  • The Fund maintains a minimum average credit quality of AA and a maximum 5 per cent exposure to any single corporate issuer

How the fund is invested

How the fund is invested
Corporate Debentures31.50
Federal Bonds30.79
Provincial Bonds24.74
Municipal Bonds2.12
Other10.85

Top Holdings

%

Province of Quebec 4.5%, 12/01/167.20
Gov't of Canada 4.0%, 06/01/177.17
Province of Ontario 6.5%, 03/08/296.74
Canada Housing Trust 2.75%, 09/15/146.25
Canada Housing Trust 4.1%, 12/15/185.39
Canada Housing Trust 3.75%, 03/15/205.17
Province of British Columbia 4.65%, 12/18/184.96
Gov't of Canada 5.75%, 06/01/293.58
Canada Housing Trust 4.55%, 12/15/123.22
Province of Quebec 4.5%, 12/01/193.21
Total52.89

ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (%)

1 Year3 Year5 Year10 YearSince Inception
Manulife Mawer Canadian Bond Fund5.32---5.17
DEX Universe Bond Total Return Index8.385.855.386.93-

Calendar year returns (%)

2009200820072006200520042003200220012000
2.37---------

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.