Manulife AIM Canadian Balanced GIF Select

Canadian Neutral Balanced

BALANCED FUNDS

VOLATILITY METER

Low (1) High (25)
Volatility Meter: 9

Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com

UNDERLYING FUNDà AIM Canadian Balanced

OBJECTIVE The Fund seeks to generate capital growth and income by investing mainly in: Canadian equities with strong growth potential; high quality Canadian government and corporate fixed-income securities; foreign equities and high quality U.S. government and corporate fixed-income securities within the foreign content limit.

MANAGED BY Invesco Trimark Ltd.

SUB-ADVISORS Invesco Aim Capital Management


FUND MANAGERS Clas G. Olsson, Jason T. Holzer, CFA, MSc, Richard Nield, CFA, Russel Matthews and Cindy Brien

INCEPTION DATE July 1992

TOTAL ASSETS $945.6 million


 

How the underlying fund is invested
(as at December 31, 2009)

Top holdings within the underlying fund
(as at December 31, 2009)

Gov't of Canada, 3.75%, September 1, 2011 5.43%
Gov't of Canada, 5.75%, June 1, 2029 2.73%
Canadian Natural Resources 2.64%
Gov't of Canada, 1.25%, June 1, 2011 2.61%
Canada Housing Trust, 4.55%, December 15, 2012 2.57%
Canada Housing Trust, 4.10%, December 15, 2018 2.21%
Canada Housing Trust, 3.15%, June 15, 2014 2.15%
Power Corp of Canada 1.93%
Power Financial Corp. 1.84%
Suncor Energy 1.70%
Total 25.81%

PERFORMANCE DATA

The performance data shown assumes that all income/realized net gains are retained by the segregated fund and are reflected in higher unit values of the segregated fund. It does not take into account any charges or income taxes payable that would have reduced performance. Performance histories are not indicative of future performance. Investment returns will fluctuate and are not guaranteed. Any subsequent offerings have different returns and growth values due to the different inception dates and MERs.

YEAR BY YEAR RETURNS*

This chart shows you the fund's annual performance and how an investment made on January 1st would have changed by December 31st.


OVERALL PAST PERFORMANCE* (as at January 31, 2010)

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the Blend: 50% S&P/TSX, 50% DEX Universe.


*For illustration purposes only. Includes mutual/pooled fund performance as indicated. Actual segregated fund performance could be expected to vary.


ANNUAL COMPOUND RETURNS (as at January 31, 2010)

This table shows the historical annual compound total return of the segregated fund compared with the Blend: 50% S&P/TSX, 50% DEX Universe.
1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception Date of Inception MER(%)
GIF Select 12.61%  -2.06%  -0.03%  Oct 2006 2.58
GIF Select Elite Sales Charge Option 14.55%  -2.25%  Oct 2007 2.18
Blend: 50% S&P/TSX, 50% DEX Universe 20.07%  2.17%  6.38%  6.31%  -

Investment Strategy

This Fund will invest in units of the underlying mutual fund or a substantially similar fund.

Fund Codes

Investment Option Sales Charge Option Fund Number
GIF Select IncomePlus BE MGS2442
GIF Select 75 Series BE MGS2142
GIF Select IncomePlus FE MGS2342
GIF Select 75 Series FE MGS2042
GIF Select IncomePlus LL MGS2542
GIF Select 75 Series LL MGS2242
GIF Select IncomePlus Elite FE MGS2742
GIF Select 75 Series Elite FE MGS2642