Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio GIF Select

Canadian Neutral Balanced

BALANCED FUNDS

VOLATILITY METER

Low (1) High (25)
Volatility Meter: 11

Based on 3 year standard deviation from Globefund.com

UNDERLYING FUNDà Manulife Simplicity Balanced Portfolio

OBJECTIVE Long term growth consistent with safety of capital. The Portfolio is a strategic asset allocation portfolio. It invests its assets in mutual funds focusing on Canadian equity and fixed income funds. It may also invest in foreign equity and money market funds.

MANAGED BY MFC Global Investment Management (Canada)

SUB-ADVISORS MFC Global Investment Management (Canada)


FUND MANAGERS Steve Orlich

INCEPTION DATE August 2001

TOTAL ASSETS $947.2 million


 

How the underlying fund is invested
(as at January 31, 2010)

Top holdings within the underlying fund
(as at January 31, 2010)

Manulife Corporate Bond Fund 18.40%
Manulife Cdn Univ Bond-I (CIBC) 11.84%
Manulife Canadian Value Fund 10.44%
Manulife Canadian Fixed Income 6.37%
Manulife Intl Value Cl-I (Temp) 6.23%
Manulife Mawer World Investment Cl 6.04%
Manulife Cdn Growth-I (MB) 5.42%
Manulife Canadian Bond Plus Fund 4.32%
Manulife U.S. Large Cap Value Class 4.21%
Manulife Global Core Class 4.16%
Total 77.43%

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 N/A)

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the .


*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 N/A)

This table shows the historical annual compound total return of the segregated fund compared with the Composite Benchmark: Balanced - Seg.
1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception Date of Inception MER(%)
GIF Select 23.35%  -2.90%  -1.15%  Oct 2006 2.54
GIF Select Elite Sales Charge Option 24.27%  -2.58%  Oct 2007 1.78

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 MGS2404
GIF Select 75 Series BE MGS2104
GIF Select IncomePlus FE MGS2304
GIF Select 75 Series FE MGS2004
GIF Select IncomePlus LL MGS2504
GIF Select 75 Series LL MGS2204
GIF Select IncomePlus Elite FE MGS2704
GIF Select 75 Series Elite FE MGS2604