Manulife CIBC Monthly Income GIF

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 CIBC Monthly Income

OBJECTIVE To provide a consistent level of monthly income and capital preservation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of securities of debt and equity instruments. The Fund invests primarily in bonds, debentures and other debt instruments of Canadian governments and companies, preferred and common shares, income trusts and other similar investments.

MANAGED BY CIBC Securities Inc.

SUB-ADVISORS CIBC Global Asset Management Inc.


FUND MANAGERS David Graham

INCEPTION DATE August 1998

TOTAL ASSETS $6,049.2 million


 

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

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

TD Bank 5.19%
Gov't of Canada, 0.00%, February 4, 2010 5.06%
Royal Bank of Canada 5.05%
Bank of Montreal 2.79%
Canadian Natural Resources 2.72%
Canada Housing Trust, 2.20%, March 15, 2014 2.71%
Suncor Energy 2.69%
Gov't of Canada, 0.30%, January 7, 2010 2.53%
Royal Bank of Canada, 0.25%, January 4, 2010 2.26%
Enbridge Inc. 2.15%
Total 33.15%

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 Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index.


*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 Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index.
1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception Date of Inception MER(%)
GIF Series 1 9.71%  -5.38%  Jul 2008 3.45
GIF Series 2 10.16%  -4.99%  Jul 2008 3.05
GIF encore Sr 1 9.71%  -5.38%  Jul 2008 3.45
GIF encore Sr 2 10.16%  -4.99%  Jul 2008 3.05
Globe Cdn Neutral Balanced Peer Index 18.64%  -1.91%  2.44%  3.35%  -

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 Series 1 BE MIF1099
GIF Series 1 FE MIF1299
GIF Series 2 BE MIF1799
GIF Series 2 FE MIF1699
GIF encore Sr 1 BE MGE1599
GIF encore Sr 1 FE MGE1499
GIF encore Sr 2 BE MGE1999
GIF encore Sr 2 FE MGE1899