Manulife Leith Wheeler Diversified Pooled Fund (Registered Plans Only)

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Code 5301

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VOLATILITY METER  10

Based on 3 year standard deviation of the Fund

UNDERLYING FUND à Leith Wheeler Diversified Pool

Objective The Leith Wheeler Diversified Pooled Fund seeks to provide investors with a relatively stable, superior long-term rate of return through a balanced portfolio of common shares and fixed income securities.

Managed by Leith Wheeler Inv Counsel Ltd.

Fund managers Neil Watson

Inception date February 2001

Total assets N/A


 

Top holdings within the underlying Fund
(As at June 30, 2010)

Leith Wheeler International Pool-A 15.85%
Canada Housing Trust, 4.55%, December 15, 2012 3.18%
Province of British Columbia, 6.35%, June 18, 2031 2.51%
Canada Housing Trust, 0.00%, March 15, 2014 2.29%
Bank of Nova Scotia 2.20%
TD Bank 2.08%
Royal Bank of Canada 1.79%
Saputo Inc. 1.77%
Canadian National Railway 1.75%
Province of Ontario, 4.20%, June 2, 2020 1.56%
Total 34.98%

How the underlying fund is invested


Historical gross returns

Gross rates of return are shown before investment management fees have been deducted. The solid area represents the gross returns of the Manulife Fund since its inception in October 2003. To provide further historical information, the shaded area represents the returns of the underlying fund for the period before the start date of the Manulife Fund.


* Only full calendar year returns are shown.


Overall past performance

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value over time, based on gross returns.


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


Annual compound returns (As at July 31, 2010)

This table shows the historical annual compound total return of the Fund compared with the composite benchmark, as outlined in the Rate of return expectation below.
1-year 2-year 3-year 5-year Since inception Manulife inception date
MLI Leith Wheeler Diversified 11.48% 1.76% -0.61% 3.34% 6.63% Oct 2003
Blend: MLI Leith Wheeler Diversified 6.93% -1.34% -1.43% 2.51% -

Rate of return expectation

The fund's performance is benchmarked against a blend of:

• 35% DEX Universe Bond Index
• 30% S&P/TSX Total Return Index
• 15% S&P 500 Index ($ Cdn)
• 15% MSCI EAFE Index ($ Cdn)
• 5% DEX 91 Day T-bill Index