Manulife BlackRock U.S. Equity Index Fund (Registered Plans Only)
U.S. LARGE CAP EQUITY
Code 8322
Volatility meter
Based on 3 year standard deviation of the Fund
UNDERLYING FUND à BlackRock CDN US Eq Idx Non-Tax D
Objective The BlackRock U.S. Equity Index Fund seeks to achieve investment results that approximate the total return of the S&P 500 Index. To provide broad diversification and closely track the S&P 500 Index, the Fund invests very close to the actual index weights for each security in the index.
Managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
Fund managers Ed Corallo, Shaun Ong, CFA, Marsha Jong, CFA and Jennifer Hsui, CFA
Inception date December 1998
Total assets $3,235.5 million
Top holdings within the underlying Fund
(As at July 31, 2010)
| Exxon Mobil | 3.06% |
|---|---|
| Apple | 2.35% |
| Microsoft | 1.97% |
| Procter & Gamble | 1.76% |
| General Electric | 1.72% |
| IBM | 1.65% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.61% |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 1.61% |
| AT&T Inc. | 1.54% |
| Chevron Corp. | 1.53% |
| Total | 18.80% |
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 2006. 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 $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value over time, based on gross returns.
* For illustration purposes only. Includes mutual/pooled fund performance as indicated. Actual fund performance could be expected to vary.
Annual compound returns (As at July 31, 2010)
| 1-year | 2-year | 3-year | 5-year | Since inception | Manulife inception date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLI BR U.S. Equity Index | 8.45% | -4.18% | -7.76% | - | -4.79% | Oct 2006 |
| S&P 500 Composite Total Return Idx($Cdn) | 8.56% | -4.39% | -7.86% | -3.61% | - |