Manulife Jarislowsky Fraser Canadian Equity Fund
CANADIAN LARGE CAP EQUITY
Code 7241
Volatility meter
Based on 3 year standard deviation of the Fund
UNDERLYING FUND à JF Canadian Equity
Objective Jarislowsky Fraser's equity style emphasizes buying long-term growth at a reasonable price. Internal resources are primarily relied on to generate investment ideas. Each year, the investment professionals contact and interview more than 200 Canadian companies. The portfolio focuses on industry leaders with strong balance sheets and cash flow as well as depth and quality at the management level.
Managed by Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd.
Fund managers Jarislowsky Fraser - Mgmt. Team
Inception date April 1997
Total assets $5,900.8 million
Top holdings within the underlying Fund
(As at June 30, 2010)
| Royal Bank of Canada | 6.60% |
|---|---|
| Bank of Nova Scotia | 5.70% |
| TD Bank | 5.30% |
| SNC-Lavalin Group | 4.30% |
| Talisman Energy | 3.90% |
| Thomson Reuters | 3.90% |
| Suncor Energy | 3.40% |
| Metro Inc. | 3.10% |
| Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan | 3.10% |
| TransCanada Corp. | 3.10% |
| Total | 42.40% |
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 2001. 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 JF Canadian Equity | 8.97% | -1.51% | -1.10% | 4.66% | 10.53% | Oct 2001 |
| S&P/TSX Total Return | 11.68% | -4.15% | -2.58% | 5.18% | - |