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Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF USD (UDEF.U : TSX)

U.S. Equity

Close
(04-03-2026)
$13.05
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)
Open $13.05
Day Range - - -
Volume 0

As at February 28, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 02, 2022): 11.52%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 2.66% 5.88% 9.64% 5.76% 10.57% 12.83% 12.68% - - - - - - -
Benchmark -0.76% 0.74% 7.12% 0.68% 16.99% 17.70% 21.80% 13.65% 14.19% 16.88% 15.59% 14.17% 14.49% 15.50%
Category Average -0.33% 4.28% 4.28% 0.32% 7.46% 12.84% 16.77% 11.27% 11.24% 13.14% 12.13% 11.07% 11.10% 11.92%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.56% -1.92% 2.65% 1.60% -1.07% 2.26% 1.92% -0.61% 2.22% 0.12% 3.02% 2.66%
Benchmark -5.63% -0.68% 6.29% 5.09% 2.24% 2.03% 3.65% 2.34% 0.25% 0.06% 1.45% -0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.55% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.55% (December 2024)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - - - 4.42% 14.38% 10.35%
Benchmark 11.96% 21.83% -4.38% 31.49% 18.40% 28.71% -18.11% 26.29% 25.02% 17.88%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.38% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

4.42% (2023)

Asset Allocation

Sector Allocation

Geographic Allocation

Top Holdings

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF USD

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.50% - -
Beta 0.53% - -
Alpha 0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.37% - -
Sharpe 0.92% - -
Sortino 1.57% - -
Treynor 0.16% - -
Tax Efficiency - - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 - -

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.80% 9.50% - -
Beta 0.29% 0.53% - -
Alpha 0.07% 0.02% - -
Rsquared 0.30% 0.37% - -
Sharpe 1.15% 0.92% - -
Sortino 1.88% 1.57% - -
Treynor 0.27% 0.16% - -
Tax Efficiency 94.88% - - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 02, 2022
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Separately Managed Accounts (SMA)
Sales Status Open
Currency USD
Distribution Frequency Semi Annual
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $13.74
52 Week Low $10.93
Annual Dividend $0.09
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure -
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of U.S. securities while also seeking to reduce overall market sensitivity.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF invests primarily in U.S. securities with a focus on securities with lower sensitivity to market changes. The Manager employs a proprietary defensive screen to select securities that are less market sensitive and optimizes Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF by allocating proportionally more assets to securities that have higher potential risk-adjusted returns.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Boncana Maiga
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Geoffrey Kelley

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

  • Jasper Liu

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.32%
Management Fee 0.28%

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