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Manulife Ideal Canadian Equity Fund - Back-End Load Option

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022

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NAVPS
(02-19-2026)
$187.34
Change
$0.56 (0.30%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

As at January 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 31, 1986): 7.41%

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 0.37% 2.34% 3.76% 0.37% 5.51% 12.15% 11.04% 8.52% 11.99% 10.33% 11.37% 10.05% 10.19% 9.84%
Benchmark 1.25% 4.20% 15.54% 1.25% 22.66% 24.39% 18.40% 13.29% 14.53% 13.10% 13.32% 11.45% 11.36% 12.01%
Category Average 0.45% 2.77% 9.33% 0.45% 13.59% 17.55% 14.36% 10.22% 12.17% 11.06% 11.28% 9.31% 9.25% 9.80%
Category Rank 217 / 502 293 / 501 413 / 501 217 / 502 393 / 500 353 / 482 308 / 476 256 / 476 172 / 473 166 / 473 108 / 448 55 / 378 54 / 376 102 / 376
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.17% -2.26% -2.04% 4.79% 2.36% -1.15% 0.59% 1.26% -0.46% 2.07% -0.11% 0.37%
Benchmark -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11% 1.57% 2.40% 0.50% 1.25%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.31% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.43% (October 1987)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 2.77% 9.09% -4.02% 23.97% 6.90% 26.83% -6.06% 12.11% 17.93% 8.51%
Benchmark 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75% 25.52%
Category Average 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16% 17.10%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 4
Category Rank 329/ 376 128/ 376 26/ 378 21/ 448 179/ 472 29/ 473 199/ 476 159/ 476 238/ 482 428/ 500

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.83% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.06% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 54.51
US Equity 41.32
International Equity 3.60
Cash and Equivalents 0.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 27.63
Technology 14.99
Industrial Services 11.16
Energy 9.29
Basic Materials 8.38
Other 28.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.41
Europe 3.59

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 5.94
Royal Bank of Canada 4.47
TMX Group Ltd 3.79
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.56
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.50
Visa Inc Cl A 3.22
Intact Financial Corp 3.21
Becton Dickinson and Co 3.17
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.17
Loblaw Cos Ltd 3.08

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Manulife Ideal Canadian Equity Fund - Back-End Load Option

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.90% 11.85% 11.57%
Beta 0.78% 0.94% 0.89%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.80% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.80% 0.79% 0.71%
Sortino 1.69% 1.31% 0.96%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.86% 8.90% 11.85% 11.57%
Beta 0.64% 0.78% 0.94% 0.89%
Alpha -0.08% -0.03% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.71% 0.80% 0.83%
Sharpe 0.45% 0.80% 0.79% 0.71%
Sortino 0.69% 1.69% 1.31% 0.96%
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% 0.10% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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Fundata E Score

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Fundata S Score

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date December 31, 1986
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $115

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLI10090

Investment Objectives

The investment objective is to provide superior capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian equities and equity-type securities.

Investment Strategy

The fund invests in a large portion of the assets in the shares of a "core" group of the top companies trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE), thereby providing the stability of high quality equities. This highly liquid group also provides the flexibility to quickly convert to cash when the need arises.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Asset Management Accord (2015) Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Asset Management Accord (2015) Inc.

Custodian

Manulife Asset Management Accord (2015) Inc.

Registrar

Standard Life Mutual Funds Ltd.

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.68%
Management Fee 2.40%
Load Front Fee Only
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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