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Manulife Ideal Balanced Fund - No Load Option

Canadian Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024

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NAVPS
(11-03-2026)
$102.01
Change
$0.00 (0.00%)

As at September 30, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 10, 2000): 3.59%

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 -2.51% 0.81% 3.26% 3.28% 4.07% 4.90% 9.56% 9.26% 5.92% 6.90% 6.30% 6.46% 6.32% 5.82%
Benchmark -1.97% -0.48% 4.18% 6.61% 10.08% 13.18% 15.53% 12.67% 8.36% 9.08% 8.30% 8.33% 7.85% 7.40%
Category Average -1.51% -0.61% 5.11% 5.85% 7.44% 9.10% 12.13% 10.23% 6.06% 7.08% 6.42% 6.20% 5.90% 5.65%
Category Rank 1,030 / 1,048 129 / 1,048 871 / 1,033 891 / 1,033 902 / 1,032 952 / 1,010 851 / 985 644 / 977 461 / 969 430 / 969 399 / 924 304 / 919 182 / 710 210 / 703
Quartile Ranking 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.26% 1.54% -0.50% 0.22% 2.98% -3.10% 1.86% 0.43% 0.13% 2.81% 0.58% -2.51%
Benchmark 0.87% 2.24% 0.12% 0.74% 5.01% -3.27% 2.12% 2.02% 0.47% -0.05% 1.58% -1.97%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.74% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.18% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 0.37% 4.42% -3.31% 14.88% 5.19% 15.20% -7.81% 9.72% 12.92% 6.26%
Benchmark 11.97% 6.22% -4.30% 15.62% 7.61% 11.90% -8.20% 9.43% 13.55% 17.74%
Category Average 6.65% 5.72% -4.72% 12.57% 6.33% 10.85% -9.35% 8.27% 11.70% 11.06%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 4
Category Rank 666/ 671 459/ 704 137/ 716 85/ 920 674/ 966 44/ 969 189/ 975 145/ 977 238/ 1,010 975/ 1,032

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.20% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-7.81% (2022)

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 Ideal Balanced Fund - No Load Option

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.84% 8.63% 7.96%
Beta 0.79 0.89 0.85
Alpha -0.02 -0.01 0.00
Rsquared 0.71% 0.82% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.89 0.36 0.51
Sortino 1.63 0.55 0.56
Treynor 0.08 0.03 0.05
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.44% 6.84% 8.63% 7.96%
Beta 0.72 0.79 0.89 0.85
Alpha -0.03 -0.02 -0.01 0.00
Rsquared 0.68% 0.71% 0.82% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.30 0.89 0.36 0.51
Sortino 0.27 1.63 0.55 0.56
Treynor 0.03 0.08 0.03 0.05
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fund Details

Start Date October 10, 2000
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $87

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLI10096 NL Partially Open

Investment Objectives

The investment objective is to provide superior long-term capital appreciation and steady income while limiting risk through asset diversification with an emphasis on quality and liquidity. To achieve its objective, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Canadian and foreign equities and fixed income securities.

Investment Strategy

To comply with the risk control objective, investment in equities is limited to a maximum of 65% of the Fund assets. To ensure proper diversification, the Canadian equity portfolio will comprise a minimum of 40 securities and will be diversified by sector and industry. The Foreign equity component will comprise a minimum of 10 foreign securities.

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

Manulife Asset Management Accord (2015) Inc.

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 2.85%
Management Fee 2.55%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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