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Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund 75/100 Series

Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(12-05-2025)
$10.53
Change
-$0.09 (-0.80%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

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Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund 75/100 Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 16, 2016): 0.71%

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 0.57% 2.55% 2.37% 2.48% 3.16% 7.31% 4.40% -0.25% -0.41% 0.15% 1.02% 0.58% 0.42% -
Benchmark 0.76% 2.95% 2.31% 3.54% 4.56% 7.78% 5.04% 0.95% 0.00% 1.05% 2.33% 1.97% 1.68% 2.08%
Category Average 0.61% 2.78% - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 90 / 163 121 / 163 72 / 151 112 / 151 121 / 151 74 / 150 107 / 150 111 / 148 60 / 148 77 / 115 70 / 104 42 / 74 42 / 74 -
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 1.53% -0.85% 0.93% 1.15% -0.68% -1.26% 0.13% 0.23% -0.54% 0.36% 1.61% 0.57%
Benchmark 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80% 0.76%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.60% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.26% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund - - 1.18% -2.92% 6.35% 6.50% -2.16% -13.26% 5.98% 3.36%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - 3 4 1 4 1 4 2 4
Category Rank - - 40/ 74 72/ 74 26/ 107 127/ 145 26/ 148 146/ 149 39/ 150 124/ 150

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

6.50% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-13.26% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 38.78
Canadian Corporate Bonds 33.27
Foreign Corporate Bonds 22.56
Foreign Government Bonds 4.04
Cash and Equivalents 1.30
Other 0.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.69
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.31

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.76
Europe 3.11
Asia 1.36
Latin America 0.78

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 3.21
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 2.74
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 2.46
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 2.31
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 2.23
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Sep-2029 2.19
United Kingdom Government 0.50% 31-Jan-2029 1.56
Alberta Province 4.45% 01-Dec-2054 1.45
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 1.43
Canada Government 5.00% 01-Jun-2037 1.29

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: L. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund 75/100 Series

Median

Other - Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.98% 6.40% -
Beta 1.01% 1.02% -
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.90% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.09% -0.45% -
Sortino 0.41% -0.67% -
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3.28% 5.98% 6.40% -
Beta 1.04% 1.01% 1.02% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.00% -
Rsquared 0.95% 0.90% 0.89% -
Sharpe 0.11% 0.09% -0.45% -
Sortino 0.07% 0.41% -0.67% -
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% -0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% - -

Fund Details

Start Date May 16, 2016
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency No Distribution
Assets ($mil) $5

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLI60155
SLI60156

Investment Objectives

The Fund, using a Tactical Asset Allocation approach, invests primarily in fixed-income securities of Canadian and foreign issuers. These securities may include federal and provincial government, as well as corporate bonds and debentures.

Investment Strategy

The Fund currently invest most of its assets in units of the Manulife Canadian Bond Plus Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Terry Carr
  • Richard Kos
  • Altaf Nanji
  • Andrew Gretzinger
  • Sivan Nair
  • Roshan Thiru
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Distributor

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 1,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.42%
Management Fee 2.05%
Load Choice of Front or Back
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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