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Manulife Ideal Signature Select Ideal U.S. Dividend Income Fund Ideal 75/75 Series (BE, NL, LL)

U.S. Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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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

2021, 2019

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NAVPS
(03-31-2026)
$24.85
Change
$0.73 (3.02%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Manulife Ideal Signature Select Ideal U.S. Dividend Income Fund Ideal 75/75 Series (BE, NL, LL)

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 16, 2016): 10.08%

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 -0.22% -1.81% 4.43% 0.14% 6.36% 8.16% 11.98% 7.53% 8.16% 10.38% 9.96% 9.64% 9.67% -
Benchmark -0.17% -1.69% 6.34% 0.21% 10.54% 18.01% 21.90% 15.70% 15.86% 17.18% 16.18% 15.07% 14.83% 15.59%
Category Average -0.33% -1.10% 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 376 / 838 420 / 838 433 / 773 402 / 838 374 / 768 534 / 698 533 / 657 584 / 652 563 / 646 489 / 635 405 / 537 228 / 419 242 / 419 -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -3.21% -5.47% 5.36% 3.31% 2.10% 0.18% 4.63% 2.31% -0.64% -1.95% 0.36% -0.22%
Benchmark -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38% -0.17%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.98% (October 2021)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.34% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 12.64% 0.94% 21.72% 19.53% 28.79% -20.43% 11.30% 18.51% 7.49%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking - 2 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 3
Category Rank - 154/ 417 160/ 419 190/ 537 143/ 627 61/ 646 536/ 652 552/ 657 629/ 698 405/ 768

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.79% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.43% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 94.55
Cash and Equivalents 3.89
International Equity 1.57

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 38.60
Financial Services 14.62
Healthcare 11.38
Consumer Services 8.53
Energy 5.39
Other 21.48

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 98.43
Europe 1.57

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 8.33
Alphabet Inc Cl A 6.33
Apple Inc 6.00
Microsoft Corp 4.75
Amazon.com Inc 4.12
FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK 3.95
Broadcom Inc 2.99
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.92
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.25
Caterpillar Inc 2.11

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Ideal Signature Select Ideal U.S. Dividend Income Fund Ideal 75/75 Series (BE, NL, LL)

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.19% 13.68% -
Beta 0.88% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.06% -0.06% -
Rsquared 0.88% 0.82% -
Sharpe 0.80% 0.44% -
Sortino 1.44% 0.61% -
Treynor 0.09% 0.06% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 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 11.04% 10.19% 13.68% -
Beta 0.82% 0.88% 0.94% -
Alpha -0.02% -0.06% -0.06% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.88% 0.82% -
Sharpe 0.39% 0.80% 0.44% -
Sortino 0.53% 1.44% 0.61% -
Treynor 0.05% 0.09% 0.06% -
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date May 16, 2016
Instrument Type Segregated Fund
Share Class -
Legal Status -
Sales Status Partially Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $581

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
SLI60235
SLI60236
SLI60237

Investment Objectives

To achieve a combination of capital growth and income. To achieve this objective, the Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of U.S. equity and equity-type securities and other income producing investments either directly or through one or more underlying funds.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests primarily in common shares but may also invest in preferred shares. The fund may also invest in bonds, warrants, rights or other securities that are convertible into common shares which carry the attributes of paying high dividends consistently over time.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Prakash Chaudhari
  • Jonathan Popper
  • Conrad Dabiet
  • Alan Wicks
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 Investments Inc.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 50
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.89%
Management Fee 2.20%
Load Choice of Front or Back
FE Max -
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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