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Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF

Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024

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NAVPS
(02-05-2026)
$9.81
Change
$0.01 (0.07%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 25, 2020): 2.65%

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 -0.11% 0.53% 2.23% 4.54% 4.54% 5.95% 6.19% 3.43% 2.60% - - - - -
Benchmark -0.27% 0.33% 1.60% 3.77% 3.77% 4.74% 4.80% 2.53% 1.83% 2.38% 2.47% 2.39% 2.16% 2.03%
Category Average -0.20% 0.26% 1.33% 3.22% 3.22% 4.19% 4.41% 2.12% 1.52% 1.99% 2.12% 1.92% 1.75% 1.66%
Category Rank 99 / 293 67 / 290 2 / 277 11 / 263 11 / 263 4 / 226 4 / 208 20 / 196 21 / 187 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.87% 0.40% 0.21% 0.04% 0.37% 0.36% 0.22% 0.55% 0.91% 0.45% 0.19% -0.11%
Benchmark 0.83% 0.52% 0.31% 0.02% 0.16% 0.27% -0.08% 0.59% 0.75% 0.38% 0.22% -0.27%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

2.04% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-1.86% (March 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - -0.63% -4.44% 6.69% 7.37% 4.54%
Benchmark 0.90% 0.27% 1.89% 2.98% 5.17% -0.92% -3.98% 4.92% 5.71% 3.77%
Category Average 0.85% 0.42% 0.53% 2.93% 4.36% -0.83% -4.45% 4.84% 5.17% 3.22%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 2 3 1 1 1
Category Rank - - - - - 60/ 187 116/ 196 8/ 208 6/ 226 11/ 263

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.37% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-4.44% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 93.51
Canadian Government Bonds 2.78
Canadian Bonds - Other 2.19
Cash and Equivalents 1.52

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.09
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.52
Financial Services 0.39

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.83% 08-Aug-2029 2.61
Federation Csses Desjardins Qc 5.47% 17-Oct-2028 2.45
Pembina Pipeline Corp 4.24% 15-Jun-2027 2.32
Glacier Credit Card Trust 4.96% 20-Sep-2027 2.19
TMX Group Ltd 4.68% 16-Aug-2029 2.04
OMERS Realty Corp 4.54% 09-Apr-2029 1.76
iA Financial Corp Inc 5.69% 20-Jun-2033 1.71
OMERS Realty Corp 3.63% 05-Jun-2030 1.67
Intact Financial Corp 4.65% 16-May-2029 1.54
Hyundai Capital Canada Inc 4.58% 24-Jul-2029 1.44

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF

Median

Other - Cdn Short Term Fixed Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 2.29% 2.70% -
Beta 1.04% 1.10% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.93% 0.94% -
Sharpe 0.95% -0.04% -
Sortino 3.07% -0.20% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.00% -
Tax Efficiency 77.75% - -
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 1.04% 2.29% 2.70% -
Beta 0.84% 1.04% 1.10% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.85% 0.93% 0.94% -
Sharpe 1.78% 0.95% -0.04% -
Sortino 3.45% 3.07% -0.20% -
Treynor 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% -
Tax Efficiency 68.37% 77.75% - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 25, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status -
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF seeks to earn the highest level of income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of short-term fixed income securities issued by Canadian corporations and may also invest in short-term fixed income securities issued by federal, provincial or municipal governments in Canada.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF invests mainly in short-term Canadian corporate investment-grade fixed income securities. Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF may also invest in short-term high yield fixed income securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Jean-Francois Giroux
  • Sonia Chatigny
  • Nicholas Scipio del Campo
  • Christina Somers
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment -
PAC Subsequent -
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 0.23%
Management Fee 0.20%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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