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Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF

Canadian Fixed Income

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FundGrade A

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2025, 2024, 2023

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NAVPS
(02-05-2026)
$8.75
Change
$0.01 (0.15%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2025

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Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 24, 2020): 0.25%

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 -1.24% -0.28% 1.34% 2.71% 2.71% 3.72% 5.06% 0.67% 0.06% - - - - -
Benchmark -1.36% -0.35% 1.06% 2.40% 2.40% 3.25% 4.28% 0.10% -0.47% 0.99% 1.82% 1.76% 1.86% 1.83%
Category Average -1.22% -0.44% 0.99% 2.23% 2.23% 2.95% 4.01% -0.29% -0.79% 0.65% 1.42% 1.20% 1.29% 1.32%
Category Rank 220 / 487 180 / 484 202 / 481 208 / 471 208 / 471 138 / 435 60 / 412 76 / 404 79 / 387 - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 1.17% 1.06% -0.29% -0.70% 0.02% 0.09% -0.67% 0.36% 1.94% 0.69% 0.28% -1.24%
Benchmark 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80% 0.76% 0.26% -1.36%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.50% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-3.62% (April 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - - - -2.34% -11.43% 7.80% 4.74% 2.71%
Benchmark 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10% 2.40%
Category Average 1.60% 1.96% -0.34% 6.21% 8.18% -2.79% -12.16% 6.16% 3.68% 2.23%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - 2 2 1 1 2
Category Rank - - - - - 99/ 387 135/ 404 16/ 412 94/ 435 208/ 471

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.80% (2023)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.43% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 58.28
Canadian Corporate Bonds 40.65
Cash and Equivalents 1.08

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 98.92
Cash and Cash Equivalent 1.08

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Ontario Province 3.60% 02-Jun-2035 2.79
Ontario Province 3.80% 02-Dec-2034 2.48
Hydro-Quebec 2.10% 15-Feb-2060 2.21
Quebec Province 4.45% 01-Sep-2034 1.94
Brookfield Infra Finance ULC 5.62% 14-Oct-2027 1.74
Hydro One Inc 3.02% 05-Jan-2029 1.72
Canada Housing Trust No 1 1.40% 15-Mar-2031 1.61
Canada Government 2.75% 01-May-2027 1.60
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Feb-2027 1.55
CPPIB Capital Inc 3.00% 15-Jun-2028 1.52

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF

Median

Other - Canadian Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.44% 6.07% -
Beta 0.94% 0.99% -
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.92% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.23% -0.41% -
Sortino 0.66% -0.61% -
Treynor 0.01% -0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 75.24% - -
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 3.12% 5.44% 6.07% -
Beta 0.98% 0.94% 0.99% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.99% 0.92% 0.95% -
Sharpe 0.04% 0.23% -0.41% -
Sortino -0.13% 0.66% -0.61% -
Treynor 0.00% 0.01% -0.03% -
Tax Efficiency 52.39% 75.24% - -

Fund Details

Start Date November 24, 2020
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) -

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
N/A

Investment Objectives

Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF seeks to earn the highest level of income consistent with the preservation of capital by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by Canadian federal, provincial or municipal governments or corporations.

Investment Strategy

In order to achieve its investment objectives, Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF invests mainly in Canadian investment-grade fixed income securities. Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF will primarily invest in a diversified portfolio of fixed income securities issued by Canadian federal, provincial or municipal governments or corporations. Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF may also invest in 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 0.25%
Management Fee 0.22%
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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