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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Series F

Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(12-11-2025)
$9.26
Change
$0.00 (0.03%)

As at November 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Series F

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 27, 2009): 3.43%

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 0.18% 2.69% 3.12% 4.10% 3.37% 6.70% 5.14% 1.31% 0.81% 1.81% 2.73% 2.17% 2.28% 2.46%
Benchmark 0.26% 2.84% 2.50% 3.81% 3.28% 5.72% 4.33% 0.82% -0.13% 1.09% 2.21% 1.89% 1.95% 2.09%
Category Average 0.19% 2.57% - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 116 / 170 76 / 169 44 / 161 72 / 158 69 / 158 41 / 157 51 / 155 51 / 148 41 / 136 34 / 128 35 / 116 38 / 105 35 / 102 32 / 90
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund -0.70% 1.07% 1.28% -0.53% -1.13% 0.28% 0.37% -0.44% 0.49% 1.77% 0.72% 0.18%
Benchmark -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04% -0.74% 0.37% 1.80% 0.76% 0.26%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.73% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.15% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.42% 3.69% 2.73% -1.30% 8.09% 8.16% -0.55% -11.80% 7.66% 5.12%
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 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 1 2
Category Rank 82/ 86 12/ 90 26/ 102 103/ 106 18/ 116 79/ 128 25/ 136 63/ 148 23/ 155 55/ 157

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.16% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.80% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 39.17
Canadian Corporate Bonds 31.02
Foreign Corporate Bonds 21.23
Foreign Government Bonds 4.89
Cash and Equivalents 2.38
Other 1.31

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.34
Cash and Cash Equivalent 2.39
Financial Services 1.27

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.91
Europe 4.23
Asia 1.35
Latin America 0.51

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Jun-2035 3.24
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 2.69
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 2.42
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 2.32
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 2.19
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Sep-2029 1.75
United Kingdom Government 0.50% 31-Jan-2029 1.52
Alberta Province 4.45% 01-Dec-2054 1.44
Canada Government 5.00% 01-Jun-2037 1.27
Brookfield Finance Inc 6.30% 15-Oct-2034 1.23

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Series F

Median

Other - Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.78% 6.32% 5.58%
Beta 0.99% 1.01% 0.98%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.90% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.22% -0.27% 0.14%
Sortino 0.65% -0.44% -0.10%
Treynor 0.01% -0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 71.55% - 43.81%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 2.99% 5.78% 6.32% 5.58%
Beta 1.03% 0.99% 1.01% 0.98%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.94% 0.90% 0.90% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.22% 0.22% -0.27% 0.14%
Sortino 0.18% 0.65% -0.44% -0.10%
Treynor 0.01% 0.01% -0.02% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 62.30% 71.55% - 43.81%

Fund Details

Start Date April 27, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Fee Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $659

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF620

Investment Objectives

Income generation with an emphasis on capital preservation. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities of other countries. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor seeks to maximize the total return of the portfolio through a multi-sector fixed income strategy with a research- driven investment approach. The portfolio advisor seeks to enhance core portfolio returns through opportunistic investments in high yield bonds. The Fund invests primarily in bonds and debentures issued or guaranteed by the Canadian government or provincial and municipal governments and investment grade and high yield corporate bonds and debentures.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Altaf Nanji
  • Sivan Nair
  • Roshan Thiru
  • Jonathan Crescenzi
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Distributor

-

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 0.68%
Management Fee 0.45%
Load No Load
FE Max -
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) -
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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