Manulife Investment Management Recognized Again by Fundata Canada with 34 Funds Receiving Awards for Risk-Adjusted Performance

TORONTO, Feb. 7, 2025 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment Management, a company of Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, announced today that Fundata Canada has recognized 34 of its funds, including 23 segregated funds, 7 mutual funds and 4 ETFs for earning FundGrade A+® Ratings. Manulife Investment Management has received recognition from Fundata Canada for 13 consecutive years – every year since the awards' debut in 2012.

The FundGrade A+® Award is given annually to investment funds and managers who have shown consistent, outstanding, risk-adjusted performance incorporating up to10 years of history. Achieving a FundGrade A+® Rating is a distinction for these funds as the honour is considered objective and independent based on Fundata's criteria and ratings system.

"We are excited to share this accolade for a combined total of 34 Manulife Investment Management funds which we feel will help investors build more resilient portfolios as a result of consistent performance over the long-term," said Jordy Chilcott, Head of Retail Intermediary Distribution, Manulife Investment Management, Canada. "As a result of the strong convictions and expertise of the investment and product teams that helped to achieve the recognition for these funds, we are grateful to them for their work and we are thrilled to be recognized again by Fundata. We will continue to bring diverse investment options to our clients across asset classes to help people invest for their future savings goals."

The following Manulife segregated funds, mutual funds and ETFs were awarded Fundata's FundGrade A+® rating:

Segregated Funds*	FundGrade start date	FundGrade Calc date	Fund count	1Y return	3Y return	5Y return	10Y return	Total return since inception	Inception date
Canadian Dividend & Income Equity category
Manulife Smart Dividend ETF GIF Select**	12/31/2021	12/31/2024	30	13.15	5.76	—	—	5.22	9/13/2021
Manulife Smart Dividend ETF Private Segregated Pools**	12/31/2021	12/31/2024	30	13.57	6.09	—	—	5.55	9/13/2021
Canadian Equity category
Manulife Canadian Equity Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	64	15.75	7.74	10.47	8.73	8.96	10/6/2014
Canadian Focused Equity category
Manulife Fundamental Equity GIF	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	67	17.84	7.77	11.32	9.09	7.4	1/26/2004
Manulife Ideal Canadian Equity Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	67	17.37	6.98	10.45	8.06	9.36	12/12/2012
Manulife RetirementPlus Fundamental Equity	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	64	18.11	8.03	11.59	9.36	9.88	10/28/2013
Global Equity category
Manulife Climate Action GIF Select**	12/31/2021	12/31/2024	148	24.14	7.28	—	—	10.82	5/25/2021
Manulife Climate Action Private Segregated Pool**	12/31/2021	12/31/2024	148	24.78	7.81	—	—	11.35	5/25/2021
Manulife Global Equity Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	148	9.34	3.61	7.91	9.17	9.84	10/6/2014
Canadian Equity Balanced category
Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class GIF Select**	12/31/2020	12/31/2024	81	13.78	5.94	—	—	9.4	5/4/2020
Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Private Segregated Pool**	12/31/2020	12/31/2024	81	14.07	—	—	—	12.43	2/21/2023
Canadian Fixed Income Balanced category
Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio GIF	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	66	8.75	1.24	3.11	3.32	3.29	12/26/2000
Global Fixed Income Balanced category
Manulife Balanced Income Portfolio GIF Select	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	58	10.56	1.94	4.19	4.42	5.26	10/2/2009
Manulife Moderate Portfolio GIF Select**	12/31/2017	12/31/2024	58	9.13	1.53	3.22	—	3.16	5/19/2017
Manulife Moderate Private Segregated Portfolio**	12/31/2017	12/31/2024	58	9.47	1.86	3.55	—	4.52	11/29/2018
Manulife Canadian Growth & Income Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2015	12/31/2024	81	12.06	4.44	6.29	—	6.05	8/24/2015
Manulife Ideal Balanced Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	102	12.92	4.53	6.72	5.13	3.41	10/10/2000
Manulife Ideal Core Plus Bond Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	63	3.37	-1.69	-0.2	—	0.49	5/17/2016
Manulife Monthly High Income GIF	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	102	17.99	4.24	6.35	5.31	7.6	12/26/2000
Canadian Neutral Balanced category
Manulife Canadian Balanced Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	102	18.15	4.41	6.42	5.34	5.64	10/6/2014
Global Neutral Balanced category
Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield GIF	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	152	12.23	3.09	4.76	5.96	6.02	9/19/2014
Manulife U.S. Balanced Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	152	11.59	4.46	6.09	6.12	6.62	10/6/2014
Manulife Global Balanced Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	152	7.22	1.67	5.08	6.49	6.91	10/6/2014
Manulife Global Monthly High Income GIF Select**	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	102	18.58	3.48	9.3	7.42	7.1	10/7/2013
Manulife Global Monthly High Income Private Segregated Pool**	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	102	18.87	3.71	—	—	5.62	5/25/2021
Manulife Global Strategic Balanced Yield GIF Select	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	152	12.23	3.09	4.76	5.96	6.02	9/19/2014
Multi-Sector Fixed Income category
Manulife Corporate Fixed Income Private Segregated Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	13	7.52	1.68	2.49	2.95	2.83	10/6/2014
Tactical Balanced category
Manulife Ideal Tactical Income Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	21	14.26	6.06	7.79	—	6.59	5/17/2016
Mutual Funds***	FundGrade start date	FundGrade Calc date	Fund count	1Y return	3Y return	5Y return	10Y return	Total return since inception	Inception date
Canadian Equity Balanced category
Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	52	14.42	6.39	8.59	7.22	7.41	3/22/2012
Canadian Equity category
Manulife Canadian Equity Private Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	158	16.19	8.14	10.86	9.12	9.86	12/14/2012
Canadian Focused Equity category
Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	70	19.00	8.81	12.37	10.12	8.86	8/26/2003
Tactical Balanced category
Manulife Tactical Income Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	56	14.51	6.30	8.03	6.10	4.65	7/6/2007
Canadian Neutral Balanced
Manulife Canadian Growth and Income Private Trust	12/31/2015	12/31/2024	55	12.35	4.70	6.53	—	5.68	8/10/2015
Manulife Canadian Balanced Private Pool	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	55	18.51	4.71	6.71	5.64	7.30	12/14/2012
Global Neutral Balanced
Manulife Global Monthly High Income Fund	12/31/2014	12/31/2024	224	18.90	3.72	9.49	7.58	8.01	8/19/2011
ETFs****	FundGrade start date	FundGrade calc date	Fund count	1Y return	3Y return	5Y return	10Y return	Total return since inception	Inception date
Canadian Equity category
Manulife Multifactor Canadian Large Cap Index ETF (MCLC)	12/31/2017	12/31/2024	158	21.35	10.57	11.55	—	9.52	4/17/2017
Canadian Fixed Income category
Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF (BSKT)	12/31/2020	12/31/2024	137	4.74	0	—	—	-0.34	11/25/2020
Canadian Corporate Fixed Income category
Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF (CBND)	12/31/2020	12/31/2024	36	7.12	1.68	—	—	1.38	11/25/2020
Canadian Short Term Fixed Income
Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF (TERM)	12/31/2020	12/31/2024	86	7.37	3.06	—	—	2.19	11/25/2020

*Segregated fund performance shown for Manulife GIF Select InvestmentPlus, MPIP Segregated Pools, Manulife Guaranteed Investment Funds (GIF) and Manulife RetirementPlus funds are for the front-end sales charge. For Ideal funds, the performance shown is for the no-load sales charge. Performance for the winning segregated funds is for the period ending December 31, 2024. The Manulife RetirementPlus and Manulife Ideal segregated fund contracts are no longer open to new deposits effective October 2022. Refer to the price and performance tool  to learn more about the underlying funds available in active contracts.
** The Fundgrade A+ award applies to an entire fund family, including every segregated fund product and series where a fund is available. This fund has been listed twice to highlight that it is available in both GIF Select and MPIP Segregated Pools contracts.
*** Mutual fund performance shown is for advisor series.  Performance for the winning mutual funds is for the period ending December 31, 2024.
**** Performance for the winning ETFs is for the period ending December 31, 2024.

FundGrade A+^® is used with permission from Fundata Canada Inc., all rights reserved. The annual FundGrade A+^® Awards are presented by Fundata Canada Inc. to recognize the "best of the best" among Canadian investment funds. The FundGrade A+^® calculation is supplemental to the monthly FundGrade ratings and is calculated at the end of each calendar year. The FundGrade rating system evaluates funds based on their risk-adjusted performance, measured by Sharpe Ratio, Sortino Ratio, and Information Ratio. The score for each ratio is calculated individually, covering all time periods from 2 to 10 years. The scores are then weighted equally in calculating a monthly FundGrade. The top 10% of funds earn an A Grade; the next 20% of funds earn a B Grade; the next 40% of funds earn a C Grade; the next 20% of funds receive a D Grade; and the lowest 10% of funds receive an E Grade. To be eligible, a fund must have received a FundGrade rating every month in the previous year. The FundGrade A+^® uses a GPA-style calculation, where each monthly FundGrade from "A" to "E" receives a score from 4 to 0, respectively. A fund's average score for the year determines its GPA. Any fund with a GPA of 3.5 or greater is awarded a FundGrade A+^® Award. For more information, see www.FundGradeAwards.com. Although Fundata makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data contained herein, the accuracy is not guaranteed by Fundata.

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