Award-winning performance: Manulife Investment Management among top honourees from Fundata Canada

Combined wins of 16 mutual funds and 28 segregated funds place Manulife Investment Management at the forefront

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TORONTO, Jan. 22, 2021 /CNW/ - Manulife Investment Management was recognized for 28 segregated funds and 16 mutual funds for their outstanding performance. The combination of these 44 awards places Manulife Investment Management at the forefront of the 2020 honourees.

The 2020 FundGrade A+® Awards selects funds that displayed the best risk-adjusted returns and maintained an excellent performance rating throughout a calendar year. Achieving a FundGrade A+® Rating is an honor because only 6% of the investment fund products available in Canada have received a FundGrade A+® rating.

"Congratulations to our Portfolio Management teams and all of our colleagues who contributed to this outstanding success," says Leo Zerilli, Head of Wealth and Asset Management, Canada, Manulife Investment Management. "To receive top honours exemplifies the strength of our funds and our commitment to deliver solutions that offer Canadians choice while also meeting their needs."

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

Mutual funds*	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	1/31/2013		284	7.08	7.33	7.01		6.70	3/21/2012
Canadian Equity category
Manulife Canadian Equity Private Pool	1/31/2013		418	4.68	7.69	8.57		8.58	12/12/2012
Canadian Focused Equity category
Manulife Dividend Income Fund	1/31/2013		421	21.13	12.31	13.07		12.81	3/21/2012
Manulife Dividend Income Plus Fund	1/31/2011		421	22.40	9.62	12.82		11.79	8/25/2000
Manulife Dividend Income Private Pool	1/31/2013		421	21.26	12.59	13.26		13.46	12/13/2012
Canadian Neutral Balanced category
Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund	1/31/2011		410	6.00	5.18	5.55	7.25	7.76	8/19/2010
Emerging Markets Equity category
Manulife Emerging Markets Fund	1/31/2015		180	28.51	10.65	11.59		7.78	5/26/2014
Global Equity Balanced category
Manulife Global Small Cap Balanced Fund	1/31/2012		751	12.74	8.91	8.29		12.38	8/18/2011
Global Fixed Income Balanced category
Manulife Moderate Portfolio	1/31/2018		436	7.87	5.12			4.58	5/5/2017
Global Neutral Balanced category
Manulife Global Balanced Fund	1/31/2014		949	8.89	8.26	7.23		9.15	8/1/2013
Manulife U.S. Balanced Value Private Trust	1/31/2016		949	15.50	10.33	9.49		7.81	3/18/2015
Manulife U.S. Monthly High Income Fund	1/31/2014		949	15.15	10.04	9.29		8.50	12/24/2013
Manulife Value Balanced Fund	1/31/2012		949	24.09	10.27	10.52		8.81	8/18/2011
Global Small/Mid Cap Equity category
Manulife Global Small Cap Fund	1/31/2011		171	14.40	11.01	10.28	15.41	14.26	6/27/2008
High Yield Fixed Income category
Manulife Global Unconstrained Bond Fund	1/31/2012		254	7.41	5.48	6.57		6.93	6/16/2011
Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund	1/31/2014		254	6.40	4.82	6.87		5.48	7/1/2013
*Mutual fund performance shown is for advisor series.
Segregated funds**	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 Ideal Fundamental Dividend Fund	1/31/2011		192	-0.31	3.16			5.43	5/17/2016
Canadian Equity Balanced category
Manulife National Bank Bundle GIF Select	1/31/2017		492	9.56	7.88			8.40	10/14/2016
Canadian Equity category
Manulife Canadian Equity Private Segregated Pool	1/31/2015		408	4.51	7.29	8.17		7.05	10/6/2014
Manulife Fidelity True North GIF Select	1/31/2011		408	9.13	6.12	6.29	5.85	6.79	10/5/2009
Canadian Fixed Income Balanced category
Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio GIF Select	1/31/2011		610	8.72	5.06	4.99	4.76	5.12	10/2/2009
Canadian Fixed Income category
Manulife PensionBuilder Guaranteed Income Fund	1/31/2014		349	8.80	5.09	3.80		4.44	10/28/2013
Manulife RetirementPlus Guaranteed Income Fund	1/31/2014		349	9.23	5.67	3.73		3.55	10/28/2013
Canadian Focused Equity category
Manulife Dividend Income GIF Select	1/31/2014		426	20.55	11.77	12.51		11.89	10/7/2013
Manulife Fundamental Equity GIF Select	1/31/2011		426	8.56	9.04	9.05	6.97	7.71	10/5/2009
Manulife Dividend Income Plus GIF Select	1/31/2014		426	21.97				7.27	6/22/2018
Manulife Dividend Income Plus Private Segregated Pool***	1/31/2014		426	22.52				24.25	10/7/2019
Canadian Neutral Balanced category
Manulife Canadian Balanced GIF Select	1/31/2011		876	5.87	5.03	5.39	7.09	7.20	10/18/2010
Manulife Monthly High Income GIF Select	1/31/2011		876	6.11	4.04	5.42	6.46	6.82	10/2/2009
European Equity category
Manulife Invesco Europlus GIF Select	1/31/2011		55	8.12	7.67	5.69	9.96	9.61	10/2/2009
Global Equity category
Manulife Global Equity Class GIF Select	1/31/2014		686	8.48	9.63	8.34		11.60	10/7/2013
Manulife Global Equity Private Segregated Pool	1/31/2015		686	9.60	10.46	8.95		11.37	10/6/2014
Global Fixed Income Balanced category
Manulife Balanced Income Private Segregated Pool	1/31/2015		209	7.56	4.84	6.05		4.72	10/6/2014
Manulife Conservative Portfolio GIF Select	1/31/2018		209	6.01	4.35			3.73	5/19/2017
Manulife Conservative Private Segregated Portfolio***	1/31/2018		209	6.17				7.28	11/29/2018
Manulife Yield Opportunities GIF Select	1/31/2011		209	7.36	4.51	5.86	5.23	5.14	10/18/2010
Global Fixed Income category
Manulife Global Fixed Income Private Segregated Pool	1/31/2015		92	6.84	3.84	3.42		3.94	10/6/2014
Manulife Strategic Income GIF Select	1/31/2011		92	6.06	3.34	3.05	4.33	4.77	10/5/2009
Global Neutral Balanced category
Manulife Ideal Global Balanced Fund	1/31/2017		757	7.75	7.10			7.22	5/17/2016
Manulife Ideal U.S. Monthly High Income Fund	1/31/2017		757	13.98	8.90			8.22	5/17/2016
Manulife Strategic Dividend Bundle GIF Select	1/31/2016		757	15.44	8.06	8.41		8.11	8/24/2015
Manulife U.S. Balanced Value Private Segregated Pool	1/31/2016		757	15.04	9.93	9.15		7.65	4/30/2015
Manulife Value Balanced GIF Select	1/31/2014		757	24.07	10.21	10.40		7.78	10/7/2013
Global Small/Mid Cap Equity category
Manulife Global Small Cap GIF Select	1/31/2011		88	13.69	10.36	9.65	14.79	14.87	10/5/2009
High Yield Fixed Income category
Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond GIF Select	1/31/2014		125	5.69	4.15	6.53		5.51	10/7/2013
Tactical Balanced category
Manulife Ideal Tactical Income Fund	1/31/2013		135	9.05	5.43			5.82	5/17/2016

** Segregated fund performance shown for GIF Select and MPIP funds is for the front-end sales charge. For Ideal funds in Signature Select, the performance shown is for the no-load sales charge.

***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.

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.

Manulife Investment Management is a trade name of Manulife Investment Management Limited (formerly named Manulife Asset Management Limited) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company.  The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company is the issuer of insurance contracts containing Manulife segregated funds. Manulife Mutual Funds are managed by Manulife Investment Management Limited. 

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About Manulife Investment Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, our leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened by an investment footprint that spans 17 countries and territories. We complement these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement.

As of September 30, 2020, Manulife Investment Management had CAD$923 billion (US$692 billion) in assets under management and administration. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.

About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services group that helps people make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in Toronto, Canada, we operate as Manulife across our offices in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States. We provide financial advice, insurance, and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. At the end of 2019, we had more than 35,000 employees, over 98,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving almost 30 million customers. As of September 30, 2020, we had $1.3 trillion (US$943 billion) in assets under management and administration, and in the previous 12 months we made $31.2 billion in payments to our customers. Our principal operations are in Asia, Canada and the United States where we have served customers for more than 155 years. We trade as 'MFC' on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges and under '945' in Hong Kong.

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