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Manulife
An actively managed Canadian equity fund: 65 stocks, 100% Canada, unhedged, for 0.25% a year.
Funds of this type differ on a small set of facts. Where this fund sits on each:
Active equity portfolio with a Canada tilt. Canada is the dominant region at 100.0%, and that positioning was the largest geographic influence on results.
Top holding: Cenovus Energy Inc 2.9% (broad) · Top sector: Financials 28.1% (broad) · Top region: Canada 100.0% (single-country)
Financials 28.1%·Energy 18.4%·Industrials 14.3%·Materials 11.3%·Consumer Staples 9.1%·Other 7.1%·Other (locked) 11.6%
Canada 100.0%
Source: fund provider disclosure.
The management fee was 0.25% a year, or about $25 for every $10,000 held. Trading spreads are separate from this fee. This is the management fee as published by the provider; the total expense ratio can be slightly higher once fund operating costs are added.
Mostly interest and other income
The full distribution tax character across 5 years, plus what you keep after tax in a TFSA, RRSP, or non-registered account, is on the Real Yield report card.
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How durable the fund is, and what moved its price.
| Assets | $4M· net assets |
| Listed | 2021· 4 years of history |
| Leverage / overlay | None |
What moved the price
| Ticker | CDEF.TO |
| Exchange | TSX |
| Currency | CAD |
| FX strategy | CAD-unhedged |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Structure | Physical (holds securities) |
| Theme | Broad Market |
| Geography | Canada |
| Provider | Manulife |
| Mgmt fee | 0.25% |
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Prices as of last close · tax character year 2025.
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