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Fund Price: $12.46 (as at May 21, 2013)  1-day chg: $.026 0.21%  YTD: 10.15%

Returns as at April 30, 2013

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -0.71% 2.77% 4.44%
3 Months 1.97% 3.60% 6.11%
6 Months 10.00% 13.89% 18.07%
1 Year 16.67% 16.69% 22.24%
2 Year Avg 7.85% 2.17% 5.64%
3 Year Avg 6.88% 4.94% 7.80%
4 Year Avg 10.64% 8.17% 9.41%
5 Year Avg -0.31% -2.52% -0.49%
10 Year Avg 2.88% 4.09% 5.91%
15 Year Avg -1.96% 1.19% 2.08%
20 Year Avg - 4.21% 4.72%
Since Inception 1.66% - -
 
2012 17.68% 15.50% 15.34%
2011 -2.63% -13.03% -9.75%
2010 -0.88% 4.04% 2.83%
 
3 year risk 11.32 15.95 13.40
3 year beta 0.73 1.00 1.00

*MSCI EAFE ($ Cdn)

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the MSCI EAFE ($ Cdn).

Risk Measures as at April 30, 2013

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Mar 98): 44.72 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Mar 03): -41.53 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Volatility meter (Based on 3 year standard deviation from GlobeInvestor.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 11 High

Fund Objectives

The principal investment objective of the Fund is to protect capital and achieve maximum long-term capital growth by benefiting from the diversification which world capital markets offer to investors by investing primarily in equity securities of companies operating in those markets. The Fund invests primarily in Europe and Asia with an emphasis on high quality, consistent, cash generative businesses that trade at a discount to their estimated intrinsic value.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Manulife Mutual Funds
Managed by: Manulife Asset Management Limited
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: November 1993
Asset Class: International Equity
Quartile Rank: 1 (3YR ending April 30, 2013)
Total Assets: $41.5 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.65%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$500
Subsequent:
$50
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$250
Subsequent RRSP:
$50
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation April 30, 2013

Equity Sector Weightings April 30, 2013

Fund Geography April 30, 2013

Top Holdings as at April 30, 2013

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at May 21, 2013
1 Year Performance (%)
  Merit Trust, MAY/01/13 Bond 6.26   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- MARR SpA Wholesale Distributors Italy Stock 5.5   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Halfords Group PLC Automotive United Kingdom Stock 5.39   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Micro Focus International Plc Computer Software & Processing United Kingdom Stock 5.19   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- JAMES HALSTEAD Other United Kingdom Stock 5.13   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Bertrandt AG Other Germany Stock 5.1   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Van De Velde Misc. Consumer Products Belgium Stock 5.04   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Ashmore Group Plc Management and Diversified United Kingdom Stock 5.01   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- AIT Corp Transportation Japan Stock 5.0   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
- Nitori Company Limited Household Goods Japan Stock 5.0   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)

Distribution Report (18 months up to May 21, 2013)

Frequency of Income Distributions: Annually

Frequency of Capital Gain Distributions: Annually

Date Income Dividend Capital Gain Total (Current Period) Trailing 12-Months Total Reinvestment Price
Dec 28, 2012 0.0326 0.0326 0.1731 11.257
Oct 5, 2012 0.1404 0.1404 0.9254 10.678
Dec 23, 2011 0.7849 0.7849 0.7849 9.732

Portfolio Manager(s)

Duncan Anderson, CBV, CFA

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Start Date: February, 2010

Fund Return: 6.89%

Also manages:Manulife Canadian Focused, Manulife Canadian Focused Cl, Manulife GIF MLIA A Div Inc (clsd), Manulife Global Dividend Income, Manulife Ser R A Cdn Dividend, Manulife Value Balanced Fund

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Prakash Chaudhari

Manulife Asset Management Limited

Start Date: February, 2010

Fund Return: 6.89%

Also manages:Manulife Global Dividend Income, Manulife Value Balanced Fund

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