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Fund Price: $7.28 (as at February 8, 2010)  1-day chg: $-.04 -0.55%  YTD: -2.28%

Returns as at January 31, 2010

  Fund Group Avg Index*
1 Month -2.55% -4.06% -5.35%
3 Months 6.30% 1.99% 2.44%
6 Months 6.14% 4.98% 4.33%
1 Year 35.70% 26.90% 31.73%
2 Year Avg -1.24% -6.22% -5.19%
3 Year Avg -7.53% -5.73% -2.39%
5 Year Avg 2.40% 2.76% 6.57%
10 Year Avg - 4.62% 4.94%
15 Year Avg - 7.91% 9.21%
20 Year Avg - 7.30% 8.12%
Since Inception 5.05% - -
 
2009 30.02% 26.06% 35.06%
2008 -27.06% -30.73% -33.00%
2007 -12.83% 2.31% 9.83%
 
3 year risk 18.70 18.08 20.89
3 year beta 0.75 0.81 1.00

*S&P/TSX Total Return

Growth of $10,000

This graph shows how a $10,000 investment in this fund would have changed in value compared with the S&P/TSX Total Return.

Risk Measures as at January 31, 2010

Best/Worst 12 months (since inception)
Best (ending Aug 05): 35.74 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
Worst (ending Feb 09): -31.16 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 Globefund.com)
Low VOLATILITY METER: 19 High

Fund Objectives

The investment objective of the Fund is to obtain capital preservation and appreciation by investing primarily in a select number of Canadian equities. The Manager seeks to achieve the fundamental investment objective of the Fund by investing in quality businesses. The investments of the Funds do not have any predetermined holding period or selling price. The Manager will hold a stock as long as it expects the value of the business to increase at a satisfactory rate.

Fund Facts

Fund Sponsor: Manulife Mutual Funds
Managed by: Manulife Mutual Funds
Fund Type: MF Trust
Inception Date: August 2000
Asset Class: Canadian Focused Equity
Quartile Rank: 3 (3YR ending January 31, 2010)
Total Assets: $267.2 million
Mgmt Exp. Ratio (MER): 2.42%
Management Fee: 2.00%
Load Type: Optional
Globe 5-Star Rating:
RRSP Eligible:
Canadian
Min. Invest (initial):
$250
Subsequent:
$50
Min. Invest (initial RRSP):
$250
Subsequent RRSP:
$50
Closed:
No
Restricted:
No
Restriction:
 
 

Asset Allocation January 31, 2010

Equity Sector Weightings January 31, 2010

Fund Geography January 31, 2010

Top Holdings as at January 31, 2010

Symbol Company Name Sector Geographic
Area		 Asset
Type		 % of
Total Assets		   Performance as at February 8, 2010
1 Year Performance (%)
SJR.B-T Shaw Communications Cable Canada Stock 10.24   -4.34 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
MRU.A-T Metro Inc. Food Stores Canada Stock 9.39   5.03 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RCI.B-T Rogers Communications Cable Canada Stock 9.37   -4.98 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
TD-T TD Bank Banks Canada Stock 9.12   58.09 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
  OTHER ASSETS Other 9.02   - bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
RIM-T Research In Motion Telecommunications Canada Stock 8.71   -0.54 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
COS.UN-T Canadian Oil Sands Trust Oil and Gas Producers Canada Stock 6.56   33.51 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
L-T Loblaw Companies Food Stores Canada Stock 6.53   12.22 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
GWO-T Great-West Lifeco Insurance Canada Stock 6.28   32.65 bar graph of the performance of this holding (negative result) bar graph of the performance of this holding (positive result)
BDX-N Becton Dickinson Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals United States Stock 5.58   0.8 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 February 8, 2010)

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 19, 2008 0.2446 0.2446 0.2446 5.580

Portfolio Manager(s)

James Cole, BA, CFA

Portland Investment Counsel

Start Date: August, 2000

Fund Return: 5.05%

James Cole joined Portland Investment Counsel in February 2000 as Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager. James has 27 years of investment experience including 18 years as a portfolio manager responsible for Canadian and U.S. equities. James has been lead portfolio manager of AIC Canadian Focused Fund since its inception in August 2000. James was also appointed as lead manager of AIC Diversified Canada Fund in January 2010. Prior to joining Portland, James was a portfolio manager with Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. and prior to this was vice president and portfolio manager with Beutel, Goodman & Company Ltd. James also was a securities analyst for nine years culminating in 1992 with being ranked in the Brendan Woods survey of institutional investors as the #1 communications and media analyst in Canada. James previously served for three years as a director of the Toronto CFA Society and chairman of its accounting and disclosure committee and is currently a director and treasurer of the Calgary CFA Society. James holds a degree in Economics from Trent University and earned his CFA designation in 1986.

Also manages:AIC Canadian Focused Corporate Cl, AIC Diversified Canada, AIC Diversified Canada Corp Class

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