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About Manulife Smart Defensive Equity ETF Common Units
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Inception date
Nov 10, 2021
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Primary advisor
Manulife Investment Management Ltd.
ISIN
CA56503A1012
The fund aims for long-term capital appreciation by targeting Canadian stocks perceived to have lower sensitivity to market changes. Using a proprietary defensive screen, the fund manager selects securities deemed to be less market sensitive. The portfolio is then optimized by proportionally allocating more to securities that are perceived to have higher potential risk-adjusted returns. As an actively managed ETF, the fund manager can analyze market and financial data to make buy, sell, and hold decisions at their discretion, such as securities lending, use of derivatives, etc.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Industrial Services
Retail Trade
Stocks98.60%
Finance30.41%
Industrial Services13.67%
Retail Trade10.26%
Non-Energy Minerals8.57%
Utilities6.64%
Technology Services6.60%
Communications6.36%
Energy Minerals5.18%
Transportation4.79%
Process Industries2.59%
Distribution Services2.48%
Miscellaneous0.54%
Consumer Non-Durables0.50%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.40%
Cash0.86%
UNIT0.54%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
CDEF invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 30.41% stocks, and Industrial Services, with 13.67% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
CDEF top holdings are Franco-Nevada Corporation and Bank of Nova Scotia, occupying 3.04% and 2.77% of the portfolio correspondingly.
CDEF last dividends amounted to 0.06 CAD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.15 CAD in dividends, which shows a 154.26% decrease.
CDEF assets under management is 3.20 M CAD. It's fallen 31.89% over the last month.
CDEF fund flows account for 1.37 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, CDEF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.66%. The last dividend (Jul 15, 2025) amounted to 0.06 CAD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
CDEF shares are issued by Manulife Financial Corp. under the brand Manulife. The ETF was launched on Nov 10, 2021, and its management style is Active.
CDEF expense ratio is 0.36% meaning you'd have to pay 0.36% of your investment to help manage the fund.
CDEF follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
CDEF invests in stocks.
CDEF price has risen by 3.28% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 16.82% increase. See more dynamics on CDEF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.58% over the last month, showed a 5.10% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.81% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 2.58% over the last month, showed a 5.10% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 17.81% in a year.
CDEF trades at a premium (0.01%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.