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About Manulife Multifactor U.S. Small Cap Index ETF
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Inception date
Nov 27, 2017
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Return of capital
Primary advisor
Manulife Investment Management Ltd.
ISIN
CA56502T1012
The fund focuses on factors of size, price, and profitability, using a methodology developed in conjunction with DFA. This is applied to the US small-cap space, defined as the 750th largest company with the exclusion of the smallest 4%. The selection process begins with this universe of small cap stocks. Securities with relatively lower prices and higher profitability are included in the index, while low momentum stocks (based on 11-month returns) are de-emphasized relative to their peers. The fund is reconstituted and rebalanced on a semiannual basis, subject to a cap of 4%.
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks99.90%
Finance25.42%
Electronic Technology9.27%
Producer Manufacturing8.84%
Technology Services8.59%
Health Technology6.46%
Industrial Services4.34%
Retail Trade3.99%
Consumer Services3.88%
Utilities3.66%
Process Industries3.65%
Consumer Durables3.47%
Non-Energy Minerals3.11%
Commercial Services2.96%
Consumer Non-Durables2.91%
Transportation2.74%
Energy Minerals2.70%
Health Services1.52%
Distribution Services1.51%
Communications0.87%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.10%
Cash0.10%
Stock breakdown by region
North America98.46%
Europe1.32%
Latin America0.21%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
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Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
MUSC invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 25.42% stocks, and Electronic Technology, with 9.27% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the North America region.
MUSC top holdings are Rambus Inc. and SanDisk Corp, occupying 0.58% and 0.49% of the portfolio correspondingly.
MUSC last dividends amounted to 0.22 CAD. Six months before that, the issuer paid 0.22 CAD in dividends, which shows a 2.00% decrease.
MUSC assets under management is 3.59 M CAD. It's risen 0.26% over the last month.
MUSC fund flows account for 1.95 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, MUSC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 1.26%. The last dividend (Jul 15, 2025) amounted to 0.22 CAD. The dividends are paid semi-annually.
MUSC shares are issued by Manulife Financial Corp. under the brand Manulife. The ETF was launched on Nov 27, 2017, and its management style is Passive.
MUSC expense ratio is 0.62% meaning you'd have to pay 0.62% of your investment to help manage the fund.
MUSC follows the John Hancock Dimensional Small Cap Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
MUSC invests in stocks.
MUSC price has fallen by −2.07% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −0.43% decrease. See more dynamics on MUSC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −2.74% over the last month, showed a −0.51% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.68% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have fallen by −2.74% over the last month, showed a −0.51% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 0.68% in a year.
MUSC trades at a premium (0.11%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.