Manulife Investments Announces Final 2025 Cash Distributions for Manulife Exchange Traded Funds and ETF Series of Manulife Funds

Core Viewpoint - Manulife Investments announced the final cash distributions for its ETFs and ETF series of mutual funds for December 2025, with payments scheduled for January 15, 2026 [1]. Distribution Details - The cash distribution amounts per unit for various Manulife ETFs are as follows: - Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF (TERM): C$0.025324, Monthly - Manulife Smart Core Bond ETF (BSKT): C$0.022317, Monthly - Manulife Smart Corporate Bond ETF (CBND): C$0.027779, Monthly - Manulife Smart Global Bond ETF (GBND): C$0.022743, Monthly - Manulife Smart Enhanced Yield ETF (CYLD): C$0.160000, Monthly - Manulife Smart U.S. Enhanced Yield ETF – Unhedged (UYLD.B): C$0.160000, Monthly - Manulife Smart U.S. Enhanced Yield ETF – US Dollar (UYLD.U): C$0.160000*, Monthly - Manulife Smart U.S. Enhanced Yield ETF – Hedged (UYLD): C$0.160000, Monthly - Manulife Smart Enhanced Yield Bond ETF– Unhedged (BYLD.B): C$0.116674, Monthly - Manulife Smart Enhanced Yield Bond ETF – Hedged (BYLD): C$0.115931, Monthly - Manulife Global Edge ETF (GEDG): C$0.001234, Quarterly - Manulife Smart Dividend ETF (CDIV): C$0.132244, Quarterly - Manulife Smart U.S. Dividend ETF – Unhedged (UDIV.B): C$0.102016, Quarterly - Manulife Smart U.S. Dividend ETF – Hedged (UDIV): C$0.094651, Quarterly - Manulife Smart U.S. Dividend ETF – US Dollar (UDIV.U): C$0.076214*, Quarterly - Manulife Smart International Dividend ETF – Unhedged (IDIV.B): C$0.111599, Quarterly - Manulife Smart Global Dividend ETF Portfolio (GDIV): C$0.093047, Quarterly - Manulife Smart Defensive Equity ETF (CDEF): C$0.202209, Semi-Annual - Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF – Unhedged (UDEF.B): C$0.078236, Semi-Annual - Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF – Hedged (UDEF): C$0.063902, Semi-Annual - Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF – US Dollar (UDEF.U): C$0.083723*, Semi-Annual - Manulife Smart International Defensive Equity ETF – Unhedged (IDEF.B): C$0.175154, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor Canadian Large Cap Index ETF (MCLC): C$0.500360, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor U.S. Large Cap Index ETF – Unhedged (MULC.B): C$0.347524, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor U.S. Large Cap Index ETF – Hedged (MULC): C$0.266310, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor U.S. Mid Cap Index ETF – Unhedged (MUMC.B): C$0.282933, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor U.S. Mid Cap Index ETF – Hedged (MUMC): C$0.250437, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor Developed International Index ETF – Unhedged (MINT.B): C$0.917531, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor Developed International Index ETF – Hedged (MINT): C$0.742856, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor Canadian SMID Cap Index ETF (MCSM): C$0.426010, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor U.S. Small Cap Index ETF – Unhedged (MUSC.B): C$0.164171, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor U.S. Small Cap Index ETF – Hedged (MUSC): C$0.139439, Semi-Annual - Manulife Multifactor Emerging Markets Index ETF – Unhedged (MEME.B): C$0.415626, Semi-Annual - Manulife Strategic Income Fund – ETF Series (STRT): C$0.030746, Monthly - Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund – ETF Series (MCOR): C$0.032697, Monthly - Manulife Dividend Income Fund – ETF Series (MDIF): C$0.012902, Monthly - Manulife Alternative Opportunities Fund – ETF Series (OPPS): C$0.034416, Monthly - Manulife Strategic Income Plus Fund – ETF Series (PLUS): C$0.039899, Monthly - Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund – ETF Series (MFUN): C$0.025530, Quarterly [1]. Company Overview - Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, operating globally under the Manulife brand in Canada, Asia, and Europe, and as John Hancock in the United States [6]. - The company provides financial advice, insurance, and investment services to over 36 million customers, supported by more than 37,000 employees and over 109,000 agents [6].