iShares Global Infrastructure Index Fund - CIF

ETF Overview

The fund seeks to provide investment results that generally correspond to the performance of the Manulife Asset Management Global Infrastructure Index (the "Index"), less fees and expenses.

The Index seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity and equity-related securities involved in the infrastructure sector.

Additional Index Information

Manulife Asset Management employs a proprietary quantitative multi-factor bottom-up selection process to select and weight the top companies involved in the infrastructure sector generally within the following industry segments:

Airport Services
Multi-Utilities
Highways & Railtracks
Gas Utilities
Marine Ports & Services
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation
Construction & Engineering
Heavy Electrical Equipment
Electric Utilities
Water Utilities
or companies elsewhere classified that in the opinion of Manulife Asset Management derive a substantial portion of their sales or profits from the infrastructure sector

The selection process Manulife Asset Management employs incorporates a number of factor rankings, including balance sheet ratios, earnings revisions and surprises, growth rates, income statement ratios, price momentum factors, profitability ratios, certain proprietary factors, qualitative factors, stability ratios and valuation ratios.

Key ETF Data

Fundamentals
Category (main)	Global Equity - Infrastructure
Underlying Index	Manulife Asset Management Global Infrastructure Index
ETF Structure	Passive type. Endeavours to return the Index return before fees/costs
Asset Class	Equity
Region	Global
Issuer	iShares Canada by Blackrock
ETF Home Page	Available here

Fund Facts
Inception Date	26 Aug 2008
Total Holdings	60
Distribution Frequency	Quarterly
Leverage	None
Significant Currency Exposure	Yes
Currency Hedging	No

Fees
Management Fee	0.63%
Management Expense Ratio (MER)	0.73%

Trading Information
Ticker	CIF
Exchange	TSX (Toronto Stock Exchange)
Currency	CAD

Eligibility
Eligibility *	RRSP, RRIF, RESP, TFSA, DPSP, RDSP
DRIP available **	Yes
PACC Plan available **	Yes
SWP available **	Yes

* Always check eligibility with your plan operator as plans and accounts can differ

** Not all brokers can facilitate these plans. Check with your broker.

Current Price, Fund Performance, Yield, NAV, Charts etc

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