Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC manages investments for institutional clients, including pension plans, foundations, and mutual funds. Manulife IM (US) also provides investment advice to managed account programs, where unaffiliated advisors and broker-dealers offer investment solutions to their clients. Manulife IM (US) may manage client portfolios directly or provide model portfolios to program sponsors. The firm's investment strategies cover a broad range of asset classes, including equity and fixed income.
Fee Structure
Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC provides investment advice to managed account programs. Advisory fees from these programs are based on a percentage of the total assets in the client's account or aggregated across all client accounts in a particular program and similar investment strategy. These fees typically range from 0.29% to 0.50% of the assets managed. In certain model delivery programs, Manulife IM (US) recommends model portfolios some of which are comprised, in whole or in part, of mutual funds and/or ETFs or other products that are advised, sub-advised and/or sponsored by us or an affiliate. In this respect, depending upon the specific model delivery program, the decision to put a client in a model is generally at the sole discretion of the Program Sponsor or their financial adviser. In these cases, Manulife IM (US) and/or our affiliates receive indirect compensation for providing services to the funds in the form of management and other fees.