Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF (TSX:UDEF)

Canada flag Canada · Delayed Price · Currency is CAD
11.09
+0.04 (0.36%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
Assets2.66M
Expense Ration/a
PE Ratio22.40
Dividend (ttm)0.13
Dividend Yield1.21%
Ex-Dividend DateDec 30, 2025
Payout FrequencySemi-Annual
Payout Ratio27.05%
1-Year Return+10.46%
Volume2,000
Open11.09
Previous Close11.05
Day's Range11.09 - 11.09
52-Week Low9.97
52-Week High11.11
Beta0.20
Holdings173
Inception DateNov 10, 2021

About UDEF

Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Manulife Investment Management Limited. The fund is co-managed by Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. It invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in low volatile stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the S&P 500 Total Return Index (C$), the S&P 500 Total Return Index (US$) and the S&P 500 Total Return Hedged to CAD Index. The fund employs proprietary research to create its portfolio. Manulife Smart U.S. Defensive Equity ETF was formed on November 10, 2021 and is domiciled in Canada.

Asset Class Equity
Category US Equity
Region North America
Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange
Ticker Symbol UDEF
Provider Manulife

Performance

UDEF had a total return of 10.46% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.67%.

Top 10 Holdings

20.10% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Applied Materials, Inc.AMAT2.28%
Analog Devices, Inc.ADI2.13%
Verizon Communications Inc.VZ2.07%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ2.04%
BlackRock, Inc.BLK1.97%
McDonald's CorporationMCD1.97%
Microsoft CorporationMSFT1.93%
Visa Inc.V1.91%
Alphabet Inc.GOOGL1.91%
Amphenol CorporationAPH1.91%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 30, 20250.0639 CADJan 15, 2026
Jun 30, 20250.07002 CADJul 15, 2025
Dec 30, 20240.05871 CADJan 14, 2025
Jun 28, 20240.08321 CADJul 12, 2024
Dec 28, 20230.12606 CADJan 12, 2024
Jun 29, 20230.04801 CADJul 13, 2023
Full Dividend History