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Account types and fees

To match your investment style, Manulife InvestChoice offers two types of accounts: Trade-based Account and Asset-based Account. Select the account that best suits your investment habit, and enjoy a fruitful investment experience.

For Manulife funds, please refer to the Prospectus for fund fees.

With Trade-based Account, relevant transaction rates will be determined based on your account’s assets under management, and a one-time transaction fee will be charged for each transaction. A Trade-based Account is most suitable for clients who prefer to “buy and hold”.

Asset-based Account offers a unique fee structure. No transaction fees are charged for any fund subscriptions or switches. Instead, an annual fee will be charged based on your account’s average assets under management. An Asset-based Account is most suitable for clients who rebalance their portfolio on a regular basis1.

 
Trade-based Account2
Asset-based Account

Annual fee

N/A

Average AUM3

(i.e. Asset under management)

Fee

(per annum)

HK$10M and above

0.80%

HK$5M to less than HK$10M

1%

HK$1M to less than HK$5M

1.50%

Less than HK$1M

(or equivalent in USD, RMB, EUR, AUD, CAD and GBP)

2%

(subject to minimum charge of HK$1,200)

Front-end fee

AUM in Manulife InvestChoice Accounts

Fee4

N/A

HK$10M and above

0.80%

HK$5M to less than HK$10M

1%

HK$1M to less than HK$5M

1.50%

HK$500,000 to less than HK$1M

2%

Less than HK$500,000

(or equivalent in USD, RMB, EUR, AUD, CAD and GBP)

3%

Switching fee

Charged 1% on amounts switched from any fund5

N/A

Exit charges

N/A

Exit period (since subscription)

Fee

1st year

2.50%

2nd year

2%

3rd year

1.50%

Asset transfer-in

Front-end fee shall apply

Annual fee shall apply

Asset transfer-out6

Any unit transferred-out shall be subject to a fee of 1% on AUM.

Exit charges shall apply to any units held which are transferred-out in the first three years. Any unit held and transferred-out after the 3rd year shall be subject to a fee of 1% on AUM.

Minimum investment amount requirements per fund shall apply to each of the Manulife InvestChoice accounts as follows (or equivalent in relevant currency):
(i) Initial minimum subscription amount is HK$20,000.
(ii) Subsequent minimum subscription/switching amount is HK$10,000.
(iii) Minimum redemption amount is HK$10,000, or your remaining holdings in a fund.
(iv) Minimum holding is HK$10,000.

Annual fee

 

Trade-based Account

An account maintenance fee of HK$1,200 per annum will be charged, to be collected monthly where the Trade-based Account has no fund holdings for the past 2 years, notwithstanding any holdings in the cash account.

 

Asset-based Accounts

An annual fee is charged on the fund holdings at a fee rate which is based on the Average AUM, and collected monthly as follows:

 

Average fund holdings in Asset-based Account

Average fund holdings

in Asset-based Account

x

Fee

x

No. of calendar days in charging month

No. of calendar days in charging year

 

A minimum charge of HK$1,200 per annum will apply, to be collected monthly, i.e. the minimum monthly charge is HK$100.

Exit charges for Asset-based Accounts

 

Exit Charges will be applied to and deducted from any withdrawal from your Asset-based Account, (i) if it relates to subscription(s) made within three years prior to your withdrawal and (ii) subject always to 2. below (see table for Fee applicable to the relevant Exit Period).

Your instruction to withdraw from your Asset-based Account will be processed and deemed withdrawn in the following order of priority:

(i)   from your Free of Exit Charges Pool, until this is used up

(ii)  from your Earlier Subscriptions, on a first-in first-out basis.

Note any deemed withdrawal from (i) and (ii) will not attract Exit Charges, and can only be used once.

 

Free of exit charges pool shall consist of :

  • new cash deposits
  • dividend income generated from fund holdings
  • cash which has not previously been invested in any fund
  • interest paid on balance in your Cash Account

 

Earlier Subscription(s) shall mean all subscription amounts in your Asset-based Account (based on the original value at the time of your investment), excluding any amounts subscribed within three years prior to your withdrawal, any switchings, and reinvestments (of redemption proceeds from any Fund, or dividends).

 

1 Frequent trading and market timing activities may be limited by Manulife and third party funds providers in the interest of the funds. Short term or excessive trading into and out of the funds may harm performance by disrupting portfolio management strategies and by increasing expenses.

2 An account maintenance fee of HK$1,200 per annum will be charged, to be collected monthly where the Trade-based Account has no fund holdings for the past 2 years, notwithstanding any holdings in the cash account.

Average AUM (asset under management) is the daily average holdings in all Manulife InvestChoice accounts, including related cash accounts, for the charging month.

Charged on subscription amounts via New Investments. Fee rate is based on total holdings in all your Manulife InvestChoice accounts, including related cash accounts, at point of subscription. New Investments means investments in funds via (a) cash which has not previously been invested in any fund and/or (b) asset transfer-in. Front-End Fee may also consist of Switching Fee where subscriptions include cash identified as having been invested in any Fund in the past.

Subscriptions via cash identified as having been invested in any fund in the past shall be charged as switching orders.

The fee for transfer-out of assets from the Manulife InvestChoice account will be based on the AUM being transferred-out as valued on the day of acceptance of your Client Instruction (unless otherwise notified by Manulife), and will be charged against your relevant Cash Account. If your Cash Account is not appropriately funded, you will be required to deposit the Fee to your Cash Account in order to ensure timely transfer-out of your assets. Front-End Fee may also consist of Switching Fee where subscriptions include cash identified as having been invested in any Fund in the past.

^The minimum MIP subscription per class in a fund is HK$1,000.

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