(CDEF) Manulife Smart Defensive - Ratings and Ratios

Exchange: TO • Country: Canada • Currency: CAD • Type: Etf • ISIN: CA56503A1012

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Description: CDEF Manulife Smart Defensive

from quarterly Tax Provision

CDEF ETF Overview

Market Cap in USD 3m
Category Canadian Equity
IPO / Inception 2021-11-08

CDEF ETF Ratings

Growth Rating 63.5
Fundamental -
Dividend Rating 49.7
Rel. Strength -0.33
Analysts -
Fair Price Momentum 12.59 CAD
Fair Price DCF -

CDEF Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 1.67%
Yield on Cost 5y 2.15%
Annual Growth 5y 135.54%
Payout Consistency 80.0%
Payout Ratio %

CDEF Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m 90.2%
Growth Correlation 12m 92.9%
Growth Correlation 5y 69.8%
CAGR 5y 8.23%
CAGR/Max DD 5y 0.84
Sharpe Ratio 12m -0.39
Alpha 15.11
Beta 0.054
Volatility 202.71%
Current Volume 0.1k
Average Volume 20d 0.3k
Stop Loss 12 (-3.1%)

What is the price of CDEF shares?

As of August 13, 2025, the stock is trading at CAD 12.39 with a total of 100 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.48%, over one month by -0.24%, over three months by +4.89% and over the past year by +20.27%.

Is Manulife Smart Defensive a good stock to buy?

Yes. Based on ValueRay's Analyses, Manulife Smart Defensive (TO:CDEF) is currently (August 2025) a good stock to buy. It has a ValueRay Growth Rating of 63.50 and therefor a clear technical positive rating according to historical growth.
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of CDEF is around 12.59 CAD . This means that CDEF is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of 1.61%.

Is CDEF a buy, sell or hold?

Manulife Smart Defensive has no consensus analysts rating.

What are the forecasts/targets for the CDEF price?

Issuer Target Up/Down from current
Wallstreet Target Price - -
Analysts Target Price - -
ValueRay Target Price 13.8 11%

CDEF Fundamental Data Overview

Market Cap USD = 3.39m (4.67m CAD * 0.7268 CAD.USD)
Market Cap CAD = 4.67m (4.67m CAD * 1.0 CAD.CAD)
CCE Cash And Equivalents = unknown
Revenue TTM is 0, using Net Income TTM 0.0 + Cost of Revenue 0.0 = 0.0 CAD
Beta = 0.68
Revenue TTM = 0.0 CAD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 CAD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 CAD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 4.67m CAD (4.67m + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = none (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 4.67m)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 4.67m / Book Value Of Equity 0.0)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.0% (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = unknown
NOPAT = unknown (EBIT/Op.Income or Taxrate missing)
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown Debt (none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = none (Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = unknown
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity none)
RoCE = unknown (Ebit 0.0 / (Equity none + L.T.Debt none))
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT none, Invested Capital 0.0, Ebit 0.0)
WACC = unknown (E(4.67m)/V(0.0) * Re(6.21%)) + (D(none)/V(0.0) * Rd(0.0%) * (1-Tc(none)))
Discount Rate = 6.21% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + ERP 8.05%
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)

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