The Manning & Napier Pro-Blend funds employ a distinctive strategy backed by a veteran team with strengths in equities and asset allocation, but the fixed-income team has also contributed. The cheapest share class for the Max Term and Extended Term funds, which invest primarily in equities, earn Morningstar Analyst Ratings of Gold and Silver, respectively, while the other share classes' ratings range from Bronze to Neutral. The bond-heavy Moderate Term and Conservative Term funds earn upgrades—the W shares of the former now get a Silver instead of Bronze (matching the W shares of Moderate) and other share classes of Moderate and Conservative get a rating upgrade to Bronze from Neutral. The most expensive share classes still earn a Neutral rating.
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Adjusted Expense Ratio excludes certain variable investment-related expenses, such as interest from borrowings and dividends on borrowed securities, allowing for more consistent cost comparisons across funds.
Morningstar’s Analysis
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The Morningstar Analysis section contains a thorough evaluation of an investment’s merits and drawbacks and often discusses the most important or decisive factors leading to the fund’s overall rating.
Will MNMCX outperform in future?
Get our overall rating based on a fundamental assessment of the pillars below.
Process Pillar
The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable MNMCX’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the MNMCX management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.
Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of MNMCX’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
This series of flexible funds is appealing.
