EXDAX
Pro-Blend Conservative Term Series
Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.
Expense ratio1
0.90%
Net assets2
$277.41M
Holdings2
228
Category
Allocation
2025 return3
7.88%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Feb. 27, 2026 · prospectus

Objective. The Series primary objective is to provide preservation of capital

Strategy. In pursuit of the Series primary goal, the Advisor seeks to protect capital while generating income and seeking growth opportunities as secondary priorities. The Series invests primarily in fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. and foreign mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and corporate bonds. The Series is not subject to any duration or maturity restrictions and will vary its average dollar weighted portfolio maturity depending on the Advisors outlook for yields. The Series invests primarily in investment grade securities, those securities rated BBB- or above by S&P or Baa3 or above by Moodys (or determined to be of equivalent quality by the Advisor), but may also invest in non-investment grade securities (junk bonds). The Series may also invest … In pursuit of the Series primary goal, the Advisor seeks to protect capital while generating income and seeking growth opportunities as secondary priorities. The Series invests primarily in fixed income securities, including U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. and foreign mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities and corporate bonds. The Series is not subject to any duration or maturity restrictions and will vary its average dollar weighted portfolio maturity depending on the Advisors outlook for yields. The Series invests primarily in investment grade securities, those securities rated BBB- or above by S&P or Baa3 or above by Moodys (or determined to be of equivalent quality by the Advisor), but may also invest in non-investment grade securities (junk bonds). The Series may also invest in U.S. and foreign stocks, including those in emerging markets, American Depository Receipts (ADRs), and derivative instruments (as described below). The Series may invest in stocks of small-, large-, or mid-size companies. There are no prescribed limits on the sector allocations of the Series investments and, from time to time, the Series may focus its investments in one or more sectors. When the Advisor wishes to purchase or sell a security at a specified price, it may seek to generate additional gains for the Series by writing (selling) options on the underlying security, targeting options with premiums that are believed to offer sufficient income to compensate the Series for the risks associated with the option. Options are written only on stocks that the Advisor is planning to buy (in the case of puts) or sell (in the case of calls). In addition, the Series may buy and sell futures contracts based on fixed income securities, interest rates, and currencies, to seek to enhance returns, manage duration, hedge interest rate risk, and reduce volatility. The Advisor may target fixed income futures that are believed to offer the Series the opportunity to more efficiently manage duration and gain exposure to certain markets. The Advisor will consider selling a security if: it no longer fits the Series investment strategies or the Advisors investment thesis; it has reached the Advisors target sell price or no longer fits the Advisors valuation discipline; or a more attractive investment opportunity is identified. The words Conservative Term in the Series name describe the investment horizon of those investors who may want to consider investing in the Series and do not reflect the Series maturity restrictions with respect to its investments in fixed income securities. Please see the More Information About the Series Principal Investment Strategies and Principal Risks section of the prospectus for the historical high and low equity exposures of the Series.

Top holdings

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
US TREASURY N/B $16.85M 6.07%
US TREASURY N/B $10.92M 3.94%
US TREASURY N/B $10.83M 3.91%
US TREASURY N/B $10.76M 3.88%
DREY-GVT CSH-I MISXX $8.53M 3.08%
US TREASURY N/B $6.86M 2.47%
US TREASURY N/B $5.70M 2.06%
US TREASURY N/B $5.69M 2.05%
US TREASURY N/B $5.58M 2.01%
MICROSOFT CORP $3.83M 1.38%
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Allocation by sector

As of April 30, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Jan 30, 2026 → Apr 30, 2026
Opened
31
Exited
23
Increased
8
Decreased
117
Unchanged
72

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of October 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC Adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of February 27, 2026, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of April 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. As reported in the fund's prospectus performance bar chart.

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