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Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(12-11-2024)
$72.62
Change
-$0.14 (-0.19%)

As at November 30, 2024

As at October 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 01, 1994): 9.79%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 3.74% 6.15% 13.64% 21.63% 25.14% 11.40% 9.91% 13.06% 10.09% 10.74% 8.90% 8.93% 8.58% 7.68%
Benchmark 6.37% 10.66% 16.91% 25.77% 30.69% 15.61% 10.90% 13.91% 11.92% 12.54% 10.25% 10.17% 10.75% 8.96%
Category Average 4.20% 7.20% 12.91% 19.06% 23.78% 10.43% 8.83% 11.96% 8.95% 9.43% 7.72% 7.88% 8.31% 6.97%
Category Rank 375 / 475 405 / 473 217 / 470 133 / 462 191 / 462 192 / 452 162 / 439 153 / 412 149 / 408 117 / 392 128 / 372 117 / 347 163 / 298 115 / 278
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Fund 2.89% 0.65% 3.85% 3.13% -1.76% 1.07% -0.59% 5.44% 2.14% 2.40% -0.08% 3.74%
Benchmark 3.91% 0.55% 1.82% 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.83% (October 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.08% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 7.13% -1.54% 10.91% 7.98% -8.45% 21.31% 0.87% 27.93% -3.05% 6.80%
Benchmark 10.55% -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75%
Category Average 8.23% -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 3
Category Rank 196/ 256 99/ 280 278/ 316 170/ 347 239/ 372 66/ 394 131/ 408 181/ 416 232/ 440 291/ 452

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.93% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.45% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 71.03
US Equity 21.08
International Equity 6.73
Income Trust Units 1.00
Cash and Equivalents 0.15
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 30.94
Energy 14.40
Consumer Services 11.55
Technology 8.49
Telecommunications 7.85
Other 26.77

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.26
Europe 6.74

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.55
Sun Life Financial Inc 5.31
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.27
Suncor Energy Inc 4.58
Enbridge Inc 4.55
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.06
Bank of Montreal 4.02
Intact Financial Corp 3.45
Microsoft Corp 3.22
Fortis Inc 2.74

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.06% 13.22% 11.06%
Beta 0.84% 0.79% 0.81%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.55% 0.62% 0.58%
Sortino 0.93% 0.83% 0.67%
Treynor 0.08% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 67.50% 77.48% 79.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.25% 12.06% 13.22% 11.06%
Beta 0.71% 0.84% 0.79% 0.81%
Alpha 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.91% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 2.53% 0.55% 0.62% 0.58%
Sortino 9.04% 0.93% 0.83% 0.67%
Treynor 0.26% 0.08% 0.10% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 87.23% 67.50% 77.48% 79.37%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date November 01, 1994
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $676

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF13406
MMF13706
MMF3270
MMF3406
MMF3506
MMF3706

Investment Objectives

To generate both capital growth and income. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend paying Canadian equities. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor focuses primarily on companies that have superior financial positions and have historically demonstrated their capacity to pay high relative dividends and sustain such payments over time. The Fund invests primarily in common shares but may also invest in preferred shares. The Fund may also invest in bonds, warrants, rights or other securities that are convertible into common shares which carry the attributes of paying high dividends consistently over time.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Steve Belisle 01-01-2015
Patrick Blais 02-13-2017
Christopher Mann 02-20-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Manulife Investment Management Limited
Advisor Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar Manulife Investment Management Limited
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 25
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 1.77%
Management Fee 1.38%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.60%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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