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Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(07-25-2025)
$68.23
Change
$0.24 (0.35%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 01, 1994): 9.78%

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 2.35% 6.58% 8.54% 8.54% 20.39% 14.22% 12.13% 10.13% 13.49% 10.34% 9.75% 8.94% 9.06% 8.42%
Benchmark 2.91% 8.53% 10.17% 10.17% 26.37% 19.03% 16.09% 10.74% 15.02% 11.96% 10.77% 10.72% 10.76% 9.61%
Category Average 1.64% 6.00% 7.77% 7.77% 19.80% 13.60% 10.66% 8.51% 13.00% 9.10% 8.42% 8.01% 8.30% 7.64%
Category Rank 74 / 468 198 / 467 120 / 466 120 / 466 215 / 462 208 / 449 136 / 441 96 / 413 211 / 401 123 / 397 103 / 374 127 / 354 132 / 334 105 / 278
Quartile Ranking 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 5.44% 2.14% 2.40% -0.08% 3.74% -2.97% 2.60% 0.19% -0.93% -1.01% 5.20% 2.35%
Benchmark 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

10.83% (October 1998)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-20.08% (August 1998)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.54% 10.91% 7.98% -8.45% 21.31% 0.87% 27.93% -3.05% 6.80% 18.01%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 3 1 2 2 3 3 2
Category Rank 99/ 273 273/ 309 165/ 340 237/ 365 66/ 387 131/ 401 177/ 409 226/ 432 283/ 444 146/ 453

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 70.38
US Equity 19.58
International Equity 7.72
Income Trust Units 1.31
Cash and Equivalents 1.00
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 35.54
Energy 15.20
Technology 9.17
Consumer Services 9.03
Healthcare 5.35
Other 25.71

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.28
Europe 7.73

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 6.47
Sun Life Financial Inc 6.30
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.23
Bank of Montreal 4.90
Suncor Energy Inc 4.48
Royal Bank of Canada 4.39
Enbridge Inc 3.78
TMX Group Ltd 3.44
Canadian National Railway Co 3.38
Microsoft Corp 2.99

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)

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Manulife Canadian Dividend Growth Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.26% 11.45% 11.14%
Beta 0.86% 0.86% 0.81%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.72% 0.95% 0.63%
Sortino 1.38% 1.56% 0.76%
Treynor 0.09% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 69.58% 78.17% 77.50%
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 8.97% 11.26% 11.45% 11.14%
Beta 0.81% 0.86% 0.86% 0.81%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.92% 0.91% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.75% 0.72% 0.95% 0.63%
Sortino 4.37% 1.38% 1.56% 0.76%
Treynor 0.19% 0.09% 0.13% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 79.87% 69.58% 78.17% 77.50%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A94.694.669.669.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

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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

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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

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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) $652

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Steve Belisle
  • Patrick Blais
  • Christopher Mann
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Distributor

-

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) 0.40%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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