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Global Fixed Inc Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014

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NAVPS
(05-20-2025) 		$6.49
Change
-$0.02 (-0.25%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife Yield Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 29, 2009): 4.57%

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 -1.39% -2.12% 0.78% -0.90% 8.24% 5.49% 3.57% 0.96% 3.70% 2.64% 3.01% 2.81% 3.82% 3.08%
Benchmark -1.67% -1.68% 2.22% 0.20% 10.23% 6.64% 6.01% 2.36% 1.84% 2.79% 3.41% 2.96% 3.88% 4.11%
Category Average -0.86% -1.49% 1.29% 0.26% 8.21% 5.91% 4.37% 2.02% 3.76% 3.16% 3.29% 2.99% 3.46% 2.99%
Category Rank 745 / 981 662 / 979 794 / 979 902 / 979 549 / 959 615 / 907 745 / 898 724 / 819 360 / 779 500 / 744 398 / 641 272 / 539 188 / 503 187 / 403
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 3 3 4 4 2 3 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.75% 1.28% 2.46% 0.66% 1.29% -0.24% 2.39% -0.68% 1.25% 0.54% -1.27% -1.39%
Benchmark 0.79% 1.45% 3.61% -0.15% 2.06% -0.11% 1.82% 0.19% 1.92% 0.64% -0.65% -1.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.53% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.03% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.38% 8.61% 7.73% -4.94% 12.38% 7.76% 4.12% -12.63% 7.72% 8.81%
Benchmark 16.91% 0.39% 3.81% 5.53% 6.30% 9.09% -0.49% -11.13% 6.74% 11.56%
Category Average 1.21% 4.39% 5.49% -2.85% 9.97% 7.08% 4.51% -11.10% 7.71% 8.38%
Quartile Ranking 4 1 1 4 1 2 3 4 3 3
Category Rank 380/ 388 17/ 451 22/ 526 586/ 604 48/ 710 221/ 767 466/ 819 753/ 866 465/ 907 532/ 959

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

12.38% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.63% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 37.90
Canadian Corporate Bonds 26.22
US Equity 12.97
Foreign Government Bonds 8.03
Canadian Equity 5.43
Other 9.45

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 77.44
Financial Services 5.36
Technology 5.30
Consumer Services 1.94
Industrial Services 1.89
Other 8.07

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 93.07
Europe 6.18
Latin America 0.65
Asia 0.11
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
United Kingdom Government 0.50% 31-Jan-2029 2.34
Enbridge Inc 8.25% 15-Oct-2028 1.99
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 1.91
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 1.71
Rogers Communications Inc 5.25% 15-Mar-2082 1.53
Federal National Mortgage Association 1.52
Microsoft Corp 1.23
United Kingdom Government 4.25% 31-Jul-2034 1.19
TransCanada Trust 4.20% 04-Dec-2030 1.04
United States Treasury 4.63% 15-Nov-2044 0.98

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Manulife Yield Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Fixed Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.15% 6.62% 6.66%
Beta 0.97% 0.78% 0.47%
Alpha -0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.59% 0.19%
Sharpe -0.02% 0.22% 0.23%
Sortino 0.16% 0.19% 0.05%
Treynor 0.00% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 61.61% 58.24% 51.35%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 4.57% 7.15% 6.62% 6.66%
Beta 0.81% 0.97% 0.78% 0.47%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.77% 0.59% 0.19%
Sharpe 0.95% -0.02% 0.22% 0.23%
Sortino 2.04% 0.16% 0.19% 0.05%
Treynor 0.05% 0.00% 0.02% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 80.85% 61.61% 58.24% 51.35%

Fund Details

Start Date December 29, 2009
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $2,046

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1481
MMF1781
MMF4424
MMF44424
MMF44724
MMF4524
MMF4724
MMF4879

Investment Objectives

The Fund’s primary objective is to generate income and its secondary objective is long term capital appreciation. The Fund will seek to achieve its objective by investing directly in a diversified portfolio primarily consisting of Canadian and/or global fixed income and/or equity securities. The Fund may also indirectly invest in such securities through investments in other investment funds.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor uses an actively managed strategy that tactically allocates among different fixed income and equity asset classes and investment strategies. The tactical asset allocation decisions are made by the portfolio advisor taking into consideration a broad range of fundamental, market and economic variables as well as available yields from securities markets globally.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Jonathan Popper
  • Richard Kos
  • Alan Wicks
  • Terry Carr
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 50

Fees

MER 2.01%
Management Fee 1.60%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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