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Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeD Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(11-04-2025) 		$20.81
Change
-$0.28 (-1.34%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife Dividend Income Plus Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 02, 2001): 8.57%

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 4.15% 8.85% 11.89% 11.73% 19.64% 23.66% 22.60% 7.49% 10.96% 11.80% 9.29% 10.90% 11.40% 11.52%
Benchmark 5.11% 11.42% 19.69% 20.08% 25.13% 26.31% 21.36% 12.85% 15.21% 13.08% 11.89% 11.37% 11.19% 11.30%
Category Average 3.24% 7.32% 14.34% 13.66% 17.29% 20.58% 17.65% 10.35% 13.21% 11.32% 9.89% 9.38% 9.29% 9.25%
Category Rank 185 / 602 200 / 598 397 / 574 352 / 574 227 / 574 174 / 568 91 / 561 463 / 550 439 / 537 267 / 527 369 / 500 188 / 479 114 / 416 106 / 401
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 3 2 2 1 4 4 3 3 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.73% 7.60% -2.17% 4.08% -0.80% -3.29% -2.57% 3.70% 1.74% 1.33% 3.14% 4.15%
Benchmark 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.72% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.13% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -2.55% 9.60% 26.72% -6.41% 15.45% 22.63% 21.22% -26.95% 21.12% 27.99%
Benchmark -0.77% 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75%
Category Average -2.47% 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 1
Category Rank 277/ 375 346/ 408 6/ 431 191/ 481 426/ 513 62/ 529 390/ 537 548/ 550 116/ 561 64/ 568

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.99% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-26.95% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 53.33
US Equity 31.28
International Equity 12.20
Cash and Equivalents 1.88
Income Trust Units 1.30
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.92
Technology 23.33
Industrial Services 9.20
Basic Materials 8.84
Consumer Services 8.43
Other 25.28

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 86.50
Europe 9.80
Latin America 3.70

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Dividend Income Plus Fund Advisor Series 100.23
Cash and Cash equivalents -0.10
Canadian Dollar -0.13

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 Dividend Income Plus Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.99% 15.58% 15.26%
Beta 0.97% 1.12% 1.12%
Alpha 0.02% -0.05% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.76% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.44% 0.58% 0.68%
Sortino 3.20% 0.83% 0.91%
Treynor 0.18% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 95.21% 89.85% 89.01%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.28% 11.99% 15.58% 15.26%
Beta 1.03% 0.97% 1.12% 1.12%
Alpha -0.05% 0.02% -0.05% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.82% 0.76% 0.77%
Sharpe 1.39% 1.44% 0.58% 0.68%
Sortino 2.99% 3.20% 0.83% 0.91%
Treynor 0.15% 0.18% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 87.15% 95.21% 89.85% 89.01%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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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 April 02, 2001
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $138

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF18493
MMF48493
MMF48793
MMF8193
MMF8293
MMF8393
MMF8493
MMF8593
MMF8793

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to obtain capital appreciation, preservation and dividend income. The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio, of which the equity portion will be comprised of mainly Canadian and U.S. equity securities. A portion of the Fund’s assets may also be held in securities outside of North America.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests substantially all of its assets in securities of Manulife Dividend Income Plus Fund. However, if the portfolio advisor determines that it may be more beneficial for securityholders, the Fund may invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying Canadian equities and equitytype securities, either directly or indirectly.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Conrad Dabiet
  • Prakash Chaudhari
  • Chris Hensen
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 2.31%
Management Fee 1.86%
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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