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Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(10-09-2025)
$15.47
Change
-$0.04 (-0.28%)

As at September 30, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 20, 2010): 6.60%

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 1.58% 2.85% 5.58% 5.90% 5.97% 10.48% 8.50% 3.19% 4.69% 4.63% 4.75% 4.85% 4.70% 5.00%
Benchmark 3.78% 7.42% 12.09% 14.03% 16.37% 18.36% 13.55% 7.93% 8.88% 8.00% 8.08% 7.57% 7.11% 7.46%
Category Average 2.64% 4.89% 8.28% 9.41% 10.78% 14.55% 11.18% 5.71% 7.01% 6.25% 6.03% 5.71% 5.45% 5.62%
Category Rank 385 / 454 425 / 454 413 / 444 428 / 444 434 / 444 434 / 436 415 / 418 391 / 398 376 / 384 365 / 369 355 / 361 327 / 348 303 / 335 290 / 321
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -1.39% 3.04% -1.52% 2.76% -0.55% -1.85% -0.70% 2.69% 0.66% 0.11% 1.14% 1.58%
Benchmark -0.02% 4.18% -2.03% 2.42% 0.29% -0.96% -0.40% 3.10% 1.62% 0.59% 2.90% 3.78%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.95% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.30% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 6.15% 4.32% 7.89% -4.12% 14.49% 6.00% 10.40% -10.82% 8.03% 7.42%
Benchmark -3.02% 11.97% 6.22% -4.30% 15.62% 7.61% 11.90% -8.20% 9.43% 13.55%
Category Average 0.06% 6.65% 5.72% -4.72% 12.57% 6.33% 10.85% -9.35% 8.27% 11.70%
Quartile Ranking 1 4 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 4
Category Rank 14/ 296 310/ 329 70/ 340 193/ 351 97/ 361 201/ 370 286/ 385 370/ 404 277/ 424 435/ 438

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.49% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.82% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 41.26
Canadian Government Bonds 19.23
Canadian Corporate Bonds 14.20
International Equity 11.56
US Equity 7.98
Other 5.77

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 33.43
Financial Services 18.31
Technology 10.40
Industrial Services 6.24
Consumer Services 5.11
Other 26.51

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 88.44
Europe 8.94
Asia 2.16
Latin America 0.45
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series 41.69
Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series 33.66
Manulife Global Equity Class Advisor Series 13.02
Manulife Global Small Cap Fund Advisor Series 8.62
Canada Government 08-Oct-2025 1.47
Canada Government 24-Sep-2025 0.76
Canada Government 19-Nov-2025 0.41
Cash and Cash equivalents 0.19
Canada Government 22-Oct-2025 0.10
Canadian Dollar 0.08

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return66.577.588.599.51010.51111.54%6%8%10%12%14%16%18%

Manulife Canadian Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.32% 8.31% 7.79%
Beta 0.82% 0.90% 0.87%
Alpha -0.02% -0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.90% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.61% 0.28% 0.44%
Sortino 1.31% 0.35% 0.40%
Treynor 0.05% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 84.12% 63.15% 69.84%
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.07% 7.32% 8.31% 7.79%
Beta 0.81% 0.82% 0.90% 0.87%
Alpha -0.06% -0.02% -0.03% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.89% 0.90% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.61% 0.28% 0.44%
Sortino 0.87% 1.31% 0.35% 0.40%
Treynor 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 86.63% 84.12% 63.15% 69.84%

Fund Details

Start Date August 20, 2010
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Capped
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $171

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14471
MMF4471
MMF4571
MMF4771

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term growth and preservation of capital. The Fund will invest up to all of its assets in a diversified mix of other mutual funds, and may also invest in common shares, preferred shares, treasury bills, short-term notes, debentures, and bonds. 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 sub-advisor will analyze the economy and markets with a view to determine which of the above asset classes are more likely to offer attractive risk/return characteristics within a medium to long-term time frame. The portfolio sub-advisor believes that by making incremental shifts in the asset mix of the Fund, the portfolio sub-advisor will more likely achieve high long-term, after-tax rates of return.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • Greg Peterson
  • Steven Visscher

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 -
SWP Min Withdrawal -

Fees

MER 2.40%
Management Fee 1.96%
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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