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Manulife Canadian Equity Class Advisor Series

Canadian 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

2024, 2023, 2021

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NAVPS
(10-13-2026)
$27.96
Change
$0.40 (1.43%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at August 31, 2026

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Manulife Canadian Equity Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 20, 2018): 12.00%

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 -2.37% 0.87% 7.52% 10.17% 14.52% 12.68% 16.14% 15.48% 11.51% 14.47% 11.78% 11.52% - -
Benchmark -2.62% 1.62% 8.69% 12.96% 20.02% 24.24% 25.06% 20.99% 15.18% 17.23% 14.59% 13.62% 12.74% 12.37%
Category Average -2.56% 0.37% 6.82% 9.60% 14.46% 17.86% 19.68% 16.65% 12.11% 14.41% 11.80% 10.87% 10.12% 9.83%
Category Rank 303 / 761 385 / 755 347 / 750 365 / 744 392 / 737 630 / 702 587 / 666 494 / 651 396 / 609 326 / 555 323 / 517 243 / 478 - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 0.35% 2.60% 0.96% -0.29% 4.67% -1.82% 3.76% 1.34% 1.37% 3.84% -0.49% -2.37%
Benchmark 0.97% 3.86% 1.32% 0.84% 7.72% -4.32% 3.81% 2.52% 0.50% 1.22% 3.10% -2.62%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.78% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.13% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - - - 24.64% 4.15% 26.34% -2.91% 11.75% 16.01% 16.34%
Benchmark 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65% 31.68%
Category Average 16.46% 6.89% -9.47% 19.21% 3.42% 23.26% -4.82% 9.85% 17.87% 23.63%
Quartile Ranking - - - 1 2 2 2 2 4 4
Category Rank - - - 40/ 497 257/ 524 164/ 558 192/ 622 196/ 655 543/ 676 642/ 702

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.34% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-2.91% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 90.19
US Equity 9.12
Cash and Equivalents 0.69

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.86
Industrial Services 14.52
Energy 12.76
Technology 8.44
Consumer Goods 6.47
Other 25.95

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 100.00

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 7.59
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.02
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 5.48
Intact Financial Corp 4.36
Waste Connections Inc 4.01
Constellation Software Inc 3.82
TMX Group Ltd 3.80
Suncor Energy Inc 3.57
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.34
CCL Industries Inc Cl B 2.74

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Canadian Equity Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 8.62% 11.38% -
Beta 0.67 0.82 -
Alpha 0.00 -0.01 -
Rsquared 0.68% 0.81% -
Sharpe 1.41 0.75 -
Sortino 3.09 1.26 -
Treynor 0.18 0.10 -
Tax Efficiency 89.16% 88.47% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 7.76% 8.62% 11.38% -
Beta 0.58 0.67 0.82 -
Alpha 0.03 0.00 -0.01 -
Rsquared 0.64% 0.68% 0.81% -
Sharpe 1.50 1.41 0.75 -
Sortino 3.15 3.09 1.26 -
Treynor 0.20 0.18 0.10 -
Tax Efficiency 83.33% 89.16% 88.47% -

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 April 20, 2018
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $770

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF18433 DSC Open
MMF48433 DSC Open
MMF48733 LSC Open
MMF8033 LSC Open
MMF8233 LSC Open
MMF8333 FE Open
MMF8433 DSC Open
MMF8533 FE Open
MMF8733 LSC Open

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian equity securities. The Fund may seek to accomplish its objective by investing in securities of other mutual funds. 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 utilizes a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach to select securities. Proprietary analysis is used to construct and analyze the historical economic earnings of a company in order to gain an understanding of the business being studied. Factors such as the magnitude and volatility of a company’s earnings, competitive advantages, products and other performance drivers are also considered in selecting securities for the Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Patrick Blais
  • Cavan Yie
  • Steve Belisle
  • Brian Chan
  • Derek Chan
  • Jakub Sulimierski
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 2.13%
Management Fee 1.68%
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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