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Manulife Dividend Income Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

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NAVPS
(08-08-2025)
$15.05
Change
-$0.01 (-0.07%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2012): 10.40%

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 1.24% 2.92% 2.68% 2.68% 10.93% 10.39% 9.91% 4.68% 9.39% 8.21% 8.78% 8.52% 9.03% 8.89%
Benchmark 3.11% 7.42% 7.77% 7.77% 21.93% 18.45% 16.53% 9.94% 13.83% 11.39% 10.20% 10.24% 10.57% 9.37%
Category Average 2.56% 6.54% 5.90% 5.90% 16.70% 15.06% 14.40% 8.63% 12.89% 10.22% 8.93% 8.72% 9.05% 7.77%
Category Rank 501 / 600 551 / 578 516 / 578 516 / 578 547 / 577 511 / 571 539 / 560 543 / 553 536 / 542 482 / 531 336 / 497 332 / 472 280 / 416 198 / 392
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 3.65% 0.70% 0.75% 1.08% 4.81% -3.03% 3.70% -2.17% -1.66% -2.72% 4.51% 1.24%
Benchmark 4.75% 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67% -2.52% -1.16% 5.40% 3.11%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.47% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.07% 15.65% 12.79% -4.55% 22.51% 21.13% 20.38% -17.36% 9.78% 15.11%
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 2 2 2 1 1 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 226/ 379 149/ 412 115/ 435 123/ 485 130/ 520 81/ 534 447/ 542 508/ 554 451/ 565 452/ 572

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.51% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.36% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 49.80
US Equity 42.76
Cash and Equivalents 3.88
International Equity 2.69
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.67
Other 0.20

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.10
Technology 19.04
Consumer Services 11.10
Industrial Services 8.86
Basic Materials 8.20
Other 26.70

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.31
Europe 2.69

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Constellation Software Inc 4.14
Toronto-Dominion Bank 4.03
Microsoft Corp 4.02
Waste Connections Inc 3.89
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.99
Booking Holdings Inc 2.97
Cisco Systems Inc 2.79
Intact Financial Corp 2.58
Linde PLC 2.51
Royal Bank of Canada 2.43

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 Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.91% 12.76% 11.93%
Beta 0.85% 0.89% 0.88%
Alpha -0.04% -0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.71% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.56% 0.57% 0.63%
Sortino 1.11% 0.83% 0.77%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 86.90% 80.21% 80.37%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 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 9.82% 10.91% 12.76% 11.93%
Beta 0.92% 0.85% 0.89% 0.88%
Alpha -0.08% -0.04% -0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.90% 0.84% 0.71% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.76% 0.56% 0.57% 0.63%
Sortino 1.46% 1.11% 0.83% 0.77%
Treynor 0.08% 0.07% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 69.25% 86.90% 80.21% 80.37%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A53.653.640.840.80%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 March 23, 2012
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $5,894

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14429
MMF4229
MMF4429
MMF44429
MMF44729
MMF4529
MMF4729
MMF4929

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund will invest in a diversified portfolio, of which the equity portion will be comprised of mainly Canadian dividend paying common and preferred equity securities. The Fund may also invest in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and royalty trusts. A portion of the Fund’s assets may also be held in foreign securities.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor seeks to fulfill the objective of the Fund by investing the equity portion of the portfolio mainly in equity securities of Canadian companies that pay common and preferred dividends and may also include REITs and royalty trusts. The portfolio advisor uses a fundamental, value based investment approach that seeks attractively priced securities that offer potential for growth and income.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Chris Hensen
  • Jonathan Popper
  • Conrad Dabiet
  • Saurabh Moudgil
  • Prakash Chaudhari
  • Alan Wicks
  • 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 50

Fees

MER 2.28%
Management Fee 1.83%
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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