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Manulife Dividend Income Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017

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NAVPS
(03-14-2025)
$14.45
Change
$0.20 (1.37%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2012): 10.58%

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 -2.17% -1.62% 5.00% 1.45% 8.67% 11.49% 6.72% 6.44% 9.54% 9.18% 9.03% 8.89% 10.05% 8.42%
Benchmark -0.67% 0.74% 10.33% 2.92% 21.53% 17.09% 10.36% 11.45% 12.58% 11.16% 10.15% 9.68% 10.93% 8.55%
Category Average -0.98% 0.14% 8.18% 2.54% 16.18% 14.81% 9.43% 10.60% 11.73% 10.20% 8.91% 8.38% 9.45% 7.18%
Category Rank 409 / 576 441 / 576 541 / 576 437 / 576 548 / 570 468 / 564 519 / 555 526 / 543 483 / 531 424 / 523 321 / 482 264 / 441 227 / 410 178 / 376
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.96% -3.71% 0.83% 0.16% 3.65% 0.70% 0.75% 1.08% 4.81% -3.03% 3.70% -2.17%
Benchmark 3.64% -1.88% 2.82% -0.17% 4.75% 0.75% 2.88% 0.77% 5.65% -2.12% 3.61% -0.67%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.47% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-13.46% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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 2 1 4 4 4 4
Category Rank 226/ 376 145/ 409 115/ 432 123/ 482 130/ 517 81/ 531 444/ 539 506/ 552 452/ 563 454/ 570

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 55.29
US Equity 35.35
Cash and Equivalents 4.37
International Equity 3.49
Foreign Corporate Bonds 0.75
Other 0.75

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 26.64
Technology 19.34
Industrial Services 10.33
Consumer Services 8.17
Energy 7.74
Other 27.78

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.51
Europe 3.50
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Fidelity National Info Srvcs Inc 4.03
Royal Bank of Canada 4.02
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc 4.01
Constellation Software Inc 4.00
Waste Connections Inc 3.30
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.25
Alphabet Inc Cl A 3.17
National Bank of Canada 2.81
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.78
W R Berkley Corp 2.66

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)

Manulife Dividend Income Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.82% 14.74% 11.85%
Beta 0.82% 0.91% 0.88%
Alpha -0.02% -0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.78% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.29% 0.53% 0.60%
Sortino 0.55% 0.71% 0.72%
Treynor 0.04% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 81.78% 80.56% 79.20%
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 9.24% 11.82% 14.74% 11.85%
Beta 0.97% 0.82% 0.91% 0.88%
Alpha -0.11% -0.02% -0.02% 0.01%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.82% 0.78% 0.78%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.29% 0.53% 0.60%
Sortino 1.01% 0.55% 0.71% 0.72%
Treynor 0.05% 0.04% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 62.48% 81.78% 80.56% 79.20%

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 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) $6,577

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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