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Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Advisor Series

Canadian Equity Balanced

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Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

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NAVPS
(12-06-2024)
$19.63
Change
$0.09 (0.48%)

As at October 31, 2024

As at September 30, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2012): 7.40%

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 -0.91% 1.41% 9.34% 12.93% 22.38% 13.32% 6.87% 10.70% 8.63% 9.47% 8.12% 8.14% 7.66% 7.35%
Benchmark 0.37% 4.28% 11.35% 14.32% 26.56% 12.70% 6.03% 10.90% 8.68% 9.34% 7.54% 7.65% 8.02% 6.93%
Category Average -0.25% 2.17% 8.69% 10.87% 21.28% 10.88% 4.67% 9.02% 6.81% 7.08% 5.54% 5.81% 5.91% 5.33%
Category Rank 328 / 373 315 / 373 158 / 372 119 / 369 172 / 369 65 / 367 65 / 359 105 / 355 58 / 329 38 / 319 26 / 301 27 / 272 45 / 260 37 / 247
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 4.95% 3.25% 0.98% 3.43% 1.79% -2.85% 1.20% 1.65% 4.80% 1.10% 1.23% -0.91%
Benchmark 6.66% 3.79% 0.07% 1.27% 3.22% -1.85% 2.08% -0.32% 4.94% 1.05% 2.82% 0.37%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.62% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.66% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 12.34% 1.53% 6.79% 6.26% -2.34% 18.24% 7.08% 17.10% -6.25% 12.26%
Benchmark 10.25% -5.39% 15.95% 7.50% -6.34% 18.83% 6.85% 17.62% -7.12% 10.48%
Category Average 8.24% -2.09% 10.63% 6.12% -6.63% 14.36% 4.77% 15.38% -7.74% 9.70%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 4 3 1 1 2 2 2 1
Category Rank 13/ 225 80/ 251 230/ 260 160/ 272 29/ 301 24/ 321 151/ 329 122/ 355 144/ 363 66/ 367

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

18.24% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.25% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 40.15
US Equity 21.81
Canadian Government Bonds 12.20
Canadian Corporate Bonds 9.34
International Equity 7.86
Other 8.64

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 24.79
Financial Services 19.51
Technology 12.37
Consumer Services 9.48
Industrial Services 6.99
Other 26.86

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.62
Europe 8.37
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 15.50
Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series 9.31
Canada Government 24-Oct-2024 2.81
Microsoft Corp 2.80
Royal Bank of Canada 2.74
Toronto-Dominion Bank 2.63
McKesson Corp 2.48
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 2.31
Visa Inc Cl A 2.30
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 2.30

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)

Manulife Fundamental Balanced Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Equity Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.54% 10.50% 8.52%
Beta 0.87% 0.76% 0.76%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.83% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.35% 0.63% 0.69%
Sortino 0.63% 0.86% 0.81%
Treynor 0.04% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 92.37% 89.53% 89.96%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.71% 10.54% 10.50% 8.52%
Beta 0.77% 0.87% 0.76% 0.76%
Alpha 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
Rsquared 0.70% 0.86% 0.83% 0.81%
Sharpe 2.08% 0.35% 0.63% 0.69%
Sortino 5.32% 0.63% 0.86% 0.81%
Treynor 0.21% 0.04% 0.09% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 98.73% 92.37% 89.53% 89.96%

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 Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,118

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF18444
MMF48444
MMF48744
MMF8044
MMF8244
MMF8344
MMF8444
MMF8544
MMF8744

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term total return by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian equity, fixed income and money market securities. The equity portion of the Fund will primarily be invested in a portfolio of Canadian securities. A smaller portion of the equity portfolio may be invested in U.S. and/or international equity securities. The fixed income portion of the Fund will primarily be invested in a diversified portfolio of fixed income and money market securities.

Investment Strategy

Asset allocation decisions are based on the judgment and discretion of the portfolio advisor. In considering asset allocation decisions, the portfolio advisor will consider the overall market environment and the relative attractiveness of each asset class. For the equity portion of the Fund, the portfolio advisor utilizes a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach to select securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Sivan Nair 03-22-2012
Richard Kos 03-22-2012
Hosen Marjaee 03-22-2012
Patrick Blais 03-22-2012
Terry Carr 03-22-2012
Cavan Yie 02-01-2017

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Manulife Investment Management Limited
Advisor Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
Registrar Manulife Investment Management Limited
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

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 2.32%
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) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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