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Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

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FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(05-17-2024)
$12.80
Change
$0.01 (0.05%)

As at April 30, 2024

As at March 31, 2024

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Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (March 23, 2012): 7.59%

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 -2.88% 1.41% 12.73% 1.77% 8.60% 6.78% 4.08% 7.46% 5.47% 5.28% 4.97% 6.00% 5.53% 6.28%
Benchmark -1.57% 3.31% 11.56% 4.12% 9.21% 7.74% 3.11% 5.05% 4.84% 5.39% 5.04% 6.48% 6.12% 6.83%
Category Average -1.99% 10.80% 10.80% 2.42% 6.62% 4.42% 1.99% 5.55% 4.00% 4.27% 3.94% 4.83% 4.01% 4.42%
Category Rank 1,701 / 1,710 1,368 / 1,710 263 / 1,699 1,273 / 1,710 392 / 1,659 284 / 1,607 249 / 1,429 200 / 1,332 255 / 1,281 350 / 1,153 252 / 1,002 235 / 936 181 / 819 131 / 685
Quartile Ranking 4 4 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund -1.35% 1.71% 1.52% -0.36% -3.71% -1.41% 7.74% 2.81% 0.36% 2.03% 2.34% -2.88%
Benchmark -1.31% 0.46% 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80% -1.57%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.74% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 13.16% 5.73% 9.47% 9.50% -10.29% 20.31% 3.93% 14.03% -10.12% 13.76%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking 1 2 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1
Category Rank 58/ 668 345/ 792 56/ 897 164/ 984 1,127/ 1,127 20/ 1,233 1,098/ 1,316 163/ 1,400 669/ 1,539 74/ 1,658

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

20.31% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.29% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 47.00
Foreign Corporate Bonds 17.97
Foreign Government Bonds 15.06
International Equity 9.94
Mortgages 3.23
Other 6.80

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 38.03
Financial Services 11.67
Technology 11.36
Healthcare 10.19
Real Estate 6.45
Other 22.30

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 78.64
Europe 11.43
Asia 7.57
Africa and Middle East 1.17
Latin America 1.16
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
KKR & Co Inc -
Crown Castle International Corp -
Apple Inc -
Lennar Corp Cl A -
Anthem Inc -
Nasdaq Inc -
GSK plc - ADR -
Danone SA -
Cellnex Telecom SA -
US Dollar -

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.28% 11.50% 9.68%
Beta 1.14% 1.27% 0.93%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.80% 0.55%
Sharpe 0.17% 0.35% 0.53%
Sortino 0.22% 0.38% 0.54%
Treynor 0.02% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 42.13% 68.43% 78.18%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 10.56% 11.28% 11.50% 9.68%
Beta 1.25% 1.14% 1.27% 0.93%
Alpha -0.03% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.84% 0.80% 0.55%
Sharpe 0.38% 0.17% 0.35% 0.53%
Sortino 1.04% 0.22% 0.38% 0.54%
Treynor 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 91.31% 42.13% 68.43% 78.18%

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) $1,309

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14430
MMF4230
MMF4330
MMF4430
MMF44430
MMF44730
MMF4530
MMF4730
MMF4930

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend paying equity securities and fixed income securities. 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-advisors seek to fulfill the objective of the Fund by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of income-producing equity and fixed income securities. The equity component of the Fund invests primarily in dividend-paying U.S. and Canadian common stocks and other equity securities.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Thomas C. Goggins 03-22-2012
Michael J. Mattioli 03-22-2012
Kisoo Park 03-22-2012
Emory (Sandy) W. Sanders 03-22-2012
Dennis F. McCafferty 03-22-2012
Daniel S. Janis III 03-22-2012
Christopher Chapman 02-20-2020

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 10,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.27%
Management Fee 1.84%
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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