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Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016

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NAVPS
(07-22-2025)
$11.93
Change
$0.05 (0.38%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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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 2.23% 0.56% -0.69% -0.69% 5.00% 8.60% 9.49% 4.48% 7.01% 6.12% 5.69% 5.38% 6.15% 5.74%
Benchmark 2.53% 2.76% 3.35% 3.35% 12.62% 13.35% 12.58% 5.72% 6.67% 6.88% 6.64% 6.83% 7.12% 7.01%
Category Average 1.87% 2.93% 3.65% 3.65% 10.26% 10.24% 9.45% 4.12% 6.33% 5.50% 5.32% 5.21% 5.52% 4.98%
Category Rank 409 / 1,816 1,649 / 1,771 1,737 / 1,769 1,737 / 1,769 1,724 / 1,749 1,425 / 1,681 973 / 1,621 759 / 1,478 521 / 1,352 551 / 1,295 560 / 1,165 536 / 1,039 358 / 939 302 / 817
Quartile Ranking 1 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 3.84% 0.09% 1.18% -1.28% 3.17% -1.28% 1.78% -1.26% -1.73% -3.62% 2.07% 2.23%
Benchmark 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

7.74% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 5.73% 9.47% 9.50% -10.29% 20.31% 3.93% 14.03% -10.12% 13.76% 11.66%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 3
Category Rank 331/ 781 57/ 890 157/ 969 1,115/ 1,115 21/ 1,235 1,125/ 1,326 158/ 1,412 691/ 1,554 74/ 1,660 1,234/ 1,714

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 43.82
Foreign Corporate Bonds 20.62
International Equity 11.80
Foreign Government Bonds 10.82
Cash and Equivalents 5.22
Other 7.72

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 37.96
Technology 14.90
Healthcare 12.21
Telecommunications 6.26
Financial Services 5.89
Other 22.78

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 77.32
Europe 10.71
Asia 9.64
Africa and Middle East 1.51
Latin America 0.51
Other 0.31

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Apple Inc 2.91
Comcast Corp Cl A 2.50
Cheniere Energy Inc 2.38
Microsoft Corp 2.37
GSK plc - ADR 2.21
Cellnex Telecom SA 2.20
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.09
KKR & Co Inc 1.88
Danone SA 1.76
Anthem Inc 1.65

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)

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Manulife Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.58% 10.15% 9.86%
Beta 1.26% 1.13% 1.02%
Alpha -0.06% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.80% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.53% 0.47% 0.44%
Sortino 1.09% 0.68% 0.46%
Treynor 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 77.83% 68.72% 72.54%
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 7.91% 10.58% 10.15% 9.86%
Beta 1.12% 1.26% 1.13% 1.02%
Alpha -0.08% -0.06% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.87% 0.80% 0.59%
Sharpe 0.23% 0.53% 0.47% 0.44%
Sortino 0.43% 1.09% 0.68% 0.46%
Treynor 0.02% 0.04% 0.04% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 47.55% 77.83% 68.72% 72.54%

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) $1,214

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 Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Christopher Chapman
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Michael J. Mattioli
  • Daniel S. Janis III
  • Thomas C. Goggins
  • Dennis F. McCafferty
  • Emory (Sandy) W. Sanders

Manulife Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

  • Kisoo Park

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 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) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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