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Manulife Global Franchise Fund Advisor Series

Global Equity

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NAVPS
(11-12-2025)
$14.24
Change
$0.01 (0.05%)

As at October 31, 2025

As at September 30, 2025

As at October 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife Global Franchise Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 03, 2002): 5.45%

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 0.33% 5.40% 13.76% 7.85% 10.70% 17.42% 16.89% 5.92% 10.59% 8.04% 8.78% 6.50% 7.24% 5.89%
Benchmark 2.78% 9.76% 23.30% 17.91% 23.32% 28.06% 22.53% 12.74% 15.64% 13.95% 13.79% 12.12% 12.86% 12.07%
Category Average 1.75% 6.90% 17.86% 13.80% 17.06% 22.40% 17.50% 8.57% 12.16% 10.70% 10.63% 9.16% 9.91% 9.14%
Category Rank 1,823 / 2,154 1,575 / 2,143 1,626 / 2,105 1,739 / 2,080 1,692 / 2,072 1,603 / 1,971 1,093 / 1,849 1,397 / 1,708 1,055 / 1,548 1,264 / 1,442 1,123 / 1,358 1,019 / 1,140 906 / 1,027 816 / 859
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Fund 3.08% -0.42% 2.68% -0.37% -4.10% -3.37% 6.31% 1.90% -0.37% 2.59% 2.40% 0.33%
Benchmark 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04% -4.18% -2.97% 5.37% 3.64% 2.87% 1.95% 4.75% 2.78%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.21% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.50% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 18.88% -9.44% 12.90% -12.53% 23.84% 8.87% 15.13% -19.77% 20.63% 17.45%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average 8.98% 3.86% 14.23% -5.38% 19.94% 11.73% 16.21% -13.86% 15.08% 20.13%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 3 4 1 3 3 4 1 3
Category Rank 234/ 754 869/ 876 615/ 1,029 1,088/ 1,175 293/ 1,370 980/ 1,452 1,017/ 1,567 1,404/ 1,719 349/ 1,858 1,414/ 1,972

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

23.84% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-19.77% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 55.62
International Equity 38.09
Cash and Equivalents 6.30

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Consumer Goods 29.02
Healthcare 19.01
Technology 16.33
Consumer Services 14.20
Telecommunications 10.92
Other 10.52

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 61.91
Europe 34.26
Asia 2.66
Africa and Middle East 1.16
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Amazon.com Inc 7.57
Danone SA 5.75
US Dollar 4.81
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.39
Elanco Animal Health Inc 4.22
Anheuser Busch Inbev SA 3.93
Liberty Media Corp 3.67
Exor NV 3.64
Heineken Holding NV 3.08
Comcast Corp Cl A 3.08

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)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return246810121416182022240%10%20%30%40%50%

Manulife Global Franchise Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 12.17% 14.67% 13.77%
Beta 1.06% 1.13% 1.09%
Alpha -0.06% -0.06% -0.07%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.84% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.02% 0.58% 0.35%
Sortino 2.30% 0.95% 0.40%
Treynor 0.12% 0.08% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 87.76% 86.99% 75.97%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 10.01% 12.17% 14.67% 13.77%
Beta 0.83% 1.06% 1.13% 1.09%
Alpha -0.07% -0.06% -0.06% -0.07%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.78% 0.84% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.78% 1.02% 0.58% 0.35%
Sortino 1.33% 2.30% 0.95% 0.40%
Treynor 0.09% 0.12% 0.08% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 73.63% 87.76% 86.99% 75.97%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A14.914.951.151.10%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 July 03, 2002
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $183

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1268
MMF1270
MMF13433
MMF1367
MMF1368
MMF1370
MMF13733
MMF1568
MMF1867
MMF1869
MMF3070
MMF3433
MMF3533
MMF3733
MMR1668

Investment Objectives

To provide capital appreciation over the medium to longer term. The Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-type securities of multinational companies throughout the world. It may also invest in companies that the portfolio sub-advisors expect will achieve multinational status. Income will not be a prime consideration for securityholders in the Fund. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The investment strategy of the Fund is to invest in a diversified portfolio of equities and equity-type investments in developed and emerging markets. Equity-type investments include, but are not limited to, convertible stocks, stock exchange-listed warrants, ADRs, IPUs and ETFs. The Fund will invest in securities of franchise companies. A franchise company is one whose return on invested capital over a three-year period is above its cost of capital.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Jonathan White

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 100

Fees

MER 2.36%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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