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Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

High Yield Fixed Income

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(10-09-2026)
$8.17
Change
$0.00 (0.04%)

As at September 30, 2026

As at August 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2013): 3.84%

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 -2.60% -2.43% -0.33% -1.57% -1.23% 1.52% 4.99% 5.51% 1.50% 2.43% 2.50% 2.78% 2.82% 3.09%
Benchmark -0.43% -1.85% 2.60% 3.31% 2.96% 7.15% 10.31% 10.47% 5.25% 5.18% 5.13% 5.53% 5.43% 5.34%
Category Average -1.92% -1.81% 0.35% -0.20% 0.49% 3.07% 6.16% 6.04% 2.05% 3.07% 2.94% 3.06% 2.88% 3.10%
Category Rank 230 / 259 208 / 257 193 / 257 218 / 255 225 / 254 218 / 246 208 / 243 195 / 239 180 / 233 189 / 223 172 / 218 155 / 208 123 / 189 113 / 174
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund -0.23% 0.26% 0.31% 0.20% -0.11% -1.34% 1.51% 0.57% 0.06% -0.56% 0.74% -2.60%
Benchmark 0.55% -0.09% -0.80% -0.26% 0.83% 0.13% -0.18% 1.73% 2.93% -1.29% -0.14% -0.43%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.08% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 15.44% 4.87% -2.74% 11.29% 6.40% 2.78% -10.66% 9.46% 6.76% 4.48%
Benchmark 10.80% 2.96% 5.36% 7.98% 6.14% 0.50% -6.92% 10.36% 17.23% 5.59%
Category Average 9.58% 5.34% -2.63% 9.49% 5.35% 3.21% -10.00% 8.59% 7.12% 5.98%
Quartile Ranking 1 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 3 4
Category Rank 36/ 172 103/ 180 101/ 191 101/ 215 67/ 221 177/ 226 155/ 233 128/ 239 178/ 245 191/ 246

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

15.44% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.66% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 94.27
Cash and Equivalents 4.58
Foreign Government Bonds 0.52
Foreign Bonds - Other 0.28
US Equity 0.18
Other 0.17

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 95.24
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.58
Other 0.18

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.04
Europe 2.38
Asia 0.49
Latin America 0.10
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
US Dollar 2.53
Cash and Cash equivalents 1.86
CCO Holdings LLC 7.38% 01-Mar-2031 0.96
ROCKET COS INC 6.13% 01-Aug-2030 0.79
DISCOVERY GLOBAL HOLDING 4.28% 15-Mar-2032 0.79
Medline Borrower LP 5.25% 01-Oct-2029 0.77
ZF North America Capital Inc 6.88% 14-Apr-2028 0.77
1261229 BC Ltd 10.00% 15-Apr-2032 0.72
Caesars Entertainment Inc 6.50% 15-Feb-2032 0.70
TransDigm Inc 4.88% 01-May-2029 0.64

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 3.93% 5.82% 6.23%
Beta 0.30 0.59 0.65
Alpha 0.02 -0.02 0.00
Rsquared 0.11% 0.40% 0.42%
Sharpe 0.42 -0.24 0.21
Sortino 0.81 -0.30 0.05
Treynor 0.06 -0.02 0.02
Tax Efficiency 59.21% - 32.61%
Volatility Volatility rating is 1 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 1 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 3.65% 3.93% 5.82% 6.23%
Beta 0.15 0.30 0.59 0.65
Alpha -0.02 0.02 -0.02 0.00
Rsquared 0.03% 0.11% 0.40% 0.42%
Sharpe -0.93 0.42 -0.24 0.21
Sortino -1.22 0.81 -0.30 0.05
Treynor -0.22 0.06 -0.02 0.02
Tax Efficiency - 59.21% - 32.61%

Fund Details

Start Date July 02, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $616

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14433 DSC Open
MMF4233 LSC Open
MMF4333 FE Open
MMF4383 LSC Open
MMF4433 DSC Open
MMF44433 DSC Open
MMF44733 LSC Open
MMF4533 FE Open
MMF4733 LSC Open

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to seek to provide long-term total return consisting of income and the potential for capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of U.S. investment grade and high yield debt 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 Fund is actively managed by the portfolio sub-advisor. In order to achieve its investment objective, the portfolio sub-advisor will opportunistically invest across the spectrum of U.S. Treasury and corporate debt securities, of any quality or term In addition, the portfolio sub-advisor will actively manage the fund’s exposure to sectors of the US debt market, including, but not limited to (i) investment grade corporate bonds, (ii) high yield fixed income securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Caryn Rothman
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Jonas Grazulis

CQS (UK) LLP and CQS (US) LLC

  • Darren Toner
  • Tim Jarombek

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust

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 1.59%
Management Fee 1.25%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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