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Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

High Yield Fixed Income

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(05-14-2025)
$8.61
Change
-$0.01 (-0.07%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2013): 4.04%

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 -0.64% -1.19% 0.72% -0.16% 5.79% 6.09% 3.98% 1.65% 3.91% 2.74% 3.04% 2.99% 3.98% 3.74%
Benchmark -3.14% -3.02% 1.75% -1.14% 10.68% 10.50% 9.40% 5.13% 5.71% 4.35% 5.08% 4.24% 6.06% 5.82%
Category Average -0.44% -0.85% 0.92% 0.15% 6.55% 6.27% 4.01% 1.64% 4.21% 2.74% 2.87% 2.73% 3.43% 2.85%
Category Rank 128 / 241 141 / 238 138 / 238 133 / 238 187 / 237 176 / 231 160 / 228 152 / 222 167 / 215 142 / 209 117 / 190 99 / 179 83 / 165 63 / 156
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 0.92% 0.80% 1.39% 1.35% 1.15% -0.65% 0.96% -0.09% 1.05% 0.36% -0.91% -0.64%
Benchmark 0.00% 1.79% 2.95% -0.48% 2.00% 2.26% 0.82% 2.08% 1.94% 0.36% -0.24% -3.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.08% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 0.05% 15.44% 4.87% -2.74% 11.29% 6.40% 2.78% -10.66% 9.46% 6.76%
Benchmark 14.93% 10.80% 2.96% 5.36% 7.98% 6.14% 0.50% -6.92% 10.36% 17.23%
Category Average -2.71% 9.58% 5.34% -2.63% 9.49% 5.35% 3.21% -10.00% 8.59% 7.12%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 3
Category Rank 39/ 150 33/ 164 96/ 172 97/ 183 101/ 207 59/ 214 174/ 218 145/ 225 133/ 231 172/ 237

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 83.34
Cash and Equivalents 6.11
Foreign Bonds - Other 4.25
Canadian Corporate Bonds 3.28
US Equity 1.20
Other 1.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 91.98
Cash and Cash Equivalent 6.12
Technology 0.77
Telecommunications 0.50
Financial Services 0.40
Other 0.23

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.97
Latin America 0.81
Europe 0.79
Asia 0.43

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
US Dollar 4.10
BLCOCN TL B 1L USD 7.67% 27-Feb-2027 1.50
Enbridge Inc 8.50% 15-Oct-2033 1.05
TWTR TL 1L USD 9.50% 29-Oct-2029 0.98
VENTURE GLOBAL LNG IN FRN 9.00% 31-Dec-2049 0.90
Frontier Florida LLC 6.86% 01-Feb-2028 0.80
Microstrategy Inc - Pfd 0.77
Match Group Holdings II LLC 4.13% 01-Aug-2030 0.73
Venture Global LNG Inc 9.50% 01-Feb-2029 0.71
Cloud Software Group Inc 9.00% 30-Sep-2029 0.70

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: L.
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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 6.59% 6.15% 6.73%
Beta 0.72% 0.64% 0.65%
Alpha -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.46% 0.45% 0.42%
Sharpe 0.03% 0.26% 0.33%
Sortino 0.24% 0.24% 0.18%
Treynor 0.00% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 51.88% 53.08% 44.69%
Volatility Volatility rating is 2 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 2 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.89% 6.59% 6.15% 6.73%
Beta 0.19% 0.72% 0.64% 0.65%
Alpha 0.04% -0.02% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.14% 0.46% 0.45% 0.42%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.03% 0.26% 0.33%
Sortino 1.53% 0.24% 0.24% 0.18%
Treynor 0.11% 0.00% 0.03% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 65.96% 51.88% 53.08% 44.69%

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) $252

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14433
MMF4233
MMF4333
MMF4383
MMF4433
MMF44433
MMF44733
MMF4533
MMF4733

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

  • Dennis F. McCafferty
  • John Addeo

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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