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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
(07-18-2025)
$8.66
Change
$0.01 (0.08%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2013): 4.21%

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 1.26% 1.89% 2.39% 2.39% 6.65% 7.30% 6.88% 1.89% 3.46% 3.15% 3.43% 3.27% 3.95% 3.99%
Benchmark 1.47% -0.66% 1.39% 1.39% 11.51% 12.96% 12.81% 5.35% 5.30% 5.02% 5.27% 5.04% 5.83% 5.88%
Category Average 1.42% 2.40% 3.00% 3.00% 7.58% 7.77% 6.81% 2.02% 3.86% 3.08% 3.29% 3.05% 3.59% 3.21%
Category Rank 151 / 245 143 / 245 151 / 242 151 / 242 197 / 242 188 / 235 162 / 232 166 / 229 185 / 219 145 / 213 124 / 196 107 / 184 96 / 168 66 / 160
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 1.39% 1.35% 1.15% -0.65% 0.96% -0.09% 1.05% 0.36% -0.91% -0.64% 1.27% 1.26%
Benchmark 2.95% -0.48% 2.00% 2.26% 0.82% 2.08% 1.94% 0.36% -0.24% -3.14% 1.07% 1.47%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.08% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.59% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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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/ 153 32/ 167 100/ 175 100/ 186 101/ 211 64/ 218 178/ 222 149/ 229 133/ 235 176/ 241

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 85.21
Cash and Equivalents 9.97
Foreign Bonds - Other 3.25
US Equity 0.72
Foreign Government Bonds 0.46
Other 0.39

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 88.90
Cash and Cash Equivalent 9.97
Telecommunications 0.48
Utilities 0.18
Real Estate 0.05
Other 0.42

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.38
Europe 0.32
Latin America 0.30

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Cash and Cash equivalents 3.92
US Dollar 3.32
BLCOCN TL B 1L USD 1.45
VENTURE GLOBAL LNG IN FRN 9.00% 31-Dec-2049 1.01
Enbridge Inc 8.50% 15-Oct-2033 1.00
TWTR TL 1L USD 0.99
Cloud Software Group Inc 9.00% 30-Sep-2029 0.80
Frontier Florida LLC 6.86% 01-Feb-2028 0.78
Match Group Holdings II LLC 4.13% 01-Aug-2030 0.72
Venture Global LNG Inc 9.50% 01-Feb-2029 0.69

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)

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Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 5.63% 6.00% 6.69%
Beta 0.62% 0.63% 0.65%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.29% 0.44% 0.41%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.18% 0.36%
Sortino 1.15% 0.14% 0.23%
Treynor 0.05% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 71.33% 45.97% 47.62%
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 3.06% 5.63% 6.00% 6.69%
Beta 0.22% 0.62% 0.63% 0.65%
Alpha 0.04% -0.01% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.16% 0.29% 0.44% 0.41%
Sharpe 1.03% 0.50% 0.18% 0.36%
Sortino 2.00% 1.15% 0.14% 0.23%
Treynor 0.14% 0.05% 0.02% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 69.88% 71.33% 45.97% 47.62%

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) $259

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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