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Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

High Yield Fixed Income

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FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(01-10-2025)
$8.68
Change
-$0.02 (-0.27%)

As at December 31, 2024

As at November 30, 2024

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Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 02, 2013): 4.18%

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 -0.09% 0.22% 4.16% 6.76% 6.76% 8.10% 1.45% 1.78% 2.68% 4.07% 3.07% 3.29% 4.58% 4.11%
Benchmark 2.08% 5.25% 9.99% 17.23% 17.23% 13.74% 6.39% 4.89% 5.14% 5.61% 5.57% 5.24% 5.84% 6.72%
Category Average -0.34% 0.43% 4.45% 7.12% 7.12% 7.85% 1.54% 1.95% 2.63% 3.74% 2.80% 3.12% 3.82% 3.15%
Category Rank 168 / 303 222 / 303 210 / 302 212 / 301 212 / 301 184 / 295 195 / 286 201 / 277 175 / 272 153 / 262 131 / 237 125 / 226 92 / 198 73 / 182
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.61% -0.06% 0.91% -0.70% 0.92% 0.80% 1.39% 1.35% 1.15% -0.65% 0.96% -0.09%
Benchmark 1.39% 1.87% 0.83% 0.55% 0.00% 1.79% 2.95% -0.48% 2.00% 2.26% 0.82% 2.08%

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 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3
Category Rank 45/ 182 41/ 198 110/ 226 135/ 237 102/ 262 75/ 272 201/ 277 196/ 286 142/ 295 212/ 301

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 87.25
Foreign Bonds - Other 4.51
Cash and Equivalents 3.27
Mortgages 2.51
Canadian Corporate Bonds 2.39
Other 0.07

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.26
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.27
Telecommunications 0.40
Other 0.07

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 99.16
Europe 0.74
Latin America 0.11
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
US Dollar 3.48
BLCOCN TL B 1L USD 8.09% 05-May-2027 1.48
VICI Properties LP 4.63% 12-Dec-2024 1.21
Enbridge Inc 8.50% 15-Oct-2033 1.04
Post Holdings Inc 4.50% 15-Sep-2031 0.79
Frontier Florida LLC 6.86% 01-Feb-2028 0.79
Venture Global LNG Inc 9.50% 01-Feb-2029 0.73
Alexander Funding Trust II 7.47% 30-Jun-2028 0.72
Match Group Holdings II LLC 4.13% 01-Aug-2030 0.71
Group 1 Automotive Inc 4.00% 15-Aug-2028 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)

Manulife U.S. Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - High Yield Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 7.04% 8.13% 6.94%
Beta 0.75% 0.86% 0.67%
Alpha -0.03% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.52% 0.59% 0.45%
Sharpe -0.28% 0.08% 0.38%
Sortino -0.25% 0.00% 0.25%
Treynor -0.03% 0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency - 31.62% 50.13%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 2.55% 7.04% 8.13% 6.94%
Beta -0.12% 0.75% 0.86% 0.67%
Alpha 0.09% -0.03% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.03% 0.52% 0.59% 0.45%
Sharpe 0.87% -0.28% 0.08% 0.38%
Sortino 2.59% -0.25% 0.00% 0.25%
Treynor -0.18% -0.03% 0.01% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 69.86% - 31.62% 50.13%

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) $258

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Dennis F. McCafferty 07-02-2013
John Addeo 07-02-2013
Caryn Rothman 02-21-2020

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Manulife Investment Management Limited
Advisor Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust
Registrar Manulife Investment Management Limited
Distributor -
Auditor Ernst & Young LLP

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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