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Manulife Global Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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Fundata ESG GradeC Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018

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NAVPS
(07-25-2024)
$19.71
Change
-$0.04 (-0.19%)

As at June 30, 2024

As at May 31, 2024

As at February 29, 2024

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 02, 2013): 7.40%

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 0.71% -0.38% 3.60% 3.60% 8.27% 10.09% 2.79% 4.98% 5.34% 5.73% 6.05% 6.24% 6.14% 6.82%
Benchmark 1.79% 1.93% 7.81% 7.81% 14.07% 12.55% 3.51% 5.23% 5.76% 5.68% 6.03% 6.45% 6.40% 7.19%
Category Average 0.73% 5.44% 5.44% 5.44% 10.21% 9.05% 2.16% 5.38% 4.58% 4.52% 4.51% 4.94% 4.41% 4.55%
Category Rank 1,041 / 1,742 1,638 / 1,712 1,551 / 1,712 1,551 / 1,712 1,429 / 1,680 683 / 1,609 636 / 1,464 778 / 1,342 470 / 1,284 285 / 1,165 208 / 1,044 220 / 948 150 / 823 107 / 715
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 0.29% 0.99% -2.91% 0.42% 4.52% 1.26% 0.98% 1.93% 1.04% -2.34% 1.28% 0.71%
Benchmark 1.75% 0.57% -3.70% 0.21% 5.00% 2.05% 0.78% 3.10% 1.80% -1.57% 1.73% 1.79%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.31% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.22% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund 10.17% 13.47% 0.73% 10.94% 1.49% 14.83% 8.89% 11.99% -12.23% 11.75%
Benchmark 12.44% 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69%
Category Average 7.77% 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53%
Quartile Ranking 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 1 3 1
Category Rank 177/ 663 69/ 787 855/ 892 72/ 979 57/ 1,122 219/ 1,236 468/ 1,318 307/ 1,402 1,084/ 1,541 254/ 1,659

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

14.83% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.23% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 27.75
International Equity 26.48
Foreign Corporate Bonds 13.23
Cash and Equivalents 10.13
Canadian Government Bonds 8.35
Other 14.06

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 31.16
Industrial Services 11.22
Technology 11.05
Cash and Cash Equivalent 10.13
Consumer Services 8.93
Other 27.51

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 72.36
Europe 24.72
Asia 1.61
Latin America 1.23
Africa and Middle East 0.05
Other 0.03

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Global Unconstrained Bond Fund Advisor Sr -
Manulife Canadian Bond Fund Advisor Series -
Publicis Groupe SA -
Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc -
Canada Government 0.00% 29-Aug-2024 -
Microsoft Corp -
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc -
UnitedHealth Group Inc -
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C -
Novo Nordisk A/S Cl B -

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: M. Average Credit Quality: M.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Global Balanced Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.27% 9.15% 8.09%
Beta 0.96% 1.05% 0.96%
Alpha -0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.86% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.02% 0.39% 0.68%
Sortino 0.03% 0.41% 0.73%
Treynor 0.00% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 72.43% 88.41% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.57% 9.27% 9.15% 8.09%
Beta 0.82% 0.96% 1.05% 0.96%
Alpha -0.03% -0.01% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.87% 0.86% 0.85%
Sharpe 0.50% 0.02% 0.39% 0.68%
Sortino 1.27% 0.03% 0.41% 0.73%
Treynor 0.04% 0.00% 0.03% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 95.53% 72.43% 88.41% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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

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

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

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 August 02, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $6,744

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14435
MMF4235
MMF4368
MMF4435
MMF44435
MMF44735
MMF4535
MMF4735

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a global diversified portfolio of equity and fixed income 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 will seek to maintain a well-diversified portfolio that the portfolio sub-advisor will attempt to offer protection against various market conditions. Within the equity component of the Fund, the portfolio sub-advisor will allocate capital to what it considers the best global opportunities, which may include companies of any market capitalization size.

Portfolio Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Paul Moroz 08-01-2013
Greg Peterson 08-01-2013
Manulife Investment Management Limited 08-02-2013

Management and Organization

Fund Manager Manulife Investment Management Limited
Advisor Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
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 0
SWP Min Withdrawal 0

Fees

MER 2.24%
Management Fee 1.81%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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