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Manulife U.S. Dividend Income Class Advisor Series

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

Fundata ESG Grade C

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NAVPS
(08-29-2025) 		$16.94
Change
-$0.17 (-1.02%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife U.S. Dividend Income Class Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (December 24, 2013): 9.95%

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 2.15% 11.33% -0.87% 3.05% 9.29% 13.78% 10.25% 5.52% 9.07% 9.82% 10.25% 10.71% 10.34% 8.97%
Benchmark 3.75% 14.47% 0.98% 4.47% 16.63% 22.18% 20.13% 14.21% 16.63% 16.21% 15.16% 15.90% 15.37% 14.37%
Category Average 2.77% 12.61% -0.79% 3.25% 11.69% 17.04% 15.31% 9.43% 12.84% 12.04% 11.19% 11.79% 11.55% 10.41%
Category Rank 979 / 1,363 903 / 1,336 666 / 1,305 688 / 1,297 845 / 1,278 891 / 1,228 1,000 / 1,165 964 / 1,091 916 / 1,029 774 / 976 627 / 885 603 / 831 548 / 744 512 / 655
Quartile Ranking 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.07% 1.26% 1.73% 5.43% -2.42% 3.96% -2.56% -3.17% -5.64% 5.41% 3.40% 2.15%
Benchmark 0.07% 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.05% (October 2021)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.33% (January 2022)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.14% 4.31% 13.17% 1.35% 22.30% 19.49% 29.57% -20.03% 11.98% 19.26%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 4 4
Category Rank 517/ 633 372/ 681 431/ 758 370/ 843 623/ 915 298/ 990 105/ 1,055 791/ 1,105 1,005/ 1,168 1,062/ 1,254

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

29.57% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-20.03% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 93.11
International Equity 5.07
Cash and Equivalents 1.82

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 35.90
Financial Services 18.83
Consumer Services 10.24
Healthcare 7.21
Industrial Goods 7.07
Other 20.75

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.93
Europe 5.06
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife U.S. Dividend Income Fund Advisor Series 100.14
Canadian Dollar 0.01
Cash and Cash equivalents -0.15

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return8101214161820222426280%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%

Manulife U.S. Dividend Income Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.48% 13.95% 12.75%
Beta 0.84% 0.93% 0.88%
Alpha -0.06% -0.06% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.82% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.56% 0.51% 0.60%
Sortino 1.01% 0.70% 0.75%
Treynor 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 75.76% 71.53% 80.98%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 12.43% 11.48% 13.95% 12.75%
Beta 0.86% 0.84% 0.93% 0.88%
Alpha -0.04% -0.06% -0.06% -0.03%
Rsquared 0.88% 0.87% 0.82% 0.80%
Sharpe 0.52% 0.56% 0.51% 0.60%
Sortino 0.85% 1.01% 0.70% 0.75%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 20.47% 75.76% 71.53% 80.98%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A38.8​38.860.4​60.40%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A39.9​39.962.0​62.00%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A40.7​40.754.6​54.60%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A33.0​33.063.3​63.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

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 December 24, 2013
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $55

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF18449
MMF48449
MMF48749
MMF8048
MMF8249
MMF8349
MMF8449
MMF8549
MMF8749

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a portfolio of U.S. dividend paying stocks and other equity 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 invests substantially all of its assets in securities of Manulife U.S. Dividend Income Fund. However, if the portfolio advisor determines that it may be more beneficial for securityholders, the Fund may invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying U.S. equities and equity-type securities, either directly or indirectly. The Fund invests primarily in dividend-paying U.S. common stocks and other equity securities.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Chris Hensen
  • Prakash Chaudhari
  • Conrad Dabiet
Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited
Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)
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 2.25%
Management Fee 1.80%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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