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Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Focused Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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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

2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

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NAVPS
(04-28-2026)
$21.56
Change
$0.08 (0.36%)

As at March 31, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at March 31, 2026

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 26, 2003): 8.72%

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 -3.96% -0.63% 0.81% -0.63% 6.82% 7.77% 12.50% 9.25% 10.70% 14.21% 11.41% 11.31% 10.66% 10.55%
Benchmark -4.75% 2.01% 6.63% 2.01% 27.63% 20.78% 19.28% 12.99% 13.25% 17.52% 12.73% 11.93% 11.08% 11.72%
Category Average -4.41% 0.15% 3.18% 0.15% 17.97% 13.78% 14.53% 9.98% 10.40% 15.03% 10.63% 9.72% 8.90% 9.41%
Category Rank 210 / 578 341 / 577 378 / 576 341 / 577 492 / 547 499 / 543 397 / 538 360 / 527 298 / 516 352 / 513 246 / 506 182 / 468 151 / 427 189 / 409
Quartile Ranking 2 3 3 3 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Fund -2.04% 4.98% 2.43% -1.28% 0.60% 1.27% -0.12% 1.75% -0.17% 0.28% 3.17% -3.96%
Benchmark -1.16% 5.40% 3.11% 2.07% 3.86% 5.11% 1.57% 2.40% 0.50% 1.25% 5.77% -4.75%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.54% (May 2009)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-8.53% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 8.99% 10.06% -3.30% 24.56% 8.99% 27.61% -6.49% 15.76% 19.00% 8.71%
Benchmark 14.44% 10.80% -7.14% 21.45% 7.58% 21.76% -8.87% 13.60% 22.75% 25.52%
Category Average 11.42% 8.06% -8.78% 18.54% 7.73% 22.26% -9.42% 13.34% 19.16% 17.10%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 4
Category Rank 355/ 407 156/ 418 82/ 468 66/ 498 230/ 513 79/ 514 162/ 523 200/ 534 312/ 541 498/ 547

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.61% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-6.49% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 53.24
US Equity 38.95
International Equity 7.73
Cash and Equivalents 0.06
Other 0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 24.86
Technology 14.72
Healthcare 12.02
Energy 9.66
Industrial Services 9.45
Other 29.29

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 92.25
Europe 7.73
Other 0.02

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Royal Bank of Canada 4.10
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.73
Toronto-Dominion Bank 3.52
Microsoft Corp 3.32
Abbott Laboratories 3.32
Cencora Inc 3.29
Waste Connections Inc 3.21
Visa Inc Cl A 3.12
Intact Financial Corp 3.12
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd 3.05

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Focused Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.35% 12.01% 11.58%
Beta 0.76% 0.92% 0.87%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.71% 0.80% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.92% 0.67% 0.76%
Sortino 1.87% 1.09% 1.07%
Treynor 0.11% 0.09% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 81.87% 73.73% 78.89%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.32% 9.35% 12.01% 11.58%
Beta 0.71% 0.76% 0.92% 0.87%
Alpha -0.11% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.78% 0.71% 0.80% 0.82%
Sharpe 0.54% 0.92% 0.67% 0.76%
Sortino 0.78% 1.87% 1.09% 1.07%
Treynor 0.06% 0.11% 0.09% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 78.30% 81.87% 73.73% 78.89%

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 26, 2003
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $2,521

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1231
MMF1331
MMF1424
MMF1724
MMF1930
MMF3969
MMF399
MMF40499
MMF40799
MMF499
MMF599
MMF799

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to seek long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in Canadian 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 portfolio advisor utilizes a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach to select securities. Proprietary analysis is used to construct and analyze the historical economic earnings of a company in order to gain an understanding of the business being studied. Factors such as the magnitude and volatility of a company's earnings, competitive advantages, products and other performance drivers are also considered in selecting securities for the Fund.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Patrick Blais
  • Cavan Yie
  • Steve Belisle
  • Brian Chan
  • Derek Chan
  • Jakub Sulimierski
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 50

Fees

MER 2.16%
Management Fee 1.71%
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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