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Manulife Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series

Emerging Markets Equity

FundGrade E Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade E

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2020

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NAVPS
(01-29-2026)
$14.47
Change
-$0.15 (-1.00%)

As at December 31, 2025

As at November 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (May 26, 2014): 3.08%

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 0.61% -0.06% 10.05% 12.58% 12.58% 12.38% 8.20% -0.96% -2.82% 1.81% 4.10% 2.03% 4.85% 4.14%
Benchmark -0.34% 0.10% 12.30% 18.65% 18.65% 20.14% 15.60% 7.86% 6.26% 7.11% 8.27% 6.37% 8.43% 8.38%
Category Average 1.24% 3.48% 15.42% 28.25% 28.25% 20.10% 16.16% 6.70% 4.62% 6.66% 7.83% 5.14% 7.55% 7.44%
Category Rank 252 / 330 305 / 327 295 / 327 308 / 323 308 / 323 284 / 303 277 / 290 268 / 271 243 / 252 236 / 249 213 / 229 175 / 188 158 / 175 137 / 145
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fund 0.92% -3.27% 0.30% -3.46% 4.08% 3.97% 0.57% 1.89% 7.45% 2.97% -3.53% 0.61%
Benchmark 1.05% -0.22% 0.19% -3.13% 3.89% 3.91% 3.12% 1.69% 6.98% 2.46% -1.96% -0.34%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.95% (November 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-10.70% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -2.09% 30.46% -11.37% 18.94% 28.51% -9.93% -24.05% 0.30% 12.19% 12.58%
Benchmark 7.90% 26.42% -6.05% 15.55% 11.45% 0.08% -12.38% 7.03% 21.65% 18.65%
Category Average 6.53% 28.88% -11.86% 15.06% 17.52% -3.30% -17.32% 8.68% 12.46% 28.25%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 1 1 4 4 4 3 4
Category Rank 145/ 145 52/ 175 128/ 188 32/ 229 30/ 249 232/ 252 257/ 271 273/ 290 220/ 303 308/ 323

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

30.46% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-24.05% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 95.95
Income Trust Units 3.44
Cash and Equivalents 0.61

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 46.34
Financial Services 22.56
Consumer Goods 8.51
Consumer Services 7.96
Industrial Goods 7.06
Other 7.57

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Asia 76.16
Latin America 14.91
Europe 7.02
Africa and Middle East 1.33
North America 0.58

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 12.08
Tencent Holdings Ltd 8.97
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 7.28
Trip.com Group Ltd 2.79
ICICI Bank Ltd 2.77
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd 2.52
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd - Comn Cl A 2.45
Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk PT 2.25
SK Hynix Inc 2.14
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.12

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)

Manulife Emerging Markets Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Emerging Markets Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.80% 14.79% 14.83%
Beta 1.03% 1.13% 1.08%
Alpha -0.07% -0.09% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.40% -0.31% 0.22%
Sortino 0.77% -0.46% 0.21%
Treynor 0.05% -0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 98.83% - 97.18%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.63% 11.80% 14.79% 14.83%
Beta 1.11% 1.03% 1.13% 1.08%
Alpha -0.07% -0.07% -0.09% -0.04%
Rsquared 0.87% 0.81% 0.85% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.85% 0.40% -0.31% 0.22%
Sortino 1.50% 0.77% -0.46% 0.21%
Treynor 0.09% 0.05% -0.04% 0.03%
Tax Efficiency 99.43% 98.83% - 97.18%

Fund Details

Start Date May 26, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $189

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF13424
MMF13724
MMF3074
MMF3424
MMF3524
MMF3724

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located in, or with exposure to, emerging market countries. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests primarily in equity and equity-related securities of emerging-market issuers or issuers with exposure to emerging market countries. The portfolio sub-advisor may consider, but is not limited to, the classifications by MSCI Inc., the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation, or the United Nations and its agencies in determining whether a country is an emerging market country.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Kathryn Langridge
  • Philip Ehrmann
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

  • Kathryn Langridge
  • Charlie Dutton
  • Talib Saifee
  • Bryony Deuchars
  • David Dugdale

Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pte.Ltd

  • Bhupinder Sachdev

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 500
PAC Subsequent 25
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 100

Fees

MER 2.53%
Management Fee 2.01%
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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