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Manulife Global Dividend Fund Advisor Series

Global Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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

Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(04-03-2025)
$16.24
Change
-$1.00 (-5.80%)

As at February 28, 2025

As at January 31, 2025

As at December 31, 2024

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Manulife Global Dividend Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 01, 2014): 9.08%

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 0.98% 3.50% 7.10% 5.85% 15.26% 17.64% 10.99% 10.97% 11.11% 9.93% 8.98% 8.61% 9.06% 7.84%
Benchmark -1.04% 3.01% 11.07% 2.86% 21.78% 21.94% 13.60% 11.95% 14.22% 12.74% 11.11% 11.57% 12.53% 10.67%
Category Average 0.91% 3.71% 7.91% 5.59% - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 151 / 254 192 / 253 205 / 248 157 / 253 223 / 248 112 / 232 149 / 216 156 / 213 145 / 206 138 / 199 119 / 187 113 / 176 109 / 158 96 / 145
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 3.92% -1.95% 2.42% -0.35% 4.40% -0.89% 0.33% -0.06% 3.19% -2.22% 4.82% 0.98%
Benchmark 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54% 0.69% 4.44% 0.14% 3.94% -1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.27% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.19% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 14.84% 3.89% 8.87% -3.93% 22.44% 3.30% 18.31% -10.48% 14.85% 17.39%
Benchmark 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37% 26.84%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 2 3 4 3 1 3 3 4 2 4
Category Rank 64/ 143 87/ 156 137/ 176 103/ 187 41/ 199 107/ 203 128/ 213 180/ 215 57/ 224 213/ 244

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

22.44% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.48% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 60.76
International Equity 38.99
Cash and Equivalents 0.24
Other 0.01

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 19.00
Financial Services 17.77
Consumer Services 12.77
Consumer Goods 11.02
Industrial Goods 9.94
Other 29.50

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 61.01
Europe 25.25
Asia 13.75
Other -0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 4.84
Philip Morris International Inc 4.20
Apple Inc 3.20
Crh PLC 2.98
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.79
ING Groep NV 2.74
ConocoPhillips 2.65
Wells Fargo & Co 2.52
TotalEnergies SE 2.48
Bank of America Corp 2.45

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 Global Dividend Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.37% 12.05% 11.26%
Beta 0.84% 0.86% 0.88%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.84% 0.84%
Sharpe 0.64% 0.74% 0.58%
Sortino 1.20% 1.08% 0.69%
Treynor 0.09% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 87.68% 88.23% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 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 8.55% 11.37% 12.05% 11.26%
Beta 0.95% 0.84% 0.86% 0.88%
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.60% 0.81% 0.84% 0.84%
Sharpe 1.23% 0.64% 0.74% 0.58%
Sortino 3.26% 1.20% 1.08% 0.69%
Treynor 0.11% 0.09% 0.10% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 77.42% 87.68% 88.23% -

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 01, 2014
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $509

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14439
MMF4239
MMF4323
MMF4339
MMF4439
MMF44439
MMF44739
MMF4539
MMF4739

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of dividend paying global 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

In managing the Fund’s portfolio, the portfolio sub-advisors seek to identify undervalued companies that represent solid business franchises, and have strong management teams, strong balance sheets, disciplined capital allocation and attractive valuations.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Paul Boyne
  • Stephen Hermsdorf

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

  • Felicity Smith

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 2.41%
Management Fee 1.91%
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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