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Manulife Global Dividend Fund Advisor Series

Global Div & Inc Equity

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NAVPS
(10-11-2024)
$18.82
Change
$0.14 (0.77%)

As at September 30, 2024

As at August 31, 2024

As at July 31, 2024

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Manulife Global Dividend Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 01, 2014): 8.76%

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 0.33% 3.82% 3.89% 16.40% 24.35% 21.11% 8.50% 10.56% 8.89% 8.94% 8.59% 8.52% 8.39% 8.68%
Benchmark 2.54% 5.44% 9.22% 20.44% 31.13% 24.98% 10.10% 12.92% 12.49% 10.93% 11.34% 11.57% 11.47% 11.51%
Category Average 1.56% 8.42% 8.42% - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 252 / 263 257 / 263 262 / 263 232 / 263 233 / 261 85 / 244 171 / 232 176 / 230 156 / 216 117 / 212 114 / 200 103 / 185 89 / 152 81 / 138
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep
Fund 1.19% 4.67% 0.86% 1.92% 5.78% 3.92% -1.95% 2.42% -0.35% 4.40% -0.89% 0.33%
Benchmark -0.71% 6.95% 2.53% 1.41% 5.64% 2.94% -1.84% 3.15% 2.29% 2.79% 0.04% 2.54%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

8.27% (October 2022)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-9.19% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fund - 14.84% 3.89% 8.87% -3.93% 22.44% 3.30% 18.31% -10.48% 14.85%
Benchmark 13.97% 16.88% 5.18% 16.29% -1.79% 21.41% 13.15% 17.62% -12.64% 19.37%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 4 1
Category Rank - 64/ 143 87/ 156 144/ 190 114/ 202 41/ 215 108/ 220 130/ 230 202/ 237 55/ 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 56.45
International Equity 40.74
Cash and Equivalents 2.81

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 21.71
Financial Services 13.53
Consumer Services 11.75
Industrial Goods 11.42
Healthcare 9.91
Other 31.68

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 59.26
Europe 27.65
Asia 13.08
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 4.11
Apple Inc 3.41
Crh PLC 3.31
Philip Morris International Inc 3.25
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 3.17
Anthem Inc 3.08
ConocoPhillips 2.86
Alphabet Inc Cl A 2.71
Canadian Dollar 2.58
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc 2.07

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 11.78% 12.45% 11.42%
Beta 0.84% 0.88% 0.89%
Alpha 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.81% 0.86% 0.86%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.57% 0.65%
Sortino 0.81% 0.75% 0.79%
Treynor 0.07% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 89.95% 93.38% -
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 8.42% 11.78% 12.45% 11.42%
Beta 0.79% 0.84% 0.88% 0.89%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.02% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.64% 0.81% 0.86% 0.86%
Sharpe 2.09% 0.47% 0.57% 0.65%
Sortino 7.58% 0.81% 0.75% 0.79%
Treynor 0.22% 0.07% 0.08% 0.08%
Tax Efficiency 97.90% 89.95% 93.38% -

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) $507

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 Manager(s)

Name Start Date
Paul Boyne 08-01-2014
Stephen Hermsdorf 01-01-2015
Manulife Investment Management Limited 09-25-2019
Felicity Smith 10-11-2022

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 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) -
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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