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Manulife Global Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade B Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade B

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2017

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NAVPS
(05-16-2025)
$12.19
Change
$0.04 (0.29%)

As at April 30, 2025

As at March 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife Global Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 01, 2014): 6.05%

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 -3.64% -4.98% -1.28% -1.96% 4.21% 7.89% 6.81% 3.78% 6.79% 4.63% 5.38% 4.52% 5.90% 5.34%
Benchmark -2.19% -4.23% 1.37% -1.63% 11.00% 10.11% 8.82% 5.03% 6.22% 5.84% 6.18% 5.77% 6.97% 6.59%
Category Average -1.53% -3.30% 0.71% -0.84% 8.59% 7.60% 5.79% 3.60% 6.15% 4.75% 4.87% 4.51% 5.24% 4.46%
Category Rank 1,713 / 1,770 1,506 / 1,769 1,686 / 1,768 1,438 / 1,769 1,706 / 1,734 863 / 1,672 615 / 1,624 820 / 1,443 510 / 1,347 766 / 1,299 506 / 1,164 515 / 992 357 / 930 293 / 809
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
Fund 1.83% 0.09% 3.24% -0.03% 0.64% -0.29% 2.15% -1.43% 3.18% 0.79% -2.17% -3.64%
Benchmark 1.73% 1.79% 3.28% -0.07% 2.25% 0.21% 2.87% 0.17% 2.72% -0.03% -2.06% -2.19%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.78% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.25% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 11.13% 6.69% 7.12% -3.42% 17.55% 4.85% 10.48% -11.70% 11.24% 12.56%
Benchmark 17.05% 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48%
Category Average 2.99% 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15%
Quartile Ranking 1 1 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 3
Category Rank 108/ 782 220/ 891 481/ 974 642/ 1,120 49/ 1,240 1,016/ 1,331 486/ 1,415 1,012/ 1,557 383/ 1,671 1,031/ 1,724

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

17.55% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-11.70% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Foreign Corporate Bonds 35.45
US Equity 34.49
International Equity 23.35
Cash and Equivalents 3.22
Foreign Government Bonds 1.39
Other 2.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 38.94
Financial Services 11.36
Technology 9.29
Consumer Goods 7.37
Consumer Services 6.69
Other 26.35

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 73.55
Europe 16.87
Asia 8.50
Latin America 0.86
Africa and Middle East 0.22

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Philip Morris International Inc 2.62
Microsoft Corp 2.28
ING Groep NV 1.95
ConocoPhillips 1.70
TotalEnergies SE 1.66
Crh PLC 1.64
Canadian Dollar 1.50
Wells Fargo & Co 1.42
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 1.42
Bank of America Corp 1.37

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Average Duration: S. Average Credit Quality: L.
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Manulife Global Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 9.13% 8.89% 9.11%
Beta 1.01% 1.01% 1.06%
Alpha -0.02% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.82% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.34% 0.51% 0.43%
Sortino 0.66% 0.68% 0.40%
Treynor 0.03% 0.05% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 87.25% 80.73% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 4 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 4 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 7.25% 9.13% 8.89% 9.11%
Beta 1.03% 1.01% 1.01% 1.06%
Alpha -0.07% -0.02% 0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.86% 0.82% 0.74%
Sharpe 0.09% 0.34% 0.51% 0.43%
Sortino 0.28% 0.66% 0.68% 0.40%
Treynor 0.01% 0.03% 0.05% 0.04%
Tax Efficiency 69.22% 87.25% 80.73% -

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 Monthly
Assets ($mil) $126

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14474
MMF4274
MMF4374
MMF44474
MMF4474
MMF44774
MMF4574
MMF4774
MMF4874

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide a combination of income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of global dividend paying equity securities and fixed income 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 sub-advisors seek to fulfill the investment objective of the Fund by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of income-producing equity and fixed income securities. In managing the equity component of the Fund, 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 (Hong Kong) Limited

  • Endre Pedersen
  • Neal Capecci

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • John Addeo
  • Paul Boyne
  • Stephen Hermsdorf
  • Daniel S. Janis III
  • Dennis F. McCafferty

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pte.Ltd

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 2.35%
Management Fee 1.90%
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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