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Manulife Global Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Global Neutral Balanced

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2019, 2017

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NAVPS
(02-26-2026)
$12.83
Change
$0.07 (0.52%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at December 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 01, 2014): 6.73%

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 2.03% 2.94% 6.40% 2.03% 6.93% 10.67% 9.88% 5.78% 6.30% 5.85% 7.02% 5.94% 6.32% 6.32%
Benchmark 1.04% -0.46% 6.37% 1.04% 8.61% 14.04% 12.14% 7.56% 6.69% 7.09% 7.87% 7.18% 7.63% 7.18%
Category Average 1.22% 1.28% 6.38% 1.22% 8.41% 11.45% 9.44% 5.72% 5.98% 5.87% 6.56% 5.55% 5.88% 6.01%
Category Rank 298 / 1,767 252 / 1,756 961 / 1,745 298 / 1,767 1,155 / 1,713 1,198 / 1,658 807 / 1,607 929 / 1,534 727 / 1,366 782 / 1,284 578 / 1,228 569 / 1,100 415 / 925 409 / 848
Quartile Ranking 1 1 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund 0.79% -2.17% -3.64% 2.95% 1.87% 0.85% 1.49% 1.82% 0.01% 1.00% -0.11% 2.03%
Benchmark -0.03% -2.06% -2.19% 2.47% 2.53% 1.48% 1.44% 3.57% 1.71% -0.22% -1.26% 1.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

6.78% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-11.25% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 6.69% 7.12% -3.42% 17.55% 4.85% 10.48% -11.70% 11.24% 12.56% 8.13%
Benchmark 2.39% 8.66% 2.68% 12.26% 11.12% 6.48% -11.62% 11.69% 17.48% 10.42%
Category Average 5.05% 7.69% -3.99% 13.52% 7.16% 9.69% -11.26% 9.53% 12.15% 9.84%
Quartile Ranking 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 1 3 3
Category Rank 214/ 845 457/ 923 621/ 1,069 50/ 1,182 969/ 1,271 488/ 1,358 992/ 1,500 370/ 1,607 1,016/ 1,658 1,237/ 1,713

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 37.29
International Equity 28.99
US Equity 28.69
Cash and Equivalents 3.36
Foreign Government Bonds 1.15
Other 0.52

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 38.96
Financial Services 13.73
Technology 8.65
Industrial Goods 6.20
Consumer Services 5.99
Other 26.47

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 67.63
Europe 24.75
Asia 7.21
Latin America 0.42

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Microsoft Corp 2.72
Cash and Cash equivalents 1.87
ING Groep NV 1.55
Crh PLC 1.42
Wells Fargo & Co 1.39
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd - Pfd 1.34
Citigroup Inc 1.34
Deutsche Bank AG Cl N 1.33
Bank of America Corp 1.31
CSX Corp Sr 9 1.29

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 Strategic Balanced Yield Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Global Neutral Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.32% 8.33% 8.80%
Beta 0.86% 0.93% 1.03%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.77% 0.79% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.92% 0.44% 0.53%
Sortino 1.78% 0.61% 0.56%
Treynor 0.07% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 86.77% 75.38% 76.95%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 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 3 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 6.46% 6.32% 8.33% 8.80%
Beta 0.82% 0.86% 0.93% 1.03%
Alpha 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.68% 0.77% 0.79% 0.73%
Sharpe 0.68% 0.92% 0.44% 0.53%
Sortino 0.85% 1.78% 0.61% 0.56%
Treynor 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05%
Tax Efficiency 72.96% 86.77% 75.38% 76.95%

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) $128

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

  • Christopher Lam

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Paul Boyne
  • Stephen Hermsdorf
  • Caryn Rothman

Manulife Investment Management (Europe) Limited

  • Endre Pedersen
  • Felicity Smith

Manulife Investment Management (Singapore) Pte.Ltd

  • Murray Collis

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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