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Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio Advisor Series

Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

FundGrade D Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade D

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NAVPS
(06-20-2025)
$10.48
Change
$0.02 (0.16%)

As at May 31, 2025

As at April 30, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 25, 2005): 3.28%

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 1.05% -0.81% 0.10% 1.22% 7.14% 6.39% 4.51% 1.76% 2.13% 2.50% 2.73% 2.33% 2.67% 2.41%
Benchmark 1.45% 0.24% 1.49% 2.73% 11.95% 8.28% 5.45% 2.91% 3.57% 3.79% 4.13% 3.76% 3.93% 3.66%
Category Average 1.50% -0.63% 0.68% 1.76% 8.31% 7.53% 5.01% 2.42% 3.40% 3.28% 3.34% 2.95% 3.23% 2.91%
Category Rank 358 / 396 288 / 395 367 / 395 346 / 395 326 / 393 337 / 390 305 / 386 283 / 368 292 / 335 260 / 323 227 / 287 217 / 272 203 / 257 186 / 236
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Fund 0.71% 2.83% 0.39% 1.56% -0.74% 2.13% -1.11% 1.55% 0.49% -0.77% -1.08% 1.05%
Benchmark 1.88% 3.07% 0.70% 2.15% -0.59% 2.72% -1.20% 1.71% 0.76% -0.59% -0.60% 1.45%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.55% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-5.13% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 2.31% 2.99% 3.92% -2.56% 8.87% 7.42% 1.69% -10.64% 7.44% 6.81%
Benchmark 0.56% 6.19% 4.30% -1.25% 10.87% 8.35% 3.73% -9.93% 7.79% 8.33%
Category Average 1.24% 4.06% 3.92% -2.19% 9.07% 6.42% 3.91% -9.95% 7.21% 8.35%
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 4
Category Rank 129/ 236 205/ 246 157/ 269 215/ 282 187/ 303 145/ 333 293/ 356 251/ 370 199/ 388 330/ 392

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

8.87% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.64% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 20.15
Canadian Bonds - Funds 17.92
Canadian Government Bonds 16.07
Foreign Corporate Bonds 10.67
Canadian Equity 10.29
Other 24.90

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 71.12
Financial Services 5.10
Cash and Cash Equivalent 4.36
Technology 3.14
Industrial Services 2.55
Other 13.73

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 91.04
Europe 5.70
Asia 2.89
Latin America 0.26
Multi-National 0.07
Other 0.04

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 31.36
Manulife Canadian Universe Bond Fund Series F 17.92
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Ser 12.87
Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF (TERM) 5.21
Manulife Global Equity Class Advisor Series 4.89
Manulife Global Dividend Class Advisor Series 3.94
Manulife Global Listed Infrastructure Fd Series F 3.93
Manulife Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 3.47
Manulife Multifactor Cdn Large Cap Indx ETF (MCLC) 2.84
Manulife Fundamental Equity Fund Advisor Series 2.47

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 Simplicity Conservative Portfolio Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.91% 6.29% 5.48%
Beta 0.91% 0.92% 0.89%
Alpha 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.96% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.10% -0.03% 0.15%
Sortino 0.37% -0.16% -0.12%
Treynor 0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 78.84% 51.84% 54.70%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 2 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 4.52% 6.91% 6.29% 5.48%
Beta 0.89% 0.91% 0.92% 0.89%
Alpha -0.03% 0.00% -0.01% -0.01%
Rsquared 0.95% 0.96% 0.96% 0.94%
Sharpe 0.77% 0.10% -0.03% 0.15%
Sortino 1.69% 0.37% -0.16% -0.12%
Treynor 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% 0.01%
Tax Efficiency 82.58% 78.84% 51.84% 54.70%

Fund Details

Start Date April 25, 2005
Instrument Type Mutual Fund (Wrap Program)
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) $220

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1463
MMF1763
MMF3273
MMF40463
MMF40763
MMF463
MMF563
MMF763

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is income generation with an emphasis on preserving capital. Manulife Simplicity Conservative Portfolio (the “Portfolio”) is a strategic asset allocation portfolio. It invests its assets in other mutual funds (the “Underlying Funds”), focusing on Canadian fixed income and money market funds. The Portfolio may also invest in Canadian and foreign equity funds within permitted ranges.

Investment Strategy

The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor employ a strategic asset allocation process to achieve the fundamental investment objective. The portfolio advisor and portfolio sub-advisor: Allocate assets among the Underlying Funds within the target weightings set for the Portfolio set out herein; Rebalance the Portfolio’s assets among the Underlying Funds to maintain the target weightings.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Nathan Thooft
  • James Robertson

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 1.91%
Management Fee 1.53%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.75%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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