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Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

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FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2021

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NAVPS
(08-27-2025)
$11.43
Change
$0.00 (0.02%)

As at July 31, 2025

As at June 30, 2025

Period
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Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 25, 2005): 4.08%

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 0.06% 3.12% 1.46% 3.46% 6.37% 8.32% 6.45% 2.51% 3.46% 3.99% 4.01% 4.06% 3.91% 3.64%
Benchmark -0.14% 2.08% 1.63% 3.37% 7.27% 8.27% 5.67% 2.47% 2.86% 3.64% 4.17% 4.19% 3.65% 3.75%
Category Average 0.10% 2.59% 0.96% 2.85% 5.84% 7.61% 5.50% 2.21% 2.92% 3.21% 3.40% 3.39% 3.10% 3.00%
Category Rank 255 / 379 126 / 375 168 / 374 153 / 374 161 / 372 147 / 369 97 / 367 163 / 348 131 / 320 94 / 311 102 / 270 83 / 258 73 / 246 73 / 225
Quartile Ranking 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Fund 0.25% 1.67% -0.55% 2.46% -1.00% 1.97% 0.35% -0.86% -1.10% 1.88% 1.16% 0.06%
Benchmark 0.70% 2.15% -0.59% 2.72% -1.20% 1.71% 0.76% -0.59% -0.60% 1.45% 0.76% -0.14%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

5.55% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-7.20% (September 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 3.56% 4.13% 6.10% -4.23% 11.84% 8.93% 4.28% -10.94% 8.21% 9.40%
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 2 3 1 4 1 1 2 3 2 2
Category Rank 57/ 223 136/ 233 28/ 251 254/ 264 25/ 282 34/ 312 167/ 335 251/ 349 114/ 367 114/ 371

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

11.84% (2019)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-10.94% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Corporate Bonds 22.01
Canadian Equity 14.55
Canadian Government Bonds 13.93
International Equity 12.91
US Equity 11.32
Other 25.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 57.32
Financial Services 9.05
Technology 6.97
Energy 3.64
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.47
Other 19.55

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 85.23
Europe 8.81
Asia 5.24
Latin America 0.45
Africa and Middle East 0.20
Other 0.07

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Manulife Bond Fund Advisor Series 28.33
Manulife Canadian Universe Bond Fund Series F 8.94
Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series 5.47
Manulife Strategic Income Fund Advisor Ser 4.98
Manulife Corporate Bond Fund Advisor Series 4.97
Manulife Smart Short-Term Bond ETF (TERM) 4.94
Manulife Multifactor Cdn Large Cap Indx ETF (MCLC) 4.05
Manulife Global Listed Infrastructure Fd Series F 3.99
Manulife Canadian Investment Class Advisor Series 3.98
Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series 3.98

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

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

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Manulife Simplicity Moderate Portfolio Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Fix Inc Balanced

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.99% 7.15% 6.62%
Beta 1.00% 1.04% 1.03%
Alpha 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.93% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.36% 0.16% 0.31%
Sortino 0.83% 0.14% 0.17%
Treynor 0.03% 0.01% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 80.17% 59.20% 61.60%
Volatility Volatility rating is 3 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 3 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 4.40% 6.99% 7.15% 6.62%
Beta 0.98% 1.00% 1.04% 1.03%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.92% 0.92% 0.93% 0.87%
Sharpe 0.70% 0.36% 0.16% 0.31%
Sortino 1.43% 0.83% 0.14% 0.17%
Treynor 0.03% 0.03% 0.01% 0.02%
Tax Efficiency 78.43% 80.17% 59.20% 61.60%

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) $203

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1470
MMF1770
MMF3274
MMF40464
MMF40764
MMF464
MMF564
MMF764

Investment Objectives

Income generation; Long-term growth consistent with preservation of capital. Manulife Simplicity Moderate 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, with a portion in Canadian equity funds. The Portfolio may also invest in 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

  • James Robertson
  • Alexandre Richard
Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Nathan Thooft

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 50

Fees

MER 2.15%
Management Fee 1.75%
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) 0.00%
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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