Try Fund Library Premium

For Free with a 30 day trial!

Gain access to

  • Unlimited Watchlists
  • Advanced Search Filtering
  • Fund Comparisons
  • Portfolio Scenarios
  • Customizable PDF Reports

Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series

International Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade.

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

FundGrade A+® Rating Recipient

2017, 2016, 2015, 2012

Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

NAVPS
(09-17-2025)
$29.67
Change
-$0.02 (-0.07%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

Period
Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Jan 2024Jul 2025Oct 2022Jan 2023Apr 2023Jul 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Jul 2024Oct 2024Jan 2025Apr 2025Jan 2008Jul 2010Jan 2013Jul 2015Jan 2018Jul 2020Jan 2023$10,000$8,000$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000Period

Legend

Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series

Compare Options


Fund Returns

Inception Return (August 25, 2006): 6.01%

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 0.15% 0.23% 6.18% 15.67% 13.78% 16.60% 16.70% 4.23% 6.40% 7.21% 5.89% 6.24% 6.46% 6.50%
Benchmark 3.32% 6.11% 10.68% 18.41% 16.71% 17.28% 18.31% 7.77% 10.72% 9.90% 7.95% 8.12% 8.63% 7.83%
Category Average 2.24% 2.80% 5.53% 12.72% 10.92% 13.96% 15.21% 5.19% 8.23% 8.02% 6.49% 6.44% 7.01% 6.36%
Category Rank 777 / 821 660 / 809 302 / 789 221 / 785 258 / 779 178 / 744 253 / 705 470 / 687 530 / 659 450 / 610 418 / 553 349 / 518 333 / 460 244 / 392
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3-4%-2%0%2%4%6%8%
Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 0.21% -2.26% 1.35% -0.91% 6.41% 2.38% 1.11% -0.34% 5.13% 0.48% -0.40% 0.15%
Benchmark 1.09% -2.68% 0.03% 0.16% 5.72% 1.20% -0.76% 0.66% 4.41% 2.18% 0.51% 3.32%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

11.51% (January 2015)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-15.54% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3-20%-10%0%10%20%30%
Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 19.42% -3.95% 21.03% -5.21% 13.51% 11.31% 5.89% -17.63% 11.47% 13.11%
Benchmark 19.41% -1.70% 18.37% -6.81% 16.27% 8.01% 8.97% -10.67% 15.74% 11.18%
Category Average 13.82% -2.56% 17.84% -8.91% 17.54% 7.87% 8.64% -12.60% 13.75% 10.76%
Quartile Ranking 2 3 1 2 4 2 4 4 4 2
Category Rank 107/ 361 281/ 405 89/ 465 171/ 525 462/ 587 248/ 637 554/ 667 607/ 689 557/ 719 261/ 754

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

21.03% (2017)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.63% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
International Equity 93.20
Cash and Equivalents 5.37
US Equity 1.44

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 22.52
Technology 21.03
Industrial Goods 14.59
Industrial Services 12.35
Healthcare 7.66
Other 21.85

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
Europe 62.95
Asia 30.23
North America 6.82

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactrg Co Ltd 6.26
Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.16
Aon PLC Cl A 3.71
Hitachi Ltd 3.40
BayCurrent Consulting Inc 3.22
Deutsche Boerse AG Cl N 3.14
Relx PLC 2.98
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA 2.95
Compass Group PLC 2.88
Wolters Kluwer NV Cl C 2.54

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
Period: 

Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Risk (Annualized Standard Deviation)ReturnMedian DeviationMedian Return89101112131415161718190%5%10%15%20%25%30%

Manulife World Investment Class Advisor Series

Median

Other - International Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.39% 11.87% 10.95%
Beta 0.85% 0.85% 0.81%
Alpha 0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.85% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.16% 0.36% 0.47%
Sortino 2.78% 0.50% 0.52%
Treynor 0.14% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 97.93% 98.04%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 5 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.60% 10.39% 11.87% 10.95%
Beta 0.88% 0.85% 0.85% 0.81%
Alpha -0.01% 0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.66% 0.85% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.19% 1.16% 0.36% 0.47%
Sortino 3.55% 2.78% 0.50% 0.52%
Treynor 0.12% 0.14% 0.05% 0.06%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 97.93% 98.04%

Fund Details

Start Date August 25, 2006
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Corporation
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $1,833

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1452
MMF1752
MMF48421
MMF48721
MMF8421
MMF8521
MMF8721
MMF8947

Investment Objectives

The Fund seeks to provide long-term growth and capital gains to provide diversification of risk by investing primarily in equities of companies located outside of Canada and the United States. The fundamental investment objective of the Fund cannot be changed without the approval of investors who own securities in the Fund.

Investment Strategy

The Fund invests primarily in equities, excluding Canadian and U.S. companies. The amount invested in any one country depends on security selection, which is a bottom-up process, and on prudent diversification at an industry and economic level. This also involves consideration of economic, investment and market outlooks.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

  • David Ragan
  • Peter Lampert

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 2.57%
Management Fee 2.06%
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) -

Try Fund Library Premium

For Free with a 30 day trial!

Gain access to

  • Unlimited Watchlists
  • Advanced Search Filtering
  • Fund Comparisons
  • Portfolio Scenarios
  • Customizable PDF Reports