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Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

U.S. Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG Grade B

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$102.29
Change
-$0.32 (-0.32%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (February 20, 1990): 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 0.65% 8.51% 3.28% 4.23% 15.84% 16.61% 16.46% 9.27% 11.40% 11.84% 10.05% 11.18% 10.55% 9.64%
Benchmark 1.28% 9.49% 3.95% 5.81% 18.04% 22.32% 21.43% 13.36% 15.95% 16.55% 14.80% 15.98% 15.44% 15.10%
Category Average 1.23% 8.30% 3.05% 4.51% 12.30% 17.71% 16.60% 8.84% 12.24% 12.48% 10.93% 11.93% 11.63% 11.14%
Category Rank 925 / 1,369 765 / 1,342 556 / 1,308 630 / 1,296 420 / 1,287 796 / 1,226 710 / 1,165 560 / 1,093 712 / 1,037 642 / 977 629 / 891 578 / 831 538 / 750 524 / 664
Quartile Ranking 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 1.08% 1.90% 5.06% 2.70% 4.40% -3.34% -5.48% -3.39% 4.23% 4.51% 3.16% 0.65%
Benchmark 2.23% 2.12% 6.59% 0.26% 3.46% -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

16.71% (December 1991)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-16.97% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund 12.07% 2.58% 10.30% -2.39% 19.43% 10.69% 19.39% -8.78% 15.08% 27.36%
Benchmark 20.77% 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01%
Category Average 10.40% 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98%
Quartile Ranking 3 3 4 3 4 3 4 1 3 3
Category Rank 437/ 633 469/ 681 614/ 758 585/ 843 777/ 915 656/ 990 845/ 1,055 225/ 1,105 869/ 1,168 713/ 1,254

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

27.36% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.78% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 87.98
International Equity 9.86
Cash and Equivalents 1.61
Canadian Equity 0.55

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 36.71
Consumer Services 16.40
Financial Services 12.86
Healthcare 10.45
Energy 5.30
Other 18.28

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.14
Europe 8.23
Africa and Middle East 1.09
Latin America 0.55

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Alphabet Inc Cl A 8.90
Microsoft Corp 8.09
Amazon.com Inc 6.98
Broadcom Inc 5.94
JPMorgan Chase & Co 5.02
Eli Lilly and Co 3.97
Walmart Inc 3.57
NVIDIA Corp 3.06
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Cl B 2.73
Marvell Technology Inc 2.12

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)

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Manulife Covered Call U.S. Equity Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.13% 10.39% 10.87%
Beta 0.74% 0.73% 0.80%
Alpha 0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.84% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.17% 0.85% 0.74%
Sortino 2.15% 1.26% 0.95%
Treynor 0.16% 0.12% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Volatility Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 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 12.29% 10.13% 10.39% 10.87%
Beta 0.86% 0.74% 0.73% 0.80%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% -0.02%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.84% 0.88% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.01% 1.17% 0.85% 0.74%
Sortino 1.63% 2.15% 1.26% 0.95%
Treynor 0.14% 0.16% 0.12% 0.10%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A72.272.260.360.30%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

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Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

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Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A90.390.363.763.70%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date February 20, 1990
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $50

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF14461
MMF4161
MMF4361
MMF44461
MMF4461
MMF44761
MMF4561
MMF4761
MMF4960
MMF9261

Investment Objectives

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to achieve capital growth by investing primarily in U.S. equity securities, and employing derivatives to enhance income and/or provide downside protection. 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-advisor seeks to achieve the fundamental investment objective of the Fund by looking for companies that are undervalued and/or offer the potential for above-average earnings growth. The portfolio sub-advisor employs a combination of proprietary financial models and bottom-up fundamental research to identify companies that are selling at what appear to be substantial discounts to their long-term intrinsic value.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

Sub-Advisor

Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC

  • Michael Scanlon Jr
  • Jeffrey Wu

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 2.27%
Management Fee 1.78%
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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