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Manulife Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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NAVPS
(03-18-2026)
$53.10
Change
-$1.53 (-2.80%)

As at February 28, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Manulife Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (November 03, 1998): 9.77%

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 8.21% 10.59% 18.76% 10.44% 36.92% 25.72% 15.73% 10.22% 10.32% 12.44% 10.96% 8.93% 7.93% 8.72%
Benchmark 12.56% 25.27% 46.87% 22.35% 86.80% 47.47% 29.67% 18.75% 17.82% 21.51% 16.52% 14.03% 11.81% 14.17%
Category Average 9.19% 15.60% 24.20% 12.65% 43.95% 25.67% 18.76% 12.50% 12.43% 14.53% 12.25% 10.24% 9.09% 10.27%
Category Rank 120 / 200 155 / 198 120 / 197 124 / 199 111 / 196 90 / 196 135 / 192 135 / 190 137 / 182 133 / 175 133 / 171 132 / 163 127 / 154 127 / 149
Quartile Ranking 3 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -2.75% -1.03% 6.93% 5.04% 2.49% 4.05% 4.67% 0.71% 1.87% 0.14% 2.07% 8.21%
Benchmark 2.56% -1.83% 7.20% 6.19% 1.50% 9.34% 8.91% 2.30% 5.23% 2.39% 8.69% 12.56%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

15.13% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.21% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund 7.71% 2.13% -17.78% 19.38% 18.40% 14.65% -11.40% -1.83% 19.02% 24.46%
Benchmark 38.48% 2.75% -18.17% 15.84% 12.87% 20.27% -9.29% 4.79% 18.83% 50.19%
Category Average 18.01% 3.43% -15.15% 16.59% 11.91% 22.35% -11.32% 6.49% 16.84% 24.55%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 3 2 2 4 2 4 2 2
Category Rank 135/ 149 88/ 154 122/ 163 85/ 170 58/ 175 175/ 182 89/ 190 182/ 192 85/ 193 92/ 196

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.46% (2025)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-17.78% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 84.71
Income Trust Units 5.38
US Equity 4.77
International Equity 3.63
Cash and Equivalents 1.23
Other 0.28

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Basic Materials 28.95
Financial Services 16.91
Real Estate 12.46
Energy 8.07
Industrial Goods 6.48
Other 27.13

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 96.37
Europe 1.95
Asia 1.67
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Pan American Silver Corp 3.35
iA Financial Corp Inc 3.19
Element Fleet Management Corp 3.17
Capstone Copper Corp 3.03
Alamos Gold Inc Cl A 3.03
Bombardier Inc Cl B 3.03
ARC Resources Ltd 2.90
Stantec Inc 2.87
GFL Environmental Inc 2.64
Atkinsrealis Group Inc 2.51

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Manulife Growth Opportunities Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Cdn Small/Mid Cap Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 11.15% 12.62% 13.76%
Beta 0.62% 0.64% 0.59%
Alpha -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.67% 0.69% 0.74%
Sharpe 1.04% 0.62% 0.54%
Sortino 2.02% 0.96% 0.67%
Treynor 0.19% 0.12% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 97.02% 86.96% 89.50%
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 11.18% 11.15% 12.62% 13.76%
Beta 0.62% 0.62% 0.64% 0.59%
Alpha -0.08% -0.02% -0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.63% 0.67% 0.69% 0.74%
Sharpe 2.68% 1.04% 0.62% 0.54%
Sortino 9.01% 2.02% 0.96% 0.67%
Treynor 0.48% 0.19% 0.12% 0.13%
Tax Efficiency 97.29% 97.02% 86.96% 89.50%

Fund Details

Start Date November 03, 1998
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $500

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1484
MMF1784
MMF3288
MMF388
MMF40488
MMF40788
MMF488
MMF588
MMF788

Investment Objectives

The objective of the Fund is to provide long-term capital growth. The Fund invests primarily in high quality securities and convertible instruments of small- and mid-cap Canadian companies. 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 advisor uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to determine the best investment ideas, emphasizing securities that are believed to be attractively priced with growth potential. The portfolio advisor utilizes a proprietary quantitative screen to analyze a dynamic universe of companies seeking to identify those that are attractive based on management quality, growth indicators and market recognition.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Noman Ali
  • Igor Gladyr
  • Taras Mintenko
Sub-Advisor

-

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 2.56%
Management Fee 2.10%
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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