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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

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NAVPS
(07-25-2025)
$9.01
Change
$0.02 (0.22%)

As at June 30, 2025

As at May 31, 2025

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 27, 2007): 2.46%

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 0.32% -0.63% 1.02% 1.02% 5.29% 4.71% 4.70% -0.05% 0.40% 0.93% 1.50% 1.29% 1.31% 1.35%
Benchmark 0.04% -0.65% 1.32% 1.32% 5.82% 4.77% 4.10% 0.07% -0.47% 0.86% 1.77% 1.66% 1.46% 1.83%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank 86 / 155 139 / 152 125 / 152 125 / 152 121 / 151 114 / 150 63 / 144 87 / 131 55 / 122 70 / 113 73 / 105 70 / 99 59 / 90 60 / 83
Quartile Ranking 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Fund 2.31% 0.19% 1.77% -0.92% 1.62% -0.75% 1.02% 1.23% -0.59% -1.18% 0.23% 0.32%
Benchmark 2.14% 0.52% 1.82% -1.07% 1.51% -0.52% 1.13% 1.14% -0.29% -0.77% 0.08% 0.04%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

4.67% (November 2023)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-6.20% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.36% 2.90% 2.04% -1.94% 7.41% 7.61% -1.16% -12.34% 7.00% 4.46%
Benchmark 3.57% 1.54% 2.70% 1.29% 6.97% 8.61% -2.71% -11.46% 6.38% 4.10%
Category Average - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking 4 2 3 4 2 4 2 3 2 3
Category Rank 80/ 80 31/ 84 49/ 96 100/ 100 36/ 110 93/ 122 47/ 130 96/ 142 53/ 149 103/ 151

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

7.61% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-12.34% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Government Bonds 41.23
Canadian Corporate Bonds 31.48
Foreign Corporate Bonds 20.72
Foreign Government Bonds 3.43
Cash and Equivalents 3.09
Other 0.05

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Fixed Income 96.91
Cash and Cash Equivalent 3.09

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.06
Europe 2.92
Asia 0.01
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Canada Government 4.00% 01-Jun-2041 4.98
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Jun-2033 3.45
Canada Government 3.25% 01-Dec-2034 2.70
Ontario Province 4.70% 02-Jun-2037 2.66
Canada Government 3.50% 01-Sep-2029 2.63
Canada Government 3.00% 01-Jun-2034 1.90
United Kingdom Government 0.50% 31-Jan-2029 1.84
Canada Government 2.75% 01-Dec-2055 1.62
Canada Government 5.00% 01-Jun-2037 1.56
Enbridge Inc 8.25% 15-Oct-2028 1.22

Equity Style

Equity style data not available

Fixed Income Style

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

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Manulife Core Plus Bond Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Core Pls Fxd Inc

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 6.69% 6.41% 5.61%
Beta 1.04% 1.02% 0.98%
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.91% 0.89% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.12% -0.30% -0.04%
Sortino 0.47% -0.51% -0.36%
Treynor 0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 73.44% - 17.04%
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 4.00% 6.69% 6.41% 5.61%
Beta 1.07% 1.04% 1.02% 0.98%
Alpha -0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.96% 0.91% 0.89% 0.81%
Sharpe 0.47% 0.12% -0.30% -0.04%
Sortino 0.99% 0.47% -0.51% -0.36%
Treynor 0.02% 0.01% -0.02% 0.00%
Tax Efficiency 80.18% 73.44% - 17.04%

Fund Details

Start Date April 27, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $562

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF1403
MMF1703
MMF3083
MMF40420
MMF40720
MMF420
MMF520
MMF720

Investment Objectives

Income generation with an emphasis on capital preservation. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of Canadian fixed income securities. The Fund may also invest in fixed income securities of other countries. 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 seeks to maximize the total return of the portfolio through a multi-sector fixed income strategy with a research- driven investment approach. The portfolio advisor seeks to enhance core portfolio returns through opportunistic investments in high yield bonds. The Fund invests primarily in bonds and debentures issued or guaranteed by the Canadian government or provincial and municipal governments and investment grade and high yield corporate bonds and debentures.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Terry Carr
  • Richard Kos
  • Altaf Nanji
  • Andrew Gretzinger
  • Sivan Nair
  • Roshan Thiru
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 1.35%
Management Fee 1.00%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 5.00%
DSC Max -
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 0.50%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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