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Manulife Fundamental Dividend Fund Advisor Series

Canadian Div & Inc Equity

FundGrade C Click for more information on Fundata’s FundGrade

FundGrade C

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Fundata ESG GradeA Click for more information on Fundata’s ESG Grade

Fundata ESG Grade A

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NAVPS
(09-19-2025)
$11.62
Change
$0.02 (0.18%)

As at August 31, 2025

As at July 31, 2025

As at August 31, 2025

Period
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Fund Returns

Inception Return (July 06, 2007): 5.73%

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 1.91% 3.84% 8.61% 12.33% 14.71% 14.19% 10.25% 8.24% 11.84% 9.40% 8.58% 8.60% 8.23% 8.26%
Benchmark 4.96% 9.85% 14.09% 17.59% 25.86% 22.26% 17.49% 11.88% 14.98% 13.03% 11.75% 11.54% 11.06% 10.82%
Category Average 2.86% 5.50% 8.88% 11.87% 16.36% 16.05% 11.25% 8.86% 12.64% 9.79% 8.69% 8.56% 8.32% 8.42%
Category Rank 377 / 460 413 / 454 241 / 453 178 / 452 362 / 449 381 / 438 361 / 430 330 / 415 307 / 391 271 / 386 235 / 368 225 / 344 225 / 329 190 / 270
Quartile Ranking 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

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Monthly Return
Return % Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Fund 3.08% -0.97% 3.27% -3.13% 1.98% 1.42% -0.48% -0.31% 5.43% 2.23% -0.33% 1.91%
Benchmark 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40% -1.51% -0.10% 5.56% 2.91% 1.69% 4.96%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

9.84% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-12.32% (October 2008)

Calendar Return (%)

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Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -0.32% 12.63% 8.03% -8.50% 21.56% 0.20% 26.28% -3.24% 5.05% 14.17%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average -6.21% 17.48% 7.25% -7.75% 18.42% -1.18% 26.41% -3.72% 7.17% 15.51%
Quartile Ranking 2 4 2 3 1 2 3 3 4 4
Category Rank 79/ 263 231/ 299 158/ 330 239/ 355 60/ 377 159/ 390 231/ 396 235/ 418 387/ 430 352/ 439

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

26.28% (2021)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-8.50% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 66.89
US Equity 17.17
International Equity 9.89
Income Trust Units 3.47
Cash and Equivalents 2.58

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 31.29
Energy 14.87
Technology 10.82
Consumer Services 10.80
Industrial Services 6.11
Other 26.11

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 90.11
Europe 9.88
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
Toronto-Dominion Bank 7.10
Enbridge Inc 6.21
Sun Life Financial Inc 5.10
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 4.28
Microsoft Corp 4.21
Royal Bank of Canada 3.87
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 3.86
TMX Group Ltd 3.85
Suncor Energy Inc 3.82
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize NV - ADR 3.13

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is blend.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

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Manulife Fundamental Dividend Fund Advisor Series

Median

Other - Canadian Div & Inc Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.83% 11.17% 10.74%
Beta 0.82% 0.82% 0.78%
Alpha -0.04% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.89% 0.89% 0.88%
Sharpe 0.59% 0.83% 0.63%
Sortino 1.09% 1.34% 0.76%
Treynor 0.08% 0.11% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 83.01% 83.85% 77.83%
Volatility Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 5 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 6 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.01% 10.83% 11.17% 10.74%
Beta 0.67% 0.82% 0.82% 0.78%
Alpha -0.02% -0.04% 0.00% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.74% 0.89% 0.89% 0.88%
Sharpe 1.38% 0.59% 0.83% 0.63%
Sortino 2.95% 1.09% 1.34% 0.76%
Treynor 0.16% 0.08% 0.11% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 84.83% 83.01% 83.85% 77.83%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

Created with Highcharts 10.3.3Grade: EGrade: DGrade: CGrade: BGrade: A93.893.869.869.80%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

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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 July 06, 2007
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $488

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
MMF13422
MMF13722
MMF3073
MMF3422
MMF3522
MMF3722

Investment Objectives

To generate a combination of capital growth and income. The Fund invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of high-yielding equity and equity-type securities. The Fund may also invest in fixed income investments and money market instruments. 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 focuses primarily on companies that have superior financial positions and have historically demonstrated their capacity to pay high relative dividends and sustain such payments over time. The portfolio advisor invests primarily in Canadian equity and equity-type securities, which may include, but is not limited to, common and preferred shares and convertible securities, income trusts, real estate investment trusts (REITs), SPDRs, IPUs and ETFs.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Manulife Investment Management Limited

  • Steve Belisle
  • Patrick Blais
  • Cavan Yie
  • Brian Chan
  • Derek Chan
  • Jakub Sulimierski
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 2.25%
Management Fee 1.81%
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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